The Kovel district dean, Protopresbyter Ivan Bonys, with the blessing of Bishop Mykhailo of Lutsk and Volyn, performed the rite of consecration of the cornerstone of the future church of St. Apostle John the Theologian in the village of Ozirne.

The head of the Volyn militia, Lieutenant Colonel Mykhailo Lebid, after returning from Kyiv, addressed journalists: "I have a request for the mass media: to figure out who is behind what is happening today around the Volyn militia and me personally?

Media reported the resignation of the head of the UMVS of Ukraine in the Volyn region, Mykhailo Lebed, immediately after a meeting of the expanded board of the MVS of Ukraine with the participation of President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko.

Within the framework of the government program "Stop Contraband," the Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine is conducting operative-investigative measures regarding the illegal importation into the territory of Ukraine of consumer goods, in particular meat and meat products.

On July 21 at 10:00 a press conference will be held on the results of the second session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland.

Any minute now, the trial of the former editor of the Rivne weekly "7 Days," Vasyl Herus, will move to debate. Today's court session began at 14:30; Ihor Fomin, a representative of the victim — President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko — arrived at the court. Mr. Fomin presented a power of attorney to act in Mr.

More than 1 million hryvnias were saved for the Pension Fund of the Volyn region by Privatbank from 2001 to 2005 by carrying out free crediting of pensions to pensioners' accounts.

The national football team of Ukraine has lost one place in the new FIFA ranking of the world's best teams. Without playing a single match last month, Blokhin's team shares 36th place in the FIFA ranking together with the Norway national team.

The Ukrainian national tennis team has risen by five positions in the new Davis Cup ranking and currently occupies 49th place. Recall that last weekend the Ukrainian team defeated the Hungarian team with a score of 3:2 in a match of the second group of the Euro-African Zone.

On July 19, a Unified Permit and Information Center was created in Lutsk to streamline existing procedures for state registration and the issuance of permits to business entities, the Information and Analytical Center "Lutsk" reported.