The murder suspect Farion faces life imprisonment, while North Korean military hunts drones using live bait: key updates from December 26.
The suspect in the murder of Farion faces life imprisonment
Vyacheslav Zinchenko, who was detained in connection with the murder of Irina Farion, has had his charges modified. He is now suspected of intentional murder related to the performance of his civic duty motivated by national intolerance, as well as illegal handling of weapons. Under the proposed charges, the young man faces life imprisonment.
North Korean soldiers are hunting Ukrainian drones "with bait"
Ukrainian military personnel found a notebook with tactics for shooting down Ukrainian drones using bait with a North Korean soldier in the Kursk region. The tactics description is supplemented with illustrations from the soldier.
Calls for Zelensky to impose sanctions against Andrei Portnov
Participants of the Media Movement and various Ukrainian media and public organizations are urging President Volodymyr Zelensky to present proposals for sanctions against Andrei Portnov to the National Security and Defense Council.
The head of the investigation department at hromadske and a representative of the Media Movement, Yaroslav Volvach, has already submitted the relevant petition for consideration by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Voting for members of the Ministry of Defense council has collapsed
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has decided to annul the results of the online voting for members of the Public Anti-Corruption Council and to postpone it. Ukrainians complained that they were unable to cast their votes. As explained by the ministry, internal technical issues occurred during the voting, including unstable website performance and user authentication errors.
A Russian missile caused the plane crash in Kazakhstan
The preliminary investigation into the crash of an Embraer aircraft near Kazakhstan's Aktau has established that the cause of the aviation disaster was a Russian missile. This was reported by Euronews and Reuters, citing sources. It is likely that the plane was shot down by the Russian Pantsir-S air defense system.
An officer from the 211th brigade faces suspicion
Law enforcement officials have announced charges against the commander of a platoon from the 211th pontoon-bridge brigade. According to the investigation, he mistreated subordinate soldiers, specifically ordering to tie a soldier to a wooden cross. The authorities have not disclosed the name of the suspect, but the case indicates that it involves Vladislav Pastukh.
The case regarding the trips to Crimea by the head of the State Operator of Logistics has been closed
The Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea has closed the criminal case due to the lack of a crime in relation to the general director of the procurement agency of the Ministry of Defense "State Operator of Logistics," Arsen Jumadilov. This concerns his trips to the occupied peninsula.
Other important news:
- The rector of KNU reported on the actions taken against Professor Vasylenko, who spoke about "hungry" Ukrainian women.
- Ukraine has added Galustyan, Dugin, and others to the "Kremlin mouthpieces" list.
- The court did not consider the lawsuit of Popovich against the Sagaydachny Academy. The soldier is contesting the decision.
- The suspect in the drone fraud case has been sent to pre-trial detention. He was previously seen at TSUM during house arrest.
- Lukashenko wants to deploy ten "Oreshnik" complexes in Belarus.