Ukraine

The son of a Ukrainian servicewoman, who had been living with his grandmother for three years, was returned from the occupied Svatove in Luhansk region. After her death, the boy faced the threat of deportation to Russia and an orphanage.

Law enforcement officers detained 8 people who started smuggling cannabis from the United States under the guise of food products. Drugs worth UAH 9 million and cash worth UAH 29.4 million were seized.

A cooking class for young patients was held at the School of superheroes of the Kiev regional children's hospital in Boyarka. Children learned how to make shawarma under the guidance of the brand chef Döner market.

Estonia provided Ukraine with defense support for 542 million euros, which is 1. 4% of the country's GDP. Over the next three years, Estonia will allocate 0.25% of its GDP annually to support Ukraine.

DTEK announced the introduction of emergency power outages in the Donetsk region on December 9. In Ukraine, the volume of power supply restrictions has also been changed, and there are two queues of blackouts in nine regions.

The president signed a law that deprives tax benefits of persons who have been stripped of state awards. The law comes into force from the date of publication.

Four Russian Metropolitans were informed in absentia of suspicion for facilitating the seizure of Ukrainian churches in the occupied territories. They ensured the "annexation" of religious communities to the Russian Orthodox Church in the Kherson, Zaporizhia and Luhansk regions.

MHP-Hromada charitable foundation has successfully passed the PwC audit in Ukraine. In 2023, the foundation received and transparently distributed UAH 747 million for charitable assistance.

The National Police has launched an investigation into fake disability certificates from Arma officials. The public demands the resignation of the head of the agency Elena Duma and systemic changes in the institution.

The case of Lviv businessmen Grinkevich regarding a bribe of 5 500 thousand and transactions with clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is at the final stage. The state Bureau of Investigation is preparing to transfer the indictment to the court, both suspects are in jail.

The pharmaceutical community asks Hetmantsev to take part in the consideration of amendments to the draft law No. 11493. the changes may lead to the bankruptcy of pharmacies and the loss of UAH 3.9 billion in tax revenues annually.

The SBU has put businessman Serhiy Tarasov on the Wanted list for misappropriation of 12 thousand hectares of state land. The suspect, who has a Lithuanian diplomatic passport, went abroad for "medical treatment".

The Verkhovna Rada plans to discuss ways to reduce electricity consumption by water utilities. According to Sergey Nagornyuk, the staff of Water Utilities is excessively inflated, and electricity costs make up a significant part of the cost of water.

The Cabinet of ministers approved the terms of a 40-year loan from Federal Financing Bank for. 20 billion at 1.3% per annum. The funds will come through a special fund of the World Bank and will be repaid at the expense of frozen assets of the Russian Federation.

Energy expert Hennadiy Ryabtsev explained the importance of decentralizing the energy system of Ukraine. He noted the need to develop local energy projects and gave an example of successful implementation in Brovary.

Cybercriminals from the UAC-0185 group are trying to attack Ukrainian defense enterprises through phishing emails. The attackers disguise themselves as messages from the Ukrainian Union of industrialists and entrepreneurs regarding the conference on NATO standards.

Yoon Sok Yol was banned from leaving the country after a failed attempt to impose martial law. The president became the subject of a criminal investigation, and his party delegated powers to the Prime Minister.

Border crossing operations with Moldova have been temporarily suspended due to malfunctions in the Moldovan customs database. Problems have arisen at the checkpoints in Odesa and Vinnytsia regions.

In the third quarter of 2024, the average salary of Ukrainians was UAH 20,592. The highest salaries were recorded in the IT and telecommunications sector - UAH 50,752, air transport - UAH 40,443 and the financial sector.

Over the past week, the Russian Federation has attacked Ukraine with almost 500 guided aerial bombs, more than 400 drones and 20 missiles. Zelensky called for joint actions of the international community against Russian terror.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia claims the transfer of the bodies of prisoners of war from the IL-76 crash to Ukraine.

The Ministry of Health will expand the Affordable Medicines Program in 2025, adding more than 30 new drugs and increasing the budget to UAH 6. 6 billion. for the first time, the program will include medicines for children and new forms of medicines.

In the autumn months, Russia launched more than 6,000 drones and missiles against Ukraine, which is three times more than in the previous quarter. Ukraine successfully intercepts 93% of drones, but needs more air defense systems to protect against ballistic missiles.

In November, 3,742 electric vehicles were registered in Ukraine, which is 13% less than last year. Among the new ones, the HONDA M-NV is in the lead, and among the used ones - the NISSAN Leaf.

Krysten Michal arrived in Kiev to meet with the Ukrainian leadership and confirmed his support for the victory. At the same time, Friedrich Merz arrived in the capital a week after Scholz's visit.

DTEK has updated the schedule of blackouts for December 9 for Kiev and three regions. In the capital, from 10:00 to 19:00, There will be two queues of blackouts instead of one.

Director of the NBU's legal department Oleksandr Zima may lose his position due to the illegal liquidation of Concord Bank and criminal proceedings. A case has been opened against him for abuse of office.

Trump said that Zelensky is ready for peace and a cease-fire with Russia. The president of Ukraine stressed that peace is possible only if there are real security guarantees.

Friedrich Merz, the CDU/CSU candidate, visited Kyiv a week after Scholz's visit. The leader of the opposition bloc, who does not rule out providing Ukraine with TAURUS, intends to discuss the state of the country's defense.

The NBU has set the official Hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 41. 44/USD., which strengthened the hryvnia by 15 kopecks. On the interbank market, the dollar is trading at UAH 41.40-41.42, and the euro - at UAH 43.80-43.81.