The Liski branch of Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a tender on the zakupivli.pro platform for the purchase of 20-foot containers in the amount of 1020 units of Open Top and 500 units of Pallet type. Pallet, according to the procurement platform.
According to the trading platform, the estimated purchase price is more than UAH 469 million excluding VAT.
The auction will be held on June 27.
The Open Top container type has an open roof covered with an awning. They are used to transport bulky or heavy goods that cannot be easily loaded or unloaded using standard methods.
Pallet Wide containers are designed for sea transportation. They make it possible to transport pallets.
On Tuesday, June 24, Horodyshche-Pustovarivska Agrarian Company LLC (GOPAK), a member of the Hals Agro agricultural holding, exported biomethane of its own production for the first time, the industry publication ExPro reported.
According to the publication, the company exported almost 73,000 cubic meters of biomethane stored in Ukrainian underground storage facilities via the gas transportation system through Hungary. The buyer was German Uniper.
Thus, Hals Agro became the third exporter of biomethane, joining VitAgro and MHP.
“Hals Agro is a Ukrainian holding company specializing in grain and sugar production, turkey farming, and meat production. It also produces electricity from renewable energy sources and has four biogas complexes in
Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. The total design capacity is 14.7 MW of green electricity generation.
“Since 2021, Hals Agro has launched two biomethane projects, and in 2023 launched the production of the first industrial biomethane at the Lynovytske Biogas Complex.
Ashroholding has a biomethane plant in Chernihiv region with a capacity of 3 million cubic meters per year. In November 2024, it started pumping biomethane into Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities.
As of June 25, Ukraine exported 40.314 mln tonnes of grains and pulses since the beginning of 2024-2025 marketing year (July-June), of which 1.942 mln tonnes were shipped since the beginning of the month, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported, citing the State Customs Service.
According to the report, as of June 28 last year, the total shipments were estimated at 50.553 million tons, including 3.621 million tons in June.
At the same time, since the beginning of the current season, Ukraine has exported 15.641 mln tonnes of wheat (18.3 mln tonnes in 2023/24 MY), 2.318 mln tonnes of barley (2.477 mln tonnes), 10.8 thsd tonnes of rye (1.6 thsd tonnes), and 21.759 mln tonnes of corn (29.233 mln tonnes).
The total export of Ukrainian flour since the beginning of the season as of June 25 is estimated at 69.7 thsd tonnes (in 2023/24 MY – 97.8 thsd tonnes), including 65.2 thsd tonnes of wheat (92.4 thsd tonnes).
Since the beginning of 2025, 289 people have drowned in water bodies of Ukraine, among them 20 children. This is reported by the State Service for Emergency Situations (SSES).
According to the agency, only in May, 59 people died, including three minors. Separately, it is noted that only for one day at the end of May two deaths on the water were recorded. Thus, the total number of victims in January-May approached the mark of 291.
For comparison, during the whole of 2024, 894 people drowned, including 76 children. That’s a 22% increase from a year earlier. Last summer alone (June-August), 432 people died on the water, including 63 children.
According to rescuers, most tragedies occur in unequipped places for bathing. The main reasons are bathing in a drunken state, lack of adult control over children, as well as neglect of elementary rules of behavior on the water.
The State Emergency Service urges citizens to be especially attentive during summer vacation and to follow the recommendations:
swim only in authorized places with lifeguards on duty; do not dive in unfamiliar places; do not leave children unattended; do not enter the water in a state of alcoholic intoxication.In case of emergency it is necessary to immediately contact by phone:- 101 – Rescue Service (State Emergency Service)- 103 – Emergency medical aidAccording to rescuers, men aged 30-45 years make up the majority of victims on the water. Also a high level of death is recorded in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Cherkassy regions.The Office reminds that compliance with safety rules can save a life. Make sure that the chosen place for swimming is officially authorized, and in case of emergency act immediately.
A new function with access to information about toll roads on the route and the ability to pay for them directly from the phone has appeared in the application “Oranta Drive”, according to the press release of Oranta. As the company notes, this will allow Ukrainian drivers to plan a trip to Europe in advance.
According to the press release, in the Oranta Drive app it is also possible to issue “auto insurance”, “Green Card”, “MiniKASKO”, apply for payment, get a push reminder of insurance terms, get discounts on fuel, service station services, pay fines and find parking in Kiev and Lviv.
“We don’t make an “app about everything”, we make an app about the main thing – everything a driver needs in one place. And the main thing is that it works quickly, without complicated instructions and without stress. European roads are just one of the steps in this direction”, – adds Ekaterina Mamai, the head of e-sales department of Oranta Insurance Company.
Oranta is the legal successor of Ukrgosstrakh, founded on November 25, 1921, and has been carrying out insurance activities in Ukraine for more than 100 years. The company has been a full member of the ITSBU since 1994, and since 2003 – a member of the Nuclear Insurance Pool. The main shareholder of the insurer is the Ukrainian business group DCH.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to hold a meeting of his team with representatives of the business community on Friday, June 27, to discuss pressing issues.
As it became known to the agency “Interfax-Ukraine”, the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs (UEU), the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (AmCham) are invited to the meeting, but the international business community Board is not invited.
“I, as the founder of the Board and as chairman of the Coalition of Business Communities for the Modernization of Ukraine, was not invited. In a strange way,” said Andriy Dligach, founder of Advanter Group and the Board community, in a comment to the agency.
