Moscow and New York (April 8, 2010) — Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications" ("VimpelCom" or the "Company") (NYSE: VIP), today filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 20-F”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The report will be available at https://www.vimpelcom.com/investor/form20f.wbp tomorrow, April 9, 2010.

Shareholders may request a hard copy of the Form 20-F, including VimpelCom’s complete audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, free of charge by contacting VimpelCom’s Investor Relations at Investor_Relations@vimpelcom.com.