The twenty-fifth session of the city council will begin on August 11, 2005 at 9:00 in the session hall of the city council.

The increase in industrial production in the region over the half-year compared to the corresponding period last year is 16.4 percent; output has been increased in most types of industrial activity.

On August 1, the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Volodymyr Bondar, introduced the new head of the regional reception office of the President of Ukraine in the Volyn region, Stanislav Yushchyk, at an administrative meeting, – reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.

Almost 2 magazines of Kalashnikov assault rifle cartridges had to be "fired" by border guards of the "Samara" outpost of the Lutsk detachment to stop a "ZIL" vehicle that illegally crossed the State Border of Ukraine, the Western Information Corporation was told at the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

On August 1, on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of the death of the outstanding Lesya Ukrainka, clergy of the Volyn Eparchy of the UOC of the Kyiv Patriarchate served a memorial service on the central square of Lutsk in front of the monument to the poetess.

Matches of the fourth round brought the Ukrainian championship a new leader, which became Kharkiv's "Metalist".

On Friday, July 29, the draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League took place in Nyon, Switzerland. Donetsk "Shakhtar", which starts from this stage, was drawn against Italian "Inter". The only worse option for Lucescu's charges at this stage of the tournament could have been "Man Utd"...

Famous Ukrainian chess players claim that the preparation of the national team for the European Team Championship in Sweden has failed and ask the executive authorities for support.

On July 28, during a session of the city executive committee, new tariffs for wastewater disposal and water supply were approved, and the water consumption norm was also restored (increased), effective from August 1, 2005, reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.

On July 28, Volodymyr Bondar introduced the new head of the Rozhyshche Raion State Administration, Oleh Savchuk, who was the leader of the "milk" strikers, at a meeting of the regional state administration board, – reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.