President Zelenskyy held a meeting in Odesa region to discuss security, preparations for the heating season, protection of energy facilities, floating power plants, fortifications, compensation for destroyed housing, port infrastructure, the grain corridor, and the situation on the border.
A 24-year-old Ukrainian woman traveling to Budapest was detained with a grenade and ammunition in her luggage, which she said was "ordered by her friends," and faces up to 7 years in prison for illegal weapons handling.
Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko spoke about strengthening control in the border areas of Kharkiv region to counter Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups.
Russia's ultimate goal is to create another point of tension on the state border of Ukraine. This was reported by the spokesperson for the OTGT "Kharkiv" Yuriy Povkh.
Almost 1500 people have already used the Odesa-Chisinau transfer service, which provides transportation between Odesa and Chisinau Airport for passengers traveling to or from Chisinau.
A man broke his leg and smashed his head when he jumped from a Kyiv-Chop train near the Polish border, trying to illegally enter Poland on the advice of an anonymous Telegram channel.
Russian troops shelled the border of Chernihiv region with various types of weapons, 30 explosions were recorded in 3 communities.
Russian troops are trying to advance towards the village of Sotnytsia Kozachok, Kharkiv region, but their attempts are repelled by Ukrainian troops and border guards.
At the three checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, where there were previously malfunctions in the database on the Polish side, after solving technical problems, traffic is now moving quickly and there are no delays in processing.
Since the introduction of martial law, Ukrainian border guards have stopped 1,125 bribery attempts totaling more than UAH 12. 6 million, with most of the attempts made by Ukrainian men trying to travel abroad illegally.
17 Ukrainian men were detained near the Hungarian border for attempting to illegally cross the border, paying from $3,000 to $12,000 each for the failed attempt.
In the Chernivtsi border guard detachment on the border with Romania, a border guard shot and killed one attacker and wounded another while defending himself after they attacked him with weapons.
Andriy Danik, a colonel who had long served as the head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, was officially introduced to the agency's leadership as the new head of the SES.
Border guards detained a group of 24 men from different regions of Ukraine who paid 12,000 euros each to smuggle them across the border into Moldova to avoid mobilization.
The border dog Fischer predicted the winner of the Ukraine-Belgium match before the game even started.
Men can now cross the border by presenting a QR code in the Reserve+ app, but if necessary, border guards can also check the information through the Oberig system .
Ukraine has returned more than 50 defenders of Azovstal and Mariupol as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange operation with Russia.
The SBU published a video showing 90 Ukrainian prisoners of war, including soldiers from various military units and defenders of Mariupol and Chernobyl, returning to Ukraine after the exchange that took place on June 25.
Four Ukrainians tried to illegally cross the Dniester River to Moldova, and one drowned.
An electronic queue with time intervals for buses crossing Ukraine's border with Romania and Moldova is already in place at most checkpoints, allowing carriers to register and preventing large crowds of buses at certain times.
The security service eliminated 5 schemes of evading mobilization and illegal travel abroad of men of military age, detaining more than 10 organizers, including officials of the shopping center and Military Medical commissions, who sold fictitious certificates and documents.
Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv region with mortars and FPV drones, resulting in 2 explosions near the settlements of Bleshnya and Hrynivka, there were no reports of casualties among the local population.
Ukraine is negotiating with European Union countries on the possibility of returning men who illegally crossed the border from abroad to avoid military service.
A resident of Odessa disguised himself as a grandmother to illegally cross the Ukrainian border with Slovakia, but was caught by border guards on the Kiev-Uzhgorod train.
Zelensky presented state awards to servicemen of the National Guard, the state border service and the state emergency service for courage and selfless service in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Large traffic jams formed on the border with Moldova in Odesa region. The queue at the Palanka-Mayaky-Udobne checkpoint stretched almost to the Mayaky Bridge.
Two fishermen were caught illegally catching and poaching 12 stingrays weighing 25 kg and several crabs in the Tuzly Estuaries National Park in Odesa Oblast and face criminal liability for violating fishing laws.
Upon his return to Ukraine, President Zelenskyy met with military leaders, including the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, to receive detailed reports on the operational situation, defense contracts, assistance from partners, and progress in developing the capabilities of Ukrainian drones of various types and missions.
Three motorcyclists from Germany and Italy crossed the Ukrainian-Romanian border outside the checkpoint without documents. Border guards drew up administrative reports against the offenders.
Over 7. 8 million border crossings by Ukrainians were recorded in the first 4 months of 2024, with the number of trips abroad decreasing by 10% compared to the previous year, and 69,000 citizens not returning since the beginning of the year, although in April more citizens returned home than left.