UNITED STATES
                        SECURITES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                            Report of Foreign Issuer
                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March 2002

                Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications"
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

        10 Ulitsa 8-Marta, Building 14, Moscow, Russian Federation 127083
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                      Form 20-F [X]     Form 40-F [ ]

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.


                       Yes [ ]             No [X]

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                                 OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY
                                                 "VIMPEL-COMMUNICATIONS"
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                                                      (Registrant)
Date:  March 6, 2003
                                            By: /s/ Jo Lunder
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                                            Name:   Jo Lunder
                                            Title:  Chief Executive Officer and
                                                    General Director