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In response to ongoing conflicts, Kyiv City Council, led by Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, has significantly increased aid to Ukraine's Defense Forces, allocating another half a billion hryvnias. The total aid for the year has reached several billion, underlining Kyiv's commitment to national defense. Moreover, the council procured over 1300 drones for military use, underlining the capital's strategic support.

Simultaneously, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has made significant strides in cleaning up corruption within the council, unmasking a criminal organization involved in land and budget corruption. These actions are part of "Operation Clean City," aiming to enhance transparency.

Furthermore, the city council has embarked on renaming initiatives, replacing names linked to Russia with those honoring national heroes, reflecting the council's dedication to supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and historical identity.

What recent financial support did Kyiv City Council provide to the Defense Forces?

Kyiv City Council recently authorized an increase in financial aid to Ukraine's Defense Forces, allocating an additional half a billion hryvnias. The aid for the military will reach several billion for the current year, emphasizing Kyiv's commitment to supporting national defense amidst ongoing conflicts.

How has Kyiv City Council addressed corruption issues recently?

The Kyiv City Council has faced challenges with corruption, but the NABU has actively conducted "Operation Clean City" to expose and dismantle a criminal organization involved in land and budget corruption within the council, exemplifying their efforts to ensure transparency and integrity.

What are recent street renaming initiatives by Kyiv City Council?

The Kyiv City Council has initiated renaming streets previously named after figures from the Communist totalitarian regime, reflecting a move to honor Ukrainian heroes and align with national identity. Moskovskyi and Vatutina Avenues were renamed after Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych respectively.

What measures has Kyiv City Council taken in acquiring drones for defense?

The Kyiv City Council has taken proactive measures in defense by purchasing over 1300 drones for the military. This strategic acquisition aimed to strengthen reconnaissance and operational capabilities and demonstrates Kyiv's substantial commitment to supporting the Ukraine Defense Forces.

What is the stance of Kyiv City Council on facilitating intercity aid for defense?

The Kyiv City Council has attempted to facilitate intercity aid, although recent attempts to assist Chernihiv with fortifications were blocked by central authorities. This reflects ongoing challenges in coordinating defense support efforts across different regional governments.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klytschko Kyiv allocates another half billion hryvnias to support Defence Forces – Klytschko Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klytschko has ordered to increase aid to the Defence Forces by another half a billion hryvnias. 547 11 Previously in trend: Drones for the Defence Forces from the Kyiv community

Land corruption in the Kyiv City Council Land corruption: NABU uncovers criminal organization in Kyiv City Council during Operation ’Clean City’. VIDEO+PHOTOS The NABU and the SAPO conducted a large-scale operation "Clean City" to eliminate corruption in the land and budget sphere of Kyiv. The operation uncovered and terminated the activities of a criminal organisation headed by a media-famous former deputy of the Kyiv City Council (hereinafter - the KCC). 8 459 54 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Депутат Київради від партії УДАР Ігор Опадчий Kyiv City Council member Opadchyi: Authorities organized problems with law enforcement to make me step down Ihor Opadchyi, a member of the Kyiv City Council from Vitalii Klytschko's UDAR party, claims pressure from the Presidential Office. He claims that he began to have problems with law enforcement agencies after he refused to step down. 2 523 13

кличко Kyiv increases aid to AFU by another UAH 600 million, - Klytschko The aid to the military from the Kyiv community will be increased by more than half a billion hryvnias. The Kyiv City Council is to make the decision today. 789 4 Previously in trend: War

мер Києва Кличко Віталій Kyiv community has purchased more than 1300 drones for defenders and distributes them among 5 brigades, - Klytschko The Kyiv community has purchased over 1300 drones for the military. At today's meeting of the Kyiv City Council, the issue of distributing drones among the brigades is being decided. 563 3

Допомогу Чернігову від Києва блокують Central authorities blocked Kyiv’s aid to Chernihiv for construction of fortifications - Kyiv City Council Secretary The government has blocked aid to Chernihiv from Kyiv for the construction of additional fortifications. Thus, the central government prevents cities from defending themselves against Russia's offensive and helping each other. 4 864 51

Київ збільшує допомогу воїнам на 1 млрд грн Kyiv increases aid to AFU this year to UAH 7.5 billion - Klytschko At today's session, the Kyiv City Council will allocate another UAH 1 billion to support the security and defense forces. Thus, the total amount of assistance to the defenders from the capital's budget will amount to UAH 7.5 billion this year. 513 5

залужний Kyiv City Council recognized Zaluzhnyi as honorary citizen: "Servants of People" refused to vote and left hall The former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was recognized as an honorary citizen of Kyiv. The Servant of the People faction left the hall during the vote. 33 352 225 Kyiv News

кличко Kyiv increases aid to military to UAH 6.5 billion, - Klytschko At today’s meeting, the Kyiv City Council will vote to increase assistance to the defense forces from the capital’s budget by more than UAH 1.5 billion. Thus, this year the capital has already allocated UAH 6.5 billion to the security and defense forces. 799 6 Kyiv News

кличко Kyiv City Council voted in favor of compensation for transfer due to closed metro stations - Klytschko The Kyiv City Council has voted to compensate passengers who are forced to transfer to ground transportation due to closed stations of the blue line of the metro. The compensation will start on Monday. 2 398 19 Kyiv News

київ In Kyiv want to rename almost 3 hundred streets and to remove 60 monuments connected with Russia and its allies: offers accept till May 1, - Kyiv City Council Kyiv authorities are preparing to rename streets connected to the aggressor country Russia and its ally Belarus, as well as to remove monuments and memorials related to Russia and the USSR. 5 526 41 Kyiv News

City Council City Council's deputy Trubitsyn agreed detained – anti-corruption agencies The suspicion to the deputy of Kyiv City Council from the Servant of the People faction Vladyslav Trubitsyn has been agreed, he is in a temporary detention facility, and five more defendants, in this case, have also been notified of the suspicion. 2 588 7 Previously in trend: Grafters

Sophia Kievskaya National Reserve Did Not Receive Drift Request From Organizers Of Shooting On Sofiyska Square Sophia Kievskaya National Reserve Did Not Receive Drift Request From Organizers Of Shooting On Sofiyska Square The Sophia Kievskaya national reserve has not received a drift request from the shooting organizers on Sofiyska Square. 2 176 18 Ukrainian Politics

Seven parties win seats on Kyiv City Council Seven parties win seats on Kyiv City Council Seven parties have overcome the 5% electoral threshold in elections to Kyiv City Council, according to Valentyna Korolkova, the head of the Kyiv city territorial election commission. 5 181 64 Previously in trend: Local Elections in 2020

Sixty percent of Kyiv residents happy with Klitschko Sixty percent of Kyiv residents happy with Klitschko's activity as mayor Sixty per cent of Kyiv residents are satisfied with the activities of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, according to a survey conducted by the Rating sociological group. 16 910 219 Previously in trend: Local Elections in 2020

Klitschko asks Rada disband Kyiv City Council Klitschko asks Rada disband Kyiv City Council Kyiv City Mayor / Chairperson of the Kyiv City State Administration Vitali Klitschko is requesting the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to disband the Kyiv City Council. 6 165 67 Ukrainian Politics

Kyiv City Council Kyiv City Council's Samopomich faction dissolves itself, leader Husovskyi says The Samopomich faction in the Kyiv City Council made the decision to terminate its activities and dissolve itself. 8 078 38 Ukrainian Politics

кгга One person traumatized as protesters break into Kyiv city council, attack security guards, police. VIDEO A person reported injured in a scuffle put up by protesters inside the Kyiv city council building today, on Nov. 9. 41 826 61 Incidents

набу Krymchak suspected of land appropriation worth more than 3.5 million hryvnia, - NABU Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have voiced the reason behind the detention of Kyiv City Council member, an ally of ex-mayor of Kyiv Leonid Chernovetskyi Serhii Krymchak and his alleged accomplice. 10 439 19 Ukrainian Politics

кличко киевсовет кгга пикет добровольцы Vatutina Avenue to be renamed Shukhevych Avenue, Kyiv city council members decide Son of Shukhevych, Yurii-Bohdan, delivered a speech before the voting. 18 337 98 Kyiv News

кгга Henerala Vatutina Avenue renamed Shukhevycha Avenue to be supported by two factions of Kyiv city council Kyiv city council factions of Batkivshchyna and Svoboda parties ready to vote in favor of the renaming. 28 149 178 Kyiv News

киевсовет Svoboda, PPB deputies brawl in Kyiv City Council. VIDEO A fight between Svoboda faction deputies and Oleksii Kharchenko of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction occurred at a Kyiv City Council meeting on Thursday. 107 622 121 Kyiv News

театр на андреевский подоле узвоз "This is new skin," – Theater on Podil controversial facade presented to public. PHOTOS+VIDEO Today, the historic center of Kyiv hosted the reopening ceremony of the new theater building situated on Andriivskyi Descent, which created considerable stir of the public. 115 591 469 Incidents

Kyiv City Council renames Moskovska Square Today, the Kyiv City Council made a decision to rename certain streets, squares, avenues and alleys in order to restore the city’s historical place names as well as to have the major events of Ukrainian people’s fight for independence reflected in them and to honor the memory of outstanding people. 40 587 72 Kyiv News

алкоголь City council bars Kyiv stores from selling alcohol between 11 p.m. and 10 a.m. The Kyiv City Council decided to ban sales of alcohol, low-alcohol beverages, and beer in retail store networks between 11 p.m. and 10 a.m. 28 148 200 Kyiv News

бандера Klitschko signs Kyiv City Council's decision to rename Moskovskyi Avenue after Stepan Bandera Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko has signed the decision of the Kyiv City Council to rename Moskovskyi Avenue in the capital city after Stepan Bandera. 80 564 686 Previously in trend: Anticommunist laws

проспект Kyiv city council renames Moskovskyi Avenue Stepana Bandery Avenue Three streets, a lane and a prospect, named after the Communist totalitarian regime, were renamed by the Kyiv city council at its today's meeting. 127 885 879 Previously in trend: Anticommunist laws

кгга Moskovskyi, Vatutina Avenues may be renamed Bandery, Shukhevycha A regular meeting of the Commission on Names of the Kyiv City State Administration has supported a number of proposals for renaming streets in Ukraine's capital. 51 485 297 Previously in trend: Anticommunist laws

киеврады ‘Green men’ capture Kyiv Council’s ground floor and beat Svoboda party lawmakers, - party’s press service. VIDEO Unknown individuals dressed in green uniforms without insignia armed with riot control weapons captured the first floor of the Kyiv City Council. Svoboda party lawmakers Volodymyr Bokhniak, Prokhor Antonenko, Volodymyr Nazarenko, and Oleh Helevei, who demanded that the unknown persons explained the reasons for their actions, were severely beaten. 152 379 267 Incidents

Kyiv terminates sister city relationships with six Russian cities and regions Kyiv City Council deputies at a plenary meeting on Thursday decided that from now on Moscow, Volgograd, St. Petersburg, Ulan-Ude, Republic of Komi, and Makhachkala are no longer Kyiv's sister cities/regions. 14 822 96 Kyiv News

Poroshenko Bloc, Samopomich, Yednist, Batkivshchyna, and Svoboda make it to Kyiv council, - city election commission Poroshenko Bloc - Solidarity, Samopomich party, Batkivshchyna party, Yednist party, and Svoboda all-Ukrainian organization will share seats at the Kyiv City Council as the city election commission has processed 100% of protocols. 14 453 107 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

вр киев киевсовет попов Five parties take seats in Kyiv city council. Klitschko leads mayoral election, four others struggle for second place, - city election commission 5-percent threshold is cleared by Poroshenko Bloc, Samopomich, Batkivshchyna, Yednist, and Svoboda. 44 307 111 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

взятка киевсовет SBU confirms detention of Kyiv city council deputy who extorted bribe from entrepreneurs. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine and the General Prosecutor's Office arrested one of the deputies of the Kyiv City Council, head of a temporary supervisory committee, together with his accomplices during receiving a bribe. 32 169 53 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Kyiv Residents Participating in ATO Are Exempt From Utility Bills Residents of Kyiv, who are taking part in the anti-terrorist operation in the Donbas, and members of their families, as well as the families of dead soldiers are exempt from paying for housing and communal services. 10 301 87 Previously in trend: Anti-Terrorist Operation

We Are Pulling Up Batkivschyna Supporters to Kyiv City Council, Turchynov. VIDEO We Are Pulling Up Batkivschyna Supporters to Kyiv City Council, Turchynov. VIDEO One of the opposition leaders told how things will develop in the city hall of the capital. 4 715 84 Previously in trend: New Rada

Azarov Will Not Return 8 Billion to Kyiv Budget that Cabinet Took from the Capital Azarov Will Not Return 8 Billion to Kyiv Budget that Cabinet Took from the Capital In the modified draft budget of Kyiv which will be discussed at the February 7 session, the return of 8 billion hryvnia seized by the state budget is not provided. 7 217 91 Economics

Berkut Stomped People Near Kyiv State Administration. VIDEO + PHOTO Berkut Stomped People Near Kyiv State Administration. VIDEO + PHOTO Citizens who came to Kyiv City State Administration today on opposition's appeal to support the draft decision of the city council to cancel the Bazaar building were not allowed into the building. 7 757 48 Kyiv News

Local authorities demand Yanukovych to abandon Reform of Technical Inventory Bureau: Real estate market will be destabilized Local authorities demand Yanukovych to abandon Reform of Technical Inventory Bureau: Real estate market will be destabilized Head of Kyiv State Administration Oleksandr Popov wrote a letter to President Viktor Yanukovych. 6 621 30 Ukrainian Politics

Kiev City Council has Prepared a Draft Decision on the Language Matter Kiev City Council has Prepared a Draft Decision on the Language Matter Kiev City Council has a draft decision regarding the language matter according to which Ukrainian will remain the single official language in the capital. 5 160 170 Previously in trend: Language Issue