Amsterdam and New York (August 26, 2010) - “VimpelCom Ltd” (“VimpelCom” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VIP), a leading international provider of telecommunications services, today announced that it will webcast the conference call on its second quarter 2010 operating and financial results on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at  4:30 pm CET, (10:30 am US ET).

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;
• Martin Furuseth, Chief Marketing Officer, Russian operations;
• Dmitry Kromsky, Head of  the CIS operations;
• Taras Parkhomenko, Chief Marketing Officer, Ukrainian operations; and
• Alexey Subbotin, Head of Investor Relations, VimpelCom Ltd.

The press release announcing the Company’s second 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:                + 1 888-206-4913
International call-in number:  + 1 913-312-0382
 
The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available through September 9, 2010 and October 2, 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:  7704318
International Replay Number:  +1 719-457-0820       Confirmation Code:  7704318

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. 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".

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