KIEV, Aug. 4 – The continued heatwave means the chance of outbreaks of wildfires remains high on Wednesday in Ukraine, apart from the country's western regions, the Emergencies Ministry has reported, with reference to the Ukrainian Weather Forecasting Center.

KIEV, Aug. 4 – Ukrainian officials were told to suspend vacations and to arrive for an emergency briefing focusing on preventing the spread of wildfires that have been wrecking havoc on neighboring Russia.

KIEV, Aug. 3 – The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday received a formal notification from the Russian side that all of the procedures required for the coming into force of an agreement on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian state border have been completed, said Oleh Voloshyn, the head of the ministry's information policy department.

KIEV, Aug. 3 - The Carpathian region is an excellent venue for the Winter Olympics, and it is important to convince the International Olympic Committee of the country's ability to host the winter Olympic Games in 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov said during a working trip to Lviv region, where he toured the Tysovets sports base and toured in a helicopter the likely venues for the winter games in 2022 in Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 3 – Parliament will be able to override the presidential veto on the law on funding Euro 2012 Football Championship preparation projects, officials from the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko and the Regions Party said.

KIEV, Aug. 4 – Four days after the European Union announced a $1.7 billion loan proposal to help Ukraine buy natural gas, the government’s silence on the matter is raising concerns the money may not be enough.

KIEV, Aug. 4 – Ukraine may face a major budget deficit this year due to the country’s rapidly shrinking economy, the office of President Viktor Yushchenko warned Tuesday, citing its most recent macroeconomic analysis.

KIEV, Aug. 4 - Ukraine is returning to Swiss-registered company RosUkrEnergo an equivalent of the amount of Russian gas consumed in Ukraine in winter 2007/2008, the Ukrainian fuel and energy minister said.

LVIV, Aug, 4 - The number of people who have died or are missing as a result of a devastating flood in western Ukraine has risen to 38, including eight children, Itar-Tass reported Monday, citing the Health Ministry.

ODESSA, Aug. 4 - Art experts in Ukraine lamented the theft of a work by 17th century Italian artist Caravaggio from a museum, describing it as a cultural catastrophe for ex-Soviet states.