On the occasion of the 920th anniversary of the city of Lutsk, which will be celebrated in September 2005, the Museum of Books and Book Printing will open in Lutsk Castle (Lubart's Castle), – reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.

Today at the Volyn Museum of Local Lore, the winners of the 11th regional competition for the best pysanka of Volyn this year were determined. In the competition "Volyn Pysanka of the Third Millennium," which lasted throughout March-April, 35 Volyn pysanka makers presented their 151 works. Seven became winners.

For two months, the photo contest "Miss Krayanka Vesnyanka 2005" was held in the "Nash Kray" supermarket chain. All willing female employees of these stores could take part in it by sending their favorite artistic photo. The purpose of the contest was to develop and support corporate culture and ethics.

The document states that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine promptly took all necessary measures to verify information regarding the events taking place around the Belarusian diplomatic institution in Kyiv.

Donetsk "Shakhtar" continues to hold the highest position among Ukrainian teams in the ranking of the world's best clubs according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Over the past month, the leaders of the Ukrainian championship rose by one position, occupying 43rd place.

At the Volyn Regional Branch of CB "PrivatBank," with the onset of May, the first mortgage center in the Western region began operations.

JSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant" (LuAZ) will issue bonds worth UAH 130 million, according to the official publication of the State Commission for Securities and Stock Market.

On May 5 in Lutsk, and on May 6 in Uzhhorod and Mukachevo, mass rallies in defense of the Russian language will be held, organized by activists of the "Union" party.

On the Kyiv-Warsaw highway, officers of the Organized Crime Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Volyn region last week detained a truck with a large shipment of smuggled mobile phones.

58% of Volyn residents are satisfied with the results of the first months of Viktor Yushchenko's activity as President, while at the same time 63% of the region's residents approve of the activity of Yulia Tymoshenko's government.