Monday, 8. December 2008, 22:56:04
russia, Ukraine, firefox, stats
...
Browser usage in post-USSR countries such as Russia and Ukraine is very different from
global statistics.
That's how it looks from 2006 to 2008, according to
liveinternet.ru:

You can see how Opera browser compares to Firefox share -- they are almost equal.
Also notice a big and quickly increasing presence of Opera Mini.
But most exciting thing to notice is that Blue Sea of IE is drying out year by year, month by month.
Thursday, 4. May 2006, 20:37:31
internet, mobile, Ukraine, Opera
― Что представляет из себя украинский Интернет?...
― Если говорить в целом, то украинский Интернет более новостной, чем развлекательный, по сравнению с Рунетом. На Украине хуже развит широкополосный доступ, зато более доступен мобильный Интернет...
Translation of original:― What Ukrainian Internet is?
― Generally speaking, Ukrainian web-sites are mostly news, than entertainment comparing to Russian. But Ukrainians have more access to mobile Internet than broadband...
So, it's time for Opera to came in Ukraine.