Chernivtsi

Former MP and former head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration Hennadiy Moskal died at the age of 73 after a serious illness.

The five companies will supply food to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 13 areas covering the entire country starting from April 1 under contracts signed with the State Logistics Operator (SOE).

Due to Russian shelling, a high-voltage power line in Sumy region was disconnected. A nuclear unit at Khmelnytsky NPP was also shut down for technical reasons. No shortage of electricity is expected.

A citizen of Ukraine tried to illegally import goods worth UAH 3. 3 million from Italy, including clothes, cosmetics, amplifiers, wine, tobacco products and restricted medicines, which were seized by customs officers at the Porubne-Siret checkpoint.

On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In Ukraine, more than 5.5 million cases and nearly 112,500 deaths have been recorded during the pandemic.

34 Ukrainian men aged 25-40 from 12 regions paid 10,000 euros each to be smuggled in the cargo compartment of a minibus to Romania, bypassing checkpoints.

A police officer allegedly humiliated schoolchildren in Chernivtsi by forcing them to perform physical exercises, prompting the Ombudsman's Office to schedule an unscheduled monitoring visit to the gymnasium for the following week.

In 2023, the number of criminal proceedings related to domestic violence in Ukraine doubled compared to 2022, and the number of administrative offenses increased by 36%.

Parents in Chernivtsi accused a police officer of humiliating students by forcing them to do physical exercises and threatening them during a visit to the school.

A fire at a market in Chernivtsi burned down 15 stalls, and rescuers saved two workers after spending almost two and a half hours extinguishing the flames.

On February 24, Polish protesters temporarily ended their blockade of the Ustyluh-Zosin checkpoint on the anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine, allowing trucks and cars to cross the border according to the established procedure.

Due to martial law restricting oral rabies vaccination of wild animals and immunization of domestic animals, Ukraine saw a 2. 3-fold increase in rabies cases among animals in 2023 compared to 2022.

The Ministry of Reintegration, IOM, and regional military administrations signed memorandums to provide housing for about 6,000 war-affected people through the construction of 2,000 apartments at the expense of €72. 1 million allocated by Germany.

After two previous detentions, a third truck was intercepted this month as it tried to smuggle cigarettes across the Ukrainian-Romanian border.

Since the beginning of the year, 7 cases of rabies among animals have been registered in Volyn. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention adds that in 5 cases it was registered in domestic animals

The body of an 8-year-old girl was found in a river in Chernivtsi region, Ukraine, three days after she fell into the water.

Almost 130 people, including 46 rescuers, are searching for the girl. The Main Directorate also engaged 6 vehicles, 3 watercraft and 2 UAVs.

Rescuers continue to search the Berezhonka River for an 8-year-old girl who fell from a bridge into the river.

According to Ukrainian weather forecasters, it will get colder in Ukraine this week: in many regions there will be light rain and snow, and the temperature will drop to 1-7°C.

With the support of the European Union, housing for internally displaced persons is being arranged in Chernivtsi to meet their immediate needs.

Law enforcement officers in the Chernivtsi region have launched an investigation into the beating of Metropolitan Mykhailo Zhar of the UOC (MP) based on his public statements about the incident.

Border guards in Bukovyna detained three people who were trying to illegally cross the border with Romania and are looking for the smuggler who helped them.

A pigeon caught in Mumbai last year was released after Chinese symbols were found on its wings, prompting an investigation.

All miners stranded by shelling and a power outage in Kryvyi Rih have been brought to the surface and work is underway to restore power, while a fire broke out at a gas facility in Kharkiv region due to an attack by an enemy drone.

Customs officers in Ukraine found 15 tons of new clothes worth UAH 20 million hidden among used clothes in a truck on the Krakovets-Korchova border with Poland.

The Security Service of Ukraine dismantled 5 schemes that helped evaders to illegally evade mobilization or leave Ukraine, including through forged medical documents and illegal transportation abroad. More than 50 potential conscripts were prevented from leaving the country.

Three men from Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhya and Sumy regions were detained by border guards in Chernivtsi region while trying to illegally cross the border with Romania on foot, hundreds of metres from the border. The men paid €6,000 each to a guide who remotely accompanied them.

The acting head of the Chernivtsi customs office was fired for allegedly facilitating the smuggling of e-cigarettes worth over UAH 40 million. Disciplinary action was taken against 17 officials, and criminal cases were initiated.

Ukrzaliznytsia is increasing the number of cars on popular rail routes to meet holiday demand and has introduced a new route in western Ukraine for Christmas and New Year.

Two Chernivtsi customs officers are suspected of abuse of office for facilitating the illegal import of 168,000 e-cigarettes into Ukraine, which resulted in tax losses of UAH 42 million.