Recent results concerning the synthesis of oligoribonucleotides via the phosphotriester method, such as functionalization of ribonucleosides, new phosphorylating agents, 5'-O-sulfonylation and chromatography on Sephadex LH-20 for monitoring the removal of internucleotide phosphotriester groups, are presented. To show that efficiency of a new approach to the synthesis of oligoribonucleotides the pentamer /Up/4U was obtained.