Four ice Palaces of sports it is planned to construct in Ukraine up to the end of 2007, minister concerning family, youth and sports Victor Korzh at press conference in Kiev has informed.

" Together with Federation of hockey of Ukraine it is literally within a month we shall begin construction of four Palaces of sports which is planned to finish in December of current year ", - it has told.

Besides V.Korzh hopes, that within one-two months at a level of the government, after public discussion, the state program of development of hockey in Ukraine will be accepted. Minister has emphasized necessity of carrying out of immediate measures for a raising of hockey in Ukraine and deducing of the given kind of sports from crisis in which it now is.