MEXICO CITY â More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Ukraine has won 96 medals (28 gold, 22 silver, 48 bronze) in Summer Olympic competition and 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) in Winter Olympic competition. Swimmer Yana Klochkova has won the most medals for Ukraine with 5 (4 gold, 1 silver). Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Ukraine has won 96 medals (28 gold, 22 silver, 48 bronze) in Summer Olympic competition and 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) in Winter Olympic competition.
Ukraine is both the conventional short and long name of the country. This name is stated in the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Before independence in 1991, Ukraine was a republic of the Soviet Union known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.