Vinnytsia

Ukrainian veterans perform waltz on prostheses in Vinnytsia

Ukrainian veterans and service members from different cities performed a waltz on prosthetic limbs with their prosthetists, occupational therapists and physical therapists in Vinnytsia ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day, Suspilne Vinnytsia reported on Aug. 20.

21 August, 01:38 PM

Poles crowdfund buses for Vinnytsia after dispute over Stepan Bandera street

Polish activists successfully raised 500k+ zlotys ($137k) to purchase 15 transit buses for Vinnytsia following a local political dispute over a street name, the Sikorki na Ukrainie foundation announced on June 15.

15 June, 02:50 PM

Polish activists step in to secure 15 buses for Ukraine after street name scandal

Polish activists launched a crowdfunding campaign to purchase 15 transit buses for Vinnytsia following a political dispute in Kielce, Sikorki na Ukrainie foundation announced on June 12.

12 June, 12:14 PM

Lawmakers in Poland's Kielce urge Vinnytsia to rename its Stepan Bandera street

The Law and Justice party faction in the Kielce City Council has submitted a resolution urging the mayor of Vinnytsia to change the name of Stepan Bandera street, Telewizja Świętokrzyska reported on June 11.

11 June, 02:03 PM

Vinnytsia rejects sister-city bus donation amid growing political row with Poland

Vinnytsia City Council rejected a donation of 15 decommissioned buses from its Polish sister city of Kielce after a Polish MP spoke out against the move due to local street named in honor of Stepan Bandera, Kielce mayor Agata Wojda wrote on June 9.

10 June, 02:15 PM

Founder of Christian rehabilitation center in Vinnytsia arrested for child abuse

Law enforcement officers have detained the founder of a Christian rehabilitation center who had been abusing children since 2006, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced on May 2.

4 May, 01:34 PM

Man stabs two recruiters during document check in Vinnytsia

A man stabbed two servicemen from the Vinnytsia Oblast Territorial Recruitment Center during a document check as part of conscription measures, the recruitment center reported on Facebook on April 4.

4 April, 08:54 PM

Mass Russian strike hits industrial sites in Vinnytsia Oblast

Several civilian industrial facilities were struck in Vinnytsia Oblast in Russian overnight mass attack, First Deputy Head of Vinnytsia Military Administration Natalia Zabolotna reported on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 09:09 AM

Ex-SES chief accused of forcing staff to build his homes

The former head of the State Emergency Service (SES) in Vinnytsia Oblast is suspected of coercing his subordinates to unpaid work on his personal construction and renovation projects, State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) wrote on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 12:45 PM

Poland summons Russian envoy over strike on Polish-owned plant in Vinnytsia

Poland’s Foreign Ministry summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy after a missile strike hit a Polish-owned plant in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, according to a statement released by the ministry’s press service.

17 July 2025, 02:23 PM

Russia targets Odesa’s Izmail district with drones, damages infrastructure

Russian forces launched an attack on the Izmail district of Odesa Oblast using strike drones overnight on July 16, Oleh Kiper, Odesa regional governor, reported.

16 July 2025, 12:40 PM

Sikorski: Russian drones targeted Polish factory in Ukraine

Poland's Barlinek Group factory in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia was damaged in a targeted Russian drone attack overnight, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski reported in his July 16 X post.

16 July 2025, 12:34 PM

Russia strikes Ukraine with Iskander missile and 400 drones; air defense intecepts 343 targets

The Russian army launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 400 drones of various types, including 255 Shahed UAVs, the Air Force reported on July 16.

16 July 2025, 10:30 AM

Russian Shahed swarm torches Vinnytsya, seven injured

At least seven people were injured in a massive Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian administrative center of Vinnytsya overnight, the Regional Military Administration reported early on July 16.

16 July 2025, 06:46 AM

SBU detains Russian agents suspected of plotting attacks in Vinnytsia

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a group of Russian military intelligence agents who were planning two explosions in Vinnytsia on April 14.

15 April 2025, 12:19 PM

Dog keeps lost 3-year-old boy warm in the rain until rescuers find him in Vinnytsia Oblast

A three-year-old boy who went missing from his grandmother’s yard in the village of Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia Oblast, was found safe after spending a night in the rain—kept warm by his loyal dog, regional police reported on March 12.

13 March 2025, 10:20 AM

Ukrainian defender reunites with family after 15 months in Russian captivity

After a month of treatment, Ukrainian border guard Denys Noha, recently freed from Russian captivity, reunited with his parents and friends, the Southern Regional Department of the State Border Guard Service reported on Facebook on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 06:51 PM

Vinnytsia military recruitment official charged with assaulting conscript

A 52-year-old military commissariat employee in Vinnytsia was charged with assaulting a conscript, resulting in moderate bodily harm, the Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office of the Southern Region reported on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 11:35 PM

Ukrainian soldier arrested for planning to aid Russian strike on his unit - Security Service

Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier was arrested as he intended to coordinate a Russian strike on his own unit - now he faces life imprisonment, Security Service (SBU) reported on Oct. 10.

10 October 2024, 12:10 PM

Vinnytsia pensioner injured by runaway VAZ

In Vinnytsia, authorities are investigating an unusual accident where a 74-year-old woman was struck by an unattended VAZ car while walking on Soborna Street, according to the National Police on Aug. 29.

29 August 2024, 01:27 PM

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