A 20-year-old lioness from the Rivne Zoo died of natural causes last week. The animal's body was legally transferred to the Kostopil Sanitary Plant for disposal.
The body of a dead lion was found on the territory of the Kostopil Waste Management Plant. According to preliminary investigators, the animal died of cancer, and the police are investigating.
A scheme to issue fictitious disability groups to evade mobilization was exposed in Rivne region. A neurologist at the MSEC was assigning disability groups to “patients” with fictitious diagnoses for a bribe of more than $16,000.
The Rivne Regional Prosecutor's Office denied the information about the disability of its head, Andriy Rudnytsky. He receives a long-service pension, and the prosecutor's office employs 8 people with disabilities.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 135 drones, of which 80 were shot down by air defense forces. Up to 10 drones are still in the airspace of central Ukraine, 44 have been lost, and 2 flew to Belarus.
Police checked more than 2,000 facilities after receiving bomb threats. All of the signals turned out to be false, with most coming from Russian IP addresses.
In Khmelnytskyi, there were reports of bomb threats at educational institutions. In Rivne, a bomb threat was reported at the Rivne City Council building. In both cases, evacuation and inspection of the premises is underway.
In Rivne, a teenager stole a Mitsubishi Pajero and fled from the police, creating accidents. The boy admitted that he had found the car with the keys inside in the village of Shubkiv and decided to go for a drive.
The SBU uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme in Rivne, where doctors sold fake documents about illnesses to evade mobilization. Three organizers were detained and over UAH 14 million was seized.
In Rivne region, eight people were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning, including four children. The cause was a malfunction of stove heating, gas equipment and ventilation.
A 30-year-old man from Rivne is sentenced to 6 years in prison for burglary and attempted car theft in Kostopil.
Ukrainian cities are actively establishing partnerships with foreign municipalities. This allows them to receive humanitarian aid, implement energy efficiency projects, and prepare for post-war reconstruction.
On the night of October 3, Russia attacked Ukraine with 105 Shahed drones. Air defense forces shot down 78 drones in 15 regions, 23 were lost to electronic warfare, and one flew to Belarus.
An emergency outage has occurred at a Ukrenergo substation, leaving about 7,000 customers in Rivne without electricity. Power engineers are working to restore the power supply, the estimated time is 22:30.
A tanker truck crashed into a checkpoint on the Kyiv-Kovel-Yahodyn highway. The accident killed a 40-year-old police officer and seriously injured two people. The driver was detained, and the gas tank was not depressurized.
In the Rivne region, a truck crashed into a checkpoint where police and military personnel were on duty. The accident killed 40-year-old police officer Serhiy Trum.
On the night of September 28, 2024, Ukraine's air defense repelled a large-scale attack. 69 Shahed attack UAVs and 2 X-59/69 guided missiles were destroyed, and 13 regions of Ukraine were attacked.
On the border with Poland, customs officers found 168 hidden Xiaomi smartphones worth UAH 2 million. A 19-year-old minibus driver tried to smuggle them into Ukraine by hiding them behind the interior lining.
The SES reports 18 large fires in 7 regions of Ukraine covering more than 1300 hectares. More than 1,300 firefighters and 300 units of SES equipment are involved in extinguishing the fires.
The government appointed Tymofeyev as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports. Three deputy ministers were dismissed, and the appointment of two heads of district state administrations and a deputy head of the RSA was approved.
An explosion was heard in the city of Rivne. Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force announced a missile threat to several regions of Ukraine.
A group of men who were trying to illegally cross the border with Romania were detained on the border with Romania. Two local residents were transporting them for $10,000 each, and now they face criminal liability.
An anonymous report of a bomb threat to the Rivne City Council building is received. Employees are being evacuated and the premises are being inspected by special services, and the results of the inspection will be announced later.
On the night of September 19, Ukraine's air defense repelled a large-scale attack. All 42 launched Shahed drones and an X-59/69 guided missile were shot down. The enemy also launched S-300/S-400 missiles at Kharkiv region.
In Rivne region, Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down an enemy air target. No one was injured, and the relevant services are working at the scene.
The occupants carried out 401 attacks on 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. They used 299 UAVs, 9 MLRS attacks and 93 artillery attacks, damaged infrastructure, and caused no civilian casualties.
A Volvo and a BMW collided on the highway near the village of Horodyshche. Four people sustained injuries of varying severity, including drivers and passengers of both cars. A pre-trial investigation has been launched.
Starting August 15, the heat is expected to increase in Ukraine, starting in the west. By Independence Day, the weather will stabilize, and it will be comfortably warm and sunny, forecasts weather forecaster Natalia Didenko.
The TCC serviceman demanded $5000 for helping a citizen avoid conscription and liability. He was detained after receiving the full amount, and the prosecutor's office filed a request for a preventive measure.
Since the beginning of the year, 346 women in Ukraine have received free IVF treatment. 130 of them have successfully become pregnant. The NHSU paid over UAH 8.7 million for these services to 18 medical institutions in 8 regions.