President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on Russia's night attack with over 450 drones and 30 missiles, which caused power outages in 9 regions and Kyiv. As a result of the attack, a child was killed and over 20 people were injured.
The deputy head of the Bureau of Economic Security in Odesa region has been notified of suspicion of collaborating with the aggressor state. The BEB official, Oleh Skupinsky, is a co-founder of an enterprise that continues to operate in the temporarily occupied territory and pays taxes to the Russian budget.
In Ukraine, the activities of a group of 29 people who sold a new narcotic substance called "kratom" were stopped. According to preliminary data, the group members sold up to 10 tons of the substance for over UAH 60 million.
Over the past day, Russian troops attacked energy infrastructure in several regions, including Odesa region, which led to blackouts. In Chernihiv region, hourly power outages are still in effect due to equipment damage.
The State Tax Service added 122 inspections to this year's plan, totaling 4908. Companies and individual entrepreneurs in wholesale trade, agriculture, food production, logistics, and retail will be inspected.
Construction of new anti-radiation shelters has begun in Kyiv. The first two have already been built in the Obolonskyi district, designed to protect against radiation and chemical hazards.
On Thursday, October 9, Russian occupiers attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Chornomorsk territorial community in Odesa region, resulting in casualties. There is no electricity supply, except for the village of Burlacha Balka, critical infrastructure is operating on generators.
As a result of the night drone attack on Odesa region, civilian, energy, and port infrastructure was damaged, and containers with oil and wooden pellets caught fire. Over 30,000 consumers were left without electricity, and 5 people are known to have been injured.
The Prime Minister reminded that previously the procedure required several visits to the Civil Registry Office and paper documents. Now, according to her, this process will become simpler — without queues and unnecessary trips.
OLX Real Estate analytics show a 3-4 fold increase in prices for private homes in Ukraine over the past four years. Vinnytsia, Volyn, and Lviv regions became the leaders in growth, while Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, and Odesa Oblast doubled their prices.
On October 9, an active cyclone from Crimea will cover most of Ukraine, bringing wet and cloudy weather with rain. Daytime temperatures will range from +10 to +19 °C, with some areas in the west and Carpathians experiencing temperatures below +10 degrees.
The Secretariat of the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language registered 2,227 complaints in the first three quarters of 2025, which is 27% more than last year. The most frequent complaints concerned the absence of a Ukrainian version of websites, the language of outdoor advertising, and customer service.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine handed over to the G7 countries a list of urgent needs for the energy sector. Among the priorities are protection, additional air defense and electronic warfare systems, as well as increasing the production of energy equipment.
Mykolaiv has received a centralized supply of fresh water for the first time since 2022, said Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba. A new 136 km long pipeline has been built, and the project cost 6.3 billion UAH, which is 25% less than the initial estimate.
On October 8, an active southern cyclone will cause rains throughout Ukraine, with thunderstorms in some places. Yellow and orange levels of danger have been declared in the Odesa region due to significant and heavy rains.
During a month of operation of the "StopPressure" portal, 12 businesses received results, and violations were eliminated. In total, 44 appeals were received, 28 of which have already been reviewed.
Significant rains are expected in Odesa region on October 7-9, which has led to a heightened state of readiness. The head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, called on employers to be ready to transfer employees to a remote work format.
On October 7, a cyclone with atmospheric fronts will cause rains in Odesa, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi regions. Air temperature will range from +9°C in the west to +21°C in the south and east.
The SBU counterintelligence detained a 16-year-old Kharkiv resident who was looking for perpetrators of terrorist attacks in Ukraine from the EU, most of whom were teenagers. He handed them over to Russian special services, who instructed the recruited individuals to carry out explosions.
After the night attack on Zaporizhzhia, which left over 73,000 subscribers without power, electricity has been restored to all consumers. In Odesa region, energy workers restored power to 56.6 thousand households in 174 settlements after bad weather.
Tonight, Ukraine suffered a combined attack: over 50 missiles and about 500 attack drones. As a result of the shelling, five people died, and about ten more were injured.
Electricity supply has been restored to nearly 28,000 consumers in 76 settlements in Odesa region. However, 9,200 subscribers in 20 towns and villages are still without power due to bad weather.
On October 4, cloudy weather with clearings is expected in Ukraine, moderate rains in most of the territory, and significant rains with thunderstorms in some places in Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. The daytime temperature will be 12-17°, in the east and south up to 20°.
In Ukraine, agrarians have harvested over 31. 5 million tons of new crop grains and legumes, having threshed 65% of the sown areas. The harvesting of wheat, barley, peas, and rapeseed has been completed.
This weekend, October 4-5, heterogeneous weather is expected in Ukraine: the coldest will be in the west (+9+12), the warmest - in the east and southeast (+15+19, up to +20 in Crimea). Rains are forecast on Saturday in the south, west, center and north, and on Sunday - in the south (except Odesa region), west and partly in the east.
On the night of October 3, Russia launched 35 missiles and 381 drones at Ukraine; 303 drones and 17 missiles were neutralized. Energy facilities in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions were attacked, and the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kyiv regions also suffered.
In the first nine months of 2025, 225,046 new individual entrepreneurs were registered in Ukraine, which is almost on par with last year's figures. However, the number of closed businesses increased by 11%, reaching 213,293.
In Kyiv, two people were detained who sold psychotropic substances through an online store under the guise of weight loss drugs. About half a million pills worth almost UAH 50 million were seized.
The Kharkiv region prosecutor's office exposed a scheme involving "fictitious students" organized by an OPZZh regional council deputy. A 46-year-old vice-rector of a university, together with accomplices, produced forged documents for deferment from mobilization.
In Odesa region, as a result of Russia's night attack, a transport infrastructure facility and a private house were damaged, and two people were injured. Power outages were recorded, with 46.6 thousand consumers remaining without electricity.
