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Donetsk "Shakhtar" became the best Ukrainian club according to the final ranking of the world's best teams for 2005 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). The Miners took 19th place in this registry.

The VI International Festival of Puppet Theaters "Christmas Mystery" is taking place in Lutsk. From January 8 to 11, puppet companies from neighboring states are demonstrating their acting skills and filling the capital of Volyn with the Christmas spirit.

The voting by the Verkhovna Rada for the resignation of the government is regarded by the Civic Bloc "PORA-PRP" "as an irresponsible decision of parliament that has nothing in common with national interests and is the highest manifestation of political egoism.

The factions of the Party of Regions, SDPU(o), CPU, BYuT, and the Lytvyn People's Party voted in favor.
A protocol between the governments of Belarus and Ukraine has been signed in Minsk, according to which residents of Kovel in the Volyn region will also be able to cross the Ukrainian-Belarusian border under a simplified system.
President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko signed Law of Ukraine No. 3266-IV "On Amending Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Assistant-Consultants of a Deputy of a Local Council," adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on December 22, 2005. This was reported by the President's press service.
Another outbreak of bird flu has been detected in Crimea. \n \nAs reported by the head of the Emergency Commission under the Council of Ministers of Crimea, Mykola Kolisnichenko, the disease was detected in the village of Soniachne in the Simferopol district.
The quantitative composition of the official sports delegation of Ukraine to the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin – 2006 has been determined. It numbers 95 people, of whom 53 are athletes.

This was announced on Wednesday morning at a joint press conference by the heads of "Gazprom" and "Naftogaz Ukrainy," Alexey Miller and Alexey Ivchenko.
Activists of the Volyn regional organization "Youth Union Our Ukraine" on December 24 sent a letter-appeal to Putin V.V. in a "little envelope" - a one-meter polyethylene pipe.