Andriy Kozhemiakin, first deputy head of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc faction at the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, says if President Viktor Yushchenko vetoes the amendments to the presidential election law, the BYuT faction will initiate an extraordinary session, and

In June 2009, Ukraine reduced coke exports by 33.6% (21.77 thousand tons) against May to 42.97 thousand tons at USD 6.13 million.

The Cabinet of Ministers has endorsed a procedure of using funds of the Stabilization Fund in 2009 to purchase aircrafts on terms of financial leasing, the Transport and Communications Ministry reports.

Three companies have requested from the State Property Fund (SPF) a package of documents for participation in a tender on privatization of Odesa Portside Plant (OPZ, Odesa region, South Ukraine), the SPF press-service reported.

Poland intends to open two news consulates in Ukraine's Vinnytsia and Sevastopol in 2009 (West and South Ukraine), Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced this at a press conference in Lviv.

The Cabinet of Ministers has agreed with Ukrtatnafta (Kremenchuk Oil Refinery, Central Ukraine) on purchasing 70,000 tons of diesel fuel for agrarians at the price of UAH 4,900 (USD 1 - UAH 7.665) per ton with VAT inclusive, Prime Minister

Amendments to the presidential election law recently passed by the Ukrainian parliament are preparing the country for rigging, Presidential Secretariat Deputy Head Maryna Stavniychuk has said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a strategy of the national social program for the retention and development of labor potential until 2017.

According to Ivan Tomych, the President of the Association of Farmers and Private Land Owners of Ukraine, grain exports from Ukraine in 2009/10 MY is expected at 15-18 million tons.

Ukraine's WBC superheavyweight world champ Vitali Klitschko will have his next fight vs American Chris Arreola.

Ukraine's state communications operator Ukrtelecom has managed to increase its financial indicators despite the fall of the market.

Ukrainian citizens who suffered a traffic accident near the Polish town of Chrzanow (Lesser Poland Voivodeship) are in a satisfactory condition, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service has reported.

Over the past half year, Ukraine has seen the highest surge in prices and tariffs for postal services (50%), water disposal (34.1), gasoline (33.8%), medicine and medical-care products (28.8%), alcohol and tobacco products (21.5%), the State Statistics Committee (SSC) reported.

After celebrating a divine liturgy at Volodymyr Hill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill has arrived in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra he had earlier described as 'a great shrine, visit to which gives such a charge of spiritual energy one can

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed amendments to the law regarding recovery of Ukraine's banking system, which were approved by parliament at an extraordinary session on July 24, according to a statement released by the IMF Resident Representative Office

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine proposes that Verkhovna Rada (parliament) lift a duty of 0.2% to the pension fund from non-cash currency purchase and sale operations, a bill reads.

An immense show is looming for Ukraine on August 29 - the opening of Donbass Arena. Officials pledge that the holiday will look like the opening of the Olympic Games.

The bulk yield of grain crops has reached 22 million tons, Agricultural Policy Minister Yuriy Melnyk said in the course of a phone-in interview with participation of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Only the agency where a specific election address is registered will have access to the database of the state register of voters. No other establishments, including the Central Election Commission, will be able to make changes to the database, CEC

The Agrarian Fund has currently received orders for the sale of 185,000 tons of grain, and bought 46,000 tons of grain from producers, Fund Head Volodymyr Ivanyshyn said during a phone-in interview with farmers.