Estonia joined the ban on the entry of cars with Belarusian license plates imposed by Latvia and Lithuania. The ban is related to the tightening of EU sanctions against Belarus for supporting Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Occupants shelled 16 settlements in Kherson region. Residential buildings, outbuildings and cars were damaged. As a result of the attacks, 6 people were injured.
Due to the deteriorating weather conditions, 374 settlements in 6 regions of Ukraine were left without power supply. Kyiv region is the most affected, with 212 settlements, and regional power company crews are working to restore power supply.
At night, Russian UAV attacked Poltava region. A civilian house and yard were damaged in Kremenchuk district. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties.
In the western, northern and central regions, short-term rains with thunderstorms, hail and squalls are expected. In the south and east, the heat will reach 39-42°, while in the rest of the country it will be 27-32°.
Germany has approved a budget for 2025 with a record 78 billion euros of investment, net borrowing of 43. 8 billion euros, and a total budget size of 481 billion euros, adhering to the constitutional debt limit, but plans to cut military aid to Ukraine to 4 billion euros from about 8 billion euros in 2024.
Ukrainian specialized hospitals in different regions will receive 12 state-of-the-art CT scanners and 11 angiographs by the end of 2022 as part of cooperation with the World Bank.
Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, has lost its appeal against the European Union's decision to recognize the digital company as a “gatekeeper” - a platform with special influence - under the EU's new law on digital markets.
More than 1. 4 million Ukrainians have updated their credentials at the Administrative Service Centers during the 60-day service period.
The European Parliament reaffirmed its support for Ukraine until victory, called for the expansion of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, welcomed efforts to use frozen Russian assets for the needs of the Ukrainian army, and condemned Russia's attack on the children's hospital and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban's visit to Russia.
Former US President Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin "will never get into Ukraine" and that he himself told Putin to "never, ever go into Ukraine" during his presidency, despite Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Belgium will provide EUR 150 million to finance projects to restore energy and social infrastructure in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine.
Maksym, 6, and Mykyta, 12, were returned from the temporarily occupied territories to the government-controlled territory of Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is planning a surprise visit to Belgrade on Friday to attend the signing of a cooperation agreement between the EU and Serbia on lithium imports, essential for the EU's digital and green transition.
Ukraine has adopted a law that improves the legal regulation of the starosta institution by introducing measures such as clarifying the criteria for the population of starosta districts, ensuring the continuity of starostas' activities, introducing mechanisms for their election and dismissal, expanding their powers, introducing remote public discussions and reporting procedures.
In Kyiv, an accident occurs on Drahomanova Street, and traffic is hampered.
A large-scale accident involving a truck and a bus occurred today at 10:20 a. m. in the village of Davydiv, Lviv district, and rescuers are working at the scene.
U. S. President Joe Biden has revealed the only thing that, in his words, could force him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.
The cat's meowing and persistence saved his owner's life by calling her into another room a few minutes before shelling destroyed their home in Myrnohrad, and rescuers later pulled the cat out of the rubble and reunited him with his owner.
Power engineers have completed scheduled repairs and reloading of nuclear fuel at one of the NPP units ahead of schedule and connected it to the grid to strengthen the stability of Ukraine's power system in a difficult period when nuclear power covers more than half of the country's energy consumption.
Former intelligence officer Roman Chervinsky is released from custody after posting bail of UAH 9 million 84 thousand.
A Shahed kamikaze drone exploded 55 kilometers from Bobruisk, Belarus, after entering the country's airspace, according to a monitoring telegram channel.
The Verkhovna Rada passed an important deregulation bill No. 7331, which simplifies the conditions for businesses during martial law by allowing them to operate on the basis of declarations without obtaining permits and extending the validity of existing licenses until the end of martial law.
Due to the heat wave, power outage schedules are in effect throughout the day, with the highest volume from 11:00 to 22:00, as emergency outages were canceled after equipment was restored, while 166 settlements in two regions were left without electricity due to the weather.
Germany plans to cut military aid to Ukraine to €4 billion in 2025 from about €8 billion this year.
In Ukraine, 4 enemy reconnaissance drones were destroyed in the south over the past day, and Russian troops attacked Kherson and Odesa regions with ballistic missiles.
Germany allocates 10 million euros to rebuild Ukraine's Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, which was partially destroyed by a targeted Russian missile strike.
In several regions, emergency power outages were canceled and scheduled hourly power outages were introduced.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the American people and the bipartisan majority in Congress strongly support continued military assistance to Ukraine to defend against Russian aggression, responding to past criticism from Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee J. D. Vance.
In the Kharkiv region, Russian troops shelled several districts over the past day, damaging houses, cafes, a car wash, and causing fires.
