Julia Shramko
The enemy attacked Kyiv region with strike drones. In the Bucha district, five people were injured, including three children, and residential buildings were damaged.
A 39-year-old man in Odesa brutally killed his cat after, according to him, it fell out of a window. He faces up to eight years in prison for animal cruelty.
In Lviv region, a Range Rover driver who was required to report to the TCC (Territorial Recruitment Center) fled from the police and hit a senior lieutenant. The police officer is in stable but serious condition, the driver has been detained.
A UN report shows that transnational crime in Asia uses AI and new technologies for fraud. Children are exposed to risks through online games and AI-generated sexual images.
The President heard a report from the commander of the Joint Forces Operation "East" regarding the situation around Sloviansk, Kostiantynivka and Druzhkivka. Priority needs and ways to strengthen assault units were identified.
The Office of the President stated that the visit of American blogger Laura Loomer will help her personally see the situation in Ukraine and not succumb to Russian propaganda.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that the deliberate attack on the LPG tanker near Romania is another example of Russian terror. He called for strengthening sanctions and pressure on Russia.
The General Staff confirmed the strike on a MiG-29 fighter and a Pantsir-S1 air defense missile-gun system at the Khalino airfield. The operation was carried out by the 15th separate artillery reconnaissance brigade "Black Forest".
NABU and SAPO notified eight individuals of suspicion under a scheme of embezzling over UAH 150 million from the National Guard. Among the suspects are NGU officials and entrepreneurs.
Russia launched airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Kherson, hitting residential buildings and a park. The President emphasized the need for a new EU sanctions package and rapid arms deliveries.
On July 20-21, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a number of Russian military facilities. Among the hit targets was the "Bussol-S" radar station in the Kherson region.
A man stabbed two Greek-American tourists with a knife near the Acropolis in Athens. The attacker was detained, the victims were taken to the hospital.
The Russians struck with KABs on the civilian infrastructure of Zaporizhzhia, damaging a residential building. As of 12:55, two dead and six wounded are known.
In Ukraine, an organized group was exposed that fictitiously employed conscripts as teachers of a private institution. Over two years, about 200 people received deferments, eight participants were detained. Law enforcement officers exposed a group that had been fictitiously registering conscripts as teachers for more than two years. Eight people were detained, 30 searches were conducted.
As a result of a combined strike by the Russian Federation on Odesa, a 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old girl were injured. Residential buildings and institutions in the city center were damaged.
Chinese regulators are considering restrictions on transferring AI training data abroad and producing chips based on Chinese developments. The new measures could become the most significant update to export controls in recent years.
Russian troops attacked Odesa, damaging a residential building. There are casualties, details are being clarified.
A Russian drone killed 45-year-old deputy head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Anzhelika Pereverzeva, in the morning. In eight days she would have turned 46.
Russian troops struck residential areas of Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs. As a result of the attack, one person was killed, one wounded, and houses were damaged.
Pete Hegseth will testify before the Senate, defending the Trump administration's request for additional funding. The testimony comes amid growing skepticism over the collapse of the ceasefire and the deaths of three American servicemen.
The Kyiv City State Administration has denied the introduction of a tariff of almost 90 UAH per cubic meter of water. For Kyiv residents, the cost will be 63.79 UAH per cubic meter, which could increase the bill by 200-300 UAH.
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham appointed former Health Secretary Wes Streeting as Defence Secretary. Streeting pledged support for Ukraine and provision of resources for the armed forces.
Russia launched a second batch of "Rassvet" satellites, an analogue of Starlink. There are currently up to 40 satellites in orbit, but several hundred more are needed for military use.
ASEAN ministers expressed concern over the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. The Houthis announced a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, threatening global energy supplies.
The National Bank of Ukraine set the official dollar exchange rate for July 21 at UAH 44. 7030, weakening the hryvnia by 4 kopecks. The euro exchange rate also rose to UAH 51.0955.
Due to hostilities and shelling, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions temporarily remain without electricity. Due to bad weather, 4 settlements in Mykolaiv and Poltava regions are without power.
Russia deliberately attacked gas production facilities of the Naftogaz Group in the Kharkiv region for three days. As a result of the strikes, a fire broke out, equipment was damaged, leading to a loss of part of the gas production.
The counterintelligence of the SBU thwarted a double terrorist attack by Russian special services in the courtyard of a residential complex in the center of Ivano-Frankivsk. The preparation was carried out by a local unemployed person who was recruited via Telegram.
The US and Israel are considering two options: a 10-day ceasefire to open the Strait of Hormuz or a joint military campaign. Trump has not yet made a decision but is preparing for escalation.
At night and in the morning, Russian troops attacked three districts of Kharkiv, five people were injured, including a 13-year-old girl. Strikes by FPV drones on a gas station and cars were also recorded, with no casualties.