The government has instructed to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity and gas in frontline regions, despite debts accumulated during martial law. Economist Oleh Pendzyn noted that this decision will only slightly worsen the financial condition of suppliers.
On September 30, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv will consider a motion by the co-founders of Concord Bank to overturn the investigator's decision to close the criminal proceedings against Oleksandr Zyma, director of the NBU's legal department. The case was closed due to the absence of elements of a criminal offense, despite the Sosedko sisters being recognized as victims.
Meteorological autumn in Kyiv began on September 24, a week later than the climatic norm. It is characterized by a stable transition of the average daily air temperature below +15 degrees. This year's meteorological summer lasted 126 days.
On September 26, Ukraine is expected to have light cloudiness and no precipitation. The air temperature will drop to +13°...+17°, in Zakarpattia and the south to +18°...19°.
US President Donald Trump's angry rhetoric towards Russia is a "negotiating tactic" aimed at pressuring the Kremlin. This approach is driven by Trump's frustration with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
An analysis of prices for popular medicines in Kyiv showed that Darnitsa's drugs are significantly more expensive than analogues from other Ukrainian manufacturers. This leads to a drop in the company's sales, as consumers prefer more affordable options.
The European Commission has rejected the demand by EU lawmakers to confiscate 200 billion euros of frozen Russian central bank assets. This would violate international law and risk widespread retaliatory measures from Moscow.
In two days, Kyiv police checked over a thousand reports of mining, which turned out to be false. The reports were sent to the email addresses of institutions, including hospitals, educational institutions, shopping centers, and administrative buildings.
After Russia's night attack, which led to power outages and infrastructure damage, 15 Ukrzaliznytsia trains are delayed. Two trains, Odesa-Dnipro and Odesa-Kryvyi Rih, are delayed by more than 5 hours.
Kateryna Zahoriy, head of the Board of Directors of "Darnytsia", stated that her company's drugs are inferior in price to other manufacturers, but accused pharmacies of reducing sales. She compared prices for xylometazoline, where "Rinazal" from "Darnytsia" is more expensive than "Evkazolin aqua" from "Farmak" and American "Tizin".
In July, banks issued 871 mortgage loans for UAH 1. 6 billion. The rate on the secondary market was 9.15%, on the primary market - 8.05%.
European officials fear that US President Donald Trump's new rhetoric on Ukraine is aimed at shifting blame to Europe. Trump is calling on the EU for tougher sanctions against Russia and tariffs on China and India, which Europeans consider unfeasible.
On Friday, September 26, dry and sunny weather is expected in Ukraine thanks to the Petralilly anticyclone. The daytime temperature will be +13+16 degrees, in the south up to +18, at night +2+9 with possible ground frosts.
The number of companies and individual entrepreneurs in the "White Business Club" decreased by 26% over the last quarter, to 6619 companies and 530 individual entrepreneurs. The number of IT companies in the club also decreased by 63 units.
On September 25, an elderly man fell out of a bus on route No. 84 on Varshavska Street in Lviv, sustaining severe head injuries. The injured man was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of St. Panteleimon Hospital in critical condition.
Kyiv Metro is developing design documentation for the construction of the Podilsko-Vyhurivska line. Work on the construction of the bridge over the Harbor is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2026.
In the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv, a 6-year-old boy, left unsupervised, set fire to a cardboard box in a hypermarket. The store suffered damages of over UAH 30,000, and the parents face a fine.
During the night, shelling caused power outages on four railway sections and damaged infrastructure. Train delays were recorded, including three services from Odesa for more than 5 hours.
On September 25, slight cloudiness is expected throughout Ukraine, with light rain possible in some places. The air temperature will be from +11 to +19 degrees.
Poland is creating a center for implementing Ukrainian combat experience, as announced by Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. This will allow the impressive development of Ukraine's drone industry and its implementation in the army at the Alliance level to be utilized.
Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions experienced power outages in certain areas due to Russian shelling, which led to delays for a number of trains. Passengers and crews of the Odesa-Dnipro and Odesa-Kharkiv trains are in shelters; there are no casualties.
From January to August 2025, local budgets in Ukraine received UAH 219. 5 million in tourist tax, which is 35.1% more than last year. Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zakarpattia regions were the leaders in payments.
Kyiv police have charged a 17-year-old mother who left her 7-month-old son alone in a locked apartment for four days. The child suffered severe illnesses and was hospitalized in critical condition.
The state mortgage program "eOselia" has crossed the mark of 20,000 issued loans, most of which were received by military personnel and law enforcement officers. The program is most actively used in Kyiv and the region, as well as in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
In the Kyiv pre-trial detention center on September 17, an inmate fell ill and was hospitalized with severe internal injuries. The man, who was accused of involvement in the death of another inmate, died in the hospital on September 24.
On September 24, law enforcement officers in Kyiv received a series of reports about the mining of educational institutions, administrative buildings, and shopping malls. Similar reports were also recorded in Poltava, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Ternopil.
The prosecutor's office returned land plots worth over UAH 27 million to local communities in the Samarivskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The companies illegally registered ownership of 700 hectares of land without title documents.
The cold atmospheric front that entered Ukraine will shift south on September 25, bringing rain and wind. By September 26, cool but sunny weather will set in, and night frosts are expected on the ground.
Ukraine is starting its fourth heating season under wartime conditions, with Rivne Oblast being the first to begin. Heating tariffs remain unchanged, and the country is preparing for possible Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
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