Odesa

In 2024, foreigners registered 1109 new companies in Ukraine, down 24% year-on-year. Most businesses were opened by citizens of Turkey, Poland, and the United States, mainly in Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa.

The SBU detained a well-known lawyer from Dnipropetrovs'k region who passed the coordinates of strategic targets for missile strikes to the FSB. As a result of his actions, 6 people died and 30 Ukrainians were wounded.

The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) has detained the Chief Psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Druz, for illegal enrichment during the war. The official purchased 4 BMW vehicles, real estate, and did not declare assets worth over $1 million.

At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 131 drones and 4 Iskander-M missiles. Air defense forces destroyed 72 enemy UAVs. Buildings damaged in Poltava and Cherkasy regions.

Law enforcement officers exposed the illegal sale of trophy weapons and ammunition in different regions of Ukraine. The seized items include Kalashnikovs, grenade launchers, explosives and other weapons.

On January 19, mild winter weather is expected in Ukraine with an average temperature of +3. ..+5°C. The warmest temperatures will be in the south and west, with sleet possible in the east.

On January 18, cloudy weather with rains and sleet is forecast in Ukraine, especially in the northeast and east. Temperatures will range from -2°C at night to +8°C during the day, with possible icy conditions on the roads.

Russian troops attacked port infrastructure in Izmail district of Odesa region with attack drones. The attack damaged the facades of the buildings, with no casualties.

Starting from January 27, trains to Odesa will be faster by 2-3 hours after the railway infrastructure is repaired. New stops have been added in Mykolaiv region and Odesa-Skhidna station for the convenience of passengers.

The State Bureau of Investigation has completed an investigation against Ihor and Roman Hrynkevych for supplying low-quality military clothing to the Armed Forces. The state's losses amounted to over UAH 1.1 billion, and the defendants face up to 15 years in prison.

In the Zhytomyr region, a forensic officer cut a gold wedding ring off the hand of a fallen defender of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and handed it over to a pawnshop for 3,900 UAH. The widow noticed the jewelry was missing after her husband's burial.

In the western and northern regions of Ukraine, light snow and rain is forecast, while the rest of the country will be without precipitation. Temperatures will range from -2° to +5°, with icy conditions on the roads.

Odesa prevented the illegal sale of a rare artifact of the I-II centuries - a golden fibula of Germanic cultures. Law enforcers seized the find worth UAH 170 thousand for transfer to the National Museum.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law on renaming more than 100 courts in different regions of Ukraine. The changes affect courts in Crimea, Sevastopol and 16 regions of the country, but do not provide for their reorganization.

On January 14, cloudy weather with clearings and no precipitation is expected in Ukraine. The air temperature will range from -2° to +2°C, with the warmest temperatures in the south of the country.

A 12-year-old boy was electrocuted after climbing onto a freight train car at a station in Podil district. The incident occurred on January 11 at around 8 p.m. The teenager died on the way to the hospital.

Cloudy weather with clearings and precipitation in the form of snow and rain is forecast in Ukraine. Temperatures will range from -8°C in the Carpathians to +10°C in the south, with icy conditions in some places.

A fire broke out in a private house in Irpin, killing three people. Rescuers extinguished the fire on an area of 85 square meters in the corridor of the residential building.

The Ministry of Environment reports that there is no threat to the coast of Odesa from the spill of fuel oil from Russian tankers. The pollution over an area of about 1000 km² reached the coast of Crimea, killing more than 15,000 birds and 30 dolphins.

In the Odesa region, two girls aged 2 and 3 were poisoned with unknown medicines while left unattended. The children are unconscious in hospital, and the police are investigating the circumstances.

An explosion occurred near a state institution in Odesa region, no one was injured. Law enforcement officers, the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Emergency Service are working at the scene, the circumstances of the incident are being established.

Head of the State Tax Service Ruslan Kravchenko has made personnel changes in the tax service. Directors of two departments of the central office and heads of three regional offices were dismissed.

MP Iryna Kormyshkina has been served a new notice of suspicion regarding false information in her e-declaration. She failed to declare a house and land plots near Odesa worth over UAH 17 million.

In 2024, the language ombudsman received 2,314 complaints about violations of language legislation, which is 37% less than last year. Most violations concerned the lack of a Ukrainian version of websites and services.

The BES exposed a tax evasion scheme by a group of companies of the GNT Group holding during wheat transshipment. Searches are ongoing at the Olimpex grain terminal, and company representatives are actively opposing investigators.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy reported that the coasts of Odesa and Mykolaiv may have been contaminated with fuel oil from Russian tankers. The accident has already killed about 15-20 thousand birds and more than 30 dolphins off the coast of Crimea.

On January 9, cloudy weather is forecast in Ukraine with clearings, sometimes with precipitation in the form of rain and sleet. The air temperature will range from +2 to +15 degrees, with the warmest temperatures in the south of Odesa region and Crimea.

The occupation authorities of Crimea predict a deterioration of the situation with the fuel oil spill and its possible spread to Odesa region. More than 86,000 tons of fuel oil have already been collected in Crimea and the Kuban after the tanker accident.

The iconic song “Ukrainian Salo” is 20 years old. During this time, three video clips were created, the last of which gained 7.9 million views on YouTube and used 3D XR technology.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law on the development of volunteering among students. Volunteer activities will be counted as practice and will be taken into account when applying to educational institutions.