Ukraine: U.S. to supply more Navy boats

Ukraine will receive from the United States two new MK VI patrol boats. That’s according to Army Inform, Defense Ministry’s information agency, referring to a Pentagon report. The construction will cost nearly $20 million. The first batch of boats is expected to be built until December 2022. “The vessels for our country will be manufactured…

Estonia: consumer price index down in 2020

Last year, the consumer price index decreased by 0.4% compared to the average of 2019, data from Statistics Estonia showed. Fuel prices declined the most, while fresh fruit prices rose. Viktoria Trasanov, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said motor fuel had the biggest impact on the annual change of the consumer price index, as diesel…

Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia carries almost 200,000 passengers during New Year holidays

Ukrzaliznytsia carried 196,100 passengers on long-distance trains during the New Year holidays – between December 31, 2020 and January 3, 2021, the state rail operator’s press service reported. According to the report, 33,100 passengers were transported in Intercity+ high-speed trains during this period. “The greatest demand was for trains going in the western direction, in…