Ukraine

A general view of one of the regions of Kiev at a temperature of around -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit). 9rd February 2012.

Kiev activists fry eggs on home heating ducts in the street. The air temperature was -16, with it taking 10 minutes to cook them. Kiev, Ukraine. 8th February 2012

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has named the key economic priorities for 2012 and called on MPs to help carry out these tasks. Ukraine. 7th February 2012

After days of extreme temperatures as low as -35 °C, the Dnepr River has completely frozen. Kiev, Ukraine. 2nd February 2012.

Ukrainian Muslims mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad in Al-Rahma mosque. Kiev, Ukraine. 3rd February 2012

Extreme temperatures as low as -35 °C continue to plague Ukraine. Over 70 people have died in the last few days. Most of these are homeless people found frozen on the street. Kiev, Ukra...

Alexander Alekseev's art, entitled "Rainbow", originally on display in the Arsenal museum was relocated to the Kiev Fashion Park. Locally, it is sometimes referred to as ...

Homeless dogs were forced to brave the extreme cold with sub-zero temperatures plumetting as low as between -20 to - 30 degrees Celsius. Ukraine. 2nd February 2012

Despite temperatures dropping below minus 20 degrees Celsius, residents of the Obolon District could be seen taking advantage of the frozen Verbne Lake. Ukraine. 2nd February 2012

The death toll due to the cold has increased by 20 people in past 24 hours. In whole, during the period of bitter frosts, 63 people have died. In particular, 8 people died in hospitals ...

Despite temperatures hovering near or below -20 °C due to an extreme cold wave, ice fisherman brave the cold and fish on the frozen Dnepr River near Moskovskyi Bridge. Kiev, Ukraine. 2n...

Forty-three people have died in the Ukraine since the cold snap began last week, the Emergency Situations Ministry in Kiev said. Many of them had died after drinking alcohol, then faili...

Ukrainian police shut down the former Soviet republic's most popular file sharing website, Ex.ua, accusing its owners of illegally distributing copyright-protected software, music ...

TsUm, the Central Department Store in Kiev, closes for reconstruction. In the last hours, items were discounted from 10 % to 70%, and employees dismantled the various shops and began pa...

Due to a European cold snap, 1500 heating points for the poor were opened in the Ukraine in the last week to provide warmth to those living on the streets. Kiev. 30th January 2012

Ukrainian nationalists carried flaming torches during a rally to mark the 94th anniversary of the 1918 Battle of Kruty, when a small Ukrainian unit of 300 soldiers tried to resist Bolsh...

A ceremony to commemorate Holocaust victims on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day begins with a remembrance service in Kiev. Ukraine. 27th January 2012

Head of Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira said during the Euro Atlantic Forum “Ukraine and the EU are on the threshold of an agreement on associatio...

Beautiful winter scenes in Mariinksy Park. Kiev, Ukraine. 25th January 2012

Orthodox Christians can frequently be seen praying in Mariinsky Park. There is a cross just outside the fence of Ukrainian Parliament, called Verkhovna Rada, and a smaller shrine less t...