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Friday, 14 August 2026
- 16:33Region
Heating in Borodianka is to rise by almost fourteen per cent. Why residents will not see it in their bills
The municipal heating company has announced plans to raise the tariff to 6,721.20 hryvnias per gigacalorie. A wartime moratorium applies to households.
- 15:41Region
Little more than the name is left of the Peremoha sanatorium in Vorzel. What the community will do there
The utility buildings went to the municipal company Buchaservis, which will set up a depot for its machinery. A care home for older people is planned in the remaining blocks.
- 14:52Region
New express trains to Kyiv now run through Bucha. When they leave and how long the ride takes
Ukrzaliznytsia has launched four modernised electric trains on the Kyiv–Korosten route. Stops were chosen from ticket sales statistics.
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- 20:08Culture
An ensemble from the village of Blystavytsia brought home two awards from two contests in a row. One of them is the Grand Prix
The Blystavchanka folk amateur vocal ensemble has won first prize and the Grand Prix at all-Ukrainian arts contests.
- 19:34Lifestyle
Parliament is offered a new ground for mobilisation deferment. What does the figure of 90 days mean?
Draft law No. 15494 has been registered, changing the grounds for deferment. One of the novelties concerns parents whose spouse spends long periods abroad.
- 19:26Region
Bucha is building a portal to bring city services into one window. Who will be asked what it should look like
The Bucha Smart Entry Point project began with a focus group for municipal utilities. Residents themselves will be asked about their needs next.
- 18:19Region
On 29 August, venues will lay empty tables. Who can take part in the initiative
Registration has opened for the Table of Remembrance 2026 initiative. Catering, cultural and educational venues, as well as military units, can take part.
- 16:37Region
Veterans came to the construction site with a tape measure. What they were checking at the future space in Bucha
An on-site accessibility inspection has taken place at the state Veterans' Space under construction in Bucha. What was checked were not reports but specific centimetres.
- 15:11Region
Bucha is starting to write the plan its community will grow by. Who can shape it
Work on the comprehensive spatial development plan began on 12 August. Applications to the working group are accepted until 25 August, proposals until 1 September.
- 14:26Region
Bucha resident Yaroslav Khrapskyi has received the Order of Merit. What he does beyond Bucha
The award was presented in Kyiv at the Ukrainian Youth Forum for Youth Day. Khrapskyi chairs the board of the Association of Youth Centres of Ukraine.
- 13:38Region
Well water in Irpin and Hostomel should not be drunk unboiled. What happened upstream
Substances of unknown origin have entered the Borshchahivka river, a right tributary of the Irpin. The warning is mainly for private housing areas with no mains water supply.
- 13:14Region
Three tonnes of dead fish in Borshchahivka's water bodies. What residents have been told not to do
A mass fish die-off has occurred in the water bodies of the Borshchahivka community, killing about three tonnes. Access to the water has been restricted and drinking water is being
- 00:41Lifestyle
The Independence Pie: this year a whole village can enter. What it takes
The national contest of family recipes has for the first time opened a separate category for communities and groups. Entries are accepted until 24 August.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
- 21:18Region
A warehouse serving ATB, Metro and Silpo burned down near Brovary. Does that mean empty shelves? (Updated)
On the morning of 12 August, Russia struck logistics facilities in the Kyiv region with drones. A warehouse belonging to a company that delivers goods for five of the country's lar
- 20:26Culture
Almost 5,000 kilometres for the sake of Ukrainian song. An ensemble from Syniak performed in Montenegro
The amateur ensemble Malvy represented the Bucha community at the Colors of the World Montenegro international arts festival.
- 16:12Region
Up to 4,000 euros for your own business. Who can apply before 28 August?
Bucha is launching the second season of the Rebuild 2 support programme for entrepreneurs. Twenty participants will receive equipment or goods worth up to four thousand euros each.
- 12:47Lifestyle
1,846 wildfires in the Kyiv region since the start of the year. What causes most of them?
Heat and a lack of rain raise the risk of large fires every day. A single cigarette end is enough for flames to sweep across vast areas within minutes.
- 09:38Weather
A solar eclipse this evening. Will it be visible in the Bucha district?
Today, 12 August, a total solar eclipse takes place — the first of its kind in Europe since 1999. In the Bucha district it begins at 20:14, but will last only a few minutes.
- 09:03Region
The Bucha district was attacked again overnight. A company warehouse, lorries and containers were damaged
After an overnight enemy attack, damage was recorded at a company site in the Bucha district. No casualties were reported.
- 08:47Region
Twenty-five couples married in Bucha in a single day. Twenty-five times the word "yes" was said
The Bucha civil registry office registered 25 new families in a single day. All the ceremonies took place on 8 August.
Friday, 7 August 2026
- 23:14Culture
Apple Feast of the Saviour in the Bucha community. What people prayed for this year
On 6 August, churches across the Bucha community held festive services for the Transfiguration. The prayers were not only about the harvest.
- 19:53Region
Twenty-four people for the whole country. Community youth get a voice at the presidential level
A Chamber of Regional Youth Congresses has been created within the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. It includes one representative from each region — the Kyiv region is
- 16:27Region
Household waste in Bucha's private sector will be collected weekly again. But not from every bin
Weekly collection of mixed household waste is returning to Bucha's private housing sector. The decision was taken because of the heat and numerous residents' requests.
- 13:41Weather
Up to 37 degrees in the Bucha district. Five hours that are best simply sat out
Thermometers in the Kyiv region are reaching 37 degrees. The heat hits hardest at children, older people and those with chronic conditions.
- 09:18Region
Bucha is finishing a veterans' centre of a kind Ukraine barely has. It will serve the entire district
The state veterans' space in Bucha will be one of the first such centres in Ukraine. It will bring under one roof what now requires visits to several institutions.
- 07:12Region
Missing person alert: a man vanished in Bucha after leaving hospital. He may not remember who he is
Bucha is searching for 58-year-old Oleksandr Rudniev. He went missing on 5 August, and police believe he may have memory loss.
Thursday, 6 August 2026
- 11:38Health
Is it true that ice cream cools you down in the heat? We have a clear answer
A claim is circulating online that scientists have proved ice cream before going outside helps you cope with the heat. The research does exist — but it is about a different product
- 07:44Region
In July the community congratulated 29 milestone birthdays. The oldest is 98 — and she does not live in Bucha
The long-lived residents of the Bucha community marked significant birthdays. Bucha itself has the most, but the oldest lives in a small village.
- 07:41Region
Gas will be cut in a Bucha apartment block today. The list of flats looks odd — but there is a logic to it
On Thursday 6 August, gas will be temporarily cut off in the building at 10V Tarasivska Street in Bucha. Twenty flats will be affected.
- 07:36Lifestyle
Vyshneve is on the list of towns with worsened air. The cause is neither traffic nor the heat
Fires after the massive strike have changed the air in several towns of the Kyiv region at once. Vyshneve is among those where excess levels were recorded.
