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Volodymyr Bugrov will not be allowed to stand in the election for rector of Kyiv National University
Vladimir Bugrov, the former rector of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, will not be able to stand in the university’s rectorial election next year. The election is scheduled for October.
Police salaries could rise to 33,280 UAH: what is being planned in parliament
Ukraine may be set to change the system of police pay. The Verkhovna Rada has backed a bill that sets a minimum basic salary for law enforcement officers at no less than 10 times the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons. In 2026, this amounts to 33,280 UAH.
A man has died in Dnipro whilst undergoing a medical examination: what the TCC is saying
A man subject to military conscription has died in Dnipro after being stopped for a check of his military registration documents. The Territorial Military Administration has launched an internal investigation.
There has been a shooting at Svitlovodsk City Council; one person has been injured
A shooting took place at the Svitlovodsk City Council building on 12 May. According to the city council, the weapon was used by the first deputy mayor, Serhiy Savych.
The National Police have uncovered a group of individuals who were ‘abducting’ soldiers from their units for $15,000
Law enforcement officers have uncovered an inter-regional gang whose members were organising the illegal removal of military personnel from military units and training centres. The cost of such services ranged from 8,000 to 15,000 dollars.
Ukraine is proposing an ‘airport truce’ with Russia and is counting on EU support
Ukraine is inviting Europe to help resume peace talks with Russia, starting with a mutual ceasefire on attacks against each other’s airports.
Prosecutors in the Khmelnytskyi region are seeking to have disability status reinstated through the courts following the scandal involving the Medical and Social Expertise Commission
Following the scandal involving the Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Examination Commission, the disability categories of dozens of prosecutors were revoked or amended. However, more than 30 prosecutors have already challenged the results of the reviews at the Khmelnytskyi District Administrative Court, and more than half of them have had their appeals upheld.
A scheme involving the purchase of generators at inflated prices has been uncovered in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers in the Kyiv region have uncovered a scheme involving the misappropriation of public funds during the procurement of diesel generators for a sewage treatment plant in Bila Tserkva. According to the investigation, the equipment was purchased at a price almost three times higher than its actual value.
The government is launching an internship programme for Ukrainians aged 50 and over: how it will work
A national programme called ‘Experience Matters’ is being launched in Ukraine, aimed at helping professionals aged 50 and over find employment and settle into their new roles. The project is intended to address the acute shortage of staff in critical sectors of the economy.
Pakistan secretly has allowed Iran to station military aircraft at its airbases during the conflict with the US
Pakistan, which has publicly positioned itself as a mediator between Tehran and Washington, has allowed Iran to station military aircraft at its airbases. According to US officials, this may have been an attempt to protect part of Iran’s air force from US strikes.
Over 100 searches: a large-scale scheme to evade conscription has been uncovered in the Lviv region
Law enforcement officers in the Lviv region have uncovered a large-scale scheme to evade conscription, in which, according to the investigation, more than 40 officials are implicated. In exchange for money, those liable for military service were issued deferrals and forged disability certificates.
University management in Zaporizhzhia to face trial over a scheme involving ‘postgraduate students’ to evade conscription
An indictment has been filed against nine members of a criminal organisation who, according to the investigation, set up a scheme at a private university in Zaporizhzhia to falsely enrol men liable for military service into postgraduate programmes. Through this scheme, nearly 3,500 men of conscription age were illegally registered as “postgraduate students”, and around 3,000 were granted grounds for deferment from mobilisation.