today’s collected reporting — by newsroom and editorial bloc
today’s collected reporting — by newsroom and editorial bloc
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On September 10, 2026, a farewell ceremony was held in the Rivne region for four servicemen. The fallen included Viktor Ilchuk, Oleksandr Vityuk, Ruslan Lukomskiy, and Volodymyr Bondarchuk. Condolences were expressed to their families and loved ones.
On September 8, a forester discovered remnants of enemy ammunition while inspecting a forest in the Rivne region. Explosive experts and SBU officers arrived at the scene to collect the remains. A pre-trial investigation has been initiated.
An appeals court has ordered the mother of Dmytro Panchuk, a soldier released from Russian captivity, to return nearly 3.9 million UAH to him. The court's decision followed an appeal against a previous ruling that required the mother to return the funds received during her son's captivity.
A preventive alert has been issued in Rivne and Zhytomyr regions due to the threat of a reactive unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone is moving towards Rokytne and Sarny, with a possible further course towards Volyn.
In August, 422 marriages were registered in the Rivne region, including many servicemen. The highest number of marriages took place at the Rivne city registry office. Since the beginning of the year, 2,544 new families have been created in the region.
On September 9, 2026, Rivne held a farewell ceremony for serviceman Ruslan Lukomskiy, who died on September 3 in a hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast due to complications from injuries. Ruslan Lukomskiy was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine in July 2024 and served in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
Sergiy Podolin announced his resignation as the first deputy head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration. He served in this position for nearly seven years, since November 2019, and shared his decision via Facebook.
In the Rivne region, six servicemen who defended Ukraine were laid to rest. Among them were Vasyl Semeniuk, Serhii Levkov, Anatolii Patrykeii, Oleksandr Hapon, Anatolii Khanas, and Yurii Bondarchuk.
On September 7, 2026, a farewell ceremony was held in Rivne for 28-year-old soldier Yevheniy Tkach, who died while performing a combat mission in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Yevheniy Tkach was mobilized in August 2025 and became a commander of a drone crew.
On September 6, a farewell ceremony took place in Rivne for Ukrainian defenders Roman Hrytsiuk and Myroslava Naumchuk. Roman Hrytsiuk died on September 1 while performing a combat mission in Donetsk, and Myroslava Naumchuk passed away on September 4 after a prolonged illness.
In the Rivne region, eight new school shelters have been built over the past two years, with another ten under construction. The head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Koval, visited the Yasnohirskyi Lyceum, which serves nearly 600 students, and inspected a new shelter funded by the state budget.
A farewell ceremony was held in the Rivne region for four Ukrainian defenders: Oleksandr Makarytskyi, Vitalii Koloshva, Mykola Poliukhovych, and Oleksandr Holenko. The ceremony honored the memory of the fallen who gave their lives for the country.
On September 1, 2026, soldier Mykola Novikov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage III degree. On September 4, a ceremony took place in the Rivne District State Administration where 13 more fallen defenders received posthumous awards.
On the night of September 4, 2026, Rivnenska region experienced an air attack from Russia. Thanks to the work of air defense forces, enemy targets were neutralized, with no casualties or damage reported. The head of the Rivnenska Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Koval, confirmed the successful operation of air defense.
Rivne held a farewell ceremony for Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Holenko, who died on August 28, 2025, while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region. Born on September 22, 1982, Holenko studied in Rivne and worked as a dental technician before being mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine in January 2025.
