The Verkhovna Rada has approved in the first reading a draft law allowing corruption suspects to “pay off” their sentences by paying a fine. The amount of compensation varies from UAH 204 thousand to UAH 204 million, depending on the severity of the crime.
The Verkhovna Rada has approved in the first reading a draft law on the restoration of medium-term budget planning for local communities. This will allow forecasting budgets for 3 years ahead and expand funding opportunities.
The Ukrainian Parliament passed in the second reading a bill to increase the excise tax on fuel.
5 Ukrainian border guards, including one who was considered missing, were released from Russian captivity as part of a prisoner exchange mediated by the UAE.
Ukrainian prisoners released from Russian captivity face serious health problems, including weight problems, untreated injuries, cancer and tuberculosis, which require a long process of rehabilitation and recovery.
A thunderstorm in Kyiv flooded the Magellan shopping center and some streets, and trees fell on the regional road to Makariv.
As of July 1, 2024, UAH 800. 9 billion was in cash circulation in Ukraine, up 4.8% year-on-year, due to seasonal factors and power outages that encourage people to keep cash.
Today, thanks to the mediation efforts of the United Arab Emirates, another 95 Ukrainian defenders, including military personnel, members of the National Guard and border guards, were released from Russian captivity, bringing the total number of Ukrainians released from Russian captivity since the beginning of the full-scale invasion to 3,405, although the exact number of those still in captivity remains unknown due to Russia's lack of transparency.
“Kyivavtodor has signed a contract worth almost UAH 2 billion with Turkish company Onur for the emergency repair of the Metro bridge over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, with work to begin this year and be completed within 24 months.
Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, said that although the threat from the northern direction remains, the situation is actively changing, which requires constant adjustment of information, and the Ukrainian security and defense forces are closely monitoring the enemy's activity and taking countermeasures.
Russia's capabilities in the Black Sea have been significantly reduced due to the withdrawal of its ships, which is a serious military and propaganda setback for Russia, as Ukraine is effectively destroying its Black Sea Fleet using naval strike drones.
On the 10th anniversary of the MH17 crash, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia's responsibility is inevitable and all those responsible for this and other Russian war crimes will be punished as 298 people, including 80 children, died when Russian killers shot down the passenger plane.
The Verkhovna Rada has supported a draft law that obliges all parties to publish prices for construction materials on Prozorro within 3 business days of concluding or amending a contract.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed in the first reading a bill that exempts journalists from liability for moving during curfew while performing their professional duties and abolishes liability for online media for disseminating certain information.
The Verkhovna Rada supported a draft law that obliges employers to insure the life, health and ability to work of journalists and other media workers against accidents during business trips to combat areas or temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada has supported a draft law that allows exempting servicemen from criminal liability for desertion or unauthorized leaving of a unit if it was their first offense, provided they voluntarily return to service with written permission from their commander.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a law on the reinstatement of officers deprived of military ranks due to disciplinary sanctions to their former ranks during martial law, subject to positive certification.
In favorable weather conditions, such as spring and summer, there may be more attempts to illegally cross the border as it is easier for people to get to the border line, while in winter, when it is cold and snowy, there are fewer attempts, according to a spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service.
Starting tomorrow, Ukrainian border guards will check military registration documents of men aged 18 to 60 when leaving the country.
The last patrol ship of the Russian Navy left the occupied Crimea and entered the base in Novorossiysk, probably the Ladny ship, while only auxiliary vessels without main weapons and 5 large landing ships undergoing repairs remain in Crimea.
The Ministry of Defense is working to make the Reserve+ app a fully digital analog of a military ID card, with features such as automatic deferral, online booking, online data updates, and retrieval of data from other registries through electronic requests.
According to the Deputy Minister of Defense, as of July 16, almost 3. 2 million citizens have updated their data through the Reserve+ app and almost 3 million have created an electronic military ID card.
Over the past period, the boldness of border violators' actions against border guards may have increased, but there has been no sharp increase in attempts to illegally cross the border; in June, there were slightly fewer such attempts compared to May.
To visit mountain routes in the border area, tourists need permission from the border guards due to temporary restrictions imposed to prevent illegal border crossings.
The situation on the border with Belarus remains completely stable and under control, despite the fact that Belarus continues to exert information influence and tries to demonstrate military activity, said a spokesman for the State Border Guard Service.
MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi was expelled from the Servant of the People party for allegedly demanding a bribe for not interfering with the repair of infrastructure in Sumy region.
A Florida judge has dismissed the criminal case against former US President Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents, but the Department of Justice plans to appeal the decision.
A 63-year-old driver from Rivne region was fined for transporting passengers in the trunk of her car, claiming that it was a modernized tradition of celebrating christenings.
Customs officers at the Orlivka checkpoint found and temporarily seized more than 22 tons of Russian-made auto parts that were hidden in a truck that arrived from China via Romania and was intended for delivery to a Ukrainian company.
A 43-year-old resident of Mohyliv-Podilskyi drowned while trying to illegally cross the Dniester River towards Moldova, his body was found by border guards.
