Train intervals have been reduced on the "red" and "blue" lines. The "green" line stopped due to a train breakdown at the "Palats Sportu" station.
Ukrainian partisans conducted reconnaissance of a Russian Shahed UAV launch site near Sevastopol, recording coordinates and operating mode. The obtained information has been handed over to the Ukrainian Defense Forces for further action.
Due to the US government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program has suspended the issuance of new policies, delaying approximately 1,400 real estate transactions daily. Private insurance is significantly more expensive and unavailable in many areas.
The changes will come into force on January 16, 2026, and provide for simplified procedures for obtaining residence permits, extending the period of stay, and canceling certain certificates.
On the morning of October 9, Russian occupiers attacked Sloviansk with two aerial bombs, as a result of which 6 people were injured, one of them in serious condition. Damage to residential buildings was also recorded.
The accident occurred on October 8: a Volkswagen Golf collided with a Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus. The driver of the car, his passenger, and three passengers of the shuttle bus sustained injuries.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian occupiers are striking at logistics and railways in Ukraine with the aim of intimidation. Ukraine must defend itself, and "Ukrzaliznytsia" together with the military will protect stations and key hubs.
President Zelenskyy explained that Sumy and Chernihiv regions were among the directions of the enemy's offensive since the beginning of the invasion. The Russians seek to create chaos, psychologically pressure people through strikes on energy and railways, and also leave Ukraine without fuel.
The Hungarian government has changed its position and agreed to ban Russian liquefied natural gas supplies to EU countries. However, Slovakia and Austria remain the main obstacles to approving the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia.
The SBU detained an agent of Russian special services who was preparing coordinates for a missile strike on Myrhorod's defense and critical infrastructure. The perpetrator searched for energy facilities and locations of the Defense Forces, transmitting data to his handler via Telegram.
Russian strikes have destroyed over half of Ukraine's domestic natural gas production, forcing the country to spend 1. 9 billion euros on fuel imports. This is equivalent to almost 20% of Ukraine's annual consumption, and import needs may increase due to Russian attacks.
Brussels fears it will have to answer for claims from the Russians, but other EU countries are reassuring Belgium.
On Thursday, October 9, Russian occupiers attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Chornomorsk territorial community in Odesa region, resulting in casualties. There is no electricity supply, except for the village of Burlacha Balka, critical infrastructure is operating on generators.
Traces of radioactive Cesium-137 contamination have been found in Indonesia at 22 production facilities near Jakarta. The contamination was first detected in a batch of shrimp shipped to the United States.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, announced that a meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Poland will take place in the coming weeks. Security issues will be the main topic of negotiations.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, commented on the issue of exhuming victims of the Polish-Ukrainian confrontation of 1943-1945, noting that crimes were committed by both sides. He expressed hope for decisions regarding searches and exhumations in Ukraine this month.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar stated that Ukraine will not interfere in the case of Volodymyr Zh. , whom Germany accuses of blowing up Nord Stream. The final decision will be made by a Polish court, but Ukraine will defend the interests of its citizen.
The document states that Biden arrived in Kyiv for public speeches, not to discuss substantive issues with Ukrainian officials.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Anatolii Kutsevol from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia. Kutsevol held this position since December 2022, and before that worked in the Cabinet of Ministers and the Presidential Administration.
On October 8, due to Russian shelling, train traffic on the Nizhyn direction was restricted. Some long-distance trains are running with delays, and suburban trains have changed their final station to Nosivka.
Occupiers are exporting cultural artifacts to annexed Crimea and attempting to erase Ukrainian national identity.
Russian occupiers are worsening the situation around the captured ZNPP, shelling the territory and blaming Ukraine. This indicates the final stage of ZNPP's reintegration with subsequent reconnection to Russian energy systems.
On the night of October 8, Russian occupiers attacked one of DTEK's thermal power plants, as a result of which two energy workers were wounded and equipment was seriously damaged. This is already the 200th shelling of DTEK's thermal power plant since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, took part in the "Country of Safe Communities" Forum, where he presented the results of security projects. He also presented the analytical platform "Ecosystem of Community Security" for heads of territorial communities.
Former adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, Oleksiy Arestovych, has been declared internationally wanted for the second time in Russia on charges of terrorism and spreading fakes about the Russian army. He was also added to the list of terrorists and extremists, and two criminal cases have been opened against him in Ukraine.
In Feodosia, Crimea's largest oil terminal, previously attacked by Ukrainian UAVs, has been burning for a second day. The occupation authorities are not commenting on the situation, and smoke from the fire stretches for 12 kilometers.
The US Supreme Court denied Russia's Sberbank an appeal in the case concerning the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. The plane was shot down over Russian-occupied Donbas in the summer of 2014.
Ground robotic systems are actively used for evacuating the wounded, logistics, reconnaissance, and engaging the enemy, having transported over 500 tons of cargo in a month.
The process of supplying Ukraine with American subsonic Tomahawk cruise missiles could take at least several months. This will be a means of pressure on Putin and a gradual strengthening of Ukraine's military capabilities.
Law enforcement officers exposed a criminal group of 11 people who, from July 2024 to June 2025, smuggled elite watches from Hong Kong, China, and the UAE. The total value of the smuggled goods exceeded 11 million hryvnias.
