Two border guards were detained in Khmelnytskyi region for extorting $5,500 from a colleague from a combat unit for transferring him to a rear unit. They have been notified of suspicion of receiving undue benefits combined with extortion.
On October 12, Vlad Darwin, Natella Chkhartishvili-Zatsaryna, and Michelle Andrade will choose Ukraine's representative for Junior Eurovision 2025. Together with the audience, they will determine the winner of the national selection.
Eight station managers of "Odesa Railway" received suspicion notices due to manipulations with wagon downtime. Their actions led to losses for "Ukrzaliznytsia" of over UAH 9 million.
The Israeli military attacked Houthi headquarters and military camps in Yemen. The Houthis reported 8 dead and 142 wounded as a result of strikes on a power plant and residential areas.
Russian troops are actively moving equipment and personnel through temporarily occupied Donetsk in the direction of Pokrovsk. At least 10 trucks with ammunition and buses with personnel without tactical markings have been recorded.
Bulgaria will suspend the transit of Russian gas under short-term contracts in 2026, joining EU plans. The country will replace Russian gas with Azerbaijani gas and LNG from the US, aiming to become a transit country for gas from American terminals.
In two days, Kyiv police checked over a thousand reports of mining, which turned out to be false. The reports were sent to the email addresses of institutions, including hospitals, educational institutions, shopping centers, and administrative buildings.
NORAD command intercepted two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on September 24. Russian aircraft remained in international airspace, posing no threat to the US or Canada.
Germany supports the EU plan to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. Berlin is open to legally sound options for using 172 billion euros to support Ukraine.
Over 1,000 children in Indonesia were poisoned by free school lunches this week, marking another incident in a series of poisonings. NGOs are calling for a suspension of the program, which has already caused over 6,000 poisonings since January.
In Odesa region, the SBU uncovered a corruption scheme for evading mobilization: the head and two members of the "updated MSEC" were detained for selling fake disability certificates for $3,000. They helped men avoid service by issuing fictitious medical conclusions.
Hong Kong has resumed flights and some businesses after a 36-hour hiatus caused by Typhoon Ragasa. More than 100 people were injured, and the infrastructure suffered significant damage.
Turkey has deployed an advanced AWACS radar aircraft to Lithuania to bolster defenses in the Baltic region following Russian airspace violations. The mission will last until Thursday, with the aircraft capable of detecting low-flying objects.
The SBU stated that searches at "Ukrzaliznytsia" are related to abuses in freight transportation, and not to pressure on anti-corruption bodies. Investigative actions are being carried out against officials of Ukrzaliznytsia and private entrepreneurs.
The number of companies and individual entrepreneurs in the "White Business Club" decreased by 26% over the last quarter, to 6619 companies and 530 individual entrepreneurs. The number of IT companies in the club also decreased by 63 units.
Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office have notified the organizer and an accomplice of an illegal scheme to seize land belonging to the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life of Ukraine in Pirohiv of suspicion. The perpetrators attempted to illegally obtain 1.5 hectares of land by forging documents and registering ownership of non-existent real estate objects.
From January to August 2023, 1968 people, including 119 children, died in road accidents in Ukraine, and 20463 people were injured. The most common cause of death was speeding.
The United States of America is negotiating a $20 billion currency swap credit line for Argentina's central bank. This is aimed at stabilizing the country's financial system and also provides for the possibility of buying back Argentina's dollar bonds.
Iran has stated that it will continue to sell oil to China even if UN sanctions are reimposed through the snapback mechanism. Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad emphasized that new restrictions would not affect exports.
Starting from September 24, 2025, higher education students began receiving electronic certificates for educational grants in "Diia", the confirmation of which will last until October 25. Grants cover the cost of contract-based education fully or partially, being transferred directly from the Ministry of Education and Science to the educational institution's account.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with former US Army General David Petraeus in New York. In 2006, Petraeus oversaw al-Sharaa's detention in Iraq.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, a police officer in his own car collided with a scooter at an intersection. As a result of the accident, the scooter driver died, and a 14-year-old passenger was hospitalized.
Russian invaders shot a civilian family in Shandyholove, Donetsk region, and took a minor girl hostage. The enemy is using the child to cover their groups and advance in the Lyman direction.
Shares of European defense companies surged after US President Donald Trump's statement that Ukraine is capable of regaining all occupied territories. The aerospace and defense index rose by 1.1%, approaching record highs.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia without prior preparation would not be successful. He also commented on the proposal for Zelenskyy to meet in Moscow.
The SBU detained a 26-year-old nurse from a Kherson city hospital who was adjusting Russian air attacks on the regional center. He transmitted the coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities to the FSB, filming them on his phone during trips.
YouTube is lifting bans on channels for COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 elections. The company cites pressure from the Biden administration and a change in its free speech policy.
The final round of negotiations between European countries and Iran on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly did not yield breakthrough results. The chances of avoiding sanctions are minimal, as Iran has not fulfilled the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal.
Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at UN headquarters. They will participate in the organization's events.
The SBU notified Oleksiy Magomadov, a judge of the Southern District Military Court of the Russian Federation, of suspicion. He sentenced a captured soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine to 17 years in prison.
