On Thursday, April 7, Ukrposhta made the first delivery from the Belgian Post Group (Belgian Post, bpost), 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid, which bpost collected from the population in its 657 branches.
According to the press service of the national postal operator, the reloading was carried out on the border with Romania thanks to the help and assistance of the Romanian Post.
According to Ukrposhta, in particular, 20 tonnes of food and hygiene products, as well as 20 tonnes of essential medical supplies were delivered from Belgium. They are already moving to Kyiv region, as well as to the east and south of Ukraine.
It is noted that food and hygiene products will be donated to the needs of defenders and organizations that take care of children and the elderly, and will also be distributed to IDPs.
Medicines were purchased by a charitable foundation in Belgium according to the needs of specific hospitals, they are sent to them by targeted delivery.
“Thanks to the fact that from the beginning of the war, Ukrposhta turned to the member countries of the Universal Postal Union for support, today we have it from many post offices of the world, which is expressed in real actions. Another 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid is hundreds of meals for people from the most difficult regions, these are medical supplies for the treatment of military and civilians who were injured due to rocket attacks by Russia,” the press service of the company quotes Ukrposhta CEO Igor Smelyansky.
At the same time, the head of Ukrposhta separately thanked the Belgian Post for understanding not only the plight of Ukrainians, in which they found themselves due to the Russian attack, but also the difficult logistical conditions. In addition to organizing the collection and delivery of aid, bpost also organized its sorting into categories, which will significantly speed up the work, reducing processing time and saving precious minutes, and immediately send aid to the most affected regions of Ukraine, Smelyansky noted.
Ukrainians affected by the war will be able to be treated in the EU countries, the press service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine has said on Thursday.
According to the Health Ministry, treatment abroad became possible thanks to the initiative of the Ministry of Cooperation with the European Commission (Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety DG SANTE) regarding the treatment abroad of Ukrainians affected by Russian military aggression.
The Health Ministry said that now Ukrainian patients after evacuation can be referred for treatment to clinics of member countries of the European Union (EU). The evacuation process will be mediated by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC).
The Emergency Response Coordination Centre, the European Civil Protection Mechanism, is regularly activated to respond to emergencies. It also ensures the rapid deployment of emergency support and acts as a focal point between all EU member states.
Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President Viktoria Strakhova has proposed that at the legislative level a possibility of writing off or restructuring part of mortgage loans is prescribed and a possibility of including such losses in claims for banks against Russia is considered.
“As a banker, it is difficult to initiate and offer this, but as a person it is necessary. We should resolve the issue of writing off or restructuring part of mortgage loans through a legislative decision. Additionally, we should consider the possibility of including such losses (for banks, along with other loans) in the requirements for reparations to the Russian Federation/damages,” she wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
According to her, 30% of the available mortgages were issued for buildings in Hostomel, Irpen, Bucha, which were most affected by Russia’s actions.
Strakhova said that it is necessary to develop a standardized system to solve this problem.
She was supported by MP from the Holos parliamentary faction Yaroslav Zhelezniak, according to whom there is no other option for mortgages now.
Ferroalloy enterprises of Ukraine in January-February of the current year in total increased output by 23.1% compared to the same period last year – up to 141.53 thousand tons, including 79.39 thousand tons in January.
As Interfax-Ukraine was informed by the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA) on Thursday, in January-February the production of silicomanganese increased by 31% – up to 114.57 thousand tons. At the same time, the production of ferromanganese decreased by 7.5% to 14.03 thousand tons.
In addition, the production of ferrosilicon (in terms of 45%) decreased by 3.1% – to 11.33 thousand tons, but metallic manganese increased by 86.7%, to 1.12 thousand tons.
Pokrovsky (formerly Ordzhonikidzevsky) and Marganets Mining and Processing Plants (PGOK and MGOK, both – Dnipropetrovsk region), mining and enriching manganese ore, for 2 months 2022 produced a total of 148.94 thousand tons of manganese concentrate, which is 34, 3% lower compared to 2M-2021. At the same time, MGOK produced 86.1 thousand tons of concentrate (an increase of 45%), PGOK – 62.84 thousand tons (50.5% less).
Pokrovsky GOK for 2 months. also produced 29.55 thousand tons of iron ore sinter (27.7% less compared to January-February 2021), supplying it to PJSC “Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant” (DMZ), which is part of DCH Steel businessman Alexander Yaroslavsky.
As reported, in 2021 Ukraine increased the production of ferroalloys by 15% compared to 2020 – up to 858.7 thousand tons, but reduced manganese concentrate by 6.6%, to 1 million 763.43 thousand tons.
Pokrovsky GOK also produced 258.84 thousand tons of iron ore sinter last year (up 38.4% compared to 2020).
Prior to nationalization, PrivatBank (Kyiv) organized the business of SZF (located on the NKT) and ZZF, MGOK and PGOK (OGOK).
The Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant is controlled by the EastOne group, created in the fall of 2007 as a result of the restructuring of the Interpipe group, as well as the Privat group (both Dnepr).
Average monthly wage by region in Jan 2022, UAH
SSC of Ukraine
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced a three-stage plan for the restoration of Ukraine “U-24″.
“We have already announced this plan. Let’s call it U-24. This is a plan for the restoration of Ukraine. There will be a corresponding recovery fund, which will take place in three stages,” Shmyhal said in an interview with the Ukrainian edition of the BBC.
According to him, the first stage is already underway, when the authorities are now restoring the destroyed facilities temporarily, promptly and quickly.
The second stage, according to the prime minister, is a quick recovery immediately after the end of hostilities.
“First of all, it is necessary to resume the supply of water and electricity so that people can ensure their existence in the destroyed territories,” he added.
The third stage, according to the plan, is a big stage of a full-fledged renewal of Ukrainian cities, towns, buildings, infrastructure, and the country as a whole.
“This stage will be the most costly, the longest, but we want to implement it very quickly. This should be in parallel with the political processes of Ukraine’s entry into the European Union, as was recently written in the Versailles Declaration,” Shmyhal stressed.
The Prime Minister noted that Ukraine expects to receive a questionnaire in the coming days, which is one of the stages for the country to obtain candidate status as a transitional stage before joining the EU.
“All these things support the internal expectation of a speedy end to the war, our victory and the beginning of a powerful restoration of our state according to civilized European standards. We will get a very powerful developed European country here,” Shmyhal is sure.
