On the night of July 24, a massive power outage occurred in Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia. The causes of the blackout are currently unknown, and official authorities have not provided explanations.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretskyi met with his Irish counterpart Micheál Martin in Kyiv. The sides discussed the involvement of Irish companies in the reconstruction of Ukraine and business cooperation.
President Zelenskyy emphasized the need to prepare for winter. He noted that energy, logistics, and the grain corridor became the main factors behind personnel decisions in the government.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he is not satisfied with the state of implementation of "resilience plans" in the regions. He instructed the new Minister of Infrastructure to pay special attention to this area.
As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy facilities, consumers in Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions were temporarily left without electricity supply. No power outage schedules are forecast for July 23.
Yemeni Houthis claim attack on Saudi tankers Encelia and Layla. US strikes new blows against Iranian targets.
The UN has presented the Response Plan for the autumn-winter period 2026-2027, which provides $358 million for 2. 1 million Ukrainians. The aid will include heating, housing repairs, medical and food support.
A senior Iranian official warned of strikes on the region's infrastructure if the US attacks Iranian facilities. Tehran also stated its intention to control the Strait of Hormuz.
The US President stated that he would bomb Iranian infrastructure in response to attacks on ships. Media note that this could be considered a war crime.
The SBU and police exposed a scheme to embezzle nearly UAH 68 million during the construction of protective structures against drones for an energy facility. The company director received an advance but did not complete the work.
The Russian attack damaged an energy facility in Chernihiv region. Over 100,000 subscribers in Chernihiv and the surrounding areas were left without power.
Due to hostilities and shelling, consumers in eight regions are temporarily without power. No outages are forecast for today, energy workers are carrying out restoration work.
Heavy rains in Chile caused the deaths of 13 people and the disappearance of seven. The government plans sanctions against energy companies due to power outages.
In Odesa, due to the heavy downpour, municipal services are operating in an enhanced mode. Tram traffic has been temporarily suspended and passage on several streets has been restricted.
The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic have submitted a bill that will allow personnel of private companies to neutralize UAVs. The new rules will be a response to the increase in incidents with unauthorized drone flights.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky held talks with Prime Minister of Lithuania Mindaugas Sinkevičius. The parties discussed the diversification of liquefied gas supplies and strengthening sanctions pressure on Russia.
Due to hostilities and shelling, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions temporarily remain without electricity. Due to bad weather, 4 settlements in Mykolaiv and Poltava regions are without power.
Russia deliberately attacked gas production facilities of the Naftogaz Group in the Kharkiv region for three days. As a result of the strikes, a fire broke out, equipment was damaged, leading to a loss of part of the gas production.
The propaganda channel "Two Majors" called on entrepreneurs to finance mobile fire groups to protect facilities. The authors predict the spread of attacks across all of Russia using Crimea as an example.
New Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi held his first conversation with the head of the European Commission, discussing reforms and European integration. He also raised the issues of sanctions, air defense, and financial aid.
The head of the European Commission held a conversation with the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, discussing reforms for EU accession and defense equipment. Also discussed were preparations for winter and energy infrastructure.
Commander of the SBS Robert Brovdi reported on night strikes against seven vessels, seven electrical substations, and six air defense elements. The total tally of operations from July 1 to 20 is 183 vessels, 103 power units, and 25 air defense units.
As a result of shelling of energy facilities, consumers in four regions temporarily remain without electricity supply. In Kharkiv region, a drone attacked an energy workers' vehicle, one employee was injured.
US President Donald Trump welcomed the intentions of the new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intensify oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. Burnham does not plan to issue new licenses but will accelerate the development of fields that have already received approval.
On the night of July 20, explosions were heard in the occupied Crimea near Alushta. There is unconfirmed information about damage to an electrical substation and an FSB military unit.
Iran struck a power plant and a desalination plant in Kuwait for the second time, causing a fire. Kuwait is one of the countries that most frequently suffers Iranian attacks since the resumption of hostilities between Tehran and Washington.
Astrologer Ksenia Bazylenko predicts a period of changes due to the end of retrograde Mercury and the opposition of Jupiter with Pluto. Political and economic changes, a struggle for resources and technologies are expected.
The Unmanned Systems Forces attacked 13 substations in occupied Crimea and four vessels of the Russian shadow fleet in the Black Sea overnight. In total, from July 1 to 19, 176 vessels and 96 energy nodes were hit.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5. 5-5.6 struck the Junín region in central Peru. At least five people died, dozens of houses were destroyed, and there are power outages.
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.