Ukrainian Vitaliy Klitschko won the title of world champion according to the most prestigious version of professional boxing, the WBC.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on State Building and Local Self-Government believes that the draft law on the abolition in Ukraine of benefits and privileges for officials of all branches of government, introduced by People's Deputy Leonid Chernovetsky, requires revision.

On April 23, an award ceremony for the tenth regional pysanka-makers competition "Volyn Pysanka of the III Millennium" was held in the premises of the Volyn Museum of Local Lore, which took place during March-April 2004. \nThe competition was attended by 50 pysanka-making masters, and 223 pysanky were presented.

The "Our Ukraine" action "Yes to welfare! No to dictatorship!" continues in Volyn. A tent with "Yes!" symbolism has been set up on Theater Square in Lutsk, where campaigners are handing out the newspapers "Yes!" and "Evening News.

A working meeting of the head of the regional council, Vasyl Dmytruk, with the leadership of the Rivne Geological Exploration Expedition was held at the regional council, the regional council's press service reported.

On April 22, a presentation of the first issue of the "Zamość-Volyn Museum Notebooks" took place at the Volyn Museum of Local Lore, which was dedicated to the celebration of the Year of Poland in Ukraine.

People's Deputy Yaroslav Sukhyi has left the SDPU(o) faction and joined the "Trudova Ukraina" faction.

This was announced at the morning session of parliament on Thursday by the first deputy chairman of parliament, Adam Martyniuk.

On Wednesday, a press conference was held in Los Angeles dedicated to the upcoming bout for the WBC heavyweight championship title between Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko and South African Corrie Sanders.

The first European Information Center in Ukraine has been opened in Lutsk, at 13b Molodi Avenue. Its task is to disseminate information among the territorial community of Lutsk and the region about the principles of functioning of the European Union, the economy, politics, and cultural traditions of EU member states.