ised ▁security ▁elements ▁include ▁a ▁met all ic ▁t ape ▁running ▁along ▁the ▁reverse ▁of ▁the ▁card ▁into ▁which ▁the ▁holder ' s ▁name ▁is ▁las er ▁eng ra ved , ▁and ▁a ▁machine ▁readable ▁zone . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁identity ▁cards ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁Ukraine ▁first ▁planned ▁to ▁introduce ▁ID ▁cards ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁during ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Leon id ▁K uch ma , ▁with ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁production ▁planned ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Un ified ▁State ▁Dem ographic ▁Register . ▁These ▁cards ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁contain ▁a ▁contact less ▁chip ▁- ▁a ▁design ▁element ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁une ase ▁in ▁certain ▁sections ▁of ▁society . ▁The ▁planned ▁introduction ▁of ▁both ▁elements ▁of ▁this ▁plan ▁was ▁cancel led ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁President ▁Vik tor ▁Y us chen ko ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁initi ated ▁a ▁programme ▁to ▁introduce ▁pl astic ▁ID ▁cards ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁held ▁tax ▁and ▁p ensions ▁data ▁on ▁an ▁integrated ▁electronic ▁chip . ▁This ▁plan ▁was ▁later ▁dropped ▁after ▁being ▁critic ised ▁for ▁having ▁a ▁la x ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁security ▁of ▁personal ▁data ▁by ▁ordinary ▁citizens ▁and ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Hels ink i ▁Group . ▁Similar ▁plans ▁were ▁res ur rect ed ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁were ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁