KIEV, June 11 - National hero Andriy Shevchenko, leading the Ukraine attack at the age of 35, scored twice to give the Euro co-hosts a pulsating 2-1 win over Sweden on Monday, putting aside years of worry about the country's ability to stage the event.

KIEV, June 11 – Gunpowder carried by a tram passenger in Dnipropetrovsk suddenly ignited on Monday, injuring nine people and initially causing a terror scare as Ukraine co-hosts the Euro-2012 soccer tournament.

KIEV, June 11 – President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a law on seaports permitting leasing or concession of port moorings for up to 49 years.

The law guarantees private ownership rights to moorings built using private investments in the period until the law takes effect. The moorings are to be registered in the hydraulic work register and the draft permits new moorings built by private investors to be held in private ownership.

KIEV, June 9 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny will be able to meet its commitments and buy imported gas only if the government reforms the company and the country's energy market within 30 days, President Viktor Yushchenko said.

KIEV, June 11 - President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for the natural gas agreement she negotiated with Russia in January for causing serious financial trouble for Naftogaz Ukrayiny.

KIEV, June 11 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday refused to dispute a statement by Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn over leaked constitutional amendments that had anticipated postponing elections, restricting liberties and the freedom of speech.

KIEV, June 10 – President Viktor Yushchenko said he will oppose any restrictions on trade with agricultural products as has been earlier suggested by government official as a way of fighting inflation.

KIEV, June 11 – Demand for U.S. dollars in Ukraine will increase “considerably” later this year as many banks prepare to pay off their earlier debts, Petro Poroshenko, the head of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, said.

KIEV, June 11 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s government on Wednesday revised Ukraine’s 2008 consumer inflation figure upwards in a move that will automatically trigger greater budget spending before the end of the year.

KIEV, June 8 ??“ Ukraine expects to increase the pace of growth in exports, and one of the reasons for this forecast is the expected signing of an agreement on the increase in steel export quota to European Union on June 17, Economy Minister Anatoliy Kinakh said.