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State Statistics Service also specified that foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 220 countries.
5.2 Balance of payments
Ukraine’s trade has more or less collapsed since the start of the war and it has become almost entirely dependent on international aid.
Ukraine has received $12.7bn from international partners since the start of the war with Russia in late February, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
Ukraine is running out of money and its international donors have been slow to provide support to fund the budget. The government is running a monthly budget deficit of around $5bn that is largely financed by the NBU, which is simply printing money.
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Kyrylo Shevchenko told Ukrinform that Ukraine has now received a total of $12.7bn from its international partners since the start of the war, and the largest part has come in the last two months.
"Since the beginning of the war, international partners have announced the amount of financial support for the country at the level of more than $27bn. These funds are being sent to ensure the basic needs of the budget. Currently Ukraine's budget has received $12.7bn. Ukraine received the largest amount during June-July, and this is more than $6bn," Shevchenko said, as quoted by Ukrinform.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal earlier said that by the end of the year, Ukraine will receive another $20bn in assistance and support from international partners.
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