Vasyl Khomko, call sign "Beirut", died on October 2, 2025, at the age of 45, covering the retreat of a group. He volunteered in March 2022 and served in the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade and the SSO. The farewell ceremony for the hero will take place on December 5 in St. Michael's Cathedral, with burial at the National Military Memorial Cemetery.
The court changed the pre-trial detention measure for former intelligence officer Roman Chervinsky to house arrest only during nighttime hours. This will allow him to officially work and exercise other constitutional rights.
Former patients and relatives of the deceased accuse the Odrex clinic of possible violations: document forgery, extortion, and medical errors that could have cost health and lives. Given the critical situation, experts are calling on the Ministry of Health to conduct an unscheduled inspection of Odrex, meaning all legal entities with medical licenses associated with the clinic.
The SBU and the National Police have blocked new draft evasion schemes, detaining seven organizers. The defendants sold forged documents or smuggled conscripts abroad for sums up to 18.5 thousand US dollars.
In Kyiv, a 28-year-old man will face trial for fraud. He deceived people by offering "curse removal" and "healing" services through social media, demanding between 400 and 4500 hryvnias.
On December 3, cloudy and wet weather is expected in Ukraine with rains in the north, center, and south. Air temperature will be +4+8 degrees Celsius, up to +12 in the south.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced that the prosecution will appeal the verdict against former prosecutor Andriy Molochko, who was sentenced to 7. 5 years for a fatal car accident. The prosecutor's office considers the punishment too lenient, as it had sought 10 years in prison.
Donald Trump has tasked trusted individuals without diplomatic training, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with negotiating a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. They are scheduled to meet with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, despite criticism over their ties to Russian officials.
A man who was injured during the shelling of Kyiv on November 29 died in the hospital. This is the third victim of the enemy's massive attack on the capital.
The Cabinet of Ministers has set a special gas price for cogeneration plants in frontline regions, which will be valid for one year. The government also simplified the procedure for installing distributed generation facilities and resumed the tender for the construction of generating capacity.
A 52-year-old woman was detained in Kyiv after she called law enforcement and stated that she planned to detonate a grenade in one of the premises of the Police Department. She faces up to eight years in prison for a false report of an explosion.
The European Commission is actively, though not publicly, participating in peace consultations on Ukraine, maintaining constant contact with Kyiv and the United States. Brussels ensures that the EU's interests are taken into account in the discussions and supports Ukraine's sovereignty.
In Kyiv, a 23-year-old Tesla driver, while intoxicated, fatally injured a 13-year-old girl at a pedestrian crossing. The man was detained, charged, and remanded in custody.
The indictment against the former Minister of Internal Affairs during Yanukovych's time, who is hiding in Russia, has been sent to court. He is accused of treason and justifying Russian aggression, which included proposals to surrender territories and spread pro-Russian narratives.
On December 2, cloudy, wet weather with moderate air temperatures of +3…+7 degrees, in the south +7…+12 degrees, without significant precipitation, is expected in Ukraine. In Kyiv, it will be cloudy, damp, and around +6 degrees.
Two employees of a Kyiv communal healthcare institution are suspected of embezzling over UAH 1. 6 million in state funds. They entered false data about provided mobile palliative care.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin on Tuesday. This will be the first official visit of the President and First Lady of Ukraine to Ireland.
After talks between the Ukrainian and American delegations in Florida, the issue of security guarantees for Kyiv remained unresolved. The issue of Russia's territorial claims regarding the territories it controls also remains unresolved.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov reported to President Zelenskyy on the results of negotiations in the US. Kyiv has made significant progress in promoting peace and bringing positions closer with the American side.
US and Ukrainian delegations met in Florida to discuss the election schedule, the possibility of territorial exchange, and other outstanding issues. These negotiations are key to agreeing on the proposed peace deal.
The first days of December in Ukraine will be cloudy and damp, with fog and rain, especially in the south, central regions, and the Carpathians. The air temperature on December 1 is expected to be +4…+7°C, in the south up to +12°C.
Ukraine and Norway have signed a document on joint production of Ukrainian drones, which will allow scaling up the capabilities of the Ukrainian defense industry. The pilot production line is planned to be deployed in 2026.
A Ukrainian delegation will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in Florida. The meeting comes amid pressure from Washington for a peace deal and a political crisis in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian delegation will arrive in the USA on November 29 to continue the dialogue on ending the war, with clear directives. President Zelenskyy also reported on the shelling of Ukraine on November 29, where 19 missiles and almost 560 drones were shot down.
In Kyiv, 420,000 families already have electricity after the massive Russian attack on November 29, but part of the Holosiivskyi district remains without power. Rescuers have completed work to eliminate the consequences of the strikes, which injured 37 people and killed two.
In Kyiv, work on dismantling structures and eliminating the consequences of Russian strikes on November 29 has been completed. 360 rescuers and 74 units of equipment were involved, and SES psychologists provided assistance to 50 people.
In the village of Khotiv, Obukhiv district, rescuers pulled a kitten from under the rubble, which had been under a floor slab for ten hours after a Russian shelling. The animal was scared but unharmed after being rescued with a special tool.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine published footage of police rescuing a child from under the rubble of a house in Kyiv on November 29. Law enforcement officers Oleksandr Tiazhkorob and Denys Perkovskyi, together with city residents, pulled the child out and handed him over to medics.
On November 30, Ukraine is expected to have daytime air temperatures of +4 to +9 degrees, with no significant precipitation. Kyiv is forecast to have around +7 degrees with no precipitation.
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard stated that Russia is not seeking peace after the November 29 shelling of Ukraine. She emphasized the importance of supporting Ukraine and pressuring Russia.
