Commanders of Berkut units in Lviv, Kharkiv regions and the city of Sevastopol, as well as the assistant chief of staff of the Lviv Berkut, have been notified of suspicions for dispersing protesters on February 19, 2014. Their actions led to the killings of 12 protesters and other serious consequences.
This week, the Russian army attacked the energy system of Ukrzaliznytsia in the north of the country. Substations were damaged and sections of the tracks were temporarily de-energized, but train delays were minimized to 40 minutes.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has allowed the first domestic robotic fire extinguishing complex to be put into operation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The robot can operate at a distance of up to 2 km from the operator and can be used in dangerous situations.
Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov announced a state of emergency of a federal nature throughout the region. The head of the EMERCOM of Russia explained this by the region's inability to independently eliminate the consequences of the "situation" that has developed.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting dismissed Serhiy Horbachov from the position of education ombudsman. Horbachov held this position since 2019.
A fire broke out in an apartment in a 16-story building in the Dniprovsky district of Kyiv. During the extinguishing, rescuers found a body, the causes of the tragedy are being established.
The President of the Palestinian Authority and the President of Turkey discussed steps to cease fire in the Gaza Strip.
Russian troops shelled 8 settlements in the Donetsk region, resulting in the deaths of two civilians. 2,701 attacks were recorded, with residential buildings, a store, and a cafe damaged.
Law enforcement officers detained an official from the canine training center who tried to organize the illegal transportation of a man to Europe for 21,000 euros. The suspect faces up to 9 years in prison.
In the Mykolaiv region, the Air Defense Forces destroyed five Shahed-136/131 UAVs during the night. Also, the enemy shelled the Kutsurub community during the night, but there were no casualties.
The government of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation has announced the mandatory evacuation of the entire Glushkovsky district. The decision was made by the regional operational headquarters, and the departure process will be coordinated by law enforcement agencies and local authorities.
Over the course of the day, there were 165 combat clashes, the most on the Pokrovsk direction - 58. The enemy carried out 5 missile and 58 air strikes, conducted 4,365 shellings, including 135 from MLRS.
On the night of August 15, the Kyiv region was attacked by enemy attack drones. There were no hits on infrastructure, the fragments fell outside populated areas.
In the Cherkasy region, air defense forces destroyed five enemy "Shaheds". As a result of the fall of debris, windows were damaged at a private enterprise, there were no casualties.
Hamas has announced that it will not participate in a new round of ceasefire talks in Gaza scheduled for Thursday in Qatar. The group insists on implementing the proposal of July 2.
Ukrainian agents have studied the operation of key power substations in the occupied territories that are used for military purposes. The destruction of these facilities could strike at the logistics of Russian troops.
Deputy Prime Minister Vereshchuk announced the creation of a security zone on the territory of the Russian Federation near the border with Ukraine. It is planned to conduct humanitarian operations, open evacuation corridors and allow international organizations to enter.
Military counterintelligence officers of the SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian long-range radar "Kasta" in Zaporizhzhia region. This station was the "eyes" of Russian air defense and controlled Ukrainian airspace.
Law enforcement officers exposed three members of an organized group involved in drug trafficking in the Kryvyi Rih SIZO. The suspects include a life-long 'lookout', another prisoner and the organizer's wife.
The Ministry of Reconstruction has announced the possibility of booking border crossing times for bus carriers at 16 checkpoints. This includes the entire Ukrainian-Romanian border, 10 points with Moldova, and the largest point with Poland.
In Khmelnytsky, information was received about a bomb threat at a state institution. Relevant services are working at the scene, people have been evacuated, a spokeswoman for the National Police said.
Sabine Lackner, head of the German Technical Assistance Agency, visited Kyiv to discuss humanitarian aid for the winter. THW has already provided €120 million worth of assistance to Ukraine and plans to continue its support.
An airplane crash involving two Mirage military aircraft occurs in the Meret-et-Moselle department in France. The search for the pilots has begun, no casualties have been reported, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
Tourists from the Russian Federation arrived in the occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events dedicated to the "Flag Day". Their goal is to create the illusion of support for the occupation and to shoot staged videos for Kremlin propaganda.
The prime ministers of Estonia and Finland expressed support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. They emphasized the need to increase EU spending on defense and said that Russia should compensate Ukraine for the damage it has caused.
A 36-year-old man struck his 58-year-old mother numerous times during a conflict in the town of Vashkivtsi. The woman died on the spot, and the suspect faces up to 15 years in prison.
Russian occupants attacked Kherson with drones. The attack killed one man, injured two others and took them to the hospital with serious injuries.
Alexander Stubb said that Ukraine has the right to defend itself against Russian aggression in the Kursk region. He also confirmed that Ukraine could use Finnish weapons on Russian territory.
The SBU reported the destruction of more than a ton of heroin confiscated in 2021. Drugs worth UAH 2.3 billion were found in Lviv during a special operation against a transnational criminal group.
Russian authorities want to hide the truth about the situation in the Kursk region. Russian propaganda is spreading new fakes about the events in the region, including fictitious killings of civilians and exaggerated losses of the Ukrainian armed forces.
