Bank employees reissued cards of customers from the occupied territories and embezzled ₴5 million
Using access to closed automated systems, bank branch managers in the Lviv region reissued customers’ cards and withdrew money from them.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has «two scenarios» for launching chip production in Ukraine, and the required budget is at least $1 billion
On January 14th, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Innovation Strategy until 2030, which, among other things, includes the launch of chip manufacturing in Ukraine.
Taxation of all foreign parcels from marketplaces – Hetmantsev introduced bills
Danylo Hetmantsev («Servant of the People»), Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, has registered in the Verkhovna Rada draft laws on value added tax (VAT) and customs duty on postal items arriving in Ukraine. As said MP, he did it «at the request of business – ACC, EBA, FEU, APITU, URB, RAU, CCI…
Ukraine will punish media for negative comments of readers about officials if they are not removed within 3 days, — new law
On January 14, the Verkhova Rada adopted the bill №11321, which, among other things, specifies the punishment process for the media for “not removing” negative comments about officials under the news.
The most viewed articles on Wikipedia by Ukrainians in 2024 — for the first time, «living» personality is in the lead
The public organization “Wikimedia Ukraine” published a ranking of Wikipedia articles that were of most interest to Ukrainians in 2024.
«Ukrposhta» and Temu have signed an agreement that will speed up the delivery of goods from China to Ukraine
The Ukrainian postal operator “Ukrposhta” and the Chinese marketplace Temu have entered into a “strategic partnership” that will allow for accelerated delivery of goods from China to Ukraine.
Ukraine is ready to provide jobs with reservations for men returning from abroad, — head of the Ministry of Unity
The Ministry of Unity plans to set up job centers where Ukrainians abroad can find employment at defense enterprises in Ukraine — with exemption from mobilization.
«Shake it and talk»: the Ministry of Digital Transformation will have a voice assistant to receive complaints against officials
The head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, has announced a new service for citizens to interact with the government—a voice assistant that will allow users to complain about poorly provided government services.
For the first time in history: Magura V5 naval drone shoots down a Russian helicopter
On December 31, the DIU’s Group 13 special forces arranged a wonderful New Year’s gift and sent a Russian military helicopter to a Russian warship. It is noteworthy that for the first time in history, an air target was hit and destroyed by a Magura V5 naval strike drone equipped with missile weapons.
44% of Ukrainians donated from every salary in 2024, and learned about the collections from friends, — Rakuten Viber survey
According to a recent Rakuten Viber survey involving around 30,000 users, 63% of Ukrainians are actively donating in 2024, while 27% are helping “in other ways.”
Direct to Cell in Ukraine: «Kyivstar» and Starlink sign agreement to launch the service
The mobile operator “Kyivstar” has signed a deal with Starlink to introduce the satellite communication Direct to Cell in Ukraine.
Glovo’s biggest fan spent UAH 274,000 on food, and the record-breaking courier drove 23,000 km, — service results for 2024
Following Uklon and Bolt, the courier service Glovo has also summed up its year.
A document on deregistration from the military register does not give the right to travel abroad, — Supreme Court
Being removed from military register, as well as the document confirming it, does not allow travel abroad. Only categories of citizens listed in the law can travel.
Nova Poshta handled a record 2.24 million parcels on Christmas Eve. What did Ukrainians send most often?
December 23, right before Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Nova Poshta set a historic record for its service by processing 2,245,336 shipments.
Decriminalization of porn will bring more than UAH 500 million annually – the committee supported draft law No. 12191
The Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) has estimated that decriminalizing pornography could add more than UAH 500 million in tax revenues to Ukraine’s state budget.
In Lviv, taxis are most often called with iPhones, Kyiv residents are generous with «tips», and Kherson residents like to take early trips, — Uklon
This year, Ukrainians have traveled over 842 million kilometers and spent nearly 14 million hours on the road using the taxi service Uklon.
«Amulet» «does not see» information about reservations made through «Action» ─ explanation of false mobilization
How to as previously reported, TCCs forcibly mobilize employees of communication providers even with booking documents. The TCC employees explain their actions by the fact that the reservation information is allegedly absent from the «Oberig» register, and they do not take paper documents into account.
«Reserve+», «Army+» and «Oberih» are working as usual, but have suspended deferments – Chernogorenko
Despite Russian hacker attack that blocked the work of some state registers of the Ministry of Justice, military registries and services of the Ministry of Defense are operating normally. We are talking about the «Oberih» registry, as well as the «Reserve+» and «Army+» applications. About this said Deputy Minister of Defense for…
State registers suffered from Russian hacker attack – recovery will take about 2 weeks
On December 19, Ukraine’s state registries were subjected to a large-scale cyberattack, which is being linked to Russian actions. As a result of the attack, the Unified and State Registries managed by the Ministry of Justice were temporarily suspended. About said Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha…
TCCs forcibly mobilize employees of telecommunications providers even with booking documents – the data is not in the system «Oberig»
Territorial acquisition centers (TACs) continue to forcibly mobilize employees of telecom providers who repair equipment. Such cases occur even if they have documents confirming the reservation. Oleksandr Fediyenko, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, spoke about such cases.
OnlyFans: BES receives information about Ukrainian content sellers on the platform – searches begin
The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv allowed investigators of the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) to obtain information about all Ukrainians who are registered on the OnlyFans platform and receive income there. The court’s decision was accepted September 20.
Online voting: authorities consider innovations for post-war elections
Ukrainian authorities are studying European electoral models, including electronic voting options, to conduct elections immediately after the end of the war with Russia. This was shared by the head of the “Servant of the People” party, Olena Shulyak, in an interview with Politico.
Digital HCI: the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada approved the draft law – medical examination data will automatically be included «Oberih»
The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on National Security has prepared for adoption in general the bill №12066 on digital medical examination. It will enable automatic transmission of medical examination data on fitness for military service to the Registry of conscripts “Oberih”. The VRU will soon adopt it as law.
Production of Japanese pickups to be launched in Ukraine – Ministry of Economy
A Japanese engineering company, in collaboration with Ukrainian manufacturers, plans to initiate the production of pickup trucks in Ukraine using Semi Knocked Down (SKD) technology. This was announced by the First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko.
«e-Batkivshchyna» ─ officials are developing a new digital tool for Ukrainians returning from abroad
Ukrainian officials, along with international partners, are discussing the creation of a new digital platform to communicate with Ukrainians living abroad. This tool aims to assist those planning to return to Ukraine in finding housing and employment. This was reported by the First Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Dariya Marchak.
«Diia.Card» ─ a single card for all government payments
Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said about the creation of a new bank card – «Diia.Card». It is designed to make it easier for ordinary Ukrainians «to receive payments from the state».
Vodafone to increase prices for Ukrainians by UAH 70-120 starting December 24 — initially in four tariffs
Hot on the heels of Kyivstar, Vodafone announced a hike in tariff prices too.
«Trident»: Ukraine has laser weapons to destroy aircraft at a distance of up to 2 km
Ukraine possesses a modern laser weapon called «Trident», capable of destroying aircraft at a distance of more than 2 kilometers. This was announced by Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The TSCC must prove that the document was not presented in «Reserve+» — the court canceled the fine of UAH 25500
If a person liable for military service says they showed their military registration document in the “Reserv+” app, but the TSCC claims that the document wasn’t presented — they must prove it in court.
Only 4% of Ukrainians donate «Winter eSupport» to the Armed Forces, the rest — pay for utilities or mobile communications
So, as part of the “Winter eSupport” program, 1,000 UAH has been credited to the cards of 1.8 million adults and 520,000 children.
Tax authorities are massively checking online sellers: almost UAH 50 million in fines in a month – Hetmantsev
The State Tax Service (STS) is tightening its control over online sales, including conducting test purchases and fining those who do not issue cash receipts. This was reported in the Telegram channel reported Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy («Servant of the People») Danylo Hetmantsev.
Law Enforcement Officers to be Authorized to Open Parcels of Ukrainians – Draft Law Registered in the Verkhovna Rada
A group of MPs from the «Servant of the People» party has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (VRU) draft law No. 12294, which proposes to give law enforcement agencies the right to open citizens’ mail.
Cyberpolice exposed organizers of «contractors» in esports
Cyberpolice has exposed “several criminal groups” involved in organizing rigged esports matches. Real sports celebrities were involved.
Financial control is tightening: banks want to receive information about clients’ income and court cases through «Action»
As well as predicted earlierIn addition, some banks have signed a memorandum to tighten control over the payments of Ukrainians, both individuals and individual entrepreneurs. It will become more difficult to use banking services for those people who do not have confirmed legal income. But the innovations will also affect law-abiding citizens.
EasyPay turned off the refund function because Ukrainians «abused» it to convert «eSupport» into cash
EasyPay CEO Oleksiy Avramenko has announced that the payment service has disabled the refund option due to a “fraudulent scheme” with the “Winter eSupport” program.
No more than UAH 100,000 of card transfers, limitation of the number of accounts and checks for individual entrepreneurs – new restrictions
In the near future, 7 major Ukrainian banks intend to sign a memorandum to tighten restrictions on card transfers to individuals. It is also planned to limit the number of accounts in one currency. In addition, banks plan to strengthen financial monitoring of individual entrepreneurs. This is reported by Forbes Ukraine, citing the text of the…
The average salary in Ukraine «increased» to ₴21,946. The largest increase is in IT (+37,7%), while the education sector lags behind
According to State Statistics Service, the average salary of full-time employees in Ukraine in the third quarter of 2024 increased by 22.3% to ₴21,946.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received the latest drone missiles «Hell»: what is known about them
On December 6, on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy solemnly handed over the first batch of the latest «Hell» drone missiles to the Defense Forces.
«Kyivstar» will increase tariffs by 25% on average by the end of the year — «forced», but will offer more services
Kyivstar has already reviewed the tariff plans for contract mobile subscribers, and by the end of the year will update tariffs for prepaid as well.
PrivatBank customers spent ₴24 billion per week «Black Friday»: 80 thousand goods — in installments, including
During the week leading up to “Black Friday” (this year it fell on November 29), PrivatBank customers made 68.5 million non-cash purchases in the bank’s acquiring network, totaling over ₴23.7 billion (an increase of 22.5% compared to last year).
More than 600,000 Ukrainians have changed operators with number portability. One — is in the top by a huge margin
As of December 1st, 647,845 Ukrainians have used the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service since its launch. Such data is provided by the Mediasat publication with reference to the report from the National Commission that carries out state regulation in the fields of electronic communications, radio frequency spectrum, and postal services (NKEK).
TP fines of «Reserve+» can be paid even abroad – Who will be affected
Ukrainians who are abroad and have violated the rules of military registration will be able to pay fines through the «Reserve+» application if the Verkhovna Rada adopts draft law No. 12093. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.
The average check of Ukrainians on «Black Friday» started at ₴5000, and the top sellers are smartphones, TVs, and charging stations (Forbes report)
Forbes Ukraine analyzed what Ukrainians bought on “Black Friday” and how much sales increased in the biggest Ukrainian chains compared to last year.
The longest taxi ride in Ukraine cost ₴19,100, and the most popular place — Kyiv Railway Station (Bolt service results)
The Bolt taxi service was most frequently used from 7 PM to 8 PM, and the most popular drop-off and pick-up location was the Central Railway Station in Kyiv. The average tip this year was around 30 UAH.
Renault Duster, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and others: the most popular cars in Ukraine in November
In November more than 5.2 thousand new passenger cars were registered in Ukraine. Traditionally, the bestseller of the month was the RENAULT Duster crossover, which is far ahead of its closest competitor. However, other models also demonstrated good sales performance.
OPPO Enco Air4 in Ukraine: ANC up to 32 dB, up to 43 hours of battery life, and a price of 3499 UAH
OPPO AED Ukraine has introduced the new OPPO Enco Air4 TWS headphones equipped with active noise cancellation to the Ukrainian market.
Ukrainians who have received UAH 1000 «eSupport» abroad will have to return it, — Prime Minister Shmyhal
The government plans to conduct an “audit” within the “Winter eSupport” program.
Monobank made 69,000 installment purchases on Black Friday. The strangest was a childbirth, and the most expensive cost ₴248,000
On Black Friday, monobank users made 69,000 purchases using the installment payment option, with an average receipt of ₴14,300 — according to statistics published by the neo-bank’s founder, Oleg Horokhovsky.
Car preferences of Ukrainians: which brands were the most popular in November (the leader changed again)
In November, Ukrainians registered more than 5.2 thousand new passenger cars. This is 3% less than in November 2023. Compared to October of this year, consumer activity in the Ukrainian car market decreased by 10%.
Ukraine plans to launch toll roads — 6 potential routes are being analyzed
In Ukraine, six main routes for the launch of toll roads are being analyzed — there is already a “developed” bill and agreements with the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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