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UNIAN: Traffic at Khreshchatyk to be blocked In deference to the celebrations of New Year at Maidan Nezhalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk Street, automobile traffic will be blocked at Khreshchatyk Street (from Bessarabskyi market to European Square) from 7 p.m. on Dec. 31 until 10 p.m. on Jan. 1. Read the story here.
Dec 31, 2009 at 15:00
Boryspil back on normal schedule as of Dec. 31 morning Boryspil International Airport is operating on its usual schedule as of Thursday, Dec. 31, the press service of the Transport Ministry has reported.
Dec 31, 2009 at 14:15 | Interfax-Ukraine
Two companies rival to construct the first stage of Livoberezhna line of Kyiv’s metro OJSC Kyivmetrobud and Kyivmiskbud Holding are taking part in a tender to select chief builder of a first stage of the Livoberezhna subway line (Troyeschyna-Osokorky) in Kyiv from Myloslavska Street to Livoberezhna subway station.
Dec 31, 2009 at 13:07 | Interfax-Ukraine
Chernovetskiy allocates 50 hectares to Kyiv racetrack The Kyiv city council, on the initiative of Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky, voted to allocate a land plot to the Kyiv racetrack for building an administrative-hotel and residential complex with underground parking lots, leader of the BYT faction in the Kyiv city council Tetiana Melikhova has said, according to the faction's press service.
Dec 30, 2009 at 15:42 | Interfax-Ukraine
Boryspil Airport resumes work State International Airport Boryspil (Kyiv region) has resumed operation, according to Liudmyla Petriv, the airport's press secretary. "The airport resumed work at 11am," she said.
Dec 30, 2009 at 14:15 | Ukrainian News
Boryspil Airport is shut down again Kyiv's Boryspil Airport was closed until noon on Dec. 30 due to technical reasons, according to the airport's Web site.
Dec 30, 2009 at 11:14 | Interfax-Ukraine
Thieves rob Children's World before Christmas A gang of thieves robbed several stores at Children's World (Detskiy Mir) in Kyiv Darnytskiy district the day before Christmas Eve.
Dec 29, 2009 at 22:31
Bank robbers strike again A man on Dec. 29 robbed Kredobank branch office on Saksahanskogo St. in downtown Kyiv.
Dec 29, 2009 at 19:41
Kyiv decides to spend Hr 20.2 million on 50 anniversary of metro Kyiv municipal state administration estimates preparations for celebrating the 50th anniversary of commissioning first metro section in Kyiv, to take place on Nov. 6, 2010, at Hr 20.2 million, according to a copy of the administration's directive.
Dec 29, 2009 at 16:39 | Ukrainian News
Boryspil airport suspends operation over bad weather State International Airport Boryspil (Kyiv region) suspended operation because of bad weather, Ukrainian News has learned from the press service of the Ministry of transport and communications.
Dec 29, 2009 at 12:55 | Ukrainian News
Police: Journalist dies of drowning, not dog bites The 27-year old cameraman for National State Television [UT-1] on late Dec. 26 was inebriated and fell into a puddle and drown, according to police, who said a pack of about 40 homeless dogs then inflicted numerous puncture wounds on the lifefless corpse.
Dec 29, 2009 at 12:11 | Staff reports
Kyiv registers 36.5 percent crime growth in '09, says prosecutor's office The number of crimes registered in Kyiv in 2009 grew by 36.5 percent compared to 2008, which is the largest percent growth in Ukraine.
Dec 28, 2009 at 16:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kyiv city planning council approves concept of Hr 2.5 billion renovation of Podil historical district The Kyiv architectural and city planning council has approved and sent out project proposals for restoration, construction and redevelopment of Andriyivsky Street, Contractova Square, and Sahaydachnoho Street in the Podil district of Kyiv, with a total cost of UAH 2.49bn at its sitting on December 24.
Dec 28, 2009 at 16:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Homeless dogs in Kyiv's Shevchenkovskiy district kill journalist Three brigades of dog catchers have been deployed to catch the pack of strays, according to Gazeta Po-Kyivskiy reports. The newspaper writes that many of the dogs were previously under the care of dog shelter workers and are wearing red collars.
Dec 28, 2009 at 14:17
Planning council approves redevelopment of Troitsky square Kyiv's architectural and town-planning council has approved and recommended proposals of a complex redevelopment of the Troitskly square in front of the Olympiysky National Sports Complex in Kyiv taking into account all remarks at its sitting.
Dec 25, 2009 at 19:31 | Interfax-Ukraine