KYIV, Aug 29 - State-owned Ukrainian rocket maker Pivdenmash is preparing a new batch of engines for the European launch vehicle (LV) Vega to ship to the European partners, the press service of the enterprise has reported.

KYIV, Aug 30 – Ukraine's state-run Ukroboronprom concern has welcomed the decision of the Ministry of Defense to use the light, mobile Korsar anti-tank guided missile system, which can hit targets at a range of 2.5 kilometers.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – President Petro Poroshenko called acceleration of privatization is one of the priority reforms in Ukraine and said he expects new laws expanding the list of state-owned enterprises.

MOSCOW, Aug. 30 - In addition to its own arbitration claims relating to the terms of the contract to supply gas to Ukraine, Russia's Gazprom has for the first time disclosed the amount of counter-claims by NJSC Naftogaz Ukrayiny, which it said were $14.23 billion.

KIEV, Aug. 30 – State Concern Ukroboronprom is working on the creation of multifunctional operative and tactical unmanned aircraft system Horlytsia, which has a flight range produces of more than 1,000 km.

KIEV, Aug. 30 – The government's committee for economic, financial and legal policy has approved a list of enterprises to be privatized in 2016-2017, including Turboatom, Electrotyazhmash, the United Mining and Chemical Company, the State Food and Grain Corporation, and a state stake in Zaporizhia Titanium and Magnesium Combine LLC.

KIEV, Aug. 28 – Mykola Ivanenko, the owner of the Luxexpress II Company, following the destruction of his business has asked the United States to provide him and his family with political asylum.

KIEV, Aug. 28 – A system of video surveillance over parliamentary elections in Ukraine, which will be introduced by Sitronics IT, will cover 32,200 precinct election commissions and enable 300,000 users to simultaneously watch video broadcasts on the Internet, the company's press service has reported.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – The trust of Ukrainians in government institutions is low, according to a poll conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

KIEV, Aug. 30 – An agreement on the creation of a free-trade area (FTA) within the CIS is strategically important for Ukraine and will effectively work for the benefit of all CIS member states, of the National Security and Defense Council Secretary Andriy Kliuyev said.