The Ukrainian esports organization FAVBET Team has expanded its Counter-Strike 2 roster by signing 24-year-old sniper Kyrylo "s4ltovsk1yy" Lytvynov. The team is fully staffed ahead of the autumn tournaments of 2025.
European Commissioner Marta Kos declared the irreversibility of Ukraine's path to the EU, emphasizing that membership is a guarantee of security for Ukraine and Europe. She called on the EU Council to decide on opening the first cluster of negotiations.
Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal arrived in London for a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense. The key tasks are to ensure uninterrupted military and financial assistance to Ukraine, strengthen air defense, and develop joint defense industry production.
President Zelenskyy calls for a complete rejection of Russian energy carriers as the only way to stop Russia's aggression. He emphasizes that Putin only understands force, and the war has dragged on due to insufficient economic pressure.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting with Defense Minister Shmyhal. They discussed the "Ramstein" meeting and defined priorities for 2026, including strengthening air defense.
Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak stated that China can stop the war in Ukraine, but it is more profitable for it to observe. The US must regain its moderator status or come to terms with the world's reorientation towards the East.
The number of sabotages on critical infrastructure in Europe has almost tripled since 2023. The Czech Interior Ministry warns that Russia will not stop fighting for influence in the Czech Republic.
FIFA has updated the International Match Calendar for the next 4-8 years, canceling the September and October international breaks. The new schedule provides for only a two-week break in September-October 2026.
The company "Ukrspecsystems" will build a drone factory in Great Britain with investments of 200 million pounds, with production scheduled to start in early 2026. The project will create up to 500 jobs and provide access to modern technologies for the British Armed Forces.
Two-day parliamentary elections have started in Norway, where the left-wing bloc led by the Labour Party is competing with the right-wing bloc represented by the Conservative Party. The election results will affect the country's social welfare system and energy policy.
Germany plans to change the procedure for forming state food reserves, creating strategic stockpiles of canned goods. This is due to the threat of a possible attack from Russia and other crisis situations.
Peskov claims that more and more countries share Moscow's position on the war in Ukraine. At the same time, the Kremlin does not confirm its readiness for territorial compromises.
Singer Jessie J performed at BBC Radio 2 11 weeks after breast cancer surgery. At the concert, she thanked fans and brought her two-year-old son Sky on stage for the first time.
Users of Microsoft Azure cloud services are experiencing delays due to damage to several underwater fiber optic cables in the Red Sea. Traffic has been rerouted via alternative routes, but restoration will take time.
US President Donald Trump stated that the war in Ukraine will have terrible consequences if it does not stop. He noted that the US will help resolve the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine.
Germany has launched the "Jupiter" supercomputer, worth 500 million euros, which is the fastest in Europe. It runs on green energy and has a computing power of over a trillion operations per second.
The number of GPS interference incidents in the Baltic Sea has sharply increased, with jamming sources located in Russia. This poses a threat to civilian flights and international security.
President Zelenskyy announced discussions with Trump regarding a new format for protecting Ukrainian skies. This format is intended to ensure independence from Russian attacks.
The President of Ukraine and European leaders discussed with Donald Trump pressuring Russia. It was about economic measures to end the war and deprive Russia of resources.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that American leader Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that two European countries continue to buy Russian oil.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a meeting of 35 participants of the "coalition of the willing" at the Élysée Palace. They have a political and military proposal regarding security guarantees for Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Europe must increase its real firepower, as Russia and China are rapidly modernizing their armed forces. He emphasized that Russia will remain a destabilizing force.
Fabian Schmelz, former head of exterior design at Lamborghini, has joined Xiaomi Auto. He will lead the exterior design department in the company's European division.
President Zelenskyy stated that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas would create conditions for further Russian aggression. He emphasized that Ukraine defines the eastern border of Europe.
The Ukrainian company "XENA" has deployed its An-32P aircraft to extinguish fires in Montenegro. This aircraft can drop up to 8,000 liters of water in a single pass, operating at an altitude of 40 meters or more.
A military parade was held in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender. For the first time, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un appeared together on the tribune.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, stated that Russia is not against Ukraine's accession to the EU, but NATO is a "red line. " He also did not rule out joint operation of the ZNPP under "favorable circumstances."
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine states that Russia, by seizing the Zaporizhzhia NPP, creates critically dangerous conditions for its operation and uses the facility as a tool of warfare. Systemic deformations and multiple disconnections from the power system have already led to a complete blackout nine times, which is a prerequisite for a nuclear accident.
President Zelenskyy announced the agreement on a framework for further contacts regarding security guarantees for Ukraine. Active work is also underway to synchronize sanctions with partners.
Over a billion people worldwide live with mental disorders, burdening national healthcare budgets. WHO states that the level of investment in this area is insufficient, amounting to only 2% of national budgets.
