Zakarpattia Oblast
On October 19, Ukraine is expected to have mostly dry weather with fog in the west. At night, severe frosts in a number of regions, during the day the temperature will be 7-12° Celsius, in Transcarpathia up to 16°.
The Deputy Heads of the OP met with the Hungarian Secretary of State. They discussed regional cooperation, joint projects and priorities for Ukraine's European integration during Hungary's EU presidency.
In Zakarpattia, a man defrauded the family of his deceased godson, a soldier, of several million hryvnias. The suspect embezzled almost all the state aid, leaving the family only 350 thousand hryvnias out of 7 million.
A 24-year-old law student offered to help with fake admission to a Polish university for $10,000. He was detained after receiving part of the money from his “clients.
The number of criminal proceedings under Article 332 of the Criminal Code has increased significantly since the start of the full-scale invasion. Courts often impose a suspended sentence, despite the strict sanction of the article.
In the southern and eastern parts of Ukraine, there will be light rain in some places, in the rest of the country it will be without precipitation. Temperatures at night will range from 0-3° Celsius to 8° Celsius, during the day 7-12°, in Transcarpathia up to 15°.
Border guards detained a man who tried to leave Ukraine using forged documents in the name of a 25-year-old Odesa resident. The person was sent to the National Police to investigate signs of a criminal offense.
A 26-year-old tourist from Mykolaiv region had been wandering in the Carpathians for 10 days, the last 4 days without food. Rescuers found him in the Bolotyn Hrun tract in an exhausted state, provided him with medical assistance and handed him over to doctors.
At the top of Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirsky in the Carpathians, a frost of -6°C was observed in the morning. The weather was cloudy with limited visibility and a westerly wind of 10 m/s.
On October 16, light rains are expected in Ukraine, except in the western regions. Temperatures at night will range from 0-3° Celsius in the west to 10° Celsius on the coast, during the day 8-13°, in some places up to 16°. There will be light rain in Kyiv.
Law enforcement officers exposed corruption schemes in Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Zakarpattia. Among the organizers are heads of private universities and military registration and enlistment office officials who helped evade the draft for money.
The police detained a man suspected of organizing a fake marriage for a person liable for military service to travel abroad. The suspect planned to marry a “client” to a woman with a disability for $10,000.
An explosion occurred in a high-rise building in Zakarpattia, allegedly due to a gas leak. One person was killed, and police opened a criminal investigation for violation of fire or industrial safety requirements.
A gas explosion occurred in a five-story building in Svalyava, Zakarpattia region. One person died as a result of the incident, and windows were smashed in the entrance. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
In Dnipro, businessman Serhiy Polozhay called TCC officers “devils” during the document check. The Dnipro TCC is conducting a legal assessment of Polozhay's actions and considering bringing him to justice.
On the outskirts of Kryva village, women attacked a border guard vehicle, mistaking them for TCC soldiers. The situation was resolved after the police arrived and conducted explanatory work.
Three lost tourists were found near Mount Shpytsia in Ivano-Frankivsk region. A Kyiv resident with suspected appendicitis was evacuated during a tourist trip in Zakarpattia.
In Zakarpattia, border guards detained four men who were planning to illegally cross the border with Hungary by swimming across the Tisza River. The detainees paid the smugglers between $6,500 and $13,000 for the attempt.
Officials of a district military enlistment office in Cherkasy region offered conscripts a deferral from military service in exchange for a bribe. They face up to 10 years in prison under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Border guards detained five men from different regions of Ukraine who were trying to illegally cross the border. Some of them had already made previous unsuccessful attempts, and each had to pay up to $10,000 for assistance in the smuggling.
A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service reported that 40 people died trying to illegally cross the border into Ukraine. Most cases occurred on rivers, and people died in the mountains due to exhaustion and lack of familiarity with the area.
During a meeting with Denys Shmyhal, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed his full support for Ukraine's accession to the EU. At the same time, he confirmed that he would block Ukraine's membership in NATO as long as he was in power.
People's Artist of Ukraine Bohdan Stashkiv was killed in a traffic accident in Zakarpattia. The singer was known for his tours abroad and for organizing the children's contest-festival “West of the XXI century”.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry hopes that Slovakia will join the G7 declaration of support for Ukraine and the security agreement. Andriy Sybiga offered his Slovak counterpart to take patronage of one of Ukraine's regions.
Ukraine and Slovakia have launched the second intergovernmental consultations. They discuss practical steps to implement the Peace Formula, energy and infrastructure projects, and the signing of bilateral documents.
At the Luzhanka checkpoint, border guards found a 2005 Volkswagen stolen in the Czech Republic. The vehicle, driven by a Ukrainian citizen, was handed over to the National Police.
In Slovakia, a bear mauled a 55-year-old man who was picking mushrooms. This is the second fatality after the death of a woman in March. There are about 1300 brown bears in the country.
Border guards spotted a brown bear on the outskirts of Tyachiv. The animal probably swam across the Tisza River from Romania, where there are mountains and dense forests - the natural habitat of bears.
Law enforcement officers exposed a scheme to smuggle men of military age abroad. The organizers charged $10,000 per person, transporting about 40 people through Zakarpattia to Romania.
In September 2024, the number of damaged cultural institutions in Ukraine increased by 49. Clubs, libraries, and art education institutions in the eastern and southern regions were most affected.