Odesa

Pivdenniy Bank helped Odessa businessmen Serhiy Groza and Volodymyr Naumenko illegally reissue half of the Olympex grain terminal to a company controlled by them, despite the fact that the property was arrested and prohibited for alienation.

The shadow economy in Ukraine was as high as 55% before Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, and it has only gotten worse since then.

The enemy attacked an energy facility in the central region at night, damaging equipment. Power outage schedules are in place throughout the day.

More than 300,000 Ukrainians liable for military service have updated their personal data through Administrative Service Centers in a month, reports the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

russian special services are actively recruiting Ukrainian teenagers through social media to set fire to military equipment, which is just another attempt to destabilize the situation in Ukraine.

Russian propagandists spread disinformation about the arrival of French mercenaries on three boats in one of Odesa's ports, which the Center for Countering Disinformation debunked as an absurd fake.

The commander of the territorial defense troops "South" received UAH 2 million bail for abuse of office and involvement of soldiers in the construction of his estate while receiving combat payments.

Russia fired a cruise missile at Odesa region at night, causing no casualties or damage.

The Russian navy cannot come closer than 100 nautical miles to the Ukrainian coast, and conducting amphibious operations is extremely difficult for it.

Four local residents were detained in Dnipro, including two 17-year-olds who were preparing arson attacks on TCC military equipment on the orders of Russian special services.

In Kyiv, a woman from Chernihiv region and her 14-year-old son were detained for deliberately setting fire to two military vehicles, a Mercedes-Benz and a Mitsubishi Pajero, on the orders of Russian special services.

The Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation told about common schemes of gray export of grain.

Large traffic jams formed on the border with Moldova in Odesa region. The queue at the Palanka-Mayaky-Udobne checkpoint stretched almost to the Mayaky Bridge.

Power supply has been restored to all consumers in Poltava region that were cut off due to a Russian missile attack, with imports from 5 countries planned as the schedule of power outages across Ukraine is reduced.

Odessa businessmen Serhiy Groza and Vladimir Naumenko illegally reissued half of the Olympex grain terminal in 2023 with the help of Pivdenniy Bank, twice pledging the same property as collateral for different loans.

An explosion has occurred in Odesa, Ukraine.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected a threat of a ballistic missile attack on Odesa from the south.

The former head of an Odesa medical institution, who embezzled more than UAH 900,000 by overpaying for medicines, faces criminal liability.

Two fishermen were caught illegally catching and poaching 12 stingrays weighing 25 kg and several crabs in the Tuzly Estuaries National Park in Odesa Oblast and face criminal liability for violating fishing laws.

In Odesa region, a man was seized of counterfeit cigarettes without excise stamps worth a million hryvnias, which he received through delivery services and stored in rented garages, and then sold in bulk on local markets.

According to YouControl, from February 24, 2022, to April 30, 2024, foreign beneficiaries and participants appeared in the ownership structure of 3,577 legal entities in Ukraine. In addition, 2,950 new companies with foreign capital were registered. The lion's share of these companies - 2,903 - are located in Kyiv. Another 778 are in Lviv region and 484 in Odesa region.

Expert tells how gray grain exports affect Ukraine's economy.

Companies controlled by Odesa businessmen Serhiy Groza and Volodymyr Naumenko continue to evade taxes by exporting gray grain from the Olympex terminal, despite ongoing criminal investigations and asset freezes by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.

For the first time, inclusive strongman competitions among military personnel and veterans were held in Ternopil.

A woman's body was found on a highway near a truck dump in Odesa region, and police are investigating the cause.

The International Forum on Black Sea Security was held in Odesa to discuss the security situation in the Black Sea and ways to address pressing issues such as mine clearance, free navigation, and additional air defense systems for important grain hubs.

Head of Odesa Regional State Administration Oleh Kiper met with Spanish Ambassador Ricardo Lopez-Aranda Jagu to discuss potential Spanish assistance in rehabilitation and recreation of children from Odesa, support for the medical sector and rehabilitation of civilians and military, restoration of the region's energy infrastructure, and intensification of interregional cooperation.

Over the weekend, it will rain in most regions of Ukraine, with severe thunderstorms expected in many areas, while the west will remain dry with comfortable temperatures.

Russian special services have recruited teenagers aged 13-18 in Odesa to commit sabotage by setting fire to Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles, some of whom already face up to 15 years in prison.

Individuals and legal entities lose everything after sanctions are imposed on them: banks stop servicing them, they cannot dispose of their property.