OKKO Group (OKKO Group) plans to start practical implementation of an agro-processing plant expansion project and a renewable “green” energy project worth about $120 million and $200 million respectively in western Ukraine in the fall of 2023, CEO Vasyl Danilyak said.
“We have not abandoned the large projects with large investments that we had previously planned. We are continuing them. We want to start a big agro-processing project this fall,” – he said in “Business Dialogue” in Kiev on Thursday, organized by NV Media Holding.
Danylyak specified that in 2021-2022 this agrarian project, which is directly related to the business of the group, had been working with consultants, Ukrainian and international projectors, and it has not yet required investment.
CEO specified that geographically the enterprise is located in Ternopil region, where “OKKO” previously had a huge production site and managed to transform it for this project.
According to him, the renewable “green” energy project was bought from partners at the Ready To Build stage.
“Geographical “stops” for investments we have set ourselves, geographical safety we want to get,” Danilyak explained the choice of western Ukraine for the implementation of these projects.
OKKO Group includes more than 10 diversified businesses in manufacturing, trade, construction, insurance, services and other services. The agricultural business unit “OKKO-Agrotrade” and the concern “Khlibprom” work in the sphere of agriculture. The flagship company of the group is Concern Galnaftogaz, which operates one of the largest petrol filling networks in Ukraine under the brand “OKKO”.
The majority shareholder of the company is Vitaliy Antonov. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is among the minority shareholders.
Light rain is expected in most regions of Ukraine on Saturday, April 1, at night in the western regions moderate, and in the Carpathian region in some places significant rain, only in the afternoon on the Left Bank without significant precipitation.
According to Ukrhydrometecenter, the wind is southwest with a transition to southeast, 7-12 m/s, at night in the southeastern part in places gusts of 15-18 m/s. The temperature at night is 1-6° of heat, during the day 9-14°, in the eastern regions at night from 4° of heat to 1° of frost, during the day 3-8° of heat.
April 1, light rain in Kiev. Wind is southwest turning to southeast, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night is 3-5°C, while during the day it is 12-14°C.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory of Boris Sreznevsky, in Kiev on April 1, the highest temperature during the entire period of meteorological observations was +20.3 ° C in 2016, the lowest -8.7 ° C in 1931.
On Sunday, April 2, in Ukraine, it is raining, in the Carpathians, wet snow, only in the eastern part, at night and in most western regions without precipitation.
The temperature at night is 4-9°C, in the east and the Carpathians about 0°C; during the day it is 6-11°C, in the south, east of the country and in the Carpathians – up to 15°C. Wind is south-east, turning to the northwest, 7-12 m/s.
In Kiev, April 2, it is raining at times. Wind is south-east, 5-10 m/s. The temperature at night and during the day is 7-9° warm.
Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob have arrived in Kiev, where they will participate in a summit to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Buča. Slovak Prime Minister Heger arrived in Ukraine on Friday and will meet with President Vladimir Zelenski, the Slovakian news agency TASR reported.
Along with Heger, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy arrived in Ukraine. The time and place of the meeting are not disclosed in advance for security reasons.
According to Heger, Zelenski invited him to visit Ukraine in a telephone conversation after Slovakia approved the transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.
For his part, Nagy is scheduled to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexey Reznikov during the day.
In addition, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic arrived in Kyiv on Friday morning. He is scheduled to meet with Zelensky, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk. Also with the Croatian prime minister arrived Minister of Veterans Affairs Tomo Medved.
According to the Croatian government’s website, together with Zelenski, Heger, Golob and Moldovan President Maia Sandu, they will take part in a summit on “Bucha – Russian Responsibility for Crimes in Ukraine” in Kiev to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha (Kiev region). A joint press conference will follow.
This is Plenkovic’s second visit to Ukraine since the Russian aggression began on February 24, 2022. Last May, he met with the Ukrainian leadership in Kiev and visited Irpen and Bucha.
The Slovenian newspaper Delo, for its part, reported on the arrival of Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob in Kiev on Friday. He also intends to meet with Zelenskyy.
For the Slovenian prime minister, this is his first visit to Ukraine since coming to power. His goal is to reaffirm his support for Ukraine, which has been a victim of Russian aggression since last February.
Golob will also be received by Shmygal and Stefančuk .
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In the capital of Germany opens the first office of the state enterprise “Document”, where Ukrainian citizens will be able to issue passport documents.
“On Friday, March 31, a test mode of operation begins for citizens of Ukraine to obtain passport documents in Berlin at the address: Am Treptower Park 14, 12435 Berlin, floor 2”, – reported on the official website of SE “Document”.
During the period of operation in the test mode, visitors will be served from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 18.00 in the “waiting list”.
Reportedly, the full launch of the center will be additional notice on the official resources of SE “Document”. Until now Ukrainians had the opportunity to issue passports in Germany only through consular offices.
Now abroad passport services, where Ukrainian citizens can apply for a passport – foreign or ID-card, operate in Poland, Turkey, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
How and what can be useful to journalists, media, bloggers and opinion leaders in times of war – this was discussed by participants of a large-scale forum “Information Front of Ukraine: Vinnitsa region”, which was held on March 30 in Vinnitsa, – reports the Internet edition “Political Arena of Vinnitsa region”.
Also at the event we discussed effective practices and methods to counteract the Russian propaganda, the successful cases of dissemination of the Ukrainian position in the Western media, problems and prospects for the promotion of Ukrainian narratives in the world.
Vadim Voroshilov, a Hero of Ukraine, a military pilot, one of the best Ukrainian fighter pilots with the call sign “Karaya”, addressed the forum participants with opening remarks.
The forum was attended by the speaker of the Air Force of the AFU Yuri Ignat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, diplomat Valery Chaly, executive director of the “Ukrainian Institute of the Future” Vadim Denisenko, political technologist Sergei Gaidai.
“Russia has clearly lost the information war. Our country is winning in many areas on the diplomatic field. We can see this in the unprecedented support for Ukraine from the entire civilized world. All these are achievements. But they are intermediate achievements on the way to our victory. The total victory of Ukraine includes the victory on the informational front and demoralization of the aggressor”, – said Mykola Filonov at the opening of the forum.
The event was organized by the NGO “Socio-Political Monitoring Center “Vector”, NGO “We are Vinnitians”, and media holding “Vinnitsa News”.
