Other Sources, Ukraine

Health ministry: nine die of flu, pneumonia in past 24 hours in Ukraine A total of 440 people have died of flu and respiratory diseases in Ukraine as of late on Tuesday, December 1.
Dec 1, 2009 at 23:45 | Interfax-Ukraine
Football Federation of Ukraine ready to offer coach's job to Lucescu President of the Football federation of Ukraine Hryhoriy Surkis is ready to make an official offer to Shakhtar Donetsk football club's coach Mircea Lucescu to become a chief coach of the Ukrainian national football team.
Dec 1, 2009 at 22:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian museum claims it owns a Titian portrait The director of a Ukrainian museum claimed Tuesday that a portrait of a Venetian Doge in its collection is a work of Titian, even as an expert warned that art historians are best placed to make that call.
Dec 1, 2009 at 22:25
Prosecutor to complete translation of Melnychenko's tapes by weekend The Prosecutor General's Office intends to eliminate inaccuracies in the translation into Ukrainian of the results of a phonographic examination of ex-State Security Service Major Mykola Melnychenko's tapes by the end of the week, following which the results of this examination could be published.
Dec 1, 2009 at 21:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine ready to chair Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe  in 2013 Ukraine's foreign minister Petro Poroshenko has confirmed Ukraine's readiness to chair the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2013.
Dec 1, 2009 at 20:58 | Interfax-Ukraine
Orlen Lietuva concerned over worsening business conditions in Ukraine The Ukrainian representative office of Lithuanian-based Orlen Lietuva (former Mazeikiu nafta) is concerned over the worsening business conditions in Ukraine, Ihor Maistrenko, the head of the representative office, has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
Antimonopoly committee fines two pharmaceutical distributors Hr 130,000 The Donetsk regional department of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) has fined Chornobyl-Dopomoha Ltd. and Farmacia (both based in Donetsk) Hr 130,000 for abusing anti-monopoly legislation, according to a press release of the committee.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Foreign Ministry: Ukraine ready to chair OSCE in 2013 Ukraine's foreign minister Petro Poroshenko has confirmed Ukraine's readiness to chair the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2013.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko says prosecutor general responsible for enforcing law on state language in Ukraine Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has said the Prosecutor General's Office is responsible for enforcing the law on the state language in Ukraine.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
Foreign Ministry: Ukrainian, Turkish ships continue voyages after colliding in Dardanelles, no injuries There were no injuries as a result of a collision between the Ukrainian and Turkish dry cargo ships Sergey Smirnov and Hizir Sofuoglu in the Dardanelles, and the ships involved have continued their voyages, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:10 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko launches city rail bus service in Lviv Lviv, December 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko has launched the first city rail bus in Lviv, which is intended to ease traffic congestion in the city's downtown.
Dec 1, 2009 at 16:56 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine to dispose of toxic rocket fuel ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Officials say Ukraine has launched a program to safely dispose of about 16,000 tons of a highly toxic Soviet-era chemical used in rocket fuel.
Dec 1, 2009 at 16:47
Poll: Ukrainians eat onion, garlic, drink alcoholic beverages to protect themselves from flu Ukrainians are eating onions and garlic, taking vitamins, spending more time at home, and also drinking alcoholic beverages in order to protect themselves from flu and flu-like illnesses, according to a survey carried out by Research & Branding Group.
Dec 1, 2009 at 16:22 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko signs law on border controls Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has signed a law on border controls that was passed by parliament on Nov.5, the presidential press service reported on Dec. 1.
Dec 1, 2009 at 15:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko confirms ban on privatization of Novokostiantynivske uranium ore field Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has signed a law putting the Novokostiantynivske uranium ore field onto the list of state companies that are not subject to privatization, reads aDec. 1posting on the president's Web site.
Dec 1, 2009 at 15:03 | Interfax-Ukraine