Text of report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Ohrid (Macedonia), 8 October: Ukraine is becoming increasingly more needed by NATO, Ukrainian Defence Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov has said today after a meeting with US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates.

Excerpt from report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 26 September: Power generating unit No 2 at the Khmelnytskyy nuclear power plant was reconnected to the power grid at 2051 local time [1751 gmt] on 25 September after emergency repairs, the plant's press service told UNIAN.

Text of report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 26 September: Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko has said that simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections will be the only way out of the crisis in Ukraine, unless the ruling coalition which has collapsed is restored in parliament.

Excerpt from report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 5 September: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has stressed efforts to join NATO's Membership Action Plan are still topical. He said this in a joint statement for media with US Vice- President Dick Cheney today.

Excerpt from report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 5 August: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a decree on the implementation of a decision by the National Security and Defence Council of 30 May 2008 "On the state and prospects of the coal industry development and urgent measures to increase labour safety in this industry." The decision was implemented by presidential decree No 685/2008 of 5 August.