The new production site at the Lutsk Automobile Plant (LuAZ) will be officially launched today, April 6, 2006, although in reality it has been operating since April 1. This was reported by the press secretary of the "Bohdan" corporation, Serhiy Krasulia.

On the Ustyluh – Lutsk – Rivne highway between the villages of Kornyn and Rohachiv in Rivne district, traffic was blocked for almost two hours. The reason – surface waters washed away the asphalt, and a truck-trailer carrying several "Toyotas" to Kyiv fell through, getting trapped in the earthen trap.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide one of the largest Ukrainian pasta producers - Bonita ST LLC - with a loan of EUR 535,000 for a period of 5 years. The company plans to invest the received funds in equipment for the production of new types of products.

Descendants of Ukrainian Ostarbeiters who were forced to work in Austria during the Second World War will be given the opportunity to study and acquire a profession in that country.

The collective statement of four candidates for the position of Lutsk city mayor regarding the recognition of the mayoral elections as invalid has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs for revision. The court granted the corresponding motion of the plaintiffs and today, April 4, left the lawsuit without consideration.

Deputies did not support any resolution on recounting votes in the parliamentary elections.

The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law that changes the procedure for holding local council deputies accountable.

On April 2, the Lutsk city territorial election commission established the results of the elections of deputies of the Lutsk city council. The new city hall will be controlled by the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, which, under the representation quota, receives 23 deputy mandates out of 45.

Roman Catholics around the world honored the memory of Pope John Paul II, who died exactly a year ago. In Rome, tens of thousands of people took part in a candlelight service in St. Peter's Square.