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Thirty-two people injured in Melitopol bank blasts

11:10

04.06.2009

Melitopol residents injured in a bomb attack on an Oschadbank branch in the town are continuing to seek medical assistance, according a statement posted on Thursday on the official Web site of the emergency situations department at Zaporizhia Regional State Administration.

Stockholders in Ukrainian banks with foreign capital ready to inject $2 b in assets, says MEFP

19:30

03.06.2009

Stockholders in Ukrainian banks with foreign capital have committed to injecting $2 billion, or UAH 16.5 billion, in much-needed capital, reads the updated Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP), which was approved as part of Ukraine's cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Rada committee for national security recommends dismissal of Defense Minister Yekhanurov

19:00

03.06.2009

The Verkhovna Rada committee for national security and defense has recommended that parliament dismiss Ukrainian Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov.

Government approves program until 2011 for forming Ukraine's international image

18:00

03.06.2009

Ukraine's government adopted on Wednesday a state target program on forming a positive international image for the country for the period until 2011.

Sales of An-148 airplanes could bring around $5 b in five years, says Ukrainian PM

17:02

03.06.2009

Sales of Ukraine's An-148-100 passenger jet could bring the country around $5 billion within the next five years, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said.

Oschadbank blasts organized by Zaporizhia citizen, says Zaporizhia Prosecutor's Office

15:32

03.06.2009

The main suspect in the bombing of an Oschadbank branch in Melitopol is a 21-year-old person from Zaporizhia, the latter city's prosecutor's office has said.

Armed robber targeted Oschadbank branch in downtown Donetsk, say police

14:58

03.06.2009

An armed robber struck an Oschadbank branch in downtown Donetsk on Wednesday, the media liaisons department of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's office in Donetsk region has told Interfax-Ukraine.

New Oplot tank added to Ukrainian army arsenal, says defense minister

14:00

03.06.2009

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has added the new Oplot tank to the Ukrainian army's arsenal, Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov has said.

Ex-speaker Yatseniuk against idea of electing president by parliament

13:44

03.06.2009

The leader of the Front for Change public movement, former Verkhovna Rada Chairman Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that the Ukrainian people should not be deprived of their right to elect the president.

Presidential aide says Yuschenko will not resign

12:21

03.06.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko is not planning to resign, Presidential Secretariat Deputy Head and Presidential Representative in Parliament Ihor Popov has said.

Main suspect in Melitopol bank blasts arrested, says first vice premier

10:28

03.06.2009

Ukrainian First Vice Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchynov has said that police have arrested the main suspect in two blasts in an Oschadbank branch in Melitopol.

Helsinki police investigating act of vandalism against Ukrainian embassy in Finland

19:18

02.06.2009

Helsinki police are investigating an act of vandalism against the Ukrainian embassy in Finland, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Vasyl Kyrylych, has told Interfax-Ukraine

Yuschenko calls on officials to hold cabinet's meeting on Euro 2012 preparation process

18:39

02.06.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has proposed that the Coordination Council on Preparing for and Hosting Euro 2012 ask the Cabinet of Ministers to hold a meeting to discuss Ukraine's readiness for the event and project funding.

Yuschenko considers secret talks on constitutional amendments as anti-constitutional coup, says Vannykova

17:08

02.06.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said the secrecy surrounding alleged talks on constitutional amendments constitutes an anti-constitutional coup d'Etat, Presidential Press Secretary Iryna Vannykova said in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Belarus interested in storing gas at Ukrainian storage facilities, says first vice-premier

16:47

02.06.2009

Minsk is interested in using Ukraine's underground gas storage facilities from time to time to store the gas intended for Belarus, Belarusian First Vice Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko has said.