the press kateryna shiropoyas works in the studio. the night before, russian terrorists attacked the kherson railway station. a policeman was killed, two of his colleagues and two civilians were injured. about 140 people were at the station during the massive shelling of the city. they were waiting for the departure of the evacuation train. the police took the people to shelter. a police lieutenant from kirovohrad oblast died during the evacuation. two more policemen. in

the hospital with shrapnel wounds. two civilians were also given medical assistance, - the head of the region oleksandr prokudin said. the station and rolling stock of ukrzaliznytsia were damaged. after the situation stabilized , people were transferred to buses. they went to mykolaiv, then by train to the capital. earlier today, flights from kramatorsk, lviv and kyiv in the direction of kherson will go to mykolaiv. as a result of the attack on the russian ship novocherkask, another ship went under the water. we are probably talking about the old uts-150 training ship of the russian invaders. radio svoboda writes about it. at the same time, it is known that at the moment of impact in the bay of occupied feodosia , almost 80 sailors were on board the great landing ship of the black sea fleet of the russian federation. the russian media write that the ammunition hit the bow. part of the ship, a powerful

explosion occurred and a fire broke out. immediately after the strike , the fate of 57 crew members and 16 people unloading ammunition was in question. it was loud that night in the rostov region of russia, residents of the city of volgodsk complained on social networks about explosions and the flight of drones. russian air defense allegedly shot down a drone. consequences local authorities. still clarifying, in the meantime president volodymyr zelenskyi believes that the discussion of the bill on changes in mobilization should be public, according to him, ukrainians should understand the vision of the military command and how people's deputies propose to solve problematic issues, he told about this in his traditional video message. it would be correct

for such norms to be discussed and adopted not behind the scenes, but in such a way that people understand what the vision of the military command is, what are the motives behind certain rules and conditions, what the deputies propose and how they resolve it questions that our soldiers in the defense forces already have. the law is something that applies to everyone, everyone in the state, it will be correct that on the basis of the committee of the verkhovna rada of ukraine, the military together with the deputy... we decided on how exactly at the legislative level the next year should be provided for our defense forces . a military psychologist from lviv to the border sumy oblast, retired major volodymyr belyy, begged his life for the military cause, which is more than 25 years of service, so when a full-scale war came to ukraine, he could not stand aside. service for volodymyr bely. began in

the distant 94th year, when he became a cadet at a military institution of higher education. he faced real war in 2014, when he participated in the anti-terrorist operation as part of the 24th separate mechanized brigade. he retired in 2020 and two years later rejoined the ranks of the armed forces of ukraine. although i was a military pensioner, i remained a military man. and this is my duty. as they say, no one revoked the military oath, and secondly, these are my personal convictions that the enemy cannot be allowed to invade our land. 33rd the rifle battalion was formed in lviv, and now performs tasks in the sumy region, konotop district, as well as in the city of putivl. the situation on the border is tense, as it is a daily shelling. security and

work of enemy drgs. volodymyr's main task in such conditions is educational work and mental support of personnel. in particular, with its help decides. they left, why did they go, what are they doing here, and one way or another they somehow connect these conditions, well, in these conditions they connect their lives with the fact that the man himself has son, who is waiting for him at home, so he knows

firsthand about the pain of separation. volodymyr admits that, as a psychologist , he passes through everyone's stories and experiences and emphasizes that the real panacea for... this is love and understanding of relatives, constant encouragement, uplifting, er, let's say this, for wives always say that husbands, wives they love their husbands very much, the children who love them knock on their dads, this has a great effect, they promise to take care of the festive mood of the soldiers, those who do not will be able to visit the holiday at home, will certainly receive greetings and taste kutya. we organize a holiday, no matter what, it may not be of such a massive, let's say , kind, but that there is a holiday, the fighters will definitely feel that they have a kutya, that they

will definitely have a kutya, a kutya in the trenches , well , how come, dear, despite the tense situation at the front, volodymyr bely believes that ukraine is waiting for the new year. changes for the better, i hope that our western partners will help our army, i believe, i hope that there will still be promotion and liberation of our territory, somehow it has to be, we didn't start this war, that's the truth, and god is with us, with the ukrainian people, and he will definitely help him, the ukrainian people have been patient. duration , and what i forgot to say, it is necessary for them, of course, faith in the direct, it will be mandatory, and our military also really needs our donations, so i remind you about

our espresso collection together with the public organization baza ua are collecting funds on atvs to transport the wounded and other needs of the 93rd separate mechanized division. brigades cold yar of the armed forces of ukraine. in extremely difficult conditions, the ukrainian military fights for victory every day, not leaving wounded comrades on the battlefield. with atvs, evacuation will be faster and easier, and therefore the chances of saving the wounded are greater. in general, our goal is uah 800,000. with your help, we have already collected uah 7,000. your donation is a thank you to those who protect us on the battlefield. you can now see all the necessary details on your screens. so get out your phones, scan and donate. new christmas. it happened to lviv with such a name christmas event the author of the idea and director nataliya polovynka prepared updated folk songs in an unusual interpretation. the actors of the theater center "slovo y holos"

sang old carols, hymns and psalms. the events on stage were accompanied by video art created by artist serhii savchenko. i invite the audience to another christmas carol... december 27 and 29, this is a ritual of renewal of the oldest carols of this ukrainian land, in this pain, in this confusion and despair that we are in, in this time of war, we have this stronghold and we have this flower in us, and at the same time the fortress that the newborn christ child carries. we, like carolers, we carol. and that is how we glorify christ and tell people that he was born. and the stories of our tv channel about the sports life of the belotserki community won the all-ukrainian competition of sports journalists. it was organized by the national olympic committee, which

recognized our team's materials as the best in the category of sports television product , sports life of the country's region. it is about reports about the closure in the city of fist. dispensary, about the hockey player-winner of the world championship, the active parks project and the rehabilitation of military personnel through sports, in total 15 winners were determined in various categories. for now, that's all the news for this hour, to find out more interesting and relevant information, follow the updates on our website espresso.tv, as well as on our social networks. next, my colleagues lesya vakulyuk and andriy saichuk are waiting for you on the air. don't switch, stay with espresso.

the economy during the war, the stressful state in which our country has been living for 10 years, after full-scale invasion, the situation worsened many times. however, the enemy did not manage to break us. our courageous defenders hold the front, and business creates hope. rear. in the second year of the full-scale war , metallurgical production is gradually being restored. the banking sector turned positive. already this year, thanks to the help of our partners , new models of ukrainian armored vehicles are appearing. after all, amid minefields and under enemy fire, we harvested a record harvest. espresso analyzes the business results of the year. 735 million hryvnias is the amount of taxes, paid by the company ids ukraine for 10 months this year, despite all the challenges

of wartime, the company not only continues to work and provide jobs, but also actively develops, launches new products, increases state support with taxes and provides ukrainians with great social assistance, - says the head of the ukrainian board of directors of ids ukrain in sevlod bilas. compared to last year, this year was more successful for business, because there are several reasons for this, we have already adapted. before those conditions, yes, it became more understanding of the situation, certain apparent work rules were worked out, and we increased sales by 10% this year. increased sales enable the company to do more to help the armed forces, we will continue to be the largest taxpayer in our industry. the social component has become the most important business priority. the company has established cooperation with more than two hundred. charitable funds. thanks to this interaction , it helps the military, hospitals and civilian ukrainians who suffered from

russian aggression. in particular, with the help of the office of the president of ukraine and military administrations, the kherson region received more than 5 million liters of drinking water for the total amount of uah 35 million after the hydroelectric power plant was blown up. since the beginning of the full-scale invasion , we have given more than 200 million water in total. and the total amount of all donations is about 300 million hryvnias. providing social support to others, the company continues to worry about its employees who are currently serving in the ranks of the armed forces of ukraine. we support our colleagues who are in the armed forces, we fully equip them despite the difference in the law, so we left them with a mediocre salary. for more than 25 years, the company has been producing bottled water, known under the trademarks morshinska and myrhorodska, but it does not stand still and invests resources in development. over the past 5 years, the amount of capital during the war period, we

continue to invest in production, we invested almost uah 440 million in the launch of a new aseptic line, we released new products, including carbonated lemonade, based on natural juices, we released an energy drink with different tastes, it's already a will, this drink... we give free of charge to our defenders in huge quantities, effective management of a professional team allows the business to stand, the management of the company has not changed for about 15 years, next year ids ukraine plans to remain the industry leader and increase product sales to the pre-war level .

dear friends, our marathon continues, we start today's part of it, good morning, we say to everyone who just turned on espresso, who hasn't yet, wake up that person and tell them that they watched what we will now show and what we will tell, andriy saichuk and lesya vokulyuk, next. you will be in our company for 5 hours, and we will be in yours, and we will inform you about what is happening in ukraine, traditionally we will start our conversation with a roll call of the regions of ukraine, now... to chernihiv oblast, oleksiy maslov, a journalist, joins us from there. mr. oleksiu, good morning, how was the night, tell me, please? good morning, not only this night, but also previous nights and days, unfortunately, pass for the border of chernivtsi region in a situation of enemy

shelling, they intensified again, became more active, if you take it. for example, the previous week, on average , six to seven shelling of border communities per day took place from the russian federation across the state border of ukraine, these were shelling from behind with the use of self-propelled artillery, mortars, and the enemy again became insolent and showed its insidiousness and struck with unmanned aircraft rockets from helicopters. it was nine, it seems, episodes of shelling by rockets, rockets from helicopters, rural border communities , and why i say that the enemy will attack again, because he has already resorted to such tactics in previous months, and apparently now he is counting on the fact that their helicopters, they will fly by without

crossing, without entering the airspace of ukraine and... but from abroad they feel less threatened, at one time we remember that there was, there was an episode when two planes and two helicopters of the enemy were shot down at once across the border with help, this is already now known, patriot systems, systems anti-aircraft defense, but now it is obvious that the enemy still feels its insignificance at the moment and... again after some time, when they, well, somewhat subsided and such attacks from helicopters, they again returned to this crowd, in chernihiv meanwhile, reports social, will reduce expenses for the 24th year, which is about to begin sports, culture,

education, cleaning the city and parks, has the vote for this budget already taken place, mr. oleksiy? the voting has not yet taken place; as of yesterday evening, it was not yet known when it would take place session, where this actual vote should take place, we are watching again, or rather not again, but we are watching the continued development of this, well, we can say political crisis, obviously connected with a certain opposition from the side, from the organs or branches. authorities, that is, the city council and the city military administration, because according to the decision of the judges, the city military administration has the right to adjust the budget, and accordingly this is happening now, there is such a discussion, the discussion is tough and, let's say, well, openly politicized the discussion, let's say this, is, that is, it

concerns not only finances and the economy, but it concerns politics itself and the struggle for. it must be admitted, that is, at the moment it is not yet known when the review and vote will take place, we hope that we will still have time before the new year, i understand that there were actually serious proposals from the military administration to reduce these expenses, yes, there are 240 million, as far as i understand, yes, yes, this, it is connected with the issue of species.

the law on mobilization, which is expected to be approved by the verkhovna rada, submitted by the cabinet of ministers, there are a lot of innovations that will affect literally all aspects of life, from snaps to village communities. yes, of course, they are discussing, as everywhere in ukraine, this, this is again a very heated discussion and there are very, very many arguments, it should be noted that what is specific here is for chernihiv. chernihiv region, let's say, is the largest in terms of demographics, it is one of the most crisis-prone regions in ukraine, that is , the population density is very low, so... here it is necessary approach, well, that is, on the one hand , of course, it is necessary to strengthen the armed forces, it is necessary to change so that the rotation

of fighters takes place, but on the other hand, chernivtsi itself, well, let’s not be afraid of this word here, we can definitely say that it is such a depressed region in demographically, that's why everything needs to be carefully weighed here in order for the region to provide for its own livelihood. to approach this, that is, so that it does not lead to a simple stoppage of some critically important enterprises, infrastructure, and so on. sir oleksiy, what else, if, if, i apologize, if, if it is necessary, i think, to mention this important event that happened on christmas, december 25, this service of the orthodox church. of ukraine in the transfiguration cathedral, that is, it is the first time in many years, well, actually, as was said , the first time in 200 years of worship in the ukrainian

language, although we must, if we are to be completely objective, then in 1990 and even before after the collapse of the ussr, a divine service was held in the transfiguration cathedral in ukrainian , then conducted by one of the priests of the ukrainian autocephalous orthodox church, and... the moscow patriarchate already reacted to this in order to prevent, as at that time there was a chance in the 1990s, the creation of a single local church of ukraine, the orthodox church of ukraine, so they actually seized, well, entered arbitrarily there, the community of the moscow patriarchate began worshiping there, and actually this story began 33 years ago, when it was actually state property. well , this is the temple, they actually captured it and simply put it in front of the fact that they were forced to give it to them rent, and now, now, as we know,

the transfiguration cathedral, it is located, it is closed, and it needs restoration, it is objectively, really so, it is in a neglected state, the building itself, the premises itself, but this very fact that this divine service took place, it is a fact of extreme ideological importance and a historical event itself. i am a small person, and i wanted to ask about this transfiguration cathedral, that it is interesting that the priests of the uoc mp who were there, who eventually got out of there, then they left and took all the icons and everything with them. church teaching, so the representatives of the orthodox church of ukraine had to bring everything with them to make this service of god possible. well, this cathedral of the transfiguration is also known for the fact that, perhaps you, mr. oleksiy, correct me, the ashes of prince igor rest there, actually the one about whom the word in

igor’s regiment refers, and also in the news from the last time it was written that there the uocp priest, you can see, while they were there, bit a military man, and that's what, and by the way, my god, but it's interesting that, yes, that, this incident happened. earlier, and it was connected with those disputes, which sometimes reached the point of pushing, regarding whether or not the church of the moscow patriarchate will continue to hold services there, it is very important to emphasize that now those believers who still support the church of the moscow patriarchate, they often call it, they interpret it as, that now they say... this is a decision that the church is temporarily closed for restoration, and that they actually want to give it to

the orthodox church of ukraine, that this is politics, they say, this is often heard interpretation, this is a political decision, that is why i mentioned the events of 1990, that this was really politics, it was the policy of moscow, which wanted to keep ukraine in its orbit, so to speak, this... the collapse of the ussr and , accordingly, this is such a rush and such a compulsion of the authorities to actually come to terms with the fact that this temple, which is the actual building itself, still belongs to the state, as a historical value, it is an absolutely unique temple, perhaps even older than sophia of kyiv, what, but he, he is state, but what exactly was leased to the moscow patriarchate, this was absolutely wrong... the decision here is simply sewn with white threads, so to speak, it was politics, it was just politics, and even if it is politics now, still allow to serve,

primarily orthodox. of ukraine, it is connected with the fact that ukraine should be preserved in the current conditions, in the conditions of war. thank you, mr. oleksiy, for this, by the way, historically interesting information about the fact that it took 30 years for this temple to fail on the first attempt, finally the floor finally returns to the ukrainians, to ukraine, which was founded in 1030, at least according to wikipedia, which means that it was founded 120 years earlier than moscow, for example, was founded, so the moscow patriarchate definitely has no place there. thank you very much, mr. oleksii, oleksii maslov, journalist. joined us, now we will take a short break, a very short one, and then odesa, and then vinnytsia. there are 10% discounts on lisobak in podorozhnyk, vam and oskad pharmacies. a traveler knows what helps, oveya said. nina galamasiuk, your mother. there are others

relatives? and if there are no cigarettes, what will you smoke? he says: well, if there are no cigarettes, then he will smoke village council. do you need 10 days? 10 days? what are you supposed to do? i didn't come here to watch old farts picking pine cones in the woods. what? there will be your vacation novel, vacation, vacation.

to god, please drink, and tomorrow fly to your sunny italy, never shed blood on your wedding night.

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