On October, 9 and 10 in Ancient Kyiv in the Principality of Kyivan Rus («Kyivan Rus Park») the most spectacular event of autumn – the «Call of heroes» medieval combat festival – will take place. Courageous knights in heavy armor, real combat swords and axes, flags and shields with coats of arms and, most important, – courage, bravery and romance of the Middle Ages are waiting for you!
On October, 9 and 10 around two hundred of best sportsmen-fighters will come to Ancient Kyiv from all over Ukraine in order to compete and choose the strongest in real full contact fights.
In recent years medieval combat has been gaining immense popularity all over the world and especially in Ukraine. It unites incredible sight, sporting excitement, historical authenticity and medieval romance.
We remind you that the fighters of the Ukrainian national team of medieval combat are repeated world champions. The co-organizer of the competition is the All-Ukrainian federation of medieval combat.
The competitions will be held according to the rules of medieval combat, in the format of «shield-sword», «buckler-sword» and «one and a half hand sword» single fights, «5х5» and «12х12» group fights, there will also be «3х3» female fights. For the first time within the «Call of heroes» festival the duel fencing tournament « Rapier. Solo» and «Long sword» will take place.
The sportsmen will put on heavy metal armor and will demonstrate their courage in battles using real medieval weapon made according to historical samples. These are not staged fights, here everything is for real!
In between the fights the guests will be awaited by an entertaining program on historical theme, horse-trick performances, ancient Slavic amusements, round dances, flash mobs, master-classes, contes and drawing of gifts. The evening show program with fire special effects and shooting fire balls from the medieval missile weapon – trebuchet – will be the program culmination.
And the most important is that the competitions will pass in a unique place – the real live medieval city – Ancient Kyiv of the Х century. The guests will see with their own eyes what Kyiv was like a thousand years ago and how the life of our ancestors during the Middle Ages was.
The program will pass in compliance with the quarantine regime.
Ancient Kyiv opens at 10:00. The program starts around 13:30.
The program may change.
The ticket price: a full adult ticket – 250 UAH, for pensioners and students – 150 UAH, for schoolchildren – 100 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
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:
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– or at the cash desk at the entrance to the «Kyivan Rus Park».
More than 1,200 patients with coronavirus are being treated in the capital’s medical institutions, the vast majority of them are in serious condition, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
“Today in the city’s hospitals there are more than 1,200 patients with coronavirus. These people are in serious condition. The vast majority of them need oxygen support. Almost 100% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated. And this is one of the main arguments why you need to be vaccinated. Therefore, if you do not care about your health, think about your parents, relatives, friends. Their safety is your responsibility too. I really do not want to go back to the period when more than 50 people died from the virus in a day. And now the virus is more aggressive. The disease is more difficult and causes complications,” the mayor said on the air of the Freedom of Speech (Svoboda Slova) program on Ukraina TV Channel.
According to Klitschko, more than 1.7 million vaccinations were made in Kyiv today, more than 880,000 vaccinations with the first dose and more than 890,000 – with two doses. In particular, almost 90% of teachers are vaccinated. Nevertheless, the percentage of people vaccinated remains high.
“We cannot make vaccination compulsory. But if strict restrictions are imposed, if, for example, you want to go to a catering establishment or to some public events, you will not do this without vaccination. Sorry, but this is a concern, first of all, about the most valuable thing – people’s health and lives,” Klitschko said.
On Sentember, 18 and 19 the «Kyivan Rus Park» invites to dive into the exciting world of the epoch of Kievan Rus, and take part in medieval adventures and ancient Slavic funs.
35 km far from Kiev, guests can relax in an ecologically clean place and get a huge positive charge from the architecture of Ancient Kiev, horse shows, ancient Slavic amusements, horseback riding, extreme attractions, museums and exhibitions… And all these in a real medieval town!
Ancient Kyiv opens at 10:00. The program starts at 13:30.
The ticket price: a full adult ticket – 200 UAH, for pensioners and students – 150 UAH, for schoolchildren – 80 UAH, for preschool children – 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
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».
Restoration of the Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv after the fire will cost at least UAH 75 million, according to preliminary estimates, Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko said.
“According to preliminary estimates, the restoration will require UAH 75 million. The state will allocate the rest of the necessary funds to the amount raised by the business. That is, it is a unique case of public-private partnership,” Tkachenko wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to him, the funds transferred by business representatives will go to emergency work. They are expected to begin in mid-October.
As reported, on Friday evening, mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitali Klitschko wrote in the Telegram channel that the church of St. Nicholas caught fire in the center of Kyiv. The fire broke out between the first and second floors and quickly spread to the roof of the building. Rescuers said that the area of the fire was 80 square meters, the fire damaged the body. According to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the building was not badly damaged. Late in the evening the fire was extinguished, none of the people were injured. Later, the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko said that the fire destroyed a unique organ, which was located in the building.
United States President Joe Biden, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said the partnership between Kyiv and Washington will strengthen in the future.
“I am pleased to welcome President Zelensky to the Oval Office in the White House. During the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the partnership between our countries is stronger than ever and will become even stronger,” Biden said during talks with Zelensky, the video of which made public by the Dom television channel in Telegram.
He also said that Ukraine and the United States have common values and goals, in particular, regarding the provision of peace and stability in Europe.
“Ukraine and the United States have common values. We are unswervingly committed to our long-term goal for Europe: to make it whole, free and peaceful,” the U.S. President said.
All basic services of Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport are to be transferred to an electronic format, Yevhen Belik, the director of the enterprise development, said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
“Together with Director General Olha Tovkes, we are now looking towards digitalization, the development of marketplaces and an e-commerce module for the comfort of passengers and more efficient management of our revenues,” he said.
According to Belik, this can be not only priority registration, but also expedited formalities, payment for parking and even buying coffee in a cafe and perfumery in duty-free stores.
“The module is still under development, but we know for sure that it will be an application that every passenger can install and order any service for himself from anywhere in the world,” he said.
The airport development director noted that at the moment the distribution of total profits between the aviation and non-aviation sectors is 70% to 30%.
He also said that the approach to the formation of profitability has changed at the airport.
“If earlier we took into account the area of leased space, now we take into account another component – conversion from sq m. In other words, how efficiently the tenant works,” Belik said.
In particular, in order to provide a full and varied leisure while waiting for a flight, the concept of duty-free shops was changed, now they will offer a different assortment of different price categories.
“A specialized shop for optics and haberdashery is already operating. In the near future, a targeted children’s duty-free shop with a large assortment of toys and gadgets will be opened, and a children’s zone will be equipped nearby,” Belik said.
Four locations with a total area of 1,500 square meters is represented by the leading duty-free operator Heinemann. Another of the locations, about 100 sq m, will soon be considered as a potential choice for a new duty-free operator.
