Ukraine plans for 'complete transformation' of six war-hit towns

FILE PHOTO: A rescuer walks during a search operation for bodies under the rubble of a building destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, in Borodianka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will seek the "complete transformation" of six towns that have been badly damaged in Russia's full-scale invasion under a reconstruction programme announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday.

Kyiv's Western partners are preparing to pour billions of dollars into Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts after 14 months of war.