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Zelenskyy signs decrees stripping citizenship from figures with Russian passports

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 13h

The Security Service of Ukraine has confirmed that Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov has been stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship because he is reportedly a Russian citizen.

Copies of his Russian foreign passport, issued on December 15, 2015, after Russia's 2014 invasion, are held by the SBU.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 14h

Volodymyr Zelenskyy decreed to dismiss Col. Gen. Ruslan Khomchak, who was Commander-in-Chief in 2020-2021, from the post of First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. Maj. Gen. Yevhen Ostryanskyi, who served as Deputy General Staff Chief, was appointed to replace him.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 14h

Among them was an infant who, along with his mother, was injured as a result of the shelling of Kherson at around 1:00 p.m.

All of the dead and the vast majority of the wounded were victims of the attack on the regional center. One man was injured in the village of Shyroka Balka

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 14h

On Tuesday, Russian troops attacked Kherson and the surrounding region with artillery and drones. Three people were killed and 11 others were wounded as a result of the attacks, according to the Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 16h

Russian oil product exports by sea dropped 17.1% in September to 7.58 million metric tons, mainly due to drone attacks on refineries that led to fuel production declines, as industry sources and Reuters report.

Several major refineries were targeted in August and September.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 17h

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees stripping Ukrainian citizenship from individuals confirmed to hold Russian passports, with media reports indicating that Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov, former MP Oleh Tsariov, and ballet dancer Sergei Polunin are among those targeted.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees stripping Ukrainian citizenship from individuals confirmed to hold Russian passports, with media reports indicating Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Truk...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 18h

He also requested that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the head of the Odesa Oblast Military Administration verify the petition's information and take action if justified.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 18h

Zelenskyy stated that he makes such decisions only at the request of regional or military authorities, which have not yet approached him.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 18h

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to a petition asking him to consider establishing a military administration in the city of Odesa, citing its strategic importance as a major transport, port, and logistics hub near combat zones.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 18h

Moldova's pro-European Action and Solidarity (PAS) will nominate Alexandru Munteanu, a businessman who has lived in Ukraine for 20 years, as prime minister, announced party leader Igor Grosu.

The Moldovan outlet Ziarul de Gardă confirmed this, citing sources.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 19h

Kosov's defense requested that the charge be reclassified from "intentional murder" (Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) to "negligent homicide" (Article 119 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), claiming that intent had not been proven.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 19h

Artem Kosov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murdering a teenager in Kyiv's funicular, has filed an appeal, the Office of the Prosecutor General told hromadske.

On September 22, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv sentenced Kosov to life imprisonment.

Russia hits Ukraine with 96 drones, targeting energy infrastructure

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 20h

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 96 drones overnight, primarily targeting energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine's Air Force reported.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 96 drones overnight, primarily targeting energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine's Air Force reported.

Russian attack burns UN aid truck in Kherson Oblast

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

The number of open proceedings from January 2022 to September 2024 was lower, with 90,000 cases—60,000 for unauthorized absence and 30,000 for desertion.

Between 2022 and July 2025, over 185,000 AWOL cases and more than 50,000 desertion cases were initiated in Ukraine.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

From January 2022 to September 2025, law enforcement opened 289,600 criminal cases for unauthorized absence (AWOL) and desertion, as per the Office of the Prosecutor General's response to Ukrainska Pravda.

Of these, 235,646 were for unauthorized absence and 53,954 for desertion.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 22h

Russian forces attacked U.N. humanitarian trucks in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast on Tuesday morning, setting one ablaze and damaging another, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

Russian forces attacked U.N. humanitarian trucks in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast Tuesday morning, setting one ablaze and damaging another, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported .

Ukrainian cargo ship sinks near Bulgaria, crew safe

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 23h

A Ukrainian-owned cargo ship sank in the Black Sea off Bulgaria's coast on Sunday after reporting a hull breach, but all 10 Ukrainian crew members were rescued unharmed, the Bulgarian outlet Maritime reported.

A Ukrainian-owned cargo ship sank in the Black Sea off Bulgaria's coast on Sunday after reporting a hull breach, but all 10 Ukrainian crew members were rescued unharmed, the Bulgarian outlet Mari...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 23h

In addition, the petition states that Trukhanov "defends the narratives of the aggressor state," which creates a potential risk to national security and defense from Trukhanov's activities.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 23h

The author of the petition, Myroslav Otkovych, pointed out that open sources have repeatedly published journalistic investigations containing information about Trukhanov's Russian passport and Russian tax number, which contradicts the Ukrainian Constitution.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 23h

A petition on the Office of the President's website, calling for the mayor of Odesa, Hennadiy Trukhanov, to be stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship, has garnered enough votes. He himself had previously claimed that there are plans to strip him of his citizenship.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Several buildings were damaged as a result of the attack. Five settlements were temporarily left without electricity. There were no casualties.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Overnight, Russian troops attacked critical infrastructure in Kirovohrad Oblast, regional governor Andriy Raikovych reported.

The enemy attacked the territory of the Dolynska and Nova Praha territorial communities.

Russian women accused of involvement in foreign recruitment for Ukraine war now fight in Storm Z unit

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Russia has confiscated or will soon seize at least 25,000 properties in occupied territories, according to Le Figaro, based on documents, testimonies, and sources. Initially targeting businesses and state property, Russia now confiscates the homes of Ukrainian citizens.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Russian women accused by foreigners of luring them into the war against Ukraine have now joined the fight in the Storm Z unit, investigators from the Russian outlet Current Time found.

Russian women accused by foreigners of luring them into the war against Ukraine have now joined the fight in the Storm Z unit, investigators from the Russian outlet Current Time found .