Lviv

Police provided security for Sofia Semchyshyn, the daughter of murdered linguist Iryna Farion. A suspect in Farion's murder was detained and taken into custody without bail.

Since the beginning of 2024, Ukrainian entrepreneurs have received 14,645 soft loans worth UAH 55. 2 billion under the 'Affordable Loans 5-7-9%' program. Most of the funds have been allocated to agriculture and manufacturing.

Ukraine is modernizing the infrastructure at its western border checkpoints with the support of international partners. New lighting, modular buildings, road surfaces, and lanes have been installed at eight checkpoints.

Law enforcement officers detained two people involved in cocaine smuggling from the Netherlands to Ukraine. A kilogram of the drug worth over UAH 2.3 million was seized, and the suspects face up to 12 years in prison.

The SBU reported the destruction of more than a ton of heroin confiscated in 2021. Drugs worth UAH 2.3 billion were found in Lviv during a special operation against a transnational criminal group.

Surgeons at the St. Nicholas Children's Hospital in Lviv have successfully operated on a 17-year-old patient with Recklinghausen's disease. The doctors managed to remove three tumors from her leg using a minimally invasive method.

A funeral service for Przemyslaw Rasiewicz-Kuczynski, a Polish citizen who died defending Ukraine, will be held in Lviv. The International Legion volunteer will be buried at Lychakiv Cemetery.

The SAPO has completed a pre-trial investigation into MP Yaroslav Dubnevych, who is suspected of organizing the embezzlement of UAH 2. 1 billion worth of gas and money laundering through offshore companies.

On August 16-17, a temporary border crossing will be opened in Lviv Oblast as part of the European Neighborhood Days. Citizens will be able to cross the border on foot from 9:00 to 20:00 at the Korchmyn-Stayivka checkpoint in the Belzka community.

A group of people imported 46 cars under the guise of humanitarian aid through charitable organizations. Ukraine's budget lost more than UAH 5.3 million in taxes and customs payments.

The NACP found unjustified assets worth UAH 19. 3 million in the former chief environmental inspector of the Carpathian region. The State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor's Office served the official with a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment.

A Renault minibus and a DAF truck collided on the Kyiv-Chop highway in Lviv region. The drivers of both vehicles died on the spot, and police are establishing the circumstances of the accident.

An accident involving a truck and a minibus has occurred on the Lviv bypass. Traffic on the Kyiv-Chop highway near Pidbirtsi is completely blocked, and a detour map has been published.

Since the beginning of the year, 346 women in Ukraine have received free IVF treatment. 130 of them have successfully become pregnant. The NHSU paid over UAH 8.7 million for these services to 18 medical institutions in 8 regions.

The Cabinet of Ministers has added the parks Mari Zhyzhany and Dobrosyn Invest Park to the Register of Industrial Parks. This will create about 1,250 new jobs in Zhytomyr and Lviv regions and attract investments worth almost UAH 3.6 billion.

The Government has approved the appointment of Roman Bodnar and Pavlo Hrabskyi as heads of regional state administrations in Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions. It also appointed Yuriy Sheik as First Deputy Minister of Energy and Denys Denyshchenko as Deputy Head of Luhansk RSA.

A new recruitment center for the Ukrainian army with more than 10,000 vacancies has opened in Lviv. The center offers counseling and recruitment opportunities for various specialties, including drivers, medics, and riflemen.

In Kyiv, the car of a civic activist was burned down on Vidradny Avenue. Police promptly detained two suspects who face up to 10 years in prison for intentional destruction of property by arson.

On August 8, Kyiv is expected to have comfortable weather without precipitation, up to +26°. Across Ukraine, the temperature will range from +25° to +32°, with partly cloudy skies and light rains possible in most regions.

An accident occurred at an intersection in Lozova, one car overturned. A 35-year-old man and his 3-year-old daughter were hospitalized with moderate injuries. Police opened a criminal investigation.

A car accident involving a Ford Transit Connect and a Renault Megane occurred in the Lviv region. As a result of the collision, four Renault passengers were injured and taken to the hospital. The police are establishing the circumstances of the incident.

On the border with Poland, an increase in passenger traffic is recorded by 40% due to the tourist season. The largest queues are observed at the checkpoints "Krakovets", "Shegini" and "Rava-Russkaya". At the same time, it is reported that passenger cars are temporarily not allowed to pass through the Yagodin checkpoint.

The lawyer of Vyacheslav Zinchenko, suspected of murdering Irina Farion, forbade him to comment on the case. The court remanded Zinchenko in custody, rejecting the defense's request for house arrest.

The Lviv Court of Appeal rejected the defense's request for house arrest for Vyacheslav Zinchenko, suspected of murdering Irina Farion. The suspect will remain in custody until September 22 without the possibility of bail.

The Lviv Court of Appeal has started considering a complaint about changing the measure of restraint for Vyacheslav Zinchenko. The defense asks to appoint house arrest instead of detention for the suspect in the murder of Professor Irina Farion.

In the first half of 2024, 87,655 children were born in Ukraine, which is 9% less than last year. For every newborn, there are three deaths, indicating a deep demographic crisis.

7 trains are delayed in Poltava region due to nighttime shelling of railroad infrastructure. Ukrzaliznytsia repaired damaged sections and organized meals for passengers in Kyiv.

During the day, the occupiers shelled numerous settlements in Kherson region. Critical infrastructure, residential buildings and transport were damaged, and 15 people were injured, including one child.

In the first half of 2024, 87,655 newborns and 72,766 marriages were registered in Ukraine. Most births and marriages took place in Kyiv, followed by Lviv, Dnipro and Odesa regions.

There will be no scheduled power outages today. Due to the bad weather, 42 settlements in Lviv Oblast are without power, and power companies have restored power to 8,175 consumers affected by the fighting.