The explosion in the office of a legal association, which occurred on Tuesday night in Kyiv, may be linked to the professional activities of lawyers.
According to Interfax-Ukraine, the explosion occurred in the office of the Revealing Information legal association.
Managing partner Oleksandr Keyer told Interfax-Ukraine that the explosion may be related to the professional activities of the company’s lawyers, who are currently conducting several criminal cases.
“This is for sure related to work. I don’t yet understand what specific case, but it is 100% related to work. As a lawyer, I take a principled position in the proceedings. I am sure that these events occurred because of our principled position. Somewhere, some criminals decided to scare us so that we would change our principles and rules for representing the interests of the client,” he said.
At the same time, Keyer said that at present, he and the company’s lawyers have not received any threats or demands.
He also said that, according to law enforcement agencies, the grenade launcher from which the shot was made at the company’s office was Russian-made.
As reported, on Tuesday night, an explosion occurred in one of the buildings in the Shevchenkivsky district of Kyiv. According to the preliminary estimates, a shot was fired from an RPG-26 rocket propelled grenade. The explosion damaged the windows in the rooms of the lawyer association and the facade of the premises. No casualties are reported.
Criminal proceedings over hooliganism (Part 4 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) have been initiated.
The hotel operator Ribas Hotels Group (Odesa) has preliminary agreements with developers to expand the network of WOL apart-hotels by opening new facilities in Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa in the next 2-3 years.
As Artur Lupashko, founder of Ribas Hotels Group, told Interfax-Ukraine, according to preliminary agreements with developers, WOL and WOL Black apart-hotels with a total area of more than 20,000 square meters will be implemented in Lviv.
“We also have preliminary agreements to launch WOL apart-hotels in Kyiv and Kharkiv in the next two or three years,” he said.
In addition, it is planned to carry out repair work in the Odesa complex of Aura apartments with the aim of launching an apart-hotel in 2023.
“In addition, two more projects in Kyiv, two projects in Lviv, projects in Uzhgorod, Poltava and Mykolaiv are at the stage of active negotiations with developers,” Lupashko shared his plans.
Ribas Hotels Group is also partnering with developer Asgard in the Duck’s Lake apartment project in Lviv, work on which will start this year.
KHARKIV, KYIV, LVIV, ODESA, RIBAS HOTELS
On February, 19 and 20 in Ancient Kyiv in the Principality of Kyivan Rus («Kyivan Rus Park») there will be the demonstration of the unique ancient horse breeds. The presentation will take place during the interactive entertaining program «Sky horses». The acquaintance with horses of ancient breeds, horse master-classes, ancient Slavic amusements, hot drinks, tasty dishes from fire and much more will be waiting for the guests… And all of this in the real medieval city!
Having entered the gates of the Principality, the visitors will travel back in time a thousand years ago and find themselves in the capital of Kyivan Rus. The guests will get into the historical center of medieval Kyiv of the Xth century within the boundaries of the Detinets of Kyiv and Predhraddya.
Only in Ancient Kyiv you can see such masterpieces of medieval architecture as: the monumental defensive structure «Zaborola» (about 300 meters long), the Mickle`s Gate (21 meters high), the princely terems and tribunes, watchtowers, the estates of Kyiv residents of the X-XII centuries and much more. The unique Christian church of the Хth century, the wooden Basyl`s church, is reconstructed here.
On the territory of Ancient Kyiv, the guests will visit historical expositions of siege technique, shipbuilding and even medieval torture.
On February, 19 and 20, the inhabitants of the Principality will cordially meet dear guests at the entrance gate and will not let get bored for a minute. They have prepared an unusual entertaining program in which the main role is assigned to horses of rare ancient breeds.
The experienced horse breeders will introduce the guests to horses of rare ancient breeds and tell about their features, origin and what prominent historical figures owned the representatives of one or other breed. At an open master-class on training and horse care, the visitors will learn how to treat these animals so that they are not only healthy and obedient, but also become true friends.
Everyone will be able to approach the horses, palm them, arrange a bright photo session and even ride on horseback or in a carriage.
Ancient horse martial arts, traditional for Ukraine, come to life in Ancient Kyiv: trick riding and horseback archery. Everyone can master the ancient martial art of horseback archery by enrolling in the «Prince Volodymyr» school of horseback archery. It is very simple to become its student: you need to contact the organizers in Ancient Kyiv or call (050) 385-06-14 and (050) 385-20-35. Already from the first lesson, you will begin to comprehend the art of controlling a horse and accurate bow shooting. Join the fighting traditions of our ancestors!
Also the guests will be invited to take part in merry Slavic amusements: active games, dance master-classes, flash mobs and round dances.
In Ancient Kyiv, everyone will find something to his liking. Walking along the ancient streets, you can learn many new and interesting things about the life of our ancestors. Here you can see the signs with inscriptions in Old Church Slavonic, try to read and understand them. By visiting the fortune teller and tasting fragrant herbal tea, you can touch the ancient secret knowledge. In the medieval shooting range you can learn how to toss knives and axes and shoot a bow, in the Princely costume room – put on the costumes of the Kyivan Rus times and on the mint – mint a coin «for luck». In the medieval shop you can choose exclusive handmade souvenirs for memory. The fans of extreme sports will enjoy the high-speed slide «Zmiy Gorynych» and the rope descent «Politaylo».
You can warm up and eat in the warm, colorful Princely tavern. Here the guests can enjoy hot drinks and dishes prepared on open fire, both according to medieval and modern recipes.
If you wish to prolongate your romantic journey to the Middle Ages for one more day, you can stay for the night in comfortable rooms (by previous booking).
The program may change.
Visiting Ancient Kyiv takes place in compliance with the requirements of the quarantine regime.
Ancient Kyiv is located in a 45-minutes` drive from modern Kyiv – Kyiv region, Obukhiv district, vill. Zastugna (near 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 best way by your own car is through the city of Obukhiv.
The ticket price: a full adult ticket – 230 Uah. (a special price instead of 250 Uah.), for pensioners and students – 150 Uah., for schoolchildren – 100 Uah., 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».
The Indian embassy in Kyiv continues to function as usual, but calls on Indian citizens in Ukraine to consider temporarily leaving the country. “In view of the uncertainties of the current situation in Ukraine, Indian nationals in Ukraine, particularly students whose stay is not essential, may consider leaving temporarily. Indian nationals are also advised to avoid all non-essential travel to and within Ukraine,” the embassy said in a statement published on its website.
The embassy also asked Indian citizens to inform it of the status of their presence in Ukraine to enable the embassy to reach them where required.
“The embassy continues to function normally to provide all services to Indian nationals in Ukraine,” it said.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine continues to operate in Kyiv, member companies of the business association also continue to do business and have business continuity plans in place already for several years, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Andy Hunder has said.
“The American Chamber of Commerce team continues to operate in Kyiv. We are constantly in touch with our members, Ukraine’s government, and the US Embassy. This continuous dialogue and communication have been a strategic pillar of the American Chamber of Commerce for the past 30 years in Ukraine,” Hunder said in a commentary to Interfax-Ukraine.
He said that American Chamber of Commerce member companies have had business continuity plans in place already for several years, which are being regularly reviewed and updated.
“American Chamber of Commerce member companies continue to operate in Ukraine, contributing to the country’s economy, having already invested over $50 billion in the country, employing people, and contributing to the state budget,” the president of the business association said.
The Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center plans to launch the Apteka project for automated dilution of drugs for chemotherapy in 2022, acting director of the center Oleksandr Kliusov has said.
“This is a project of the Department of Health of Kyiv City State Administration. The essence of the project is to automate the process of dilution of drugs for chemotherapy. I hope that the project will start working within the next few months,” he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
Kliusov said that equipment has already been delivered to the clinic for the implementation of the project: three robotic cytoboxes, in which the robot dispenses ready-made forms of chemotherapy drugs.
Investments in the project amounted to about UAH 50 million.
