Russian troops conducted over 130 attacks in the Luhansk region, mostly with artillery and drones.
The Supreme Court has confirmed the illegality of the Kyiv City Council's decision to allocate land for a shopping center near Lake Vyrlytsia. The 20-hectare plot worth over UAH 1 billion was returned to municipal ownership.
The SBU detained two women who collaborated with the occupation administrations of the Russian Federation in Luhansk and Kharkiv regions. One was the “deputy director of a lyceum of the lPR”, the other worked in the occupation administration of Kupyansk.
New doctors from Russia arrived in the temporarily occupied Kherson region to serve the occupiers and conduct medical examinations. Most local doctors left the region or refused to cooperate with the enemy.
The SBU detained 5 executives of a Kyiv-based design institute for helping Russia restore damaged oil refineries. The cost of Russian “contracts” amounted to almost UAH 500 million.
The SBU has served a notice of suspicion to the archimandrite of the Kyiv monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) of justifying Russia's war against Ukraine. During the searches, evidence of criminal actions was found, and the suspect faces up to 5 years in prison.
Russian troops attacked Novhorod-Siverska and Semenivska communities in Chernihiv region. There were 59 explosions from artillery, mortars and drones.
A 42-year-old Russian military intelligence agent who transmitted the coordinates of Ukrainian troops was detained in Kharkiv. The offender recorded the location of the Defense Forces and sent the data to a Russian curator.
The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize 2024 includes 5 women authors out of 6 nominees, a record for 55 years. Writers from 5 countries are represented, including a Dutch author for the first time.
A court has ruled to hold rapper Sean Combs (Diddy) without bail pending trial in a human trafficking case. The lawyer plans to appeal the decision, and prosecutors fear that Combs may interfere with the case.
Sierra Space has created the world's first automated device for extracting oxygen from lunar soil. The technology uses a carbothermal process and can operate in extreme lunar surface conditions.
Archaeologists have identified the body of the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay in one of the coffins under Notre Dame Cathedral. The tests helped to identify the 37-year-old man buried in the center of the cathedral.
A new study suggests that the Earth was once surrounded by a ring of space debris similar to that of Saturn. This could have caused a surge in meteorite impacts and affected the planet's climate.
Researchers have identified a mysterious creature with tusks in a rock painting in South Africa as an extinct species of dicynodont.
The SBU served suspicion notices to three collaborators from Luhansk region for transporting FPV drones from Russia under the guise of humanitarian aid. They also organized the manufacture of explosive devices for the drones.
In Kyiv, an employee of the Southern Cemetery was notified of suspicion for extorting $1,000 for a burial site. The woman was detained while receiving the money and faces up to 8 years in prison.
Cyberpolice detained a 25-year-old hacker from Kamianske who hacked about 10,000 email accounts. The offender was selling stolen personal and financial data on the darknet.
Ukrainian guerrillas discovered a Buk-M3 air defense system and a P-18 radar station in the Gagarin district of occupied Sevastopol. This air defense point is capable of detecting and destroying targets at a greater distance.
An AFU serviceman recruited by the FSB was detained in Donetsk region. He was collecting the coordinates of the Ukrainian army's combat positions near Pokrovsk in exchange for a promised reward of 1 million rubles.
Russia aims to bring passportization to 60% of the population of the occupied territories of Ukraine by the end of the year. The occupation authorities have been instructed to increase the number of raids to identify people without Russian passports.
The UN is considering a humanitarian response in the Kursk region at the invitation of Ukraine. The final decision depends on the permission of the Russian authorities.
The SBU exposed a Russian agent who spied on the movement of Ukrainian weapons and the effects of missile strikes in Kyiv. A 50-year-old local resident is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason under martial law.
In Chernivtsi, three people were detained who were preparing arson attacks on Ukrzaliznytsia relay cabinets on the orders of Russian special services. The offenders face life imprisonment for sabotage under martial law.
The rare aurora borealis was again observed near the Akademik Vernadsky station. This is the second time in a year, the previous one was in August, and the phenomenon had not been seen for about 10 years.
Police detained three people selling weapons and ammunition in Kyiv. A large arsenal, including assault rifles, grenades and mines, worth about UAH 1.7 million was seized during the searches.
Russian troops conducted an air strike on the Beryslav district of Kherson region. The Point of Unbreakability and residential buildings were destroyed, and fires broke out. There is no information on casualties among local residents.
Ukraine's military fleet has been replenished with a Canadian Roshel Senator MRAP. The vehicle has a V-shaped bottom to protect it from mines, reinforced armor and chassis, all-wheel drive and a powerful turbo diesel engine.
Portugal has appealed to the European Commission for additional firefighting aircraft due to 15 fires in the center and north of the country. More than 800 firefighters are fighting the fires, and several villages have been evacuated.
A 22-year-old head of a law firm helped conscripts illegally travel abroad. For 10-15 thousand dollars, he promised to obtain documents on deferment of conscription and deregistration.
A 63-year-old Russian intelligence agent who collected data on military targets for missile strikes was detained in Odesa. The offender faces life imprisonment for high treason under martial law.
