Chernivtsi

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.

In Ukraine, from January to October 2023, law enforcement officers registered 208 criminal proceedings on the illegal use of humanitarian aid for profit, and 50 suspects were served with a notice of suspicion.

In Ukraine, the incidence of ARVI and influenza, including COVID-19, is 8. 4% below the epidemic threshold: more than a million cases have been registered this season, up 39.7% from last year.

Due to snowfall, traffic is blocked on eight roads in Kirovograd and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine, and 411 settlements in 11 regions are without electricity.

The new train schedule in Ukraine from December 10 includes 14 new routes - 11 domestic and 3 international - and changes to 19 existing ones, improving connections and reducing travel time.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2. 0 occurred in Chernivtsi region at a depth of 2 km