Antonina Tumanova
Testing of the Enguri Hydroelectric Power Plant showed that the units were in working order, while the blackouts in Georgia were caused by problems in the emergency automation system. Over two weeks, the country experienced three large-scale power outages.
The enemy struck a fire engine while a fire was being extinguished after a previous strike. A utility building was damaged, followed by a fire.
The enemy attacked 7 Ukrnafta assets in the east overnight, destroying critical equipment. There were no casualties, but a number of facilities have been shut down and production volumes have been lost.
Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi held a meeting with the heads of central executive bodies. They agreed to identify 3–5 priority issues requiring urgent government decisions.
As a result of the Russian strike, the Chornomorets football stadium in central Odesa was damaged. According to preliminary information, one person was injured.
Russian forces attacked Odesa. Preliminary reports indicate that Chornomorets Stadium was hit, and preliminary reports say that one person was injured.
As a result of enemy attacks, more than 5,000 consumers in the Zaporizhzhia district were disconnected from the power grid. Two settlements are completely without electricity supply; repairs will begin when the security situation allows.
A lieutenant colonel of one of the military units on the Kharkiv front is suspected of illegally selling more than 100 kg of TNT and detonators. The court ordered pretrial detention as a preventive measure, with the option of bail.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees dismissing ambassadors in four countries. Diplomats in Croatia, Albania, Montenegro and Pakistan were dismissed from their positions.
Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who was convicted of money laundering, has been hospitalized at a medical center in Tbilisi. The reason was kidney problems.
President Zelenskyy said that the government had made a decision regarding Marhanets and other cities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. He called the situation involving the lack of water disgraceful and promised to dismiss the responsible official.
A 66-year-old man was detained on suspicion of raping two underage sisters. The court remanded him in custody but allowed him to be released on bail of more than UAH 332,000; the prosecutor's office is appealing the decision.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that the issue of intercepting Russian missiles over Ukraine requires serious discussion. He stressed that it should not become hostage to domestic political infighting.
The CEO of Ukrposhta reported that the depot served Pavlohrad and all the surrounding villages in the district.
According to the President, they also discussed Russia's use of machinery and technologies that Moscow is a generation behind in and definitely would not have been able to create on its own.
If it returns to power, the Law and Justice party will adopt a decision to deport Ukrainian men of conscription age without legal employment in Poland. The proposal envisages creating deportation centers to speed up the process.
The SAPO has sent an indictment to court against Ihor Kolomoiskyi and five former PrivatBank employees. They are suspected of misappropriating over UAH 9.2 billion in the bank's funds.
Power supply has been restored for more than 34,000 subscribers in Lviv, while another 37,000 remain without electricity. Emergency crews are working until full restoration.
The SBU and the Defense Forces struck an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and FSB ships in Kerch. Two patrol ships were damaged, and fires broke out at the plant.
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported the evacuation of five Ukrainian teenagers from temporarily occupied territories. Among them is a 17-year-old girl who overcame difficulties with her documents.
Ukrainian rescuers are working in French villages affected by large-scale forest fires. They compare the destroyed houses to the aftermath of Russian shelling in Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree No. 713/2026, which establishes a new holiday — the Day of the Communications and Cybersecurity Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to be celebrated annually on August 8. The previous decree from 2000 has been repealed.
An emergency outage in the 110 kV grid caused by the heat resulted in consumers in central Lviv being left without power. Electricity supply is planned to be restored within an hour.
On July 22, 2026, in the area of Myrne, the occupiers captured a Ukrainian defender and executed him. The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the war crime.
In Odesa's Prymorskyi District, the body of a 12-year-old girl who had come on vacation with her grandmother was discovered. Preliminary reports indicate that the teenager jumped from a balcony on the seventh floor; the child died at the scene.
Eight of Germany’s largest airports, including Frankfurt and Berlin, are installing state-of-the-art drone defense systems. The system is already operational in Frankfurt, and by the end of the year most airports will have the new capabilities.
Employees of the State Tax Service in Sumy region demanded 80,000 hryvnias for leniency during an inspection. They were detained after the second part of the money was handed over.
A doctor at a private clinic in Kyiv is suspected of improperly performing her duties during an operation that led to the rupture of the patient's uterus and the death of the fetus. An examination confirmed that the surgical intervention caused serious consequences.
Following the nighttime Russian attack, Kherson was left without electricity due to damage to a critical infrastructure facility. Energy workers promise to restore supply within several days.
In Bila Tserkva, a VAZ driver lost control, crashed into a curb and then into a minibus, and hit a 53-year-old woman. The victim was hospitalized, and the police launched an investigation.