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MANCHESTER, England, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport officially signed as Host of 2013 event. Routes is delighted to announce that Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport was officially appointed today as the Host for the 3rd Routes CIS event, to take place on 21-23 July of this year. Routes CIS is the only route development forum for the entire CIS region and the 2013 event is expected to attract around 250...

KYIV, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Around four million foreign guests crossed Ukrainian border since the beginning of EURO 2012, reported Ukraine's State Border Guard Service. As international supporters keep streaming in, UK human rights activist Clare Dimyon apologized to Ukraine on behalf of Great Britain for false accusations in racism and other types of intolerance. Four million people and 860 thousand vehicles have crossed the state border since June 5. However,...

KYIV, Ukraine, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparations for EURO 2012 Ukraine leaped forward 30 years in its development, said UEFA President Michel Platini. During the press conference at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Platini also noted that despite numerous problems, especially the impact of the global financial crisis, both countries have achieved a high level of readiness for the continental football championship. According to the head of European...

DENDERMONDE, Belgium, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With a few days before the kick-off of Europe's largest football event, exciting times for football fans can commence. Two stadiums in Ukraine will have a hybrid grass pitch. In the stadiums of Kharkiv and Donetsk, Desso Sports Systems has installed their hybrid grass system, a 100 % natural grass pitch reinforced by artificial fibres. Top matches on a high tech pitch With this type of pitch, the stadiums of...

KYIV, Ukraine, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Country officials open the renewed terminal at Donetsk international airport in Ukraine just in time for EURO 2012. The renewed airport boasts a seven-storey terminal capable of servicing up to 3,100 passengers per hour (previously - 700), reads the statement by Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry. Donetsk airport recently introduced an artificial runway suitable for all types of airplanes, including the heavy Boeing 747 and...

KYIV, Ukraine, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American digital sports media network Bleacher Report ranked the Ukrainian EURO 2012 facility - National Sports Complex Olimpiyskyi in Kyiv - the best stadium of the eight hosting the event. The National Stadium in Warsaw took the second spot, while the Donbass Arena in eastern Ukrainian Donetsk was rated third best. Besides EURO 2012 final on July 1, 2012, Olimpiyskyi will host three matches of the Swedish team - with...

British pop star Elton John did not file a request to adopt a Ukrainian boy after a recent visit to an orphanage in the Donetsk Region, a city official said. Media reports said the 62-year-old singer planned to adopt a 14-month-old boy he met while on a humanitarian mission with his Elton John AIDS Foundation last week. John reportedly was told he would be unable to take legal custody of the child, however, because the Ukrainian government doesn't recognize his marriage to longtime partner...

U.S. pop star Beyonce performed at the opening of the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, the venue said. The arena is the first soccer stadium in Eastern Europe to be designed and built to UEFA five-star standards. It will now become home to UEFA Cup Champions, FC Shakhtar. Beyonce headlined the arena's Aug. 29 grand opening ceremony, which was attended by more than 45,000 people. Three of Ukraine's most famous singers -- Natal'ya Mogilevskaya, Svetlana Loboda, who represented Ukraine at...

Emphasis on Modern Industrial Production and a Diversified Economy KIEV, Ukraine, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Donetsk Region will begin implementing the economic development strategy, formulated during the first stage of the regional development project pilot created by the Foundation for Effective Governance and Monitor Group in partnership with the local authorities of Donetsk Region. The project calls for a focus on modern industrial production and a more diversified economy, announced...

MOSCOW. Oct 2 (Interfax) - Moscow's Nikulinsky District Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by 90 relatives of victims of the August 2006 air crash near Donetsk, Ukraine, which claimed 170 lives, over compensation worth more than 876 million rubles on an insurance contract, the plaintiffs' lawyer Igor Trunov told Interfax on Thursday. "The Nikulinsky court rejected our lawsuit. As a result, the plaintiffs will get nothing," he said. "We will appeal today's ruling in the Moscow City Court," the...