KIEV, Oct. 26 - Azovstal shut down its No. 8 coking battery in another phase of the steelmaker's refurbishment and modernization, the company announced.

KIEV, Oct. 26 ??“ Ukraine International Airlines in January through September increased passenger traffic by 15.8% year-on-year, to 752,000 people, the company reported.

KIEV, Oct. 27 ??“ The OSART mission (Operational Safety Review Teams) on Oct. 25 completed its work at the South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant, the plant reported on Thursday.

KIEV, Oct. 27 ??“ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is alarmed by the introduction of quotas on the export of grain in Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 27 - A recent energy deal signed in Moscow ecuring gas for Ukraine at lower-than-market rates will not be affected if Central Asian suppliers increase their price, a top energy official said Friday.

KYIV, Sept 27 - The newly created State Agency for the Management of Reserves of Ukraine will be responsible for the formation and management of food, medical, technical, raw materials and energy products, said First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko.

KYIV, Sept 27 - Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has launched the uResidency project, allowing foreigners to open accounts and conduct business in Ukraine, announced Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science, and Technology Development, Minister of Digital Transformation.

KYIV, Sept 27 - Industrial production in Ukraine in June of this year decreased by 0.3% compared to June last year and by 6.2% compared to May of this year, according to a report by the State Statistics Service.

KYIV, Sept 27 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a EUR 50 million loan to Kyivteploenergo for critical needs related to heating systems on Wednesday, September 25. According to a statement on the bank's website, the total project cost is EUR 55 million, with EUR 5 million provided as a grant by the EBRD Crisis Response Special Fund.

KYIV, Sept 29 – Ukrtransgaz, acting as the UGS Operator in Ukraine, received a grant from the European Commission to study the process of storing gas-hydrogen mixtures in gas storage facilities, Director for Integrated Communications of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Maksym Beliavsky has said.