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The Interior Ministry in Ukraine has been at the center of numerous significant developments in 2026. Notably, a State University cadet was involved in a controversial incident in Dnipro, prompting an investigation after being photographed with a deceased minor. Furthermore, response times have increased following a terrorist attack in Lviv, as affirmed by Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klymenko. Additionally, the ministry has placed Rostyslav Shurma and his brother on a wanted list. In Dnipropetrovsk, over 1,500 Points of Invincibility have been established as the region faces ongoing challenges. The Internal Affairs Ministry continues to play a vital role in maintaining security and addressing issues across Ukraine.
What incident involving a cadet occurred in Dnipro under MIA's oversight?
A cadet from the State University of Internal Affairs in Dnipro was photographed next to the deceased body of a 14-year-old girl, leading the university to initiate an investigation. The incident has raised concerns regarding conduct and oversight among students and the implications for the Interior Ministry's management of such cases.
How has reaction time changed after recent terrorist activities?
Following a terrorist attack in Lviv, the reaction time of the police and State Emergency Services to calls has increased. According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, these measures are part of strategic responses to enhance public safety, reflecting the ongoing adaptations of Ukraine’s security forces to emerging threats.
Why are Shurma and his brother wanted by the Interior Ministry?
Rostyslav Shurma, a former deputy head of the Office of the President, and his brother Oleh have been placed on a wanted list by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are wanted for undisclosed reasons, suggesting involvement in activities requiring significant legal scrutiny by Ukraine's law enforcement authorities.
What measures have been taken in the Dnipropetrovsk region by the Interior Ministry?
The Dnipropetrovsk region has seen the deployment of over 1,500 Points of Invincibility. These are essential facilities provided by the Interior Ministry to support civilians in the face of deliberate targeting of vital infrastructures such as electricity, water, and heating supplies by hostile forces.
What is the significance of the defense response strategy changes in Ukraine's Interior Ministry?
The Interior Ministry's amendments to defense and response strategies, including increased infrastructure and emergency response adjustments, play a critical role in maintaining public safety amid ongoing external aggression. These enhancements aim to ensure resilience and rapid recovery in affected areas.
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Unknown man has taken two hostages at hairdressing salon on Filatova Street in Odesa. VIDEO In Odesa, an unknown man took two people hostage inside a hairdressing salon on Akademika Filatova Street. 3 177 13
At least two Russian missiles struck Lukyanivka district of capital on 24 May, - Klymenko Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has urged citizens to seek shelter in the event of an air raid alert to protect their lives from Russian attacks. 2 805 5 Previously in trend: Shellings of civilian infrastructure
Senior officials detained while accepting bribe, suspects include aide to deputy head of Interior Ministry, Ivano-Frankivsk police chief and his deputy Several senior law enforcement officials have been detained while accepting a bribe. 15 301 69 Previously in trend: Grafters
National Police confirm searches at regional headquarters in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and Zhytomyr regions Ukraine’s National Police have confirmed reports of searches at National Police headquarters in three regions. 4 992 22 Previously in trend: Grafters
Over 800 accidents involving electric vehicles occurred last year, 19 dead and over 900 injured, - Ministry of Internal Affairs. DOCUMENT In 2025, there were 845 traffic accidents in Ukraine involving light personal or low-speed electric vehicles. 1 285 10 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents
Forest fire in exclusion zone: radiation situation remains stable The radiation situation in Ukraine remains stable. 741 16 Previously in trend: Chornobyl fire Radiation level
Servant of People’s Arakhamiia: Issue of replacing Interior Minister Klymenko is not being considered now Davyd Arakhamiia, head of the Servant of the People faction, has said that attempts to politicise the incident in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district are groundless. 2 053 21 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine
Draft resolution on dismissal of Interior Minister Klymenko appears in Rada A draft resolution on the dismissal of Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 5 246 56 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine
Defense Ministry considers idea of redistributing functions between TCR and National Police – media The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is considering the idea of redistributing the functions of searching for and delivering violators to the Territorial Centres of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR & SS) between the TCR & SS and the National Police. 6 621 67 Previously in trend: Violation of human rights by TCR Mobilisation in Ukraine
MIA cadet photographed himself with body of deceased girl in Dnipro: university orders investigation. PHOTO 18+ In Dnipro, a cadet at the State University of Internal Affairs was photographed standing next to the body of a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing by the police. 17 727 110
After terrorist attack in Lviv, police and State Emergency Service will arrive 2-5 minutes later to respond to calls, — Klymenko Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko reported that following the terrorist attack in Lviv on the night of February 22, the National Police increased its response time to calls. 3 181 30 Previously in trend: countering terrorist attacks
Shurma and his brother are wanted, - Ministry of Internal Affairs Former deputy head of the Office of the President Rostyslav Shurma, and his brother Oleh have been placed on a wanted list. 4 160 35 Previously in trend: Searches at Shurma’s
Interior Ministry on Dnipropetrovsk region: over 1,500 Points of Invincibility deployed, police use loudspeakers to warn of air raid alerts Dnipropetrovsk region is going through extremely difficult times today. Russia is deliberately terrorizing one of Ukraine’s largest regions, trying to leave people without vital resources — electricity, water, and heat. 1 866 32 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector
Zelenskyy announces SBGS chief change soon: Deineko to stay in MIA (updated) In the near future, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko will present candidates to replace the head of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS), while the current chief, Serhii Deineko, will continue working within Ukraine’s Interior Ministry system. 4 384 47 Previously in trend: Staff changes
MIA to restrict access to Unified Register of Weapons from January 3 to 5 The Unified Register of Weapons will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) system. Access restrictions will last for almost two days in early January 2026. 954 0 Previously in trend: Declaration of weapon
Rada grants social benefits to families of police officers missing under special circumstances The Verkhovna Rada has granted families of police officers missing under special circumstances the right to free medical care, sanatorium treatment and out-of-competition admission of children to educational institutions. 1 054 18
Polish border guards discover tunnel under border with Belarus – Interior Ministry. PHOTOS Officers of the Podlasie Border Guard have discovered a tunnel dug under the fence along the Polish–Belarusian border. 5 590 19 Previously in trend: problems with migrants in Belarus
Number of lost and stolen weapons in Ukraine has increased. INFOGRAPHICS Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, more than 491,000 weapons have been lost or stolen. This indicates an almost twofold increase in this figure over the past year alone. 2 567 12
Ukraine launches biometric identification of those killed as result of Russian aggression The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a resolution "On the implementation of an experimental project for the identification of bodies (remains) of persons killed as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, using biometric data." 985 3 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers bodies identification
Andriushchenko claimed radiation levels rose in Zaporizhzhia region due to wind from occupied territory; MIA denied information Petro Andryushchenko, Head of the Occupation Studies Center, reported an increase in radiation levels in Zaporizhzhia region. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine denied this. 2 432 12 Previously in trend: Radiation level
MIA Academy leaders received service apartments promised to social security beneficiaries and veterans – media. VIDEO+PHOTOS The leadership of the National Academy of Internal Affairs (NAIA) allocated service apartments among themselves in a residential complex in Kyiv. The housing was previously promised to privileged groups and veterans. After privatization, some NAIA leaders sold the apartments. 11 894 43 Previously in trend: Leadership of the National Academy of Internal Affairs (NAIA)
Ministry of Internal Affairs is introducing institute of veteran policy assistants The Ministry of Internal Affairs is introducing an institute of assistants on veterans' policy in its departments. 1 219 19 Previously in trend: aid to veterans
Ukraine establishes Unified information platform on persons missing under special circumstances To coordinate the search for persons missing under special circumstances and to support their families, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has established a Unified Information Platform on Persons Missing under Special Circumstances. 691 0 Previously in trend: Missed in action during the war
Ballistic missile with high-explosive fragmentation warhead hits five-story building in Kyiv - Interior Ministry The ballistic missile that hit a residential building in Kyiv had a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. 3 431 6 Previously in trend: Missile and drone attack on Kyiv
Russian strike on Sumy: 4 killed, 28 injured, including 3 children Emergency crews have completed their work at the sites of Russian strikes in the city of Sumy on June 3. Responders were deployed simultaneously to seven different locations. 1 611 1 Previously in trend: Strike on Sumy
86 servicemen of Ministry of Internal Affairs were returned as part of "1000 for 1000" exchange - Klymenko. PHOTOS As part of a large-scale 1000-for-1000 exchange, 86 servicemen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were released from Russian captivity. 1 932 12 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap
Six senior National Guard officials suspended from their positions; investigation has been launched - Ministry of Internal Affairs The Ministry of Internal Affairs has suspended six top officials of the logistics department of the Main Directorate of the National Guard. Earlier, the media reported on searches on May 9 and 10. 13 098 51 Previously in trend: Searches in the National Guard
Forty servicemen of Ministry of Internal Affairs were released from Russian captivity – Klymenko. PHOTOS On 6 May, another POW exchange took place between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Among those released from captivity were 40 servicemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 2 423 1 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap
Unified Registry for Body Identification may be launched in Ukraine this year – Dobroserdov This year, Ukraine may begin operating a Unified Registry for the Identification of Bodies (Remains), which will involve a wide range of experts and specialists. 481 1 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers bodies identification
Returning bodies of servicemen, Russians do not explain causes of death - Interior Ministry Russians hand over the bodies of fallen Ukrainian defenders only to return their occupiers. 3 497 3 Previously in trend: Returning bodies of fallen defenders
Ukrainian spying for Russia: Polish Interior Ministry detains Ukrainian who was monitoring military facilities in Poland In Poland, officers of the Internal Security Agency detained a Ukrainian suspected of spying for Russia. 1 340 1 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia
MIA on bill No. 10311: National Guard is not being granted powers but only regulates existing ones The Ministry of Internal Affairs commented on the planned amendments to the law "On the National Guard of Ukraine". 6 969 99
Russian strike on Kostiantynivka on March 12: couple rescued from rubble, woman spent nearly 20 hours under debris. VIDEO+PHOTOS Rescuers managed to unblock a couple who were trapped in the rubble after a Russian air strike on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region yesterday, and the husband and wife are currently in hospital. 2 243 0 Previously in trend: Strikes on Kostiantynivka
Over past 4 months, Russia has handed over twice as many bodies as during full-scale war - Interior Ministry The register of missing persons already contains more than three thousand bodies that have not yet been identified. Over the past 4 months, Russia has handed over twice as many bodies to Ukraine as during the entire period of the full-scale invasion. 4 254 18 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers
Russian Federation launches kamikaze drones that explode on contact - Interior Ministry The Russian army has started using new drones that target civilians and explode when they collide with objects or people. 4 008 6
Register of missing persons under special circumstances includes almost 63 thousand people - Dobroserdov The Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, Artur Dobroserdov, has provided official data on the number of people listed in the Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances. 1 586 1
Emergency and rescue works in Sumy have been completed: 9 people were killed, 13 injured. PHOTOS In the evening of 30 January, search-and-rescue works were completed in Sumy at the site of a Russian drone's hit on a residential high-rise building. 3 539 23
Former top Interior Ministry official suspected of fraudulent procurement of equipment and bribery with cars The NABU and the SAPO exposed a former top official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on a large-scale scheme of embezzlement of budget funds and bribery. He is suspected of fraudulent purchases of equipment and receiving premium cars worth more than UAH 6 million. 6 343 12 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Sapper Training Center to be built in Ukraine - Klymenko Ukraine is planning to build a training center for deminers, where deminers from both public and private mine action entities will be trained and upgrade skills. 1 156 14
Patrols on border with Belarus have been reinforced and fortifications have been carefully arranged - Klymenko In 2024, reinforced patrols will be introduced on the border with Belarus as part of the Safe Border project. 1 654 21 Previously in trend: War
In Kyiv, clearing of rubble after Russian attack on January 1 has been completed: two dead, four injured. PHOTOS Search, rescue and recovery operations, which continued after the Russian attack on 1 January, have been completed in the Pechersk district of Kyiv. 3 968 4 Previously in trend: War
More than 62,000 defence structures function in Ukraine, before full-scale invasion there were about 20,000 - Interior Ministry There are currently more than 62,000 protective structures in Ukraine, which is significantly more than before the full-scale invasion, when their number was about 20,000. 660 11 Previously in trend: War
Two dead as result of Russian attack on Kyiv, pregnant women among injured. Rescue operation complicated by collapse of stairwells - MIA. PHOTOS As a result of the Russian attack on New Year's morning in Kyiv, 2 people were killed. It is also known about 6 injured, including two pregnant women. 7 412 23
MIA managed to maintain pre-war level of security inside country - Klymenko The level of security in the country, not taking into account military risks, remains at the pre-war level. 2 074 32 Previously in trend: War
76 servicemen of Ministry of Internal Affairs returned from captivity as part of today’s exchange - Klymenko As part of the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine on December 30, 76 servicemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs returned home today. 2 079 8
Part of four-story building in Kryvyi Rih completely destroyed as result of Russian attack, 11 injured - Interior Ministry. PHOTOS A four-storey apartment building was heavily damaged by a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, 24 December. The operation to eliminate the consequences of the attack is underway. 2 208 9
Ukrainians declared 618 firearms and 42,514 rounds of ammunition over course of two weeks – Interior Ministry Since the start of the procedure for declaring firearms found or received by citizens in the National Police, Ukrainians have declared 618 firearms and 42,514 rounds of ammunition. 1 571 14
Employees of largest Service centre of Ministry of Internal Affairs drive undeclared cars - media. PHOTOS Employees of the largest Service centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs drive to work in cars that are not listed in their declarations because they are registered either to relatives or to strangers. In addition, their relatives have a lot of other expensive property registered in their names. 44 657 42 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
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