Pavlo Bashynskyi
US President Joe Biden announced a new $2. 4 billion military aid package for Ukraine. He expressed confidence in Ukraine's victory and pledged long-term support from the United States and its allies.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated UAH 56. 9 million for the construction of shelters in schools in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Kyiv regions. The funds will be used for radiation shelters and bomb shelters in four educational institutions.
The NEURC proposes to set the price at UAH 6900/MWh from 7:00 to 17:00 and from 23:00 to 24:00 on the day-ahead market. The changes are aimed at balancing the power system and attracting electricity imports.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated more than UAH 120 million for hospital repairs and autonomous water supply. The funds are aimed at ensuring the operation of the healthcare system in the face of possible utility outages in 2024-2025.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procedure for receiving financial assistance from UNICEF for 350 schools. Each institution will receive UAH 290.5 thousand to modernize canteens, prepare for winter and repair engineering networks.
The Ukrainian government plans to create an extensive network of military lyceums in each region. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the initiative to establish such an institution in Mykolaiv region.
Prime Minister Shmyhal has ordered legislative changes to be developed to lift restrictions on financing long-term military contracts. This will allow for stable financing of the production of weapons and equipment, in particular under the Weapons of Victory program.
The Prime Minister announced the completion of the construction of fortifications in Mykolaiv region. UAH 567 million has been allocated for the project, and now the procedure and cost of maintaining the facilities must be approved.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the terms of external borrowings of $400 million from Korea and Canada. The funds will be used to strengthen the healthcare system and cover Ukraine's priority budget expenditures.
The Cabinet of Ministers liquidated the State Reserve Agency and created the State Agency for the Management of Reserves of Ukraine. The reform envisages a change in approaches, a distinction between the concepts of reserves, and the creation of a single register.
The Office of the Prosecutor General is preparing materials for the extradition of MP Artem Dmytruk, suspected of attacks on a law enforcement officer and a soldier. Dmytruk, who was put on the international wanted list, was detained in London.
Ukraine imports about 1,500 MW of electricity from its neighbors every day to balance the system and supply consumers. The situation with generation has stabilized, and no outage schedules are applied.
Over the past two months, the number of attempts to illegally cross the border into Ukraine has begun to decline. Border guards hope for a further decrease due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Border guards have not recorded any movements of equipment or military near the border with Belarus. The State Border Guard Service is in control of the situation, but the direction remains potentially threatening.
Russia has begun construction of a “mysterious structure” to protect the Kerch bridge. Due to the beginning of the stormy period, the completion of construction this season is unlikely, said a spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy.
The Ehtiari Zoo in Finland will return two pandas, Lumi and Piri, to China due to the high cost of keeping them. The animals have been in Finland since 2018 under a 15-year agreement.
Ukraine's ombudsman said that Russia's expulsion from the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen will not affect bilateral negotiations. According to him, Russia has never taken humanitarian steps.
Ukraine has invited the Nordic countries to join the Northern Brigade project. Each country will be able to train and arm a Ukrainian battalion and invest in Ukraine's defense industry.
The General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen expelled the Russian Ombudsman from its membership. This is the third ombudsman organization to expel Russia, following the International Institute of Ombudsmen and the European Network of National Protective Institutions.
NATO is considering the use of hospital trains to evacuate the wounded in a possible war with Russia. This is due to the potential impossibility of air evacuation due to Russian air defense and jet aircraft.
Ukraine's defense forces destroyed a Russian Shahed-136 drone equipped with Starlink satellite communications. This can allow the drone to fly up to 2,000 kilometers and have a powerful communication channel for transmitting intelligence.
Josep Borrell called for strengthening Ukraine's air defense and enabling it to attack Russia. He emphasized the importance of Zelenskyy's “Victory Plan” for achieving a just peace.
Mette Frederiksen said that Russia would not have been able to wage war for more than 2. 5 years without China's help. She called for political consequences for Beijing for supporting Russian aggression.
President Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly that there can be no just peace without Ukraine. He emphasized that the Ukrainian people suffer the most from the war waged by Russia.
The President of Ukraine spoke at the UN General Assembly, criticizing alternative peace initiatives. Zelenskyy emphasized the need to restore nuclear safety and return all prisoners.
Ukraine's President says at the UN that Russia has destroyed all of the country's thermal and largest hydroelectric power plants. Zelenskiy warned of the risk of a nuclear incident at ZNPP and possible attacks on nuclear reactors.
The President of Ukraine said that the occupation of ZNPP by Russians poses a threat of a nuclear disaster. Zelensky called for the return of control over the plant to ensure nuclear safety.
The SBU has served a notice of suspicion to Lviv blogger Ostap Stakhiv for disseminating information about the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He is also charged with fraud for organizing fictitious journalism courses.
In Brovary district, near the village of Bohdanivka, a grass flooring caught fire over an area of 21 hectares. Six units of SES equipment and four units of the local fire brigade are working at the scene.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine plans to introduce artificial intelligence into the work of the state. Mykhailo Fedorov said that AI and automation are a priority for the ministry.