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VimpelCom Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2010 Operating and Financial Results on Thursday, December 2, 2010

The conference call will be hosted by Alexander Izosimov, President and Chief Executive Officer, VimpelCom Ltd. He will be joined by:

    --  Henk van Dalen, Chief Financial Officer, VimpelCom Ltd.;
    --  Elena Shmatova, General Director, Head of Russian operations;
    --  Dmitry Kromsky, Head of  the CIS operations;
    --  Igor Lytovchenko , President, Head of Ukrainian operations; and
    --  Alexey Subbotin, Head of Investor Relations, VimpelCom Ltd.

The press release announcing the Company's third quarter 2010 operating and financial results will be available on the Company's web site, located at http://www.vimpelcom.com, prior to the conference call.

The call and slide presentation may be accessed via webcast at http://www.vimpelcom.com.

    US call-in number:                    + 1 888-277-7046
    International call-in number:         + 1 913-312-1482

The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available through December 9, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The slide presentation will also be available for download on the Company's website.

    US Replay Number:    +1 888-203-1112 Confirmation Code: 8325141
    International Replay
     Number:             +1 719-457-0820 Confirmation Code: 8325141

VimpelCom Ltd. consists of telecommunications operators providing voice and data services through a range of wireless, fixed and broadband technologies. The VimpelCom Ltd. group is headquartered in Amsterdam and has operations in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam and Cambodia, covering territory with a total population of about 345 million. As of June 30, 2010, the VimpelCom Ltd. group had a total of 89.4 million mobile subscribers and US$2.64 billion of net operating revenues. VimpelCom Ltd. operating companies provide services under the "Beeline" and "Kyivstar" brands. VimpelCom Ltd.'s ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VIP".

SOURCE VimpelCom Ltd.