The night shelling damaged the contact network in Zhytomyr region. Eight trains are running with delays of over an hour, the network has already been restored.
Russia launched a massive air strike on Ukraine, hitting an American electronics manufacturer in the west of the country. This is not the first Russian attack on American enterprises in Ukraine.
On August 22, Ukraine will be covered by a Mediterranean cyclone, which will bring rains, thunderstorms, and squally winds. Mostly dry and moderately warm weather is expected on Independence Day.
On Thursday, August 21, Ukraine will experience variable cloudiness, with no precipitation in most of the territory. Short-term rains and thunderstorms are possible in the west and Zhytomyr region.
On the morning of August 21, explosions were heard in several cities of Ukraine. In Mukachevo, the enemy struck an enterprise, and a large-scale fire broke out.
On the night of August 21, Ukraine was subjected to a combined attack. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Lviv, Lutsk, Mukachevo, Rivne, and Khmelnytskyi region.
The Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA) received appeals from the most popular taxi services regarding night transportation. Taxi operation is only possible legally and under strict control.
Explosions were heard in Kyiv on Wednesday evening, August 20. Air defense is operating in the capital, and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of the danger of a UAV attack.
Romanian Railways is testing a new direct train route between Bucharest and Kyiv. The four-car train will run once a week via Chisinau.
The next court hearing in Artem Kosov's case will take place on August 21, where his interrogation is scheduled.
At today's court hearing in the case of Artem Kosov, accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy on the funicular, material evidence was examined.
During the trial of Artem Kosov, accused of murder on the funicular, the prosecutor stated about domestic violence. Two weeks before the incident, Kosov's father contacted the police due to being beaten by his son.
Prosecutor General Kravchenko analyzed the video of Kosov's actions, accused of murdering a teenager on the funicular, noting his cynicism and disregard for life. The expert confirmed that the cause of death was a piece of glass that caused a neck wound.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko interrogated the accused Artem Kosov in the case of the murder of a 16-year-old boy on the funicular. Kosov refused to confirm that he urged the teenager to go serve in the army.
The Director General of the National Historical and Architectural Museum "Kyiv Fortress" has been notified of suspicion. She is accused of embezzling UAH 1.2 million of budget funds allocated for repairs.
Prosecutor General Kravchenko, at the trial of former UDO employee Artem Kosov, reported on the aggressive actions of the accused, including attempts to retrieve a pistol and dispose of the victim's body. Kosov is accused of the intentional murder of a 16-year-old boy on the Kyiv funicular.
The court in the case of former UDO employee Artem Kosov, accused of murdering a teenager on the funicular, heard the forensic expert.
The High Anti-Corruption Court (VAKS) satisfied the SAP's lawsuit to recover unjustified assets from a Ministry of Justice official. The court seized a LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER VOGUE car worth UAH 3.29 million.
The court in the case of Artem Kosov, accused of murdering a teenager on the funicular, granted the motion of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko to question the forensic medical expert. This decision was made to clarify the findings of the examination.
The MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation supported the publication of a collective monograph on Hryhorii Skovoroda. The 525-page book brought together 52 authors and was presented at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
In Kyiv, the trial of former UDO employee Artem Kosov, accused of intentional murder of a 16-year-old boy on the funicular, has begun. The prosecution is personally represented by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
Ukrzaliznytsia adds five trains for the autumn season, connecting Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, and Uzhhorod. This expands the transportation schedule and reduces the load on popular routes.
The Verkhovna Rada approved changes to the State Budget-2025 for UAH 36. 7 billion, reallocating non-military expenditures. Additional funds will go to the reserve fund, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, grants for defense tech, and school meals.
Ukrainian state enterprises earned over UAH 16 billion in profit in 2024, almost twice as much as in 2023. The processing industry and transport sector brought the largest profits.
A scheme of shadow supplies of Russian drugs worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias has been exposed in Ukraine. The organizers were the owner of a Russian pharma holding and the director of a subsidiary company from Ukraine.
Kyiv police are investigating a case under the article on domestic violence against actor Kostiantyn Temlyak. His ex-girlfriend accuses him of assault and moral abuse.
The investigation into the organizers of the VinEco and Vinex Trade financial pyramid has been completed. The perpetrators defrauded over 90 investors of almost 26 million hryvnias, promising high interest rates and bonuses.
On August 21, a cold atmospheric front will bring rains and thunderstorms to the western and northern regions of Ukraine, and the air temperature will drop. Heat will still persist in the south and east, but later the front will cover most of the country.
In Kyiv, a cardiologist from a private center and an intermediary were exposed for helping conscripts obtain fake diagnoses for money. The scheme involved fictitious treatment and registration of illnesses, such as bronchial asthma, to be removed from military registration.
People's Deputy Vasyl Nimchenko was robbed near a Kyiv supermarket. A bag with documents and money, left in a shopping cart, went missing.