President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych broke off vacation and today, on August 5 he convened an extraordinary session of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine concerning taking counteraction measures to possible fires because of difficult weather conditions.

The press service of the President of Ukraine disclosed to UNIAN that V. Yanukovych had cancelled all events, which were planned in his working schedule for the next week and broke off vacation.

V. Yanukovych made a decision to call from vacation leaders of the central executive power bodies and heads of the Oblast State Administrations.

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The session of the NSDC will take place in Crimea. It will start at 14. 30 pm.