Julia Shramko
The National Bank of Ukraine will put into circulation a 2000 hryvnia banknote from September 4, 2026. The banknote features a portrait of dissident poet Vasyl Stus.
In London, after France's victory over Morocco, clashes between fans and police occurred. One police officer sustained a head injury from a glass bottle, and four people were arrested for participating in the riots.
At the Moscow Oil Refinery, a fire is again recorded after a night attack by drones. The plant, which supplied a third of the fuel to the capital of the Russian Federation, had previously been hit in June.
Palm Beach International Airport has been renamed to President Donald J. Trump International Airport. The name change cost $5.5 million, and the airport code has been changed from PBI to DJT.
The Center for Countering Disinformation of the NSDC reported that Russia is trying to justify attacks on gas stations. In reality, this is terror against the civilian population and an attempt to provoke a humanitarian crisis.
An explosion occurred in Chernihiv amid the threat of a drone attack. The enemy previously attacked a gas station, water supply facilities, an energy facility, and enterprises in the Chernihiv region.
As a result of hostilities and shelling, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions were left without electricity. Due to bad weather, 16 settlements in Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions were blacked out.
The Ministry of Culture has included the art of making a wedding feather wreath in the village of Velykyi Kliuchiv in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The tradition symbolizes a girl's transition to a new social status.
Typhoon Bavi is approaching the Sakishima Islands in Japan, causing strong winds of up to 162 km/h and heavy rain. Hundreds of flights have been canceled, and over 1,000 people have been evacuated in Taiwan.
A federal grand jury has charged eight men with conspiracy to attack a UFC event near the White House on Trump's birthday. They are accused of supporting terrorists and conspiring to kill officials.
A fire at the Huiteng shoe factory in Jinjiang city claimed the lives of 28 people. Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered large-scale rescue operations and to hold those responsible accountable.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrskyi reported the destruction of 697 targets in the Russian Federation over six months using Deep Strike means. The economic damage to the enemy is estimated at least $6.1 billion.
Ali Khamenei was buried in Mashhad after a week of mourning that gathered over 15 million people. His son Mojtaba was not present at the funeral.
Australia has confirmed the first case of H5N1 virus infection in a local seabird. Tests are also being conducted on a dead seal for possible infection.
In the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, drones attacked a port terminal in Taganrog and two oil product storage facilities in Azov. An attack on Moscow and power outages in occupied Crimea are also reported.
At least 12 people died as a result of a forest fire in Los Gallardos, Spain. According to witnesses, the cause was a broken power line.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 137 drones on the night of July 10. Defense forces shot down or suppressed 114 drones, 18 hit their targets.
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.