Shipping company Ukrferry (Odesa) will resume ferry service Chornomorsk-Batumi on July 9, according to the schedule on the company’s website on Wednesday.
According to the schedule, the Kaunas ferry is scheduled to depart from the Chornomorsk port on July 9 at 20:00, and arrive in Batumi 60 hours later, on July 12 at 9:00.
It is assumed that flights will depart from the ports on a weekly basis.
It is noted that the Kaunas ferry is a 250-passenger cargo and passenger vessel built in 1989 in Germany, is under Lloyd’s classification supervision, the length of the vessel is over 190 m, the width is 28 m.
The company warns that the dates/time of departure and arrival of the vessel may be changed both before and during the voyage.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression in February 2022, there has been no maritime connection between Ukraine and Georgia.
The death toll during the Hajj in Mecca has exceeded one thousand people due to the heat wave, The Independent reported on Thursday.
“More than a thousand people have died during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, with temperatures in Mecca reaching 51.8 degrees Celsius at their peak in recent days,” the publication reports.
The Saudi authorities have not yet provided data on the exact number of deaths during the pilgrimage, the newspaper notes.
Among the dead are citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia and some other countries. For example, the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs reported that 183 citizens of the country died during the Hajj.
Last year, it was reported that about 240 people died during the Hajj due to heat, crowds and other circumstances.
The Hajj took place this year from June 14 to 19. More than 1.83 million people took part in it. The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, where the main shrine of Islam, the Kaaba, is located. It takes place at the beginning of the twelfth month of the Muslim lunar calendar. It is believed that at least once in a lifetime, every true Muslim should perform the Hajj, if his or her physical health and financial condition allow it.
On June 18, the State Enterprise for Air Traffic Services of Ukraine (UkSATSE) announced its intention to conclude a contract for the purchase of services for compulsory insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles (CTP) with TAS LLC (both based in Kyiv), according to the Prozorro electronic public procurement system.
As noted, the company’s price offer amounted to UAH 567.149 thousand, while the expected cost was UAH 576.270 thousand.
The company was the only bidder.
TAS was registered in 1998. It is a universal company offering its customers more than 80 types of insurance products in various types of voluntary and compulsory insurance. It has an extensive regional network: 28 regional directorates and branches and 450 sales offices throughout Ukraine.
Active Group and Experts Club have conducted a joint study on the attitudes of Ukrainians towards the countries of East Asia and the Middle East. The study was presented at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency in June 2024. The research was presented by Maksym Urakin and Oleksandr Poznyi. The results of the study are as follows:
The results of the survey are as follows:
Completely positive – 7.7
Mostly positive – 47.4
Mostly negative – 14.1 %.
Completely negative – 2.4
Difficult to answer – 28.5%.
Positive – Negative – 38.5
On November 20, 1991, Ukraine and Turkey established consular relations. On February 3, 1992, the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the two countries was signed. On April 3, 1992, the Embassy of Turkey was opened in Kyiv.
A joint study by Active Group and Experts Club on the attitudes of Ukrainians towards the countries of East Asia and the Middle East was conducted in April-May 2024. It covers such countries as Turkey, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, India, China, Republic of Korea, DPRK, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Syria, and Iraq. Full information on the research is available on the website of the Club of Experts at
Metinvest Group’s KAMETSTAL plant, which was set up at the facilities of Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMK, Kamenskoye, Dnipro Oblast), is overhauling two pipelines to improve the reliability of compressed air and autogenous oxygen supplies.
According to the company, the Oxygen Compressor Shop (OCS) is carrying out the first stage of scattered overhauls on two pipelines at once. This integrated approach will help improve the reliability of compressed air and autogenous oxygen supplies for sinter production.
The company explains that due to significant wear and tear, both pipelines need to be upgraded as a matter of priority to avoid disruptions in the transportation of the products produced by the Coke Plant, which are essential for a stable technological process in the sinter and blast furnace shops.
As part of the overhaul of the autogenous oxygen network, it is planned to replace 700 meters of 108 mm diameter pipeline, upgrade valves and maintenance platforms, and repair stairs to improve safety and working conditions for personnel.
More than 300 meters of 530 mm diameter pipeline is also planned to be replaced in the external compressed air network. Ladders and platforms will be brought in line with the company’s standards.
“These are the first overhauls on both pipelines since their commissioning. The main task we are solving with these repairs is to ensure reliable supply of products manufactured in our shop and required for stable technical processes in sintering and blast furnace production. Also, after the network upgrade, we expect to reduce losses during the transportation of compressed air and autogenous oxygen,” explained Andrey Pismenny, Head of the PSC.
“KAMETSTAL was established on the basis of Dnipro Coke and Chemical Plant (DKKhZ) and Centralized Steel Works of Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMK).
According to the 2020 report of Metinvest Group’s parent company, Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands) owned 100% of the shares in DCCP.
Fewer and fewer cases of domestic violence in Ukraine go to court
1,521 criminal proceedings under Article 126-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine “Domestic Violence” were registered in the first 5 months of 2024, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office. The number of such cases has been steadily increasing, and the percentage of cases that go to trial has fallen sharply this year.
Since the beginning of the year, 1521 domestic violence proceedings have already been opened – 36% more than in the same period last year. Back then, 1121 proceedings were registered. For comparison, in 2021, 1343 such cases were opened during this time.
Currently, an average of 300 such cases are registered per month. For comparison, in 2021, about 200 were opened per month.
The number of cases that go to court has significantly decreased. While in 2022 and 2023, the number was about 83%, this year it is only 64%, the lowest figure in the last 5 years.
This year, more than 1,000 Ukrainians have been served with a suspicion of committing such a crime.
Context:
On June 20, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada ratified “the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention). The document proposes to criminalize and punish violence against women and men.
In May 2024, the Verkhovna Rada adopted Law No. 8329, which prohibits the closure of domestic violence cases, increases the terms of liability, introduces administrative liability for sexual harassment, etc.
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