The court postponed the imposition of a preventive measure on Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Antimonopoly Committee. Prosecutors request arrest with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 121 million, suspecting him of illicit enrichment of UAH 56 million.
The Biyuk-Karasu and Tanasu rivers in occupied Crimea are almost dry due to prolonged drought and abnormal heat. The North Crimean Canal and the reservoirs of Southeastern Crimea are expected to shoal up soon.
In Ukraine, attackers are sending emails purportedly from Kyiv State Tax Service branches with infected files. Cyberpolice advises to check the information and follow basic cybersecurity rules.
Ukrainian proposals aroused considerable interest at the COMNAP meeting. International projects at the Akademik Vernadsky station and the Noosphere ship are expected to increase.
Ukrainians are witnessing a rare astronomical phenomenon - the Sturgeon Supermoon. Social networks are flooded with photos of this phenomenon, which will be seen next time only in 2037.
Explosions are reported in Kherson, but city and regional authorities have not yet commented on the situation.
Emergency power outages occurred in Yalta and other cities of Crimea. According to the occupation authorities, this is due to the abnormal heat. “Krymenergo promises to restore power in Yalta within three hours.
In Rivne, a VAZ-2104 hit an 8-year-old girl who suddenly ran onto the road. The child died on the spot, the driver was sober but will be tested.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the current ceasefire agreement in Gaza may be the last chance to return hostages and stop fighting. He called on the parties to avoid escalation and provocations.
Russian troops attacked several districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery and kamikaze drones. A high-rise building, private houses, cars and infrastructure were damaged, without casualties.
As a result of the Russian dragon attack in Kherson, a gas pipeline was damaged. About 600 households in the Dnipro district were temporarily left without gas supply, emergency recovery work will be carried out after the security situation improves.
Ukrenergo announces the application of power outage schedules in Ukraine on August 20 from 16:00 to 24:00. From 17: 00 to 22: 00, Two shutdown queues will be applied simultaneously, and one queue will be applied during other hours.
A 41-year-old citizen of Ukraine lay down on an avenue in Berlin, where he was run over by an Uber car. The man died from his injuries, the reasons for his action are unknown, an investigation is underway.
DTEK announces changes in the start time of power outage schedules in Ukraine. According to Ukrenergo, blackouts will last from 18:00 to 21:30 instead of the previously scheduled time.
Another batch of stolen Ukrainian grain with a volume of 7,700 tons was shipped from the port of temporarily occupied Mariupol. Grain was loaded onto a ship from a port warehouse.
On August 23, the National Flag Day of Ukraine, the first ever official visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take place. Negotiations with President Zelensky and the signing of bilateral documents are planned.
In Ukraine, the schedule of power outages was "moved" by 30 minutes. According to Ukrenergo, blackouts will start at 17:30 and last until 21:30 instead of the previous schedule of 17:00-21:00.
In the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv, a drone wreckage was found to have fallen, causing a grass floor to catch fire. According to Vitali Klitschko, the fire was quickly extinguished, and no one was injured.
An aid headquarters is set up in Sumy after a rocket attack on a residential area. Five high-rise buildings, 15 cars and a shopping center were damaged. The center provides advice on how to apply for financial aid.
The Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into the dissemination of a video of the beheading of a suspected Ukrainian serviceman. Investigators of the SBU Main Investigation Department are taking urgent actions to verify the information and related circumstances.
The German government will not provide additional financial support to Ukraine due to the lack of funds in the budget. Previously planned payments and arms transfers will continue, but new applications will not be approved.
President Zelenskyy heard a report on the Armed Forces' operation in the Kursk region. Ukrainian forces are strengthening their positions, expanding the stabilized territory, and replenishing the prisoner exchange fund.
There were 5 explosions in Kramatorsk, one rocket hit a two-story building. One person is under the rubble, a gas pipeline was damaged. The rescue operation is ongoing, the consequences of the shelling are being established.
An explosion was heard in Sumy. The Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat and urged people to take shelter in areas where an alert was issued.
Ukraine's Air Defense Forces have destroyed an enemy drone in the skies over Dnipropetrovs'k region. The successful interception was announced by the head of the regional council, Mykola Lukashuk, who thanked the military of the Vostok military group.
An explosion was heard in Kryvyi Rih. The Air Force warned of the possibility of ballistic missile attacks from the east, and local authorities did not comment on the situation.
Consumers in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Sumy regions were left without electricity as a result of hostile attacks. Damage to gas pipelines left more than a thousand customers in four regions without gas.
Kyiv RMA handed over 4 mini-excavators to the 72nd Brigade to equip their defensive positions. The company also provided the military with 50 FPV drones, a vehicle, and allocated UAH 32 million for electronic warfare, communications, and drones.
The enemy maintains a military presence on the border with Chernihiv region. No signs of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
The body of a 52-year-old mechanic of thermal and mechanical equipment with no signs of life was found at a power facility in Kyiv region. Paramedics pronounced the worker dead.
