KIEV, Aug. 19 – Million hryvnia losses were caused to a subsidiary of HarvEast – Illich-Agro Donbas (Chermalyk in Donetsk region) after shelling by illegal armed groups.

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Aug. 20 - Ukraine is planning to begin reverse natural gas supplies from Romania and Slovakia, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytsky said.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 20 – The European Socialists grouping has described as unacceptable the actions by Russia on preventing the signing of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and urged the European People's Party to give their full support to the upcoming summit in Vilnius, at which the document is to be signed.

KIEV, Aug. 21 – Nuclear Fuel Plant, a private company, says it has received a positive conclusion from state enterprise Ukrderzhbudekspertyza regarding a project on preparation work for the construction of its nuclear fuel plant.

KIEV, Aug. 21 – Kvazar is ready to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules with a local content of over 50%, the installation of which during the construction of solar power plants allows the sale of power under a feed-in tariff, the company said.

KIEV, Aug. 21 - Ukraine may look into re-privatization of Lisichansk Oil Refinery if its owner, Russian oil major Rosneft, continues to delay its restart, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said Wednesday.

The refinery was shut down in March 2012 and is currently expected to resume operation in March 2014.

KIEV, Aug. 21 - The government may ask Parliament to approve a production sharing agreement (PSA) with Chevron after it was rejected by a local council, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said Wednesday.

KIEV, Aug. 21 – Black Sea Shipyard (Mykolaiv) has finished building a hull of the fourth universal vessel with 3.8 ton deadweight of CF3850 project under order of Damen Shipyards Bergum (the Netherlands).

KIEV, Aug. 21 – The level of the shadow economy in Ukraine in the first quarter of 2012 grew by 0.4 percentage points year-over-year, but when rounding to a whole number the figure remained unchanged - 34% of gross domestic product, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry reported.

KIEV, Aug. 21 – The National Bank of Ukraine is coping perfectly coping with the task of managing prices, although in coming months the inflation pace could increase.