President Viktor Yushchenko intends to dismiss Ukraine's chief veterinary officer Petro Verbytsky. \n \nHe stated this on Monday during a visit to the village of Nekrasivka in Sovetsky district, reports "Interfax-Ukraine.

Head of the Regional State Administration Volodymyr Bondar began another operational meeting on a highly topical issue - the appearance of bird flu in Ukraine. "The region must be ready for a worthy rebuff, the work of the relevant structures will be doubled in order to prevent the spread of the virus," he stated.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Crimea has confirmed the infection of poultry with "bird flu" in Crimea. This was reported by the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Crimea, Oleh Rusetskyi, according to "Ukrainian News." \n \n"Bird flu is indeed present," he said.

In the Volyn region, the head of the outpatient department of one of the district hospitals and at the same time the head of the medical-consultative commission was exposed. During July-November of this year, he received from 12 residents of the district monetary funds totaling more than 1.

In the Radyvyliv district of Rivne region, law enforcement officers detained two escapees from the special unit of the Ostroh psychiatric hospital. One of them was a native of this district.

Employees of the Yahodyn Customs and border guards stopped the illegal importation of used clothing, the press service of the State Customs Service of Ukraine reported.

An unpleasant incident occurred on November 22 in Fastiv. Local militia officers pushed a journalist of the newspaper "Lutskyi Zamok" Sviatoslav Lesiuk out of a train, handcuffed him, threw him into a special holding facility and beat him.

During the ten-day nationwide operation "Weapons-Explosives," Volyn law enforcement officers seized 4 grenades, 4 sawed-off shotguns, 2 carbines, 3 rifles, 4 homemade explosive devices, and 425 cartridges of various calibers. Currently, 18 criminal cases have been opened on these facts.

Through the international automobile crossing Yahodyn, the Polish side deported 25 Ukrainian citizens over ten days in November. \n \nAlmost every day, the police expelled one or two of our compatriots beyond the borders of the Republic of Poland.

Volyn emergency workers are urging residents of the region and Lutsk residents in particular to be cautious due to the worsening weather conditions that have occurred in recent days. The sudden arrival of winter has added trouble for road workers and emergency response service workers.