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Since the beginning of the year, 1. 56 trillion rubles in cash have been put into circulation. The reasons were mobile internet outages and tax increases.
The US has struck Iran in response to the attack in Jordan, where two American soldiers were killed. The conflict has spread to civilian infrastructure, including bridges and power plants.
Russians struck an energy infrastructure facility in Chernihiv region. About 50 thousand subscribers in Chernihiv district and the city were left without power.
Russian troops carried out 43 shellings on 26 settlements in Sumy region over the past day. Seven people were injured, including two children.
The monitoring group "Crimean Wind" recorded fires at the "NS-3" and "Lenino" substations after a night attack. There is no official confirmation from the occupation authorities of Crimea.
The former first vice-rector of a capital university and the head of a private company are suspected of embezzling almost 8. 7 million hryvnias of budget funds. They artificially inflated the cost of electricity through additional agreements in 2022.
The EU Council on July 17 adopted restrictive measures against one individual and five organizations involved in the production of drones. The sanctions were imposed due to the deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv in early July.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky, who began preparing the government program. They discussed the heads of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the fact that the supervisory board of Naftogaz appointed Serhiy Fedorenko as the temporary head of the company.
As a result of hostilities, some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions were left without electricity. No power outage schedules are forecast for today.
The President of Ukraine reacted to the night attack by the Russian Federation, emphasizing the need to accelerate the implementation of agreements with partners on defense packages. As a result of the strikes in Odesa, two people were killed and five were injured, including three children.
Prime Minister of Latvia Andris Kulbergs announced the strengthening of security of the hydroelectric dam and gas storage due to intelligence data about a threat from Russia. He appealed to NATO for additional air defense systems and troops.
President Zelenskyy stated that due to Ukraine's actions, the number of Russians who wish for the end of the war is growing. At the same time, he emphasized that respect for Ukrainians in the Russian Federation has not increased.
Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky proposed appointing new ministers, including Shmyhal as first vice prime minister. The Rada will consider the proposal in the near future.
The occupation administration is conducting additional checks on municipal enterprise workers, paying special attention to Ukrainian-speaking and Crimean Tatar employees.
President Zelenskyy reported two dead and five wounded as a result of a night missile attack on Kyiv. He emphasized the need to accelerate deliveries of interceptors for air defense due to the sixth ballistic attack on the capital in July.
Due to hostilities and shelling of energy facilities, consumers in six regions were left without power. In Kharkiv region, energy workers were injured as a result of a drone attack.
On the night of July 16, drones attacked the Russian cities of Saratov and Engels. In Engels, after the explosions, there were problems with electricity supply and a fire due to the work of air defense.
On July 15, Cuba fully restored electricity supply after a blackout that left 9. 6 million residents without power. The outage occurred due to a problem with a generator at a thermal power plant.
The updated eOselya program expands the list of recipients of loans at 3% to veterans and families of fallen defenders. The norms of housing area are also changing and income verification is being simplified.
The presidents of Latvia and Lithuania stated that there is data on Russian Federation sabotage. Lithuania is strengthening the protection of energy and transport.
Special Operations Forces struck the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant in Sevastopol on the night of July 14. The turbine hall with its cooling system was damaged, repairs may take up to 5 months.
In Kerch, due to a drone attack, the city is completely without power, and life support systems are operating from backup sources. In Sevastopol, temporary electricity restrictions have been introduced, and in Saky, water is supplied on a schedule.
The Ukrainian energy system has become more resilient, but Russia is increasing production of ballistic missiles. Experts predict a change in strike tactics and larger-scale attacks.
As a result of hostilities, some consumers in four regions are without power. Due to bad weather, over 50 settlements in seven regions have been blacked out.
The Center for Countering Disinformation warns about a mass mailing of fake letters to Kyiv residents on behalf of the Ministry of Energy. Fraudsters intimidate consumers with allegedly detected violations.
American forces damaged a power plant on the Iranian island of Kish on Tuesday morning. Some power units may be taken out of service for repairs.
The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has once again lost external power supply and switched to backup diesel generators. This is the tenth blackout since the beginning of 2026, which is an anti-record for the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.
Until the end of the day on July 14, thunderstorms, locally hail and squalls are expected in the Kyiv region. On July 15, thunderstorms are forecast in the Precarpathian region, Transcarpathian region, and southeastern Ukraine.
As a result of russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia, over 32,000 subscribers have been left without electricity. Energy workers are already working to restore power supply.
Due to the enemy attack, there are power outages in some districts of Zaporizhzhia. Earlier, as a result of a drone attack, a driver was injured, and in the morning one person died.