The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, at an away meeting in Zaporizhzhia, reallocated budget funds. Over UAH 700 million was directed to the restoration of medical facilities, energy autonomy of universities, safety of schoolchildren, and aid to affected regions.
The State Emergency Service warns of deteriorating weather conditions on December 19. Dense fog is expected on the Left Bank, in the west, and in Zhytomyr region, limiting visibility to 200-500 meters.
The head of the children's services in Zhytomyr region has been notified of suspicion of official negligence that led to the death of a woman and her 9-year-old daughter from stab wounds inflicted by her husband.
The SBU detained the head of a medical unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who was transmitting data on military facilities to the FSB. He marked locations on Google Maps, which allowed the occupiers to launch missile strikes.
In Zhytomyr region, a Russian agent was sentenced to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property. He set fire to Ukrzaliznytsia facilities to disrupt logistics on the orders of Russian special services.
Yuriy Kostyshyn, a 48-year-old photographer and serviceman known as "Kit Kharakternyk," died in battles for Ukraine's independence. He served in the 93rd and 44th brigades, participated in the defense of Kyiv, and had personal exhibitions of his front-line photographs.
69,000 children received Christmas gifts and wrote postcards for Ukrainian soldiers as part of the "Sweet Christmas" initiative.
On December 10, wet snow is expected in eastern Ukraine, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as rain in the south, center, west, Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions. Air temperatures will range from +3°C in the east to +7-12°C in the west, with +5-7°C in Kyiv.
On Tuesday, November 9, wet snow and cold weather are expected in Ukraine. Wet snow is likely in Chernihiv, Sumy, eastern, Poltava, and sometimes Cherkasy regions, while rain will prevail in Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, and western regions.
A 36-year-old man, wanted abroad for a number of crimes, including organizing an illegal gambling business and assaulting a client, has been extradited to Ukraine. He faces up to ten years in prison with confiscation of property.
On the night of December 6, Russia attacked 10 regions of Ukraine with drones and missiles, injuring at least 8 people. More than two dozen houses, energy facilities, the railway station in Fastiv, and warehouses were damaged.
SE "Forests of Ukraine" has started selling New Year's trees, having already sold about 10,000 trees. The prices for coniferous trees are affordable, ranging from UAH 210 to UAH 280, and have hardly changed compared to last year.
The American magazine Time included five Ukrainian photographs in its annual list of the 100 most significant shots of 2025. They reflect the consequences of the war and the daily lives of Ukrainians.
On Monday, November 17, rains are expected in Ukraine, and a warning of dangerous meteorological phenomena has been issued in the west of the country. The temperature at night will be 2-7° Celsius, during the day 9-14°, and up to 16° in the south and the Carpathian region.
On November 16, cloudy weather with clearings, rain, and wet snow is expected in Ukraine. Air temperature will range from 2°C below zero to 14°C above zero.
A 49-year-old woman, in cooperation with her brother, a Russian agent, in Donetsk region, coordinated enemy attacks on the Defense Forces in the Kramatorsk and Lyman directions. The court sentenced her to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property; her brother was also sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The SBU counterintelligence detained a foreigner who was adjusting missile and drone strikes on Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi regions. He photographed energy-generating and heat-supply enterprises, as well as checkpoints of the Defense Forces.
The Prosecutor General's Office has shut down 277 fraudulent call centers in various regions of Ukraine. These centers have been deceiving citizens of Ukraine, the EU, and Asia for years, extorting money under the guise of investments or selling goods.
The Favbet Foundation charity fund relaunched the "Power in Knowledge" project, sending 2,000 boxes of stationery to five regions of Ukraine. Assistance was provided to institutions for orphans and children with special educational needs.
Ukraine continues to eliminate the consequences of a massive Russian strike on critical infrastructure, and heat and water supply are being restored. The situation in the energy system after the attack remains difficult, with hourly blackouts applied in 13 regions and Kyiv.
A deputy of one of the city councils in Vinnytsia Oblast entered into a fictitious marriage with an 18-year-old girl with a Group II disability to obtain a deferment from mobilization. For this, he paid 3,000 hryvnias monthly to the "wife's" family.
On November 6, a grenade exploded in an apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, killing one person. The police are considering the version of suicide, a criminal case has been opened.
On November 6, no precipitation is expected in Ukraine, but fog is possible in the western, northern, and eastern regions at night and in the morning. Daytime air temperature will be +8…+17°C, with the warmest weather in the south.
Law enforcement officers have returned over 20 million hryvnias to the Kyiv budget, which were embezzled by KCSA officials and entrepreneurs within the framework of the "Turbota. Nazustrich Kyivianam" (Care. Towards Kyiv Residents) program. Two entrepreneurs reimbursed UAH 12.5 million and handed over 6 vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, bringing the total amount returned to over UAH 20 million.
The former director of a state enterprise, her subordinate, and the head of a private company are suspected of illegally felling over 2,600 valuable trees. The damage to the state is estimated at over 14.6 million hryvnias, and the restoration of the ecosystem will take up to 60 years.
Variable cloudiness without precipitation is expected in Ukraine. Fogs are predicted at night and in the morning, with daytime temperatures reaching 11-16°, and up to 18° in Zakarpattia, Prykarpattia, and the south of Odesa region.
On November 1, a fire broke out in a private house in the village of Kamyanka, Korosten district, killing two women aged 66 and 49. Two other people, a woman with carbon monoxide poisoning and a man with lacerations, were hospitalized.
In Zhytomyr region, the circumstances of two explosions of ZIL and UAZ cars in the border zone with Belarus are being investigated. As a result of the incidents, five people aged 19 to 65 died, and three more were injured.
In Ukraine, since the beginning of the epidemic season, 8. 6% more people have suffered from influenza, ARVI, and COVID-19 than last year. In the week from October 20 to 26, the incidence of ARVI decreased by 2.7%, and COVID-19 by a third.
Since the beginning of the year, 0. 1% of Ukrainians, or 119 people, have been removed from the register of the State Employment Service due to mobilization. In total, 21% of the Employment Service's clients are men, which amounts to almost 62,000 people.
