Oleksandr Povorozniuk, president of FC Ingulets, was involved in an accident 10 km from Ivano-Frankivsk on his way to a Ukrainian Cup match. He reported that he was alive and in stable condition, and that Ingulets' game against Probiy Horodenka was still on.
In August, more than 26 thousand cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine due to the spread of a new subspecies of Omicron, FLiRT. This strain is rapidly transmissible but does not cause an increased rate of hospitalizations.
Russian troops launched a missile attack on the village council building in Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv region. Search operations are complicated due to the threat of repeated attacks, and the local administration is to be relocated.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported a decrease in shelling of the city, but continued fighting in the region. Kharkiv is planning to introduce a system of differentiated air alerts to better inform the population.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the number of proceedings for non-payment of alimony in Ukraine has increased to 190,000. 91% of the debtors are men, with the highest number of non-payments in Dnipropetrovska oblast.
On August 20, russian troops struck 10 times at Semenivska community in Chernihiv region. Nine explosions were recorded near the village of Karpovychi and an explosive device was dropped from a drone in the direction of the village of Bleshnya.
Oil prices fell to a two-week low. Brent dropped to $77.20 per barrel and WTI to $74.04, which affected global demand for fuel.
The price of bitcoin dropped to $59,397 due to the $2 billion move of Mt Gox tokens. This raised concerns about new distributions from the defunct exchange and affected investor sentiment.
The NBU has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 41. 3450 UAH/USD, down 4 kopecks. In banks, a dollar can be bought for UAH 41.60 and a euro for UAH 45.94.
The Ministry of Economy predicts that the impact of the cashback program on Ukrainian goods on GDP in 2024 will be about 0. 25%. The program will stimulate the consumer economy and cover the whole of Ukraine and all citizens, except for excisable goods.
In the Zaporizhzhia sector, no Russian assault actions were recorded in the last three days. There is a decrease in the number of attacks, but the activity of enemy aircraft remains high.
A spokesman for the National Guard reported a gradual redeployment of Russian troops to the Kursk region. This will not have a significant impact on the frontline in the short term, but the enemy is intensifying its offensive in difficult areas.
The Ministry of Defense has announced new features in the Reserve+ application. These include automatic change of registration in the Conscription and Recruitment Committee, online application for deferment, and digital recruitment for selecting positions in the Armed Forces.
Persons liable for military service will be able to verify the legitimacy of their signatures on calls by scanning QR codes in the Reserve+ system. The Ministry of Defense is introducing automatic generation of summonses with the electronic signature of the head of the TCC.
Dmytro Lubinets criticized the government's policy on IDPs, calling the Strategy until 2025 declarative. The Ombudsman pointed to the failure to fulfill important tasks and the lack of effective mechanisms to support IDPs.
The navy spokesman denied the information about the presence of the "ivan khurs" reconnaissance ship near Crimea. According to him, russian reconnaissance ships are not currently at sea after a successful attack by Ukrainian forces.
Air measurements in Ternopil have not revealed any excesses of harmful substances after the emergency. Additional tests for formaldehyde and phenols are underway, as well as testing of drinking water.
The NBU set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 41. 3027 UAH/USD, which devalued the hryvnia by 9 kopecks. The official exchange rate of the euro to the hryvnia was set at 45.60 UAH/euro.
The Ministry of Digital Development announced the possibility of registering a settlement in a hostel through the Diya app. This simplifies the process for students and universities, you only need to have the necessary document in the app and activate the action.Signature.
The German government has denied information about a possible restriction of financial assistance to Ukraine in 2025. Germany reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ukraine and continuing arms supplies.
The enemy is actively attacking Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and civilian infrastructure in Kupyansk region using rockets. Several crossings have been destroyed, the number of air strikes has decreased, but attacks on the border areas continue.
Four people died and nine were wounded in the Donetsk region as a result of hostile shelling over the last day. Curfews have been tightened in some cities due to the difficult combat situation, particularly in the 10-kilometer zone from the frontline.
Evacuation of civilians in Donetsk region is progressing slowly. There are 795 children and 21,000 adults in Myrnohrad, 34 children and 2,500 adults in Selydove, and 1,500 people in Novohrodivka.
Most of the preparations for the heating season in Mykolaiv region have been completed. The region is installing solar panels to ensure the energy independence of critical infrastructure, spending about EUR 4 million.
The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 41. 2110 UAH/USD, which devalued the hryvnia by 7 kopecks. The euro exchange rate was set at 45.29 UAH/euro.
In Dortmund, rescuers freed a teenager who was stuck in a locked DHL parcel box. The police are investigating the incident, considering the possibility that the boy could have been deliberately pushed into the mailbox.
Russia continues to demonstrate the presence of a submarine in the Black Sea. The submarine can carry up to 4 Kalibr missiles, which are used only during combined attacks.
There are 75-90 thousand Russian occupants in Zaporizhzhia region. Their number is not stable due to the constant movement of units between the frontline, in particular from Zaporizhzhia to Donetsk region.
The Minister of Health has suspended the director general of Okhmatdyt due to discrepancies in the information on the tender. Lyashko explained that the documents indicate that employees participated in determining the winner, but the protocols do not confirm this.
A Slovak citizen was detained while trying to illegally cross the border. He had previously received a 5-year suspended sentence for “smuggling,” and now claimed that he had gone to the forest to pick mushrooms.
