Interior Ministry

Poland urges citizens near border to prepare shelters after Russian strikes in western Ukraine

Russian attacks on western Ukraine pose a “very serious” threat to Poland, Polish Deputy Interior Minister Czesław Mroczek said in an interview with the Polish outlet RMF24 on Sept. 14, urging residents in border areas to know where they can take shelter in case of danger.

14 September, 07:02 PM

About 30 residential buildings significantly damaged, 64 people rescued in Kyiv — Interior Ministry

As a result of Russia's massive strike on Kyiv on July 6, about 30 residential buildings were significantly damaged, and 64 people were rescued, according to Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

6 July, 01:02 PM

Ukraine expands direct weapons marketplace to Interior Ministry combat units

Combat units under Ukraine’s Interior Ministry will be able to use the DOT-Chain Defence marketplace for another two years, NV Business reported, citing an Interior Ministry release.

16 May, 11:14 PM

Interior minister rules out broad firearm inspections following deadly attack

There will be no mass checks of legal firearm owners following the deadly shooting in Kyiv on April 18 that killed six people and wounded 14 others, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

19 April, 07:15 PM

Law enforcement urges limits on Telegram after Russian-directed attacks

Government must step in and introduce stricter regulation of Russian messaging app Telegram, since it is used by the enemy intelligence apparatus to recruit Ukrainians for sabotage and terrorist attacks, Ukraine’s SBU security service and the Interior Ministry said on Feb. 23.

23 February, 11:39 PM

Rescuers pull another body from debris, raising Kyiv’s death toll to seven

The death toll from Russia’s strike on Kyiv has risen to seven after emergency crews recovered the body of a man from beneath the rubble in the city’s Desnianskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 02:08 PM

1,000 fallen defenders repatriated to Ukraine

Russia returned the bodies of 1,000 individuals it claims are Ukrainian soldiers as part of a repatriation effort, Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 02:07 PM

Poland refers case on assassination attempt on Zelenskyy at Rzeszów airport to court

A case involving a Polish citizen accused of preparing an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in May 2025 has been referred to court, Poland’s Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak wrote on X on June 23.

24 June 2025, 02:13 PM

Russia’s massive strike hits Kyiv, Odesa hardest, kills two

Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight into June 10, killing two in Odesa and injuring 13, with Kyiv city, Kyiv Oblast, and Odesa suffering the most damage, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reported on Telegram.

10 June 2025, 10:55 AM

Police report 67 arrests in $48 million drug bust

Ukraine’s National Police has shut down a vast network of drug manufacturing facilities across the country, arresting 67 people, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced on May 14.

14 May 2025, 08:34 PM

Suspect detained in the killing of activist Demian Hanul in Odesa

A man suspected of killing public activist Demian Hanul has been detained in Odesa, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on March 14.

14 March 2025, 05:05 PM

Former Interior Ministry official Oleksii Takhtai faces NABU probe over UAH 16 million fraud

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) announced in a Telegram post that former Interior Ministry State Secretary Oleksii Takhtai is suspected of embezzlement and bribery involving over UAH 6 million.

18 January 2025, 05:05 PM

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians still missing since full-scale Russian invasion

Some 60,000 people are considered missing under special circumstances in Ukraine's Unified Register, according to Dmytro Bohatyuk, the head of the Interior Ministry’s Department for Missing Persons, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 09:19 AM

Cabinet approves bill on mandatory evacuation of children

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved two bills giving greater powers to authorities when it comes to mandatory evacuation of civilian population, Ukraine’s Internal Ministry announced on Dec. 20.

21 December 2024, 01:09 AM

Georgia suspends EU talks, clashes spark in Tbilisi

Georgia’s Interior Ministry dispersed protests in Tbilisi sparked by the government’s plan to suspend EU membership talks and reject budget grants until 2028, Radio Liberty’s Georgian Service wrote on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 08:03 AM

Moments after deadly Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih

A video showing the first moments after the Nov. 11 deadly Russian ballistic missile strike on a five-story apartment building in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, was posted on Telegram by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.

12 November 2024, 01:58 PM

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