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Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- 11:41Region
Almost 20 kilometres of pipe: Bucha starts building a water main across five settlements
Two lines, two pumping stations and two treatment plants: three villages get piped water for the first time.
- 10:16Region
They hid in a cellar beside the sacks but never ate them: how the Potato Institute survived
Breeding potatoes in Nemishaieve were saved under shelling — now they are sown in front-line communities.
- 10:12Events
Five wounded soldiers climbed Kilimanjaro: Bucha screened the film Second Wind [video]
The documentary about recovery after severe wounds was shown in the community ahead of Independence Day.
- 09:24Region
The owner has been abroad since 2022: forged papers for his house surfaced in Bucha
The suspect tried to pocket more than 108,000 dollars for property that was not his.
- 08:26Region
An interceptor drone for the skies over Kyiv region: Bucha delivered its first STING system
In total the aid package for the military cost the Bucha community two million hryvnias.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- 20:12Sport
First place in shot put: a teacher from Bucha won at the international Seniors Games
Iryna Pasichnyk of Gymnasium No. 2 returned from Lutsk with awards in several disciplines at once.
- 18:41Events
Families from across the region came to Bucha: Plast held its fourth family jamboree
The Plast Training Centre spent two days as a space for family rest and fundraising for the army.
- 17:37Events
A runway slab broken in two: Hostomel unveiled an installation to the airport's defence
A steel stele rises from the break, carrying patches left by the defenders of Kyiv region.
- 16:47Region
Knowledge took no holiday: four Bucha students completed the Junior Academy summer school
Pupils of Lyceum No. 4 studied literary criticism at the national school of the Junior Academy of Sciences.
- 15:22Region
He drove civilians to collect occupiers' bodies: a russian soldier got 12 years over a crime in Bucha
The court convicted him in absentia of a war crime committed during the occupation of the town in spring 2022.
- 13:58Events
A minute of silence by the church walls: Bucha honoured those killed by the occupiers
The memorial event took place on Independence Day at the Church of St Andrew the Apostle.
- 12:37Events
Medals for the Defence of Ukraine and mayor's citations: Bucha honoured 53 residents
Those honoured for the 35th anniversary of independence include soldiers, veterans, volunteers and civic activists.
- 10:48Region
They proved their loyalty by deeds: Hostomel honoured 36 veterans of the community
The awards were presented for the 35th anniversary of independence — every recipient defended the state.
- 09:14Events
Both died on the Pokrovsk front: two Bucha defenders posthumously awarded the Order for Courage
The state awards were handed to the families of Serhii Shevchenko and Vladyslav Varych ahead of Independence Day.
- 07:22Region
Long listed as missing: ten more defenders came home on Independence Day
Soldiers of the armed forces and National Guard who defended Donetsk region were returned via belarus.
Monday, 24 August 2026
- 14:36Veterans' sport
A 38-kilo dumbbell and three golds: veterans from Irpin won at the Ukrainian Cup
Eduard Kulakov and Dmytro Ryzhko took first place overall at a strongman all-round stage.
- 08:12Region
Thirty-five years of independence: how Bucha went from a dacha settlement to a Hero City
A town whose name the whole world knows today was known at the start of independence for little more than its pines, sanatoriums and dachas.
Sunday, 23 August 2026
- 18:53Region
He drove medicine under shelling and died on 13 March: Irpin remembers volunteer Oleksandr Ivashchyk
On World Humanitarian Day the community remembered those who saved others in the besieged town.
- 14:22Region
«You raised an extraordinary person»: commanders write to the community about a soldier from Makariv
Andrii Homon received the award For Combat Achievements in the Defence of Ukraine, and his family was thanked separately.
- 10:41Region
Forty hryvnias per cubic metre: Borodianka announces its intention to raise the water tariff
The new price is the same for households and public institutions, based on two tariff commission protocols dated 21 August.
- 08:08Region
Flag Day: in Bucha the blue and yellow carries a weight it has nowhere else
The holiday was established by presidential decree on 23 August 2004, and this year it falls the day after mourning for those killed in Kyiv.
Saturday, 22 August 2026
- 21:22Events
A golden wedding, the oldest and the youngest: Babyntsi and Buda-Babynetska marked their village day
Some 170 local residents are defending independence — and the main words of thanks went to them.
- 19:38Region
About 26 thousand hryvnias a month: Hostomel is looking for foster carers
Patronage is a temporary service: a child lives with the carer's family while their parents work through a crisis.
- 16:14Region
Irpin's community police officers reported to residents: what worries the community most
The report for the first half of 2026 has been published openly, covering service results and the state of public order.
- 13:31Region
A grader has been down Sahaidachnoho: Irpin tackles a street washed out by every rain
The next step the town promises is a drainage project with storm sewers, and asphalt after that.
- 10:52Region
A kindergarten and two lyceums: Irpin allocates 7.5 million for repairs before 1 September
Another 7.9 million hryvnias went on preparing the heating network for winter, including a new boiler house on Nila Vysotska Street.
- 08:17Events
Forty-seven years in one library: Irpin makes Olena Tsyhanenko an honorary citizen
The director of the Rylskyi city public library received the title for her contribution to Irpin's reputation as a town of artists.
Friday, 21 August 2026
- 20:47Region
Two deputy heads have left their posts: what else the extraordinary Borodianka session decided
The 20 August sitting approved money for the military, housing for displaced people and a new boiler house for the arts school.
- 20:27Region
No rallies, no concerts: why the 23 and 24 August holidays will be quiet in Bucha district
Mass events in the district have been cancelled indefinitely since 24 July — a decision taken for safety reasons.
- 19:11Region
Five Starlink Minis have gone to the front: Borodianka hands equipment to the 90th battalion
The aid went to the 90th separate airmobile battalion named after Hero of Ukraine Ivan Zubkov.
