In January-December 2004, Ukraine's industrial production grew by 12.5% compared to January-December 2003. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee, informs "Ukrainian News". \n \nAs reported, in January-November Ukraine's industrial production grew by 13.4% compared to the corresponding period of 2003.

According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-December 2004 consumer prices rose by 12.3%. This is reported by "Ukrainian News". \n \nIn particular, prices for food products in January-December rose by 15.3%, for non-food products - rose by 5.4%, for services - rose by 7.9%.

On January 11, the Orthodox Church commemorates the 14,000 infant martyrs killed by Herod in Bethlehem. The Volyn Eparchial Administration invites the faithful on a pilgrimage to their relics, a particle of which will be present at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Lutsk.

At the initiative of priests of the Lutsk district (dean protopresbyter Bohdan Vozniak), on the bypass road of the city of Lutsk "Lviv-Rivne" near the entrance to the village of Rovantsi — a hazardous section of the road — a Cross was installed and consecrated in memory of those who died in car accidents.

The Central Election Commission explains the impossibility of announcing the final results of the presidential elections earlier by the fact that this morning the Supreme Court of Ukraine will consider complaints from Viktor Yanukovych's authorized representatives about the commission's refusals to invalidate the…

14 people died over the weekend due to storms and hurricane-force winds in northern Europe. Many cities in the Baltic countries are flooded. \n \nLatvian authorities declared an energy crisis when it became clear that 60 percent of citizens were left without electricity due to the natural disaster.

Serhiy Danilin is from Volyn, and graduated from the Ukrainian Law Academy.

The company "Ukrainian Mobile Communications" (UMC) has the opportunity in the coming year to independently provide international and long-distance telephone communication services, the company reported. \n \nThe license allowing the provision of these services took effect on January 1, 2005.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has published the world ranking of national championships for 2004. The Ukrainian Higher League is in 18th place and has improved its rating by 5 positions compared to last year.

"Volyn" will hold its first training camp from January 10 to 28 in Yevpatoria, and at the beginning of February plans to go to Turkey. At the first stage, 35 football players will work in the Lutsk team's squad, and about ten more players will arrive for a tryout directly in Crimea.