Estonia has donated 31 vehicles, including 16 Skoda Octavias and 15 Volkswagen Tiguan, to Ukrainian law enforcement officers in the border areas of Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions.
In the Lviv region, as a result of a car collision on the Bibrka-Burshtyn highway, three people were injured, including a 2-year-old girl.
In the first five months of 2024, 160,750 cars were imported to Ukraine, which is 21% more than in the same period of 2023, while Volkswagen became the most popular brand.
On the highway near the village of Derevyana, Kyiv region, five cars collided, as a result of which no one was injured.
Ukrainians have already bought and sold cars more than 100,000 times using the "Diia", which allows them to re-register vehicles and get license plates without visiting service centers, avoiding queues, runners and bank payments, with an average cost of a car of 204,500 Hryvnia.
The driver of a Volkswagen lost control on the Mironovka-Kanev highway, as a result of which the car slid into a ditch and rolled over on the roof. A passenger was injured in the accident, who was taken to the hospital with a suspected spinal fracture.
In April, Ukrainians bought 5. 3 thousand used cars up to 5 years old imported from abroad, with Tesla Model Y and Model 3 being the most popular models.
Former deputy head of the presidential office Andriy Smirnov was informed of suspicion of illegal enrichment for UAH 15. 7 million after acquiring assets worth UAH 17.1 million in 2020-2022, which exceeded his official income.
MP Anna Skorokhod has increased her wealth, while her ex-husband of Russian origin, Oleksiy Alyakin (now Levkovsky), is making hundreds of millions from modular shelters in Ukraine through a company potentially linked to Skorokhod's construction firm.
In Vinnytsia region, a collision between a Daewoo and a Volkswagen killed two people and hospitalized one.
In April, the Ukrainian car fleet was replenished with more than 4,200 electric vehicles, which is twice the demand compared to the same period in 2023.
A 25-year-old BMW driver drove against one-way traffic on Velyka Vasylkivska Street in Kyiv, colliding with parked Volkswagen and Ford cars, injuring three passengers.
In the village of Kolonshchyna, Kyiv region, a 49-year-old driver in a Volkswagen hit a 42-year-old cyclist, which resulted in the cyclist being hospitalized with head injuries and a skull fracture.
During the year of war, Poroshenko's MPs and the OPFL purchased apartments and cars worth millions - NACP.
Hackers stole about 19,000 Volkswagen technical files over 5 years from 2010 to 2015, including data on internal combustion engines, gearboxes, electric vehicles, and batteries.
In March, more than 4,400 electric vehicles were added to Ukraine's car fleet, and demand for them increased 2. 3 times year-on-year.
A drunk Volkswagen driver crashed into a VAZ car in Kyiv region, injuring four people who were hospitalized.
In March 2024, sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine increased by 50% year-on-year, with Toyota becoming the top-selling brand, followed by Renault and Skoda, and the Renault Duster becoming the best-selling model.
A Nissan passenger was killed in a collision between a Volkswagen Bora and a Nissan Leaf electric car in Lviv Oblast, and criminal proceedings have been opened.
The Kia EV9 electric crossover has been named the World's Best Car of 2024 at the World Car Awards announced at the New York International Auto Show.
The Renault Duster crossover remained the bestseller on the Ukrainian new car market in February 2024 with 603 units sold.
The Cabinet of Ministers has increased the number of employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine from 612 to 662 and allocated 50 additional cars from charitable organizations to help protect the borders during martial law.
A drunk driver ran over a 63-year-old cyclist to death in the village of Khutir-Budyliv, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine.
In January 2023, more than 3,500 electric vehicles were added to Ukraine's fleet, and the Volkswagen ID. 4 became the most popular new electric vehicle model in all regions except Odesa.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that defense companies can expect his government to increase military spending and that it will fulfill its commitment to spend 2% of GDP on NATO defense.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has received 50 Volkswagen T5 vehicles from charitable organizations to protect the border and perform tasks on the front line.
The Mayakivske Emergency Medical Aid Station in Odesa Oblast has received a new modern Class C ambulance as part of the strengthening and modernization of the emergency medical aid system in the region.
In January, the fleet of used passenger cars from abroad replenished the Ukrainian car market by almost 16. 7 thousand vehicles, which is 45% more than in the same period last year, and the most popular imported second-hand model was the Volkswagen Golf.
The number of car thefts in Ukraine in 2023 returned to pre-war levels: 1278 cars were stolen, close to the 1148 stolen in 2021, but much lower than the record 12448 stolen in 2022 amid the Russian invasion.
In January 2024, Ukrainians bought 4. 4 thousand new passenger cars, which is 47% more than in January 2023.