Ukraine
In Volyn, the driver of a Mercedes Sprinter died after colliding with a tree in a ditch. Five passengers were injured and hospitalized, and the police opened a criminal investigation.
The comprehensive eBaby service has helped more than 600,000 Ukrainian families obtain documents for newborns. The service combines 9 services and reduces the processing time from 30 hours to 42 minutes.
The Czech Senate has recognized the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide. The decision was supported by 70 senators out of 76 present, joining other countries that had previously made a similar recognition.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed the transfer of 120 Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine. Australia also provided 49 Abrams tanks and military aid worth $250 million.
Following the signing of the law on tax increases, there has been a massive closure of individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine. More than 1,000 entrepreneurs are closing down every day, which is significantly higher than the usual figure of 700 closures.
The Ukrainian Cultural Foundation and the MHP-Hromadske Charitable Foundation signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Partnership.
Ursula von der Leyen announced the start of the loan repayment within the G7 commitment from January. The EU will provide Ukraine with €13 billion from the Fund and more than €18 billion from frozen Russian assets.
Australia will provide 50 million euros to the EBRD and 6. 39 million dollars for energy support to Ukraine. This was announced by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during a press conference with Andriy Sybiga.
Parliament passed a law creating a list of terrorist organizations with 282 MPs voting in favor. The SBU will be authorized to maintain a list of organizations that pose a threat to state security.
Australia has provided Ukraine with 49 Abrams tanks and 14 boats as part of its military assistance. The total amount of support from Australia exceeded $1 billion, of which $880 million was military aid.
The EU has provided Ukraine with a second tranche of EUR 4. 1 billion under the Ukraine Facility program. The total amount of assistance under the program will be EUR 50 billion by 2027.
Ursula von der Leyen announced the possibility of opening a basic cluster of negotiations on Ukraine's EU membership at the beginning of 2025. Other clusters are planned to be considered during the same year.
Six children were returned from the occupied Kherson region, including 4 boys and 2 girls. The youngest child is 9 months old, the oldest is 17 years old, two of them are orphans.
Romanian border guards found the body of a 39-year-old man from Kyiv region in the Tisza River near the village of Bedevlia. The deceased was probably the victim of organizers of illegal border crossings.
The Slovak prime minister will discuss alternative ways of supplying gas through Ukraine with the head of the European Commission.
The head of the Gambling Regulatory Commission was detained for aiding the Russian Federation through online casinos. During the searches, documents, equipment, drugs and funds were seized.
2. 2 million hryvnias for the front line: results of the “Take care of you REB!” collection.
More than 4,000 appeals regarding violations during mobilization have been registered in Ukraine. Lubinets notes a decrease in cases of “busification” and opposes lowering the draft age to 18.
Former head of the Khmelnytsky region tax office Iryna Zlenko said that there is no legal vertical in the State Tax Service. According to her, the service is run by Hetmantsev's organized group through a system of “lookouts” in the regions.
Intercepted conversations indicate a massive influx of wounded North Korean military personnel to a Russian hospital. For them, "elite" wards are being freed up, while Russian military personnel are being housed in worse conditions.
U. S. Deputy Secretary of State Pyatt supports the termination of Russian gas transit through Ukraine after the contract expires. The EU is preparing for the end of the contract and plans to completely abandon Russian energy resources by 2027.
350 Ukrainian OnlyFans models declared UAH 305. 4 million in income. Of this amount, they paid UAH 59 million in income tax and military duty.
At the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, customs officers found 162 contraband Apple smartphones hidden in a Toyota Land Cruiser. The total value of the seized equipment exceeds UAH 7 million.
Ivan Rudyi, the head of KRAIL, was detained by the State Bureau of Investigation on suspicion of cooperation with the aggressor country. The case is related to the activities of the Pin Up online casino, whose beneficiaries have ties to Russia.
Due to the bad weather, settlements in 5 regions of Ukraine are still without power supply. Ukrenergo reports stabilization of electricity consumption and the need to save money due to the power shortage.
The Biden administration may not use all the funds allocated by Congress for military assistance to Ukraine by the end of the term. The use of the remaining funds will depend on the decisions of the future Trump administration.
The SBI detained Ivan Rudyi, head of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, on suspicion of facilitating the activities of the Russian casino Pin Up. The NACP had previously drawn up an administrative report against him.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has signed a contract with Rheinmetall for the supply of 155-mm artillery shell charging modules. The delivery of tens of thousands of charges is scheduled for January 2025.
In the dormitory of a Chernivtsi educational institution, two drunken teenagers beat a 16-year-old student and filmed it. Police opened a criminal investigation under the article on intentional light bodily harm.
The World Congress of Ukrainians supported the draft law on dual citizenship, but demands that important changes be made. Among the key amendments are the list of recognized countries and requirements for applicants regarding language and history knowledge.