KIEV, March 28 – The technical state of the dams of sludge fields of Bortnychi aeration plant in Kiev is satisfactory, and there is no threat of an accident, Oleh Zhuchenko, the head of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities's water supply and sewage department said on Thursday.

KIEV, March 28 – The State Environmental Inspectorate of the Northwestern Region of the Black Sea announced it is preparing a compensation claim against the owner and operator of the ship Nikolai Bauman due to the pollution of the marine environment off the coast of Odessa region.

KIEV, March 28 - Russian aluminum giant Rusal is considering setting up a separate company on the basis of rolling production at its Ukrainian asset - Zaporizhia Aluminum Smelter (ZALK) which would only produce aluminum rods.

KIEV, March 28 - Ukrainian coke and chemical plants agreed to buy out remaining stocks of domestically produced coal as part of a plan to help the government drop an idea of restricting imports of coking coal, an industry source said Wednesday.

The government has been considering an idea of restricting the imports amid concerns that about 400,000 metric tons of domestically produced coal have accumulated at state coal mines.

KIEV, March 28 - Ukraine on Wednesday selected Baker Tilly, an independent accountancy and business consultancy, to estimate the market value of its natural gas transportation system, which moves bulk of Russian gas to the European Union.

KIEV, March 28 – The Finance Ministry has sold EUR 205.208 million worth of 18-month government domestic loan bonds denominated in euros and with early repayment.

KIEV, March 25 – Ukrainians see economic depression and the growth of unemployment are the worst threats to their country, according to a poll conducted by the Rating Group on March 4-14.

KIEV, March 28 – The State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank) has started preparing to make payments of funds to depositors of the troubled Rodovid, Oschadbank Chairman Serhiy Podrezov said.

KIEV, March 28 – The surplus of Ukraine's balance of payments in February totaled $1.362 billion, a more than five-fold increase over January 2011 ($259 million), the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, March 28 – Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko has discussed the participation of leading companies in Germany in the upgrade of the Ukrainian gas transport system with representatives of those companies.