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In Ukraine, there are proposals for monthly payments for all children under the age of 18
The petition calls for financial support for every child up to the age of 18 and increased payments for the third and subsequent children, but it is not a government decision.
Ukraine’s Independence Day 2026: what events are planned for 24 August
On 24 August 2026, Ukraine will mark the 35th anniversary of the declaration of independence. In Kyiv, the full programme is still being finalised, whilst Lviv and Zhytomyr have already published a list...
A woman has been convicted in Chernivtsi for staging a fake «evacuation» of military personnel
A woman set up fake accounts, promised to evacuate soldiers from the «grey zone» and defrauded five female relatives of over 75,000 UAH.
Around 20 anti-personnel mines were found in Gogolev
Dangerous cluster munitions and a cluster were discovered in a maize field near the «Gogoliv» airfield in the Brovary district. No one was injured.
Cluster munitions were discovered in a field near the airfield
In the village of Gogoliv, Brovary...
Free parking for war veterans has been introduced in Dnipro
The Executive Committee of Dnipro City Council has approved free parking for combat veterans. At present, this concession does not apply to all military personnel.
The SBU has uncovered a Russian GRU network that was monitoring F-16s and Mirage 2000s
The SBU has exposed 14 GRU agents who were photographing F-16s, Mirage 2000s and airfields, gathering data for missile strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces airbases.
Russians attacked the Odessa–Dnipro train: train drivers were killed
Reports of a collision involving the Odessa–Dnipro train require verification: Ukrzaliznytsia, the State Emergency Service and the regional authorities have not confirmed the incident.
The Kyiv–Chișinău train will stop near the airport in Revac
The Kyiv–Chișinău train stop at Revac operates only in the direction of Chișinău. Free shuttle buses run from the station to the airport.
In 72% cases involving vetted prosecutors, the diagnosis did not correspond to reality
The review of prosecutors’ disability status covered 437 people: 207 staff members had their status revoked, whilst a further 109 had their disability category or the duration of their status amended.
Kyiv is being prepared for a winter without heating: who will be rehoused?
In the event of a prolonged lack of heating, vulnerable residents of Kyiv may be temporarily accommodated in warm premises with electricity and social support.
94 fraudulent call centres have been shut down in Ukraine
94 fraudulent call centres have been shut down in Ukraine. During more than 400 searches, around $2 million, equipment and SIM cards were seized.
The SBU has detained four FSB informants in three regions
The SBU has detained four FSB informants who were gathering the coordinates of warehouses, air defence positions and military units in three regions.
A petition calling for a ban on abortion has been registered on the Cabinet of Ministers’ website
A petition has been registered on the Cabinet of Ministers’ website calling for a ban on abortion at a woman’s request, subject to medical exceptions and social support.
Russia is introducing a textbook on «Donbas and Novorossiya» in the occupied territories»
Russia has approved a separate textbook for Year 5 and a combined textbook for Years 6–7 on «Donbas and Novorossiya» for schools in the occupied territories.
76 TCC managers are under suspicion: the police are checking bookings
Law enforcement agencies are investigating possible abuses during the mobilisation: 76 heads of regional mobilisation centres are under suspicion, and an investigation into bookings is ongoing.
Online fraud: 15 scams and how to protect your money
Online fraud is increasingly rarely an obvious scam. Criminals copy the websites of banks and government bodies, make calls from spoofed numbers, create convincing adverts and...
