The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Budget heard a presentation from the Ministry of Finance regarding the draft State Budget of Ukraine for 2026. The Budget will be presented to the Rada on September 19, after which deputies will submit amendments until October 1.
Lithuanian law enforcement agencies have uncovered a criminal group that planned terrorist attacks across Europe using postal services. The criminals sent homemade incendiary devices disguised as massage pillows and cosmetics.
The mayor of Lviv reported the discovery of a listening device in his office, embedded in a radiotelephone. He demands an answer from the SBU regarding this incident.
Russia has redeployed marines from the Kursk and Sumy directions, also capturing part of the Serebryansky forest.
On September 18, an atmospheric front with rains and low temperatures will move to eastern Ukraine. The maximum air temperature will be +15+20 degrees, strong gusty winds are expected.
In Odesa, a man attacked a TCC serviceman with a knife while on duty, inflicting a penetrating wound. The incident was recorded on a body camera, and the materials will be handed over to law enforcement.
The state agency PlayCity has started issuing licenses for online casinos, B2B software manufacturers, and gambling equipment. An additional $50 million is expected to be added to the budget.
The status "requires basic general military training" means that there is no information about a person's military specialty in the register.
In Ukraine, there are no legal grounds for requiring medical certificates to visit swimming pools. The Ministry of Health has not approved the form of such a certificate, and sanitary norms do not contain requirements for mandatory medical examination.
In the Kyiv region, rescuers spent over 10 hours extinguishing a fire covering an area of 17,000 square meters, caused by an enemy drone. Approximately 400 rescuers, over 100 units of equipment, two helicopters, a fire train, and four robots were involved in the firefighting efforts.
On September 16, Russian troops attacked Sumy with at least five UAVs. Rescuers extinguished all fires, there were no casualties.
Chrystia Freeland may be appointed Canada's special representative for Ukraine. An official announcement about her new position is expected soon.
On the morning of September 16, Russian troops attacked civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, damaging the building of the National University of Pharmacy. Employees managed to move to a shelter, one person received medical assistance due to stress.
On September 16, Russian occupiers attacked a civilian car with a drone near the village of Tavriiske, Zaporizhzhia district. The driver and passenger were wounded and received medical assistance.
The SBI exposed a group of servicemen who were stealing and selling fuel from a military unit in the Kyiv region. Facts of selling over 27,000 liters of diesel fuel have been documented, and the investigation into the theft of 15 tons of fuel and lubricants has been completed.
The majority of Ukrainians (76%) believe that Ukraine can win the war if there is sufficient weapons, financial, and sanctions support from the West. Only 15% do not believe in victory even under such conditions, according to a survey by the Razumkov Centre.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine denied information about an increase in traffic fines, calling it fake. Draft laws on changes have not yet been considered and adopted, so the amount of fines remains unchanged.
Nadiia Leshchyk clarified that parents have the right, but are not obliged, to make charitable contributions, which can only be paid to the treasury accounts of the educational institution. State and communal educational institutions cannot create public organizations or charitable foundations.
On Wednesday, September 17, Kyiv is expected to experience a cold snap down to +15+17 degrees and rains. Wet weather will also cover western regions, the north (except Sumy region), Vinnytsia region, Odesa region, and parts of Cherkasy and Kropyvnytskyi regions.
In Uman, security measures are being strengthened for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, with the police working in an enhanced mode. The sale of pyrotechnics, alcohol, and low-alcohol beverages is prohibited in pilgrimage sites.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, commented on the US-China agreement on TikTok, emphasizing that it indicates the beginning of a new bipolar world without Russia. He noted that Russia has lost its subjectivity due to the war against Ukraine and is now merely a raw material appendage.
Over the week, 30 war and collaboration crimes were recorded, and suspicions were announced against a former minister of revenues from Yanukovych's time and his accomplice. The case of the "head of the LPR" has been sent to court.
The former Deputy Minister and head of the department of the Ministry of Social Policy were assigned bail and procedural obligations.
This document was approved in 2024 and serves as a strategic guide for the monetary policy of the National Bank of Ukraine.
The occupiers shelled the settlement of Mykilske in the Kherson region with artillery. As a result of the shelling, a 73-year-old local resident who was in the yard was killed.
As of September 15, 2,500 Diia. City residents have been registered in Ukraine. In the first 8 months of 2025, they paid almost 20 billion hryvnias in taxes to the budget.
As a result of the air strike on Kramatorsk, the number of wounded civilians has risen to 15. Russian troops hit the city center with three 250-kilogram aerial bombs.
A petition to regulate the activities of realtors in Ukraine has gathered over 25,180 votes on the Cabinet of Ministers' website. It calls for the development of a draft law to combat abuses and the shadow market.
Over 1,200 civilians have been killed by cluster munitions since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russians continue to attack civilian areas using this type of weapon.
In Sumy region, law enforcement officers prevented a contract killing of a girl, which was planned by her former cohabitant out of jealousy. The attacker offered the killer 10 thousand dollars, handed over an advance payment, and was detained after transferring the remaining amount.
