Lviv Oblast

Former Ukrenergo head Kudrytskyi detained for two months

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, former CEO of Ukraine’s power grid operator Ukrenergo, has been ordered into pretrial detention until Dec. 26 with a UAH14 million ($333,000) bail, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 08:48 PM

Russia sentences 63-year-old Ukrainian to 24 years for treason

A Russian military court in Yekaterinburg sentenced Roman Sabadash, a native of Ukraine's Lviv Oblast, to 24 years in prison on charges of alleged "state treason," Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 03:45 PM

New Lviv Oblast factory to produce 12 tons of fish daily

A new factory specializing in fish processing has opened in Ukraine’s Lviv Oblast, boosting local production and employment, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy announced on Facebook on Aug. 1.

4 August 2025, 11:50 AM

Polish Unimot to build major fuel hub in Ukraine

Polish company Unimot is planning to invest around €60 million ($70 million) in building a fuel and energy complex in Ukraine’s western Lviv Oblast, Nazarii Volianskyi, Unimot’s Director of Government Affairs, announced at the July 28 “Freedom for Business and New Investment Opportunities” roundtable discussion.

29 July 2025, 10:09 AM

Russia pounds Drohobych in largest strike yet

Russian forces launched its largest combined drone and missile attack on Drohobych in Ukraine's western Lviv Oblast since the start of the full-scale invasion, striking an industrial facility with 21 targets overnight on June 29, the city council reported the following day.

30 June 2025, 12:01 PM

Medvedchuk’s Kerambud factory valued at $5.9 million by state management agency

An independent appraisal set the market value of Kerambud LLC, located in Lviv Oblast, at 246.2 million hryvnias ($5.9 million), Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) said in a statement on June 25.

25 June 2025, 03:47 PM

SBU detains FSB agent plotting new Russian attack on Lviv Oblast

The Security Service of Ukraine announced the detention of a 57-year-old unemployed man who was recruited by Russia’s FSB via Telegram to coordinate attacks in Lviv Oblast, the SBU press service said on June 11.

11 June 2025, 04:39 PM

Three Russian missiles downed over Lviv Oblast, Governor says

An industrial facility was damaged in a massive Russian drone and missile attack in the Drohobych district of the western Ukrainian Lviv Oblast, regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyy reported on Telegram on June 6.

6 June 2025, 07:43 AM

Ukrnafta gets permit to develop major oil field

The State Geology and Subsoil Survey of Ukraine granted Ukrnafta a special permit to develop the Oleska area in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, previously held by Chevron Ukraine and Nadra Oleska, according to an order dated May 12, 2025.

19 May 2025, 02:19 PM

Ukrainian gluten-free cookies hit Rewe stores in Germany

Cookies made by the family-run company Smakuli from Lviv Oblast are now available in Rewe stores in southern Germany, local outlet amalberlin.de reported on May 3.

6 May 2025, 01:13 PM

SBU captures Russian double agent plotting to kill military leadership at Yavoriv training ground

A Russian “double agent”, tasked with killing Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders at the Yavoriv training ground, was arrested, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on April 14.

14 April 2025, 01:27 PM

Fixit Gruppe expands in Ukraine with new dry construction mix plant in Lviv Oblast

Kreisel, a leading manufacturer of construction materials and part of the Fixit Gruppe conglomerate, has completed the construction of a new plant for dry construction mixes in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, the regional military administration reported on Feb. 13.

18 February 2025, 12:14 PM

Three arrested for illegal firearm sales in Lviv Oblast

A resident of Rivne Oblast, along with a man and a woman from Lviv Oblast, have been arrested on charges of running an illegal firearms and ammunition distribution business, Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 10:15 PM

Lviv Oblast bets on the wind: €40 million project to power up renewable energy

The Eco-Optima group of companies will build the Sokal Wind Power Plant in Lviv Oblast, with a total capacity of 39.9 MW.

5 February 2025, 04:10 PM

All four Russian drones targeting Lviv Oblast intercepted, says Governor

Four Russian attack drones were shot down overnight by mobile fire groups over Ukraine's western Lviv Oblast, regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Telegram early on Jan. 24.

24 January 2025, 10:57 AM

MP’s son accused of embezzling funds in Lviv community scandal

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has accused the son of a current Ukrainian MP of embezzling funds from the budget of the Verkhnosynyovydnenska Village Council in Lviv Oblast, according to an SBI press release, with sources at NV identifying the suspect as the son of MP Andrii Lopushanskyi.

18 January 2025, 02:35 PM

Russian missiles hit two critical infrastructure facilities in Lviv Oblast

The Russian army massively attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, resulting in damage to two critical infrastructure facilities in Drohobych and Stryi districts in Lviv Oblast, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy reported on Telegram on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 12:55 PM

Russian missile barrage aimed at crippling Lviv Oblast's power grid, Mayor Sadovyi says

The main target of the massive Russian missile attack was Ukraine’s power grid with a focus on Lviv Oblast, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported on Facebook on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 09:58 AM

Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine’s power grid, triggers blackouts

Russian forces carried out another overnight drone attack on Ukraine followed by a massive missile attack launched by a group of Russian Tu-95MS bombers and from the Black Sea early on Jan. 15, the Air Force reported.

15 January 2025, 08:42 AM

Poland deploys fighter jets as Russian missiles target Western Ukraine

Russian missiles targeted Ukraine, entering Lviv Oblast and heading toward the city of Stryi, Ukrainian Air Force reported on Dec. 13.

13 December 2024, 10:49 AM

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