23 May 2008, 10:49
Text of the telegram:
"The People´s Deputies perceived the news about the victims of the accident with deep sorrow. This is an irretrievable loss for the whole Ukraine.
Please offer our sincere condolences to the relatives of the perished coal miners. We will never forget those who carried warmth and light to the people.
We wish rapid recovery to the injured.
The Chairman
of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk