KURAKHOVE (DONETSK REGION), May 28 – Russia has not lifted its ban on exports of anthracite coal to Ukraine, DTEK Energy CEO Vsevolod Starukhin said.

KIEV, May 28 - Pivdenne Design Bureau (Dnipropetrovsk) is working on plans to modernize the Zenit launch vehicle, and the modernization will be conducted on the basis of technical solutions of Ukrainian medium launch vehicle of the Mayak family.

BELGRADE, May 28 - Russian natural gas producer Gazprom put Ukraine's total gas debt at almost $29.5 billion on Thursday, ratcheting up pressure in a gas pricing dispute with the country, which is fighting a pro-Moscow rebellion on its eastern outskirts, Reuters reported.

KIEV, May 26 - Ukraine continued increasing reserves of natural gas in its underground storage facilities as reserves grew another 851 million cubic meters in the third week of May, according to Gas Storage Europe (GSE).

KIEV, May 26 – The World Bank's board of executive directors signed an agreement in Kiev on Monday to provide $1.48 billion in financing for three projects.

KIEV, May 28 – The purchase prices of milk in Ukraine have fallen by 15-20% since the middle of April, after the introduction of restrictions on exports of Ukrainian dairy products to Russia, the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club reported.

KIEV, May 28 – The special division of National Nuclear Generating Company EnergoAtom – Rivne nuclear power plant has signed an agreement with UTEM (Kiev) to build a radioactive waste treatment complex, UTEM reported.

KIEV, May 28 – The Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has asked Ukrainian law-enforcement agencies to prevent the seizure of grain storage facilities located in Luhansk region by armed groups.

KIEV, May 27 – The government should remove counterfeit fuel from the market before increasing the excise duties on fuel, experts and members of the public said at a press conference entitled "Increasing Excise Duties on Fuel: Why Does the Consumer Have to Pay More for 'Bootleg Gasoline'?" at Interfax-Ukraine.

KREMENCHUK, May 28 – Some $3 billion could be invested in building a Bilanivsky Mining quarry (Poltava region), Bilanivsky Mining Director General Robert Garrick told reporters.