President Zelenskyy and Slovenian Prime Minister Golob signed a 10-year agreement on security support for Ukraine. Slovenia will provide military assistance, facilitate training, and allocate €5 million for humanitarian projects.
Russians are demanding that Ukrainians in the occupied territories obtain Russian passports for car insurance. Without insurance, the Russians threaten to confiscate the cars of locals as early as 2025.
A 74-year-old man died in Novooleksandrivka as a result of a Russian drone attack. In Bilozerka, a 51-year-old woman was wounded in the yard of her house during shelling.
Eight Okhmatdyt patients have been flown to Germany for treatment. This is the third group of children affected by the Russian attack on the hospital, with a total of 12 children evacuated.
Men aged 17-60 and some categories of women must submit military registration documents when applying to universities. Internally displaced persons are required to register for military service at their new place of residence.
The SBU seized assets of a former MP worth over UAH 1 billion on suspicion of financing the 'Donetsk People's Republic'. The former MP organized the production of medicines for illegal armed groups through a controlled pharmaceutical company in occupied Horlivka.
Analysts predict that power cuts in Ukraine may be lifted in early fall. This is due to the expected completion of the heat wave and repairs at power facilities.
Three people were injured in Antonivka, Kherson region, as a result of artillery shelling by the Russian Federation.
In Świętoszów, in southwestern Poland, the construction of a base to accommodate 1,200 U. S. troops and their equipment, intended to temporarily house allied troops during exercises, is completed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree enacting the new Maritime Security Strategy of Ukraine, a modern document that takes into account changes and innovations in the security sector and will be implemented jointly with international partners.
The court set a bail of UAH 3. 028 million and other restrictions for MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi, who was accused of extorting a bribe of UAH 3.4 million for not obstructing infrastructure repairs in Sumy region.
Representatives of territorial recruitment centers are present at some checkpoints on the Ukrainian border to assist border guards, but they do not participate in border control activities.
On July 16, a 26-year-old Kyiv resident detonated a grenade in a residential area, damaging a car and apartment windows, but no one was injured. Law enforcement officers have already detained the man and charged him with hooliganism and illegal handling of ammunition.
An outbreak of acute hepatitis A has been reported in Dubno district of Rivne region, with at least 7 cases, including a child, undergoing treatment, and an epidemiological investigation is underway to prevent further spread of the disease.
Implementation of the comprehensive program “Saving the Lives of Servicemen” was launched, with the priority of saving the lives of servicemen by improving training, medical support, recreation and actions of unit commanders.
In two months, from May 18 to July 16, 2024, 4,690,496 Ukrainians liable for military service updated their military registration data in accordance with the requirements of the law: 3,028,066 - through the Reserve+ mobile application, 1,152,227 - through administrative service centers, and 510,203 - through territorial recruitment and social support centers.
On July 18, scheduled power outages will take place in all regions of Ukraine. 4 queues of subscribers will be cut off simultaneously during peak hours from 16:00 to 22:00.
The Ministry of Defense has launched an electronic booking service for employees of critical enterprises and companies that support the country's defense on the Diia portal, making the process quick and transparent.
A man who allegedly planned an attack on Olympic torchbearers was detained in France. Law enforcement officers also found neo-Nazi literature and items in his home.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed Patrick Turner as the Alliance's senior representative to lead the mission to Ukraine, coordinating NATO's efforts and providing an assessment of the situation in Ukraine until it becomes a NATO member.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy has supported a draft law introducing an excise tax of EUR 0. 1 per liter on sweetened and flavored water, including mineral and sparkling water, which is expected to increase the price of such beverages by about UAH 4 per liter.
Lithuania will ban the entry of cars with Belarusian license plates into the country from July 18, with the exception of diplomatic vehicles and personal use until August 16, 2024.
Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko has been notified of suspicion of treason for attempting to persuade Ukrainian officials to cooperate with Russia during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
As of July 2024, 26. 1% of Ukrainian pensioners receive a pension of less than UAH 3,000, and only 12.5% of pensioners receive payments of more than UAH 10,000.
The reconstruction of the kindergarten in Brovary damaged by a helicopter crash in January 2023 is well underway: the second phase of repairs has already begun, including pouring a monolithic slab and reinforcing exits to reopen the facility as soon as possible.
A 51-year-old Kyiv resident organized a scheme to smuggle conscripts across the Ukrainian border in exchange for money, entering their data into the Shlyakh system under the guise of volunteers transporting goods for the Armed Forces.
Due to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's uncoordinated visits to Moscow and Beijing during Hungary's presidency of the EU Council, some countries are considering boycotting ministerial meetings or handing over the presidency to another country.
Mobile operators in Ukraine are to provide 10 hours of uninterrupted mobile communication during a power outage by February 2025, and 80% of base stations are to meet this requirement by December 2024, according to an order from the State Special Communications Service.
Sumy region has introduced the maximum number of emergency power outage schedules due to a systemic failure in Ukraine's power grid caused by excessive load and increased failure rates of electrical equipment due to extremely high temperatures.
French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the entire government on July 16, but they will continue to manage current affairs until a new government is appointed.
