A new modular township has appeared in Kherson region, it is located in Chernobaivka community, the Ministry of Reintegration reported on Saturday with reference to the Kherson OVA.
Internally displaced persons, among those who lost their homes because of Russian aggression, large families, families with children, people with disabilities, combatants, elderly people, families of fallen defenders and victims of the Chernobaevka disaster living in Kherson region can settle in the town.
The complex consists of four modules. In each of them there are 21 living rooms for 4 beds. The module has 2 showers, 2 restrooms, laundry room, play area and kitchen-dining room.
All rooms are equipped with appliances, furniture and everything necessary for a comfortable stay. For children there is a playground, where children can spend their free time in an interesting and useful way.
The new modular town is designed for simultaneous accommodation of 336 people.
International rating agency S&P Global downgraded Ukraine’s long-term and short-term foreign currency credit ratings to ‘selective default’ – from ‘CC/C’ to ‘SD/SD’ – due to a missed August 1 Eurobond payment amid debt restructuring.
“We understand that the government has decided to suspend bond payments pending restructuring. To this end, the government has not made the coupon payment on its 2026 Eurobond on August 1, 2024, when the payment was due, and we do not expect payment within the bonds’ contractual grace period of 10 business days,” S&P said in a statement on its website on Saturday.
As a result, it noted, it also downgraded the rating of the sovereign’s 2026 Eurobond issue to ‘D’ (default) from ‘CC’, while the ‘CC’ rating on Ukraine’s remaining senior unsecured foreign currency bond issues was affirmed.
At the same time, the agency affirmed its ‘CCC+/C’ hryvnia sovereign (LC) ratings and ‘uaBB’ national scale rating. “We understand that Ukraine’s hryvnia-denominated sovereign debt is not subject to restructuring. The outlook on the LC rating is stable,” the statement said.
Exports of selected agricultural products, mln tons
Source: Open4Business.com.ua
JSC “Kharkivoblenergo” and IC “VUSO” on August 2 concluded a contract for the purchase of services of compulsory and voluntary insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles (MTPL and MTPL).
According to the message in the system of electronic public procurement ProZorro, the total expected cost is UAH 2.154 mln, the price offer of the company, the only participant of the tender is the same.
IC “VUSO” was founded in 2001. It is a member of MTSBU and NASU, a participant of the Agreement on direct settlement of losses and a member of the Nuclear Insurance Pool.
According to Opendatabot, more than 228 thousand cars were imported into Ukraine in 7 months of 2024, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is 14.2% more than last year. 71% of all imported cars this year were used. This year, the average age of imported cars is 9 years. Demand for electric cars increased by 83%.
228,319 vehicles were imported to Ukraine in the first 7 months of 2024. This is 14.2% more than in the same period of 2023, when 199,980 cars were imported.
71% of the cars imported this year were used. Currently, the average age of imported used vehicles is 9 years. 42% of used cars imported to Ukraine are 10 years old or older.
Most of the newly imported cars were registered in Kyiv – 13.7%. Lviv (10.2%) and Odesa (7.4%) regions are also in the top 3.
Ukrainians are in stable demand:
VOLKSWAGEN – 25,498 cars (11.2%)
RENAULT – 17,479 cars (7.7%)
AUDI – 13,173 cars or 5.8%.
In terms of models, SKODA OCTAVIA was imported the most – 5,047 units. The next positions were taken by VOLKSWAGEN GOLF and VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT – 4,965 and 4,147 cars respectively.
Gasoline cars remain the most popular – almost every second car imported this year. Diesel cars accounted for 27.5% of the cars imported this year. Despite the fact that imports of electric cars increased 1.8 times over the year, they accounted for only 13.1% of newly imported cars in total.
Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine intend to cooperate in the restoration of cultural infrastructure.
“We are working on bringing the storage facilities for cultural property in museums in line with technical requirements. We also need the creation of a specialized depository, in particular, the development of project documentation and financial support for technical re-equipment. In addition, another global project is the renovation of the National Restoration Center. This institute is working at the maximum of its capabilities, but in rented unsuitable premises. We have already found premises for re-location. Now it will be necessary to re-equip and improve the qualifications of employees”, – Acting Minister Rostislav Karandeev is quoted by the press service of the Ministry after a meeting with the team of the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation JICA.
Ot also noted the information challenges, said that Ukraine is actively strengthening work with the frontline territories, the most exposed to the influence of enemy propaganda, and emphasized the interest in cooperation in information support of these regions.
“Our team is engaged in the reconstruction of Ukraine. We are providing assistance that aims to provide emergency needs, but we are also interested in cooperation on cultural issues because we understand its potential,” Naomichi Murooka, deputy director general of the Local and Regional Development Group of the Infrastructure Management Department of JICA’s head office, said at the meeting.
