
Verkhovna Rada approves expansion of EU languages' rights in education
Parliament supported a bill expanding the rights of Hungarian and other EU languages in the education sector.

Parliament supported a bill expanding the rights of Hungarian and other EU languages in the education sector.

Investigation established that the city councillor controlled the production and supply of over 260,000 non-compliant heating devices for border guards worth 5.4 million UAH.

The BEB established that between 2022 and 2023, fictitious methanol supplies were processed through "transit" companies in the Poltava region. The budget lost over UAH 5 million in tax revenue.

Houthis have taken responsibility for a series of missile strikes on the airport in the Saudi capital, resulting in deaths and disruptions to the international hub.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow will not give Ukraine a breather on the battlefield, citing that it will not be swayed by the Ukrainian leader's assurances.

In October 2026, reaching the age of 50 is not an automatic ground for exemption from conscription, although the law provides a list of social and medical circumstances for obtaining a deferment.

Kremlin spokesman explained why Russia does not agree to the two-month ceasefire proposed by Zelensky, limiting the possibility of a pause to voting day only.

Russian officials rejected Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal for a 60-day ceasefire, stating the priority is creating a long-term peace.

Rules for granting mobilisation deferments are undergoing significant changes. As MP Zheleznyak reported, citing his sources, the government intends to review current practices and reduce the number of employees eligible for deferment.
According to the information received, the share of deferred employees in the defence-industrial complex and the energy sector will be reduced from 100% to a maximum of 85%. In the fields of heat supply, water supply, and household waste collection, this indicator will drop from 75% to 60%.
The procedure for calculating available deferments for the remaining staff will also change. Employees who have already received deferments will no longer be taken into account when determining the 50% limit for other workers at an enterprise.
«Було 100 осіб і 50 броней — стане 80 і 40» (There were 100 people and 50 deferments — it will become 80 and 40), the MP explained, illustrating the mechanism of the new calculations.
The function of designating an enterprise as critically important will be transferred to a new structural unit — the Coordination Centre at the Cabinet of Ministers. This body will include 17 representatives from the Security Service of Ukraine, the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the External Intelligence Service, and the National Police.
All ministries and regional military administrations are obliged to complete the review of sectoral criteria for enterprise criticality by 20 October.
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