Lviv
Four employees of a penal colony in Poltava region are suspected of torturing prisoners.
Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, faces up to 8 years in prison for financing the Russian occupation forces in Crimea since 2014, including payments to the Russian Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In the Lviv region, a 26-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition after being bitten by a snake on his left ankle.
Khrystyna, 24, and Taras Artyshko, 25, from the village of Krotoshyn, Lviv region, gave birth to a baby girl named Zlata, weighing more than 5. 5 kg, at St. Anne's Hospital in Lviv.
Bohdan Kozak, People's Artist of Ukraine, winner of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize, and a well-known actor of the Zankovetska Theater, died at the age of 84.
Russian troops shelled residential areas in Kherson region, damaging houses, a school, a cell phone tower, a water tower, and wounding two people.
The leading business publication Mind organizes the Mind Invest Summit, a major gathering of investors who are already investing or planning to invest in Ukraine.
Russia's nighttime missile and air strike on Ukraine ended without consequences for Lviv region, as cruise missiles and attack drones were shot down over other regions.
The Russian military shelled 14 settlements in the Kherson region, damaging critical infrastructure, 11 private houses, a warehouse and a private car, and injuring 4 people.
Ukrainian shooter Andriy Kobzaruk wins a bronze medal at the European Shooting Championships in Lonato, Italy.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, supported the holding of the Russian Opposition Forum.
In the Kherson region, 11 private houses and a cultural institution were damaged by enemy shelling, with no civilian casualties.
A former KGB officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing intelligence to Russia, which led to a missile strike on the Yavoriv military training ground in Lviv region on March 13, 2022.
In April, 1,130 loan agreements worth more than UAH 4. 3 billion were concluded under state guarantees on a portfolio basis, of which UAH 2.4 billion was guaranteed by the state.
Former deputy head of the presidential office Andriy Smirnov was informed of suspicion of illegal enrichment for UAH 15. 7 million after acquiring assets worth UAH 17.1 million in 2020-2022, which exceeded his official income.
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.