UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July 2015

Commission File Number 1-34694

VimpelCom Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

The Rock Building, Claude Debussylaan 88, 1082 MD, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

(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  ¨

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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.

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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            .

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.

VIMPELCOM LTD.

(Registrant)

Date: July 31, 2015

By:	/s/ Scott Dresser
Name:	Scott Dresser
Title:	Group General Counsel

VimpelCom appoints Bart Morselt as Head of Investor Relations

Amsterdam (July 31, 2015) - VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, headquartered in Amsterdam, today announces that Bart Morselt has been appointed Group Head of Investor Relations, succeeding Gerbrand Nijman, who was recently appointed CFO of Global Telecom Holding.

Mr. Morselt will start on September 1, 2015 and will report to Group CFO Andrew Davies. He was previously Head of Investor Relations at Swisscom, where he also held several board memberships in Swisscom group companies as well as in the Swiss IR society. He holds a MSc economics and finance from the university of Groningen.

About VimpelCom

VimpelCom is a leading global provider of telecommunications services and is headquartered in Amsterdam. The Company provides voice and data services through a range of traditional and broadband mobile and fixed technologies. The Group operates in Italy and emerging markets, which include companies operating in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Algeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The operations of these companies cover a territory with a total population of approximately 740 million people as of March 31, 2015. VimpelCom provides services under the “Beeline,” “Kyivstar,” “banglalink,” “Mobilink,” “Djezzy” and “WIND” brands. As of March 31, 2015, VimpelCom had 218 million mobile customers. VimpelCom’s ADSs are listed on the NASDAQ Global Stock Market under the symbol “VIP.” For more information visit: http://www.vimpelcom.com.

Contact information

Investor Relations	Media and Public Relations
VimpelCom Ltd.	VimpelCom Ltd.
Gerbrand Nijman/Remco Vergeer	Rozzyn Boy/Artem Minaev
ir@vimpelcom.com	pr@vimpelcom.com
Tel: +31 20 79 77 200 (Amsterdam)	Tel: +31 20 79 77 200 (Amsterdam)

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