The SBU prevented Russia's attempts to strike at Ukrainian positions near Kharkiv by detaining a Russian intelligence agent group that was preparing a series of air strikes using guided bombs with the help of two accomplices from Kharkiv who were recording the locations of Ukrainian troops.
Russian troops accelerated their advance west of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, creating a narrow passage deep into Ukrainian territory to enter the town of Ocheretyne.
Estonia and Denmark handed over two patrol boats to Ukraine to protect sea lanes from Russian aggression.
Ukrainian guerrillas recorded the movement of several BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles in the direction of Simferopol in Crimea, probably for repairs.
The occupiers recognized almost 100 of the 114 mines in eastern Ukraine as unprofitable and mobilized almost 60% of the miners. A significant number of these enterprises were brought to disappointing economic performance by the invaders themselves.
Oil prices rose moderately amid optimism about stronger US economic growth and concerns about conflicts in the Middle East.
The Lithuanian Seimas extended sanctions against Russian and Belarusian citizens for another year until May 2, 2025, including a ban on imports of agricultural products and feed of Russian or Belarusian origin.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider in the second reading a draft law aimed at improving procedures for combating gender-based domestic violence in accordance with the Istanbul Convention.
A 42-year-old resident of Vovchansk was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying for Russia behind the defensive borders of Kharkiv, collecting information on the location and movement of Ukrainian troops.
Russian troops shelled the village of Bilozerky, Kherson region, wounding a 57-year-old local resident who was in his garden.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the Russian authorities will introduce a mandatory course on UAVs for all students starting September 1, 2024, probably with the involvement of Russian military personnel as instructors.
Ukraine has blocked the propaganda YouTube channels "Vyshka" and "Yes, it is so", and the enemy is preparing a new discrediting campaign against US aid, according to the deputy head of the Center for Political Analysis of the National Security and Defense Council.
In the Kharkiv region, the planned evacuation of settlements continues, and in some areas, families with children are being forced to evacuate.
More than 2. 8 thousand customers in Kyiv region were cut off from electricity supply due to bad weather, and about 205 thousand customers in Kharkiv region.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister threatens that if Poland deploys nuclear facilities, they will become military targets for Russia.
Germany assures that Ukrainian men will not be deprived of refugee status in the country, despite Ukraine's decision to temporarily suspend consular services for men aged 18-60 abroad.
Russian troops shelled the border of Chernihiv region with mortars and cannon artillery, 24 explosions were recorded.
Russia will sell gas to China at a price almost 30% cheaper than to Europe at least until 2027, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.
Ukrainian military shoots down an enemy missile over Dnipropetrovs'k region.
In the occupied Crimea, libraries have been instructed to remove books that mention the Holodomor, the Ukrainian liberation struggle, the activities of Crimean Tatars, and literature with Ukrainian symbols such as the trident, as the Russian authorities consider them "Nazi.
France has proposed new EU sanctions against Russian disinformation operations and election interference around the world.
In the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian occupiers are preparing for a massive nationalization of land plots, giving owners only a month and a half to confirm their ownership, in order to take away most of the land from Ukrainians.
The Ministry of Veterans' Affairs of Ukraine has introduced a new profession of "Specialist in Support of War Veterans and Demobilized Persons" to provide professional assistance and support to veterans and their families in the transition from military to civilian life.
Despite Western sanctions, Russia's oil and gas revenues are projected to almost double year-on-year to $14 billion in April 2024, thanks to rising prices.
Sappers defused an unexploded OFAB-250 bomb that fell in the middle of a private residential area in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region.
Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who was arrested in Russia for taking bribes on an especially large scale, faces up to 15 years in prison.
Georgia has extended the period of visa-free stay for Ukrainian citizens to three years, allowing them to enter and stay in the country without a visa for the full three years.
British intelligence reports a record 7,400 desertions of mobilized Russian soldiers since September 2022, with the largest number of cases in the Moscow region.
In Kyiv, the water level in the Dnipro River rose by another 8 cm, reaching 644 cm above the "0" mark, but no flooding was reported in the city.
In Riga, the authorities urged citizens to clean out basements and adapt them as shelters for civil defense purposes.
