National Guard of Ukraine

A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service reported that the border with Belarus was controlled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Ruslan Kravchenko, the head of the Kyiv RMA, handed over 30 DJI Mavic 3T quadcopters to the Bureviy Brigade. The drones were purchased at the expense of the regional budget and will be sent to the eastern front to fight the occupiers.

The Ministry of Defense has opened a recruitment center in Cherkasy. More than 10,000 vacancies are available in various law enforcement agencies, including the Armed Forces, National Guard, Security Service and State Border Guard Service. Issuance of summonses is prohibited at the Center.

A group of men who were trying to illegally cross the border with Romania were detained on the border with Romania. Two local residents were transporting them for $10,000 each, and now they face criminal liability.

The Verkhovna Rada is preparing to adopt a bill on granting Ukrainian citizenship to foreigners serving in the Armed Forces and other security agencies. The draft law also provides for a simplified procedure for their family members.

Russia is redeploying rear units and reserves to the Kursk region, while activity and the pace of assaults on the front remain high. In the Pokrovsk direction, there were 9 clashes, and in the eastern directions, the National Guard repelled 19 attacks.

The SBU neutralized an FSB agent network that included former Yanukovych bodyguards and a National Guard member. The group collected confidential information about Ukrainian special services and officials.

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Since the beginning of the war, the NBU has transferred over UAH 35. 9 billion for defense needs from a special account. As of August 1, 2024, the account balance exceeded UAH 1.3 billion.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian troops are facing intense attacks by Russian forces, often without the support of armored vehicles. Over the last day, 11 attacks were repelled, equipment was destroyed and enemy concentrations were struck.

President Zelenskyy praised the 15th Brigade of the National Guard. In a month, the brigade destroyed nearly 30 artillery systems and other enemy equipment.

The Defense Ministry spokesman reported a high demand for military service. More than 3.2 thousand people are already enrolling or training, and more than 300 thousand resumes have been processed on online platforms.

Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, spoke about russia's problems with recruiting new contract soldiers. This will have an impact on the situation at the front, despite attempts to replenish losses.

On July 24, a drunken man stabbed a taxi driver in Odesa who refused to carry 5 passengers instead of 4. The attacker was detained and faces up to 15 years in prison for premeditated murder.

Andriy Sadovyi met with Pietro Parolin to discuss the role of the Vatican in the exchange of prisoners of war and the return of dead Ukrainians.

Among the 95 released Ukrainian soldiers is Hennadiy Kashpur from Brovary. He has been in captivity since March 2023.

95 Ukrainian defenders, including soldiers, members of the National Guard and border guards, were released from Russian captivity thanks to the mediation efforts of the United Arab Emirates.

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.

During the 54th prisoner exchange since the Russian invasion, 95 Ukrainian defenders were returned from Russian captivity, bringing the total number of released Ukrainians to 3,405.

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.

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.

Twenty-three Ukrainian soldiers who defended Mariupol were released from Russian captivity, thirteen of them were Azovstal defenders.

Ukrainian defenders who have returned from Russian captivity are experiencing overwhelming emotions: one soldier is on his knees crying when he returns home, while others are making touching calls to their families.

Another 95 Ukrainian defenders, including soldiers, members of the National Guard and border guards, were released from Russian captivity thanks to the mediation efforts of the United Arab Emirates. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that we are looking for everyone who may be captured.

95 Ukrainian servicemen, members of the National Guard and border guards were released from Russian captivity, bringing the total number of Ukrainians released since the full-scale invasion to 3,405.

The National Guard of Ukraine and the Red Cross of Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Partnership to provide psychosocial support, inform about the risks associated with explosive ordnance, provide rehabilitation assistance to veterans and support to families of killed or captured soldiers.

The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights noted that Ukraine has a separate list of Ukrainian military personnel who were captured before the full-scale invasion.

A Russian missile strike on Kyiv killed 32 people, including 4 children, and wounded 117, targeting residential buildings and medical facilities.

Emergency and rescue operations are underway at the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv after a Russian missile strike: the facility is under round-the-clock security.

One person was rescued from the rubble after a Russian missile hit the Okhmadyt children's hospital in Kyiv.