Voice of America will resume its Ukrainian-language broadcasts and return some employees of its Ukrainian Service to work, Ruslan Petrychka, head of the broadcaster's Ukrainian Service, announced on Aug. 5. According to Petrychka, employees have already begun preparing to resume broadcasts next week following management's decision to restore the service. Petrychka also said restoring the service highlights the importance of Ukrainian-language broadcasting to Voice of America's mission and expressed hope that additional staff members would soon return to work. "The restoration of the Ukrainian Service confirms the strategic importance of Ukrainian-language broadcasting for fulfilling Voice of America's mission and the interests of the United States," he said. While he remains the nominal head of the Ukrainian Service, Petrychka said he is still on administrative leave and therefore could not comment on the details of the decision.