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Ukraine Without Kuchma Movement Announces Plans for Mass INSIDE:• EU requirements and the “forgotten Europe” — page 2. • Canadian postal issues honor Ukrainian sculptor — page 4. • A new film about Mazepa, and Ukraine’s cinema industry — pages 8-9. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXX HE KRAINIANNo. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2002 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Fire Tbreaks out at Ukraine’sU most dangerous mine Ukraine WithoutW Kuchma movement announces plans for mass protests 21 miners hospitalized at Zasiadko mine in Donetsk region by Ivan Poltavets one of the most dangerous in Ukraine. Out Special to The Ukrainian Weekly of 187 miners who died in accidents this by Ivan Poltavets Ukraine, for transformation of Ukraine’s year, 22 died in the Zasiadko mine. The Special to The Ukrainian Weekly presidential republic into a parliamentary KYIV – A series of accidents at the one, and for full investigations into the death toll in Ukrainian mines was: 316 in KYIV – Leaders of the Ukraine Zasiadko mine in the Donetsk region con- 2000 and 294 in 2001, added Mr. Suslov. deaths of Ukrainian journalists and tinued as a fire broke out at 8:50 a.m. on Without Kuchma movement, which politicians such as Mr. Gongadze, Ihor The cause of the Zasiadko fire is still organized mass protests throughout August 20 at the depth of 530 meters, being investigated by a commission Aleksandrov, Vyacheslav Chornovil and when there were 1,680 miners under- 2000-2001, announced plans for a mass Vadym Hetman. formed by state officials and the mine’s demonstration to be held on the Kyiv’s ground. All of them were taken to the sur- The Ukraine Without Kuchma move- management. The senior management of Independence Square on September 16 face safely by 2:20 p.m., according to the ment calls for a roundtable between the the Zasiadko mine suspects that the fire to commemorate the death of missing Interfax news service. opposition and the government prior to could have been cause by sabotage, as journalist Heorhii Gongadze to and “The fire was caused by the closure of the planned September demonstration to there was evidence of tampering in the demand the resignation of President discuss, among other things, uncondi- the electric cable in the shaft. Electricity in shaft. These claims will be checked during Leonid Kuchma. the mine was shut down, ventilation was tional freedom for all political prisoners, the investigation by the Donetsk A statement of the movement’s lead- pre-term presidential elections, and a reversed and all of the miners were evacu- Procurator’s Office and the Donetsk ers also called on four opposition fac- ated. Forty-five miners were blocked in coalition government composed of repre- Security Service Department. tions – Viktor Yushchenko’s Our sentatives of Our Ukraine, the the buckets, as it was the time of the shift “Sixty to 70 percent of miners’ deaths Ukraine, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, the change; 42 were blocked three meters Tymoshenko Bloc, and the Communist are caused by violations of safety instruc- Socialists and the Communists – to join and Socialist parties. below the surface, while three miners tions,” said Mr. Suslov in commenting on in the protests. were blocked at the level of 817 meters Activists of the movement say they the incident. Three factors lead to “It’s not just about changing one per- realize, however, that the people current- below the surface,” explained Gennadii increased danger in the mines: difficult son for another. We want the situation in Suslov, head of the Safety Monitoring ly in power in Ukraine use all the means geological conditions, worn equipment, as Ukraine and the destiny of the people not possible to avoid dialogue with the Department for the Mining Industry, well as the low discipline of workers and a to depend on the character of the man opposition. which is part of the Ministry of Labor and disregard of production procedures. While who is president,” said one of the leaders Ukraine Without Kuchma leaders also Social Policy. first two factors are difficult or expensive of the Ukraine Without Kuchma move- stressed the necessity to avoid violence Twenty-one miners were hospitalized; to quickly alter, the attention of the ment, Volodymyr Chemerys, during a during the forthcoming mass protests in five of them are undergoing treatment for Ukrainian government and mine manage- press conference on August 20. order not to repeat the scenario of March suspected inhalation of combustion prod- ment should be focused on the enforce- The Ukraine Without Kuchma 9, 2001, when demonstrations resulted in a ucts. activists’ statement calls for the dismissal violent clash between protesters and The Zasiadko mine is considered to be (Continued on page 3) of Mr. Kuchma and senior officials in police. They noted that political activists, who purportedly took part in attacking police near the presidential administration building, were arrested and still are impris- oned while court hearings proceed slowly. Landmark church marks its 40th anniversary “Only Kuchma, [Rada Chairman by Andrew Nynka land and many, said historian Lubow yards from the future site of the church Volodymyr] Lytvyn, [Head of the Wolynetz, found something similar in began to persuade friends from New York Presidential Administration Viktor] JEWETT, N.Y. – When St. John the New York’s Catskill Mountains half a City to visit. The Kobziars are widely rec- Medvedchuk, and other leaders of the Baptist Church was first built, local news- century ago, when the first Ukrainian ognized as the first Ukrainian family in bankrupt power today need blood on papers recognized it as a unique and sig- families moved here. the area. Kyiv’s streets,” the statement of the nificant piece of wooden architecture. But, Mrs. Wolynetz said, Ukrainians According to Mrs. Kobziar, who Ukraine Without Kuchma activists said. Even today town historians continue to were also drawn to the area by Olha and recently spoke with The Weekly, the area Those in power also are preparing for comment that it stands out as a distinctive Volodymyr Kobziar who, having pur- had a very educational atmosphere and the forthcoming opposition protests. example of Ukrainian culture, a shrine to chased a house together with another the family encouraged friends and chil- News coverage of the opposition’s plans human rights and a symbol of Ukrainian Ukrainian family only several hundred (Continued on page 3) was nothing but bleak. Only a few media freedom. outlets reported on the unification Over its 40-year existence the church processes among the four factions. complex has played host to concerts, art Now that the protests seem imminent, exhibits, an active Ukrainian community however, it is much harder to ignore the and curious tourists. It is, quite simply, a opposition plans. Oleksander Hapon, focal point of the community. But what state secretary of the Ministry of Internal makes the story of St. John the Baptist Affairs, said the militia is ready to pro- Ukrainian Catholic Church – which tect public safety during the planned recently celebrated its 40th anniversary – opposition demonstrations, adding that more interesting is that, by the fate of a he hopes citizens of Ukraine will not coin toss, it might never have been built. allow for a repetition of the March 2001 From the time construction on the clashes, when 36 militiamen were hospi- church began in the early 1960s to when it talized. was completed in the 1980s the Ukrainian Earlier in July, leaders and representa- community around the church grew. tives of four parliamentary factions – Parishioners gathered at the 40th anniver- Our Ukraine, the Tymoshenko Bloc, the sary celebration on August 4 said Socialists and the Communists – Ukrainians had been drawn to the area for announced advance plans for the mass several reasons. And the church they built protests scheduled for September 16. symbolizes a place from which One of the leaders of the Socialist Party, Ukrainians emigrated and a land that Yosyp Vinskyi, speaking on public radio many missed. on July 25, broke the news on the sign- Immigrants who found work in New St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, a landmark in the Hunter ing of a protocol of intent among the York City longed for their native home- area of New York state. (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2002 No. 34 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Warsaw obliges itself to build NEWSBRIEFS Population shrinks by 200,000 consult with Our Ukraine on the adop- tion of “major state decisions.” (RFE/RL European Union’s ‘Berlin Wall’ KYIV – The population of Ukraine fell Newsline) by nearly 200,000 people in January-June by Jan Maksymiuk of some 12,000 servicemen and civilians to of this year, UNIAN reported on August Russian and Ukrainian PMs hold talks RFE/RL Newsline 18,000. By 2006 the country will increase 9, citing the State Statistics Committee. the force by 3,200, hiring 5,300 profession- According to last year’s census, there MOSCOW – Prime Minister Mikhail Poland has concluded the Administration al frontier guards and 1,000 more civil ser- were 48.4 million people living in Kasianov met in Moscow on August 16 of Justice and Internal Affairs Chapter in its vants, while phasing out 3,100 army con- Ukraine as of December 5, 2001. with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Anatolii European Union accession talks in scripts who are currently deployed. (RFE/RL Newsline) Kinakh to discuss a number of bilateral Brussels. Warsaw pledged to beef up con- The government plans to buy and equip issues, Russian and Western news agen- 13 million live below poverty line trol of its 1,200-kilometer border with seven helicopters and two light aircraft for cies reported.
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