Serhiy Koretsky
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Ukraine adopts new civil-defense rules: differentiated air-raid alerts, shorter Kyiv curfew
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers adopted a package of decisions on 3 September to adapt civilian life, business, and infrastructure to what officials describe as new Russian air-attack tactics. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky announced recommendations to shorten Kyiv's curfew to 01:00–05:00, to differentiate air-raid alerts into 'yellow' (drone) and 'red' (missile) threat levels with associated rules for businesses and shelters, and to build a new state air-threat application on the 'Diia' platform.
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Ukraine's cabinet submits four EU/IMF-linked reform bills to unlock €1.45 billion tranche
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved and sent to the Verkhovna Rada four draft laws tied to the country's obligations to the EU and IMF. The bills are a condition for receiving the third tranche of EU macro-financial assistance worth €1.45 billion and cover VAT administration, transfer pricing, capital markets, and the High Anti-Corruption Court. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi announced the submission and said joint work by government and parliament is needed to secure a significant portion of $29.5 billion in expected partner assistance.
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Ukraine's PM announces budget savings regime, 70 billion hryvnias redirected to defense
Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky told the Verkhovna Rada on September 1 that the government has introduced a strict budget-savings regime for non-defense spending and will redirect 70 billion hryvnias to the Defense Forces. He said the defense budget faces a $27 billion deficit, which Ukraine is asking partners to cover through emergency financing, and announced a one-month audit of the Ministry of Defense.