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SCHEDULE 13D

Item 1. Security and Issuer

This Amendment No. 26 (this “Amendment”) to the statement on Schedule 13D (as amended by this Amendment, this “Statement”) relates to the common shares, par value US$0.001 per share (the “Common Shares”), and convertible preferred shares, par value US$0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of VimpelCom Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda. The principal business address of VimpelCom Ltd. is Claude Debussylaan 88, 1082 MD, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and its business telephone number is +31 20 797 7200.

Except as provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previouly reported in this Statement.

Item 2. Identity and Background

This Statement is being filed jointly by Telenor East Holding II AS (referred to herein as “Telenor East Holding”), Telenor Mobile Holding AS (referred to herein as “Telenor Mobile Holding”) and Telenor ASA (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

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TELENOR EAST HOLDING II AS

N-1331 Fornebu

Norway

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF TELENOR EAST HOLDING II AS

(a), (b), (c) and (f) The following information sets forth the name, citizenship, residential address and present principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers of Telenor East Holding. The business address of each of such persons is Telenor East Holding II AS, c/o Telenor ASA, Snarøyveien 30, N-1331 Fornebu, Norway.

DIRECTORS OF TELENOR EAST HOLDING II AS

(d) During the last five years, none of the above executive officers and directors of Telenor East Holding has been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

(e) During the last five years, none of the above executive officers and directors of Telenor East Holding was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body as a result of which Telenor East Holding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

TELENOR MOBILE HOLDING AS

 N — 1331 Fornebu

 Norway

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(c) Telenor Mobile Holding is engaged principally in the development of and investment in the field of telecommunications through direct and indirect ownership of companies and entering into agreements relating to telecommunications.

(d) During the last five years, Telenor Mobile Holding has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

(e) During the last five years, Telenor Mobile Holding was not a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body as a result of which Telenor Mobile Holding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF TELENOR MOBILE HOLDING AS

(a), (b), (c) and (f) The following information sets forth the name, citizenship, residential address and present principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers of Telenor Mobile Holding. The business address of the directors and executive officers is Telenor Mobile Holding, c/o Telenor ASA, Snarøyveien 30, N — 1331 Fornebu, Norway.

DIRECTORS OF TELENOR MOBILE HOLDING AS

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF TELENOR MOBILE HOLDING AS

(d) During the last five years, none of the above executive officers and directors of Telenor Mobile Holding has been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

(e) During the last five years, none of the above executive officers and directors of Telenor Mobile Holding has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body as a result of which such executive officer or director was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

TELENOR ASA

 N — 1331 Fornebu

 Norway

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(c) Telenor ASA is engaged principally in the business of production and supply of services in the fields of telecommunications, data services and media distribution.

(d) During the last five years, Telenor ASA has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

(e) During the last five years, Telenor ASA was not a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body as a result of which Telenor ASA was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF TELENOR ASA

(a), (b), (c) and (f) The following information sets forth the name, citizenship, residential address and present principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers of Telenor ASA. The business address of each of such persons is c/o Telenor ASA, Snarøyveien 30, N — 1331 Fornebu, Norway.

DIRECTORS OF TELENOR ASA

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(d) During the last five years, none of the above executive officers and directors of Telenor ASA has been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

(e) During the last five years, none of the above executive officers and directors of Telenor ASA has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body as a result of which such executive officer or director was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Not applicable.

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction

As previously described in this Statement, on October 4, 2009, certain Telenor Parties entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with VimpelCom Ltd. and certain Alfa Parties. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, VimpelCom Ltd. agreed to use its best efforts to effect a registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of VimpelCom Ltd.’s securities held by the Telenor Parties and the Alfa Parties in order to facilitate the distribution of those securities in an underwritten offering, subject to certain limitations. On November 27, 2013, the Telenor Parties, the Alfa Parties and VimpelCom Ltd. entered into an assignment, assumption and amendment agreement (the “Registration Rights Amendment”) pursuant to which Telenor East transferred its rights and obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to Telenor East Holding and the parties made certain technical amendments to the Registration Rights Agreement.

In addition to the matters previously described in this Statement, from time to time, the Reporting Persons may, and reserve the right to, change their plans or intentions to take any and all actions that they deem appropriate to maximize the value of their investment in VimpelCom Ltd. In order to maximize the value of their investment in VimpelCom Ltd., the Reporting Persons may, from time to time, consider, evaluate or propose various possible transactions involving VimpelCom Ltd. or its subsidiaries or affiliates, which could include, among other things:

(i) the possible acquisition of additional securities of VimpelCom Ltd. from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, including, without limitation, through entry into and exercise of call options or other derivative transactions;

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(ii) the possible acquisition or disposition of debt securities or other debt instruments of third parties, in each case, that are secured by, convertible into or exchangeable for securities of VimpelCom Ltd., and the enforcement of any such security interest or the exercise of any such exchange or conversion right;

(iii) the possible disposition or exchange of any securities of VimpelCom Ltd. owned by them;

(iv) possible extraordinary corporate transactions (such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization or restructuring) involving VimpelCom Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries, including with other telecommunication companies that may be affiliated with the Reporting Persons;

(v) making or seeking to make changes in or affecting VimpelCom Ltd.’s supervisory board or management;

(vi) possible litigation or arbitration involving VimpelCom Ltd., its supervisory board and/or its management and/or Altimo Holdings & Investments Ltd. and its affiliates;

(vii) in addition to the Swap Transaction previously described in this Statement, entering into and unwinding derivative transactions with respect to the securities of VimpelCom Ltd.; or

(viii) soliciting the votes of VimpelCom Ltd.’s shareholders in relation to any annual or extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of VimpelCom Ltd.

The Reporting Persons may also, from time to time, formulate other plans or proposals regarding VimpelCom Ltd. or its securities to the extent deemed advisable in light of market conditions, subsequent developments affecting VimpelCom Ltd., the general business and future prospects of VimpelCom Ltd., tax considerations, or other factors.

The preceding summary of the Registration Rights Amendment and the Registration Rights Agreement is not intended to be completed and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the following documents, each of which is incorporated herein by reference:

(i) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 4, 2009, a conformed copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.4 to Amendment No. 51 to the Reporting Persons’ Statement on Schedule 13D in respect of OJSC VimpelCom, filed on October 5, 2009; and

(ii) the Registration Rights Amendment, a conformed copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)-(b)

Telenor East Holding owns 580,578,840 Common Shares (all of which are in the form of ADRs) and 305,000,000 Preferred Shares, representing approximately 33.0% of the total outstanding Common Shares and approximately 42.95% of VimpelCom Ltd.’s outstanding voting shares. The other Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owners of, and have sole power to direct the voting and disposition of, these shares.

To the best of each Reporting Person’s knowledge, none of the individuals named in Item 2 of this Statement is, or may be deemed to be, the beneficial owner of any securities of VimpelCom Ltd.

Neither the filing of this Statement nor any of its contents will be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any shares of VimpelCom Ltd. (other than as described in this Item 5) for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

(c) Except for the transactions previously described in this Statement, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the best of each Reporting Person’s knowledge, none of the persons identified in Item 2 of the Statement, has engaged in any transactions in the securities of VimpelCom Ltd. during the past 60 days.

(d) Other than the Reporting Persons, to the best of each Reporting Person’s knowledge, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Shares or Preferred Shares held by Telenor East Holding.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer

In addition to the Swap Transaction previously described in this Statement, the Reporting Persons may, from time to time, formulate other plans or proposals regarding VimpelCom Ltd. or its securities in support of these goals to the extent deemed advisable in light of market conditions, subsequent developments affecting VimpelCom Ltd., the general business and future prospects of VimpelCom Ltd. or other factors, or enter into and unwind cash settled equity swap or other similar derivative transactions with respect to the securities of VimpelCom Ltd., which transactions may be significant in amount. These arrangements do not and will not give the Reporting Persons voting or investment control over the securities of VimpelCom Ltd. to which these transactions relate and, accordingly, the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any such securities.

None of the Reporting Persons, and to the best of each Reporting Person’s knowledge, none of the individuals named in Item 2 hereof has entered into any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of VimpelCom Ltd., including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangement, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement on Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct and that such Statement, as amended hereby, is true, complete and correct.

Dated: December 5, 2013