Defence Minister Yurii Yekhanurov predicts that 5,000 flats are provided to the military personnel for entire 2008, the minister has announced to the press during his visit to Vinnytsia.

"Our constructors are currently working at the houses to be commissioned and the five thousand assignment for apartments will be handed before the New Year comes. We forecast that the fifth thousand flat for the military will be commissioned in Sevastopol," he said.

Yekhanurov specified, as of December 2 the Defence Ministry capital construction directorate had delivered 4,500 assignments to the military.

"Today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the military will receive in all 545 assignments for apartments, and the total number of commissioned flats will reach 4,500," he said.

As to Yekhanurov, from 800 to 1,000 flats for the military are constructed by over 90%.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, at the start of the year the Defence Ministry announced its intention to provide about 8,000 of flats to the Armed Forces military staff in 2008.

In August, Yekhanurov said that the Defense Ministry had elaborated a prospect plan on construction of housing and infrastructure for military men by 2010.

The Defense Ministry intends to construct 34,500 square meters of apartments for militaries by 2012.

The Cabinet of Ministers allowed the Defense Ministry to hold auctions for drawing funds to build housing for the military.