National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

The National Security and Defense Committee supported draft law 11379-d, which prohibits the mobilization of men under 25. The document provides for the right to exemption for those who have already been mobilized due to a legal conflict.

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.

The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council denied information about the capture of Toretsk by Russian troops. The city remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, Russian subversive groups are trying to get there.

The Ukrainian Navy spokesperson expressed “regret” that Russia did not hold a parade on the occasion of the Navy Day in the Black Sea. He noted that Ukraine could have joined the parade with naval drones.

The National Security and Defense Council reports on the intensification of the russian information campaign before the heating season. The enemy is spreading fakes about the “black winter” and the failure of winterization to sow panic among Ukrainians.

Putin staged a pompous celebration of Russia's “fleet day” to intimidate the West and justify Russian militarism. He promised to build up the navy and equip it with hypersonic missiles.

The Ministry of Culture hopes for a quick consideration of the draft law on depriving traitors of state awards. The document envisages a court decision or a decision of the National Security and Defense Council as tools for depriving them of their awards.

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.

Several Ukrainian bloggers who called for "peaceful" negotiations with Russia after the attack on the Okhmatdyt hospital were added to the Myrotvorets database on charges of spreading Russian propaganda and attempting to violate Ukraine's sovereignty.

President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine is finalizing a new Maritime Strategy to consolidate its interests and capabilities at sea, ensuring that the country can protect its maritime interests and those of its allies after Russia's dominance in the Black Sea region was shattered by war.

President Zelenskyy chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers devoted to drones, electronic warfare, production, financing and supply, where key decisions were made on long-range drones and operations at the front.

Russia has put Deputy Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Nesterenko on the wanted list.

This year, the gross grain harvest in Ukraine will amount to about 60 million tons. Because of the war, farmers had fewer material resources, so the harvest will not be greatly increased.

Russia is conducting a special information operation through Belarus aimed at distracting Ukrainian forces and the West by spreading reports of alleged tensions and the deployment of Belarusian special forces near the Ukrainian border.

The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine met with the Polish delegation of the Polish National Security Bureau to discuss military cooperation, the situation at the frontline and Ukraine's application for NATO membership.

In the 2023-2024 marketing year, official statistics on grain exports from Ukraine improved due to the current grain corridor and a decrease in gray exports. Total exports increased by 3% y-o-y, including wheat exports up 10% and corn exports down 275,000 tons.

The United States and China have resumed semi-official negotiations on nuclear weapons for the first time in five years, with Washington expressing concern about China's potential use of nuclear weapons in the conflict over Taiwan. However, Beijing has assured that it can win a conventional war without nuclear weapons.

New rules prohibiting the export of agricultural products to the EU, in particular grain, at prices below the officially established minimum, will not take effect until August. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine Mikhail Sokolov.

Putin's Asian Tour is a desperate attempt to find partners who are ready to help continue Russia's war of conquest against Ukraine, according to the NSDC Center for Countering Disinformation.

Romania will transfer its Patriot air defense system to Ukraine in accordance with the decision of the National Defense Council of the country.

The number of hostile attacks has increased in the Borivske direction in Kharkiv region, and the possibility of forced evacuation of children from 5 settlements in the "orange zone" is being considered.

The Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation told about common schemes of gray export of grain.

The company, owned by Vitaliy Gaiduk, a former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council with a controversial past, installs security at several Ukrainian hydroelectric power plants under direct contracts worth more than UAH 90 million.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to visit North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday for talks with leader Kim Jong-un, with the possibility of signing a "strategic partnership" agreement.

The NSDC Secretary reassured that Russia's defeat on the battlefield in Ukraine would not automatically lead to Moscow's use of nuclear weapons.

Expert tells how gray grain exports affect Ukraine's economy.

Companies controlled by Odesa businessmen Serhiy Groza and Volodymyr Naumenko continue to evade taxes by exporting gray grain from the Olympex terminal, despite ongoing criminal investigations and asset freezes by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.

NSDC Secretary rejects Putin's latest statements as a sign of his unwillingness to negotiate.

Individuals and legal entities lose everything after sanctions are imposed on them: banks stop servicing them, they cannot dispose of their property.

A court in Kyiv will decide the fate of “gray” grain.