Fatal car accident with judge, missile attack on hospital in Dnipro: highlights of the day

Fatal accident with a judge

Around midnight, Oleksiy Tandyr, head of the Makariv District Court of Kyiv Oblast, ran over a 23-year-old National Guard soldier at a checkpoint in Kyiv. The soldier died on the spot from his injuries. Law enforcement officers detained the head of the court.

The judge refused to take biological samples to confirm or deny alcohol or drug intoxication. But the court allowed the biological samples to be taken forcibly. As a result, Tandyr was charged with committing a fatal accident while under the influence of alcohol.

The prosecutor's office also sent an appeal to the High Council of Justice with a request to give consent to the judge's detention.

Missilie attack on hospital in Dnipro

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Dnipro in the afternoon, hitting a hospital. Two people have been reported dead. Among them is a 69-year-old man who was passing by the hospital when the Russian missile hit the city.

There are also 23 wounded people as a result of the missile strike. Of these, 21 are hospitalized, three are in serious condition. Among the wounded are two children, boys aged 3 and 6, who were hospitalized.

Russians are preparing a provocation at ZNPP

In the evening, Ukrainian intelligence said that in the coming hours, Russians are preparing a large-scale provocation to simulate an accident at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in order to blame Ukraine for it.

According to intelligence, the occupiers will strike directly at the territory of ZNPP to provoke it. After that, they will announce an accidental leak of radioactive substances, blaming Ukraine. In this way, Russia hopes to get a pause to regroup and stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

New head of Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Ukraine has elected a new Chief Justice at an extraordinary plenary session. Stanislav Kravchenko, the head of the Criminal Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court, was elected.

Back in 2017, the Public Integrity Council published a negative opinion on Kravchenko, stating that he made decisions in violation of human rights and provided false information in his declaration.

And BBC Ukraine, citing sources in the Supreme Court, wrote that Kravchenko had promised judges free apartments in exchange for votes in his favor. The judge himself denies this.

Clashes in Kosovo

In partially recognized Kosovo, clashes occur between Kosovo special forces and local Serbs boycotting the recent municipal elections.

According to local media reports, the security forces fired tear gas, explosions and gunshots, after which the protesters retreated. At least one police car was smashed and caught fire.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has put the army on full combat alert and ordered it to approach the border with Kosovo. Belgrade assures that the Serbian Armed Forces will comply with the president's order and "do what is expected of them to be where it is most difficult to defend Serbia's freedom and independence."

The situation at the front

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the occupiers continue to focus their main efforts on the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka axes. There were 18 combat engagements there over the last day. The aviation of the Defense Forces conducted eight strikes on the clusters of the Russian troops.

Border guards said that Russian troops stormed the positions of the Defense Forces on the Avdiivka axis using tanks and unconventional grenades. Russian forces were dropping ammunition with irritant aerosols from drones.

The Netherlands likely to transfer its F-16s to Ukraine

The Dutch government is likely to send its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after Ukrainian pilots complete training on them, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that his country is "seriously considering" sending F-16s to Ukraine, but has not yet made a final decision.

Other news

• Russians dropped a FAB-250 bomb on New York, Donetsk Oblast. There is a wounded man.
• Russian passports were found among relatives of the new deputy head of the SBU. The special service responded.
• The Ukrainian Navy received a new armored artillery boat. It was named "Bucha".
• Russia threatened consequences for WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich if the newspaper published "disinformation about Russia."
• An airplane worth UAH 20 million ($542,000) was transferred to the state, and its owner planned to launch an "airline" in Mariupol.
• The wife of the head of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine sells parts to Ukrzaliznytsia plants at a premium and builds a hotel in the Carpathians, Bihus.Info investigative agency discovers.