What to do while in Ukraine

The Ukrainian organisers of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kiev were left red-faced Thursday after mistakenly playing the Russian national anthem to celebrate the victory of a Ukrainian gymnast. Ukrainian Ganna Rizatdinova, who won gold in the individual hoop in the first day of competition Wednesday, started to sing the words to the anthem on top of the podium when she realised that that music was that of the anthem of Russia, not Ukraine. A brief confused smile on the athlete's face was replaced by indignation as the hall of the Kiev Palace of Sports erupted with the jeers and catcalls of disgruntled Ukrainians. Championship organisers switched on the right track a few seconds later and the Ukrainian anthem was played out at full volume. Ukrainian state TV said it had been planned to use the Russian anthem for the winner of the individual ball competition, which a Russian athlete had won. "I was so upset and even a little bit offended... M...

Ukrainian topless feminist group Femen accused the police of planting explosives and a gun during a raid on their headquarters in Kiev headquarters yesterday in a bid to close their organisation down. The Femen group specialises in shock bare-breast appearances to dramatise women’s rights causes, mainly in the male-dominated hierarchies of Russia and its former Soviet allies. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has particularly been a target for Femen’s protests since the prosecution of the Russian female punk group Pussy Riot last year. A police statement in Kiev said a group of explosives experts were sent to Femen’s headquarters in central Kiev yesterday after an anonymous call. Objects resembling a World War Two pistol and grenade were found during a search, it said. Officers at the scene said they had also found leaflets showing the profiles of Putin and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill pictured in snipers’ cross-hairs. Femen activists denounced the police finds ...

Aug 28  - Ukraine coach Mykhaylo Fomenko has named a 25-man squad for the World Cup 2014 qualifier against England on Sept. 10 and for the San Marino clash four days earlier. Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Rustam Hudzhamov (Illichivets), Maxym Koval (Dynamo Kiev) Defenders: Oleksander Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk), Yaroslav Rakitsky (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vyacheslav Shevchuk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Evhen Khacheridi (Dynamo Kiev), Artem Fedetsky (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Vitaliy Mandzyuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) Midfielders: Oleh Gusyev (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kiev), Roman Bezus (Dynamo Kiev), Evhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Anatoly Tymoshchuk (Bayern Munich), Mykola Morozyuk (Metalurh Donetsk), Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk), Dmytro Hrechyshkin (Shakhtar Donetsk), Edmar (Metalist Kharkiv), Denys Dedechko (Vorskla Poltava), Dmytro Homchenovsky (Zorya Lugansk), Olexander Kovpak (PFC Sevastopol...

Samuel Rodriguez  ran the full spectrum of emotions but ended up Spain's hero as they edged out Serbia for gold in an overtime thriller at the U16 European Championship Men. Rodriguez missed two free throws with 2.8 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime but was there to score the winning basket, grabbing the rebound from  Xabier Lopez-Arosteguj's  missed lay-up and putting it back up with seven seconds left in overtime. It capped an amazing game that saw the momentum swing this way and that for 45 minutes . The teams were never separated by more than eight points as they fought each other every step of the way. A thrilling battle reached a fitting climax at the end of regulation when Spain recovered from a six-minute scoring drought with a 10-3 run that tied the game at 55-55 when Rodriguez nailed a pair of free throws with 1:43 remaining. Stefan Peno ,  Lopez-Arosteguj  and  Nikola Rakicevic  all missed threes as the game...

Barbie from Odessa , Valeriya Lukyanova said that man must necessarily pass the test and she really wants to leave the planet Earth. She wrote   on her web page . "I really want to do good things. All that will disturb me , will not be noticed and unworthy of my attention . I think if you have high the spiritual soul, the more will have difficult tests - physical and psychological "- told Barbie . About herself , she said that all the time she makes hard choices and balancing on the edge of the blade. "It is not because that would be so bad , it's just   the universe tests you and it is the most important exam of your life and be sure to pass it on perfectly. And to depart from this planet " - explained Leroy . Previously, Barbie talked about his travels beyond reality and said that she came to Earth from Venus .

The incident occurred during the match Ukraine Russia (at the U16 European Championship Men).  Eight people rushed to the basketball court during the match.  Undressed and unfurled a banner "Candy Roshen better than vodka." Moscow launches trade war to deter Kiev from forging ties with Europe. It began with chocolates"Roshen".

Ukraine will play for ninth place at the U16 European Championship Men after overpowering Russia in the classification round. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk  had 20 points to lead four Ukrainian players in double figures as the hosts dominated the game. They took the lead for good late in the first quarter and pulled away slowly but steadily as Mykhailiuk compiled another highlight reel of dunks and  Kyrylo Marchenko  kept the three-pointers raining in en route to 17 points of his own. After Russia used an early 9-0 run to put Ukraine in a hole, the hosts responded with 13 straight. Mykhailiuk gave Ukraine a lead they would never lose with a three-point play two minutes from the end of the first quarter, and they led 21-16 when the buzzer sounded. Mykhailiuk then nailed a three-pointer with the last play of the first half to make it 36-27. With the home crowd cheering them on Ukraine continued to edge clear, leading 63-49 thanks to back-to-back baskets from ...

Spain claimed a huge scalp as they ended the title hopes of Croatia in a thrilling quarter-final at the U16 European Championship Men. In a finish worthy of classic status, Spain saw a 20-point lead evaporate to almost nothing at the death but Croatia missed two chances to tie it in the final seconds as Spain clung on to reach the semi-finals. It was Croatia's first loss in a tournament they bossed through the first two rounds, and the upset win sparked joyous celebrations on the Spanish side with their coaches leaping about the court arm-in-arm. Croatia will reflect on a dismal second quarter when they managed just five points, allowing Spain to take a 36-21 lead at half-time. Their advantage was 48-28 when  Xabier Lopez-Arosteguj  sank a three-pointer with 6:30 to go in the third quarter, but Croatia are too good a team to go out with such a whimper and they soon set about a stirring rally. Back-to-back lay-ups from  Lovro Mazalin  completed a 15-3 ...

Gutman & Co. fall to Ukraine in 2-0 friendly for first international loss for Israel in five games. Israel suffered its first defeat since last November on Wednesday night, losing 2-0 to Ukraine in Kiev in its last tune-up match ahead of the final stretch to its 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. Since falling 2-1 to Belarus in a friendly in Jerusalem last year, Israel had managed to resurrect its qualifying campaign with a 3-3 draw against Portugal and a 2-0 victory at Northern Ireland, while also winning its past two friendly encounters against Finland and Honduras. However, it was outplayed for most of Wednesday’s game – played under driving rain in Kiev – giving coach Eli Gutman plenty of food for thought before next month’s resumption of the qualifiers. The blue-and-white currently sits in third place in Group F with 11 points from six matches, trailing second-placed Russia, which had 12 points from five games before Wednesday night’s match at Northern Ireland. Portugal l...

German consumer goods company Henkel has pulled a toilet freshener from the eastern European market after Ukrainians complained it looked like the former Soviet republic's flag. A television advertisement for the Bref Duo Stick freshener run in Russia ( here ) caught the attention of Ukrainians - many of whom watch Russian television - last week. In the ad, the yellow-and-blue freshener which is shaped like a small flag is put under the toilet rim. "A delirious idea from uncultured people," one person commented on the YouTube clip. Tore Birol, Henkel's general manager for laundry and home care products in Ukraine, told Reuters on Wednesday the company had pulled the product within three days of seeing the complaints. "We are very sorry if people were offended by the design of our new product," he said. "We stopped the production, distribution and television advertising (of the product)." Birol said the freshener, which had been mark...

A press-conference was held in Kyiv dedicated to the start of the U16 European Championship Men 2013 that will be held from 8 to 18 August in the Kyiv Palace of Sports. The press-conference was attended by the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Olexander Vilkul, the president of the Basketball Federation of Ukraine Oleksandr Volkov and Tournament Director Markian Lubkivskyi. "In August the European basketball world will be centred in Kyiv, where from 8 to 18 August the U16 European basketball Championship will be held," claimed Vilkul to open the press-conference, continuing: "Ukraine is creating new international stars. There is no doubt that in a few years the young men who take part in this tournament will become main leaders in their adult teams. But they will always remember the games they played on our courts." Vilkul also discussed the importance of making the tournament accessible to all. On the initiative of the Ukrainian Government and the ...

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry says an ammonia leak at a chemical plant has killed five people and sickened more than 20. The ministry said that a pipe carrying liquid ammonia depressurized Tuesday at the Stirol plant in the east of the country, causing the release of the chemical. The ministry refused to provide further details. The plant said on its website that the faulty pipe was soon fixed and there was no danger to the population in nearby areas. Production of chemical fertilizers is a key sector of the Ukrainian economy.  Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/08/06/3426467/ukraine-5-killed-20-sickened-in.html#storylink=cpy  

The duty-free stores will be situated across nine locations on the third floor of TD and two on the fourth The Ukraine State Property Fund is to lease 2,268sq m of space in Kyiv Boryspil International airport terminal D, according to local media reports. The tender covers restaurants, cafes and duty-free shops, and the longest contract for all premises is two years and 11 months. The duty-free stores will be situated in nine locations covering 1,425sq m on the third floor of TD and two locations spanning 53.7sq m and 36.9sq m respectively on the fourth floor. According to the Ukrainian Journal the independent value of the property is UAH77.9m ($9.6m) based on a rental rate of 18%. Irish travel retailer Aer Rianta International has been operating out of TB through its Kievrianta subsidiary since 1992. Travel retailer Gebr Heinemann also runs shops at the airport through a local partner.

Having tasted success with Barcelona and Catalonia, three amigos will next week take aim at the U16 European Championship Men in Ukraine. Spanish trio Ramon Vila, Jaume Sorolla and Alejandro Mazaira have grown up together with Barca's youth system, more than just three key cogs in the team but also three close friends - and that makes them key to the close chemistry inside Jose Ignacio Hernandez's team. Jose Silva is ready to sacrifice some nights for his team to be successful at the U16 European Championship Together they won the youth championships both in Spain and Catalonia, but their goal in Kyiv over the next fortnight is to get Spain back into the podium positions after they missed out in Lithuania last year. Jose Silva , an assistant to Hernandez, has worked with the trio and several other members of this team for many years during their development within the national academy. "I will not deny that this generation is special to me because...

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, August 5 / Trend, H. Hasanov / State National Service Turkmenhowayollary (Turkmen Airlines) has opened a regular flight between the cities of Ashgabat and Lvov (Ukraine), the aviation company reported. 'The comfortable Boeing-737NG will carry out flights between the two cities with a frequency of once a week', the report said. In time, the frequency of flights can increase to twice a week. Turkmenhowayollary planes have been carrying out flights to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, with a frequency of three times a week since 2008. According to the comment by the state information service Turkmen dovlet xabarlari, the main advantage for those who fly to Kiev and Lvov is that for the return flight to Ashgabat, they can without changing the ticket, fly from any of these cities. 'And the docking of flights carried out by the State National Service Turkmenhowayollary to these Ukrainian cities with flights to Beijing (China), Delhi (Ind...

 Ukraine's national film funding body has signed a deal with the Ukrainian National Film Archive in Kiev to secure the services of the organization's cinema experts to help evaluate proposed movie projects. The deal, worth $55,000, is designed to boost the quality of films put forward for state backing. Ukraine has been ratcheting up state backing of movies in the past three years with more than $30 million being made available this year. Around 10 features are expected to be completed with state backing this year, and a further 10 are in production. Kateryna Kopylova , head of the Ukrainian State Film Agency, says that as projects get better, state funding will expand. "When there is a large number of high-quality, interesting movies, we will be able to raise the amount of state financing for the industry,"