Kiev- Leaders of the growing black community in Ukraine appealed to President Viktor Yushchenko for assistance after the street death of another African national, Korrespondent magazine reported Wednwesday.

Sunday Alderaji, an evangelical preacher and a leading member of the Nigerian diasphora in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, told the STB television station that increasing racism in the former Soviet republic was responsible for almost daily attacks against dark- skinned persons, and murders on monthly basis.

"The situation is getting worse and worse," he said.