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The "SvitloDom" programme: the state will allocate up to 300,000 hryvnias for autonomous power supply to multi-storey buildings
The government is launching a programme to support apartment buildings in installing autonomous power supplies during prolonged power outages. Applications can be submitted online via Diya.
Ukraine's shadow economy: where and how are funds leaking from the budget?
Illegal cigarette production, envelope wages, equipment smuggling, business fragmentation into sole proprietorships in food retail, and conversion centres are just some of the schemes that cause the state budget to lose up to 400 billion hryvnia annually. These are resources that could be directed towards defence, energy, medicine, or education.
Zelensky criticised the Kyiv City Council's preparations amid problems with heating and lighting
The president stated that the capital was insufficiently prepared for winter following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and called on city authorities to speed up the restoration of heat and electricity supplies.
The US and Europe have agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine, but the Donbas issue remains unresolved
Washington and its European partners have agreed on security guarantees for Kyiv, but the territorial issue in eastern Ukraine remains unresolved.
Zelensky and Macron discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defence and energy security
This year, France will provide Ukraine with additional generators, aircraft and missiles for air defence systems, and will continue its diplomatic and energy support.
The Main Intelligence Directorate has published data on 66 vessels belonging to the shadow oil fleet of Russia, Iran and Venezuela
Ukrainian military intelligence has exposed dozens of tankers that are circumventing sanctions and financing the war against Ukraine by transporting oil and petroleum products.
In Germany, Deutsche Bank raided on suspicion of money laundering
The Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office are conducting investigations at the offices of Germany's largest bank. According to media reports, the case may relate to business dealings involving Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Germany to provide Ukraine with 33 mobile thermal power stations to strengthen its energy system
Mobile combined heat and power plants are capable of providing heat and electricity to millions of people and are expected to arrive in Ukraine in the near future amid ongoing Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
Small air defence command formed in the Air Force: Colonel Khlibnikov appointed head of the unit
The Ministry of Defence announced an update to its approaches to air defence amid daily attacks by the Russian Federation, which has used more than 6,000 drones in just one month and is changing its tactics, in particular through the use of UAVs with Starlink.
The Doomsday Clock has been moved closer to midnight: scientists warn of growing global risks
Experts note the intensification of military conflicts, the climate crisis and technological threats against the backdrop of weakening international cooperation.
Execution of the head of the village council in Crimea: police detained the suspect 13 years later
Law enforcement officials reported the arrest of a suspect in the high-profile murder of an official committed in 2013 near the administrative building of the Simeiz village council.
The Russian police force is facing a 40 per cent staff shortage.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs acknowledges mass resignations of employees and a decline in the prestige of the service. The authorities promise salary increases, but admit that they will be limited.