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The expert explained how russian propaganda uses corruption scandals to undermine the West's trust in Ukraine. Cases against officials have a negative impact on international aid and the image of the state.
Ukraine has joined the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized UN agency. Ukrainian farmers will have access to preferential financing, grants and international tenders.
The President has submitted two draft laws to the Verkhovna Rada to extend martial law and general mobilization. The documents provide for the extension of both regimes for 90 days from November 10, 2024.
The President of Ukraine has submitted a draft resolution to the Verkhovna Rada to dismiss Andriy Kostin from the post of Prosecutor General. The document was registered under number 12153 after Kostin announced his resignation on October 22.
On October 27, at 4:00 am, Ukrainians will set their clocks back an hour. Although the Rada has passed a law abolishing the time change, the president is not planning to sign it.
In Kharkiv, a driver refused to show his military registration documents and ran over three members of the TCC with his car. The offender was detained, and the victims are being provided with medical care.
The Ombudsman is investigating an incident involving the use of special means by TCC officers against a man who was mistakenly recognized as dead. At the checkpoint, the man was stopped and allegedly pepper-sprayed and hit while trying to escape.
On the night of October 27, Ukrainians will set their clocks back one hour. Somnologists say that “winter” time is more natural for the human body, although adaptation can take up to 48 hours.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a project to provide rental subsidies to IDPs in 9 regions of Ukraine. The social standard for the area is 13.65 square meters per person, and the basic rate of mandatory payment is 30% of income.
The Cabinet of Ministers has updated the procedure for granting one-time financial assistance to critical infrastructure workers who suffered during the war. Payments will be made from the date of disability or death.
Accessibility in Ukraine: Is the country ready for the challenges of war?.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Health, Mykhailo Radutskyi, announced that the draft law on reforming the MSEC will be registered by November 1. The document envisages the complete liquidation of the MSEC from January 1, 2025.
Semen Kryvonos said that Gizo Uglava was fired not because of the information leak, but because of his reaction to the accusations. Uglava filed a lawsuit and received the status of a whistleblower at the NACP.
NABU Director Kryvonos announced his readiness to appeal a possible court decision to reinstate Gizo Uglava in his position. Uglava had previously accused the NABU leadership of pressure and was granted whistleblower status.
The Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights evacuated a three-year-old girl from the occupied Kherson region. This is the 218th child rescued from the left-bank Kherson region in 2024.
Serhiy Hryvko, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada subcommittee, said that the level of barrier-free accessibility in Ukraine is low. Rapid change requires resources and understanding of the problem, especially in terms of employment of people with disabilities.
The President of Ukraine does not intend to sign a law abolishing seasonal daylight saving time. Sources say this decision is due to possible economic losses and petitions from citizens.
The Ombudsman of Ukraine responded to the shooting of 4 National Guardsmen by Russians near Selidove. Lubinets sent letters to the UN and the ICRC, emphasizing the lack of an effective global response to such war crimes.
The Presidential Office has decided on a candidate for the new Prosecutor General to replace Andriy Kostin. According to sources, it may be Ruslan Kravchenko, the current head of the Kyiv State Administration.
Lubinets commented on the attempt of the suspects in the rape of a minor to mobilize. The Ombudsman assured that the case was under control, and the Ministry of Defense refused to mobilize them.
The HACC applied a personal guarantee to MP Iryna Allakhverdiieva, suspected of illicit enrichment. David Arakhamia and Vitaliy Kim were appointed as sureties, and a number of obligations were imposed on the suspect.
Ukraine risks not receiving 4 billion euros from the European Union if the law on plea bargaining is not adopted in time. This could also jeopardize the disbursement of a €35 billion loan from the EU Council.
Six Ukrainian children have been returned from the occupied territories as part of the Bring Kids Back UA plan. The families faced pressure on the TOT and are now receiving assistance with reintegration in the government-controlled territory.
The expert estimates Ukraine's mobilization resource at a maximum of 5 million men aged 25-60. The total population in the government-controlled territories is just over 31 million.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk denied information about possible family ties to Tetyana Krupa, the detained head of the Khmelnytsky MSEC.
The government is to draft a bill to revise the calculation of pension payments to government officials. The NSDC decision enacted by President Zelenskyy is aimed at ensuring fairness in this area.
The President of Ukraine enacted the NSDC decision on combating corruption in the process of establishing disability. Zelenskyy demands a bill to eliminate medical and social expert commissions from December 31, 2024.
President Zelenskyy denied plans to dismiss Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Budanov and Defense Minister Umerov. He denied rumors circulating in the media and social media about changes in the military leadership.
The Cabinet of Ministers has included Chernivtsi Park in the Register of Industrial Parks. This will create about 750 new jobs in the processing industry, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The President signed a law bringing the Criminal Code in line with the Rome Statute of the ICC. The document toughens the penalties for aggression and introduces a new article on “Crimes against humanity.