The Kyiv City Council has decided to remove 15 objects associated with the Russian Empire and the USSR from the capital's public space. Among them are monuments to Mikhail Bulgakov, Anna Akhmatova, Mikhail Glinka, and Soviet inscriptions.
The Kyiv City Council approved the capital's budget for next year, which amounts to over 106 billion hryvnias. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the budget is balanced and ensures the city's vital functions, assistance to the military, and socially vulnerable Kyiv residents.
Law enforcement officers reported new suspicions to the former deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration and his accomplice for illegal seizure of land in Kyiv. The potential damage to the territorial community of the capital is estimated at over UAH 19.5 million.
The "Mostytska" metro station will receive a new name before its opening, as the current one is a project name and incorrect. Kyiv residents will be able to choose the final option from three proposed ones in the "Kyiv Digital" application in 2026.
A petition has been registered in Kyiv to rename the Akademmistechko metro station to Vasyl Stus. The author of the initiative, Serhiy Shevchenko, justifies this with historical, symbolic, and practical reasons, including the fact that the poet lived and worked in this area.
The Kyiv Defense Council has decided to restrict traffic on the Southern Bridge from the right to the left bank during air raids. This will apply to private cars and public transport, including buses No. 22 and No. 91.
From November 1, speed limits have been changed in Kyiv and Dnipro on some sections. In the capital, the speed limit has been reduced from 80 km/h to 50 km/h on four sections, and in Dnipro – from 70 km/h to 50 km/h.
The Kyiv City Council has allocated UAH 1. 5 billion for the arrangement of modular shelters in the capital. UAH 500 million will be allocated this year, and another UAH 1 billion in 2026.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the opening of at least one metro station in Vynohradar next year. Volodymyr Repik, director of the Kyiv City State Administration's finance department, confirmed the continuation of work on the facility.
The indictment against former Deputy Mayor of Kyiv Volodymyr Bondarenko has been sent to court. He is suspected of groundlessly accruing salary to a KMR employee and aiding in evasion of military service.
Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, announced the cancellation of a Russian-language rap concert at Panorama Bar, scheduled for October 3. The event, which was supposed to take place at 4:30 PM, will not happen.
The court refused to satisfy the claim of one of the business entities, which demanded to cancel the decision of the Kyiv City Council.
Kyiv Metro is developing design documentation for the construction of the Podilsko-Vyhurivska line. Work on the construction of the bridge over the Harbor is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2026.
The Environmental Prosecutor's Office of the Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit against the Kyiv City Council and its executive bodies, demanding the official establishment of the boundaries of the Zhukiv Island landscape reserve.
The Kyiv prosecutor's office terminated the lease agreement for two land plots totaling 40 hectares, valued at UAH 1. 7 billion. The company, associated with Viktor Medvedchuk, had not used the land or paid rent since 2006.
In the city of Izmail, a 19-year-old BMW driver hit a 22-year-old girl at a pedestrian crossing, who died on the spot. The deceased turned out to be the daughter of Kyiv City Council deputy Pavlo Boichenko.
The Pechersk Court extended the pre-trial detention measure for Volodymyr Bondarenko in the form of round-the-clock house arrest until October 10, 2025. He is accused of official negligence and aiding a serviceman in evading duties.
In Kyiv, on August 23, full traffic in both directions opens on the Podilskyi Bridge crossing. The bridge will have four lanes in each direction, a new tunnel, and bicycle paths.
Vyacheslav Savytskyi, director of KP "Pleso", has been notified of suspicion of embezzling UAH 1. 7 million in budget funds. The investigation established the embezzlement of funds allocated for environmental protection measures and official forgery.
The Kyiv prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit to terminate a lease agreement for 4 hectares of land in the Dnipro district. The tenant, MP Mykhailo Tsarenko, has not started construction in 17 years and has accumulated 400,000 hryvnias in debt.
Prosecutors secured the return of dozens of hectares of land, including protected zones of the museum in Pirogovo. This was the result of the annulment of illegal decisions by the Kyiv City Council from 2007.
Prosecutors reported suspicion to a Kyiv City Council deputy who headed a charitable foundation. The foundation acquired communal premises, but the city underreceived 300 thousand hryvnias due to inflated repair costs.
A state registrar from the Kyiv City State Administration has been served with a suspicion notice for illegally registering the right to use a land plot on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv. Her actions resulted in damages exceeding 14 million hryvnias for the legal user.
Kyiv's Pechersk Court chose a round-the-clock house arrest until September 9 as a pre-trial detention measure for Volodymyr Bondarenko, former secretary of the Kyiv City Council. He was also ordered to surrender his passports to prevent him from leaving the country.
Former Deputy Mayor of Kyiv and Secretary of the Kyiv City Council Volodymyr Bondarenko has been notified of suspicion.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko signed the deputies' decision regarding Mykola Povoroznyk. The First Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration will be suspended for the duration of the official investigation.
New rules for placing advertisements on public transport are being developed in Kyiv. The innovations envisage the unification of formats, an increase in aesthetics, and informational hygiene.
Why "European Solidarity" succumbed to the "servants" and has already demonstrated its willingness to cooperate.
Kyiv City Council has voted no confidence in Mykola Povoroznyk and banned him from using community property. Now the decision rests with the mayor.
Fraudsters tried to sell the position of head of a state-owned enterprise of the National Academy of Sciences for $500,000, promising control over more than 2,000 hectares of land. They were detained during the transfer of money and precautionary measures were chosen.
