It will get colder in Ukraine, there will be rains, and rain and sleet in the highlands of the Carpathians. According to the Ukrainian Weather Service, on Monday, September 30, there will be rains in the western, Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions, and heavy rains in Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and Khmelnytsky regions; the temperature at night will be 4-9° Celsius, during the day 8-13° Celsius; in the highlands of the Carpathians, rain and sleet, the temperature at night and during the day 0-5° Celsius.
In the rest of the territory, no precipitation, only in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions there will be short-term rain at night; temperature at night 9-14°, on the coast up to 16°, during the day 20-25°; in most northern regions at night 6-11°, during the day 14-19°.
North, southeast wind, 7-12 m / s, in some places gusts of 15-20 m / s.
No precipitation in Kyiv on Monday. North wind, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night will be 9-11°, during the day 17-19°.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Borys Sreznevsky. On September 30, the highest daytime temperature in Kyiv was 27.0 in 2023, the lowest at night was -2.9 in 1881.
On Tuesday, October 1, there will be no precipitation in Ukraine, with light rain in the western and southwestern regions and in Crimea.
Northwest wind, southeast wind on the Left Bank, 7-12 m / s, in the southern part and eastern regions in some places gusts of 15-20 m / s.
Temperatures in the western, Zhytomyr, Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions will be 5-10° at night, 14-19° during the day (8-13° in the western regions); in the rest of the country at night 9-14°, 20-25° during the day.
In the highlands of the Carpathians, there will be light wet snow; temperature at night and during the day will be 0-5° Celsius.
No precipitation in Kyiv on Tuesday. Northwest wind, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night will be 8-10°, during the day 16-18°.
The number of governmental committees has been reduced from five to four: the competence of the Committee on Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, Social Policy and Veterans’ Affairs has been divided among other committees.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers’ Resolution No. 1101 of September 26, the competencies of the First Vice Prime Minister and Vice Prime Ministers were amended accordingly.
In particular, according to the new scheme, a government committee on economic, financial, agricultural policy, strategic industries, fuel and energy complex and veterans’ affairs was established, headed by the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko, whereas previously she headed the committee on economic, financial and legal policy, fuel and energy complex, strategic industries and law enforcement.
Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister of Community and Territorial Development, has been appointed to head the Government Committee on the Restoration of Ukraine, Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure, Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Social Support for Internally Displaced Persons, whereas previously it was the Committee on the Restoration of Ukraine, Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna was appointed head of the Government Committee on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, International Cooperation, Legal Policy, Law Enforcement and Culture, whereas previously this committee was called the Committee on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, International Cooperation, Culture, Youth, Sports and Information Policy.
Finally, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov has been appointed to head the government committee on digital transformation, innovation, education, science and technology development, healthcare, social policy, youth and sports, environmental protection, natural resources, national security and defense, gambling and lotteries. Previously, this longest committee name did not include social policy, youth and sports.
As reported, on September 5, the Verkhovna Rada supported the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk, who moved to the Presidential Office. The Rada also appointed Oleksiy Kuleba as Vice Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine – Minister of Community and Territorial Development. Kuleba later said that all the best practices developed by the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories would continue to be implemented.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has announced the allocation of $5.55 billion in support of Ukraine under the President’s arms reduction authority, which will allow for the transfer of U.S. weapons to Ukraine and then replenish U.S. stockpiles.
“Today, I am ordering a $5.55 billion reduction in the remaining authority to support Ukraine’s defense. The United States and over 50 countries stand united with Ukraine, and this support will ensure continued strong support in the months ahead,” he wrote on social media site X.
In addition to this money, U.S. President Joe Biden officially announced an additional $2.4 billion, bringing the total amount of additional defense assistance to Ukraine to $7.9 billion, for which President Zelenskyy thanked the United States earlier today.
In June this year, industrial production in Ukraine decreased by 0.3% compared to June last year and by 6.2% compared to May this year, according to the State Statistics Service (Ukrstat).
As a result, industrial production growth in the first half of 2024 slowed to 8.1% from 9.9% in the first five months of the previous year compared to the same period last year.
It is noted that the decline in production in June is due to a drop in the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning – by 11.2%, while the manufacturing industry recorded an increase of 0.6%, and the mining and quarrying industry – by 1.4%.
It was specified that the increase in production in June 2024 compared to June 2023 was recorded in metallurgy – by 34%, in mining and quarrying – by 1.4% due to growth in metal ore mining – by 30.1%, in coke and petroleum products production – by 3.2%.
In general, in the first half of 2024, industrial production in Ukraine increased by 11% in the manufacturing industry, by 9.3% in the mining and quarrying industry, and by 1.5% in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning.
The statistics agency notes that the volume of industrial products sold in January-June this year reached UAH 1707.9 billion, of which UAH 351.7 billion was exported.
The State Statistics Service reminded that in May of this year, there was a 3.6% increase compared to May last year, 11.6% in April, and 5% in March.
According to the State Statistics Service, industrial production in Ukraine grew by 6.8% in 2023, while in 2022 the decline was 36.7%.
Following the blockade of the port in Santander and protests in Brussels, the Spanish farmers’ union Unión de Uniones announced that it will hold protests with tractors across the country in winter if the government does not resolve the issue of grain imports from Ukraine, the association said.
Tension in the Spanish community is growing due to the lack of expected action by the government. The farmers’ indignation was caused by the statements of the Spanish Minister of Agriculture Luis Planas, who noted the high quality of Ukrainian grain and “reasonable prices” for it, and also stated that Spain needs to import this grain. He also suggested that the increase in livestock costs was the result of overestimated expectations of domestic grain producers.
In response to these statements, the Union de Uniones said it would take tractors to the streets in winter if the government and EU authorities do not change their position on imports from Ukraine.
According to trade union activists, the government should have long ago appealed to the European Commission to apply security mechanisms, in particular, to impose customs duties on wheat and corn imported by Spain from Ukraine.
“We can no longer sell grain below cost and buy more and more expensive feed,” said Luis Cortes, the union’s national coordinator, adding that farmers cannot continue to pay for all the political deals that are taking place in Europe.
The organization also demanded the introduction of reliable control over the quality of imported grain.
As reported, the Union of Farmers and Livestock Breeders of Spain, Unión de Uniones, held a protest in the port of Santander on Wednesday to demand that the issue of increasing grain imports from Ukraine be resolved. According to the Union, imports of Ukrainian grain in 2023 amounted to almost 8.4 million tons, and in the first half of 2024 it approached 6.5 million tons. This became a critical factor for local farmers and led to a 45% decrease in prices for national grain since May 2022.
Cash currency imports to Ukraine in January-September 2024 amounted to $9.89 billion, which is 80.9% more than in the same period last year and 4.5% more than the total amount of currency imported in 2023, according to statistics from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
According to the statistics, this is the highest figure since 2014, when cash currency imports amounted to $12.43 billion for the year.
In particular, in August, banks imported $1.09 billion in the equivalent to Ukraine, which is less than $1.31 billion in July, $1.33 billion in June, and $1.18 billion in May.
According to the statistics, the US dollar and euro accounted for 77.5% and 22.5% of all imported cash currency in August, respectively.
At the same time, dollar deliveries decreased from $960.8 million in July to $840.8 million in August, while euro imports fell for the second month in a row: from $348.7 million in July to $243.9 million in August.
As reported, since the beginning of 2024, the dollar has risen in price by 8.3%, or UAH 3.16, to UAH 41.1664/$ at the official exchange rate, and by 12.6%, or UAH 4.60, since the National Bank switched to managed flexibility on October 3, 2023.
Meanwhile, since the beginning of this year, the cash dollar has risen in price by about UAH 2.72 when buying to UAH 41.47/$, and by about UAH 2.1 when selling to UAH 41.52/$.
