Ukraine has made the first international automatic exchange of information on financial accounts under the CRS standard. This will help fight tax evasion more effectively and contribute to the country's economic stability.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has expressed a desire to restore economic relations with Russia after the war in Ukraine ends. He is also in favor of maintaining the transit of Russian raw materials to Europe through Ukraine.
The Norwegian government plans to allocate NOK 250 million for Norfund's investments in Ukraine in 2024. The funding will be allocated as part of the Nansen Support Program for Ukraine and is aimed at reducing risks for investors.
Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertruck electric vehicles in the United States due to a delay in the rearview camera image. This is the fifth recall for the 2024 Cybertruck models since January, and Tesla is releasing a software update to address the issue.
Residents of Mariupol report explosions in the city center and Primorsky district. The occupiers urge not to panic, explaining the sounds as “an airplane going into hypersonic mode,” but the details of the incident are unknown.
In September 2024, the number of damaged cultural institutions in Ukraine increased by 49. Clubs, libraries, and art education institutions in the eastern and southern regions were most affected.
The SBU detained a Russian military intelligence agent in Donetsk region who was collecting data on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Pokrovsk. A 49-year-old man from Kramatorsk faces life in prison for high treason.
A 15-year-old motorcycle driver collided with a car at an intersection in Nizhyn. The accident killed the motorcycle driver and his 17-year-old passenger, and police are investigating the case under the article on traffic violations.
Ukraine's power system remains balanced. As of the morning, 528 settlements were without electricity, and power companies restored power to 246,047 consumers.
A 48-year-old man from Lviv region was shot dead in a hotel in Brovary. The police detained two suspects - a 53-year-old contractor and a 51-year-old murderer - and seized weapons and ammunition from them.
Car with “head of physical security” explodes in temporarily occupied Energodar ZNPP Andriy Korotkyi. The collaborator participated in repressions of NPP personnel and war crimes against civilians.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the damage to the Annanefteprodukt fuel and lubricants depot in the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation, a hit to the tank was confirmed, and a fire occurred.
Ukrainian defenders destroyed 5 enemy drones over Cherkasy region during night air raids. There were no casualties or damage to infrastructure.
An NRF survey found that US Halloween spending will reach $11. 6 billion in 2024. 47% of consumers started shopping before October, reflecting the growing trend of early purchases.
In Chernihiv region, 57 explosions were recorded due to hostile shelling. In Hirsk, 3 civilians were killed, including a child, and 4 others were wounded, including two children.
The Swedish Security Service suggests Iranian involvement in the incidents near the Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen. Two Swedish teenagers are arrested on suspicion of detonating grenades near the embassy in Denmark.
A specialized military training class for schoolchildren was opened in the temporarily occupied Luhansk. Shelling and fires continue in the Luhansk region, and the village of Ustynivka is destroyed.
Since the beginning of 2024, there have been 16,621 road accidents with victims in Ukraine, up 11% year-on-year. Most accidents were recorded in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa regions, where the number of accidents increased by 40%.
In the Kherson region, at about 05:30, the occupiers attacked Kizomys from a drone. A 54-year-old man on a moped was injured, sustaining an explosive injury and an arm wound.
In the Kharkiv region, Russian troops shelled 5 districts over the past day. Kupyansk district suffered the most, with houses and infrastructure damaged and 8 civilians injured.
The United States has seized 41 Internet domains that were allegedly used by FSB agents to attack government officials. The domains were part of a phishing campaign by the Callisto group aimed at stealing confidential information.
An enemy drone attack damaged the company's administrative building in Holovanivskyi district, Kirovohrad region. One employee suffered minor injuries, and the relevant services are working at the scene.
There were 142 combat engagements in the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy launched 3 missile attacks, 67 air strikes and over 4,000 shelling attacks, using 1,585 kamikaze drones.
Occupants shelled 14 settlements in Kherson region, damaging critical infrastructure and residential areas. Ukrainian air defense shot down 2 enemy Shahed drones over the region.
Moderate rains are expected in the west and Zhytomyr region. The temperature at night will be 5-17°, during the day 12-26°, the warmest in the east of the country.
The Israeli Defense Forces attacked Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut.
In January-September 2024, the state budget of Ukraine received UAH 2. 17 trillion in revenues and expenditures amounted to UAH 2.97 trillion. Expenditures from the general fund exceeded revenues by UAH 800.5 billion.
In Sumy, there were problems with the warning system due to an emergency power outage. The head of Sumy CMA urged to use the Air Alert app and listen to UA: Ukrainian Radio for important information.
In two zoos in southern Vietnam, 47 tigers, 3 lions and panthers died of H5N1 bird flu. The animals were probably infected after eating meat from infected chickens.
A Russian drone attacked a car carrying liquefied gas in the Koryukiv district of Chernihiv region. The explosion killed 3 people, including a child, and injured 4. The head of the RMA called it a “terrible act of terrorism”.
