Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and Mayor of Barcelona Ada Kolou have signed an agreement on twinning between the cities, the press service of the mayor of the capital of Ukraine reports.
“Today, cooperation at the city level is very important, because it is cities that play a key role in the development of states and deepening cooperation between them. The capital of Ukraine develops cooperation with European cities. Attracts help from partners, convinces them of the need for further support for Ukraine. We must be strong Together! Ukraine’s victory in the war against the Russian barbarians is a guarantee of peace and tranquility throughout Europe. We are grateful to our friends who help. Barcelona gave Ukraine fire trucks, humanitarian aid, and provided temporary shelter to Ukrainians fleeing the war,” Klitschko said.
Kolow, in turn, stressed that Barcelona will continue to help and support Kyiv and Ukraine. In particular, the mayors also discussed cooperation in the field of public transport, ecology, smart city and culture.
It is noted that Barcelona has become the seventh European city with which Kyiv has signed twinning since the beginning of the large-scale aggression of the Russian Federation. In particular, Madrid, Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Oslo and Hamburg also became twin cities of the Ukrainian capital. In total, the capital of Ukraine has 63 sister cities.
The number of applicants for apartment rental in Kyiv in September for the first time during the full-scale war exceeded pre-war figures, the press service of the LUN new buildings portal reported.
According to data from the apartment rental app Bird, as of September 20, the number of applicants for apartments rental has reached 120% of the pre-war level. A month ago, in mid-August, demand reached the February level, and in July it was 90%.
According to the press service of LUN, in September, housing prices halted growth compared to the previous month. The median price for renting a one-room apartment in Kyiv fixed at UAH 9,000 in September, which is the same as in August. In July, the figure was UAH 8,000, while at the end of February, the median price for renting one-room apartments was UAH 13,000 per month.
The median price for renting two-room apartments in September slightly decreased compared to August – from UAH 15,000 to UAH 14,000. In July this figure was UAH 12,500, before the war – UAH 21,600.
At the same time, the median price for renting three-room apartments decreased from UAH 24,900 in August to UAH 20,200 in September, which is the same as in July. Until February 24, such housing cost UAH 46,100.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko appealed to the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany to transfer generators and mobile heating units to Kyiv as an aid, according to the website of the mayor of the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday.
“I am talking with German partners about helping the Ukrainian capital and the people of Kiev to get through this heating season, which will be very difficult under martial law. In particular, I appealed to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany to provide Kyiv with generators and mobile heating points as assistance,” wrote Klitschko in the Telegram channel.
The mayor of Kyiv also said that the Ukrainian capital will acquire mobile mobile boilers as a backup source of heat supply in case of emergency during the heating season. They will provide heat to hospitals, kindergartens, schools, and will work at heating points that the city will deploy.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock has arrived in Kyiv for the second time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, reports the German publication Spiegel.
According to the magazine, with the trip, Burbock wanted to show “that we will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary – with the supply of weapons, humanitarian and financial support,” she said on Saturday morning when she arrived.
“Today I went to Kyiv to show that they (Ukrainians – IF-U) can continue to rely on us,” the Foreign Minister stressed.
In Kyiv, Burbock intends to hold talks, in particular, with Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. The rest of the program was kept secret for security reasons.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has left for Kyiv, where he will hold several meetings to discuss topics such as the geopolitical situation, the energy market and security, government spokesman Piotr Muller told private TV channel Polsat on Friday.
At the same time, he noted that no significant or sudden changes would be announced during the visit, but this visit is a political signal to the Kremlin, reminiscent of Poland’s position in connection with the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
“We will support Ukraine in this very difficult situation, because we believe that Russia is violating all possible international standards. In addition, protecting Ukraine is also protecting our security,” Muller said.
The number of active construction sites in Kyiv increased by 17 in August to 173, M4U founder Volodymyr Danilenko told Interfax-Ukraine.
“The number of active construction sites in Kyiv continues to grow. In August, another 17 construction sites resumed work, the total number of active sites reached 173. However, this is still 22% less than before the war,” he said.
According to M4U, most of the new buildings (29 residential complexes) are concentrated in the Goloseevsky district of Kyiv, the second largest is the Pechersky district, where 24 objects are currently being built. The fewest active construction projects are in the Dniprovskyi district – 10.
The average cost per square meter in objects under construction in August amounted to 59,434 UAH. This is 9.1% more than in July and 32.1% more than in February 2022.
As noted in the study, average prices for comfort class (up to UAH 43,472/sq.m.) and elite class (up to UAH 142,071/sq.m.) increased by 7.9%. A square meter in business-class new buildings has risen in price by 6.3% – up to UAH 75,885. The rise in prices in the economy class amounted to only 2.8%, such property in August cost an average of 31,368 UAH per sq. m. m.
“Until February, we observed an increase in prices due to a reduction in supply in the market against the backdrop of stable demand. Now, when demand has decreased by 90%, prices continue to rise due to the shortage of building materials, the increase in their cost, the need to find new suppliers, and also because of the change in the dollar exchange rate, to which the cost of most developers is pegged. This is a completely natural process that will continue over the next months,” Danilenko said.
Traditionally, expensive objects are concentrated in the Pechersky district, where the average cost per square meter in August amounted to 117,889 UAH. The cheapest square meter is in the Darnytskyi district – an average of 33,799 UAH.
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