Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Firefighters battle massive blazes in Khmelnytskyi Oblast after Russian strikes — photo

Firefighters are still combating a blaze in Khmelnytskyi Oblast following a Russian strike overnight on October 14, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

14 October, 10:46 AM

Who is Anton Kovalskyi, the man now leading Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office?

Anton Kovalskyi, 42, the head of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Prosecutor's Office, will serve as acting prosecutor general of Ukraine following Ruslan Kravchenko's dismissal from the post and until a new prosecutor general is appointed after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assigned Kovalskyi to perform the duties of prosecutor general by decree on Sept. 17.

17 September, 07:48 PM

Zelenskyy names Anton Kovalskyi as Ukraine’s acting prosecutor general

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Anton Kovalskyi, the head of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast prosecutor’s office, as Ukraine’s acting prosecutor general on September 17, according to a presidential decree.

17 September, 11:24 AM

Russia strikes Boryspil warehouse twice as firefighters respond

Russian forces attacked Ukraine's Kyiv Oblast overnight into Sept. 13. A logistics warehouse in the Boryspil district was struck for a second time, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.

13 September, 03:33 PM

Fire erupts as Russian drones target warehouses in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Russian drones struck Khmelnytskyi Oblast overnight on September 3, setting fire to multiple warehouses, regional governor Serhii Tiurin reported.

3 September, 10:21 AM

Ukrainian pensioner suspected of running illegal casino in basement

Law enforcement officers in Volochysk, in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, detained a pensioner suspected of organizing an illegal gambling operation in the basement of an apartment building, the regional police reported on Facebook on Aug. 21.

21 August, 03:10 PM

Turkish investors planning massive graphite mine in Ukraine

Spys Ukraine LLC, founded by Turkish companies including Onur Group and Özdoğu Sarp, plans to begin mining at the Horodniavka site of the Burtyn graphite ore deposit in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi Oblast, news outlet Zaxid.net reported on Aug. 18, citing the company's own announcement of the planned activity, which is subject to an environmental impact assessment.

18 August, 05:10 PM

Special Operations Forces report detonation at training ground after explosions in Khmelnytskyi

An emergency incident involving an explosion followed by secondary detonations occurred at a training ground belonging to a military unit in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on July 31, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said in a statement.

31 July, 04:39 PM

2 FSB agents sentenced for deadly military recruitment center bombing in Ukraine

Two men recruited by Russia's FSB Federal Security Service who carried out a bombing near a military recruitment center in Kamyanets-Podilskyi in February 2025 have been sentenced, based on evidence gathered by Ukraine's SBU Security Service. One was sentenced to life in prison, the other to 15 years, the SBU reported on July 20.

20 July, 05:29 PM

Ukraine’s State Investigation Bureau reveals details behind Su-24 crash in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) determined that there were no technical issues prior to the flight of the Su-24 bomber that crashed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, killing two pilots, the agency reported on June 29.

29 June, 12:25 PM

State Bureau of Investigation launches probe into fatal Su-24M bomber crash

A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the crash of a Su-24M bomber in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on June 16, and the "black box" and flight logs have been recovered, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on June 17.

17 June, 02:18 PM

Man steals horse, mail truck, and laptop in bizarre crime spree in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

A local man committed a series of offenses in a single week in the city of Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, explaining his actions in court as the result of an anxiety disorder, Shepetivka city website and District Court reported on April 6.

7 April, 12:03 PM

Russian drone barrage sparks massive fire in Khmelnytskyi

Fire broke out at a local enterprise following a Russian drone attack on Khmelnytskyi overnight, regional governor Serhii Tyurin reported on April 1.

1 April, 08:20 AM

Man gets stuck 1.5 km after stealing acquaintance's car in western Ukraine

Police in the town of Shepetivka detained a 23-year-old man suspected of stealing a Hyundai Santa Fe that got stuck in mud just 1.5 kilometers from the theft site, the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Police reported.

25 March, 06:51 PM

Mother and three children die in house fire in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

A mother and three minor children died in a house fire in the village of Vebrivtsi, Shepetivka district of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, that broke out late on March 4, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

5 March, 03:55 PM

Russian attack injures man, damages home in Khmelnytskyi

Russian forces launched a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi Oblast overnight into Feb. 7, damaging a house and injuring a man, according to regional governor Serhiy Tiurin.

7 February, 10:35 AM

SBU nabs spy guiding Russian strikes

A Russian agent suspected of guiding Russian missile and drone strikes against military facilities in western Ukraine was detained in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 10:57 AM

Russian attack injures three in Volochysk

At least three people were injured in an overnight Russian airstrike on the town of Volochysk in Ukraine’s western Khmelnytskyi Oblast, regional Governor Serhii Tyurin reported on Telegram early on Sep. 10.

10 September 2025, 09:29 AM

Parubiy assassin had no accomplices in Ukraine, police say

The suspect in the assassination of former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy had no accomplices inside Ukraine and planned to flee to Khmelnytskyi Oblast to hide, National Police said on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 09:45 PM

Russia launches two Kinzhal missiles, explosions reported in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

At 5:36 p.m. on July 5, air raid alerts were issued across Ukraine after a MiG-31K jet — the carrier of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles — took off. Ukraine’s Air Force reported a missile heading toward Starokostiantyniv.

5 July 2025, 06:24 PM

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