KYIV, Aug 20 – Burisma Group, which is controlled by businessman Mykola Zlochevsky, has discovered a new gas deposit in Kharkiv region (Veselkova field), the company's press service said.

"The well was drilled to a depth of 5,400 m before it reached granite rocks. During drilling, the group discovered seven gas-bearing and gas-saturated intervals in the Visean and Serpukhov deposits of the Lower Carboniferous period with total productive layers' thickness of circa 60 m," the company said in a press release.