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October 11, the Orthodox Church recalls the holy Fathers of Kyiv-Pechersk (video)

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October 11, the Orthodox Church recalls the holy Fathers of Kyiv-Pechersk (video) In the Near Caves of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the relics of the seventy-three Reverend Fathers are resting. The most famous of them: the founder of monasticism in Russia, Rev. Anthony (his relics are hidden); Reverend Prokhor Lobodnik, who fed Kyiv during a hunger with sweet bread baked with loboda grass; holy fair Uliya, princess Olshanska; Reverend Varlaam - the first abbot of the Pechersk Monastery; St. Mark Grobokopach, who prepared places for the abandoned brothers of the monastery; Reverend Nestor Chronicler - Assistant to all students and author of "The Tale of the Times of the Years"; the Holy Martyr Moses Ugrin, to whom appeals to the temptations of the prodigal nature, St. Alipius - patron of icon painters, as well as twelve holy Greeks-builders who worked on the creation of the Great Lavra Church, in honor of the Assumption of Our Lady.

Svitolina for the first time in his career became the third racket of the world

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Svitolina for the first time in his career became the third racket of the world. Elina was not able to enter the quarterfinals of the US Open, but the further lay-out of the tournament still allowed the fourth racket of the world, although not to be on top, but to enter the top 3, which will become the new absolute record of Ukraine. Svitolina will surpass the record of Andrei Medvedev, who in 1994, at the age of 19, rose to the fourth place in the rating of the APR.  

The power unit of the South-Ukrainian NPP will become the most powerful in Ukraine

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The power unit of the South-Ukrainian NPP will become the most powerful in Ukraineю  Energoatom and Westinghouse will increase by 10% the installed capacity of the third power unit of the South-Ukrainian NPP. In the future, this will not allow a 10% increase in electricity generation on the block. The pilot project for the third power unit of the South-Ukrainian NPP has already started.  After completion of all activities, the installed capacity of the third power unit will grow by 10% - from 1,000 MW to 1,100 MW. Similarly, by 10%, the installed capacity ratio will be increased from a design value of 74.5% to about 85%. the pilot project at the South Ukrainian NPP will be preceded by an increase in power and efficiency at six blocks of different stations. According to the company, this will make it possible to compensate for the transfer to the export mode of the second power unit of Khmelnitsky NPP, which Energoatom is preparing for the project "Energomost" U

There was a massive failure in Skype.

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There was a massive failure in Skype. Skype has problems starting at 6:46 am North American Eastern Time (13:46 in Kyiv, - Ed.)," Said Downdetector. Among the most common problems with Skype, the portal calls errors in authorization, receiving messages and voice calls. Most of the problems reported by users from Europe, including from Ukraine. Recall, the global failure in the work of Skype also occurred in August. Then, users encountered problems in Japan, India, Ukraine, Belarus, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Malta, Russia and other countries. Many users did not send messages, or they went very long to the recipient, slowly loaded, there was confusion with the statuses etc.

Viktor Postol vs Jamshidbek Najmiddinov

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Viktor Postol vs Jamshidbek Najmiddinov. Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Postol in Kiev fought against a promising boxer from Uzbekistan Jamshidbek Najmitdinov. In the fifth round, Postol went down, but managed to withstand the pressure of the opponent and then regain the lead in the fight. As a result of the ten-round battle, the judges unanimously gave victory to the Ukrainian - 98:92, 97:92, 97:92. Thus, Postol won his twenty-eighth victory in twenty-nine fights and dealt Najmitdinov the first defeat in fifteen fights. Note that for Postol this battle was the first in more than a year - since the Ukrainian in July 2016 lost his championship belt in a duel against Terence Crawford.