President Zelensky will sign the law on the state budget for 2025 on November 28 after receiving it from the Verkhovna Rada. 60% of budget expenditures are directed to the security and defense sector.
The president of Ukraine held a telephone conversation with the NATO secretary general on strengthening air defense. We discussed specific air defense systems and unfulfilled decisions of the Washington NATO summit.
Donald Trump has appointed retired General Keith Kellogg as his special representative for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg presented a plan to end the war, which includes freezing the front lines and negotiations.
State bodies are considering the possibility of partial opening of Ukrainian airspace. Due to the high level of threats, this is unlikely in the short term, with special attention being paid to Boryspil and Lviv airports.
In one of the Kiev coffee shops, a man in a police uniform staged a conflict and demonstrated weapons. Law enforcement officers detained a 45-year-old previously convicted local resident who is not related to the police.
The head of the OP said that Russia will sit down at the negotiating table only after the failure of its current strategy. Ermak stressed the importance of "peace through strength" and the need to return to the situation before February 24, 2022.
Laws on the state budget 2025 and amendments to the tax code will be signed in the coming days. 60% of spending will be spent on defense, including млрд 739 billion on military equipment and weapons.
The head of the OP stated that negotiations are possible when returning to the situation on February 23, 2022. Russia has sent 11,000 North Korean troops to the border and continues to escalate the conflict.
Schemas has published a list of Ukrainian officials who agreed on the sale of the last two Tu-95MS bombers in 2011. Among them are Viktor Baloga and Inna Yemelyanova, who currently hold public positions.
The head of the European Commission called for an increase in EU defense spending, which amounts to 1. 9% of GDP against 9% in Russia. The first European Commissioner for Defense has been appointed to strengthen Europe's military potential.
Near the Antonovsky bridge in Kherson, the situation has worsened due to the training of Russians to cross the river in small groups. The Southern Defense Forces report daily clashes, but no large-scale crossing is expected.
Fierce battles for the Dnieper islands continue in the Kherson region. The Russians are strengthening their defensive positions and moving troops to the Tendrovskaya and Kinburn spits to prevent the crossing of the Dnieper.
In Kiev, there are no new transport interchanges and overpasses with increasing traffic. The patrol police predicts a deterioration in the situation with traffic jams without implementing infrastructure solutions.
40% of all accidents with victims occur due to speeding. In the first 10 months of 2024, 2,541 people were killed and 26,959 injured in accidents.
In Kiev and other cities, threatening letters were sent out about allegedly planted explosive devices. The author of the letters identified himself as a veteran of the anti-terrorist operation, but indicated incorrect addresses, which may be a Russian fake.
MP Venislavsky said that the bill on reducing the age limit for military service from 60 to 55 years will not be considered in the near future. Ukraine does not plan to reduce the number of Citizens for mobilization.
The interdepartmental Commission found that the reasons for the abnormal operation of 120-mm mines are a decrease in temperature and high humidity. The defective batch of Mines was recalled to the factory for replacement.
The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed two ATACMS missile strikes on military installations in the Kursk region over the past three days. The S-400 anti-aircraft missile division and the Kursk-Vostochny airfield were attacked.
The Cabinet of ministers adopted a resolution on digitalization of application submission for mine action operators through the Diya portal. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has cleared 35.5 thousand square kilometers of territory with the participation of 66 certified operators.
The Cabinet of ministers redirected more than UAH 268 million for free hot meals for Primary School students. For 2024, the budget provides for UAH 2.9 billion for food and UAH 960 million for the modernization of food halls.
The government will allocate 1000 UAH of additional assistance to orphans and children without parental care for St. Nicholas Day. The Cabinet of ministers also adopted a strategy to ensure the right of children to family education until 2028.
The Cabinet of ministers lowered the threshold for electricity imports from 80% to 60% for enterprises that are exempt from consumption restrictions. The capacity limit for imports from the EU has been increased to 2.1 GW.
The Kupyansk direction remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the enemy has been pushed back from the city. The Russian occupiers are trying to infiltrate in small assault groups without using a large number of armored vehicles.
russian troops intensified their offensive on the outskirts of Kurakhove in Donetsk region, trying to take control of the town. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back the enemy's attacks and inflicting casualties.
The Ministry of Economy has denied rumors that the date of employment affects the possibility of reservations from mobilization. The criticality of the enterprise and a salary of UAH 20 thousand or more are the only mandatory criteria for obtaining a deferral.
The incidence of COVID-19 is declining in Ukraine, but the number of ARVI cases is increasing. Over the past month, 50 deaths from coronavirus among unvaccinated people have been recorded.
The head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation denied information about a Russian offensive on Kozacha Lopan, saying that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are in full control of the border.
The mayor of Ternopil reported the worst situation with electricity during the war after an enemy attack. Trolleybuses and elevators are not working in the city, and heating stations are being restored.
The UN monitoring mission has documented 376 cases of sexual violence in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Most of the victims are men who were tortured in captivity.
In Zakarpattia, border guards rescued three men who were trying to illegally cross the Tisza River into Hungary. The violators got stuck in a tree in the middle of an icy current and were rescued by law enforcement.
