A real submarine SS-130 will be brought to Kyiv from Kherson, where a museum complex called “Peremoga” (Victory) dedicated to naval topics will be created. This submarine was given to Ukraine as a gift by Russia in 2000.

Kyiv authorities are going to choose one of the parks in the Ukrainian capital, where monuments of the Soviet era will be placed. For this purpose they offer a park of Alexander Pushkin. It is suggested to place monuments in sectors, which will display different periods of the Soviet history.

On the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks, October 14, 2009, the march of OUN UPA is planned to be held in Kyiv under the slogan “Bandera is our hero! Pokrova is our holiday!”. It will start at 3pm near the monument of Taras Shevchenko. At the end of the march there will be a concert where leading Ukrainian rock groups will take part.

On Wednesday morning, 8th October, nearly all left bank of Kyiv was in smoke. A burn smell could be felt even in Posnyaki district. The fire has started on sludge fields of Bortnychi Aeration Station where sewage is cleaned (near Gnedin village, Boryspil district, Kyiv region).

A unique wall-paintings of XVIII and XIX centuries have been open to the public in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. Since 60s these paintings have been hidden under a special layer of whitewash, as they say they were too bright in comparison with more ancient frescoes.

Ukraine Vs England football match takes place this Saturday, 10th October 2009 at Dnipro Arena stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, 17:15 (BST). It is possible to get tickets for the football match Ukraine – England only from second-hand dealers or “generous” cashiers now. Incredible situation is developing regarding sales of tickets for Saturday’s 2010 World Cup qualifying match between national teams of Ukraine and England.

Kyiv City Administration decided to prolong the term of traffic limitation on Khreschatik Street from 31st August to 31st December 2009 not only for cars, but also for pedestrians.

Probably in a few years a big 250 meters high View Tower might appear next to the Friendship Arch (Arka Druzhby Narodiv) in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It’ll look a little bit like Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow, Russia. Kyiv View Tower will be a central station of a ropeway.

For over 25 thousand Hasidic Jewish pilgrims from 16 countries came to the Ukrainian small town Uman in Cherkasska oblast for the celebration of the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah. One time a year during ten days this small Ukrainian city becomes in some extent the place of the world value.

Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine defined the winner of tender for producing a new truck to transport prisoners. Tender competition was announced in the framework of Ukrainian preparations for EURO-2012. Ukrainian militia (police) is afraid that European football fans, in case of detention, will not be satisfied with the Ukrainian cars for prisoners, which Ukrainian militia has inherited since Soviet Union times.