Rivne

In Rivne region, law enforcement officers exposed a corruption scheme involving an employee of the military medical commission and a former district military commissar who received bribes worth almost UAH 5 million for declaring people unfit for military service.

Canada has officially released a silver coin in the shape of a Ukrainian Easter egg designed by Ukrainian-Canadian artist Tanya Mykytyuk, featuring intricate folk motifs and bright colors.

A court decision returned a thousand-year-old archaeological site in Rivne region worth UAH 3. 2 million to state ownership after its illegal privatization.

Since the launch of the Affordable Housing program, 7,800 Ukrainian families have received loans totaling UAH 12 billion to purchase housing, of which 204 loans were issued last week.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Viktor Pavlushchyk as head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and approved several deputy heads of regional state administrations, temporarily appointing Andriy Danik as head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and dismissing Oleksandr Kokhan from the post of head of Sarny District State Administration.

A woman and her four children in Rivne were hospitalized with a preliminary diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning after being gassed in their own home.

The creation of the Varas City Military Administration is related to the strategic importance of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant and security in the region.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a decree establishing a military administration in the town of Varash, Rivne region. This city is also called the satellite of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).

A resident of Rivne was suspected of raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl whom he met online and drove to a deserted area despite her resistance.

Seven organizers of the illegal trafficking of men abroad using the Shlyakh pass system were charged and their case was referred to court.

264 Ukrainians will receive UAH 62 million to start or expand their own business as part of the Own Business program.

The Verkhovna Rada dismisses Yuriy Buglak, who was featured in a journalistic investigation, from his position as a member of the Central Election Commission.

74 settlements on the contact line in the Donetsk region are almost completely de-energized and difficult to repair due to shelling by Russian troops. In two years, 116 thousand damaged and destroyed housing in Donetsk region, including 353 schools, 301 kindergartens, and 286 hospitals.

Ukrainian troops neutralize only small subversive groups of Russians infiltrating Avdiivka, continuing to hold the line despite the difficult conditions.

Repair of the Kyiv-Chop international highway has begun: potholes are being repaired in Rivne region.

Russians strike with an Iskander missile at the village of Rivne in Donetsk region, damaging critical infrastructure.

A 14-year-old boy died in the Dnipropetrovs'k region after visiting a dental office where he had a tooth extracted the day before because of a toothache.

Four parents died and 13 children were orphaned as a result of a truck collision with a minibus in the Rivne region of Ukraine.

Police have identified two boys, aged 7 and 14, who were killed by Russian missile strikes on January 6 in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region of Ukraine.

A man will be tried for robbery, assault and weapons possession after he broke into a house with an axe and a gun, threatened police with a grenade and was found with an arsenal in his home.

The death toll from a truck and minibus collision in Rivne region has risen to four after one victim died in hospital from his injuries.

A bus carrying 8 passengers overturned near the village of Pohinki in Volyn region, injuring one passenger who was hospitalized, local police report.

In Rivne region, a truck and a minibus collided, killing the minibus driver and two passengers.

A 58-year-old man threatened to blow up his house with an anti-personnel mine when police officers arrived at his home in a village in Kyiv region. He now faces up to 7 years in prison for illegal possession of ammunition and explosives, as well as threats against law enforcement.

In Ostroh, a 54-year-old drunk driver beat and injured a police officer who stopped him during the curfew.

Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down eight Russian Shahid drones that were used to attack several regions of Ukraine. Russia also fired one Iskander missile and S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from the occupied territories, but these attacks were repelled by Ukrainian forces.

Radyvyliv cabbage rolls with pancakes have been added to the list of intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine, as reported by the Rivne Regional Military Administration.

In Rivne, a drunk driver drove into oncoming traffic and collided with a Honda Odyssey, injuring two people; a pre-trial investigation is underway. The driver of the Renault Duster had a blood alcohol content of 0.63 ppm.

According to Ihor Moroz, Russian troops shelled Avdiivka 11 times, attacked Myrnohrad community and dropped bombs on Toretsk, killing 3 people.

Ukrainian forces shoot down 24 of 28 Russian Shahed drones launched on December 22.