Ihor Klymenko

There were no casualties as a result of the Russian drone strike on the protective shelter of ChNPP Unit 4. The radiation background remains normal at 0.57 μSv/h, and rescuers are working to eliminate the consequences.

The government is resuming issuing passports to Ukrainians abroad starting next week. Men aged 18-60 who have submitted their documents to the state enterprise Document by April 25 will be able to receive passports upon presentation of military registration documents.

Russian shelling of a residential building in Sumy killed 9 people and injured 13. Two multi-storey buildings and more than 20 cars were damaged, and police received 129 statements from local residents.

In 2024, 5898 offenses related to the illegal handling of weapons were recorded in Ukraine. Most cases were reported in Dnipropetrovska, Kharkivska, and Kyivska oblasts.

The Minister of Internal Affairs said that the average salary of a police officer in Ukraine is 34-36 thousand hryvnias. An additional 10,000 is paid across the country and 30,000 in the regions of military operations.

Police officers can independently notify persons liable for military service, but are not allowed to mobilize without a CMC. At the same time, employees of the CCC can mobilize citizens without the police.

In 2025, Ukraine will have a register of areas contaminated by explosive ordnance. Innovative technologies are also being introduced, including drones with magnetometers and specialized training for sappers.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced the creation of a prosthetic and rehabilitation center on the basis of its medical facility. The Protez Foundation will take care of the construction, equipment and staff training.

After 46 hours of rescue operations at the site of the strike on a medical facility in Zaporizhzhia, 11 people have been confirmed dead and 22 injured. A 5-year-old girl is among the victims, and 120 reports of property damage have been filed.

A hearing on the extension of the preventive measure for Vyacheslav Zinchenko has begun in the Galician District Court of Lviv. Some of those present support the suspect in the murder of Irina Farion, chanting slogans in his defense.

A mother with three children, the youngest of whom was 2 months old, died as a result of a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih. 14 people were injured and 40 residential buildings were damaged.

Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko spoke about the improvement of control on Ukraine's borders with the EU and Moldova. Over the past year, 2,500 criminal groups involved in organizing illegal border crossings were eliminated.

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.

As a result of Russia's massive attack on Ukraine, 6 people were killed and 27 wounded. In Dnipro, the victims were the wife and daughter of a police officer, and in Kyiv, a 14-year-old child was killed.

President Zelenskyy chaired a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council to discuss abuses in the MSEC. Decisions on digitalization of processes, verification of declarations and review of unjustified decisions on disability of officials were approved.

Law enforcers dismantled a network of drug trafficking groups that produced almost a ton of psychotropic drugs per month. Over 300 kg of finished product, 15 tons of precursors and equipment worth over UAH 350 million were seized.

Law enforcement officers conducted more than 230 searches as part of the operation to dismantle the drug cartel. More than 60 people were detained, and 19 drug labs that produced almost a ton of psychotropic drugs every month were closed.

Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko discussed security issues and areas of cooperation at the G7 meeting. He spoke about the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the war, including the elimination of the consequences of shelling and the documentation of war crimes.

People in several regions of Ukraine were injured as a result of Russia's night attack on Ukraine. In Kyiv, a man was wounded by falling UAV debris, in Zaporizhzhia, eight people were wounded by air bombs, and in Kherson region, 2 people were injured.

Ukraine's Interior Minister has offered Portugal assistance in fighting large-scale fires. The State Emergency Service is ready to provide a specialized firefighting aircraft and trained specialists to work in extreme conditions.

The Galician District Court of Lviv has extended the detention of the suspect in the murder of Irina Farion.

The Galician District Court of Lviv has extended the pre-trial investigation into the murder of Iryna Farion until January 26, 2025. Prosecutors explained the need for additional examinations to examine the evidence.

The trial on the extension of the preventive measure for Vyacheslav Zinchenko, a suspect in the murder of Irina Farion, has begun in Lviv. The accused is asking for the measure of restraint to be extended, fearing for his life in the pre-trial detention center.

The President of Ukraine personally spoke with Oleksandr Usyk during his detention in Krakow. Zelensky instructed ministers to look into the incident and said that the boxer had already been released.

Sumy region authorities are introducing a system of passes for access to the border areas as people try to return after the evacuation. Twenty-one thousand people have already been evacuated, and another 25,000 are ready to be evacuated.

Twenty-one thousand people have been evacuated from the border areas of Sumy region, and another 25 thousand are ready to be evacuated. 70% of children have already been evacuated, and the authorities continue to raise awareness and provide humanitarian aid.

Minister Klymenko informed about the formation of humanitarian aid for civilians in the area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. About 150 food packages have already been prepared for delivery through the military.

Most of the Ukrainian defenders released from captivity continue to serve in the Defense Forces. Rehabilitation centers are being opened for their socialization, and social workers will work in every military unit.

The Russian army has carried out more than 2,000 strikes in Sumy region this summer. More than 20,000 people from 183 settlements have been evacuated, and the buffer zone is designed to protect our border communities, the Interior Minister said.

As of 10:30 p. m., no changes in the radiation situation in the vicinity of ZNPP were recorded. The Minister of Internal Affairs reported on the enhanced monitoring of the situation and the operational work of the Ukrhydrometeorological Center posts near the plant.