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Olympics 2016: the Ukrainians at the opening ceremony of the Games

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Olympics 2016: the Ukrainians at the opening ceremony of the Games. In Rio de Janeiro hosted the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Start the Olympics was officially given on the night of 5 to 6 August to Kyiv time. Olympic team of Ukraine came to the parade one of the last (according to alfabet) - 195th out of 207 delegations. Flag of Ukraine Mykola Milchev carrying shooter, followed immediately by the President of the National Olympic Committee Serhiy Bubka , the chief of the mission at the Games XXXI Olympiad Nina Umanets, and our Olympians.

Pokemon Go Taxi in Kiev

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In Kiev new service as taxicab will run a specially for catching the Pokemons. In anticipation of the official release of the game Pokemon Go in Ukraine, Kiev fans offer its service that allows to catch Pokémon right from the car. On the Facebook  page "Pokemon Safari in Kiev" was indeed added that the service offered to catch Pokemons from a car with a driver. The driver will not have anything to explain, he will be able, if necessary to provide the charger for the smartphone. In addition the advertised ability to quickly capture Gyms and growing Pokemon (get about 50 Pokemons per hour) able to move at speeds up to 10 km / hour and invite up to 3 friends. https://www.facebook.com/PokemonSafariKiev/

Postol and Crawford

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O n July 23 in Las Vegas ( Nevada, USA ), champion of the WBO world light welterweight champion American Terence Crawford will fight against WBC champion in the same weight Ukrainian Viktor Postol   within PPV- show on HBO TV channel . T he boxers held the final press conference.  

Klitschko and his daughter with Arnold Schwarzenegger

Klitschko and his daughter with Arnold Schwarzenegger. This time baby says hasta la vista to cubanos. @Schwarzenegger @stanglwirt #unclearnold pic.twitter.com/i4hFWc8D9j — Klitschko (@Klitschko) July 19, 2016

Constantinople Patriarchate began consideration of the application of the autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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Constantinople Patriarchate began consideration of the application of the autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Archbishop of Chernigov and official spokesman for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( Kyiv Patriarchate ) Yevstratii Zorya on his Facebook page announced the beginning of formal review application filed before of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Ukrainian Orthodox Church autocephalous status.  Archbishop Yevstratii explained, it is " expected decision that formalizes further work on the issue of recognition of the autocephalous ".  On June 16 Parliament urged the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to give Ukraine autocephalous Orthodox Church . T he deputies called for annulment of the act in 1686 according to which " in violation of the canons of " Kyiv Metropolis was annexed to the Moscow Patriarchate.