What to do while in Ukraine

    Nova Poshta is recruiting an additional 2,500 employees on a permanent basis for the positions of drivers and couriers, parcel sorters at terminals and branch operators across the country. with reference to the CTS. During the pre-holiday period, Nova Poshta delivers many gifts that Ukrainians send to their relatives and friends. Therefore, it is extremely important to organize, deliver and issue them on time. That is why we are strengthening our frontline team and recruiting an additional 2,500 couriers, branch operators, drivers and terminal receivers, ”said Oleksandr Bulba, CEO of Nova Poshta. Nova Poshta reports that most new vacancies are open in cities with a population of millions, but staff is also needed in regional and district centers throughout Ukraine. "After a high season, new employees can stay to work on a permanent basis," the company added.  

    Boats of the Island type of the Ukrainian Navy are planned to be equipped with a 30-mm six-barrel AK-306 artillery installation and SET-72 torpedoes. with reference to UMP. A source in the Dumskaya newspaper in the command of the Ukrainian Navy said that the decision to rearm Starobilska and Slovyanska had already been made. According to the source, the boats will be equipped with a 30-mm six-barrel AK-306 artillery and SET-72 torpedoes, which are currently being upgraded at one of the Ukrainian enterprises. Earlier, the publication reported on one of the options, which is to install on the "Island" of Soviet torpedoes and combat information control system for weapons "Contour" produced by one of the Ukrainian companies. AK-306 Vasyl Radchuk, the head of the shipbuilding department of the Ukrainian Navy Command, confirmed that such plans were in place. He also said that a decision had been made to modernize and re-equip the Starobilsk and Slovyansk patrol boats

    Ukraine is considering joining the Takuba battle group operating on the African continent. This was stated by French Defense Minister Florence Parley during a speech in the French Parliament. with reference to UMP. The tasks of the group are training and preparation of local armed forces, prompt response to threats, etc. The special mission Takuba is headed by France, its creation was announced on March 27, 2020 at a meeting of defense ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands and Portugal. There is currently a discussion about the participation of one and a half hundred Swedish special forces, who are to join the group in early 2021. The task force was set up at the request of the Governments of Nigeria and Mali amid deteriorating security in the Sahel. It was to reach its initial operational potential in the summer of 2020, and full operational readiness in early 2021. Ukraine is considering joining the Takuba battle group in Africa, which consists of special opera

  The state-owned Antonov has signed an agreement with the Israeli company Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. for the supply of three sets of intercommunication systems AMS, PACIS. As reported, the value of the deal was $ 448 thousand dollars (UAH 12.6 million). The relevant contract №AN-178/20 was concluded on October 13, 2020, as evidenced by the report published on November 6 on the public procurement web portal. Orbit offers highly reliable and cost-effective communication solutions for use in the most extreme conditions. Orbit's equipment is installed on airliners and jet fighters, cruise ships and naval ships, offshore platforms and unmanned aerial vehicles - a total of more than 9,000 systems. Photo: ukroboronprom.com.ua We will remind, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine prepared the project of purchase of three An-178. In the future, the number of An-178 aircraft in the Armed Forces of Ukraine should be increased. It will also be recalled that Russia is trying to break the c

  At the Nikolaev Shipbuilding Plant performed operation on descent on water of the average landing ship «Yury Olefirenko» after carrying out dock repair. with reference to the community "Nikolaev - the city of shipbuilders". According to the repair information, the vessel was cleaned, defected, repaired and painted the outer skin and hull structures, repaired the shaft lines of the screw-stern and deadwood system, and repaired the bottom-outboard fittings. In addition, treads and the like were restored. We will remind that last year KSF «Yury Olefirenko» passed at the same enterprise urgent repair of system of the main engine without which further operation of the ship would be impossible. Dock repairs with the restoration of appropriate structures and devices, the ship is the first time in many years. In Mykolaevi completed repair of the landing ship «Yury Olefirenko» (photo)    

  Ukraine wants to join the development and production of a single EU armored vehicle platform. Mykola Tochytskyi, Ukraine's representative to the EU, told DW about this. We are talking about cooperation under the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) program. Ukraine wants to join projects for the development and production of military equipment. In particular, to create a single platform for infantry fighting vehicles, amphibious armored personnel carriers and light armored vehicles. Ukraine can also offer production facilities for assembling equipment, for example, in Kharkiv. "Let's be honest, it will be cheaper here," Tochytskyi said. However, this possibility is in question, as one of the conditions for a third country's participation in PESCO is to prevent any dependence of EU countries on a non-EU country. Preliminary consultations on our country's participation in the project have already begun, now Ukraine will work on preparing the applicat

  In addition to the Island patrol boats already accepted into the Ukrainian Navy, in 2021 the United States will hand over three more ships to Ukraine. with reference to Defense Express. In this case, they, unlike the first two boats, will not be demilitarized. Patrol boat of the Navy of the Island P190 type "Slavyansk" “A decision has already been made to further strengthen their combat capabilities. American contractors have been identified to provide these boats with additional weapons, equipment and technical means. There is a high probability that the boats will arrive in Ukraine with combat modules and American-made ship systems installed on board, ”the information agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine ArmiaInform reported. Patrol boat of the Navy of the Island P191 type "Starobilsk" It is not specified what systems are in question, but it is noted that "currently in the United States there are three officers of the Ukrainian Navy, who are d