Zakarpattia Oblast
Recently, an open boxing tournament dedicated to the memory of the fallen heroes of Tlumachchyna, who gave their lives for Ukraine, took place in the city of Tlumach, Ivano-Frankivsk region.
UNN has compiled eight destinations for short trips around Ukraine that will allow you to change the scenery. Visit flooded monasteries, medieval fortresses and canyons.
The court chose a pre-trial restraint for the head of the Mukachevo RAA in the form of detention with the possibility of bail exceeding UAH 30 million. He is a defendant in a corruption case during the procurement of drones and EW equipment.
Prosecutor General Kravchenko reported suspicions to 43 officials in Zaporizhzhia and Zakarpattia regions for embezzlement of budget funds and illegal land transactions. The total amount of damages to the state exceeds 150 million hryvnias.
On July 31, short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in some parts of Ukraine, with no precipitation in the rest of the territory. Severe heat up to 36 degrees is expected in Luhansk region.
In the first six months of 2025, 589 orphans and children deprived of parental care were adopted in Ukraine. The largest number of adoptions was recorded in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa regions.
In the first quarter of 2025, the number of terminated IT individual entrepreneurs reached 16. 7 thousand, which is three times more than last year, due to the restoration of access to the Unified State Register after a cyberattack. However, in the first half of 2025, 18.5 thousand new IT entrepreneurs were registered, which is only 4.8% less than in the same period of 2024.
In Ukraine, the number of people willing to adopt children is growing, but the number of adoptions remains small due to candidates' preference for younger, healthy children and the presence of large sibling groups. Problems with databases, information about children, and the workload on the State Service for Children complicate the process.
On July 26, Ukraine is expected to have variable cloudiness with short-term rains and thunderstorms, locally hail and squalls. Air temperature will range from 15-20° at night to 35-36° during the day in the south.
Law enforcement officers have detained 14 organizers of draft evasion schemes in various regions of Ukraine. Among them are officials, medics, military enlistment office employees, Telegram channel administrators, and a taxi driver, who face up to 10 years in prison with property confiscation.
Since 2021, 8,644 new agricultural companies have been registered in Ukraine, while 3,416 have ceased operations, indicating significant growth. The largest number of new companies appeared in Odesa region, Kyiv, and Lviv region, and 1,738 agricultural firms changed their region of activity, of which 346 moved to western regions.
Mukachevo police detained four minors aged 13-17, suspected of raping and robbing a 46-year-old woman. Three of them have been detained and face up to 12 years in prison; the legal mechanisms for the youngest are being decided.
A serviceman has been exposed in Zakarpattia region who organized the illegal transportation of conscripts across the state border. He provided information about routes to bypass border patrols for 500 US dollars per person.
Law enforcement officers detained a 28-year-old local resident for setting fire to a Greek Catholic church in the village of Palad-Komarivtsi. He faces a long prison sentence for violating citizens' equality and intentional property damage.
Forecaster Natalia Didenko predicts moderate temperatures in the west, north, and center of Ukraine, while the south expects heat. Short-term thunderstorms will pass through the western, northern, central, and eastern regions.
Today, July 18, cloudy weather with moderate rains is expected in Ukraine, with heavy rains in Zakarpattia and Prykarpattia. Air temperature will range from 13-18° at night to 29-34° during the day in the south and east.
Border guards of the Mukachevo detachment detained a fake ambulance that was transporting an evader to Romania. The man was supposed to pay 10,000 US dollars for the transportation.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced damage to a church in Zakarpattia with a provocative inscription. Police and the SBU are investigating the incident in the village of Palad-Komarivtsi, where an unknown person set fire to the church doors and left an inscription.
The Prosecutor General's Office shut down fraudulent call centers in Kyiv. They seized citizens' funds by inducing them to invest in cryptocurrency and trade on stock exchanges.
On July 17, Ukraine is expected to have rain with thunderstorms, in places hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s. Air temperature will range from +19°C in the west to +34°C in the rest of the territory.
On Wednesday, July 16, contrasting weather is expected in Ukraine: rains, sometimes thunderstorms, will pass in the west, Zhytomyr region, Vinnytsia region and Kyiv region, while the rest of the territory will be dominated by heat up to +37 degrees.
The 2025-2026 hunting season has begun in Zakarpattia with the aim of preventing an increase in the number of predatory animals and the spread of infectious diseases. Hunters must obtain a permit and hunting licenses, and hunting is allowed only within established limits.
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of beaches where swimming is allowed and prohibited. 23 out of 112 water samples showed an excess of E. coli index, and 32 out of 92 samples did not meet chemical standards.
In Zakarpattia, almost 40 tourists were poisoned by water from the Shypit waterfall, which cannot be drunk. The victims are in infectious disease departments, their condition is satisfactory.
An outbreak of acute intestinal infection has been recorded in Zakarpattia, affecting 38 people who visited Shypit waterfall. The victims are receiving medical care; there are no severe cases or fatalities.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called Budapest's statements regarding the death of a conscript of Hungarian origin in Zakarpattia manipulative. The Ground Forces are ready for a transparent investigation of the circumstances of the case, emphasizing that mobilization is taking place due to Russia's aggression.
In Lviv region, 10 children have been hospitalized with suspected poisoning after visiting a water park in Zakarpattia. The police have opened a criminal investigation, taking water and food samples for examination.
Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, reported that the number of attempts of illegal border crossing is neither increasing nor decreasing. Most such cases are recorded on the borders with Romania and Moldova.
As of June 2025, the average salary in Ukraine is UAH 24,609. The highest salaries are recorded in Donetsk, Lviv, and Kyiv regions, the lowest — in Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions.
The appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General became a catalyst for a wave of anti-corruption investigations. Law enforcement agencies show high activity, while NABU and SAP remain in the background.