Lviv
From December 14, 2025, Ukrzaliznytsia introduced a new schedule for passenger trains, increasing the number of international routes from 11 to 17. This allows travel to Munich, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, and Salzburg with one transfer, covering Eastern and Central Ukraine.
People's Artist of Ukraine Stepan Higa will be buried at Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv. The farewell will take place on December 14 at the Garrison Church, the funeral service on December 15.
Despite infrastructure shelling, reserve diesel locomotives are operating on de-energized sections in Odesa region. Some trains are delayed, and suburban routes No. 6401 and No. 6341 have been temporarily canceled.
From December 14, Ukrzaliznytsia introduces a new train schedule, including regional, suburban, and urban routes. The company is expanding its travel network by launching new regional routes in the west of the country and resuming the Kyiv ring electric train service.
Ella Libanova stated that active shelling of cities encourages Ukrainians to temporarily move to villages for safety. She predicts that after the war, people will return to large cities.
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka announced in Lviv an agreed action plan for Ukraine for the coming year. The plan envisages accelerating key reforms and aims to confirm the country's readiness for EU membership.
The European Union has announced the approval of a new approach to Ukraine's accession talks, which provides for technical negotiations to advance the process. This decision was made following an informal meeting of the bloc's European affairs ministers in Lviv.
Ukrzaliznytsia plans to introduce Wi-Fi in sleeping trains from 2026. The company also plans to purchase 60 new carriages and modernize its rolling stock.
The reclamation of the Hrybovytskyi landfill is in its final stage, said Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba. The project involved the restoration of the entire landfill area and the cleaning of adjacent areas affected in 2016 during the landslide, as well as areas where leachate lakes formed.
In Lviv Oblast, a man attacked a TCC serviceman with a kitchen axe-hammer during a document check. The injured person was hospitalized, his life is not in danger, law enforcement officers are conducting investigative actions.
The Lviv City Council denied information that a Russian-speaking child was not given a gift on St. Nicholas Day. Andriy Zakalyuk, Director of the Department of Education and Culture, stated that there were no such cases in Lviv's municipal kindergartens.
Two more victims, previously considered missing, have been found in Ternopil, bringing the death toll from the enemy attack to 38, including 8 children. Three more adults are still considered missing after the missile strike.
Before that, the Russians systematically attacked railways only in eastern Ukraine. Now, railway stations throughout the country are under threat.
DBR employees reported a suspicion notice to a TCC serviceman in Lviv region who used force against a 56-year-old Lviv resident, causing injuries of moderate severity. The victim suffered a fracture of the tuberosity of the left humerus, and the serviceman deliberately did not turn on the video recorder.
A network of about a thousand web resources distributing child pornography has been exposed in Ukraine. Two individuals who administered these sites for profit have been notified of suspicion.
In Lviv, the suspect in the murder of military enlistment office soldier Yuriy Bondarenko was taken into custody for 60 days without the right to bail. The deceased serviceman received a fatal stab wound while performing his official duties.
European low-cost airlines, including Wizz Air and Ryanair, plan to resume flights to Ukraine after a peace agreement is signed, predicting a boom in "catastrophe tourism" and the return of people. Wizz Air plans to base 15 aircraft within two years, and Ryanair could resume services two weeks after an agreement.
A TCC serviceman received a fatal injury in Lviv on December 3 from a 30-year-old man. The attacker stabbed him and sprayed a gas canister, after which he fled.
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, the most popular trains on the launch day of the "3000 km across Ukraine" program were those to/from Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia.
Festive retro steam trains will depart on St. Nicholas weekend — December 5, 6, 7. They will run in Kyiv and Lviv.
In the 11 months of 2025, 24,261 couples used the "Online Marriage" service from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Digital Civil Registry Offices in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Lviv provide quick and remote marriage registration, including for military personnel through a simplified procedure.
Starting December 3, the "Ukrzaliznytsia" application allows users to book up to four trips totaling 3000 kilometers as part of the "3000 km across Ukraine" program, which is available to frontline communities. Free tickets are offered on 24 designated routes in open-plan carriages, compartments, regional trains, and Intercity 2nd class.
In Ternopil, the death toll from the Russian strike on November 19 rose to 36 people. A seriously wounded woman, born in 1944, a resident of a house on 15 Kvitnya Street, died in a Lviv hospital.
English football club "Brentford" organized a Ukrainian cuisine day at its base, where player Yehor Yarmolyuk presented dishes and interesting facts about Ukraine. The head coach and teammates tasted Ukrainian dishes, and the club shared information about the geographical center of Europe, traditions, and the symbolism of the flag.
A man who returned from Indonesia was diagnosed with dengue fever at the Lviv Regional Infectious Diseases Hospital - a viral disease common in tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia. The patient sought medical attention with a rash and high fever after being bitten by insect vectors.
Fighters of the Special Purpose Police Regiment in the Kupyansk direction rescued an owl that got entangled in an anti-drone net. The police carefully freed the bird and released it into the wild.
In Lviv, police are investigating the possible cruel killing of two dogs after a local resident's appeal. Criminal proceedings have been opened under the article on cruel treatment of animals.
Lviv law enforcement officers have sent to court the case of a 22-year-old woman who sold amphetamine, mephedrone, and cannabis, involving her 5-year-old daughter in criminal activities. The child helped her mother make "stashes" and load packages with drugs into parcel lockers.
The accused pleaded not guilty, despite Russian accusations of cooperating with Ukrainian special services.
Starting December 14, 2024, Ukrzaliznytsia is introducing a new train schedule for 2025-2026, which includes 11 new routes (8 international, 3 domestic) and hourly train service between Kyiv and Lviv. Among the domestic updates are the Kramatorsk-Chop, Kryvyi Rih-Ivano-Frankivsk trains, and the extended Kharkiv-Uzhhorod route.