KIEV, Feb. 10 - Ukraine is ready to pay an undisclosed portion of its debt to Gazprom in exchange a direct natural gas supply deal abandoning so-called middlemen, First Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchynov said Sunday.

KIEV, Feb. 10 - The Ukrainian government appointed Yuriy Nedashkivskiy as the acting chairman of EnergoAtom, the state-owned nuclear power generating giant, the government's press service reported Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 9 - Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Ukraine within the next four weeks for talks with newly elected Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, the Foreign Ministry said.

KIEV, Feb. 9 - Energy and Fuel Minister Ivan Plachkov appointed Oleksandr Todiychuk, a key advocate of moving Caspian Sea oil supplies via the Odessa-Brody pipeline, as an advisor on oil and gas sector, the ministry said Wednesday.

KIEV, Feb. 9 ??“ The government is in talks with commercial banks to make cheap loans available to Ukrainian farmers within weeks to boost grain output and exports, an official said Wednesday.

KYIV, Jan 8 – The extent of the damage from the attack by three Russian Kh-101 missiles on the capacity of the tactical clothing manufacturer M-TAC is such that it will be possible to restore production within from up to three years, subject to significant investment, said brand co-founder Oleksandr Karasev in an interview with Forbes Ukraine.

KYIV, Jan 8 - Russia launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets early Monday, striking near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in central and western parts of the country, officials said. At least four civilians were reported killed and at least 30 injured.

KYIV, Jan 9 – The World Bank, in its updated Global Economic Prospects, improved its estimate of Ukraine's gross domestic product growth in 2023 to 4.8% from 2% six months earlier and predicted a slowdown in recovery to 3.2% in 2024.

KYIV, Jan 9 - Russia’s recent escalation of missile and drone attacks is stretching Ukraine’s air defense resources, a Ukrainian air force official said Tuesday, leaving the country vulnerable in the 22-month war unless it can secure further weapons supplies.

KYIV, Jan 9 – The average timeframe of respond of ambulance crews to calls from the moment of receiving a notification by the crew to the first contact with a patient is eight minutes and a half, 56% of all calls receive response within the 10 minute target and 94% of all calls – within the 20 minute target.