Verkhovna Rada

The Ministry of Health has prepared a draft resolution to replace MSECs with expert teams for functional assessment starting in 2025. The new system provides for electronic referrals and assessments in cluster healthcare facilities.

The President of Ukraine will not sign the law on changing the penalties for forest use due to technical reasons and a missed veto deadline. The law was supposed to increase liability for illegal logging and timber operations.

MP Oleksandr Kunytskyi is likely to have left Ukraine and has not returned from a business trip abroad. According to Bihus.info, he was absent from all voting in the Verkhovna Rada during October.

A conflict occurred in the Kyiv coffee shop Sense over a remark about the Russian language. The man forcibly took the girl's phone and twisted her arm when she tried to record the incident.

Starting November 11, Kyiv National University of Shevchenko bans the use of Telegram for official purposes. Wi-Fi in dormitories no longer supports the messenger.

Draft law No. 9665 does not prohibit people from storing firewood for their own use. The law is aimed at “black loggers” and illegal sawmills that sell stolen wood.

The Cabinet of Ministers approves a program of preferential lending for critical defense companies with loans of up to UAH 500 million. The funds can be used for the production of weapons and military equipment at 5% per annum for up to 5 years.

The government has registered a bill in the Verkhovna Rada to reform the system of medical and social expertise. Starting January 1, 2025, MSECs will be replaced by teams of medical practitioners in cluster healthcare facilities.

Heorhiy Moser, who was a member of the Ukrainian parliament of the second convocation, has died. He headed the subcommittee on foreign economic activity and was the leader of the Council of Germans in Ukraine.

Dmytro Lubinets appeals to the russian ombudsman to provide lists of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Ukraine denies Russia's claims that it refuses to exchange and emphasizes its readiness for the process.

The Pentagon estimates Ukraine's military capability for 6-12 months due to a possible lack of resources. Ukraine deploys new brigades to the Kursk region, changing the original plans for their use.

The Cabinet of Ministers proposes to eliminate the system of medical and social expertise and create a digitalized assessment system. Starting January 1, 2025, expert teams in powerful medical institutions will work instead of MSECs.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a pilot project to strengthen security in schools with more than 200 students. The project provides for physical security, lighting, and access control on the territory of educational institutions.

Canada is preparing a new package of sanctions against Russia over the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories. The sanctions will apply to the country as a whole and to individual officials involved in the abduction of children.

The Cabinet of Ministers amended the resolution on the establishment of the Council of the Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War. It provides for the formation of interagency positions and the establishment of regional offices.

The Cabinet of Ministers has updated the procedure for paying one-time assistance to the families of servicemen who went missing. The three-year period for receiving payments now starts from the moment a court decision comes into force.

The Minister of Internal Affairs announced that the facts of disability granting to law enforcement officers will be checked. All those who received a disability during the war will undergo a second VLC and MSEC.

Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko assured that Ukraine will have enough gas for the heating season, even with increased consumption. Sufficient stocks of fuel and lubricants have been formed, and the only risk is Russian shelling.

The Minister of Health claims that there are no salary arrears for medical workers. However, earlier there were reports of delays in payments at Shostka Children's Hospital and Lutsk Maternity Hospital.

The Minister of Health has announced the completion of priority emergency repairs at Okhmatdyt. The hospital continues to operate and is ready for the autumn and winter period, despite the postponement of full recovery.

According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, 585 children were killed and 1664 injured as a result of russian aggression. Most of the victims are in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson regions.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted in the first reading the draft state budget for 2025 with expenditures of over UAH 3. 6 trillion. Security and defense remain the top priority with funding of UAH 2.2 trillion.

The President supported the idea of multiple citizenship for Ukrainians in the EU and close partners.

The budget for 2025 was adopted in the first reading. The document was voted for by 247 MPs.

The Brovary City Council has appealed to sister cities in the United States, France, Poland, Germany, Croatia, Italy, and Estonia to support Zelensky's Victory Plan. The plan consists of five points and three secret annexes.

The European Commission noted Ukraine's progress in fighting corruption and the work of anti-corruption bodies. The Commission provided recommendations to strengthen the HACC and protect civil society activists.

The deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on the difficulties of accounting for weapons at the front and their uncontrolled spread. The government is taking steps to control the situation, and the parliament has passed a law on trophy weapons.

The Ombudsman's Office is launching a survey for Ukrainians living abroad. The goal is to study the problems of migrants and the conditions for their return home; the survey will run until December 2024.

The Verkhovna Rada has supported amendment No. 155, which cancels a 37% increase in prosecutors' salaries in the draft State Budget 2025. This decision was voted for by 242 MPs.

The Verkhovna Rada has begun considering the draft State Budget 2025 in the first reading. After voting on the basis and considering amendments, the document will be sent to the government for final approval by November 20.