Russian aircraft factory hit, EU ministers meeting in Kyiv, and Sumy mayor's bribe: highlights

Strike on an aircraft plant in Russia

Yesterday, on October 1, attack drones struck the Smolensk Aviation Plant in Russia, where Kh-59 missiles of various modifications were produced.

According to intelligence reports, three of the four drones hit the target, causing significant damage to the production facilities of the Russian military enterprise.

EU ministers meet in Kyiv

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced the convening of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv. This is the first time such a meeting has been held outside the European Union.

As a result of the meeting, Borrell proposed to agree on the allocation of €5 billion in military aid to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility by the end of the year.

Sumy mayor caught on bribery

Law enforcement officials say they have exposed the mayor of Sumy, Oleksandr Lysenko, and the director of a city council department for bribery of more than UAH 2 million ($54,423). They were detained red-handed while receiving the last tranche.

Strikes on Kherson

A family suffered as a result of nighttime shelling in Kherson. Two sisters aged 12 and 13 were taken to the hospital. Their 39-year-old mother was treated on the spot.

In the morning, the Russians opened fire on the city again. The KORD special forces managed to save a civilian whose leg was blown off under the explosions. The victim was handed over to doctors, his condition is critical. Another civilian has minor injuries and is receiving medical treatment.

In addition, a patrol police car came under fire. According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, the impact was so strong that it pierced the armor. Two police officers were injured. They were hospitalized. One of the patrol policemen was in extremely serious condition and later died in the hospital.

NACP excludes OTP Bank from war sponsors

Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention of Corruption (NACP) has removed the Hungarian bank OTP Bank from the list of international war sponsors, as requested by Budapest. This may help unblock military aid to Ukraine from the EU.

The agency noted that OTP Bank has made a number of commitments regarding its future plans in the Russian market. The NACP expects the bank to fulfill the agreement without delay.

New military aid

Denmark has allocated DKK 100 million ($14 million) for a joint European purchase of 155 mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine under the auspices of the European Defense Agency. The ammunition is expected to be delivered in 2024.

Meanwhile, Germany has provided Ukraine with all-terrain vehicles, engineering vehicles, tractors, and border protection vehicles.

A lawsuit was filed over harassment of Holodomor Museum head

A lawsuit has been filed with the Holosiyivskyi District Court of Kyiv to protect the dignity and business reputation of Lesya Hasydzhak, acting director of the National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide, and to compensate her for damages.

In the summer, lawyer Klym Bratkivskyi wrote on Facebook that Hasydzhak could not lead the museum because of her allegedly inappropriate appearance.

Other news

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed law to preserve salaries for captured and missing civil defense workers.
• In Kyiv, a brother and sister fell from the balcony of a high-rise building. Law enforcement is investigating the circumstances.
• The National Bank is changing its approach to the hryvnia exchange rate.
• A criminal investigation is opened in Kyiv over the collapse of structures on an overpass.
• The corruption whistleblower will be paid over UAH 13 million ($353,751). This is the first time the High Anti-Corruption Court has made such a decision.
• The Biden administration is more concerned about corruption in Ukraine than it publicly admits, Politico reports.
• Zelenskyy called on the EU to stop at seven recommendations for Ukraine and not add more tasks.