Dnipro City

Law enforcers detain drug dealers operating in four Ukrainian cities, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTOS Members of the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office and Interior Ministry’s Department of Internal Security carried out 57 raids at premises used by a ring of drug dealers in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi, and Dnipro. 06.09.16 17:20 44 040 81 Incidents

Shooting in Dnipro: Yuzhmash miller wounded two National Guard soldiers during detention A miller of Makarov Southern Machine-Building Plant (Yuzhmash) wounded two National Guard officers who tried to arrest him while attempting to steal a large amount of non-ferrous metal. The attacker has been apprehended. 03.09.16 17:26 59 893 176 Incidents

Rychkova wins midterm parliamentary elections in Dnipro constituency, - CEC The Central Election Commission has processed 100 percent of ballots obtained from 27th constituency (Dnipro) in midterm elections of people’s deputies. The winner is a volunteer, an Adviser to the Defense Minister Tetiana Rychkova, who ran for a seat in parliament as a self-nominated candidate. 18.07.16 21:19 52 547 203 Previously in trend: Midterm election to the Verkhovna Rada

Dnipro city bid last farewell to volunteer soldier and Paris opera singer Wassyl Slipak. VIDEO+PHOTOS On June 30, Dnipro bid its last good-bye to Ukrainian volunteer soldier, famous opera singer Wassyl Slipak, who died in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the Donbas. 30.06.16 18:40 71 019 4 Society

Two vans and two trucks burned down in large-scale fire in Dnipro city. PHOTOS+VIDEO An area of 1000 sq. m. in Dnipro city caught fire. There are no casualties reported. 26.06.16 12:55 17 657 40 Incidents

Residents of Dnipro pay last tribute to two Ukrainian scouts killed in Donbas The farewell ceremony to Mykola Andrushchenko and Serhii Lobov, scouts who died in Donbas on June 18, was held in Dnipro (former Dnipropetrovsk) today, June 21. 21.06.16 22:51 48 629 182 Incidents

Verkhovna Rada renames Dnipropetrovsk The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has renamed Dnipropetrovsk city to Dnipro. 19.05.16 11:05 211 877 928 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine’s first open-air anti-terrorist operation museum created in Dnipropetrovsk. PHOTOS The construction of the outdoor exhibition of Ukraine’s first open-air anti-terrorist operation (ATO) museum in Dnipropetrovsk is at its final stage. The builders have already completed construction and are now introducing the exhibit items. 19.05.16 12:00 26 305 12 Previously in trend: War

"1939-1945. We remember. We prevail": V-Day celebration ceremonies took place in Ukrainian cities. PHOTOS + VIDEO On Monday, May 9, celebrations of the Victory Day over Nazism in WWII took place in Ukrainian cities. 10.05.16 13:16 45 780 322 Society

Police apprehended seven people for public order violation in Dnipropetrovsk The police have detained seven participants of rallies held in Dnipropetrovsk on Monday on suspicion of public order offense. 09.05.16 17:04 18 093 71 Incidents

On March 1, 2014 battle for Dnipro started, with probability of regional authorities’ seizure extremely high. VIDEO At that time in Dnipropetrovsk, there existed high risk of takeover by pro-Russian forces with subsequent occupation by Russia. The Russian aggression could be repelled only thanks to joint efforts of all patriotic forces of the Dnipropetrovsk region. 04.03.16 16:32 101 565 385 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Regional Policy Committee recommends parliament to rename Dnipropetrovsk in Dnipro The Verkhovna Rada Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government recommends the parliament to rename Dnipropetrovsk in Dnipro in accordance with the law "on condemnation of Communist and National Socialist (Nazi) regimes and prohibition of propaganda of their symbols." 15.02.16 17:10 11 282 168 Society

Police opened criminal case on fact of demolition of Soviet leader Petrovskiy monument in Dnipropetrovsk Police has opened a criminal proceeding after the fact of cultural heritage damage after the monument to Soviet leader Grigoriy Petrovskiy in Dnipropetrovsk was demolished. 30.01.16 17:53 42 993 296 Society

Monument to Petrovskyi pulled down in Dnipropetrovsk. PHOTOS+VIDEO In Dnipropetrovsk, near the central railway station on Pryvokzalna Square, locals and activists tore down the monument to Heorhii Petrovskyi. 29.01.16 22:56 197 351 208 Ukrainian Politics

Utility service worker in Dnipropetrovsk demanded $2,700 in bribe from Donbas war participant, - Military Prosecutor Matios. PHOTOS Deputy head of Dnipropetrovsk communal Zhylservis-5 enterprise demanded and received a bribe from an anti-terrorist operation (ATO) participant in amount of $2,700 for legal registration and location into a one-room apartment belonging to the city with subsequent right for privatization. 18.01.16 15:58 28 837 61 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Entrance for trucks to Dnipropetrovsk restricted due to snow. PHOTO Due to the heavy snowfall, the authorities of Dnipropetrovsk have decided to limit the entrance for trucks to the city. 17.01.16 17:48 21 387 77 Incidents

Patrol police came into operation in Dnipropetrovsk In Dnipropetrovsk city, the new patrol police came into operation. 17.01.16 12:12 42 583 193 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Filatov elected mayor of Dnipropetrovsk, - city election commission Member of Ukrop party Borys Filatov has won the greatest number of votes in the second round of mayoral election in Dnipropetrovsk. 17.11.15 09:05 44 593 190 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Filatov heads poll in second round of mayoral election in Dnipropetrovsk According to simultaneous bulletin counting by Opora civil organization, Borys Filatov wins majority of votes in the second round of mayoral election in Dnipropetrovsk. 16.11.15 09:52 119 375 286 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Vilkul’s campaign office could have been buying votes over the Internet for Kremlin’s money, - Advisor to Interior Minister Shkiriak Advisor to Interior Minister Zorian Shkiriak said that candidate for mayor of Dnipropetrovsk Oleksandr Vilkul could be involved in bribery of voters using the Russian funds. 13.11.15 20:43 15 445 148 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Law enforcers solved first in Ukraine’s history mass buying of votes over the Internet, - MP Anton Herashchenko A group of perpetrators applied revolutionary election engineering in Dnipropetrovsk to bribe voters using advanced Internet technology, smart phones, instant messengers, e-mail, bank cards, and cryptocurrency Bitcoin. 13.11.15 23:18 27 472 90 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Korban taken to his apartment in Dnipropetrovsk UKROP party leader Hennadii Korban is to wear an electronic bracelet. 06.11.15 18:15 17 463 86 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

General Prosecutor Office qualified arrest of Korban as "fight against organized crime groups with no political motive" The GPO and the SBU held a large-scale special operation to arrest members of an organized criminal group on Oct. 31. 31.10.15 14:28 38 012 187 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Vilkul scores 37%, Filatov 35% in Dnipropetrovsk mayoral election, - NGO Opora NGO Opora has conducted a parallel vote counting of Dnipropetrovsk elections results. 27.10.15 09:47 66 295 319 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

"Voting is being rigged across the city," - candidate for Dnipropetrovsk mayor Filatov about tallies Candidate for mayor of Dnipropetrovsk from the Dill party, MP (independent) Boris Filatov said the voting in the city was being totally rigged. 26.10.15 17:18 62 993 294 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

UKROP Party leads, Filatov wins mayoral race in Dnipropetrovsk – SOCIS exit poll UKROP party, short for the Ukrainian Association of Patriots, is leading at the local elections in Dnipropetrovsk with 31.7% of votes. 26.10.15 00:01 70 410 231 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Filatov and Vilkul made it to the second round of Dnipropetrovsk mayoral election – exit polls The first exit poll results at the Dnipropetrovsk mayoral election were announced on Election night with Savik Shuster TV show. 25.10.15 21:59 92 773 382 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Dnipropetrovsk election commission members illegally swapped, case opened, - Interior Ministry Criminal proceedings have been instituted, following requests by several political forces which representatives to the city election commission were replaced on the basis of forged documents. 22.10.15 23:55 9 101 47 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Soldiers wounded in tank explosion at military base in Dnipropetrovsk region. VIDEO A tank belonging to the 54th Brigade redeployed from the Donetsk region exploded at a military base located in Cherkaske village in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 04.10.15 12:39 80 830 170 Incidents

SBU neutralized "LPR" subversive group planning to blow up bridge across Dnipro River in Dnipropetrovsk. PHOTOS+VIDEO Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine together with police neutralized an "LPR" subversive group in Dnipropetrovsk, which group was preparing several attacks in the region. 21.09.15 18:09 84 240 294 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Terrorist attacks in Ukraine

"Delivery of bodies, handing them over to relatives, morgues is a true hell! How should one deal with it?" - 41st Battalion officer Oleksii Skyrtach The officer stumbled upon cronyism in procedures necessary to hand over bodies of fallen heroes to their relatives. 07.09.15 14:50 26 907 55 Oddities

Bodies of 10 fallen soldiers taken to forensic bureau in Dnipropetrovsk over the week According to official data of the Forensic Bureau of Dnipropetrovsk, 10 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers were delivered from the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area between Aug. 24 and Sept. 1. 02.09.15 19:51 14 408 75 Incidents

Fallen Heroes of Ilovaisk commemorated in Dnipropetrovsk. PHOTOS Fallen Heroes of the Ilovaisk tragedy that occurred on Aug. 29, 2014 have been commemorated in the center of Dnipropetrovsk. 29.08.15 14:04 18 988 71 Previously in trend: Battle for Donetsk

14 unknown soldiers buried in Dnipropetrovsk. VIDEO Another 14 unknown soldiers killed in the Donbas have been buried at Krasnopilske cemetery In Dnipropetrovsk. 20.08.15 15:55 11 732 63 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine’s PM and Interior Minister announce recruitment of 1,100 patrol policemen who will come onto streets of Dnipropetrovsk in November. PHOTO Interior Ministry announced Dnipropetrovsk patrol police recruitment campaign to be started July 27. 21.07.15 16:46 39 783 166 Previously in trend: Ukraine's new police

Exhibition on icons painted on ammunition boxes opened in Dnipropetrovsk. VIDEO Exhibition of icons painted on ammunition boxes from the anti-terrorist area opened in Dnipropetrovsk on Wednesday. 02.07.15 13:22 18 155 121 Society

11 unidentified Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas were buried in Dnipropetrovsk. PHOTOS A funeral of 11 unnamed Ukrainian heroes, who died in the anti-terrorist operation area, was held in Dnipropetrovsk. 06.04.15 11:32 52 304 329 Society

'Dnipropetrovsk for Ukraine' rally was held yesterday. VIDEO The team of the ex-governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region Ihor Kolomoiskyi reported on their work over the past year during a rally and a concert in Dnipropetrovsk. 29.03.15 08:58 171 314 651 Ukrainian Politics

SBU prevented terrorist attack planned to be committed March 28 in Dnipropetrovsk. VIDEO The Security Service of Ukraine prevented the terrorist act which was planned to be committed during the Viche (meeting of the local residents) on March 28 in Dnipropetrovsk. 27.03.15 16:49 38 957 113 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine

Farewell party of Kolomoiskyi's Dnipropetrovsk team. PHOTOS Valentyn Reznichenko is a new governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region effective March 26. President Petro Poroshenko introduced him to local authorities by paying Dnipropetrovsk an unscheduled visit. 27.03.15 12:22 181 733 381 Photo News

Poroshenko accepted Kolomoiskyi’s resignation from Dnipropetrovsk governor's post President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko granted the request of Ihor Kolomoiskyi to resign from the post of head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration. 25.03.15 10:05 435 575 3 068 Ukrainian Politics

Dnipropetrovsk morgues received 759 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies. 212 still remain unidentified Since the beginning of the ATO the morgues of the Regional Forensic Bureau of the Dnipropetrovsk region have received 759 bodies, including the remains of dead servicemen from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, law enforcement officers, and volunteer fighters. 21.03.15 12:34 8 356 59 Ukrainian Politics

Hundreds of people donate blood for wounded Donetsk airport defenders in Dnipropetrovsk. PHOTOS Hundreds of Dnipropetrovsk residents stand in lines to blood donor centers, wishing to help treat wounded soldiers who defended the Donetsk airport. 23.01.15 12:23 58 905 230 Ukrainian Politics

Dnipropetrovsk hospitals received 60 people wounded in ATO zone over past 72 hours Over the past 72 hours, Dnipropetrovsk city hospitals received 60 people who were injured in the ATO area. 18.01.15 16:40 21 651 136 Ukrainian Politics

Dnipropetrovsk region traffic police department head Blazhyvskyi confesses to corruption and writes resignation application. VIDEO The video of a startling confession of Dnipropetrovsk region traffic police head Marian Blazhyvskyi about widespread corruption in the department appeared at the disposal of Censor.NET. 15.01.15 21:55 167 341 316 Incidents

25-Meter Ukrainian Flag with Photos of Those Killed on Maidan and in War with Russia Unwrapped in Dnipropetrovsk. VIDEO On Sunday, Nov. 30, members of different Ukrainian churches, Euromaidan activists, and public activists prayed together for the future of Ukraine. 01.12.14 10:00 20 704 172 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown

Ukraine Prohibited Aeroflot Flights to Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk State Aviation Administration of Ukraine decided to ban the Russian Aeroflot Airlines JSC to resume flights in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk effective Dec. 1, 2014. 28.11.14 21:53 59 783 226 Ukrainian Politics

Dnipropetrovsk Female "Kupol" Volunteers Braid Gauze Drops-'Snowflakes'. VIDEO Dnipropetrovsk female volunteers who produce scrims for Ukrainian soldiers at ATO zone started to braid 'snowflake' scrims used in winter. 24.11.14 12:43 31 350 119 Society