On May, 22 and 23 in the «Kyivan Rus Park» the battle Festival «The Call of Heroes» will take place.
The best fighters of Ukraine – multiple world champions in medieval combat – will enter the Big tilting-yard and take part in real medieval battles. The sportsmen – knights in heavy metal armor will fight with real weapons made in accordance with historical models.
These will not be staged fights, but real medieval battles!
The competitions will be held according to the rules of medieval combat, in the format of single fights, «shield-sword» and group fights «5 versus 5».
The co-organizer of the competition is the All-Ukrainian Federation of Medieval Combat.
Also, the guests will be awaited by an interesting entertainment program on historical themes, horse-trick performances, ancient Slavic amusements, flash mobs, master-classes, games, contests and the drawing of gifts.
The culmination of the program will be the evening show program with fire special effects and shooting from a huge medieval missile weapon – trebuchet.
And most importantly, the competition will be held in a unique place – a real, live medieval city – Ancient Kyiv of the Хth century. The guests will see with their own eyes what Kyiv was like a thousand years ago, and how the life of our ancestors really was during the Middle Ages.
The program will pass in compliance with the quarantine measures.
Ancient Kyiv opens at 10:00. The program will start around 13:30.
* The program may change
Ancient Kyiv is located in a 45-minutes` drive from modern Kyiv – Kyiv region, Obukhiv district, the vill. Kopachiv.
You can get by your own car or by public transport. The schedule of route taxis check on the «Obukhivtrans» website or on the «Kyivan Rus Park» website in the «Contacts» section.
The ticket price: a full adult ticket –250 грн., for pensioners and students – 150 грн., for schoolchildren – 100 грн., for preschool children – for free.
Details on the website www.parkkyivrus.com
The Interfax subscribers can save money with the “openbusiness-20” promo code for a 20%-discount for a full price adult ticket to the Principality of Kyivan Rus:
– by previous order by tel.: +38 044 461-99-37, +38 050 385-20-35
– or at the cash desk at the entrance to the «Kyivan Rus Park».
Oil transit through the territory of Ukraine by pipeline transport to European countries and Belarus in January-April 2021 decreased by 8.3% compared to the same period in 2020, to 3.848 million tonnes, according to the data of JSC Ukrtransnafta.
According to the calculations of the Interfax-Ukraine agency, in particular, transit in the direction of Budkovce (Slovakia) amounted to 2.656 million tonnes (6.4% less from January-April 2020), Fenyeslitke (Hungary) – 832,000 tonnes (less by 24.4%), Mozyr (Belarus) – 359,600 tonnes (more by 37.5%).
The volume of oil transportation to refineries of Ukraine for the four months of 2021 amounted to 729,700 tonnes, which is 12.7% less than in January-April 2020. In particular, oil transportation along the Odesa-Kremenchuk route amounted to 284,300 tonnes (less by 20.8%).
Thus, in January-April 2021, the total transportation of oil through the company’s pipelines amounted to 4.578 million tonnes (less by 9.1%). The share of transit volume in it is 84.1%, pumping to the country’s refineries – 15.9%.
In April 2021, oil transit through Ukraine by pipeline transport increased by 18.4% compared to the same month in 2020, to 888,700 tonnes, in particular to Budkovce – 670,000 tonnes (more by 23.5%), Fenyeslitke – 129,700 tonnes (less by 37.6%), Mozyr – 89,000 tonnes (more by 100%).
Pumping at Ukrainian refineries last month decreased by 16.6%, to 203,700 tonnes.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 21/05/21
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
AVERAGE MONTHLY WAGE BY REGION IN MARCH 2021, UAH
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of may 21
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
The Kärcher German manufacturer of cleaning equipment plans to construct office complex and training center of the official representative office of the company in the village of Hatne (Kyiv region) by 2022.
“A 100% modern and environmentally friendly official representative office of Kärcher will be located in Kyiv region, near the village of Hatne. In addition to office premises, the largest in Ukraine Kärcher Center, an innovative training center Kärcher Academy and a service center for maintenance of equipment of a well-known manufacturer,” the press service of the company said.
The office center will be constructed using environmentally friendly technologies and equipped with reservoirs for accumulating rainwater, solar panels, and a car wash. Water purification systems will also be introduced for educational use.
The opening of the representative office in Hatne will create new jobs: the company predicts an annual increase in staff by 10% to 15%.
“I am sure that in five to six years we will use all the premises of the new office, and colleagues from the international Kärcher chain will visit Ukraine to exchange and study at Kärcher Academy,” the company said, citing Director General of Kärcher Ukraine Ivan Bechko.
