Julia Shramko
In Spain and France, temperatures reach 39°C, while health risk warnings have been issued in England and Ireland. The heat has caused over 4,700 additional deaths in France, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands.
A citizen died in hospital on July 8 after falling from a third-floor window of the TCR building in Uzhhorod. The police are investigating the death.
Law enforcement officers identified the man who attacked a police officer while maintaining order in Sykhiv. Criminal proceedings have been opened on the fact of violence against a law enforcement officer.
At a solar power plant with a capacity of 18. 3 MW, which powers the Volkswagen plant in Poznań, 100 sheep graze. The project is part of a research program on agrivoltaics.
In Lviv, a crowd of about 200 people blocked and overturned a vehicle of TCC servicemen. One of the participants attacked the deputy chief of police, who sustained head injuries.
The National Police and the SBU are investigating the events in Lviv, where a crowd blocked and overturned a service vehicle of the military TCC. Criminal proceedings have been opened for an attack on a police officer and obstruction of the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Reuters sources report that Putin is strengthening his resolve to continue the war. He rejected advisors' proposals for a compromise and, according to media reports, is preparing for escalation.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft law on extending the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning program until 2036. Funding will amount to about UAH 50.8 billion, of which UAH 45.6 billion from the state budget.
In Ukraine, a scheme to extort 100,000 euros from a defense enterprise for a conclusion of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry was exposed. A CCI advisor and her son were detained after receiving the second part of the bribe.
The Ministry of Justice reported that in the first half of 2026, 38. 3% of marriages were concluded online. The service is provided by three digital DRACS offices in Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipro.
Ukraine will allocate over UAH 880 million of an EBRD grant to implement STATCOM systems. This will help prevent accidents and cascading outages after damage to energy facilities.
The Office of the Prosecutor General stated that no facts of Ukraine's involvement in the sabotage of the gas pipelines have been established so far. At the same time, information has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations, and a request for a joint investigation team will be sent to Germany.
President Zelenskyy confirmed the strike on two oil depots in Stavropol and Tver, a reserve fuel storage facility, and an oil terminal. The strikes were carried out by soldiers of the SBU and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Kyrylo Budanov condemned the events in Lviv. He emphasized that he expects a fair response from law enforcement agencies to the events.
NATO has agreed to upgrade the status of the Baltic air policing mission to air defense. Pilots will receive a broader mandate, including the destruction of objects that pose a threat.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the provision of repayable financial assistance to SkhidGZK in the amount of UAH 555 million until the end of 2027. The funds will be directed to increasing uranium ore mining and concentrate production.
As a result of shelling of energy facilities, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Kherson and Kharkiv regions are partially blacked out. In Kyiv, one energy worker was killed and three were injured in a drone attack.
US President Donald Trump said the decision to withdraw more troops from Europe would depend on Greenland. He will consider such a step if a favorable deal on the island is not reached.
Production of Patriot missiles by Ukraine will take years due to complex technologies and US control. Experts point, among other things, to problems with supply chains.
The US is prepared for a prolonged escalation with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump announced the end of the 60-day ceasefire after new attacks.
In the Taganrog Bay, drones attacked two tankers, causing mechanical damage and a fire. The crews were evacuated, there are no casualties.
American forces struck 90 targets in Iran, while the IRGC attacked US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. The fragile truce is under threat due to the escalation of the conflict.
On the night of July 9, Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 94 drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 72 drones, with ballistic impacts and 19 drones recorded.
Ayrton Senna's helmet, in which he won the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix, was sold at auction for $670,000. The helmet was used in three Grands Prix that year and has been preserved in pristine condition.
Western Europe suffered its hottest June on record, with air temperatures 3. 06°C above average. Wildfires are devastating France and Spain, while the UK enters its third heatwave.
From the beginning of the day until 4 p. m., 57 battles occurred on the front, which is a third less than the previous day. Half of the battles took place in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, and Huliaipole directions.
NATO considers canceling the annual 2027 summit to reduce tensions with US President Donald Trump. Discussions have intensified amid the summit in Ankara, where Trump criticized the alliance.
At the summit in Ankara, NATO leaders adopted a declaration on providing Ukraine with 140 billion euros in military aid for 2026-2027. The aid will be provided mainly by European NATO members and Canada.
In Kharkiv, as a result of a Russian missile strike on a five-story building, 42 people were injured, two were killed. Emergency rescue operations are ongoing.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit in Ankara agreed on a meeting with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Péter Magyar. A meeting with the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who confirmed the conversation, is also possible.