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After another alarming night over the Kyiv region, the morning in Bilohorodka began unusually. While the whole country traditionally checked the news after air raid alerts, people from different parts of Ukraine were gathering at the "Kolos" stadium in Bilohorodka, Kyiv region. Some came to compete, others to cheer them on.
In June, Ukraine celebrated the first Day of Unmanned Systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For some, it is merely a new date on the calendar. In reality, it symbolizes one of the greatest transformations the country is experiencing during the full-scale war. And this transformation begins not at a military range — but in sports clubs and communities.
On June 5, Russian drones destroyed an administrative building at the Yagotynske for Children plant in the Brovary district — the only specialized dairy food production facility for infants in the country. People were killed at their workplaces at 8 a.m.
The path to Europe begins with local communities. At the IV International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv, the Bilohorodka community officially signed a partnership memorandum with the French city of Bures-sur-Yvette — a suburb of Paris in the Île-de-France region. The event was chaired by the President of Ukraine.
On the night of May 24, a Russian attack destroyed the Kyiv distribution center "FIM" — a key logistics hub of the Omega company. This is already the third strike against the infrastructure of one of Ukraine's largest auto parts distributors over the past year.
# The Reburial of the Second Head of the OUN at NVMK Became the First Step of the State Program to Return Figures from Emigration. Next — Konovalets, Petlyura, and the Unresolved Question About Bandera.
On the night of May 24, Russia struck Bila Tserkva — 80 kilometers from Kyiv — with a ballistic missile "Oreshnik," while destroying several districts of the capital with other weapons. This marks the third combat use of the weapon that the Kremlin claims is invulnerable.
Russia struck Bila Tserkva with a ballistic missile "Oreshnik" and hit a garage cooperative. The target that Russia's Defense Ministry called "military" turned out to be three burning garages.
# Russia strikes Bila Tserkva with Oreshnik ballistic missile On the night of May 24, Russia struck Bila Tserkva with a ballistic missile Oreshnik. Zelensky confirmed the use of new weapons and reported on the consequences.
While the front holds — the rear acts. Kyiv region together with 11 communities handed over 54 pickups to the 72nd Black Zaporozhian Brigade — a record batch of vehicles for the entire period of the region's joint funding. Soldiers who work daily on the hottest frontline sectors received transport that literally saves lives.
# Bilhorodka has experienced everything at once in recent years: rapid population growth, war, blackouts, infrastructure overload, and the need to simultaneously address a huge range of issues. But as if that wasn't enough. There's still a bit more to squabble about on the internet. If desired, one could even launch a small information war around the reconstruction of an old dilapidated kindergarten.
The local fire department and the unified information and dispatch service of the Bilohorod village council are celebrating their third anniversary. Over this time, they have become more than just emergency response services – they have become a lifeline that the community relies on around the clock.
# Company Director Suspected of Markup Scheme in Municipal Generator Deal The director of a supplier company, together with two associates, sold generators for treatment facilities to Bila Tserkva city council with a 155% markup — and received a suspicion notice. The scheme was straightforward: three commercial proposals with inflated prices, one tender, and no market verification.
Former judge Alexei Tandir, who is already being tried for a fatal drunk driving accident at a checkpoint, is now suspected of organizing a criminal group that seized five apartments of deceased persons through forged debt lawsuits and compliant state bailiffs.
# Kernel investing ~$400 million in renewable energy generation, with new wind farm in Yahidne community part of this portfolio. The question is not whether the wind farm will be built, but rather who will buy this electricity and on what terms.
On May 8, a memorial rally was held in Bobrytsia to mark the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation. At the memorial to the fallen, there were candles, tulips, and words that resonate differently today than ever before.
On May 1, Bilohorodska village council held its regular session. It began with the presentation of an order to the family and son of a fallen Defender — setting the tone for the entire meeting.
On April 22, the Bilohorodska community held a consultation with representatives of Chemonics company as part of the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine program. At stake is funding for projects in the fields of education, security, and energy efficiency.
A week in the Kyiv region — from criminal cases surrounding the memorial alley of fallen defenders to sports victories and demining operations in the Bucha area. The main highlights — in our digest.
Weekly review of the most important events in the Kyiv region: energy resilience of communities, regional economic growth despite the war, deoccupation memory in Bucha — and grim news from Donetsk region.
Extraordinary session is more than formality. Bilohorodska village council approved decisions that directly impact support for the armed forces, school operations, and community preparedness for the upcoming winter. Without unnecessary talk—down to business.
# Essays on Ancient and Modern History of Bilohorodska Community: From Ancient River Names and Mysterious Serpent Ramparts to Just War Theory and Heroic Defense of Kyiv in 2022
Rescuers inspected temples in Irpin community ahead of Easter — checking not only for fire extinguishers, but also for evacuation readiness during air raids. Two risks in one facility.
# A resident of Bilohorodka stole a car with keys left in the ignition and drove several hundred kilometers before police caught up with him. The case is straightforward, but it clearly illustrates a widespread risk.
On April 10, the Hostomel community bids farewell to Igor Konoval — a fighter with the call sign "Horse." A guard of honor from Horenka to Pushcha-Voditsia is not a protocol, but a gesture that the community repeats again and again.
On April 3, 37-year-old Vadym Rybalko from Vorzel, a village that experienced Russian occupation in 2022, was killed in Kharkiv region. He voluntarily enlisted three times and never returned home to his wife and three children.
The median price of private houses in Kyiv region rose by 15% over the year — twice more than in Kyiv itself. Behind these figures lies not investment frenzy, but the forced logic of people who survived a winter of shelling and utilities collapse.
# New "Hotline" by Oleksandr Paschynsky in Battered Irpin Registers Requests: Emergency Trees, Bus Stops, Tariffs — Utilities Recovery Still Incomplete A new "hotline" launched by Oleksandr Paschynsky in the war-affected city of Irpin is logging citizen complaints: fallen trees, damaged bus stops, utility rate issues — basic infrastructure restoration remains unfinished. However, there remains a significant gap between "promptly forwarding requests to utilities" and actual results, which the hotline has yet to bridge.
# English Translation Irpin lyceum students gained access to a course taught by practicing lawyers — not as a career guidance program, but as a practical tool. It is significant that Irpin, where thousands of families faced property disputes, inheritance cases, and compensation claims after 2022, became the venue for such an experiment.
# Major apartment building renovation in Irpin is not just wall repair. It is a test of whether Ukraine can rebuild better than before the war.
The Vyshhorod Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center did not acknowledge violations in a case that the Defense Ministry called "unacceptable" and which resulted in disciplinary action against seven police officers. The disparity in assessments of the same video is telling.
A summer resident of Vorzel was unable to find her way home. Police officers identified the woman and took her to her relatives.
Medicines collected by volunteers in France, camouflage nets from displaced women, and sweets for military medics — the "Foundation of Good Deeds" demonstrates what volunteer logistics looks like in the conditions of full-scale war.
Oleksandr Novytskyi defended Ukraine in the ATO zone in Luhansk region long before Bucha became a symbol. Nine years after returning from the front, he died during evacuation to a hospital.
In a city where hundreds of animals died from hunger and thirst during the occupation, volunteers from "VARTI" continue to rescue those waiting for help. Rudi is one of them.
# Military settlement homes destroyed on first day of full-scale invasion. Since then, residents have endured a fruitless French memorandum, housing certificates for some residents, and finally—an actual construction pit.
State Enterprise "Vorzel Sanatorium" announced a tender for 15.3 million hryvnias for the reconstruction of the main medical building. For the village, this is already the second attempt to rebuild after devastating occupation—the first was after 1943.
While official reports record progress — field coverage, new foundations, reinforced columns — behind the scenes there is a broken contract, costs that have tripled, and no official completion date.
Volunteers will replace knitted installations in Central Park that were destroyed over time after surviving the occupation. A charity event at the end of April will combine art with real fundraising for tactical medicine.
# Bucha is building a regional veteran space — the first of such scale in Kyiv region. But behind an ambitious nationwide plan lies an open question: on what principle does the state choose where to build and where not to.
Irpin Water Supply and Sewage Company has launched legal proceedings against non-payers — 10% of subscribers have failed to make any payments. However, the company itself has outstanding debts to Kyiv Water Supply and Sewage Company.
The women's team of Irpin Lyceum No. 3 won at the IV regional stage of "Shoulder to Shoulder" and secured a ticket to the all-Ukrainian final. The city that halted the advance on Kyiv in 2022 now sends its athletes to compete against teams from across the country.
A 25-year-old unemployed man from the Bucha district initially carried out "test" assignments from his recruiter — arson of railway infrastructure — and only after that received a task to blow up a military enlistment office. The SBU has systematically documented this recruitment algorithm.
On February 24, 2022, Colonel Viktor Kuzmyn was at his combat position on the Luhansk front. He was killed in a missile strike, but saved his subordinates. His wife Viktoria submitted a petition to the President of Ukraine requesting that her husband be posthumously awarded the country's highest state honor — Hero of Ukraine.
A postal service employee in Bila Tserkva is suspected of embezzling 185,000 hryvnias in pension payments. The vulnerability lies in the paper-based record system for cash disbursements, where a single person can enter and sign off on data simultaneously.
Municipal workers are inspecting play areas following residents' complaints. Over three years of reconstruction, Irpin has patched up thousands of buildings, but children's infrastructure is still catching up.
Last year, Irpin residents already went through a water tariff increase — from 32 to 56.88 hrn/m³. Now the utility company has submitted new justification: electricity has become more expensive by 58%, fuel — by up to 62%, and the wage tariff rate will increase from 200% to 260%.
On April 4, at the Terminal arena in Brovary, Ukraine hosted its first-ever professional boxing match under adaptive boxing regulations between two veterans with bilateral amputations. The victory went to Artem Khrebet, an aerial reconnaissance operator with the call sign "Grizzly".
Residents of the Stoyanka neighborhood in Irpin submitted the project themselves, canvassed their neighbors — and won the participatory budget competition. The result: a new children's playground financed jointly by the city council, private donors and the local residents.
The first veterans of the Bilohorodka community are already at the final stage of prosthetic fitting. Today two more female residents received an initial consultation at MSOR Ukraine — and one of them was already walking on a new prosthesis the same day.
On March 30 an aerial ladder fire truck arrived in the Bilohorodska community from the partner city of Korneuburg (Austria). The handover of the vehicle was carried out with the participation of a female member of the National Council of Austria and the Ambassador of Austria to Ukraine.
Taras Khizhko was killed on December 25 by an FPV strike near Kostiantynivka. His identity was confirmed only after DNA testing — at home his wife Tetyana and their two sons were waiting for him.
The community that Scania and Volvo are already rebuilding with Swedish funds now also has a declaration on an "Ecohub" and Smart City. What the document contains and what was left out.
Tetiana Kosian signed a contract on February 26 and was killed on March 23 while saving the wounded. Her death is a single line in the statistics, but behind it is the choice of a woman who went to war voluntarily.
The voluntary declaration campaign in Bucha district is gaining momentum — the figures make it possible to assess how effectively law enforcement is bringing arsenals under state control and reducing risks to the community.
This Saturday, employees of the departments of the Bilohorodska Village Council took part in communal clean-up efforts in various villages across the community — cleaning, tidying up, and putting things in order.
The Office of the Prosecutor General’s investigation has uncovered a scheme of sham grain deliveries — the case is not just about money but about trust in the agricultural market. We explain how the scam worked and what consequences it has for the sector.
Ahead of the anniversary of Irpin’s liberation, a year-long project is launching that aims to change how the experience of war is commemorated in the urban space — from expert dialogue to practical solutions.
On the fourth anniversary of the liberation, residents gathered at the "Karavan-Hala" checkpoint to honor the fallen defenders. Why this remembrance is important for the city's reconstruction and national resilience — briefly and to the point.
Fourth year since the battles: a brief look at official figures, key memorial sites, and why you should attend today.
When people leave their homes, it's not loud declarations but systematic work on the ground that matters. The Irpin community, together with the UN and charitable organizations, distributed more than 600 kits of essential supplies — we explain who is behind the logistics and why this matters for the region's stability.
A fire in an apartment in Bucha district claimed one life. We examine the facts, the causes and what this means for home safety — briefly and without panic.
The Bucha community is saying farewell to 32-year-old Mykola Kudeliuk — a volunteer and drone operator who was killed on March 23, 2026, in the Sumy region. We examine why specialists like him are now critically important and what this loss means for his family and the community.
A dispute at a table over alcohol escalated into serious bodily harm. We explain the facts, the legal developments, and what this means for community safety.
The "Transparency and Accountability" working group identified slow progress on works and failure to meet obligations. The issues concern the return of advance payments, referrals to law enforcement agencies, and accelerating work at sites important to residents.
The Memorialization Sector of the Irpin City Council conducted a themed tour for children from the "Kazka" kindergarten. We explain why such initiatives are not merely an emotional gesture but part of the long-term work to restore civic solidarity after 2022.
A modern operating room and the first day of complex procedures: the region invested 4,700,000 hryvnias in renovating the premises to shorten time to treatment and improve patients’ chances. We examine why this matters here and now.
The Kyiv Regional Military Administration and the Swiss‑Ukrainian DECIDE project signed a new four‑year memorandum that sets a roadmap for reforms through 2030. It is an investment in human capital and a tool for retaining talent in communities during reconstruction.
The former head of the Territorial Recruitment Center is suspected of illegally seizing vehicles allegedly for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The case involves eight cars and more than 4 million hryvnias in damages — a matter that affects not only criminal justice but also the security of front-line logistics.
Police seized more than 14 kg of cannabis — the case illustrates how online purchases of seeds are turning into a local security threat. We unpack the scheme, the legal consequences, and what it means for the community.
Have a housing voucher? The next step is reserving the funds. We explain why this is decisive, how much time you have to sign the contract, and how to quickly make the reservation through Diia, a CNAP, or a notary.
The Kotsiubynske Youth Sports School team (girls born in 2011–2012) won silver medals in the second league of the Ukrainian futsal championship — a result that reflects the systematic work of the coach and the community and is significant for the development of regional sport.
Pedestrian access linking the SMU neighborhood to the city has been closed for nearly a year. Ukrzaliznytsia says it has all the materials and plans to complete the work by the end of May — the remaining questions concern the schedule and the transparency of its execution.
The EBRD estimates the restoration of the New Safe Confinement at €500 million — three to five times higher than previous estimates. If its airtightness is not restored, corrosion will begin within four years and could turn a local problem into a continental threat.
On March 28, an exhibition by around 40 artists opens at Lisova 3 — an event that both commemorates the liberation of Irpin and provides tangible support to the Armed Forces through the sale of artworks and donations.
After a long period of searches and DNA testing, Irpin received confirmation: a defender who had been considered missing in action was killed on December 25, 2025. This is not only a loss for the family — it is a reminder of the protracted work required to establish facts at the front.
Serhiy Prytula’s charitable foundation donated a 440 kW generator to a hospital — we explain why this is important for patients, medical staff and the community during prolonged power outages.
This afternoon a multi-story building in Kyiv Oblast caught fire — rescuers evacuated 12 people, but one person died. We briefly outline the timeline, the actions of emergency services, and what this means for the safety of the neighborhood.
The nighttime crash involving a police officer in Nemishayeve is not just about a single accident. It is a test of the transparency of the law enforcement system and a question of road safety.
In a human corridor lined with national flags, Irpin residents paid tribute to a defender who in 2022 held one of the city's toughest defensive positions. Why this loss matters not only to his family — we explain without pomposity.