Germany plans to approve unplanned military aid to Ukraine for €400 million. The German Ministry of Finance requests urgent approval of additional expenditures to implement measures in 2024.
NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyi reported that consumer inflation rose to 7. 5% year-on-year in August. This is in line with the NBU's forecasts, and underlying price pressures have also increased.
The trial on the extension of the preventive measure for Vyacheslav Zinchenko, a suspect in the murder of Irina Farion, has begun in Lviv. The accused is asking for the measure of restraint to be extended, fearing for his life in the pre-trial detention center.
The coming winter will be the most serious test for Ukraine due to Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. The IEA predicts an electricity shortage of up to 6 GW and proposes measures to ensure energy security.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga had a phone conversation with his Indian counterpart Subramanyam Jaishankar. The diplomats discussed the development of bilateral relations and coordinated steps ahead of the UN General Assembly.
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 13%. This decision should help bring inflation back to the 5% target and support the stability of the FX market.
The European Parliament proposes to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western weapons against military targets in Russia. The resolution calls on EU countries to allow Ukraine to strike legitimate targets in Russia.
ARMA has not evaluated the 19 garbage trucks transferred to its management and has not entered the data into the Register of Seized Assets. The agency does not report on the use and income from seized property, including equipment and sanatoriums.
Andriy Sybiga will meet with his Moldovan counterpart Mihai Popschi on September 19. They will discuss good neighborly relations, regional security, the Transnistrian conflict, and coordination of actions on EU accession.
Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU's readiness to step up support for Ukraine before the start of the heating season. She is traveling to Kyiv to discuss these issues with President Zelenskyy.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law obliging construction customers to publish prices for materials in Prozorro. The information must be published within 3 business days after the contract with the contractor is concluded.
The SBU detained 5 executives of a Kyiv-based design institute for helping Russia restore damaged oil refineries. The cost of Russian “contracts” amounted to almost UAH 500 million.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a resolution to rename 327 settlements, but Brovary is not on the list. Mayor Ihor Sapozhko confirmed that the city's name remains unchanged.
At the Ukrainian-Hungarian border at the Chop-Záhony checkpoint, traffic leaving Ukraine will be partially restricted due to repairs. The work will last for two weeks as part of an infrastructure modernization project supported by USAID.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a resolution to rename 328 settlements in Ukraine. The names associated with Russian and Soviet narratives, including the names of Moscow figures and Soviet symbols, are being changed.
For years, Yevhen Sokur failed to declare information about his live-in partner, which may be a violation of the law. He faces administrative or criminal liability for this, depending on the amount of false information.
An attempt to smuggle 17,700 cans of e-cigarette liquid under the guise of household chemicals was detected on the border with Poland. The value of the contraband is estimated at UAH 3.5 million.
The SBU has served a notice of suspicion to the archimandrite of the Kyiv monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) of justifying Russia's war against Ukraine. During the searches, evidence of criminal actions was found, and the suspect faces up to 5 years in prison.
Kyivstar has experienced a technical failure that affected the operation of some services. The specialists have identified the problem and are working to fix it, and the connection is expected to be restored within 30 minutes.
Due to the damage to the energy infrastructure, power outages of up to 18 hours a day are possible in Ukraine in winter. Some areas may be left without heating.
Suspicion and removal from office. How investigators in the case of the NBU's chief lawyer can protect themselves from accusations of bias.
The Brovary community in Kyiv region actively promotes the employment of internally displaced persons. Local authorities provide assistance with job search, housing and adaptation of displaced children in schools and kindergartens.
European countries are redirecting Indian artillery shells to Ukraine, which provokes protests from russia. India does not interfere with these deliveries, although they have been going on for more than a year.
On September 19, there are no plans to apply blackout schedules in Ukraine. Over the past 24 hours, seven regions, including Dnipropetrovs'k and Donetsk, suffered power cuts due to enemy shelling.
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with S-400 missiles and KAB-250 bombs. Civilian objects in three districts of the city were damaged, including a school, a kindergarten and residential buildings.
In the Podil district of Kyiv, two young men beat a gas station employee after he refused to sell them alcohol at night. The attackers are 21 and 24 years old and face up to 7 years in prison for hooliganism.
The export-import balance, foreign currency inflows, and the NBU's actions affect the exchange rate. The controlled floating exchange rate makes it difficult to predict the price of the currency, but the NBU has reserves to stabilize it.
Two NATO headquarters are planned to be located in Finland: the Land Forces Northern Europe and the Forward Land Forces. The exact location of the headquarters has not yet been approved, but the cities of Mikkeli, Sodankylä, and Rovaniemi are being considered.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has put MP Andriy Odarchenko on the national and international wanted list. He is suspected of attempting to bribe the former head of the State Agency for Infrastructure Recovery and Development.
A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service said that Russian troops had been withdrawn from Belarus. Ukraine continues to reinforce its border, building fortifications from Volyn to Chernihiv.
