Ramin Siradze said that he was forced to leave the Interior Ministry after criticizing the ill-treatment of protesters during the protests against the law on foreign agents. This is not the first case of dismissal in the department due to criticism of the system.
The Volyn CCC confirmed the possibility of drafting men aged 50-60 for military service during mobilization. The main criteria are health, military specialty and experience.
The Army+ app has launched an online learning service with verified military materials. Courses on general training, field life, and unmanned systems are available, and new areas are planned to be added.
The Minister of Digital Transformation announced 6 new services in Diia. These include: display of weapons permits, eAccounts, multisharing, business services, reporting of communication problems, and Diia.Signature for legal entities.
A terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries plant in Ankara leaves 5 dead and 22 wounded. The Turkish Interior Minister believes that the Kurdistan Workers' Party is behind the attack.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, announced a pilot project to increase the duration of basic military training to 1. 5 months. A decision on the new model will be made in December after analyzing the results.
Meta fired more than 30 employees for using food vouchers to buy non-food items. Employees received food vouchers but bought toothpastes, toothbrushes, and wine glasses.
The Ministry of Defense is working to restore the online deferment function in the Reserve+ application. This feature is expected to become available in the first decade of November after technical issues are resolved.
Social media deleted the accounts of a company in Tatarstan that recruited foreign women to produce drones. The accounts had more than 158,000 followers and promised women jobs, but in reality they were forced to assemble drones for attacks on Ukraine.
The Kyiv region has been subjected to a massive attack by attack drones. The falling wreckage of the downed UAVs damaged two houses and outbuildings and set a car on fire, but no hits or casualties were reported.
Ukrainian Olympic champion Yaroslava Maguchikh is among the five nominees for the World Athlete of the Year according to World Athletics. The voting will last until October 20 on social media.
On the morning of October 14, clouds, limited visibility and frost were recorded on Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirsky. The air temperature is -3°C, southwest wind of 17 m/s.
In Bucha, a neighbor attacked a family, beating a mother and a child. According to the victim, the reason was her request two months ago for her husband to speak Ukrainian.
Another attack by enemy drones took place in the Kyiv region. The alert lasted for almost 8 hours, but there were no hits to critical or residential infrastructure and no casualties. The debris fell in open areas.
The Kyiv Regional Council approved the merger of the rehabilitation center with the regional hospital. Ruslan Kravchenko, the head of the CRMA, assured that this would not lead to the liquidation of the center, but rather would contribute to its development.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with his French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu. They discussed training of the Ukrainian military, supply of equipment and weapons, as well as production of weapons and ammunition.
A scandal erupted online over the activities of Hanna Fesun, who calls herself the “living Virgin Mary. ” The woman raises money for "energy support" for wounded soldiers, forcing relatives to take on debt.
At night and in the morning of October 7, Russian troops attacked Kyiv region with drones and missiles. Debris from the downed targets damaged three private houses, a warehouse, and two cars in 4 districts, but there were no casualties.
Ukraine has supported Israel's right to self-defense on the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas invasion on October 7, 2023. The Embassy of Ukraine in Israel expressed solidarity and emphasized the country's right to the safety of its citizens after the unprovoked attack.
In Kyiv region, wreckage of downed enemy targets was found in 6 districts. There were no hits to infrastructure facilities, no casualties, and the air alert lasted more than 12 hours.
The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, warned against sending fake messages from his alleged Telegram account. He has not used this messenger for almost three years for ideological reasons.
In the Kharkiv region, 4 people were burned alive and 2 suffered burns as a result of a forest fire. More than 1000 houses were destroyed and 60 people were evacuated. The cause could be Russian shelling.
The CIA has launched a new campaign to recruit informants in China, Iran, and North Korea through social media. The agency seeks to contact disgruntled citizens of these countries to obtain intelligence.
On the morning of October 2, Sloviansk came under enemy fire. The attack damaged a private hotel, wounded one person, and damaged private homes.
Kris Kristofferson, a famous country musician and actor, has died at the age of 88 in Hawaii. He wrote hits for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, and won a Golden Globe Award for acting.
The investigation revealed that the privet bot Telegram account was used to recruit Europeans for espionage and sabotage. European security services suspect that Russian special services are involved in these activities.
The head of the Kyiv RMA demands that the reconstruction of the Veselka kindergarten be completed by the end of 2024. In case of non-compliance, the contract will be terminated, and the contractor will be compensated for damages in court.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports, Kyiv RMA, and Vyshneva Hromada signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop a network of sports clubs. The experiment involves financial support for clubs and the transition to a club-based system of sports organization.
Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced that he is working on the final version of the law on multiple citizenship. There are up to 7.5 million Ukrainians living abroad for whom this issue is relevant.
Meta is introducing new privacy and parental control settings for Instagram accounts of users under the age of 18. The changes include automatic private accounts, interaction restrictions, and time limits.