All Bets Are Off: Russia and Ukraine Ban Gambling Jul 2, 2009
But Ukrainian lawmakers were slower off the mark and only sprang into action in May, after nine people were killed in a fire at a slot-machine hall in Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine. After the fire brought national attention to an industry that was already widely frowned upon, lawmakers pounced. (Time.com)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Gas princess turns up the heat May 17, 2009
A leader of the young communist league, the Komsomol, she took the route of many other colleagues in starting small businesses by privatizing Komsomol assets, in her case in her native Dnipropetrovsk, a steel town in eastern Ukraine. She and her husband (she married at 18) also copied videos in their living room and rented them out or sold them. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
UEFA names 4 Polish Euro 2012 hosts, 1 in Ukraine May 13, 2009
The two Ukrainian reserve cities of Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk were both dropped. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Blast kills 10, injures 11 in Ukraine May 8, 2009
KIEV, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and 11 others injured early on Thursday when a powerful explosion ripped through a casino in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported ... "The blast took place in a slot machine hall of the Metro-Jack-Pot, which is located on the first floor of a five-story apartment house in Dnipropetrovsk. Nine people were killed on the spot and another died in hospital," an Emergency Ministry official was quoted as... (Xinhuanet, China)
Ukraine gaming hall fire kills 10 May 8, 2009
The blaze on the ground floor of the five-story building in the city of Dnipropetrovsk started at about 0045 local time (1145 GMT on Wednesday) ... Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is flying to Dnipropetrovsk to chair an emergency cabinet meeting there. (BBC News -- Europe)
Official: 9 dead in Ukraine gambling hall blast May 7, 2009
Emergency Situations Minister Volodymyr Shandra said 11 more were wounded in the explosion and ensuing fire at the hall, on the ground floor of a five-story building in the city of Dnipropetrovsk ... In televised remarks from Dnipropetrovsk, Shandra stressed that other explanations including a bomb had not been ruled out. (USA Today -- News)
Ukraine seeks 500 mln from EBRD as crisis worsens Feb 18, 2009
The crisis, coupled with a higher gas bill from Russia has also led to gas shortages in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk and the southern Crimea peninsula. Officials said, however, that hot water and heating supplies had been restored in most households in those regions by Wednesday morning. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
UEFA happy with Ukraines Euro 2012 progress Feb 8, 2009
Lviv is one of four main cities due to host matches in Ukraine, along with Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk. UEFA officials, including President Michel Platini, had been highly critical of the pace of Ukraine s preparations and demanded faster fulfilment of pledges. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Weekend Fights Mar 24, 2008
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine (AP) Zaurbek Baysangurov, Russia, stopped Roman Dzuman, Ukraine, 8, to retain his European light middleweight title. . (International Herald Tribune)
Cooperation, Punishment And Revenge In Economics And Society Mar 10, 2008
Or at least, they did in some cities -- most notably in more traditional societies based on authoritarian and parochial social institutions such as Muscat in Oman, Athens, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Samara in Russia, Minsk in Belarus, Istanbul, Seoul and Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine. Players in these cities showed the highest levels of 'anti-social punishment. (Science Daily)
Ukraine mine blast kills 63, 37 missing Nov 19, 2007
A gas explosion killed more than 20 in an apartment building in Dnipropetrovsk in central Ukraine last month. In July, a train carrying phosphorous derailed in western Ukraine, causing widespread damage and prompting a mass evacuation. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Ukraine gas explosion toll rises Oct 20, 2007
Authorities in Ukraine have said 23 people were killed by a gas explosion in a block of flats in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk last Saturday. Deputy PM Andriy Klyuyev said the initial toll had risen after rescue workers found a further six bodies in the remains of the 10-storey building. (BBC News -- Europe)
Gas explosion tears through Ukraine apartment block Oct 15, 2007
Several explosions in succession struck a residential area of the city of Dnipropetrovsk on Saturday, the largest sending rubble cascading down on residents in a large block of flats. "There are still 20 people that we are looking for," the official said. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Death toll in Ukraine gas blast rises to 13; more still missing Oct 15, 2007
The blast destroyed much of the 10-story building in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the capital, Kiev, ripping off parts of the roof and blowing out dozens of windows ... The local gas company DnipropetrovskGorGaz said a sharp increase in gas pressure in the city system may have helped cause the blast, Interfax reported. (International Herald Tribune)
Gas Explosion in Eastern Ukraine Kills 9 Oct 14, 2007
The blast destroyed much of the 10-story building in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk, about 370 miles from the capital, Kiev, ripping off parts of the roof and blowing out dozens of windows. Rescue workers carry out rescue operations in this image taken from TV, after a powerful natural gas explosion in an apartment building in eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the capital, Kiev, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 ... Local gas company... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Deadly gas blast hits Ukraine Oct 14, 2007
At least eleven people have been killed by a gas explosion that destroyed a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk ... The local gas utility in Dnipropetrovsk said the explosion was caused by a sudden increase in gas flows to the area. (Aljazeera.Net)
Gas blast rocks Ukraine building Oct 14, 2007
At least 11 people have died in an explosion that tore through a block of flats in Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine, officials say. Twenty-three people were injured and others may still be buried in the rubble, the emergency ministry says. (BBC News -- Europe)
Killer Gas Explosion Rips Through Ukraine Flats Oct 14, 2007
A spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry said several blasts in succession struck a residential area in the city of Dnipropetrovsk. He said around 70 people were rescued from rubble and six of the 21 injured were children. (Sky News)
Six feared dead in Ukraine gas blast Oct 13, 2007
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine (AFP) - As many as six people were feared dead Saturday after a gas blast partly destroyed a nine-storey apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, rescuers on the ground told AFP.. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Ukraine apartment block blast kills nine Oct 13, 2007
Ukraine's Emergencies Ministry said several explosions in succession struck a residential area of the city of Dnipropetrovsk just before 11 am, the largest sending rubble cascading down on residents in a large block of flats ... Ministry officials in Dnipropetrovsk said damage was also caused to an adjacent apartment block and two smaller individual houses ... The local gas utility in Dnipropetrovsk said the explosion was caused by a sudden increase in gas flows to the area. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Timoshenko May Be Real Victor of Ukraine's Yushchenko-Yanukovych Showdown Oct 5, 2007
Timoshenko was born in Dnipropetrovsk, in the eastern Ukraine, and studied economics before beginning her career at the state-run engineering plant there. After the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, she became president of Unified Energy Systems, a fuel trader importing and reselling Russian oil and gas. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Ukraine parliamentary exit polls show near dead-heat Oct 1, 2007
Tymoshenko, speaking in her home town, Dnipropetrovsk, said an "Orange" team would waste no time if it won: "We know that we will have to accomplish 10 days' work in a single day.". Reforms and policy initiatives have stalled over the last year as president and prime minister bickered. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Ukraine's two solitudes get ready to meet Sep 30, 2007
DNIPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE Tatiana Noyman and Alla Petukh are goods friends with much in common in this grimy steel town five hours east of Kiev ... The steel town of Dnipropetrovsk, where black smoke belches from the city's giant Soviet-built plant, lies on one of those political fault lines ... While debates rage in Dnipropetrovsk, further east in the coal-mining city of Donetsk the vast majority of residents have already turned their backs on Mr. Yushchenko's vision. (Globe and Mail)
Bayern happy to draw Belenenses in UEFA Cup first round Sep 2, 2007
The UEFA Cup first round draw: Sevilla (Spa)-AEK Athens (Gre) vs Salzburg (Aut), Nuremberg (Ger) vs Rapid Bucharest (Rom), Midtjylland (Den) vs Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus), Rabotnicki (Mcd) vs Bolton Wanderers (Eng), Groningen (Nedd) vs Fiorentina (Ita), Villarreal (Spa) vs Bate Borisov (Blr), Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) vs Uniao Leiria (Por), Zenit St Petersburg (Rus) vs Standard Liege (Bel), Sion (Swi) vs Galatasaray (Tur), Everton (Eng) vs Metalist Kharkiv (Ukr), Panathinaikos (Gre) vs Artmedia... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Ukrainian group joins Consolidated fray Sep 1, 2007
Born in the industrialized Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, both Mr Bogolyubov and Mr Kolomoisky are active supporters of the Jewish community in the country. Copyright The Financial Times Ltd. All rights reserved. (MSNBC -- Business)
Bayern receive 'easy' Uefa Cup tie Sep 1, 2007
Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen are also off to Ukraine to meet one of the biggest names in European football, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. "There is no such thing as an easy draw in Europe.". (Aljazeera.Net)
Ukraine's Middle Class Jul 18, 2007
The Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions were next, averaging $220-250 per month. The lowest average salaries were in the Ternopil region at just over $150 per month. (Suite101.com)
Ukraine unveils squad for Euro 2008 qualifier vs France May 22, 2007
Goalkeepers: Olexander Shovkovsky (Dynamo Kiev), Maxim Startsev (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Andriy Pyatov (Vorskla Poltava). Defenders: Andriy Nesmachny (Dynamo Kiev), Viacheslav Svidersky (Chornomorets Odesa), Dmytro Chigrinsky (Shakhtar Donetsk), Olexander Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Rusol (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Volodymyr Yezersky (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) ... Midfielders: Oleg Gusev (Dynamo Kiev), Ruslan Rotan (Dynamo Kiev), Taras Mikhalik (Dynamo Kiev), Anatoly Tymoshchyuk (Zenit St... (People's Daily Online, China)
Ukraine, Poland get the job Apr 19, 2007
The projected Polish venues for the 2012 tournament include Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw while the Ukrainian cities of Kiev, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv would stage games. Kiev s Olympic Stadium, used to host soccer at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, is the proposed venue for the final. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Poland and Ukraine Successful Apr 19, 2007
There will be 16 countries taking part in the tournament and the organisers are planning to use stadia in six Polish cities Chorzow, Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw and in four Ukrainian cities Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lviv and Kiev. The final will probably be played in the Olympic Stadium in Kiev. (Suite101.com)
Poland and Ukraine to co-host Euro 2012 Apr 18, 2007
Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kiev and Lviv in Ukraine, and Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw and Chorzow in Poland have been lined up as venues for Euro 2012. The opening match is scheduled to be staged at the new 70,000-capacity National Stadium in Warsaw when construction work is completed in 2009 at a cost of 400 million. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
More Matter: Back in the U.S.S.R. Apr 11, 2007
Traveling a few days ago from Donetsk to Dnipropetrovsk, the car I was driving broke down. I was understandably frustrated, and it had been a long day and I had a train that night from Dnipropetrovsk to Kyiv, which I could not miss. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
* Ukrainians fear crime making a comeback Apr 2, 2007
PROFESSIONAL HIT: The police believe rival businessmen probably killed Maksim Kurochkin in a battle for control of a produce market in the city of Dnipropetrovsk THE OBSERVER, KIEV Monday, Apr 02, 2007, Page 6 ... Detectives believe rival businessmen probably killed Kurochkin in a battle for control of the Ozerka produce market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, but his political ties to Yanukovich were also under scrutiny. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Killing of Mad Max signals the return of Ukraine's gang wars Apr 1, 2007
Detectives believe rival businessmen probably killed Kurochkin in a battle for control of the Ozerka produce market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, but his political ties to Yanukovich are also under scrutiny. Kurochkin was director of the Russian Club, a group set up with Kremlin support to back Yanukovich's pro-Moscow bid for the presidency in 2004. (Guardian Unlimited)
Warning preceded sniper slaying in Ukraine Mar 29, 2007
Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Mykola Kupyansky said Wednesday that the slaying was believed to be tied to a struggle for control of a market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, the Ukrainian News Agency reported. Kupyansky told a news conference in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, that investigators were linking the Russian businessman's death to the killing of Volodymyr Vorobiov, former acting director of Central Market Co. in Dnipropetrovsk, and to the slaying of three Russians... (Los Angeles Times)
