Ukraine’s first inclusive town for veterans was built in Kyiv region, and 45 soldiers who sustained significant physical injuries during the fighting received the keys to their new homes on Sunday, said Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration.
“The Andriy Zasukha Charitable Foundation and Kolos Kovalivka FC helped to implement this unique project… Everything was realized in 9 months. Not a single penny of the regional or state budget was used,” Kravchenko wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
According to him, there are 59 houses in the complex, each of them is 75-80 square meters. “The housing and land, which is 4-5 acres, will become the property of our defenders and their families. Philanthropists will also help to make repairs in the houses, install kitchen furniture and equip bathrooms. Everything will be done with the veterans’ needs and comfort in mind. The houses have spacious terraces, water, electricity, gas and sewerage. The sidewalks and driveways are arranged so that its residents can easily move around the city. There is a recreation area, a park, sports and children’s playgrounds, barbecue areas, a post office, and shelters are being completed. An outpatient clinic and a shop will be built,” said the head of the regional administration.
According to him, the town will also be home to defenders from various military units, as well as the families of the fallen. “KOVA focused on the brigades under its auspices: 72nd Airmobile Brigade, 114th TRO, 3rd Assault Brigade, and GUR. All candidates for accommodation in the city were submitted by the command of the military units. The criteria are as follows: these are soldiers who were injured and can no longer serve, have a family and do not have their own housing,” said Kravchenko.
Ukrainian athlete Mykhailo Kokhan won a silver medal in the hammer throw final at the 2024 Diamond League in Silesia, Suspilne. Sport” on Sunday.
In Silesia, Kokhan, a bronze medalist at the Paris Games, competed against reigning world champion and 2024 Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg of Canada and 2024 Olympic silver medalist Benze Galas of Hungary.
Mykhailo Kokhan failed to surpass Katzberg’s result (80.03 meters), throwing the projectile 79.85 meters and winning the silver medal. “Wojciech Nowicki won the bronze medal, beating Benze Galas for the second best result, both athletes showed the same result (76.05 meters).
1. Ethan Katzberg (Canada) – 80.03 meters
2. Mykhailo Kokhan (Ukraine) – 79.85 meters
3. Wojciech Nowicki (Poland) – 76.05 m
There will be no precipitation throughout Ukraine on Monday, August 26, according to the Ukrainian Weather Center.
Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s, 7-12 m/s in the southern part of the country during the day. Temperature at night 14-19°, in the south up to 23°. During the day, 29-34° (in the highlands of the Carpathians 22-27°), in the southern and central regions, in some places, a strong heat of 35-36°.
No precipitation in Kyiv on August 26. Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s. The temperature at night will be 17-19°, during the day 31-33°.
According to the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, for the entire period of meteorological observations in Kyiv on August 26, the highest daytime temperature was 33.7° in 1903, the lowest nighttime temperature was 6.3° above zero in 1899.
On Tuesday, August 27, most regions of Ukraine will also be without precipitation, only in the southern part of the country, and in the Carpathian region, short-term rain and thunderstorms are expected in some places.
Wind will be east, northeast, 3-8 m/s; in the south and southeast of the country, 7-12 m/s. Temperature at night 15-20°, in the south of the country up to 23°; during the day 29-34°.
No precipitation in Kyiv on August 27. Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s. Temperature at night 18-20°, during the day 31-33°.
There will be no precipitation throughout Ukraine on Monday, August 26, according to the Ukrainian Weather Center.
Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s, 7-12 m/s in the southern part of the country during the day. Temperature at night 14-19°, in the south up to 23°. During the day, 29-34° (in the highlands of the Carpathians 22-27°), in the southern and central regions, in some places, a strong heat of 35-36°.
No precipitation in Kyiv on August 26. Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s. The temperature at night will be 17-19°, during the day 31-33°.
According to the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, for the entire period of meteorological observations in Kyiv on August 26, the highest daytime temperature was 33.7° in 1903, the lowest nighttime temperature was 6.3° above zero in 1899.
On Tuesday, August 27, most regions of Ukraine will also be without precipitation, only in the southern part of the country, and in the Carpathian region, short-term rain and thunderstorms are expected in some places.
Wind will be east, northeast, 3-8 m/s; in the south and southeast of the country, 7-12 m/s. Temperature at night 15-20°, in the south of the country up to 23°; during the day 29-34°.
No precipitation in Kyiv on August 27. Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s. Temperature at night 18-20°, during the day 31-33°.
No power outages are planned for Monday, August 26, the press service of NPC Ukrenergo reports on its telegram channel.
“No consumption restrictions are expected tomorrow, August 26,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, the company will additionally report on the possible use of power outages in case the situation changes.
Ukrenergo also urges its customers to use powerful electrical appliances during the daytime hours – from 10:00 to 16:00 and from 18:00 to 23:00 – and to consume electricity sparingly.
NASA astronauts Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are forced to remain on the International Space Station (ISS) due to a malfunctioning Boeing Starliner spacecraft, will be able to return to Earth in early 2025 using a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, CNN reported.
This news comes after the space agency conducted a formal review to determine if Starliner could be safe enough to return home with its crew, or if the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft would have to step in to save the day.
The Starliner spacecraft that carried astronauts Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore to the space station in early June failed because of helium leaks and engines that suddenly stopped working early in its first test flight with the crew. Engineers spent weeks trying to better understand the problems. For its part, Boeing said as recently as Aug. 2 that its “confidence remains high” that the spacecraft will be able to return astronauts to Earth.
But NASA said during an Aug. 7 briefing that discussions at the space agency about the safety of the Starliner capsule are evolving, prompting the federal agency to more seriously consider sending astronauts home on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, which has flown about a dozen crewed missions into space since 2020.
