Alina Kyrpale, the director of a private lyceum in Dnipro, scolded her students in Russian. She does not consider herself guilty, blames the children, and says she is happy with the scandal because of the rating increase.
The Galician District Court of Lviv has extended the detention of the suspect in the murder of Irina Farion.
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.
Police detained a 37-year-old man for hooliganism in the Sobornyi district of Dnipro. The suspect was behaving aggressively on Sicheslavska Embankment and stabbed a 17-year-old boy.
A 42-year-old man wounded in a Russian drone attack on Nikopol died in hospital. Earlier it was reported that two people were wounded and an administrative building was damaged as a result of the strike.
An enemy reconnaissance drone has been destroyed in Dnipropetrovs'k region, RMA head Lysak said. Earlier, the sounds of explosions were heard in the Dnipro suburbs amid an air raid alert.
Explosions are heard in the Dnipro suburbs after the Ukrainian Air Force warns of the threat of ballistic missile use.
Due to the heat wave, electricity consumption in Ukraine will increase, causing a shortage. Scheduled blackouts will take place from 17:00 to 21:00. Electricity is expected to be imported from 5 countries, 498 settlements are without power.
Russian occupants launched 11 Shahed attack UAVs in Ukraine. All the drones were shot down by air defense forces in different regions of the country, including Mykolaiv, Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Law enforcement officers detained three people who organized the sale of child pornography involving a 12-year-old boy. The group earned about UAH 200 thousand in two months by selling the materials to foreigners via social media.
Hot weather is expected in Ukraine on August 18, with temperatures reaching 35-36° in the south. In some places, there may be short-term rains and thunderstorms, especially in the western and central regions.
Ukraine's Air Defense Forces have destroyed an enemy drone in the skies over Dnipropetrovs'k region. The successful interception was announced by the head of the regional council, Mykola Lukashuk, who thanked the military of the Vostok military group.
Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 14 Shahed attack drones launched by Russia at night. Air defense was active in six regions, and an Iskander-K cruise missile was intercepted.
An explosion was heard in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovs'k region. The air force warned of a ballistic missile threat from the northeast, and air defense forces shot down two enemy missiles over the region.
Air defense forces destroyed two enemy missiles over the Dnipro region. The attacks resulted in fires, and Nikopol district was subjected to artillery and drone attacks, damaging infrastructure and private homes.
An explosion was reported in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovs'k region. The Air Force warned of a missile threat in Poltava, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions.
The Ukrainian Air Force has warned of a high-speed target moving toward Dnipro. Earlier, there were reports of enemy aircraft activity in the Sea of Azov and the threat of ballistic missile attacks from the northeast.
Explosions were reported in Sumy and Dnipro. An air alert was declared in Kyiv and a number of regions due to the threat of ballistic missile attacks, as warned by the Ukrainian Air Force.
In Dnipro, explosions were reported after an air alert was declared in the city and region. The air force warned of a threat of ballistic missile attacks from the southeast.
There were 111 combat engagements over the last day, the situation was the most intense in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy launched 5 missile and 53 air strikes, engaged 502 kamikaze drones and fired over 3,100 times.
Brovary is developing a comprehensive IDP support program that covers employment, housing and social adaptation. Local authorities are actively promoting the integration of IDPs into the community.
A fire broke out in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovs'k region, after an explosion in a non-residential building. A 21-year-old man was injured and is now in moderate condition in the hospital.
Police provided security for Sofia Semchyshyn, the daughter of murdered linguist Iryna Farion. A suspect in Farion's murder was detained and taken into custody without bail.
Since the beginning of 2024, Ukrainian entrepreneurs have received 14,645 soft loans worth UAH 55. 2 billion under the 'Affordable Loans 5-7-9%' program. Most of the funds have been allocated to agriculture and manufacturing.
A criminal group that sold non-existent drones and vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine was stopped. Some criminals were detained in Moldova, 67 episodes of fraud were established.
The BES detectives served suspicion notices to 4 officials of the Dnipro City Council of embezzling over UAH 10 million in procurement for terrorist defense. They found 25% overpricing in the procurement of military equipment.
On the night of August 13, 2024, Russia attacked Ukraine with 2 ballistic missiles and 38 drones. Ukrainian air defense forces successfully destroyed 30 drones in different regions of the country.
The SBU exposed three pro-Kremlin agitators operating in different regions of Ukraine. The detainees include the head of an underground branch of Shariy's party, a representative of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and a pro-Russian propagandist.
Russian forces shelled Kherson community, injuring 10 civilians, including a teenager. Most of the victims are from Dniprovskyi district, attacked by drones, one man is in serious condition.
Law enforcers exposed a large-scale scheme of embezzlement of budget funds for defense needs. 28 people are suspected of involvement in the crimes, the total amount of losses is over UAH 1.5 billion.
