Новости за 18.02.2022

Russia will hold ballistic and cruise missile exercises on Saturday, and such maneuvers generally required the personal involvement of President Vladimir Putin. The Black Sea Fleet will also take part in them.

The storm Eunice hit the United Kingdom today, AFP reported. The British Meteorological Service announced yesterday a “red alert” from South West England all the way to South Wales. Winds along the coast can reach speeds of 145 km/h.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev called on the government to address the issue of bread production.

Bulgaria will have to build trust with its European partners in order to enter the Schengen area. This was stated by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov after a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte.

A total of 37 Bulgarian drivers of a Plovdiv company were on board the ferry, which caught fire in the Ionian Sea. 35 have been rescued, one is missing and one driver is trapped in the middle of the ship along with a Turkish truck driver. Greek police and firefighters are currently on a rescue operation to rescue the two.

A recovery program for the Bulgarian Railways (BDZ) will be announced today - it provides a comprehensive plan for new management of railway transport, the changes will be visible within six months.

A commemorative ceremony will be held in Karlovo tonight on the occasion of the 149th anniversary of the death of the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski. Earlier, a round table will be held on the topic: “Vasil Levski, the Chetnik actions and the committee work” with the participation of scientists from all over the country.

Ottawa police detain two leaders of the so-called Freedom Convoy in an attempt to end weeks of protests against Covid restrictions in the Canadian capital, the BBC reported.

Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country today again accused each other of shelling and other ceasefire violations amid tensions and fears of a Russian invasion, Reuters reported.

A fire broke out this morning on a ferry carrying 288 people on board, sailing from Greece to Italy, the Greek Coast Guard said, world news agencies and Greek media reported.

Shares of Wall Street collapsed today amid growing fears of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, AFP reported. Markets ignored the good results of Walmart and other companies.

The value of gold during yesterday's trading session on the exchange “Comex”, a division of the New York Stock Exchange, reached its highest value since June 11, 2021, TASS reported. This is happening against the background of geopolitical tensions and high inflation in the United States.

Today the maximum temperatures will decrease slightly and will be between 9° and 14° Degrees, in Sofia - around 9°C. This was announced for FOCUS News Agency by the weather forecaster on duty Hristo Hristov from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.

Four thousand six hundred and twenty-six (4626) new cases were registered in the country during the last 24 hours, and 74.86 percent of them are unvaccinated, according to data published in the Unified Information Portal.