KIEV, Aug. 6 – State Oschadbank (Savings Bank) paid UAH 13.8 million in relief aid to the residents of the flood-hit regions in Ukraine's west through Aug. 5, the bank said on Tuesday.

"Oschadbank pays relief aid to those affected by the floods in Vinnytsia, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frakivsk, Lviv, Ternopil, and Chernivtsi region," reads the press release. "By August 5, 2008, UAH 13,837,500 in aid paid through Oschadbank's outlets was transferred to 9,395 families."