At the next plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada this week, the draft law "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026" will probably not be adopted. The reason is the absence of a meeting of the VR Committee on Budget, which was supposed to approve the document for the second reading.
Roksolana Pidlasa, head of the Verkhovna Rada budget committee, announced that Ukraine could receive the first tranche under the new IMF program, amounting to approximately $8 billion, in January 2026. The total volume of the four-year IMF program is about $8 billion.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that measures to cleanse Ukraine of corruption are insufficient. He emphasized that relevant actions will continue.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy supported the Prime Minister's submission to dismiss Herman Halushchenko from the post of Minister of Justice. The dismissal of ministers may take place as early as November 18.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to submit a draft law on updating the composition of the National Commission and changing the leadership of the State Inspectorates for Nuclear and Energy Supervision. Changes in the leadership of ARMA and the State Property Fund are also planned.
Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak met with US Chargé d'Affaires a. i. to Ukraine Julie Davis. They discussed the massive Russian attack on infrastructure, the increase in long-range retaliatory strikes, and the fight against corruption.
A bill has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada that proposes to expand the grounds for temporarily restricting the departure of Ukrainian citizens abroad. The ban will apply to reserved persons until the end of martial law and mobilization.
The President of Ukraine signed a law providing for a payment of 50,000 hryvnias for childbirth. The document will come into force on January 1 next year, including maternity benefits, childcare up to one year, as well as the eNursery and eKindergarten programs.
The head of the liquidated political party has been notified of suspicion of attempted fraud. The politician was detained while receiving 160 thousand dollars for promising a winnable spot on the list in the parliamentary elections.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed Herman Halushchenko and Svitlana Hrynchuk from the National Security and Defense Council. The document comes into force on the day of its publication.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed personnel changes in the government with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko. This happened after the announcement of an investigation into a large-scale corruption case in the energy sector, which Zelenskyy reported on social media on November 14.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the dates for the start of applications for receiving one thousand hryvnias. This can be done starting from November 15.
In Ukraine, medical and social expert commissions have been abolished and replaced by expert commissions for assessing a person's daily functioning. The new system, which was supposed to be more transparent, in practice faces problems with appealing decisions, as they are considered by only one hospital in Dnipro.
Yulia Svyrydenko announced the preparation of a comprehensive solution for all state-owned companies, including energy companies. The government will also allocate UAH 1 billion to eliminate the consequences of shelling in frontline regions.
A court in Vinnytsia region sentenced a TCC employee to two years in a disciplinary battalion. He was accused of abuse of power, demanding $2,000 for draft notices and $16,000 for a deferment from mobilization.
Ukraine expects a tranche of direct budget assistance from the EU totaling 6 billion euros on November 13. The funds include 4.1 billion euros under ERA loans and 1.9 billion euros under the Ukraine Facility.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, announced the receipt of submissions regarding the dismissal of Svitlana Hrynchuk and Herman Halushchenko. The Parliament will consider these issues in the near future, and the "Servant of the People" faction supports the resignations initiated by President Zelenskyy.
The Cabinet of Ministers submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a motion to dismiss Minister of Justice Herman Halushchenko and Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk. The ministers submitted their resignation letters in the manner prescribed by law, although the relevant resolutions are not yet available on the Rada's website.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will consider the dismissal of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Energy on November 18. This issue is the first on the agenda, as reported by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak.
President Zelenskyy called on the Verkhovna Rada to support the resignation statements of the Ministers of Justice and Energy, emphasizing the need for a legal response to their accusations.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine plans to hold elections for the rector of the State Biotechnological University within the next six months. This decision paves the way for the removal of former MP Andriy Odarchenko from the management of the university after the court found him guilty of bribery and sentenced him to 8 years in prison.
This morning, an extraordinary government meeting was held, at which Herman Halushchenko was suspended from his duties as Minister of Justice. Lyudmyla Suhak, Deputy Minister of Justice for European Integration, was appointed as acting minister.
Tymofiy Mylovanov, former Minister of Economy, is leaving the Supervisory Board of Energoatom after the exposure of corruption schemes. He proposed to suspend those involved in the investigation and create an independent Ethics Committee for verification.
The staffing level of TCCs is below 40%, and employees often work without days off and vacations, said Olha Reshetylova. She also condemned cases where, after being delivered to the TCC, conscripts disappear from contact with their relatives.
The Ministry of Education and Science plans to dismiss about 50 rectors across Ukraine to renew leadership. However, the Ministry of Education and Science has not yet terminated the contract with ex-MP Andriy Odarchenko, convicted of bribery, who retains influence over the State Biotechnological University.
NABU and SAP exposed a criminal organization that built a large-scale corruption scheme to influence the activities of strategic enterprises in the state sector, in particular JSC "NAEC "Energoatom". 5 people were detained, 7 members were notified of suspicion, including a businessman, a former adviser to the Minister of Energy, and the executive director of "Energoatom".
The investigation established that "Carlson" determined to whom and how much cash to issue or transfer.
Dmytro Lubinets reacted to the beating of a schoolboy in Bukovyna, where a classmate inflicted bodily harm. The school principal concealed the incident, did not inform the police, and ignored the perpetrator's presence under house arrest.
Serhiy Kuznetsov, a suspect in the Nord Stream case, is being held in an Italian prison in isolation with limited opportunities for exercise. He believes he is being forced to give a confession and has been on a hunger strike for 10 days.
The parliament adopted a bill that provides for criminal liability for TCC and VVK servicemen for violating mobilization and medical examination procedures. The bill is not yet on the committee's agenda, but it provides for imprisonment for up to 8 years for violations under martial law.
