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." \n \nAccording to Yushchenko, the reason for Verbytsky's dismissal is the inspection service's unpreparedness for the bird flu problem. \n \nThe president also reported that he will appeal to the autonomy's authorities to have them review the issue of whether the leadership of Crimea's veterinary service is fulfilling its official duties. \n \nYushchenko also assured that in the near future all six populated areas located in the quarantine zone will be provided with the necessary equipment and medications. \n \n"Over the past two days we have taken radical steps to overcome the problem, therefore we introduced a state of emergency and created a quarantine zone," said Yushchenko, as quoted by the president's press service. \n \nAs reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs' public relations department, as of December 5, three outbreaks of bird flu have been identified in Crimea: in Sovetsky (village of Nekrasivka), Nyzhnohirsky (village of Izobilne and village of Yemelianivka) and Dzhankoi (village of Zavit Lenina and village of Pushkine) districts of the autonomy. \n \nIn total, 2,171 head of domestic poultry have died in the aforementioned villages in citizens' personal subsidiary farms. Quarantine has been introduced in the villages where the infectious poultry disease has been registered. \n \nIn order to restrict the movement of citizens and motor vehicles in Crimea, six permanently operating veterinary-police posts have been established. \n \nIn accordance with the decision of the State Emergency Anti-Epizootic Commission under the Council of Ministers of Crimea, a 3-kilometer protective zone and a 10-kilometer observation zone have been established around the aforementioned villages. \n\nIn addition, a decision has been adopted to remove all poultry in the threatened zone and dispose of it. \n\nThe removal of live poultry and poultry products from the quarantine zones is prohibited. Throughout the entire territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, any trade in live poultry and poultry products produced in citizens' individual farms is temporarily prohibited. \n\nAs of December 5, 373 households have been inspected in the outbreak areas, 2,742 head of poultry have been destroyed, and compensation totaling about 30,000 hryvnias has been returned to the population for incurred losses. \n\n*** \n\nIn turn, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn has ordered the convening of an additional parliamentary session on Tuesday, December 6, at 12 o'clock, to consider the issue of the presidential decree on the state of emergency in Crimea, reports the Verkhovna Rada's press service.