KIEV, July 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's security service'sacting chief Ivan Bakanov said on Monday that a search atArcelorMittal's mill in Kryvyi Rih was not an attempt to putpressure on the company.
"It was not pressure for sure," Bakanov told reporters,adding that work at the plant was not halted.
The Ukrainian arm of the world's biggest steelmaker said onSaturday that the state security service had searched its plant,a week after new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiycriticized the management.
The security service said last week it was investigating thecompany for activities which caused damage to the environment.(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, writing by Maria Tsvetkova,editing by Deepa Babington)