Lviv

Since the beginning of the year, 9 thousand Ukrainians have received state vouchers in the amount of 70 million hryvnias for training in new professions or advanced training, while the most popular specialty is nursing.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has recommended that higher and vocational education institutions adapt the schedule of the 2024/2025 academic year to ensure the economical use of energy resources.

A woman with a disability organized an illegal border crossing for her fictitious husband for $5,000 in the Lviv region.

Since the beginning of 2024, 4,000 Ukrainian families have received loans totaling UAH 6. 7 billion to purchase housing under the eOselya program, bringing the total number of families who have received loans worth over UAH 16 billion since the program's launch to 10,277.

The State Bureau of Investigation reported that it had completed an investigation into a Lviv businessman who tried to bribe one of the SBI's heads for $500,000.

The wreckage of a downed enemy drone started a fire in the forestry of Zolochiv district, Lviv region, which covered almost 1 hectare before firefighters and forestry workers extinguished it without causing any casualties.

Three enemy Shahed drones were destroyed by air defense forces in Lviv region during night duty, causing no casualties or damage to infrastructure.

All 29 Shahed attack drones launched by Russian troops were successfully destroyed in the skies over Ukraine on the night of May 20, the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

Air defense forces are operating in Lviv region to counter potential enemy targets and drone attacks, according to the head of the regional military administration and the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In Kherson region, hostile forces shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building, 8 houses and infrastructure, killing 2 civilians and injuring 2 others.

In Lviv, only one Administrative Service Center at 14a Khvylovoho Street is currently ready to accept persons liable for military service for data clarification.

The reopening of the Lviv airport will make Lviv region attractive to foreign tourists and investors, but this will only happen when the skies over the region are closed.

Starting May 18, ASCs will have to provide services for updating military registration data for men aged 18 to 60. UNN found out whether the ASCs are ready to provide data update services.

In April, more than 4,200 electric vehicles were registered in Ukraine, with Lviv region leading the way with 595 units, followed by Kyiv, Dnipropetrovska oblast, Kyiv region, and Vinnytsia region. The most popular new electric car was the Volkswagen ID.4, while the most popular used imported models were the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model Y, and Tesla Model 3.

In total, 623 veterans and their families have received grants totaling UAH 280 million since the start of the Own Business program.

More than 20 people were stuck in elevators in Lviv due to the emergency power outage on May 14 and 15, with 17 cases reported last night and 4 this morning.

Due to massive attacks on critical infrastructure and electricity shortages, hourly power outage schedules will be introduced in Lviv region.

The police extradited to the Czech Republic six fraudsters who defrauded their compatriots of UAH 5. 5 million from a call center in Ukraine, posing as bank employees and luring victims into remote access or bank details, converting the money into cryptocurrency or cash to buy luxury goods.

In the first four months of 2024, 30,904 sole proprietorships ceased operations, with the largest number of businesses closing in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro regions, primarily in retail, computer programming, and wholesale trade.

Russian agents disguised 15 explosive devices as food in Kyiv and 4 in Lviv, which were seized by Ukrainian law enforcement before they could carry out a series of planned terrorist attacks.

The SBU foiled a plan by Russian agents to commit terrorist attacks in Kyiv on May 9. The Russian agents were planning to install explosive devices in construction hypermarkets of a well-known chain and near a cafe.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 112 Russian attacks in nine frontline areas, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk sector, where 30 attacks were repelled, according to an evening report from the General Staff.

During rush hours, Ukrzaliznytsia turns off the lighting on the facades and in certain areas of major railway stations to save electricity.

Australia will provide Ukraine with $50 million worth of RBS 70 NG short-range air defense systems and $32. 5 million worth of drones as part of a new $100 million defense assistance package.

Kyiv city authorities will limit evening street lighting to save electricity after Russian attacks knocked out Ukraine's power grid.

Since February, more than 25,000 newlyweds have used the online marriage registration service on the Diia portal, with 53% of applications submitted by women, and the highest number of applications submitted in Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa regions.

A 24-year-old man was killed by a grenade explosion on the street in Boryslav, Lviv region.

On May 8, Lviv honored the memory of those who died in World War II at the site of the Stalag-328 concentration camp for prisoners of war, marking the first time in Ukraine that the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II was celebrated.

Two former Berkut 'black company' commanders will be tried for organizing the destruction of weapons and official documents used during the Maidan protests to conceal crimes against protesters.

During the massive attack, Russia used a wide range of weapons against Ukraine, including cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles such as Kinzhal, Iskander-M, Kalibr, X-101, X-555, Shahid drones, and others.