Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denys Monastyrsky introduced new Chief of the Main Division of the National Police in Kyiv, Police Colonel Ivan Vyhovsky, who previously headed the police in Poltava region, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
As stated in a message posted on the ministry’s website on Wednesday, the minister said that he expects from the new chief of Kyiv Police “increased attention to ensuring public safety, especially on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.”
“This is the first challenge that awaits you and all of us. And now you personally, Ivan Mykhailovych [newly appointed Kyiv Police chief Ivan Vyhovsky], will be responsible for organizing this holiday,” the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs quotes Monastyrsky as saying.
According to the minister, the new leadership of the head office should have a priority on “issues of combating crimes, which citizens most of all complain about.”
“These are issues of robberies, thefts of vehicles. We in parliament, together with the leadership of the National Police, managed to pass a number of legislative acts to counter theft of vehicles. Now we would like these laws to be clearly implemented in practice. Every appeal of Kyiv residents would not be left without a reaction from the capital police,” Monastyrsky said.
The minister called on the metropolitan police to pay special attention to minor, domestic crimes. He also noted the inadmissibility of any manifestations of corruption.
“I draw your attention to the fact that the issue of combating corruption will be the main issue and priority of my work. There will be no connivance for people who will engage in corruption schemes, either from me, or from the head of the National Police, or from the head of Kyiv police,” the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
Monastyrsky thanked the former head of the capital’s police chief Andriy Kryschenko for his work and expressed the hope that “the best traditions and principles” of this work will be transferred to the new leadership.
In turn, Head of the National Police Ihor Klymenko said: “I want to direct the entire metropolitan garrison to serious painstaking work, as we did before. The head of the National Police Department should, as always, be at the site of mass events in order to personally assess all the risks and dangers who can expect us.”
Klymenko also said the issue of illegal construction, raiding and property crimes should be a priority.
“I would like to draw your attention to the railway station, the central streets of Kyiv, the metro, thousands of tourists should be safe. Focus your efforts on this, first of all, on these holidays, which we will celebrate from August 16 to 25,” he said.
In turn, Vyhovsky expressed gratitude for the opportunity to manage such a large unit as Kyiv police and said: “Together with the personnel, we will coordinate our actions in order to continue to create a safe environment for Kyiv residents and guests of the city. The tasks set by the government leadership will be fulfilled as much as possible.”
Krsyschenko thanked the management and colleagues for their work over the course of five years and wished success to the new head of the metropolitan police.
DTEK Energy, amid low coal stocks at its TPPs’ warehouses, has begun importing thermal coal from Kazakhstan and is negotiating coal supplies from Poland and the United States, the company’s press service has said.
According to the press service, DTEK Energy is actively looking for opportunities to provide TPPs with additional imported coal.
“Despite the increased demand for coal on global markets, we are actually starting to import it. The first batch from Kazakhstan is already on its way. Next week we expect the start of coal supplies from Poland. We are also negotiating the supply of shiploads from the United States,” CEO of DTEK Energy Ildar Saleev said.
According to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, coal stocks in the warehouses of thermal power plants of five power generating companies (DTEK Dniproenergo, DTEK Zakhidenergo, DTEK Skhidenergo, Centrenergo and Donbasenergo) as of Wednesday morning dropped to 754,000 tonnes, which is almost 500,000 tonnes less than the accumulation schedule approved by the ministry on August 11 (1.237 million tonnes).
The net profit received by agricultural, forestry and fisheries enterprises in 2020 amounted to UAH 81.1 billion (11% down compared to 2019), this value exceeded the profitability indicators of other types of economic activity in Ukraine, the National Scientific Center Institute of Agrarian Economics (IAE) said on its website on Tuesday.
“Last year, 82.6% of enterprises in the industry saw UAH 107.9 billion of net profit, while only 17.4% of enterprises ended the year with losses of UAH 26.8 billion. This is the best indicator among all types of economic activity, where on average there were 71.0% of profit-making and 29.0% of loss-making enterprises,” Director of the IAE Yuriy Lupenko said.
The IAE recalled that the net profit of agricultural enterprises in 2019 amounted to UAH 91.3 billion, and the share of profit-making enterprises – 83.0%, while in the whole economy it was UAH 671.9 billion and 74.0%, respectively.
“So, at the end of 2020, the profits of agricultural enterprises decreased by almost UAH 10 billion, while maintaining a high share of profit-making enterprises,” Lupenko said.
In addition to agriculture, the largest net profit to the Ukrainian economy in 2020 was brought by enterprises of the financial sector and insurance activities (UAH 25.3 billion); repair of vehicles (UAH 22.2 billion); healthcare and social assistance (UAH 18.9 billion); transport, warehousing, postal and courier activities (UAH 18.0 billion); information and telecommunications (UAH 14.3 billion).
According to the IAE, the most significant losses were incurred in the past year by industrial enterprises (UAH 39.8 billion of loss) and the real estate industry (UAH 35.2 billion). The share of profitable enterprises in the agro-industrial complex significantly exceeds this value for other sectors of the economy. In particular, the share of profitable enterprises in the field of healthcare and social assistance amounted to 75.6% of their total number, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – 74.1%, transport, warehousing, postal and courier activities – 71.3%. At the same time, the smallest number of profit-making enterprises in 2020 was in the field of art, sports, entertainment and recreation (53.4%), as well as temporary accommodation and catering (58.8%).
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 11/08/21
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of August 11
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
Turkish Aksa Enerji Uretim A.Ş. plans to invest in the construction of a combined cycle power plant in Izmail (Odesa region) with a capacity of 260 MW.
A memorandum of understanding between the Odesa Regional State Administration, the Izmail City Council, Aksa Enerji and Marzhinal LLC (Mykolaiv, the ultimate beneficiaries are a number of Turkish individuals) was signed on August 9, according to the Regional State Administration’s Facebook page.
According to the report, Aksa Enerji is ready to invest in the construction of the plant and accompany its operation on the basis of a 25-year agreement on the purchase of electricity, with subsequent transfer to the state ownership.
“The power plant will consist of a gas turbine and/or engines and a steam turbine with a total installed capacity of 260 MW, and all power plant equipment, including all related substation equipment such as step-up transformers and switchgear, will be provided, installed and commissioned by Aksa,” Vice-Chairman of Aksa Enerji Serdar Nişli said.
