More than 8 thousand video cameras have already been integrated into a single all-Ukrainian video surveillance platform, said the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal
“An important task is the protection of Ukrainians from crime. We are creating a unified video surveillance platform. Of more than 50 thousand available video cameras, more than 8 thousand have already been integrated, and this work is constantly ongoing,” Shmygal said at a government meeting on Tuesday.
Prime Minister emphasized that the authorities are changing the standards of security in civilian life, which is a wartime need that will remain after the war. “Therefore, the formation of a safe environment for our citizens will be one of the government’s priorities for this and the next years,” he said.
Population structure of Ukraine (data from ukrainian institute of future)
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The cumulative damage to the global economy from natural disasters last year amounted to about $250 billion, which is the same as in 2022, according to preliminary data from Germany’s Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurance company. Meanwhile, insured losses in 2023 fell to $95 billion from $125 billion a year earlier. The average for the past five years is $105 billion and for the ten years is $90 billion.
More than 74,000 natural disasters were recorded last year, compared with the five-year average of 10,000. Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria were the most significant humanitarian catastrophe of the year.
Thunderstorms in North America and Europe in 2023 have never been more devastating, the annual report said. In North America, about $66 billion worth of property was destroyed (of which $50 billion was insured), while in Europe the amount totaled €9.1 billion (€7.3 billion).
In general, the damage from natural disasters in Europe last year is estimated at 77 billion euros, the bulk of which came from earthquakes in Turkey. In North America, the total losses amounted to about $100 billion, in Asia-Pacific and Africa – $64 billion.
The Government of Ukraine has canceled the ban on the termination of housing and communal services to the population in case of non-payment or incomplete payment, as well as the ban on the accrual and collection of fines and penalties, inflationary charges on debts for non-payment of such services, introduced at the beginning of the full-scale aggression.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers’ Decision No. 1405 of December 29, 2023, published on the government’s website, such moratorium is maintained only for the territories where hostilities are taking place according to the list of the Ministry of Reintegration.
In addition, in the rules for the provision of housing and communal services, this decree introduced a norm on the need to provide utility providers with a statement and documentary evidence in electronic or paper form of the temporary absence in the residential premises of the consumer and other persons for more than 30 calendar days. It is specified that this may be certificates from the place of temporary residence, work, treatment, education, military service (including those received in a foreign country), serving a sentence, traveling abroad.
It is also established that such confirmation must be updated every six months.
As reported, the government, by its decision of March 5, 2022, introduced a ban on the termination of housing and communal services to the population in case of non-payment or underpayment, as well as a ban on the accrual and collection of fines and penalties. At that time, its term was set until the termination or cancellation of martial law in Ukraine and it was applied from the first day of the invasion of the Russian Federation – from February 24, 2022.
Number of dead and wounded civilians in Ukraine from 24.02.2022 till 15.11.2023 un data
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Podorozhnik pharmacy chain plans to expand its network to 2000 pharmacies by summer 2024, CEO of the chain Taras Kolyada said.
“Currently we have 1763 pharmacies. In 2023 we have reached 400 new pharmacies. By the summer of 2024 we will grow to 2,000 pharmacies,” he said in an interview with Forbes.
Kolyada said that the network is currently expanding at a fairly active pace: “In 2019 we opened 486 pharmacies, now 400 pharmacies per year is a habitual rhythm for us.”
At the same time, he noted that “we usually have 150 outlets in back closer – somewhere we are doing repairs and looking for people, somewhere we are signing a contract or waiting for the lease from the previous owner of the premises to expire.”
“Landlords see pharmacy as a stable business and are willing to cooperate. We are building coverage of the country. For us, the key is to penetrate the regions, small towns from Chop to Seredina Buda, from Reni to the north of Chernihiv region,” he said.
In addition, Kolyada said that in 2023, in all channels sales of “Podorozhnik” increased by 40-50% in relation to the data of 2022.
At the same time, Kolyada predicts that in general in Ukraine “the trend for network expansion remains, but the market redistribution will be in favor of system operators”.
According to Kolyada, the average investment in opening a pharmacy is up to UAH 3.5 mln.
