Pavlo Bashynskyi
In October, 183 civilians died and 903 were injured in Ukraine as a result of Russian shelling. 80% of the casualties were recorded near the frontline, with Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions suffering the most.
The Ministry of Defense has announced the introduction of military registration through online services without visiting a military registration and enlistment center in 2025. Verification will take place through Bank ID, SMS documents and the Unified State Demographic Register.
The Deputy Minister of Defense stated that it is illegal to demand a paper military ID when there is an electronic one in the “Reserve+”. An electronic document with a QR code is equated to a paper document by a Cabinet of Ministers resolution.
The Ministry of Defense is developing a new digital tool for communication between business and the state. The platform will allow companies to receive government orders and monitor the development of the defense industry.
The Defense Ministry plans to reform military medical commissions by separating medical examinations and administrative decisions. The first step will be an electronic referral to the MMC through the Reserve+ app.
The Minister of Defense announced new proposals to reform the mobilization system in Ukraine. It is planned to abandon the forced recruitment of citizens and introduce new mechanisms for military service.
A rocket attack on a residential area of Odesa killed 8 people and injured 20. According to preliminary data, the occupiers attacked the city with Iskander missiles.
The President announced a staffing crisis in the government due to the massive transfer of specialists to military service. The problem affected both the public and private sectors.
After massive missile strikes by the russian federation, Ukrainian NPPs reduced electricity production due to damage to substations. The IAEA teams at the plants recorded explosions and power line outages.
Polish Prime Minister Tusk says phone calls will not stop Putin, commenting on Scholz's conversation with the dictator. According to him, the next weeks will be crucial for the war and the future.
The President of Ukraine met with representatives of student self-government on the eve of the International Students' Day. They discussed the establishment of military departments and the involvement of young people in state institutions.
The President supported the mandatory establishment of military departments in higher education institutions after the war. He emphasized the importance of military training for readiness for possible challenges.
Servicewoman Natalia Grabarchuk successfully destroyed a Russian cruise missile from the Igla man-portable air defense system. It was her first combat launch after 5 months of training at the training center.
As a result of the rocket and drone shelling of Mykolaiv, 7 people were injured, two women were killed, one of them was pregnant. The situation is under control, the consequences of the attack are being eliminated.
Russian troops have been able to attack with fiber-optic drones at a distance of up to 15 km in the frontline area of Kharkiv region. Previously, the range of drone attacks was only 5 km.
Olga Tsybulska's concert in Varash was canceled due to the mobilization of her musicians. One of them was wanted for evading military registration, the other was not registered with the TCC at all.
Over the past week, Russia attacked Ukraine with 140 missiles, 900 bombs, and 600 drones. F-16 pilots destroyed about 10 air targets during the latest attack on the infrastructure of five regions.
Pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service removed a part of a rocket from a five-story building in the Pechersk district of Kyiv. The fragments were handed over for examination after the morning attack on November 17, which injured one person.
DTEK announced that it has canceled emergency power outages in Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipro and Donetsk regions. This happened after a massive night attack by Russia, which involved more than 200 missiles and drones.
Two people were killed and a 17-year-old boy was wounded in the Russian attack on Odesa region. Seven houses were damaged in the region, and there were problems with communications, which are gradually being restored.
A 66-year-old woman was killed and two men were wounded in a missile strike in the Lviv region. Heat supply was damaged, leaving 6,000 people without heat.
The KCMA does not rule out the introduction of stabilization schedules for power outages in the capital after the massive russian attack. During the night attack, equipment at DTEK's thermal power plants was damaged, and the enemy fired over 200 missiles and drones.
Experts talked about the symptoms and causes of panic attacks, which can last from 5 to 60 minutes. They provided practical self-help tips and advice on when to seek professional help.
Unidentified UAVs attacked the Izhevsk electromechanical plant “kupol”, which produces “Tor” air defense systems and radars. The incident was reported by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga called one of the largest air attacks that russia carried out on Ukraine overnight a real response from russian dictator putin to those who have been calling him recently.
The government has adopted a resolution to liquidate medical and social expert commissions and transfer their functions to expert teams. Starting from January 1, 2025, disability assessments will be conducted in cluster hospitals.
Through the Army+ app, servicemen have submitted 610 applications for transfer to other units. The application process takes 15 minutes, and the review by the Armed Forces Personnel Center takes up to 72 hours.
The President reported on the work on an internal plan to strengthen Ukraine. Two fundamental points have been worked out: the frontline and human capital to protect against Russian aggression.
The President of Ukraine criticized the German Chancellor's phone conversation with the Russian dictator. Zelenskyy emphasized that there will be no “Minsk-3” and that Ukraine needs real peace.
The court imposed a pre-trial restraint on MP Yevhen Shevchenko in the form of detention until January 11. The MP was served with a notice of suspicion of treason for spreading pro-Russian narratives.