Can the unlocked iPhone be used in the Ukraine?

A friend of mine who lives in the Ukraine wants to have an iPhone. Now that Apple is selling unlocked iPhones, I'm wondering if there's a carrier in the Ukraine to support it. Anyone know?
Thx
Alissa

Okay.  Firstly, you CANNOT have both an unlocked and a sim free phone - this is contradictory.
If your phone is sold sim free, then this means that it is not unlocked and your phone will be locked to the carrier of the first sim card that you insert into your phone.  Is your phone locked to the 3 network?
However, if you purchased your phone directly from Apple and you asked for an unlocked phone, then it will remain locked whatever, allowing you to change sim cards.  Is this the case.
This is incorrect about Verizon.  Verizon in the US operates on the CDMA network which is not available in the UK or anywhere outside the US, so yes, you will be able to put a T-Mobile sim card in your phone and it will work for the length of time that you are in the US, assuming that your phone is actually unlocked and will work with another sim card inserted.

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