In Uzhhorod, the KORD special unit detained a repeat offender who held his wife and child hostage. He is charged with unlawful imprisonment and illegal weapons handling.
In Uzhhorod, a man with a weapon barricaded himself in a house with his wife and child. KORD special forces detained the perpetrator and rescued the hostages.
Law enforcement officers detained an official from one of the TCCs in the Volyn region for accepting a bribe. Investigators are also checking the involvement of intermediaries in the crime.
Officials of the Uzhhorod TCC are suspected of torture and illegal detention of people. The victims were handcuffed to a metal ladder.
In Kyiv, fraudsters posing as the SBU swindled 11 million hryvnias from an 83-year-old surgeon. A suspect courier from Uzhhorod was detained and taken into custody.
Ombudsman Lubinets stated that Territorial Recruitment Centers (TCCs) are turning into places of detention and that violations are being ignored. The authorities only react to problems after public outcry.
In the Kyiv region, heads of charitable foundations were detained for selling military deferments and facilitating escapes abroad for $16,000. The suspects face up to 9 years in prison.
In Uzhhorod, the head of an NGO and a former TCC official were exposed for selling summonses to obtain deferments. The cost of the service ranged from $800 to $2,000 per document.
Due to the shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the railway has adjusted train schedules and routes. Passengers will be transported with transfers to ensure safety and timely travel.
The court sentenced a man to 10 years for attempting to sell an infant to Spain for 25 thousand dollars. He also embezzled 6.3 million UAH in aid intended for the family of a fallen soldier.
In Uzhhorod, a lightning strike caused the roof of a residential building on Ispanska Street to catch fire. The blaze was localized over an area of 120 square meters; there were no casualties.
In the Lviv region, the driver of a truck crane died following a collision with the Kyiv-Uzhhorod train. Earlier, the train driver died at the scene of the accident, and the train derailed.
The Kyiv-Uzhhorod route has received a new train with carriages manufactured in 2026. The rolling stock is equipped with security systems and offers a menu of Japanese cuisine.
At the Uzhhorod checkpoint, a service dog discovered $100,000 in a woman's backpack without documentation. Customs officers seized nearly 4 million hryvnias pending a court decision.
A city council member in Uzhhorod has been exposed for the illegal sale of waste from the municipal landfill. The amount of damage caused to the budget exceeds 660,000 hryvnias.
In the village of Barvinok, a fire at a landfill covering an area of 1,000 square meters has been localized. Residents are urged to close their windows due to heavy smoke in the area.
Starting May 1, women-only compartments will be available on routes to Odesa and Kyiv. The service is already available on 18 routes due to carriage occupancy exceeding 92 percent.
In Uzhhorod, a woman was detained on suspicion of poisoning a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier's drink on the orders of Russian special services. The suspect faces life imprisonment for treason.
The official did not declare a house, cash, and debts. The court seized the property of the deputy and his wife for a total amount of about 69.4 million hryvnias.
A new season of charity matches by Betking Foundation and Pavlo Zhurilo kicked off in Uzhhorod.
A special commission is investigating facts of illegal detention and unsanitary conditions in the TCC. The inspection materials will be handed over to law enforcement for legal assessment.
The flowering season has begun in Natalka Park and on Verkhovna Rada Boulevard. The beauty will last for about two weeks in various districts of the capital.
Due to the threat of shelling on March 29, trains were stopped in fields to evacuate passengers. A number of flights are arriving late after an attack by 442 drones.
The peak of cherry blossom is expected on April 18-25 in the Halahov district. Tourists are advised to visit the castle, the open-air museum, the philharmonic hall in the synagogue, and the Horiany Rotunda.
Due to infrastructure damage, trains to Warsaw, Kholm, and Odesa are delayed. Repair work has been completed, but train schedules remain changed.
Ukrainian actor Taras Tsymbalyuk appeared on a hospital bed with an IV drip. He explained that it was vitamin therapy to strengthen his body.
Ukrzaliznytsia is adjusting train movements in the Sumy direction due to the threat of shelling, changing the routes of transit trains No. 45/46 and No. 113/114. Starting February 7, 2026, an additional train No. 213/214 Kharkiv – Sumy will be launched for convenient transfers.
Russian troops attacked the railway infrastructure of Chernihiv region overnight. Due to this, services between Snovsk and Bakhmach were cancelled, and trains No. 66 Kyiv – Sumy and No. 114 Uzhhorod – Kharkiv were delayed.
In Uzhhorod, an 85-year-old driver felt unwell at the wheel, his car collided with parked cars and crashed into a pharmacy. The man died on the spot, presumably from a heart attack.
Elizaveta Ivantsiv, a native of Uzhhorod, known as Yolka, received a Russian passport. This step allowed her to legalize her relationship with musician Rozhden Anusi and resolve business issues in Moscow.
