July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since October 2022, with a large-scale Russian attack on July 8 that killed dozens of people in a single day making last month extremely deadly.
During the week, the police and the SBU detained 7 people who were setting fire to military vehicles and relay cabinets on the orders of Russia. The detainees include a foreigner and minors.
The rescue and search operation in Kostyantynivka has been temporarily suspended due to the security situation. According to the head of the Donetsk RMA, the strike killed 14 people, including possibly three children, and wounded 43.
Since the beginning of the year, 346 women in Ukraine have received free IVF treatment. 130 of them have successfully become pregnant. The NHSU paid over UAH 8.7 million for these services to 18 medical institutions in 8 regions.
The SBU detained a local resident who was passing data on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Pokrovsk district to Russian intelligence. The court found him guilty of collaboration and sentenced him to 13 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The SBU detained a 16-year-old resident of Dnipro who set fire to an Armed Forces off-road vehicle ordered by Russia. The teenager planned several more arsons and now faces up to 8 years in prison.
The police exposed a criminal group that tried to illegally seize UAH 3. 8 million from an agricultural company by forging documents. Four suspects, including lawyers and a judge, were served with a notice of suspicion.
On the night of August 9, 2024, Ukraine shot down 27 Russian 'Shahed' attack drones. The attack was carried out from the Prymorsko-Akhtarsk area, and the drones were destroyed in seven regions of Ukraine.
The invaders attacked Dnipropetrovs'k region with artillery and drones, two enemy "shahids" were shot down over the region, and infrastructure was damaged.
Over 10,000 customers in Donetsk, Sumy, Dnipro, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhya oblasts have been cut off from power as a result of hostile shelling. Donetsk Oblast suffered the most, with 79.8 thousand customers in 135 settlements without power supply.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down an enemy UAV over the Dnipro region on August 8. RMA head Serhiy Lysak said that the drone was destroyed by defenders from the Vostok military group.
At night, an enemy missile and a reconnaissance drone were destroyed over Dnipro region. The aggressor continues shelling Nikopol region, a 12-year-old boy was injured and two private houses were damaged.
On August 8, Kyiv is expected to have comfortable weather without precipitation, up to +26°. Across Ukraine, the temperature will range from +25° to +32°, with partly cloudy skies and light rains possible in most regions.
Police are conducting searches in the Dnipro City Council on suspicion of misappropriation of public funds. The scheme involved overpricing materials for the Auly-Verkhniodniprovsk water pipeline worth UAH 350 million.
Judge Natalia Sharko, suspected of high treason, was fired for collaborating with the occupiers. Until April 2023, she received UAH 1.383 million in salary from the Ukrainian budget while working for the occupation administration.
In Dnipro, searches are conducted at RSA, the city council, and the offices of entrepreneurs on suspicion of misappropriation of funds for repair work. Investigations are being conducted by the National Police and the Prosecutor General's Office.
A 32-year-old resident of Odesa set fire to the official vehicles of the Defense Forces in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa on the instructions of the FSB. The attacker has been detained and faces up to 8 years in prison for obstructing the activities of the Armed Forces.
In the women's compartment of the Zaporozhye-Yasinya train, a ticket was sold to a man who was supported by the conductor. After the complaint of passengers to the hotline, the man was taken out of the car, Ukrzaliznytsia is investigating the incident.
The lawyer of Vyacheslav Zinchenko, suspected of murdering Irina Farion, forbade him to comment on the case. The court remanded Zinchenko in custody, rejecting the defense's request for house arrest.
The Lviv Court of Appeal rejected the defense's request for house arrest for Vyacheslav Zinchenko, suspected of murdering Irina Farion. The suspect will remain in custody until September 22 without the possibility of bail.
The Lviv Court of Appeal has started considering a complaint about changing the measure of restraint for Vyacheslav Zinchenko. The defense asks to appoint house arrest instead of detention for the suspect in the murder of Professor Irina Farion.
In the first half of 2024, 87,655 children were born in Ukraine, which is 9% less than last year. For every newborn, there are three deaths, indicating a deep demographic crisis.
The head of the Dnipro RMA warned of fraudulent letters urging businesses to help the Armed Forces. The criminals use the name of the RMA and refer to the legislation to convince them.
In Kyiv, a conflict occurred between a soldier and a security guard of the Bulvar Fontaniv residential complex. The soldier fired shots in the air with a starter pistol, he was not injured and was handed over to the military unit.
The SBU detained 9 Russian agents who were collecting intelligence for missile strikes on Ukraine. The detainees include officials, managers and a student who operated in different regions of the country.
Russian occupants attacked Ukraine with 24 Shahed attack UAVs. All enemy drones were shot down by air defense forces in seven regions of Ukraine.
The enemy attacked Dnipropetrovs'k region with drones and artillery. Two civilians were injured, and residential buildings, commercial facilities and infrastructure in several communities were damaged.
Occupants launched artillery strikes in Dnipropetrovs'k region. Infrastructure and 9 private houses were damaged, Chervonohryhorivka community was shelled, and there were no casualties among local residents.
The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 5 Shahed-131/136 drones in four regions.
Ukrainian forces shoot down 24 Shahed-131/136 UAVs during a large-scale air attack.
