A destroyed Russian tank begins to rust in woodland near Kyiv on 7 June 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. A sense of normality has increasingly returned to Kyiv as Russia's assault has focused on the eastern Donbas region. (Photo: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images) 
That figure for gross domestic product (GDP) compared with year-on-year growth of 6.1% in the last quarter of 2021, the service said. The first quarter figure showed a plunge of 19.3% compared with the final quarter of 2021, taking account of seasonal factors.
The service's data showed GDP rose 3.4% year-on-year throughout 2021 - compared with a decline of 3.8% the previous year.
The World Bank has forecast a fall of 45.1% for 2022, compared with 44% forecast by the Kyiv government. Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, some eight weeks into the quarter.
(Reporting by Ronald Popeski; Editing by Alex Richardson)