USAID-NREL presentation: Merefa Community Microgrid: Conceptual Design and Sequence of Operations USAID-NREL fact sheet: Merefa Community Microgrid: Supporting Distributed Energy Resource Deployment in Ukraine Agency for International Development (USAID) Anastasiia Sakharova Dan Olis Ilya Chernyakhovskiy The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy A new family-owned grocery store and deli in Pensacola sells the kind of foreign products you won't find anywhere else in the area.  Merefa now open at 5007 N. Davis Highway should send a wave of nostalgia washing over Pensacola residents with close European ties That's because the imported food and drinks in the shelves and coolers at Merefa are shipped directly from countries like Ukraine Since Ukranian-born store owner Zoya Iosilevich moved to the United States in 2002 she's envisioned opening her own store chock full of the sweets spices and soft drinks she grew up on in Eastern Europe Iosilevich saw that vision come to life Monday when Merefa opened its doors The wife and mother of three previously cleaned vacation homes in the Allentown, Pennsylvania, area for much of the past decade. Twice a year, Iosilevich would indulge herself in an 85-mile drive to Philadelphia, where she'd stock up on items from the Russian supermarket chain store NetCost Market 'I'm so hungry for this.' I'd buy everything."  The 1,550-square-foot Merefa market in Pensacola is nowhere near the size of most NetCost Markets ham and other meats are sliced fresh by the order at the deli counter.  Coming soon to the deli are Lithuanian dumplings and bread Mexican supermarket in Pensacola considered a hidden gem:Pensacola trio of family businesses sells some of the best Mexican food you've never had different spices," Iosilevich said.  Lithuania and Ukraine will also be available An ever-rotating selection of quality foreign candies wafers and marshmallows can always be found in the center rack of the store. Iosilevich estimates that only 5% to 10% of the products sold at Merefa are domestic She said she'll shape future import orders based on customer feedback.  "I want people to please tell me what they like because it will help me order exactly what everybody needs," Iosilevich said Merefa is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The store is next door to the Regymen Fitness gym Jake Newby can be reached at jnewby@pnj.com or 850-435-8538 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Two Russian missiles have hit a ground-mounted solar plant near Kharkiv the missile attacks produced holes at the site that measured 6 meters deep and 11 meters in diameter Image: Screenshot from YouTube account of Suspilnie Kharkiv (Суспільне Харків) Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform has reported that a Russian missile strike has hit a ground-mounted solar plant in Merefa The missile strike hit the solar plant on the night of May 28 Ukrinform quoted local media outlet Suspilnie Kharkiv as saying that the project had been built on a former landfill site under Ukraine's feed-in tariff scheme It had been operational for about a year and a half the missiles produced holes at the site measuring 6 meters deep and 11 meters in diameter The missiles were reportedly launched from Belgorod In mid-March, the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy (UARE) said that 37% of the nation's ground-mounted solar project capacity had been built in areas where armed conflict was taking place The UARE reported “registered cases of destruction” of solar panels and claimed that Russian forces “steal all the equipment from the stations – everything that can be stolen and taken away.” More articles from Emiliano Bellini Other photos from a wide angle suggest that the damage is localized others easily reparable by cannibalization. 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View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close MEREFA, Ukraine — Twenty-one people have been killed by Russian artillery that destroyed a school and a community center in Merefa, near the northeast city of Kharkiv, officials said. Merefa Mayor Veniamin Sitov said the attack occurred just before dawn on Thursday. The Kharkiv region has seen heavy bombardment as stalled Russian forces try to advance in the area. In the city of Chernihiv, northeast of Kyiv, Ukraine’s emergency service says a hostel was shelled, killing a mother, father and three of their children, including 3-year-old twins. You don't have permissions to access this page, 147.45.197.102. Ukrainian specialists involved in activities controlled by U.S. researchers consistently collected samples of water from major Ukrainian rivers, including the Dnieper, the Danube and the Dniester, as well as from the North Crimean Canal, to detect the presence of extremely dangerous pathogens, including cholera, typhoid fever and hepatitis A and E, and conclude the possibility of spreading them via waterways, according to Kirillov. The results of these activities may be used for the creation of hostile biological conditions not only in Russia but in the entire area of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, as well as in Eastern European countries such as Belarus, Moldova and Poland, Kirillov said. The official also revealed that from 2019 to 2021, American scientists at a laboratory in the town of Merefa (the Kharkiv Region) conducted trials of these extremely hazardous samples on patients at the Clinical Psychiatric Hospital No. 3 in the city of Kharkiv. Individuals with mental disorders were selected for tests based on their age, ethnicity and immune status, and special forms were recording the results of the round-the-clock monitoring of the patients' conditions. Information was not included in the hospital's database, and the staff of the medical facility signed a non-disclosure statement. In January of 2022, the operations of the laboratory in Merefa were suspended, and all equipment and biological products were taken to western Ukraine, according to Kirillov. On March 9, Russian reconnaissance units found three drones furnished with 30-litre capacities and spraying equipment in the Kherson Region. In January 2022, Ukraine purchased through intermediary companies over 50 drones that can be employed for using biological substances and toxic chemicals. The United States has allocated over 350 million U.S. dollars in the past few years to the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine that distributed grants for research in the Pentagon's interests, including in the field of biological weapons, Kirillov said. Japan, China, South Korea, ASEAN enhance regional financial safety net Thai Parliament built for 20B, seeks 1B repairs after 5 years Health Ministry warns of deadly 'Deafness Fever' outbreak DPU trains 98 game designers to promote Thai-made games as new soft power NEPC sets electricity price cap at 3.99 baht per unit until end of 2025 referring to the company’s report sent to them Company representatives say that Russians launched around 20 drones, and the attacks lasted for several hours. According to authorities in Kharkiv Oblast, the attack injured a 59-year-old security guard who had been at the site at the moment of the strike.  AES Group says the attack was fatal for the plant.  It was the fourth time Russian troops targeted it during the full-scale war.  “Before [the strikes], the plant worked at 10% capacity, but after the last attack, it was completely destroyed. Practically, we’re talking about beginning to file for bankruptcy,” wrote AES Group. “We can only hope for an international court, but, in the current political situation, the chances of [reaching] justice are not high.”  Preliminary investigation showed Russians used Geran-2 drones to attack the plant.  Subscribe to news from Kharkiv, UkraineMost important stories from the frontline region Google Facebook Or Register from Google Register from Facebook Or Website materials are permitted only with an active link to “GWARA MEDIA,” not lower than the third paragraph The use of digital platform content is allowed with textual attribution Content for documentary films and integrated products is permitted The site was modernized with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy in 2023 ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Russian drones attacked an oil refinery in the city of Merefa owned by the Kharkiv-based AES Group investment and industrial group Russia launched about 20 drones at the enterprise “This is the fourth Russian attack on the plant since February 2022 the plant was operating at only 10% of its capacity but after the latest attack it was destroyed,” the company said The firefighting operation lasted all night and bomb squads are currently working at the scene The company says the Russian strike was fatal for the business “We are talking about starting bankruptcy proceedings The fourth attack on the company was fatal but in the current geopolitical situation in the world the chances of justice are slim,” AES Group commented Last Wednesday evening, Russian troops again attacked the city of Kharkiv with drones a series of explosions occurred during an air raid in Kharkiv Russia struck non-residential outbuildings in the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv The Nemyshlyanskyi and Novobavarskyi districts were also struck by Russia Russian drone attack on Kharkiv resulted in 7 casualties That day they hit the local secondary school the old two-story building was partially destroyed Various outbuildings on the school grounds were also damaged there was a fire in the area of about 400 square meters Soon the rescuers managed to eliminate the fire Work on clearing the rubble continued since the morning They helped to bring order to the school grounds Some of those present unfurled Ukrainian flags the local cultural center was also destroyed Neighboring houses and premises of the Institute of Vegetable and Melon Growing were also damaged It was reported that 23 people were killed as a result of the shelling and another 26 were injured of varying degrees of severity The publication was financed by the Internews Network and the NGO “INSTITUTE OF MASS INFORMATION” within the framework of the “Media Program in Ukraine” project Fracture Exhibition in the European Parliament Russia destroyed the school in Kharkiv with “Shakhed” COPYLEFT (C) MAIDAN.ORG.UA – 2000-2024. This website is distributed according to GNU Free Documentation License It means in short – you can copy and share anything from this site with attribution TEAM 4 UKRAINE Stowarzyszenie Smolna Харків з Тобой ФОНД КОНРАДА АДЕНАУЕРА  Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation NGO Ukraine SOS Чернігівський регіональний центр підвищення кваліфікації “Досить труїти Кривий Ріг” Sunflower F.U.N.D. Харківський національний університет імені Василя Назаровича Каразіна Edcamp Ukraine БО “Координаційний гуманітарний центр” Russian War Crimes Documentation Social Intermediaries School Моніторинг Публічних Фінансів Школа інформаційної безпеки public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported a hospital building was damaged by drone strikes Kyiv officials said nine residential buildings suffered damage and fires broke out in several areas Russia attacked overnight with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles An additional 56 drones were “neutralized electronically.” Ukrainian forces retaliated by sending drones toward Russian fuel depots and refineries with independent media reporting a fire in the Krasnodar region’s oil transport facilities It followed an announcement by Kremlin-backed media suggesting Russia’s army would refrain from attacking Ukraine’s energy grid a promise Kyiv's allies say Putin has broken Ukraine’s defense ministry said it had no immediate details on damage caused by the ballistic and S-300 missiles The overnight alarm lasted about six hours in Kyiv where local authorities claim to have destroyed 19 of 45 incoming Russian drones Russian officials said Ukrainian drones attacked the city of Kropotkin in the Krasnodar region Ukraine has not confirmed or commented on the reported incident