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An armed robbery of a bank took place in Kiev; the richest man in the world flew into space. Korrespondent.net highlights the main events of yesterday.
In Kiev, a woman robbed a bank
An armed robbery of a bank took place on the capital’s Avtozavodskaya street. The woman went to the branch of the financial institution, threw the “Molotov cocktail” and, threatening with a pistol, took the money from the cash register, with which she disappeared.
However, the bank employees, having given the money, called the police. Law enforcers soon arrived to the call and detained the intruder at the exit from the bank. She faces up to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Billionaire Bezos flew into space
The richest man in the world and the owner of Blue Origin Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, 82-year-old female pilot Wally Funk and 18-year-old Dutchman Oliver Daiman made a suborbital space flight as part of the NS-16 mission on the New Shepard rocket.
The capsule with four passengers rose to an altitude of over 100 kilometers and smoothly returned back. The entire flight lasted no more than 11 minutes. The passengers were in zero gravity for about four minutes. The flight set a double record.
Coronavirus incidence on the rise in Ukraine
Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences announced the end of the decline in the incidence of coronavirus in Ukraine. According to them, in a week in the country three key epidemic indicators have grown: number of positive PCR tests, number of new hospitalizations and number of newly reported cases. In this regard, experts warned, there is a threat of an explosive spread of the disease.
An explosion occurred at the RovnoAzot plant
An explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Rivne. At the RovnoAzot enterprise, the pipeline in the nitric acid production shop was depressurized, resulting in the release of nitrous gases. Nobody was hurt as a result of the incident. Also, according to the State Service for Emergency Situations, no hazardous substances were found in the air. On the fact of the accident a criminal case has been opened.
The Kremlin commented on Ukraine’s desire to join NATO
Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, said that Ukraine’s accession to NATO is her sovereign right… At the same time, Moscow, according to him, can only explain to Kiev the consequences for political and economic relations with the Russian Federation, so that “Kiev’s choice would be deliberate.”
The NAS named the number of Ukrainian migrants
NAS specialists have calculated that abroad are from three to five million Ukrainian migrants. Among the reasons for migration are indicated such as the financial issue, as well as inequality between countries and regions.
Ukraine has moved to the fifth stage of COVID vaccination
The head of the Ministry of Health Viktor Lyashko announced that in Ukraine from Wednesday the fifth stage of vaccination starts from the coronavirus, on which all interested residents of the country aged 18 and over will be able to receive vaccinations. The Minister assured that COVID-19 vaccination centers will work in every regional center of Ukraine.
The memory of journalist Sheremet was honored in Kiev
On the fifth anniversary of the death of Ukrainian Pravda journalist Pavel Sheremet in the center of Kiev, at the scene of the murder, people gatheredto honor the memory of the deceased. They laid about fifteen bouquets of lush seasonal flowers at the journalist’s memorial and placed next to them his photograph with the inscription “Political case”.
Language Ombudsman initiated the introduction of sanctions against TV channels
The Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language Taras Kremin appealed to the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting with a request impose sanctions against six TV channels for violating the law on the Ukrainian language, in particular films and series were shown in Russian. Among the violators are the TV channels Inter (six violations), Ukraine (five), ICTV and Mega (two each), NTN and K1 (one each).
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