Ukraine
Four leaders of the Dnipro City Council are accused of embezzling UAH 10. 5 million in procurement for the defense forces. The suspects purchased military equipment at inflated prices.
Mariana Betsa has been appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Prior to her appointment, she served as Ambassador to Estonia and was previously a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Verkhovna Rada voted to extend the general mobilization for 90 days until February 7, 2025. The decision was supported by 304 MPs.
The United States is holding consultations on how to respond to the potential involvement of the North Korean military by Russia. According to the State Department, the DPRK has sent about 10,000 soldiers to Russia.
The Romanian Defense Ministry has drafted a bill to destroy drones that illegally violate the country's airspace. The document provides for the possibility of shooting down drones depending on the level of threat and risk to human life and property.
According to the most optimistic forecasts, Ukraine's population will reach 37-38 million people by 2051. Pessimistic scenarios predict a decrease to 22-25 million people.
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Boyko Borissov's conservative GERB party won 26. 3% of the vote in the Bulgarian parliamentary elections. The Continuum Chimbarea-Democratic Bulgaria is in second place with 14.79% of the vote.
Starting in December, the maximum capacity of electricity imports from the EU will increase to 2. 1 GW. Ukraine will also receive an additional 250 MW of guaranteed capacity for emergency assistance.
A 35-year-old foreigner is suspected of organizing a scheme to smuggle conscripts across the border by boat. He was detained while receiving part of the money from two men.
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a case of possible abuse by Oleksandr Zyma, director of the NBU's legal department. The official is suspected of unlawful interference in the affairs of the Deposit Guarantee Fund in relation to Concord Bank.
Ukrainians view tax hikes and government actions critically, yet remain hopeful for victory, according to a poll.
The Law Enforcement Committee of the Verkhovna Rada supported the resignation of Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin by 14 votes. The reason for the resignation was the scandal with the Medicolegal Expert Commission, and the Prosecutor General's Office has already decided on a new Prosecutor General.
More than 5,800 cases of direct damage to Ukraine's environment due to Russian aggression have been recorded. The explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and the occupation of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant pose a threat not only to Ukraine but also to the entire region.
The Presidents of Ukraine and South Korea have a telephone conversation about the participation of the North Korean military in the war against Ukraine. The two countries will exchange delegations and strengthen cooperation in response to the escalation.
A group of drug dealers who supplied cocaine in coffee packages and sold it via Telegram were exposed in Kyiv. During the searches, 800 g of cocaine, 2 kg of cannabis and UAH 5 million were seized.
Grigol Katamadze, appointed Deputy Head of the ARMA for European Integration, inspects assets in the regions instead of international cooperation. Experts question the effectiveness of this use of administrative resources.
Germany, under Scholz's leadership, will play a decisive role in Ukraine's accession to NATO and ending the war.
Due to the sunny weather, electricity consumption decreased by 3. 4%, but there is still a shortage during peak hours. Ukraine imports electricity from 5 countries.
A working group has been set up in Odesa region to organize land in seaports. This will accelerate port development, increase budget revenues and attract new investors.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has signed agreements to purchase up to 1,000 attack drones from AeroVironment and Anduril. The total value of the contracts is $360 million.
Ukrainian farmers planted 5. 7 million hectares of winter crops, including 4.1 million hectares of wheat and 1.05 million hectares of rapeseed. Five regions have fully completed sowing of winter grains, and 12 regions have sown winter rapeseed.
Oleh Makarov, Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the IX convocation, has passed away. He was the secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association's Ethics Commission.
Representatives of the PRC have been participating in military exercises in Belarus over the past 3-4 months. China is interested in the experience of using drones, demining, and storming buildings in the context of the war in Ukraine.
The NBU has set the official exchange rate at 41. 3292 UAH/USD and 44.69 UAH/€. On the interbank market, the dollar is trading at UAH 41.4-41.42, and in exchange offices at UAH 41.55-41.65.
A drone attacked the building of the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes, causing a fire on the roof. Russia's air defense forces also reported destroying 7 drones in other regions.
Air defense forces shot down 26 of 48 attack drones launched by Russia in the evening of October 28. The occupiers also launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile at Kryvyi Rih from the territory of Crimea.
The South Korean president announced that a delegation will visit Ukraine to discuss the presence of North Korean troops in Russia. The delegation will brief the EU and meet with Ukrainian intelligence and defense officials.
The DobroDiy Charity Marketplace is raising UAH 300 thousand for the rehabilitation of 4-year-old Yaroslav Yermolin at the Nodus Center. The boy was seriously injured after falling out of a window while his father was fighting in the Donetsk region.
The United States reports 10,000 North Korean troops sent to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine. Some of them have already moved closer to the Ukrainian border.