Olga Rozgon
Due to shelling, power outages for consumers have been recorded in five regions. The Ministry of Energy does not plan to introduce electricity restriction schedules for today.
NATO will gradually reduce the size of the KFOR mission in Kosovo due to the stabilization of the security situation. The process will continue throughout the year with the possibility of reviewing decisions.
Ukraine will participate in Junior Eurovision 2026, which will take place on October 24 in Malta. Svitlana Tarabarova has been chosen as the producer of the national selection for the fourth time.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha has died at the age of 47 after a prolonged coma caused by a heart condition. She was a diplomat and a contender for the royal throne.
A Seoul court has sentenced the former president to 30 years in prison for sending drones to Pyongyang. The purpose of the operation was to create grounds for the imposition of martial law.
241 combat engagements took place at the front, including 47 attacks repelled in the Pokrovsk direction. The AFU hit 17 enemy concentration areas and three artillery systems.
Scammers are sending out phishing emails containing viruses disguised as power outage schedules. Ukrenergo urges citizens not to open suspicious links or files.
The SBU has exposed three heads of Territorial Recruitment Centers (TCC) in the Ternopil region who were re-registering individuals already called up for service. The falsification affected data concerning more than 70 conscripts.
The EU Court has ruled the concealment of COVID vaccine contract details illegal. The Commission failed to justify the secrecy regarding the names of negotiators and payment terms.
General Christian Freuding called for preparations for war with the Russian Federation by 2029. This is an intelligence assessment supported by all 32 NATO member states.
The Stratcom Centre has identified a Russian disinformation campaign concerning the destruction of cultural heritage. Propaganda accuses Ukraine and the West of destroying monuments.
The court annulled the sale of a limestone mining permit due to collusion between participants. The deposit, with reserves of 2.8 million m³, is valued at over 15 million hryvnias.
The Government has approved new rules for selecting scientific developments for state procurement. A system of curators has been introduced to scale technological solutions.
Donald Trump will miss the USA vs. Paraguay match at the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the American delegation in his place.
GM and Peak Energy will develop sodium-ion batteries for power grids. The new technology will reduce energy storage costs by 20% thanks to passive cooling.
FIDE has suspended the membership of the Chess Federation of Russia for non-compliance with the CAS decision. Individual players will be able to compete in international tournaments under FIDE regulations.
Sowing rates in the Russian Federation have fallen to their lowest since 2018 due to expensive fuel. The share of loss-making agricultural enterprises in the country has risen to 31.4%.
Tularemia has been confirmed in a dead rabbit in the state of Colorado. The disease is transmitted through insect bites, contact with animals, and inhalation of dust.
SBU Counterintelligence has detained an FSB agent in Kharkiv who was planning bombings in the city center. Twelve kilograms of improvised explosives were seized from the perpetrator.
The war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused food prices to rise. The UN warns of the risk of mass starvation due to a funding deficit.
In Pechersk, a VAZ driver caused a collision with a BMW, resulting in the death of a 49-year-old pedestrian. The perpetrator was detained and faces up to eight years in prison.
Cyclone Senyar on Sumatra has caused the deaths of 58 Tapanuli orangutans. The loss of 7% of the population threatens the complete extinction of the world's rarest great ape species.
The US and 21 other countries demand that Iran cease attacks on individuals abroad. Tehran's intelligence services are accused of using organized crime for terrorist acts.
Six individuals will stand trial in Odesa for the embezzlement of UAH 20. 7 million during the procurement of uninterruptible power supplies for traffic lights. Officials and businessmen inflated tender prices.
Radosław Sikorski placed responsibility on Kyiv for the scandal over the naming of the SSO unit. He expects Ukraine to correct this error on its own.
Gold dropped to $4,170 due to the US-Iran conflict. Prices are also under pressure from expectations of tight Fed policy and rising bond yields.
In the first four months of 2026, 12 cases of botulism were detected in Ukraine. The illness was caused by home-canned goods and dried fish in six regions of the country.
The Russian Federation has sent power plants and vehicles to Madagascar for army re-equipment. Moscow seeks to become the country's primary partner, replacing France.
Defense forces struck substations and infrastructure of the Mariupol port, cutting off its power. The shadow fleet vessel Lady Augusta was also hit.
Since the beginning of the week, the enemy has attacked 11 regions, injuring dozens of people. Residential buildings, energy infrastructure, and a Panama-flagged vessel came under fire.