Free news on 12 October
Discuss the possibility of price reduction
The energy ministers of the countries of the European Union discuss the possibilities of reducing gas and electricity prices.
Joint gas supply is one of the solutions.
The European Commission will present concrete proposals in this area next week.
Latvia will purchase missile artillery systems
Latvia will acquire “HIMARS” missile artillery systems.
Six of these systems are expected to be purchased over the next three years.
The number of systems purchased may increase in the future.
These systems are highly accurate.
They have a range of about 300 kilometers.
Ukrainian Prime Minister urges citizens to prepare for a difficult winter
The Ukrainian Prime Minister has called on the citizens of the country to prepare for a difficult winter.
Russia is purposely trying to leave Ukrainians without electricity and heating.
The Ukrainian government wants to reduce electricity consumption by a quarter.
Up to now it has been possible to achieve a reduction of only one tenth.
Ukraine wants air defense systems
Ukraine’s international supporters have discussed the delivery of air defense systems to Kiev as a “top priority”.
The United States points out that as the Russian attacks intensify, the determination of the allies to help the war-torn country has only strengthened.
Problem: Russia lost more than 90,000 people in the war in Ukraine
The Russian army lost more than 90,000 people in the war in Ukraine.
This was reported by the independent web publication “Važnije istorii”.
The publication refers to an employee of the Russian Federal Security Service.
These losses include the fallen, the missing, the dead wounded and the seriously injured.
This news is in line with the estimates previously provided by the US and UK defense ministries.
Russian citizens with a Schengen visa will be denied entry to the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic will not allow Russian citizens with Schengen visas to enter the country within two weeks.
As the Czech Foreign Minister said, we cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that Russia is mercilessly bombing civilian targets in Ukraine.
The ban will apply to visas issued by all EU member states.
He criticizes the Latvian disaster management system
Implementing a genuine civil protection and disaster management system in Latvia requires planned and predictable investments.
This was reported by the Court of Auditors.
As noted by the Court of Auditors, this area has been neglected and requires the creation of a crisis management center.
The corner house exhibition is likely to close
The “Corner House” exhibition of the Occupation Museum is in danger of closing.
Repair is necessary to avoid this.
Roofs in the courtyard of the house need to be repaired and the fire system needs to be improved.
700 thousand euros are needed for the repair.
There is no money at the moment.
The building manager “Valsts nekustamie išapumi” offers the building for rent, conservation or partial renovation.
The number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals is decreasing
The number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals has decreased slightly.
159 of these patients are currently being treated.
In the last 24 hours, 1,153 new cases of Covid-19 have been discovered in Latvia. Four infected people died.
Of all laboratory tests, 16% were positive.
Weather forecast
At night, the air temperature will be 0..5 degrees.
In some places, the air temperature will drop a degree or two below zero.
On the Kurzeme coast up to 7 degrees.
The fog will thicken in places.
In Kurzeme it will rain temporarily in some places.
A light wind will blow.
There will be a lot of clouds tomorrow.
Sunny weather is expected in Vidzeme and Latgale.
It will rain briefly in places.
A slow southwest wind will blow.
The air will heat up to 9 .. 14 degrees.
In Riga it is expected to be quite cloudy.
No significant rainfall is expected.
Fog is possible in the morning.
A slow south, southwest wind will blow.
The air temperature will drop to 4 degrees at night.
In the afternoon, the thermometer will rise to 13 degrees.
Highlight the text and press Ctrl + Enterto send the text fragment to be corrected to the editor!
Highlight the text and press Report a bug buttons to send the text fragment to be corrected to the editor!
