17/08/2011 11:46
Crimean prime minister Vassily Dzharty dies at 53
Vassily Dzharty, the prime minister of Ukraine's autonomous republic of Crimea, has died, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday, RIA Novosti reported.
The 53-year-old underwent an operation on his lungs last month.
He died in the region's resort town of Yalta on Tuesday night.
Dzharty was appointed chairman of Crimea's council of ministers in March 2010.