Tag: #Ukraine

Second strike in a short time: 'Shaheds' attack the 'Epicenter' shopping mall in Mykolaiv, a teenager injured

Incidents 09/05/2026, 02:26

On the evening of September 4, 'Shahed' UAVs again struck the 'Epicenter' shopping mall in Mykolaiv. A 17-year-old girl was injured, and windows were broken in nearby residential buildings. This is no longer the first attack on the chain's facilities in recent weeks.

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Ukraine Awaits Russia's Response on 'Silence in the Air' During US Envoys' Visit to Kyiv

Politics 09/05/2026, 02:13

Ukraine is awaiting Russia's response to the proposal to halt aerial strikes during the visit of US envoys to Kyiv. The Defense Forces have already received combat orders to stop strikes until the end of September 7.

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Operation 'Carthage': NABU and SAP Expose the 'Umbrella' for Fraudulent Call Centers in the Prosecutor General's Office

Politics 09/05/2026, 01:31

NABU and SAP are carrying out special operation "Carthage" against a criminal group in the Prosecutor General's Office that provided an "umbrella" for fraudulent call centers. Serhiy Kropyva, Deputy Head of the International Department, has been detained.

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NABU Exposed an Office of the Prosecutor General Official for 'Protecting' a Network of Fraudulent Call Centers

Incidents 09/05/2026, 00:39

NABU and the Office of the Prosecutor General exposed a group headed by an OPG official that was 'protecting' fraudulent call centers. The employee has been suspended, and the damage amounts to tens of millions of hryvnias.

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Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers allocates UAH 33.6 billion for military and family payments: Koretskyi urges parliament to speed up budget balancing

Politics 09/05/2026, 00:24

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has reallocated UAH 33.6 billion from the security sector reserve for September payments to the military and their families. Prime Minister Koretskyi urged parliament to accelerate the adoption of laws to secure international financial assistance.

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Terekhov proposed cutting VAT on basic food products and medicines to 5% and raising the minimum wage to 10,000 hryvnia

Politics 09/05/2026, 00:17

Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov, at a round table in Kyiv, proposed cutting VAT on basic food products and medicines to 5%, raising the minimum wage to 10,000 UAH and the pension to 6,000 UAH as part of the preparation of the 2027 budget.

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Zelensky announces Witkoff and Kushner's visit to Kyiv on September 6: 'silence' in the air expected from Russia

Politics 09/05/2026, 00:08

Zelensky announced that U.S. special envoys Witkoff and Kushner will visit Kyiv on September 6, after first stopping in Moscow. Ukraine expects Russia to suspend strikes during the visit.

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Jet-Powered Terror: Why the 600 km/h 'Geran-5' Is Breaking Ukraine's Air Defense and What the AFU Is Doing About It

Politics 09/04/2026, 23:41

Russia has shifted to the mass deployment of jet-powered drones 'Geran-4' and 'Geran-5' with speeds up to 600 km/h. Their interception effectiveness is only about 60%, compared to 90% for classic 'Shaheds'. Ukraine is searching for new solutions.

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Germany expands charges in the 'Nord Stream' case: extradition hearing for a Ukrainian in Croatia postponed

Politics 09/04/2026, 23:31

The German prosecution has updated the European arrest warrant for Ukrainian Vladimir Zhuravlev in the 'Nord Stream' case, adding the 'war crime' qualification. Due to the change in documents, the hearing on his extradition in Croatia, scheduled for September 4, has been postponed.

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Cabinet of Ministers splits air raid alerts into levels: business can operate without shelters, and the metro can run during a yellow alert

Politics 09/04/2026, 23:18

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has split air raid alerts into levels: during a yellow alert, business can operate without shelters, the metro can run in full, and a curfew from 01:00 to 05:00 will be introduced within a one-week period.

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Drone Attacks SBU Building in Kyiv: Service Promises Russia a "Painful Response"

Politics 09/04/2026, 23:11

A Russian drone attacked the SBU building in the center of Kyiv, targeting the office of the acting head of the service, Oleksandr Poklad. Twelve people were injured. The SBU promised a "painful response."

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Zelensky: Ukraine Has Defined the 'Geography of Response' to Russian Strikes After Attack on SBU Building in Kyiv

Politics 09/04/2026, 22:50

Zelensky stated that Ukraine has defined the geography of active actions in response to Russian strikes after a drone attack on the SBU building in Kyiv. The timing of the response will be chosen so that it yields results.

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Sibiga called the strike on the SBU building a 'complete rejection of diplomacy by Moscow' and urged UNESCO to protect Saint Sophia's Cathedral

Politics 09/04/2026, 22:36

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the Russian drone strike on the SBU building in Kyiv a serious escalation and a complete rejection of diplomacy by Moscow. Saint Sophia's Cathedral — a UNESCO site — was put at risk.

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Pechersk Court releases SBU officer in shooting case with GUR on Shumsky Street

Politics 09/04/2026, 22:00

The Pechersk Court of Kyiv released SBU officer Nazar Verkholu under a personal undertaking in the case of the gunfight between the SBU and GUR on Shumsky Street. The prosecutor sought detention with bail of 1 million hryvnias, but the court sided with the defence.

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Renting a House for Winter: Expert Reveals a 20-Minute Test That Saves You from a Frozen Home

Opinions 09/04/2026, 21:34

Alexander Kolesnichenko, an expert from GlobalBud Ukraine, advises tenants of country houses to run a 20–30-minute simulation of a power outage before paying the deposit. Checking the pumps, boiler, generator, and the warm circuit helps avoid a frozen home during the cold.

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Strike on the head of SBU's office: Kyiv confirms drone attack on the agency building, casualties reported

Politics 09/04/2026, 21:11

On September 4, a drone attacked the SBU building in the center of Kyiv: Zelenskyy confirmed the strike on the office of the agency's head. According to the mayor, 12 people were injured, 9 were hospitalized.

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“Karaoke on the Square” cancels filming in Kyiv and moves the show to Zhytomyr: what is known

Culture 09/04/2026, 20:58

The team behind the revamped show “Karaoke on the Square” canceled the September 5 filming on Kontraktova Square in Kyiv due to a security threat and rescheduled it for September 12 in Zhytomyr.

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2000 Hryvnia Banknote in Circulation: Analyst Explains Why the New Denomination Does Not Mean a Weaker Hryvnia

Economy 09/04/2026, 20:08

The NBU put the 2,000-hryvnia banknote featuring a portrait of Vasyl Stus into circulation. Analyst Andriy Shevchishyn explained that the new denomination does not mean a weakening of the exchange rate, but the rate and inflation are linked through the rising cost of imports.

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