Kyiv
A car driver in Kyiv was dragging a dog through a car window, explaining that his arm was hurting. After threatening to call the police, the man took the animal into the car, and law enforcement officers are investigating the incident.
A newborn boy was found in a bag on Bohuslav Street near a private house. The child was taken to the hospital, and the police are looking for the parents and asking witnesses to provide information.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies the UN's accusations that religious freedoms in the country are being restricted. The Ministry emphasizes that the law only prohibits subordination of religious organizations to the governing centers of the aggressor country.
As a result of the Russian attack on January 1, the administrative buildings of the Ukrainian parliament were damaged. Two people were killed - scholars Ihor Zyma and Olesya Sokur - and seven were injured, including two pregnant women.
In Pattaya, a tourist bus with 37 passengers rammed into an SUV and crashed into a concrete fence. As a result of the accident, 27 Russian tourists were injured and needed medical care.
A washing machine caught fire in a five-story building in Odesa, leading to a fire. An 11-year-old boy was injured, and an interior partition and walls in two neighboring apartments were damaged.
The weather is expected to change in Ukraine due to an atmospheric front from the northwest. Forecasters predict precipitation in the form of rain and sleet, and the temperature at night will drop to -7 degrees.
At the exit from the South Bridge, the truck driver lost control, causing the vehicle to crash through the fence and fall off the bridge.
A sharp cold snap with precipitation is expected in Ukraine on January 3 due to a cold atmospheric front. The temperature will drop to 0-2 degrees Celsius, rain with sleet and strong northwest winds are expected.
On January 1, 2025, 35 babies were born in the capital of Ukraine, including 20 girls and 15 boys. This is less than the 51 newborns on the first day of 2024.
The year 2024 was the warmest in Kyiv with an average annual temperature of +11. 4°C, which is 2.4°C above normal. There were 52 temperature records, with extremes ranging from -15.8°C in January to +36°C in July.
Israeli Ambassador to Kyiv expresses concern over incidents during Hanukkah celebrations.
A 22-year-old man was hit by a Kyiv-Warsaw electric train at a railway crossing in Hlevas. The victim died on the spot, and the police opened an investigation under Article 276 of the Criminal Code.
At the exit from the South Bridge in Kyiv, the driver of a Volvo truck lost control of the vehicle due to poor health and fell off the bridge. Rescuers unblocked the driver, who refused to be hospitalized.
An accident occurred in Kyiv near the Vydubychi metro station - a truck flew off the South Bridge. The driver, born in 1973, lost control and was injured.
A serious accident occurred in Vydubychi, Kyiv, when a truck drove off the bridge and rammed into a fence. There is no information about the driver's condition, and no official data is available.
The enemy attacked Ukraine with 72 attack UAVs from different directions of the Russian Federation. The defense forces destroyed 47 drones in 11 regions, while 24 imitators were lost without consequences.
On January 2, 2025, in Ukraine, the weather will be cloudy with clearings, without precipitation. The air temperature will range from +5°C to +12°C depending on the region.
An air alert has been declared in the capital of Ukraine due to the detection of an enemy attack UAV from the northeast. The population is urged to immediately go to civil defense shelters.
Air defense forces are operating in Kyiv region on the outskirts of the capital. The population is urged to stay in shelters until the air raid is over.
Russian shelling damaged the building of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine, a historical and architectural monument. The building was home to prominent veteran writers Malyshko, Sosiura, Honchar, and others.
Ruslan Martsinkiv has launched a contest for the best poem or song about Stepan Bandera with a prize fund of 30 thousand hryvnias. The winners will be announced on February 3, the Day of the OUN Foundation.
As a result of the Russian drone attack on Kyiv on January 1, 2025, scientist Ihor Zyma, his wife, and cat were killed. The professor was a specialist in neuro- and psychophysiology and had over 40 years of scientific experience.
MP Mariana Bezuhla reported that an enemy Shahed hit near the Kyiv office on January 1. She criticized the military command and the work of the Armed Forces commander Syrsky due to problems with air defense.
Two 38-year-old men beat and robbed an Armed Forces serviceman who had come to Kharkiv on vacation. The attackers face up to 10 years in prison for robbery under martial law.
Ruslan Kravchenko, the newly appointed head of the State Tax Service, emphasized the importance of teamwork without external interference. He emphasized the need to work exclusively according to the law and in the interests of honest business.
In Kyiv, due to forecasted wind gusts of up to 15-20 m/s, the national flag was temporarily removed from the 90-meter flagpole. The flag will be returned to its place after the weather conditions improve.
On the night of January 1, Russia attacked Ukraine with 111 attack drones. Thanks to the effective work of air defense and mobile teams, most of the UAVs were destroyed, but there were casualties and injuries in Kyiv.
Russia attacked the center of Kyiv with four shaheds, killing two people. Seven people were injured, including two pregnant women.
Jan Lipavsky condemned the Russian strike on Kyiv on January 1, which claimed the lives of two people. Lipavsky emphasized the need to punish the aggressor.