KIEV, May 23 – The completion of a New Safe Confinement (NSC) over reactor four of Chernobyl nuclear power plant destroyed 30 years ago is a top property for 2016, according to the draft action plan of the government for 2016.

KIEV, May 23 – The situation in the nuclear sector today is more critical than at any time of Ukraine's independence, former EnergoAtom President MP Andriy Derkach said.

"Only seven reactors are operating now. Two reactors were put on the emergency mode in the past 24 hours.

KIEV, May 22 - A mission of the senior military leadership of Thailand, while on an official visit to Ukraine, on Tuesday visited several enterprises of the state concern Ukroboronprom, where the mission members acquainted themselves with the Ukrainian defense industry's capabilities in the production of armored vehicles, high-precision weapons and shipbuilding.

KIEV, May 22 – The expansion of the resource base and a strong growth in profitability indicate the readiness of the banking system of Ukraine for increasing lending to the economy, National Bank of Ukraine chief Ihor Sorkin said.

KIEV, May 23 - Skhidny Mining (Zhovti Vody, Dnipropetrovsk region) said it plans in 2013 to produce 1,050 tons of uranium concentrate, 9.4% more than 2012 (960,200 tons), the corporate newspaper of Skhidny Mining has reported, referring to the company's director general.

KIEV, May 23 – Ukrainian breweries have said they are alarmed at the plans of Ukrainian lawmakers to triple existing excise duties on beer.

KIEV, May 23 – The Infrastructure Ministry has reported that in the first hours of the sale of tickets for Hyundai high-speed trains, a total of 2,400 tickets were sold in the country.

KIEV, May 23 - Ukraine warned Russia that it will significantly reduce purchases of natural gas to be stored in underground gas storage facilities this year, a move that can potentially make European gas supplies more vulnerable.

VYSHNEVE (Kiev region), May 22 – PepsiCo Ukraine is to boost its share of the Ukrainian baby food market to 25% from the current 10% with the launch of its new Ahusha factory, which will produce cultured milk foods for children on the territory of the Wimm-Bill-Dann Ukraine dairy factory in Vyshneve, Kiev region.

KIEV, May 22 - Ukraine's state debt fell to 36% of GDP from 39.9% as of early 2012, National Bank of Ukraine Governor Serhiy Arbuzov said at a meeting with representatives of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund.