JSC “Ukrtransnafta” and IC “Arsenal Insurance” (both – Kiev) have concluded a contract of compulsory insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles (MTPL).
According to the message in the system of electronic public procurement Prozorro, the price offer of the company was UAH 627,658 thousand with the declared in the system UAH 1,433 million.
Insurance companies IC “VUSO” with the offer of UAH 607,352 th. and SG “TAS” – UAH 775,049 th. also took part in the tender.
IC “Arsenal Insurance” is the legal successor of IC “Arsenal-Dnepr”, operating in Ukraine since 2005. It is represented in all regional centers and some large cities of the country.
The head of the Odessa regional military administration Oleg Kiper and the commander of the operational strategic grouping of troops “Odessa” jointly signed an order on civilian access to the sea.
“From today, the first open zone is the beach ‘Kaleton’ in Odessa,” Kiper wrote in his Telegram channel on Saturday.
He noted that the list will be supplemented as the inspections are passed.
“We expect to open about 20 beaches in Odessa and the area, as well as one lagoon in the Izmail district,” Kiper said.
At the same time, he reminded that during the air alert, in the detection of suspicious objects, during a storm of 2 points from 2 – the stay of people near the sea is prohibited.
The Italian Development Cooperation Agency in Kyiv, together with the Embassy of Italy in Ukraine and the Italian Institute of Culture, announce a new work by street artist Manu Invisible in Bucha.
Manu Invisible, recognizable by his glossy black mask with geometric shapes and black clothes decorated with traces of paint, has a career that ranges from graffiti to traditional mural techniques and is known for his urban interventions that combine words of high symbolic value with cityscapes.
These days, he has created an impressive mural measuring over 12 meters by 6 meters on a building opposite the Bucha City Council called “TRY-FLY”, depicting a dove that emits light as it takes off, wrapped in a Ukrainian flag. In the background, you can see the rainbow refraction of light, reminiscent of the colors of the Italian flag.
“Try-Fly” depicts a dove striving to fly over the world, bringing hope for peace,” the artist explained, ”It does so by spreading its wings, despite being wrapped in a torn and mangled Ukrainian flag. Glimpses of light in the void emanating from the chest irradiate the composition, myriads of rainbow effects frame this special attempt to rise and then fly. Above, on the right, is a radiance that reflects familiar colors: it is Italian solidarity that illuminates this attempt.”
The choice of Bucha as a place for this art project is not accidental. After 90 days of terror during the occupation, the city has become a symbolic place where solidarity can play a key role in recovery and collective healing.
“Bucha was the scene of horrific crimes. The Italian Cooperation Agency has already funded several projects to support the population immediately after the Russian occupation. We are proud to have contributed to transforming the walls of this city into canvases that tell stories of rebirth and hope. Thanks to the efforts of the city authorities and artists from all over the world, Bucha is gradually turning into an open-air museum, a symbol of resistance to barbarism. The presence of Manu Invisible and his work embody support for the local community. The pigeon, freeing itself from the bandages wrapped around its legs, gets rid of the wounds received during the occupation and wraps itself in the flag of freedom. In this act of liberation, the inner light gives him the strength and ability to fly. This scene represents for us a community that, despite incalculable losses, managed to liberate itself and regain its freedom, both yesterday and today,” said Pietro Pipi, Head of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency in Kyiv.
On Saturday, May 25, the street artist will continue his work as part of the “Day of Italian Culture in Bucha”. The event, organized by the local authorities, involves the entire Italian system in Ukraine and various NGOs, and will include a performance by Manu Invisible accompanied by Ukrainian musicians playing opera arias and Italian songs, as well as numerous other activities to celebrate the friendship between the two nations and Italy’s unconditional support for Bucha and Ukraine.
Photo: Enrico Monni, photographer
Link to download the photo: https://we.tl/t-bhMI2zfCt1
Ukrainian agrarians have completed the spring sowing season, during which 7.2 million hectares were sown with oilseeds, and about 5.6 million hectares with cereals and legumes, which is 22.6% above the forecast, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported.
According to the report, agrarians have sown more than 99% of the projected areas of spring cereals and legumes. They allocated 3.93 million hectares for corn, which amounted to 100.4% of the projected area, barley – 783 thousand hectares (95.7%), wheat – 252.7 thousand hectares (102.6%), oats – 163.7 thousand hectares (100.7%), peas – 162.5 thousand hectares (101.6%), buckwheat – 100.8 thousand hectares (80.7%), millet – 69.7 thousand hectares (81.8%).
5.19 million hectares (98%) have been allocated for sunflowers, 2.03 million hectares (102%) for soybeans.
Sugar beet is sown on 250.1 thousand hectares (97%).
As reported, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy in April forecasted the sown area of grain and leguminous crops in 2024 at the level of 10.6 million hectares, which is 395 thousand hectares lower than in 2023.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy expects gross production of grain and oilseeds in 2024 at the level of 74 million tons, of which about 52.4 million tons – grains, 21.7 million tons – oilseeds.
Agrarians in 2024 will be able to harvest 19.2 million tons of wheat (22.2 million tons were harvested in 2023), 4.9 million tons of barley (5.7 million tons), 26.7 million tons of corn (30.5 million tons), 5.2 million tons of soybeans (4.7 million tons), 12.4 million tons of sunflower (12.9 million tons), 4.1 million tons of rapeseed (4.7 million tons).
This summer, more than ever since Russian troops crossed the border in February 2022, Ukraine is in dire need of the strongest possible reaffirmation of Western diplomatic, economic, and security support.
Military aid from the United States and European allies is increasing again, but wars are not won on the battlefield alone. Political and diplomatic support for Ukraine also needs to be strengthened. The twin events of this summer Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland in June and the NATO 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, DC, in July provide an unprecedented opportunity to do so.
The summit on June 15-16, organized by the Swiss government, may be the last opportunity this year to draw the attention of the broader international community to the global implications of the conflict in Ukraine. As it did before and after the war broke out, the Biden administration could provide momentum both for more urgent diplomatic work to achieve peace and for consolidating military support for Ukraine by allies a few weeks later at the NATO summit.
The situation in Switzerland has been complicated. In recent months, the main goal of Washington and European capitals has been to provide financial and military support for Ukraine’s military operations. It took the White House seven months to overcome a blocking House of Representatives proposal to provide $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine. In Europe, Hungary withheld a €50 billion aid package for almost two months before agreeing to release it.
The lost time affected the course of the conflict. Russia used the winter months to prepare for a new offensive while the West debated and Ukraine’s weapons stockpile was depleted. There are now more than 400,000 troops on the ground in Ukraine, and Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and second largest city, Kharkiv, are under serious threat. On the international level, the diplomatic agenda has become overloaded, with the crisis in Israel and Gaza consuming the attention of the White House and other governments. The presidential and parliamentary elections in the US and Europe may lead to an atmosphere less favorable to providing assistance to Ukraine.
But it is at times like these that diplomacy and symbolism are essential and can remind us of what is at stake – and not just for Ukraine.
The conference in Switzerland is the most ambitious attempt to date to engage the world – not just Ukraine’s Western allies – in supporting an end to a conflict that has disrupted global energy and food supplies, threatened nuclear conflict, led to the world’s second largest refugee flow and resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties.
To date, according to some reports, more than 100 countries and international organizations have committed to attend the conference, although Russia has not been invited to participate. Many countries may have different views on how this conflict can be resolved; many countries are eager to maintain ties with both Russia and Ukraine, despite the fact that they voted at the UN General Assembly to condemn the initial invasion. Ukraine, however, is aware of all the nuances.
In his June 2 speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which brings together defense and other officials from the Asia-Pacific region, President Zelenskyy made it clear that Ukraine is “ready to listen to various proposals and opinions that will lead us…to ending the war and establishing a sustainable and just peace.” The Ukrainian government, together with Switzerland, has been working diligently on an agenda that can unite rather than divide international opinion.
This did not prevent Russia and its allies from perceiving the summit as a threat. At a meeting with the leaders of Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and other Asian states, Zelenskyy in Singapore drew special attention to China’s efforts to dissuade countries from participating in the summit. China, along with Brazil, also proposed holding an alternative conference at a later date. Therefore, a strong position of Washington and key European allies is needed to strengthen international resolve at the summit.
Now we can draw parallels with February 2022. At the beginning of the war, visits to Kyiv by the president and cabinet of ministers, as well as President Zelenskyy to Washington played a crucial role in strengthening the US commitment to Ukraine in the popular imagination and in the eyes of allies and adversaries alike. They also sent an unequivocal message of political and diplomatic support for Ukrainians as they confronted and defeated an all-out Russian invasion to overthrow their government.
In June 2024, Ukraine will need that reaffirmation again, as Russia is once again confident in its goals. The stakes are still high: Ukraine, at least for the rules-based order that has endured for 70 years since World War II and the end of the Cold War, is the defining conflict of our era. A Russian victory would undermine all calculations by the United States and Europe about their own future security and prosperity and destroy the limits to violence between states around the world.
We have not yet reached that point, but Russia, China, and other countries that question the resilience of the United States are seeking to undermine international commitments to Ukraine. Ukrainians will regret that President Biden will not attend the summit in Switzerland, but he will meet with Zelenskiy in France on the sidelines of the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France. In addition, Vice President Kamala Harris, who will represent the administration, can work with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and other world leaders in attendance to rally participants and send an unmistakable message at this critical moment: Ukraine is not alone.
P. Michael McKinley is a non-resident Senior Advisor at CSIS and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
More than 160 thousand vehicles were imported to Ukraine in 5 months of 2024, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Only 28% of imported cars in 2024 were new.
160,750 vehicles were imported to Ukraine in 5 months of 2024. This is 21% more than in the same period in 2023.
The most popular brand among all imported cars this year was VOLKSWAGEN – 18,771 cars or 11.7% of the total. RENAULT was in second place with 13,187 vehicles (8.2%), and AUDI took third place with 9,137 cars (5.7%). The most popular models among imported cars were SKODA OCTAVIA, VOLKSWAGEN GOLF and PASSAT.
Gasoline cars remain the most popular – almost every second imported car. Diesel cars accounted for 29% of cars imported this year. Electric cars accounted for 12.9%.
72% of all imported cars this year were used. Currently, the average age of imported cars is 10 years.
The largest number of newly imported cars was registered in Kyiv – 13.9%. Lviv (10.2%) and Odesa (7.5%) regions are also in the top 3.
https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/autoimport-2024-5
