Former mayoral candidate found dead near Kryvyi Rih, and Hungary blocks loan to Ukraine: highlights for October 8
A former mayoral candidate is found dead near Kryvyi Rih. Hungary temporarily blocks a €35 billion loan to Ukraine from the EU. Physicists who have developed a machine learning method using neural networks have won the Nobel Prize. We have collected the main news for October 8.
Former mayoral candidate found dead near Kryvyi Rih
A former mayoral candidate and former CEO of the Central Mining and Processing Plant, Dmytro Shevchyk, was found dead near Kryvyi Rih.
Investigators registered the incident in the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with a preliminary additional qualification of “suicide”.
Hungary temporarily blocks €35 billion loan to Ukraine from the EU
Hungary has decided to delay the EU's plan to provide Ukraine with a €35 billion loan from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. Budapest decided to postpone such assistance until after the US presidential election.
Nobel laureates in physics are announced
This year's Nobel Laureates in Physics are scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton. They used the tools of physics to develop methods that are the basis of modern powerful machine learning.
Second Peace Summit will not be held in November
At the end of October, the thematic conferences that will form the basis for the second Peace Summit are coming to an end. However, there are no plans to hold the summit in November.
Biden will not go to Ramstein because of the hurricane in the US
U.S. President Joe Biden has postponed his trips to Angola and Germany, where he was scheduled to attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format) at the level of leaders. The reason for this is Hurricane Milton, which is expected to hit the United States soon.
Verbytskyi dismissed from the prosecutor's office
Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin has signed a letter of resignation for his former deputy, Dmytro Verbytskyi, to leave the prosecutor's office. The Prosecutor General's Office has already completed an internal investigation into the former official, who is involved in a case of possible illegal enrichment.
Harris will not negotiate with Russia to end the war without Ukraine
US presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine without Ukraine's representatives.
Strikes on Kharkiv
Russian troops shelled on the Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv. 21 people were injured, including a teenager aged 16. There is also destruction of infrastructure.
Later, the Russians attacked the city again. As a result of the guided aerial bomb attack, two people were killed and 5 others were injured.
Polish farmers announce blocking of trucks at border again
Polish farmers have announced a possible protest action in the form of blocking truck traffic in front of the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing. As noted, the blockade is planned from October 8 to December 31, 2024.
Local authorities did not approve the protesters' plans, but the farmers managed to appeal the decision in court.
Other important news
- France will provide Ukraine with Mirage 2000 fighter jets in the first months of 2025.
- Orban: Both Zelenskyy and Putin do not want a ceasefire — they want to fight.
- The health of journalist Iryna Danylovych, who is being held by the Russians, has deteriorated. The treatment provided is minimal.
- Veteran Yuliia Kirillova became Deputy Minister of Veterans.
- Consul General of Ukraine in Lublin Oleh Kuts: Those who join the Ukrainian Legion will be able to cross the border “without any problems”.
- Russian Shahed drones flew less than 10 kilometers from the nuclear facilities of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant.
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