President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky by decree No. 264 has put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of June 18 on the extension and introduction of new sanctions against 55 Russian banks, payment systems and the so-called “central banks” from ORDLO at the suggestion of the National Bank of Ukraine.
According to the document posted on the website of the head of state, this list still includes, in particular, Bank of Moscow, Gazprom Bank, Bank Rossiya, Bank VTB, State Corporation VEB.RF, Sberbank Russia, as well as payment systems MoneyTo, BLIZKO, ANELIK, Kolibri.
With regard to banks that have subsidiaries in Ukraine, the restriction is to prevent the withdrawal of capital from the country.
The Pivdenny Economic Court of Appeals has postponed the hearing of a case regarding the Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NFP) shutdown of TIU Canada’s solar power plant in Nikopol to July 27 due to the absence of one of the defendants, the Canadian company said in a press release on Thursday.
In addition, according to TIU Canada, one of the judges withdrew from the case on the morning of June 24 and was replaced, which was the next stage after the previous three judges recused themselves.
As reported, earlier the company had previously filed a motion to dismiss three judges of Pivdenny Economic Court of Appeals from the hearing the case “because of warnings about the connection between the latter and oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, who is included in the list of persons subject to U.S. government sanctions.”
TIU Canada argued its distrust by the fact that judges Korsak, Popikova and Yevsikov, whose challenge the company is seeking, had previously ruled in favor of businessman Ihor Kolomoisky, who controls NFP, in the case against the state-owned PrivatBank, admitting that they would not be able to consider the case related to this enterprise without bias.
The 10.5 MW solar power plant was disconnected from the power grid by NFP in March 2020. TIU Canada said that NFP took advantage of the fact that the SPP was connected to a substation located on its territory, and explained the need for disconnection by repair work. The shutdown caused the company in excess of EUR1.5 million losses, which continue to grow.
As a result, Ekotekhnik Nikopol LLC (TIU Canada) filed a claim against NFP with the Kyiv Economic Court. In the middle of February, the company said it would challenge a January 26 court ruling that rejected the company’s claims against NFP.
On June, 26, 27 and 28 the «Kyivan Rus Park» invites to celebrate the Constitution Day of Ukraine in a place where our statehood was born, and to spend the holidays and weekends in fresh air with exciting medieval amusements, horse-trick shows, horse riding and tasty dishes prepared on a bonfire.
On June 26, 27 and 28, an interesting entertainment program dedicated to the Constitution Day of Ukraine will take place in Ancient Kyiv. The celebration will begin with the parade of princely flags and the solemn greeting of the Great Prince of Kyiv Volodymyr, and will continue with theatrical stagings on ancient Slavic themes and horse-trick performances. Until the very evening, the visitors will be able to take an active part in merry and cognitive medieval actions, games and amusements.
The demonstrative performances of the actors-stuntmen of the horse-trick theatre of Ancient Kyiv on the virtuoso possession of various types of medieval weapon on a horseback will be the highlight of the program. The guests of the Principality will see the performances of horseback archers: on a horseback at full gallop the sportsmen will compete in the shooting accuracy from real medieval bows. This is an incredibly difficult task for the competition participants, but at the same time, an exciting and thrilling sight for the visitors!
The horses of rare ancient breeds gathered from distant corners of the world in the Princely stable will be the real stars of the festive program. The representatives of some breeds can be found nowhere else in Ukraine, because they were brought to our country in a single number. The horses can be approached, palmed, taken a photo with and ridden on a horseback or in a carriage.
Shooting from the only operating huge throwing weapons in Ukraine – trebuchets – will be the culmination of the festive program.
The visit to Ancient Kyiv is subject to the requirements of the quarantine regime.
* The program may be changed.
Ancient Kyiv opens at 10:00. The program starts at 14:00.
The ticket price: a full adult ticket – 230 UAH, for pensioners and students – 150 UAH, for schoolchildren – 80 UAH, for preschool children – for free.
Ancient Kyiv in the «Kyivan Rus Park» is located in Kyiv region, Obukhiv district, the vill. Kopachiv.
Details on the website www.parkkyivrus.com
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Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv region) ranked 14th in the list of the busiest airports in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, according to a report by ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe), released in June.
The first place in terms of passenger traffic, according to the document, was taken by Istanbul Airport (IST). Followed by: Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), Moscow Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport (LED), Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD), Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), Sochi International Airport (AER), London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and Paris Orly Airport (ORY).
“In response to the challenges of the pandemic, in 2020 we have developed an anti-crisis program for the resumption of the Boryspil airport operation. And the latest results confirm that the path we have chosen is correct. According to the ACI Europe report, which included 341 busiest airports in Europe, we are ahead of a number of powerful airports. Including the airports of Vienna, Rome, Lisbon, Athens, Munich, Barcelona, Brussels, Stockholm, Zurich, Milan and Warsaw. Over the four months [in terms of passenger traffic] in 2021, Boryspil airport climbed to 14th place in Europe and entered the top 15 for the first time in history,” the press service of the enterprise said, citing Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Boryspil International Airport Volodymyr Zhmak.
At the same time, he said that such a result became possible thanks to the well-coordinated work of all divisions of the airport to develop the aviation network and restore passenger traffic. As of May 2021, Boryspil airport has already resumed 60% of flights compared to 2019, while the Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) member states have resumed only 39%, Zhmak said.
“Boryspil airport is recovering 1.5 times faster. Now we expect a full-fledged restoration of air communication with the EU countries for active growth of passenger traffic,” he said.
Flynas Airlines (Saudi Arabia) will start operating direct regular flights from Riyadh to Lviv from July 3.
According to the information on the airline’s website, flights will be operated twice a week.
In addition, direct flights of the airline from Jeddah to Kyiv will be launched on July 2. They will be operated three times a week.
Earlier, the Ukrainian SkyUp Airlines announced the launch of charter flights from Lviv to Saudi Arabia (Al-Qassim).
Thanks to viewers, already traditionally, the “NASH” TV channel has once again become an absolute leader among information TV channels in Ukraine on Friday, June 18. Rating indicators: Rat – 0.42%, Shr – 1.67% * (TA: 18+ All Ukraine)
The talk show “Friday. Evening” with Angelina Pichik, Max Nazarov, Vladimir Poluev and Anna Stepanets has become the most popular show among all the information TV channels’ programs of this day. You can watch the video recording on NASH YouTube channel.
The audience over eighteen years old chooses NASH TV channel. According to the rating indicators, we are again in first place: Rat – 0.57%, Shr – 2.08% *
(TA: 18+ (50K +). Kyiv also prefers NASH, that is confirmed by TV viewing data: rat – 0.72%, shr – 2.95% (TA Kyiv 18+).
Thanks to our viewers for their support and choice!
The results of the TV-audience study indicated in the article refer to CTI; researcher – Nielsen; monitoring – Communication Alliance. Data provided by NASH TV channel for June 18, 2021 Overnight is provided by indicators rat%, shr%.
