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Recent events in the Volyn region of Ukraine underscore its strategic importance and the ongoing geopolitical tensions with Russia. Notably, debris from a downed Russian drone hit the Adrenalin City entertainment center in Lutsk, causing a fire but no casualties. Additionally, a 20-year-old collaborator from Melitopol was sentenced in absentia to 11 years in prison by the Lutsk City and District Court for supporting Russian aggression. Such incidents emphasize the region's vulnerability to drone strikes and the resilience of its judicial system in addressing collaboration. Meanwhile, nearby Polish airports temporarily closed in response to strikes near the Yahodyn crossing, reflecting Volyn's proximity to volatile borders.
What was the impact of the drone attack on Lutsk's Adrenalin City?
The drone attack on Lutsk's Adrenalin City resulted in debris falling and causing a fire on the roof of the building. Thankfully, there were no casualties reported. The incident highlights the continuing threat of drone attacks in the region amid ongoing hostilities.
How did the authorities respond to the collaborator from Melitopol in Volyn?
A Lutsk City and District Court sentenced a 20-year-old collaborator from Melitopol to 11 years in prison in absentia. The court found her guilty of promoting the Russian Federation and supporting its aggression against Ukraine. This reflects Ukraine's legal stance against collaboration with occupiers.
Why did Polish airports close, and what was the relation to Volyn?
Amid Russian drone strikes near the Poland-Ukraine border, operations at Rzeszów and Lublin airports in Poland were temporarily suspended. The attacks occurred near the Yahodyn crossing in the Volyn region, demonstrating the cross-border security challenges faced by both countries.
What measures were taken in Volyn to enhance border security?
In response to the persistent threat of drone attacks in Volyn, especially near the border with Poland, authorities have been considering the installation of anti-drone nets along vital roads. These preventive measures aim to mitigate risks and safeguard critical infrastructure and communities.
How is the legal system in Volyn addressing collaboration with Russian forces?
The legal system in Volyn is actively prosecuting individuals suspected of collaborating with Russian forces. Sentences like the 11-year imprisonment for a Melitopol collaborator underscore the region's commitment to upholding justice and combating treason amid the ongoing conflict.
What was the aftermath of the railway strike in Volyn near the Polish border?
A strike by Russian forces on railway infrastructure near the Poland-Ukraine border in the Volyn region hit a diesel locomotive. This attack again disrupted transit and highlights the strategic importance of Volyn's transportation links in the ongoing regional conflict.
What recent corruption investigations have been launched in Volyn?
Recent investigations by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have expanded to include officials in Volyn. Suspects were involved in corrupt activities related to regional construction projects, underscoring ongoing anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine.
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SSU has detained veteran of Russian Armed Forces who sought to obtain Ukrainian passport to travel to EU. PHOTOS The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit detained a woman from Donetsk in Volyn who, in February 2022, joined Russian armed groups and fought against Ukraine. 6 466 30 Previously in trend: High treason
Russia attacked energy infrastructure in Volyn: over 100,000 customers left without power, one person injured Russian occupiers launched more than 10 UAVs at the Volyn region overnight. 873 3 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Russia attacked Volyn with approximately 15 drones: service station and "Epicentr" warehouses were damaged On the night of October 19–20, Russian troops attacked the Volyn region with "Shahed"-type jet-powered drones. Kovel was hit hardest by the attack—a private auto repair shop, a truck parking lot, and "Epicentr" warehouse facilities were damaged. 990 4 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Volyn region came under massive attack by "shaheds": critical infrastructure was damaged, and 66,000 people are without power The Volyn region has once again come under a massive attack by jet-powered "shahed" drones. Throughout the night and into the morning, approximately 15 enemy drones targeted the region. 1 721 39 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Massive fire at facility in Volyn targeted by Russia has been brought under control, - State Emergency Service. VIDEO+PHOTOS Rescue workers have extinguished a fire at a factory in the Volyn region following a second Russian attack. 2 145 4 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Enemy has attacked Volyn with drones: industrial facility in Manevychi has been hit, causing major fire. PHOTO The enemy has once again attacked the Volyn region using strike UAVs. 4 172 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Russia attacks Volyn with jet-powered drones: around 10 trucks on fire in Kovel, one person injured Russia has been attacking the Volyn region throughout October 16 with attack drones, including jet-powered Shaheds. 2 280 3 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Aftermath of strike on enterprise in Volyn region: one killed, others injured. PHOTOS Russian forces attacked a private enterprise in the Kamin-Kashyrskyi district of the Volyn region, killing one person and injuring eight. 1 754 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Russian drones attack energy facilities in waves: Kyiv and 5 regions targeted Since early morning and throughout the day, Russian forces have continued striking Ukraine's energy facilities, carrying out drone attacks in waves. 1 540 1 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector
Lutsk may be without power for at least another 24 hours, - city council. VIDEO The Lutsk city authorities are urging residents to prepare for a power cut lasting at least 24 hours. Hospitals are running on generators, water is being supplied at reduced pressure, and electric transport is not operating. 4 369 27 Previously in trend: Russian attack on Lutsk
Russia attacked Volyn with jet-powered "Shaheds": person killed in Manevychi; there is risk of ammonia leak On the night of October 15–16, the occupiers launched about 20 attack drones toward the Volyn region. Civilian and critical infrastructure was damaged. 2 032 12 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Drone attack on Volyn: power lines damaged in Lutsk community, electricity and water supplies disrupted During the evening attack on Volyn, air defence forces destroyed three jet-powered Shahed-type strike drones. Debris from one of them damaged power lines in the Lutsk community. 977 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Zelenskyy: Russians launch new wave of drones, demonstrating intent to continue war despite US appeals Russia has launched a new wave of attack drones against Ukraine, demonstrating a deliberate intention to continue the war despite appeals from the United States. 1 276 20 Previously in trend: Attack of drones
Six killed, 13 injured: rescue operations completed at site of Russian strike in Lutsk. VIDEO+PHOTOS (updated) Six people were killed, and another 13 were injured, including a child, in Russian strikes on Lutsk. 6 548 18 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
$20,000 for "favourable" finding in construction worker’s death: State Labour Service official exposed in Volyn. VIDEO+PHOTOS The deputy head of the State Labour Service’s Western Interregional Directorate has been exposed in Volyn. According to investigators, he requested $20,000 to influence the findings of an investigation into a construction worker’s death. 1 238 1
Enemy struck store in Lutsk: 3 people killed, 10 injured (updated) On the afternoon of October 14, 2026, Russian forces attacked Lutsk with strike drones. 4 630 13 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Russian drone damaged large-scale art project ’Cosmogony’ in Lutsk. VIDEO The Korsaks’ Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art was damaged as a result of the Russian attack in Lutsk. After debris from a jet-powered drone fell, a fire broke out at the ‘Adrenaline City’ cultural and entertainment centre, damaging part of the large-scale art project ‘Cosmogony’. 1 719 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Russian forces attacked oil depot in Lutsk, causing fire Russian occupying forces launched a drone attack on an oil depot in Lutsk. 2 156 3 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Shahed debris falls on entertainment center in Lutsk, setting roof on fire – RMA Debris from a downed Russian drone fell on the Adrenalin City entertainment center in Lutsk. The building’s roof caught fire, but no one was killed or injured. 1 225 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
11 years in prison for promoting Russian Federation: 20-year-old collaborator from Melitopol has been sentenced in absentia in Volyn The Lutsk City and District Court has sentenced a 20-year-old resident of the occupied city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, in absentia, to 11 years’ imprisonment with confiscation of property. The woman supported the Russian occupiers, justified Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and... 2 546 12 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators Russian propaganda
Russian drone strikes near Yahodyn crossing on Polish border; two airports closed in Poland (updated) On the evening of September 28, Russian forces again attacked an area near Ukraine’s border with Poland in the Volyn region with a jet-powered drone. Poland suspended operations at Rzeszów and Lublin airports amid the Russian attack. 4 302 11 Previously in trend: Russian strikes on checkpoints on the border with Ukraine
Russian forces have attacked Kirovohrad and Volyn regions with drones: infrastructure facility has been hit Russian troops attacked the Kirovohrad and Volyn regions with drones. 1 529 3 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kirovohrad region
Western regions of Ukraine are suffering from record drought; country could face water shortage In the second half of September, parts of Ukraine may face a significant water shortage. 2 345 27
War veteran claimed that he was beaten by TCR military personnel in Volyn: terrirorial centre showed footage from body cameras and denied everything. VIDEO During a warning in the town of Ratne in Volyn, servicemen from the TCR and SS allegedly assaulted Dmytro Nakhod, a war veteran and volunteer with a disability. The Volyn Regional TCR denied this and released footage from the soldiers’ body cameras. 13 097 119 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR Beating of veteran
Russia struck railway infrastructure in Volyn near the border with Poland. PHOTO On the night of 15 September, the Russian army carried out a strike on railway infrastructure in the Volyn region, near the state border with Poland. A diesel locomotive on the tracks was hit. 2 749 1 Previously in trend: Shelling of Ukrzaliznytsia facilities
Russian strikes on Rivne, Volyn and Lviv regions enabled by relays from Belarus – Demchenko During recent Russian attacks on the Rivne, Volyn and Lviv regions, Russian aerial assets received signals through relays located in Belarus. Minsk is thus continuing to help Russia strike Ukraine. 3 013 23 Previously in trend: Drones in Belarus
"UZ" on attack on locomotive in Yahodyn: diplomatic train may have been target of Russian drone "Ukrzaliznytsia" has revealed details of the Russian Federation’s attack on a locomotive in Yahodyn, near the border with Poland, on the morning of 13 September. 3 770 9 Previously in trend: Shelling of Ukrzaliznytsia facilities
Polish Foreign Ministry on attacks on Ukrainian-Polish border: Russia is enemy of free world The Minister of the Interior of Poland, Marcin Kerwinski, has responded to the Russian strikes near the Polish border, stating that the Polish authorities are treating this situation with the utmost seriousness. 2 216 12 Previously in trend: Shelling of Ukrzaliznytsia facilities Shelling of Volyn
Enemy attacks gas station near "Yahodyn" border crossing with Poland; massive fire breaks out (updated). VIDEO It is likely that, during a large-scale drone attack on the western part of the country, the enemy struck a petrol station on the border with Poland near the ‘Yagodin’ border crossing. 12 470 26 Previously in trend: Shelling of Volyn
Russia attacked passenger train locomotive in Volyn, 2 km from border with Poland, – "UZ". VIDEO For the second day running, the enemy has been attacking the railway. 5 781 25 Previously in trend: Shelling of Ukrzaliznytsia facilities
Massive drone attack has been ongoing in Volyn for several hours now: five people are reported to have been injured Today, 12 September, Russian troops have been carrying out a massive attack on the Volyn region for over four hours, resulting in casualties. 5 142 21 Previously in trend: Volyn tragedy
Enemy has attacked railway: strikes have been reported in Lutsk and Fastiv; passengers have been evacuated, – "UZ" (updated). PHOTOS The enemy is attacking the railway once again. This was reported on Facebook by Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chairman of the board of ‘UZ’, according to Censor.NET. 7 482 25 Previously in trend: Shelling of Ukrzaliznytsia facilities
"Busified child" turns out to be 30: Volyn TCR says man already mobilised. VIDEO A man on a bicycle, described as a "child" in a video circulated on social media, turned out to be a 30-year-old man liable for military service. The Volyn Regional Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) said that after being detained, he underwent a Military Medical... 15 934 194 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR Unlawful actions of the TCR
In Kovel, man was dragged from private courtyard onto TCR bus: military registration and enlistment office claimed he was fleeing inspection. VIDEO In Kovel, members of the alert team entered a private garden in pursuit of a man who was fleeing a document check, after which they carried him out to an official minibus. MP Oleksiy Honcharenko reported the incident on his social media accounts, describing the military’s actions as "abduction",... 18 227 176 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR
"Mobilisation of Spider-Man" in Lutsk turns out to be fake – TCR Photos and videos purportedly showing the "mobilisation of Spider-Man" outside a shopping centre in Lutsk circulated on social media. The Volyn Regional Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) said no such incident had taken place and the widely discussed images and... 3 027 13
Burial of remains of 55 Poles is continuing in Volyn Funeral ceremonies have begun in Volyn for the remains of 55 Polish victims of the Volhynia tragedy, which were exhumed in July and August in the area of the former villages of Ostrivky and Volia Ostrovetska. The families of the deceased, as well as representatives of the Polish and Ukrainian... 2 590 28 Previously in trend: exhumation of victims of Volyn tragedy
Corruption scheme involving construction project in Lutsk: NABU and SAPO expand list of suspects The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have expanded the list of suspects in a corruption scheme involving officials from the regional and city councils in Volyn region. 1 567 7 Previously in trend: Corruption involving MPs
$3,000 for enlistment of two conscripts: university lecturer was exposed in Volyn. PHOTO An associate professor at one of Volyn’s universities is suspected of demanding $3,000 in exchange for helping two men subject to military conscription gain admission to a full-time degree programme. The lecturer was arrested whilst receiving the money. 1 012 6 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Nearly UAH 2 million for "combat" missions that never occurred: SBI serves SBGS colonel with suspicion notice The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has served a colonel of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine with a notice of suspicion over inadequate oversight of payments to military personnel. According to the investigation, between 2023 and 2025, they were unjustifiably awarded almost... 17 423 6 Previously in trend: Illegal payments Schemes involving payments to military personnel
Around 30 people attacked TCR military personnel in Lutsk: two were beaten, and service vehicle was smashed. VIDEO&PHOTOS Around 30 people in Lutsk attacked military personnel from the TCR and SS after a car driver refused to produce his documents for inspection and fled. As a result of the altercation, two soldiers sustained injuries and their service vehicle was seriously damaged. 15 329 229 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR
Audi driver hits TCR serviceman in Lutsk during document check and flees: he has been detained On 12 August, law enforcement officers in Lutsk detained a 40-year-old Audi driver who injured a serviceman from a Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) during notification activities. 3 936 71 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR Attack on the TCR
Man attacks TCR servicemen with knife in Volyn region: one serviceman in serious condition An armed attack was carried out in Novovolynsk, Volyn region, against a group of servicemen from the Volodymyr District Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support, who were conducting notification activities jointly with National Police officers. 3 996 145 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR
A man has been arrested in Volyn who promised to "remove" a border guard from service for $20,000. PHOTO In Lutsk, law enforcement officers arrested a 47-year-old man who had demanded $20,000 from the family of a border guard in exchange for helping him to be discharged from military service on health grounds. 888 5 Previously in trend: Evasion of military service
From Dnipro to Lutsk: rallies in support of Fedorov took place in Rivne, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy and other cities. VIDEO+PHOTOS Rallies in support of Mykhailo Fedorov took place in Dnipro, Rivne, Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk, Cherkasy and other cities. Participants are protesting against his resignation. 7 442 71 Previously in trend: Fedorov’s resignation
Polish Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz to visit Volyn region on July 11 On Saturday, 11 July, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz will visit the Volyn region to take part in commemorations for those killed in the region during the Second World War. 2 611 24 Previously in trend: Volyn tragedy
Roads in Volyn near border with Belarus are to be covered with anti-drone nets Anti-drone nets are to be installed along certain sections of road in border communities in the Volyn region. 1 181 7 Previously in trend: Anti-drone protection
TCR serviceman beaten during notification measures in Volyn region: attackers detained In Volyn region, police are investigating attacks on servicemen of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) and damage to military property. The conflict broke out during mobilization measures. 9 174 170 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR Attack on the TCR
Cars for Ukraine’s Armed Forces imported as "humanitarian aid" sold in Volyn Oblast. PHOTO Law enforcement officers in Volyn Oblast have exposed a scheme involving the illegal import of cars into Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian aid for the military. 1 388 2 Previously in trend: Fundraising for support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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