Metinvest Group’s Central Mining and Processing Plant (CMP, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro Oblast) is carrying out major repairs to its railway tracks, investing over UAH 28 million to do so.
According to the plant, repair crews plan to renovate almost 1.5 km of railroad tracks by the end of the year.
It was clarified that Central GOK has an extensive system of railways, the total length of which reaches 270 km. This year, in addition to routine maintenance and repairs, the specialists of the Track and Yard Shop of the Railway Transport Department of the Central Mining and Processing Plant are carrying out major overhauls of a number of tracks and switches.
“Railways are an important component of production logistics, as the majority of cargo is delivered to the plant by rail, and the key to efficient transportation is primarily the condition of the tracks. This fall’s work is large-scale, involving the overhaul of almost 1.5 km of tracks. In particular, this will ensure the safety and reliability of traffic on the routes for the delivery of ore from the open pits and Kolachevsky mine to the crushing plant, as well as for the transportation of other goods for production needs,” said Alexander Mukha, Head of the Railway Transport Department of the Central Mining and Processing Plant.
Central GOK is one of the five largest producers of mining raw materials in Ukraine. It specializes in the extraction and production of iron ore concentrate and pellets.
CGOK is a part of Metinvest Group, whose major shareholders are System Capital Management (SCM, Donetsk) (71.24%) and Smart Holding Group (23.76%). Metinvest Group’s management company is Metinvest Holding LLC.
Despite the war and climate challenges, Ukrainian farmers have managed to maintain the amount of land under vegetable production. However, the leadership in the production of many crops in Ukraine is gradually shifting from households to larger market players, SEEDSwrites .
This was stated by Taras Bashtannik, President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, during the conference VeggiFruits. Processing of vegetables and fruits.
Regarding the shortage of vegetables in Ukraine, which arose with the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, according to the expert, it was quickly replaced and there was no shortage in terms of area, it could only occur in terms of yield.
“This year, the abnormal heat could not but affect any vegetable crop, and we see this in potatoes. But we can predict that next year, about half of Ukraine will be “in potatoes”. And then vice versa. And so on in a circle,” Taras Bashtannik is convinced.
According to the expert, not only in Ukraine, but all over the world, there are always certain factors that affect the yield of a particular crop. However, no shortage will affect the work of processing companies.
“The quick reaction of importers to a certain deficit that fills the domestic market is more about the end consumer and retail. Processing companies do not like not having contracted volumes and planned prices,” says the President of the UPOA.
In addition, Taras Bashtannik drew attention to the changes that have occurred recently in Ukraine, which concern the production processes of many crops.
“Now it is becoming easier for state statistics to account for many things, because we see a redistribution of the production of many crops from households to small, medium and large enterprises that submit at least some statistics.
Previously, 95 plus, or rather 98-99% of the production of any position was produced by households,” reminded Taras Bashtannik.
Ukrainian women are known not only for their devoted and reverent attitude towards their families, but also for their strength of spirit, especially now, in these extremely difficult times for our country. Obviously, motherhood in time of war requires both courage and much more internal resources. After all, they face an incredible number of challenges and experiences. However, Ukrainian women realize more than ever that by giving new lives, they are procreating their own lineage and preserving the Ukrainian nation. It is not surprising that 2024 was another year when we saw many star babies among thousands of little Ukrainians.
It is worth noting that despite the difficult situation and military risks, they remain in Ukraine and choose to give birth here. Usually, celebrities choose private maternity hospitals to give birth to their babies. The most popular among them is the Leleka Maternity Hospital in Kyiv. This facility provides childbirth of any degree of complexity, uses modern and innovative approaches to all processes, and ensures the highest level of safety and care for each patient. By the way, this is the first and only hospital in Ukraine to receive the most prestigious international accreditation JCI, which indicates the high quality of medical services and international recognition.
We are telling you about several Ukrainian stars for whom the year 2024 was marked by a wonderful event – some had their first child, others were lucky enough to welcome a second child into the family, and some celebrities became parents of many children.
The famous Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar origin became a mother for the third time in May 2024 – she and her husband Bekir gave birth to another son. The happy parents named the boy Alim-Seit Bekir. Jamala’s older sons, Emir and Selim, are 6 and 4 years old. All the singer’s children were born in the medical center, theLelekamaternity hospital.
The family of Ukrainian actress and TV presenter Lilia Rebryk and choreographer Andriy Dykyi also became large this year. In March, the celebrity gave birth to their third daughter, who was named Adelina. Lilia and Andriy have two older daughters, 11-year-old Diana and 6-year-old Polina.
The famous Ukrainian blogger and twerk dancer became a mother for the first time in June. On the day she gave birth, Maria showed touching black-and-white footage of her husband and child. The girl, who, by the way, was born weighing 4 kg, was named Maya.
The wife of former Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and businessman Serhiy Tihipko also gave birth to a daughter in June this year. The couple also has three sons together – Serhiy, Stanislav and Oleksandr. The couple named the girl Yulianna. “Yulianna. I am extremely grateful to the Leleka Medical Center for helping me become even happier,” Alla commented on the birth of her daughter on her social media.
Choosing a maternity hospital is one of the most important decisions for future parents. Whether the family is famous or not, safe and comfortable conditions are the key to a successful delivery, health and well-being of the mother and baby.
Kyivstar TV has launched a large-scale identity upgrade, transforming its logo and expanding the brand color palette.
On December 11, Kyivstar TV, a film and television platform founded by Kyivstar and 1+1 media, will celebrate its 5th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the OTT platform has updated its identity for the first time, which was developed by the creative agency I AM IDEA.
Kyivstar TV viewers were the first to notice the changes – the app icon was replaced by a new unique platform sign – the letter “K”. This sign combines two symbols: the “play” and “heart” icons – a visual metaphor that accurately reflects the idea of the service – the ability to watch the content you love. Along with the logo, the Kyivstar TV inscription was also improved.
The key prerequisite for the identity update was that the logo star, which was part of the old Kyivstar TV logo, formed an unconscious association of the audience with the parent brand. Such a visual solution was necessary for the product launch, but later the logo became more associated with Kyivstar’s telecom services than with the film and television platform. Changing the brand identity is an important step in communication that contributes to the formation of a clear product identity.
“The new logo now contains a unique sign that helps to better distinguish Kyivstar TV brand from others and emphasizes its independence. Moreover, it directly reflects what we have been working on for the past 5 years – to turn on the viewer’s love for cinema, especially Ukrainian cinema. Moreover, the new identity makes it easier to work in various collaborations with other brands, which have been numerous over the past year,” said Viktoria Maksymchuk, Kyivstar TV’s Marketing Director.
Another task of the identity update was to emphasize the content diversity of the platform with the help of color. Although the change in the design system was radical, the connection with the parent brand was preserved: 7 more colors were added to the main three colors – green, white and blue.
“From now on, the brand’s palette includes colors other than related ones. It is interesting that the color of the visual depends on the poster or frame from the content. This adds variability, adaptability and flexibility to the design system, which further emphasizes Kyivstar TV as a platform with content for every taste of the most demanding viewer,” said Yuriy Chornenkyi, Head of Marketing Communications at Kyivstar.
Head of Design Dasha Shabliyenko, designer Valeria Ignatyuk, motion designer Denis Kononenko, art directors Olena Dovgopol and Vitaliy Klymenko worked on the renewal of the identity of the film and television platform within the creative agency I AM IDEA.
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Kyivstar TV is a joint project of 1+1 media and Kyivstar, founded on December 11, 2019. It is a film and television platform that provides users with access to hundreds of thousands of hours of Ukrainian and world content, live programs, and regularly offers exclusive projects for viewing. The platform has more than 430 TV channels and a VOD library of 20,000 movies, series, cartoons and shows. Kyivstar TV is available for all mobile operators in Ukraine and all Internet providers. Find out more about the new releases on the platform in the Kino for TVtelegram channel.
The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is accelerating the development and creation of a unified national credit information disclosure platform, according to a report on the regulator’s website. The system is expected to be launched at the end of this year or early next year.
Business entities will be able to register on the platform through an electronic license to conduct commercial activities. In addition to their credit status, they will be able to obtain data on fines and violations, illegal and inaccurate information.
In the event of a change in credit history, companies will be able to apply for a credit rating improvement (“credit restoration”).
“The development and construction of a unified platform will further optimize the credit restoration mechanism, provide businesses with more efficient and convenient services, and play a positive role in encouraging businesses to restore their credit history and promote quality development,” SAMR said in a statement.
Over the past five years, 41 MPs have left the Servant of the People faction, 21 of them resigned and another 20 joined other factions and groups, while the number of the faction has decreased from 254 to 233 members, according to a study by the Chesno movement based on the results of the work of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation.
“According to the results of the 2019 elections, the Servant of the People managed to bring a record 254 deputies to the Rada – 124 list members and 130 majority members, who formed a mono-coalition for the first time in the history of Ukrainian parliamentarism. Formally, the “servants” still manage to maintain a majority in the parliament, as the faction still has more than 226 members. And this is despite the fact that 41 MPs have left the faction in five years,” the Chesno movement said on its website on Wednesday.
The report notes that some MPs left the faction due to their transfer to other positions, others because of high-profile corruption scandals or disagreement of individual MPs with the party line.
Three “servants” – first the list leader Dmytro Razumkov and Ruslan Stefanchuk, and after the roll call – Oleksandr Kornienko – joined the parliamentary leadership, so they formally left the faction and became non-factional. However, after Razumkov was recalled from the speaker’s post at the end of 2021, he did not return to the faction: thus, the first number on the Servant of the People list remained unaffiliated.
At the same time, Razumkov published a list of deputies of the new inter-factional association “Smart Policy,” which included 21 “servants,” but formally remained members of the faction. At that time, only two representatives of Razumkov’s group, Lyudmyla Buymister and the scandalous Odesa majoritarian Artem Dmytruk, were expelled from the Servant of the People. A few weeks later, another member of Razumkov’s MFO, Roman Sokha, left the faction.
Due to internal disagreements, in December 2019, majoritarian members Hanna Skorokhod and Anton Polyakov were also expelled from the Servant of the People, who later joined the For the Future group. At the same time, MP Roman Ivanisov was expelled from the faction because of information about his rape conviction.
The authors of the study recall that almost a year later, Geo Leros was expelled from the faction for criticizing the president and accusing the head of the OP, Andriy Yermak, and his brother of trading positions. The last high-profile “divorce” was the departure of Mariana Bezuhla from the faction. A few days after that, Yulia Yatsyk also left the faction on the third attempt.
It is noted that many “servants” left the faction amid high-profile corruption scandals. In particular, Kyiv majoritarian Oleksandr Yurchenko, whom NABU suspects of bribery, was expelled from the Servant of the People. In 2022, Oleh Voronko left the faction, and proceedings were opened against him for forgery.
And in 2023, Mykola Tyshchenko was expelled from the Servant of the People after his trip to Thailand, Bohdan Torokhtiia because he vacationed abroad during martial law, and Anatoliy Hunko, who was caught taking bribes.
Three MPs suspected of treason also left the faction. Thus, in the spring of 2021, the “servants” expelled majoritarian Oleksandr Dubinsky because he was included in the US sanctions list. A few months later, another majoritarian, Yevhen Shevchenko, who had publicly supported Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, was expelled from the faction. In 2022, the Servant of the People also expelled collaborator MP Oleksiy Kovalev, who had been actively helping the Russians in the occupied Kherson region since the beginning of the invasion.
“It is noteworthy that six notorious ‘servants’ ended up in the Restoration of Ukraine group, saving the association of pro-Russian MPs from possible collapse. Thus, in December 2023, when Anatoliy Hunko joined the group, it again had 17 MPs, which is the minimum number allowed (because for a parliamentary group to exist, it must include at least as many MPs as the smallest faction of the Rada),” the study notes.
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/
