Odesa Oblast

As of June 2025, the average salary in Ukraine is UAH 24,609. The highest salaries are recorded in Donetsk, Lviv, and Kyiv regions, the lowest — in Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions.

In the first half of 2025, almost 31. 8 thousand electric vehicles were registered in Ukraine. Lviv Oblast, Kyiv, and Kyiv Oblast became leaders in terms of registrations.

As a result of a Russian attack on the night of July 10, the Kyiv Customs building was damaged, windows were blown out, and vehicles with goods were affected. This is not the first time that customs authorities have been at the epicenter of attacks; previously, units in Sumy, Chernihiv, Ternopil, and Odesa regions suffered destruction.

On July 10, a significant temperature gap is expected in Ukraine: +15…+19°C with rains in the west, while up to +40°C in the east and south. In Kyiv, on July 11, the temperature will drop to a comfortable +23…+25°C.

Thirteen corruption schemes related to evasion of mobilization and illegal border crossing have been exposed in nine regions of Ukraine. Bribe amounts reached up to 16 thousand dollars, and the perpetrators planned to receive over 4 million hryvnias.

Searches are taking place at Chernivtsi, Volyn, and Odesa customs offices. The investigation suspects assistance in the illegal export of counterfeit cigarettes to Romania under the guise of other goods.

Over the past day, 393 wildfires covering an area of over 383 hectares have been recorded in Ukraine. In Odesa region, one person died and three were injured, with the highest number of fires recorded there.

One-room and three-room apartments are cheapest in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv. Two-room apartments are available in Chernihiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Poltava.

In Kyiv, a 25-year-old man was detained who organized a scheme for illegally transporting conscripts to Moldova. He promised unhindered passage through checkpoints and the border for 13 thousand dollars.

The number of self-employed professionals in Ukraine has increased by 4% since the start of the full-scale war, reaching 28. 3 thousand. In the first five months of 2025, they paid 292.29 million hryvnias in taxes, which is a third more than last year.

As of July 4, 2025, Ukraine has harvested 331. 9 thousand hectares of early grain and leguminous crops, yielding 865.7 thousand tons. The harvest is ongoing in nine regions, with Odesa region being the leader.

In Odesa region, dry grass is burning on an area of 10 hectares. Due to strong winds, there is a threat of the flames spreading to the private sector.

The "VAKS decided" platform has collected original ways for defendants in corruption cases to hide bribes. These include books, packages, pea cans, and even a judge's robe.

On Friday, July 4, most of Ukraine is expected to experience heat up to +28. ..+33 degrees, in places up to +35 degrees. In the west, the temperature will drop to +20...+25 degrees, with short-term thunderstorms.

Law enforcement eliminated the criminal group "Krasnobalivski", which grew and sold cannabis, as well as psychotropics via Telegram. The gang's monthly income exceeded UAH 20 million, and its members have been arrested without bail.

Schemes to embezzle almost UAH 100 million, organized by a former battalion commander and his subordinates, have been exposed in Odesa region. They provided "exemption from conscription", forged combatant certificates, and illegally sold fuel.

For the first five months of 2025, 2032 decisions were made in corruption cases, which is 37% more than last year. 97% of cases end in fines, with only 44 people receiving real prison sentences.

In Kharkiv, a series of terrorist attacks was prevented. A 48-year-old FSB agent, a university laboratory assistant, was detained. The suspect was preparing three improvised explosive devices to blow up government buildings.

On Wednesday, July 2, in the Kharkiv region, as a result of an attack by Russian "Geran-2" type drones, fires were recorded at agricultural enterprises in the Kupiansk district. One person died, one was injured.

On the night of July 2, Russian troops attacked the Izmail district of Odesa region with kamikaze drones, damaging port and tourist infrastructure. There were no casualties.

In July 2024, there are favorable days for planting and transplanting plants according to the lunar calendar, which cover the periods from July 4 to 6, 9, 11, 14 to 16, 18 to 20, 23, 28 and 29. Full Moon (July 10) and New Moon (July 24) are considered unfavorable dates for new plantings.

A man suspected of organizing a criminal group of arsonists that destroyed four houses and five apartments has been extradited from Romania. He had been on the wanted list since January 2024, and on June 25, 2025, he was handed over to Ukrainian law enforcement.

Owners of luxury cars in Ukraine paid UAH 95. 3 million in transport tax over five months, exceeding last year's figure. More than 5.6 thousand people made this payment, with the largest sums coming from Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Lviv regions.

A falsified document purportedly from the Odesa Oblast Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support (TCC and SP) regarding the mobilization of individuals with dual Ukraine-Moldova citizenship is being circulated online. The leadership of the Odesa Oblast TCC and SP refutes this information and points out signs that the document is a fake.

Border guards detained six people from Zaporizhzhia and Ternopil regions who tried to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. Each violator had to pay the transporters 120 thousand hryvnias for the "services" of remote transportation.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 23 UAVs on the night of June 28, 22 of which were neutralized. The main strike hit the Odesa region, where one hit and the fall of downed drones were recorded.

In Odesa region, a 10-year-old boy accidentally shot his 11-year-old friend in the chest with an air rifle given to him by his father. The injured boy was hospitalized, and an investigative and operational group is working at the scene.

Since the beginning of July, hot weather is expected in Odesa, Zakarpattia, and Prykarpattia oblasts. The air temperature will reach +30 degrees and above, in some places up to +34 degrees.

The harvest has begun in Ukraine; agrarians have already collected over 188 thousand tons of new grain from more than 74 thousand hectares of early grain and leguminous crops. Odesa region is the leader in collection this year.

Police have completed an investigation into a mother and her cohabitant who left a minor child without help, which led to her death from burns. They concealed the child's body in a freezer for about two weeks, hiding the fact of her death.