Antonina Tumanova
The Ministry of Culture has completed the final stage of the selection for "Tyсяchovesny"; 546 projects will receive funding. A total of 1,215 projects were presented at the pitching event, and up to UAH 4 billion has been allocated for the implementation of the initiative.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski supports creating a permanent "European Legion" to deepen military integration in the EU, which would complement NATO.
Nikita Sheremet, 19, won gold at the 2026 European Championships in Paris with a time of 21. 13 seconds, setting a Ukrainian record. It is his first gold medal at the senior European Championships.
As a result of the enemy attack in Odesa district, a shopping center and 2 houses were destroyed, and 3 cars and a gas pipeline were damaged. The number of people injured has risen to 9; rescuers extinguished the fire.
Russian state-owned bank VEB dismissed Andrei Klepach after his remarks about losing the war of attrition and a possible social crisis. He had held the position for 12 years.
Russian forces attacked a post office branch in Kramatorsk with a drone. As a result of the strike, at least one person was killed and six more were injured.
Ukrainian gymnast Taisiia Onofriichuk won a silver medal at the World Championships in Frankfurt am Main in the clubs event. She lost to Bulgaria's Stiliana Nikolova by just 0.100 points.
Today, as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv, the office and part of "Laboratory's" warehouses in Pochaїna were damaged; the team was not injured.
Due to the shallowing of the Danube, sunken German ships from World War II have emerged in Serbia. They were sunk in 1944 so that they would not fall into the hands of Soviet troops.
As a result of the Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih, one person was killed and a fire broke out. The city's transport infrastructure was damaged.
South Korean troops fired warning shots last week after a group of North Korean soldiers crossed the demarcation line. These are the first such incidents this year; the violators returned to their side.
In Odesa, sandbags that had protected the monument to the Duke de Richelieu from shrapnel since the beginning of the war were removed. The sculpture is in satisfactory condition; specialists will conduct an inspection.
Enemy drones are attacking Kryvyi Rih; the city is once again under attack by Shahed drones. An emergency rescue operation has begun, and there are still UAVs in the air.
In the Russian edition of Pope Francis’s autobiography “Hope,” statements about homosexuality and transgender people were blacked out. Passages about blessing same-sex unions were censored.
Trump's representatives will meet Sunday in Cairo with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators to advance the peace plan for Gaza. Israel continues airstrikes on the enclave, while Netanyahu called Trump's plan unacceptable.
Five people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on the Odesa suburbs, and four were hospitalized. Two residential buildings were destroyed; efforts to deal with the aftermath are ongoing.
On Thursday, vandals covered the wall of the U. S. Embassy in Brazil with messages protesting the U.S. government. Police detained one suspect, but he has already been released.
In the West Midlands, rescuers are battling a large-scale grassland fire, with the flames engulfing several houses. Stourbridge Town Hall has become a recreation center for evacuees.
Over the past day, 198 combat engagements took place at the front. The enemy launched 6,124 drones and dropped 160 guided aerial bombs; the most active operations were in the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Sloviansk directions.
In Greece, a fleet of 15 boats evacuated more than 250 tourists from the beach of the resort town of Siviri because of a forest fire.
The Central Election Commission adopted a resolution declaring the organization of the "elections" to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine illegitimate.
Since the beginning of the year, approximately 12,500 people have died in Germany due to extreme heat, surpassing the previous record set in 2018. People over the age of 75 were affected the most, while the authorities are discussing protective measures.
Ukraine, through a third party, conveyed to Russia a proposal to cease attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea and is awaiting a response.
In the Lymanska community on the Black Sea coast, a 14-year-old boy went missing while swimming. The search is ongoing; police and rescuers are working at the scene.
In Rivne, an ambulance and a Dodge Journey collided at an intersection, injuring three medical workers. The ambulance was traveling with its flashing lights and siren on.
On Thursday, record rainfall hit eastern Japan, flooding roads and homes and paralyzing transportation. At least one person was found dead, and thousands of homes were left without electricity.
The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center forecasts a 3–5° temperature increase on Sunday. At night, 8–16°; during the day, 21–28°; in Zakarpattia, up to 32°; no precipitation.
In Kyiv, a woman gave birth to a son right in the taxi cabin while traveling to the maternity hospital with a midwife. The driver was present during the birth and safely took the mother, baby and midwife to the hospital.
A powerful explosion occurred on Thursday at an ammunition plant near Rome owned by the German company KNDS. Firefighters and police are working at the site, and the cause of the explosion has not yet been established.
Law enforcement officers found the fighter jet’s flight recorder, which sustained thermal damage. Specialists are working to recover data about the last minutes of the flight.