Ukrainian News learned this from the weather center.

The Communist Party of Ukraine pointed to purposeful actions of the transport ministry leadership and Minister Yosyp Vinskyi personally to initiate artificial bankruptcy of state-run enterprise, open joint stock company Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company," the press service says.

This follows from the President's Decree No. 899/2008 of October 3.

He said this at a press conference.

At the same time, Yuschenko said that he allows the political forces to formally register agreement on creation of the new coalition until October 7.

Poltava city council said this in the report.

J.D. Walter is one of the top jazz singers in the United States. Originally from Philadelphia, his inimitable performance style and innovations have led to his working with Randy Brecker, Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Bill Evans, Miles Griffith and others.

Nigeria's new Ambassador to Ukraine is a fan of cultural exchange, Ukrainian-Nigerian strategic partnership and good old Ukrainian borsch. He talked to What's On's Cosmos Okigbo Ojukwu. "On the day I arrived in Ukraine," says new Nigerian ambassador Ibrahim Pada

Van Gogh and Me', exhibition of paintings by Vladislav Shereshevsky, Arts Development Assistant Fund (1/6 Frolyvska), till 9 October This exhibition from well-known Ukrainian artist Vladislav Shereshevsky is devoted to the 155th birthday of van Gogh and is being sponsored

During the Sunset,' Russian Drama Theatre (5 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho), 8 October at 19.00 Yulia Damsker's 'During the Sunset' is the story of aging actresses and friends who spent their lives studying and working together, and now in their later years

KievFotoCom festival, various spaces all over Kyiv, from 8 October-9 November The annual KievFotoCom festival is back, bringing an intensive programme of projects by famous photographers from all over the world as well as lots of free educational events for

Gaitana and Olga Polykova in concert, Komod (7 Lunacharskogo), 4 October at 17.00 Komod presents a concert combining two strains of Ukrainian pop. On the one hand, the smoky-voiced Gaitana writes and performs melodious modern pop with hints of jazz,

Concert of Schubert songs, Sofia Cathedral, Khlibnya Museum (24 Volodymyrska), 12 October at 19.30 Franz Schubert, the short-lived Romantic wunderkind, is famous for a lot of musical things, but one of the things he's most famous for are his songs.

JD Walter in concert, Jazz Subscription Concert series, Tchaikovsky Music Academy (13 Hordetskoho), 4 October at 19.00 American JD Walter is more than just a singer - he is also something of a jazz pioneer. He was among the first

Virsky Ensemble in concert, Ukraine Palace (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 11 October The Virsky Ensemble has been performing traditional Ukrainian dance for more than 70 years. During the days of the Soviet UNI0N they were one of few groups able to avoid

Ricochet Ensemble in concert, Tchaikovsky Musical Academy (13 Horodetskoho), 3 October at 19.00 The Ricochet Ensemble of modern music was put together in 1999 by graduates of Kyiv's institutions of higher musical learning and plays avant garde music by Ukrainian

Mariya Stefyuk birthday concert, National Philharmonic (2 Volodymyrsky Uzviz), 5 October at 19.00 Mariya Stefyuk is the prima of the National Opera and the only Ukrainian singer since the legendary Solomiya Krushelnytska to sing at La Scala in Milan. At

Morandi, Palace Sport (1 Sportivna Pl.), 7 October at 19.00 Marius and Randi, the two guys from Romania who play under the name Morandi, rented a studio and recorded a catchy little pop song. Little did they know that it

Fifth Annual John Marsh Memorial Youth Rugby Tournament, Spartak Stadium (105 Frunze), 4-5 October Come out to Spartak Stadium and watch youth rugby teams from Russia, Moldova, Latvia and Bulgaria, not to mention from Kyiv, Odessa, Donetsk and Khmelnitsky go

Blagovist Choir, Mykhaylivsky Cathedral (Mykhaylivska Pl.), 4 October at 13.00 The Blagovist Choir was founded in one of Lviv's monasteries in 1991, becoming one of Ukraine's few all-male church choirs. Since then they've been invited to perform liturgical music in