Restoration of the Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv after the fire will cost at least UAH 75 million, according to preliminary estimates, Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko said.
“According to preliminary estimates, the restoration will require UAH 75 million. The state will allocate the rest of the necessary funds to the amount raised by the business. That is, it is a unique case of public-private partnership,” Tkachenko wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to him, the funds transferred by business representatives will go to emergency work. They are expected to begin in mid-October.
As reported, on Friday evening, mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitali Klitschko wrote in the Telegram channel that the church of St. Nicholas caught fire in the center of Kyiv. The fire broke out between the first and second floors and quickly spread to the roof of the building. Rescuers said that the area of the fire was 80 square meters, the fire damaged the body. According to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the building was not badly damaged. Late in the evening the fire was extinguished, none of the people were injured. Later, the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko said that the fire destroyed a unique organ, which was located in the building.
Some 29,048 flights were performed in the airspace of Ukraine in August 2021, which is 76% of the August volume of pre-crisis 2019 flights, the press service of the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) reported.
According to it, Ukrainian airlines performed 10,505 flights in August 2021 (10.2% less compared to August 2019), foreign airlines carried out 18,543 flights (30.1% less).
In total, over the past month, 3,516 domestic flights (17.7% more than in the corresponding period of 2019) and 14,595 international flights (12.3% less), as well as 10,937 transit flights (41.2% less) were operated.
“The dynamics of the number of flights in the airspace of Ukraine in 2021: July – 26,952 flights, June – 21,113 flights, May – 16,986 flights, April – 13,661 flights, March – 12,160 flights, February – 8,758 flights, January – 9,842 flights,” UkSATSE reports.
The department explained that the increase in the number of flights in the Ukrainian sky is associated, in particular, with the spread of vaccination in the country and the world, the opening of the borders of foreign countries, the restoration of the confidence of air passengers in travel and the traditional growth in demand for air travel during the tourist season.
“It is important to note the positive dynamics of the intensity of flights in the international airspace, which is under the responsibility of Ukraine, namely in the western part of the Simferopol flight information region, the so-called green zone. In August, 80% more flights were performed on these routes with special flight planning procedures compared to July of this year, and three times more than in June,” head of UkSATSE Andriy Yarmak said.
According to him, this is facilitated by the new air navigation rate for air navigation services, established by the Ministry of Infrastructure from June 1, 2021, as well as proactive work with domestic and international airlines.
On September 6, 2021, the Interfax-Ukraine press center hosted a presentation of the anthology of Ukrainian modern futurism “Zvyzdobolid”. The authors of the book and the founders of the reputation management agency “WikiBusiness” Bohdan Dubylovskyi and Roman Melnyk presented a reprinted book with the best of their own texts and the works of Ukrainian futurists of the XX-XXI centuries.
The moderator of the meeting was the winner of the show “Comic for a Million”, stand-up comedian and humorist Oleksandr Sas.
The participants of the press conference discussed the phenomenon of devaluation of the realities of the digitized world, the need for personal progress and stop of vulgar degradation, approaches to the organic education of the new generation and others.
The authors have announced the release of a new book and they don’t reject the possibility of publishing young futurists in the next collection. There are also plans to publish “Zvyzdobolid” in other languages, including Chinese and Japanese.
Criminal proceedings against fifth president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, which were initiated at the request of oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, were closed before the visit of incumbent head of the country Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States, Poroshenko’s attorneys said.
“Literally synchronized with the flight of President Zelensky to the United States, criminal proceedings were closed, which at one time was registered at the request of Kolomoisky,” attorney-at-law Ihor Holovan said according to the European Solidarity party’s website.
Ukraine is interested in resuming a dialogue on trade and economic relations with Chile, Deputy Minister of Economy – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka said during an online meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of Chile – Director of Bilateral Economic Affairs (at the General Directorate of International Economic Relations, DIRECON) Felipe Lopeandia.
“We are interested in expanding the presence of Chilean companies in the Ukrainian market and strengthening Ukrainian-Chilean business ties,” Kachka said.
According to the ministry, Chile is included in the list of the ten most promising countries for Ukraine for the development of trade relations.
“For the six months of this year, trade in goods and services between Ukraine and Chile grew by 7.9%, to $ 33.1 million, Ukrainian exports doubled to $ 5.3 million,” the ministry said.
According to Taras Kachka, the countries need to improve the balance of bilateral trade, diversify trade spheres and start joint investment projects.
According to the report, promising for Ukraine and Chile is the development of bilateral relations in the field of agro-industrial complex, energy, mechanical engineering, aircraft building, shipbuilding, as well as space, mining, pharmaceutical and transport industries.
The women’s Open Ladies Golf Tour finals took place on September 4. The tournament took place on the Kozyn golf course. The results determined the winners in various categories, as well as the name of the winner of the cup in the 2021 season.
2021 is the year of women’s golf in Ukraine, because 10 years ago the first women’s tournament in the history of Ukrainian golf took place.
“Women’s golf is the most fascinating direction that the Federation is happy to develop. The active promotion of this sport has led to the fact that Ukraine is now the leading country in Europe in the pace of golf. And tournaments like today are proof of that. Our ladies are beautiful, sporty and purposeful, they move Ukrainian golf forward and inspire others. Congratulations to all participants of the tournament and I wish everyone personal records and most importantly enjoy the game!” – says the President of the Ukrainian Golf Federation Vitaliy Khomutynnik.
“For many years in a row, the Open Ladies Golf Tour women’s tournaments have been held in Ukraine and abroad. Here, women and girls of different generations come together in one big family that loves golf. The community of Ukrainian golfers is constantly growing, thanks to a number of programs to promote women’s golf. This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first women’s golf competition in Ukraine. We have ambitious plans and global goals and we are confident that with such a powerful community of golfers everything will work out! ” – says Vice-President of the Ukrainian Golf Federation Olena Rudik.
Participants of the Miss Ukraine contest joined the Final. The girls took a golf master class and improved their playing skills.
According to the results of the annual season, Anna Moiseeva won the cup. The winner of the 2020 season, Maryna Dyachenko, was invited to the award ceremony of the Open Ladies Golf Tour. The second place was taken by Tsvigun Kateryna, the third – Tereshchuk Alyona.
According to the results of the tournament round, the winner of the Final Tournament in the standings A was – Moiseeva Anna, second place – Tsvigun Kateryna, third – Tereshchuk Alyona. In the standings B – Julia Lishchuk, second place – Marina Dudko, third place – Daria Skorubska
The Ukrainian Golf Federation is grateful to all partners who actively supported and promoted women’s golf throughout the season: the Porsche car brand, Cosmos Golf Ukraine golf equipment company, TaylorMade brand, Forte Village hotel, Palazzo Fiuggi hotel and Cornelia Diamond hotel. Thanks to Roberto Bravo’s jewelry partner, Grill do Brazil restaurant. Thanks to partner GolfMad Travel and Events, Zapashna brand of original candles, Premier Palace Wellness SPA, Edem Resort Medical & SPA, OTP Private Banking. We thank TM “Monaco” from the company Three Bears for a sweet mood, as well as Corny – a partner of nutritious snacks.
“Interfax-Ukraine” is an information partner of the tournament.
