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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed into law bill No. 5286-VI amending some laws of Ukraine on participation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in international peacekeeping and security operations, the president's press service said on October 9.

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, passed the document on September 18.

The law contains a number of amendments to 11 Ukrainian laws.