The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has evacuated over 670,000 museum items from frontline regions by September 2025, with almost 100,000 of them this year. The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund is being established for systematic international support.
On Wednesday, October 1, the Russian army shelled the Sumy region, damaging infrastructure and cutting off power to sections, which led to the delay of four trains. Ukrzaliznytsia is preparing backup diesel locomotives and waiting for the all-clear to resume traffic.
In Rivne region, mushroom pickers rescued a moose that was stuck in a swamp. The animal was taken to Lviv for examination, its condition is assessed as very serious.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine to four citizens, including People's Deputy Andriy Parubiy. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale war, 722 soldiers have become Heroes of Ukraine, 445 of them posthumously.
Ukrainian special services prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Lviv, where the enemy tried to lure Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen to the explosion site using fake female accounts. The SBU neutralized improvised explosive devices and secured Ukrainian defenders.
Russian troops shelled railway infrastructure in Chernihiv region for the second time in a day, causing a power outage in the Nizhyn direction. Due to this, train traffic in the Sumy and Chernihiv directions is temporarily complicated, and delays are expected.
Lviv has been included in the Green Destinations Top 100 list for the development of accessible tourism. The city trains staff and creates accessible routes for people with various needs.
The Frankivsk Prosecutor's Office in Lviv has sent to court the case against the head of a charitable foundation and his accomplice. They fraudulently seized almost UAH 2.2 million from military personnel and a volunteer, promising to purchase equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The electrification of the 22 km long Chop-Uzhhorod Eurotrack is planned to be completed by July 2026. The EU has allocated 76 million euros for the construction of a new Eurotrack Lviv (Sknylov) – Mostyska II.
The police of Lviv region are investigating information from social media about the beating of a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Pustomyty. No official complaint has been received, the circumstances of the incident and the identities of the attackers are being established.
In Lviv, plans are underway to reinforce the mound at High Castle to prevent landslides and destruction. The reconstruction project for the 120-year-old embankment has already been submitted, with work expected to begin in 2026.
In Lviv, a schoolgirl accidentally inhaled a pen cap, which got stuck in her bronchus and blocked air access. After unsuccessful attempts to remove the foreign body with a bronchoscope, doctors performed open-chest surgery.
In Lviv, a 22-year-old man opened fire with a traumatic weapon on Svobody Avenue. He and three other participants in the fight were brought to administrative responsibility for hooliganism.
In Lviv, an accident involving two cars occurred at the intersection of Horodotska and Patona streets, with injuries reported. Due to the accident, traffic is partially restricted at the entrance to the city from Horodotska Street.
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that 11 trains are delayed after Russia's night drone attack on the railway infrastructure of Odesa region. One of them is delayed by over 5 hours.
On September 26, in Lviv, an 84-year-old woman fell while boarding a shuttle bus on Knyahyni Olhy Street and sustained injuries. The police opened criminal proceedings for violating road safety rules.
On September 27, a fire broke out in an apartment on Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Street in Lviv due to an electric scooter's lithium battery catching fire after being left charging overnight. Three people were injured in the fire, including two children who were hospitalized.
Ukraine will send an expedition for exhumation work in the Polish village of Jureczkowa to investigate possible burials of UPA soldiers. Deputy Minister of Culture Andriy Nadzhoh emphasized the importance of safety and communication with the Polish side.
In Cherkasy region, a prosecutor and former members of the medical and social expert commission have been exposed, suspected of illegally processing disability and defrauding budget funds. The prosecutor, while a student, received a Group II disability without actual health impairments, which allowed him to receive a pension for five years.
After Russia's night attack, which led to power outages and infrastructure damage, 15 Ukrzaliznytsia trains are delayed. Two trains, Odesa-Dnipro and Odesa-Kryvyi Rih, are delayed by more than 5 hours.
On September 25, an elderly man fell out of a bus on route No. 84 on Varshavska Street in Lviv, sustaining severe head injuries. The injured man was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of St. Panteleimon Hospital in critical condition.
During the night, shelling caused power outages on four railway sections and damaged infrastructure. Train delays were recorded, including three services from Odesa for more than 5 hours.
The mayor of Lviv announced the creation of the Defenders' Memorial at Holoskiv Cemetery. It will feature 278 burials in a unified style, with an area for commemorative events, an information center, and a bell tower.
As a result of Russia's night attack and damage to infrastructure, 14 Ukrzaliznytsia trains are delayed. Among them, train No. 749/750 Kyiv-Pas.-Vienna Main is delayed by more than 5 hours, and train No. 9/10 Budapest-Keleti-Kyiv-Pas. - by more than an hour.
Due to damage to railway infrastructure in Kirovohrad Oblast as a result of enemy shelling, several trains are running late. This applies to routes No. 54 Odesa - Dnipro, No. 254 Odesa - Kryvyi Rih, No. 51 Odesa - Zaporizhzhia, No. 128 Lviv - Zaporizhzhia, and No. 92 Odesa - Kramatorsk.
Over the past day, 143 combat engagements took place. The enemy launched two missile strikes, 45 air strikes, and carried out 3,454 shellings, involving 2,185 kamikaze drones.
Lviv police identified two 17-year-old girls who beat an 18-year-old on Lincoln Street on September 21. A criminal case has been opened on the fact of intentional minor bodily harm.
IT Arena 2025, which will take place on September 26–28 at "Arena Lviv," will gather over 6,000 participants from nearly 40 countries. The event, partnered by Favbet Tech, will present new solutions, startups, and discuss trends on five stages, including the new Defense stage.
A lecturer at a vocational college of one of Lviv's universities organized a scheme to receive bribes from applicants of mobilization age. For UAH 12,000 from each, he promised to influence officials to enroll them in full-time education, which provided a deferral from mobilization.
Ukrainian prosecutors have exposed 46 individuals in mobilization-related crimes over the past two weeks. The total amount of bribes reached almost 8 million hryvnias.
