Ukraine: imports of rye from Belarus resumed

According to the official statistics figures, in September Ukraine imported 4.5 thousand tons of rye, including 90% of the grain of Belarusian origin. In March-July Ukraine purchased Belarusian rye at rather large-scale cargo lots (2.2-5.3 thousand tons per month), but in July-August the country bought small-scale shipments of rye from the EU (379 tons only).…

Ukraine: Pivdenne Design Bureau developing new anti-aircraft complex

Ukraine’s Pivdenne (Yuzhnoye) Design Bureau is stepping up the international military and technical cooperation and together with a foreign partner is developing a new short-range anti-aircraft artillery complex in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The new weapons are intended to replace Soviet anti-aircraft systems such as ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled radar guided anti-aircraft…