REUTERS
This is due to debt repayments totalling US$1.8 billion.
Ukraine's international reserves at the beginning of June 2019 amounted to US$19.4 billion, which is 5.5% lower than at the beginning of May 2019.
The reserves in January-May shrank by 6.8%, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said on its website.
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The National Bank noted that the reduction in the reserves in May 2019 was due to significant debt repayments in foreign currency, which stood at US$1.8 billion that month.
Contrary to the peak of debt repayments, the situation in the financial market remained stable, which allowed the regulator to replenish reserves by purchasing over US$160 million.
As UNIAN reported, Ukraine's international reserves at the beginning of May 2019 were estimated at US$20.525 billion, which was 0.5% lower than a month earlier. In 2018, the reserves expanded by 10.6% to US$20.820 billion, updating five-year highs.