According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitalii Kim in Telegram
“In the evening, on May 3, at about 21:40, the enemy attacked [Bashtanka] the area with a Shahed 131/136 UAV
Kim added that on the night of May 4
air defense forces and means destroyed four Shahed 131/136 UAVs in Mykolaiv region
According to him, on May 3, the enemy also attacked the Kutsurubska community three times with FPV drones
The Halytsynivka community also came under attack by drones
As a result of an attack by a Buzka community's attack drone
As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 69 Russian Shahed and other types of attack UAVs
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That’s according to the SBU press service
The invaders’ focus was Ukrainian forces’ manpower and equipment clusters
In order for the Russians to be able to carry out attacks bypassing air defense
the perpetrator tried to locate radars and anti-aircraft missile systems
as well as the routes of mobile fire groups repelling air raids
The culprit would also enquire such data during small talk with his acquaintances who remained oblivious of his real intentions
The SBU exposed the suspect at the initial stages of his criminal activity
taking measures to secure the locations of Ukraine’s military bases
the SBU detained the suspect at his apartment in Mykolaiv
the informant had been hired by traitor Sergei Lebedev (call sign "Lokhmatyi")
who has been hiding from Ukraine’s law enforcement in temporarily occupied Donetsk and works for two enemy intelligence agencies at once: the FSB and military intelligence
the SBU has already exposed more than 30 informants from the said supervisor’s network
The Mykolaiv man was charged with unauthorized circulation of data on the movement or deployment of the Defense Forces
The suspect was taken into custody without bail
facing up to 12 years in prison if found guilty in court
an FSB asset who spied on Ukraine’s Defense Forces in the border areas of Sumy region was sentenced to 15 years in prison
The counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) thwarted new attempts by the Russians to obtain current data about the defense of Mykolaiv
a 31-year-old local informant for the Russian Federation was detained in the regional center
who had been adjusting strikes on the defenders of the port city
The main targets of the Russian forces were the locations with the highest concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian forces
In order for the Russians to carry out strikes "bypassing" the air defense
the informant was also trying to detect the positions of radar stations and anti-aircraft missile systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
as well as the routes of mobile fire support groups
The informant gathered additional information during casual conversations with local residents
The SSU officers uncovered the informant at the initial stages of his reconnaissance activity
and took measures to secure the defense forces' positions
At the final stage of the special operation
the SSU counterintelligence detained the individual at his residence in Mykolaiv
the informant worked for traitor Serhiy Lebedev (codename "Lohmatyi")
who is hiding in Donetsk and works for both the FSB and the Russian military intelligence
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion
the SSU has already exposed more than 30 informants from "Lohmatyi's" network
computer equipment and a phone with evidence of his subversive activities on behalf of the Russian forces were seized from the detainee
The SSU investigators notified him of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unauthorized dissemination of information about the movement or deployment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces or other military formations established under Ukrainian law
The suspect has been taken into custody without the right to bail
Mykolaiv City Council has not been publishing protocols of its plenary sessions on its website
The last to be published on the official website of the Mykolaiv City Council was the minutes of the session of 28 November 2024
It is worth noting that Article 2 of the Regulations of Mykolaiv City Council defines the basic principles of its activities
The publicity of the council meetings is ensured by live broadcasting of its meetings on television or the Internet
its draft resolutions and decisions on the official website of the council
as well as in other ways established by the current legislation and/or individual decisions of the council
Article 30 of the Regulations states that the voting results are an integral part of the protocols of the council session
The protocols also include information on conflicts of interest
which should be reported by the deputies at the session
and should be made available to the community
The absence of published minutes can make it difficult to exercise the right to appeal against a decision
And Article 39 stipulates that at each meeting of the session
the protocols of the council session are kept
the protocols of a plenary session of the council are drawn up within 30 days (after the transcript is transcribed) and signed by the chairman
The protocols must be published on the official website of the city council within 5 working days after they are drawn up
This is the responsibility of the Department for Support of Executive Bodies of Mykolaiv City Council
Earlier it was reported that the police had closed the case of journalists being denied access to the Mykolaiv City Council
At the end of 2023, Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said that he considered Mykolaiv «to be an example of transparency». Then, in an interview with LIGA.net
answering the question «Do you consider Mykolaiv the most open city?»
we were checked by everyone — and everyone was very pleased and surprised that we had such a level of preparation,» said Oleksandr Sienkevych at the time
he said he believed that other cities in Ukraine should follow Mykolaiv's example
In September 2023, Deloitte conducted a good governance and integrity audit of the municipal enterprise «Mykolaivvodokanal»
Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said that other utilities and institutions would undergo such an audit in the future
«We want our anti-corruption department to work more effectively
We have enterprises that use budgetary funds
and they must also undergo these procedures,» said Sienkevych
The mayor of Mykolaiv believes that the main condition for support from international partners is transparent work of all departments in the city's management structure
«Mykolaiv wants to become an example for other cities in terms of transparency of processes and use of budget funds,» he said
reported on his work in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025
he named the reform of the healthcare sector — it was possible not only to save hospitals but also to improve their funding
This became known on 1 May during a session of the Mykolaiv Regional Council held in Pervomaisk
the regional council held 9 sessions and adopted 126 decisions
The commission on housing and communal services was the most active
the region began to form a capable network of medical institutions
they carefully analysed the finances of both regional and city medical institutions and studied the experience of the Dnipro region
a working group was set up with the participation of doctors
we worked with the financial indicators of not only regional institutions
but also city institutions in Mykolaiv to understand the global picture
Together with the chairman of the commission and the specialised deputy
we learned from the experience of Dnipropetrovsk region
because they managed to approve the hospital network before the war and are now operating in a hospital network with a full-fledged district
We set up a working group to study the issues of financial support for the CCN
which included experts from the healthcare department
the financial sector and members of the regional council,» said Anton Tabunschyk
Four institutions were merged into the regional clinical hospital
skin and venereological and rehabilitation hospitals
The institution received 29 service packages from the NHSU worth 314 million hryvnias
Over 242,000 outpatients and almost 21,000 inpatients were treated during the year
ThePhthisiopulmonology Centre merged with the Palliative Care and Infectious Diseases Centres
9 packages were concluded with the NHSU for a total of 44.7 million hryvnias
The staffing capacity is 44 doctors and 98 nurses
11,984 patients were treated on an outpatient basis and 1,624 patients were treated in the hospital
The regional children's hospital was joined by a children's home
The hospital has concluded 13 packages with the NHSU for 124 million hryvnias
more than 52,000 outpatients have been treated there
«All the merged institutions have retained their medical staff and the scope of medical services
Today we have powerful multidisciplinary medical facilities with the prospect of further development,» said Anton Tabunschyk
equipment was purchased and repairs were carried out for more than 227 million hryvnias
the regional hospital received 56 million hryvnias
and the oncology centre received almost 81 million hryvnias for equipment
a renovated rehabilitation unit was opened with the support of Project HOPE;
50 medical institutions received 10 tonnes of medicines from French donors;
11 lung ventilators were donated by Italian partners and the Ukrainian diaspora
The municipal enterprise «Pharmacy» reopened 18 pharmacy outlets in 2024 and 5 more in the first quarter of 2025
Now 65% of the region's communities are covered by the pharmacy network
the company has been operating at a profit
net operating profit amounted to 352 thousand hryvnias
«We have increased our turnover 10 times compared to 2023
We have also resumed the production of medicines to order at the inter-hospital pharmacy №110
which is capable of producing up to 12,000 medicines
«The company participates in the government programme «Affordable Medicines» — the share of the programme is 10% of the total
36 contracts have been concluded and medicines worth 3.5 million hryvnias have been sold
and preferential prescriptions are issued in 21 communities,» added Anton Tabunschyk
At the expense of the state subvention and local budgets
communities received 26 school buses worth 43 million hryvnias
There are 17 educational institutions in the region with 3,270 children enrolled
including more than 1,200 from privileged categories
The deputies also changed the type and name of Mykolaiv General Education Sanatorium Boarding School №7 and merged Ochakiv General Education Sanatorium Boarding School with Mykolaiv Regional Academic Lyceum «Renaissance»
430 families received over 10 million hryvnias in aid
Most of them are people with cancer and difficult life circumstances
An advisory council has been set up for veterans under the chairman of the regional council
and they receive medical and psychological assistance
The Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War held 67 meetings and provided 7,400 consultations
Ensuring the public interest in the operation of the electricity market From December 2024 to March 2025
27 applications were processed for a preferential tariff
and 322 apartment buildings received a preferential tariff
322 apartment buildings received a reduced electricity tariff upon application
Agrarians in the region received 113 modular granaries with a total capacity of 50,000 tonnes
The official also focused on the regional budget revenues
rent revenues amounted to 5.3 million hryvnias
and in the first quarter of 2025 — another 2.3 million hryvnias
20 real estate lease auctions were successfully held
186 grant applications have been submitted
Tabunschyk stressed that all these projects are being implemented at the expense of foreign partners
As part of cooperation with international donors
special equipment for municipal institutions: dump trucks
As for the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
including 1,000 FPV drones for the 123rd separate brigade
the regional council members approved Anton Tabunschyk's report
On Thursday, 1 May, the deputies of the Mykolaiv Regional Council gathered for an in-person session in Pervomaisk to approve the heads of five cultural and sports institutions
seven more schools in the de-occupied communities of Kherson region are to be switched to a mixed form of education
This will allow more than 1,400 children to return to full-time education, said Oleksandr Prokudin
head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration.He added that out of this number
approximately 380 students will need transportation to their places of study
the local authorities have submitted an appeal to consider the possibility of allocating state funding to organise transportation for schoolchildren
As a reminder, in 2025, Mykolaiv region will receive 19.7 million hryvnias in subventions from the state budget for the purchase of school buses
A new water pipeline for Mykolaiv is being built with a capacity of 120,000 cubic metres
This decision was made after analysing the city's actual water consumption and due to high losses in water supply networks
This was announced by the head of the State Agency for Infrastructure Recovery and Development
The first question was: why does Mykolaiv need 160,000 cubic metres
two feasibility studies were developed — both for 160,000 cubic metres
When we analysed the actual water consumption in Mykolaiv
we saw that the city currently consumes 75 to 100 thousand cubic metres per day
it is clear that 130,000 cubic metres may be needed
the losses in the networks in Mykolaiv itself are about 60%
The state has no right to spend money to cover such losses
And we immediately laid down this capacity of the water supply system
knowing that Mykolaiv has such a problem,» explained Serhii Sukhomlyn
He also noted that Denmark is currently helping Mykolaiv to replace pipes in the city that were damaged by salt water
«Denmark has already helped Mykolaiv with the pipes
And the city's task is to do its part to drastically reduce the loss,» added Serhii Sukhomlyn
As a reminder, salt water damaged 1,200 kilometres of the city's water supply network. Borys Dudenko, Director of «Mykolaivvodokanal», said that it is impossible to replace the entire length of the network that was damaged by salt water. As of August 2024, only about 3 kilometres of the network had been replaced
The salt water damaged 1,200 kilometres of the city's water supply network. Borys Dudenko, director of «Mykolaivvodokanal», said that it is impossible to replace the entire length of the network that was damaged by salt water. As of August 2024, only about 3 kilometres of the network had been replaced
The regional recovery service even selected contractors who will work according to the principle of «design-build»
each of which is responsible for one of the three work areas: «Ukrtransmist»
However, later both the client and the construction contractor were changed
The customer for the construction of the new water pipeline was the Service for Infrastructure Restoration and Development in Dnipropetrovska oblast
and the contractor was the group of companies «Avtostrada»
The future water pipeline for Mykolaiv is expected to be built and launched by autumn 2025
head of the State Agency for Reconstruction
Back during a conference in Berlin in 2024, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Korniienko, answering a question from NikVesti, said that the lack of drinking water in Mykolaiv was one of the biggest problems in Ukraine that the state should solve in the near future.
And President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the construction of a new water supply system to provide Mykolaiv with drinking water «under the fast track option» — drinking water should be available by the summer of 2025
The government has already approved the programme
Solar power plants are going to be installed on the water supply system for Mykolaiv, which will reduce the cost of the water tariff for the city's residents
At the same time, the contracting company «Avtostrada» explained that it was decided to lay a new water supply system for Mykolaiv from Nova Odesa, as it is the nearest «site with good quality drinking water»
They also showed photos of the construction of the new water supply system
head of the European Investment Bank's Regional Centre for Eastern Europe
Deputy Mayor of Mykolaiv and head of the city's recovery working group Serhii Koreniev said that the Mykolaiv Recovery Agency is working to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant and launch it simultaneously with the new water supply system
And Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Water Authority, said he did not want to rush to take out a large loan for the construction of water treatment facilities for Mykolaiv
despite the EIB's readiness to allocate more than €100 million
Later, it became known that the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure is currently upgrading the water treatment system for Mykolaiv on behalf of the government
Together with the constructed water pipeline
this will allow the city to launch a centralised drinking water supply in August 2025
head of the State Agency for Infrastructure Recovery and Development
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Due to a dispute between two management companies, the lift in one of Mykolaiv's buildings was turned off, forcing a man with a disability to wait outside the building for several hours
The relevant explanation was provided by the Department of Housing and Communal Services of the Mykolaiv City Council in response to the publication NikVesti
who was unable to get up to his apartment on the 6th floor in a wheelchair
contacted the editorial office — the lift suddenly stopped working
The company «Pivden» told him that the lift was disconnected because of debts
City council member Yurii Stepanets responded to the call for help on social media and organised the man's lift home
The housing and communal services department said that the problem arose because since 2018 the house had been serviced by «City for People Mykolaiv»
and since 2021 «Pivdenna» became the manager — by the decision of the residents themselves
some people still pay money to the old housing office
which complicates the situation with payment and maintenance of the building
«Some residents still pay money to the previous manager
According to Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine «On Peculiarities of Exercising Ownership in an Apartment Building»
decisions on management are made exclusively at the general meeting of co-owners
inviting representatives of both companies
and make a final collective decision: either to approve the current manager
The Department of Housing and Communal Services is ready to organise such a meeting if there is a request from the co-owners of an apartment building,» the department said
The Housing and Utilities Department added that stopping the lift because of debts is illegal
received an order demanding that the lift resume operation
As a reminder, Mykolaiv deputies asked to resume the work of the committee on accessibility for people with disabilities
which ceased operations during the full-scale war
In August 2024, the Mykolaiv City Council approved the target programme «Mykolaiv without Barriers» for 2024-2026
The programme should enable the formation of a comprehensive system for the rehabilitation and integration of people with disabilities
as well as strengthen social protection for people with disabilities and other low-mobility groups
Read also the article: «City of barriers: Is Mykolaiv ready for modern challenges?»
including Iranian-designed Shahed-type drones
located about 70 kilometers northwest of Donetsk
remains one of the most fiercely contested sectors of the front
where Russia has concentrated its main offensive efforts since March
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The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce."
Vice President Mike Pence said Putin "only understands power."
About 800 million euros ($905 million) will be allocated for the acquisition and installation of anti-tank mines to deter potential aggression
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Polish President Andrzej Duda said the United States has tools that can effectively influence the Kremlin
arguing that only President Donald Trump has real leverage over Russian President Vladimir Putin
The number includes 1,430 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day
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which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21
A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure
"We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war
Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said
MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7
MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne
The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8
by Russian forces laucnhed multiple drone attacks against Mykolaiv overnight on April 10
(State Emergency Service/Telegram)Russia launched multiple drone attacks on Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv overnight on April 10
The overnight strike against the regional center damaged several residential buildings and left 10 people injured, according to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitalii Kim
A 29-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were hospitalized in stable condition
Russian forces used FPV drones to strike the Kutsurub community of the region
one of the artillery strikes caused damage to an apartment building
Mykolaiv
a city approximately 480 kilometers (298 miles) southwest of Kyiv
remains relatively close to active front lines where Russian drone and artillery strikes have persistently targeted civilian infrastructure and residential areas
Russia has intensified missile and drone attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks despite ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine
Moscow has shown signs it is unwilling to move forward on a peace deal with Ukraine. Russian authorities have listed maximalist demands in ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine and the U.S
Following Russian recent strikes, U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 7 he was not happy with Moscow's intensified attacks
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March 26 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv
and also struck Kryvyi Rih in what Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday was the war's biggest drone attack on the city
The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks over the Black Sea and against each other's energy targets
but it was not clear when and how the deals would come into force
The mayor of Mykolaiv said there were emergency power outages early on Wednesday in the city
following a report by the region's governor that seven drones were destroyed overnight over the region
It was not immediately clear whether the power cuts were precautionary or a result of the overnight attack on Mykolaiv
Russia also attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih
igniting fires and damaging buildings but causing no deaths
the head of the city's military administration said
More: Russia says it will stop fighting in Ukraine in the Black sea. It's said that before.
The Ukrainian military said its air defence units had shot down 56 of 117 drones launched by Russia in the overnight attack
referring to the Ukrainian military's redirecting them with electronic warfare
this is how the occupiers 'want peace'," Oleksandr Vilkul
describing it as the war's biggest drone attack on the city
More: Russia, Ukraine agree to truce at sea and ban on energy attacks
Reuters could not independently verify the reports from Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih
The size of the attack on Kryvyi Rih and what was targeted there were not immediately clear
Vilkul had reported at least 15 explosions in Kryvyi Rih
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown and a frequent target of Russian attacks
There was no immediate comment from Russia
but the Russian defence ministry said that its air defence units destroyed nine Ukrainian drones overnight
including two over the waters of the Black Sea
Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Chris Reese
A court has found Russian servicemen Ruslan Akhmetov and Azret Batdyiev guilty of cruel treatment of civilians in the village of Novikiivka in Mykolaiv region and sentenced them to 11 and 12 years in prison in absentia
This is evidenced by the verdict of the Snihurivka District Court of 28 April
It should be noted that in July 2024, the court imprisoned pensioner Hryhorii Dragunenko for aiding the Russians in the case
The village was occupied from 4 March to 11 November
the soldiers of the 1st Motorised Rifle Company of the 126th Separate Guards Brigade of the Russian Coastal Defence
paramedic Ruslan Akhmetov and assistant grenade launcher Azret Batdyiev
tortured and threatened to kill seven villagers
When the occupiers faced a water shortage in July 2022
they found a house in the village with a water intake point equipped with a water pump
which they wanted to use for their own needs
The locals found out about it and dismantled the pump together with their fellow villagers
A list of their names and surnames was handed over to Akhmetov and Batdyiev
along with other members of the military group
the Russians could not find their places of residence on their own
they travelled around the village looking for the people on the list
They brought the detainees to the area near the cemetery so that «would not have to carry» far and ordered them to line up
taken behind a beam and staged to be executed by shooting over their heads
and forced to play a game of draw for their own lives — they were ordered to pull a stick to find out who would be killed first
while Batdyiev shot at the ground at their feet
the Russian military kicked them in the face
forced them to their knees and threatened to shoot them
They were then released and given until the morning to return the pump
Ruslan Akhmetov was sentenced to 12 years in prison
Earlier, it was reported that two Russian servicemen would be tried in absentia for illegal detention in inhumane conditions and torture of a civilian resident of the former temporarily occupied territory of Mykolaiv region
This was stated by Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych on Telegram
The threat persists," he wrote in the early hours of Saturday
The Air Force earlier warned residents of several Shahed attack drones approaching the city from the north
An air raid alert went off across a number of regions in Ukraine
Senkevych soon added that the emergency services had tentatively received no calls amid the alert
last night the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 64 drones the Russians had launched at Ukraine
while another 62 decoy drones traditionally used including to distract and exhaust air defenses caused no damage on the ground
a man in a wheelchair could not get to his apartment on the 6th floor for several hours due to a sudden lift shutdown
The man reported the situation to the editorial office of NikVesti
he was told by the management company «Pivden» that the lift was switched off because of a debt
He helped to organise the man's access to his apartment
The editorial team found out that the residents of this house have been suffering for a long time because of the confrontation between two service companies — «Pivden» and «City for people»
one company after another comes «to service»
Deputy Yurii Stepanets said he would raise the issue at the next meeting of the city council's specialised committee on housing and communal services
as well as strengthen social protection of people with disabilities and other people with limited mobility
It should be noted that according to the Dostupno.UA rating
Mykolaiv ranked 13th among 19 large cities in terms of accessibility
On 13 June 2023, the conference «Barrier-Free Ukraine» was held in Mykolaiv, where the «Barrier-Free Guide» was presented
During the conference, Yurii Stepanets, a deputy of the Mykolaiv City Council, reminded that the city authorities should focus more attention on the issue of barrier-free accessibility and accessibility of urban infrastructure for people with disabilities
Read the article: «City of barriers: Is Mykolaiv ready for modern challenges?»
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According to Ukrinform, the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration reported this on Facebook
On Tuesday, April 29, the Russians attacked four times with FPV drones and at 15:55 launched an artillery strike on the Kutsurubska community
As a result of the evening shelling in Dniprovske village
a 49-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were wounded
They were taken to Mykolaiv for medical care
In the morning the condition of the victims is satisfactory
The woman is already undergoing outpatient treatment
the man is in moderate condition and will be sent for outpatient treatment today
A private house and a power line were also damaged in Dniprovske village
yesterday at 11:25 and 11:29 the enemy attacked the Ochakiv community with FPV drones
Russians attacked the Kutsurubska community five times with FPV drones
A private house was damaged in the village of Dmytrivka
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The SBU's office in the Mykolaiv region reported this via Telegram
"SBU counterintelligence has detained another Russian agent in the Mykolaiv region
The perpetrator is a 57-year-old employee of one of the departments of the Pervomaisk City Council
who was spying on defenders in the southern region," the statement reads
The woman was apprehended during a meeting with her superiors and colleagues
she attempted to locate new positions of Ukrainian units that had relocated from their regular bases following the full-scale invasion
The SBU said that during her reconnaissance efforts
and types of military equipment heading to the front line
"She transmitted the gathered intelligence through a spy chatbot administered by traitor Serhii Lebedev (alias 'Lokhmatyi')
The enemy 'admin' forwarded the intel to his handlers from both the FSB and the military intelligence service of the aggressor state," the report said
The information was intended for use in planning new waves of Russian missile and drone strikes on the region
SBU operatives acted preemptively and detained the suspect
Searches at her premises uncovered computer equipment and mobile phones used in her subversive activities for the benefit of the occupiers
SBU investigators have charged her under Part 2
Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law)
She is currently in custody and faces a potential life sentence with property confiscation
The relevant statement was made by Bereznehuvate Village Head Serhii Boiko in a commentary to Ukrinform
40 social facilities have been damaged or destroyed in the community
which had been completely destroyed by six missiles and can no longer be restored
we are looking for partners who would help us rebuild a new school for 414 children
A total of UAH 546 million is needed for this purpose
The community alone will not be able to afford such construction
we have already prepared a project at our own expense,” Boiko told
two secondary schools are currently under construction in the community
and a primary school is expected to open by September 1
Partners promised to help arrange a modular shelter
“Health facilities have also been damaged
we are now focusing efforts to rebuild hospitals
The work is underway thanks to a government subvention on the terms of co-financing with the local budget,” Boiko added
He also pointed out another problematic issue – the extremely poor condition of roads between settlements
and now these are not roads but directions
“We are trying to repair the municipal roads running from the village of Bereznehuvate towards vital institutions on our own
the state has other priorities,” Boiko explained
A reminder that eight frontline communities in the Mykolaiv region
received partners from among the rear regions of Ukraine as part of the national project ‘Shoulder to Shoulder: Cohesive Communities’
which would help them with recovery efforts
According to the SBU
four Russian agents were arrested during a special operation in March
Case materials show that the main targets of the group were backup command posts and logistical warehouses of the Ukrainian Defense Forces on the southern front
The fifth spotter was apprehended at his place of residence
he went into hiding in an attempt to evade justice
The 50-year-old unemployed local man came to the attention of Russian operatives due to his pro-Kremlin comments in Telegram channel chats
he maintained contact with the Russians through traitor Serhii Lebediev (also known as "Lokhmatyi")
who is hiding in Donetsk and works simultaneously for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and military intelligence
acting independently from the other agents
would walk around the city trying to identify locations where Ukrainian defenders were stationed
He also covertly extracted useful information from acquaintances during casual conversations
The information he gathered was sent to "Lokhmatyi" via messenger
During searches of the detainee's property
law enforcement found mobile phones containing evidence of his collaboration with Russian intelligence
the origin of which is under investigation
SBU investigators have charged the man under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 3
Article 114-2 (unauthorized dissemination of information on the movement
or deployment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces) and Part 1
Article 263 (illegal handling of ammunition)
The suspect is currently in custody and faces up to 12 years in prison
by A billboard that reads “Mykolaiv: the City of Heroes” stands in a residential district on Aug
(Oleksii Samsonov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Russia attacked the city of Mykolaiv with Shahed-type drones
“As a result of the attack using Shaheds on Mykolaiv
a fire broke out in two residential buildings,” Kim said
A number of Russian kamikaze drones were detected flying over several Ukrainian regions
No reports on the number of casualties were available at the time of writing
The attack on Mykolaiv comes a day after a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed 19 people, including nine children
Russian forces reportedly launched a combined missile and drone attack on the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast city in the evening
setting buildings ablaze in residential districts
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address “that Russia must be held accountable for everything it has done.”
“Russian ballistics down a street in an ordinary city
“We need to put pressure on them there — really put pressure
don't waste time on empty talk — to end this war.”
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The Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook
The enemy attack took place around 04:57 on Monday. The type of missiles used by the invaders is being established
As reported by Ukrinform, by 05:15 am on April 21, explosions were heard in Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, and Kherson during an air raid alert.
According to Ukrinform, the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration reported the incident on Telegram
“Preliminary reports indicate no casualties
and emergency services are working to extinguish it,” the statement reads
According to a report by the National Police of Ukraine on Facebook
the incident occurred when a police unit responded to a call about a family dispute
the suspect pulled out a grenade and hurled it at the officers
a 21-year-old officer from the patrol police response sector of the Voznesensk District Police Department
died from injuries while receiving medical treatment
The three other injured officers were hospitalized
law enforcement officers detained six individuals who threw a grenade into a local resident's yard
by A billboard that reads “Mykolaiv: the City of Heroes” stands in a residential district in Mykolaiv
(Oleksii Samsonov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Russian air strikes in the early hours of Feb
leaving over 100,000 residents in Mykolaiv Oblast without heat
"This bears no relationship to military action and the situation on the front. This once again proves that Russians are fighting against our people, against life in Ukraine," Zelensky wrote of the strikes on his Telegram channel
Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaliy Kim wrote earlier in the day that the attack on the region included nine Shahed drones
with blasts and wreckage from the drones damaging five high-rise buildings and injuring one 64-year-old man
"This was done deliberately to leave people without heat in below-zero temperatures and create a humanitarian catastrophe," wrote Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
Radio Free Europe published video from parts of Mykolaiv affected
showing shopping centers with their walls demolished and stores with windows blown out
Ukraine had recently seen some reprieve from Russia's continuous attacks on civilian energy infrastructure thanks to an unusually warm winter
Temperatures overnight are forecast to drop to -9° Celcius in Mykolaiv
The same night, Russia launched a total of 143 drones, of which Ukraine's air force said it shot down 95
Forty others and two Russian ballistic missiles also missed their targets
Several elderly civilians in Kherson and Kharkiv Oblasts were also injured in the broader Russian air campaign last night