Ukrainian woman hurt in shark attack off New York coast, first in 70 years
A shark attack was registered on Rockaway Beach in New York (USA) for the first time in 70 years. The person attacked was Tetiana Koltunyuk, 65, an emigrant from Ukraine.
Accidents and Emergencies
09 August 2023
06 August 2023
Wind gusts leave 16 settlements in Kyiv region de-energized, 46 - in partial blackout
Due to gusty winds observed across Kyiv region, 16 settlements were left completely without power, while 46 were partially de-energized.
05 August 2023
Zelensky expresses condolences to Xi over China flood
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed his condolences to China President Xi Jinping and the Chinese people over the devastating flood that hit the country.
24 July 2023
Bridge collapses in Zakarpattia region, five people injured
Five people were injured in Zakarpattia region, as the bridge over the Teresva River collapsed.
21 July 2023
North Crimean Canal near Dzhankoi begins to dry up
The North Crimean Canal near the town of Dzhankoi in temporarily occupied Crimea has begun to thicken and dry up.
17 July 2023
10 hectares of wheat field burned down near Odesa
A field of wheat caught fire near the village of Velykyi Dalnyk. The fire spread to almost 10 hectares.
14 July 2023
Russians halt flow of Kalchyk River in temporarily occupied Mariupol
The activities of Russian invaders in the Azov region destroy not only buildings but waterways.
09 July 2023
One Ukrainian killed in truck and minibus collision in Poland
One person was killed and eight others injured after a minibus carrying a group of Ukrainians in Poland crashed into a truck parked on the roadside.
Fire at filling station in Kyiv extinguished
In Kyiv, firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out at a filling station in Dniprovskyi district. 1,500 square meters were engulfed in flames.
Filling station on fire in Kyiv, three people injured
A fire has broken out at a filling station in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district. Three people were reported injured.
08 July 2023
One killed, three injured as roof collapses at thermal power plant in Donetsk region
One person was killed, three injured and two are considered missing after the roof collapsed at a thermal power plant in the Donetsk region.
07 July 2023
Two teenage girls go missing on banks of Desna River in Chernihiv region
The search for two 15-year-old girls who disappeared near the village of Obolonnya, Novgorod-Siverskyi district, is ongoing in the Chernihiv region.
In Chernihiv region, 222 settlements left without electricity due to bad weather
222 settlements in the Chernihiv region were left without electricity due to bad weather.
03 July 2023
In Kherson region, 18 settlements remain flooded
In Kherson region, 18 settlements remain flooded after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam.
In Kherson region, 18 settlements remain flooded
In Kherson region, 18 settlements remain flooded after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam.
02 July 2023
Streets in occupied Hola Prystan still flooded
The Russian invaders do not help residents of the temporarily occupied Hola Prystan in Kherson region to eliminate the consequences of the flooding. The streets are still flooded, and the water level reaches 70 cm in some places.
01 July 2023
Eighteen settlements in Kherson region remain flooded
As of 09:00 on Saturday, July 1, 18 settlements remain flooded in Kherson region after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam.
30 June 2023
Eighteen settlements remaining flooded in Kherson region
Following Russia’s blowing up of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), eighteen settlements are remaining flooded in the Kherson region.
26 June 2023
Oil products found in two rivers in Kherson region
In the Kherson region, oil products were found in the water of the Kosova and Virovchyna rivers, while no oil products were found in the Dnipro.
25 June 2023
Ammo depo owned by GRU poisoning survivor goes ablaze in Bulgaria
Outside Bulgaria’s Karnobat, a fire and a number of explosions were reported in the early hours of Sunday at an ammunition warehouse belonging to Emko company owner Emilian Gebrev, who survived a poisoning attempt by Russian military intelligence in 2015.
Large part of trees in Ukraine’s flooded areas to die out - ecologists
Environmental experts predict the death of a significant part of the trees in the territories affected by prolonged flooding after the Russian invasion forces blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam.
23 June 2023
Three settlements remain flooded on right bank of Kherson region
Three settlements, including 86 houses, remain flooded on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.
22 June 2023
Gas explosion in Kyiv: third victim's body pulled out of rubble
Rescuers have removed the body of a woman from the rubble of a 16-story building damaged by an explosion in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv.
Twenty people rescued following house explosion in Kyiv
Twenty people were rescued from a 16-story apartment block damaged by the explosion in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district.
Twenty people rescued following house explosion in Kyiv
Twenty people were rescued from a 16-story apartment block damaged by the explosion in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district.
Gas explosion in Kyiv causes two deaths, five apartments destroyed
Two people were killed in an explosion in a 16-story building in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital.
Gas explosion in Kyiv causes two deaths, five apartments destroyed
Two people were killed in an explosion in a 16-story building in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital.
20 June 2023
Oleshky on brink of humanitarian disaster: sewerage doesn’t work, no drinking water, electricity supply
There is a stench in Oleshky, occupied part of Kherson region, due to the flooding. Sewerage does not work, there is no drinking water and electricity supply, the occupation authorities try to conceal the number of victims and continue to remove bodies without establishing the cause of death.
Kakhovka HPP blast: Water supply interrupted for 35 settlements in Dnipropetrovsk region
Following Russia’s blowing up of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), over 30 settlements are remaining without centralized water supply services in the Dnipropetrovsk region.