NATO will continue to provide military support to Ukraine to strengthen its position in potential peace talks with Russia, as there is a close link between the situation on the battlefield and negotiating leverage, while respecting Ukraine's sovereignty to determine acceptable terms for peace talks.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects the upcoming NATO summit to deliver a strong package of assistance to Ukraine, including a new NATO command in Ukraine, increased military support, bilateral security agreements, and an air defense announcement, demonstrating NATO's commitment to Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has established a coordination center for combating illicit trafficking in firearms, their parts, components and ammunition, which in 2023 seized more than 5,500 firearms and 2 million rounds of ammunition from citizens.
The government has provided condominiums and housing cooperatives with the opportunity to receive affordable loans of up to UAH 5 million at 7% per annum for up to 5 years to implement energy efficiency measures.
The Ukrainian government has launched a project to introduce veterans' support specialists across the country to help veterans and demobilized soldiers transition from military to civilian life, provide advice on employment, training, social protection, rehabilitation, and the exercise of their rights and benefits.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal instructed the ministries to ensure uninterrupted power supply to military formations in the frontline regions, resolve water supply issues, prepare for winter, and develop mechanisms for distributing humanitarian aid in the form of liquefied gas for the needs of household consumers.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal instructed the Ministry of Defense to immediately inform the government about financing the construction of fortifications in accordance with the approved schedule, as the state has allocated UAH 38 billion for this purpose since the beginning of the year.
The Ministry of Justice has filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court to impose sanctions on former MP Viktor Medvedchuk and his wife Oksana Marchenko, who are close to the Russian leadership and Vladimir Putin, in order to recover their significant assets, including cars, planes, real estate, corporate rights, trademarks, funds and cultural property.
Keir Starmer, the new British Prime Minister from the Labor Party, is likely to continue active military support for Ukraine and strengthen security alliances against Russia, a political analyst believes.
Putin said he is ready to outline the nuances of his proposals for a "peaceful settlement" of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine at a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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Kamikaze drone have successfully struck Russia's Tambov Powder Plant, a large ammunition and gunpowder manufacturing facility, despite Russia's denial of the attack. The attack on the enemy's military-industrial complex was a special operation by the GRU, the source said.
The names of 35 veterans who will represent Ukraine at the international Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 have been published.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's proposal for a ceasefire with Russia during his visit to Kyiv was perceived solely as an initiative of Budapest, and not as a message on behalf of the entire EU, the OP emphasized.
The National Bank of Ukraine is discussing the possibility of introducing restrictions on card-to-card transfers and setting a limit of UAH 100,000 for such transactions, but is committed to finding a solution that takes into account the concerns of volunteers and the public.
The National Bank of Ukraine reports a steady downward trend in lending rates: since June last year, lending rates have fallen by 4%, indicating a gradual recovery in lending activity across various sectors, including corporates, small and medium-sized businesses, and retail lending.
Despite the war, Ukraine managed to reverse the downward trend in household time deposits: in 2023, they grew by 37%, and the share of such deposits increased from 30% to 35%.
Vadym Shevelenko, who scolded a veteran doctor with prostheses in Odesa, is no longer working as a freelance adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine.
During the evacuation near Toretsk, Russian occupants wounded two paramedics, but their condition has been stabilized.
Due to the threat to the lives of soldiers, Ukrainian troops withdrew from the Kanal neighborhood in Chasovyi Yar to more secure and prepared positions.
Russian troops are trying to advance towards the village of Sotnytsia Kozachok, Kharkiv region, but their attempts are repelled by Ukrainian troops and border guards.
Ukraine has full control over its border with Belarus and poses no threat, but will respond to any changes monitored by intelligence because of Belarus' support for the Russian invasion.
At the three checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, where there were previously malfunctions in the database on the Polish side, after solving technical problems, traffic is now moving quickly and there are no delays in processing.
Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Astana on the eve of the BRICS summit in Kazan and said that Russian-Chinese relations are in the best possible condition, built on equality, mutual benefit and respect for sovereignty, but not directed against anyone.
In Odesa, a visitor to a veterinary clinic reacted inadequately and cursed when he saw the prosthetic legs of a doctor, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
To implement a model based on the example of the "grain corridor" to find solutions with Russia, we need countries that support Ukraine on the one hand and, on the other hand, that will not cause any major reservations on the part of Russia. But these countries or a country should take on certain obligations and guarantees. This opinion was expressed by political scientist Igor Reiterovich.
The Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant, an important facility of the Russian military-industrial complex, was shut down after Ukrainian special services attacked power substations in the Belgorod region of Russia.
MP Mykola Tyshchenko remains under round-the-clock house arrest.
During the morning Russian shelling, a shrapnel hit the intensive care unit of a children's hospital in Dnipro, damaging windows in two schools and three kindergartens, killing 4 people and hospitalizing 27.
MP Mykola Tyshchenko, suspected of unlawful imprisonment of a former military officer in Dnipro, is appealing the decision to impose round-the-clock house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
