KIEV, July 26 – The general sum of wage arrears in Ukraine in June fell 5.2% compared to May, and on July 1 totaled UAH990 million, the State Statistics Service reported.

According to the service, since the beginning of 2013 salary debts have grown by 10.7%.

In June salary debts grew significantly compared to the previous month in Zaporizhia region (7.4%), in Kirovohrad region (5.8%), Kiev region (4.9%), and in Luhansk region (3.4%), as well as in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (3.6%), and Sevastopol (10.1%).