In the first six months of 2025, 589 orphans and children deprived of parental care were adopted in Ukraine. The largest number of adoptions was recorded in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa regions.
As a result of a Russian strike on a civilian enterprise in the Kharkiv district, one person was killed and four were injured, including two rescuers. A large-scale fire broke out at the scene, covering an area of 20,000 square meters.
The SBU detained an Air Force pilot-instructor who was collecting data for Russian intelligence. He transmitted coordinates of aircraft and personal data of pilots for strikes on airfields.
As a result of Russian shelling, a fire broke out in the village of Vasyshcheve, Kharkiv district. Three people are currently known to have been injured.
Russian troops continue their unsuccessful attempts to cross the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are successfully using natural obstacles and preventing the enemy's advance in the Kupyansk direction.
The SBU detained an FSB agent in the Defense Forces in the Kharkiv region, who was adjusting enemy fire on the positions of his unit and collecting data for the occupiers' "breakthroughs". The detainee is in custody for treason and faces life imprisonment.
In the first half of 2025, Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kharkiv regions became leaders in new car sales. RENAULT Duster was the bestseller among new cars, while Volkswagen Golf, Tesla Model Y, and Audi Q5 led among used cars.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vynnytskyi announced new educational grants that allow partially covering the cost of education. Grants can reach 25,000 hryvnias for those who scored 170+ points on two NMT subjects, and also include additional coefficients for specialties important for the state, and for applicants from certain regions.
Four SES rescuers were injured as a result of enemy strikes in Donetsk and Kherson regions. In Kostiantynivka, a UAV attacked a fire brigade during evacuation, and in Kherson, an FPV drone hit a rescuers' truck.
In the village of Novoplatonivka, Izium district, Kharkiv region, 5 people died and 3 were injured as a result of a Russian strike during the distribution of humanitarian aid. The enemy also shelled the village of Pisky-Radkivski, causing fires.
On July 29, Russian troops shelled the village of Novoplatonivka in the Kharkiv region, presumably with MLRS. As a result of the attack, five civilians were killed and three more were wounded.
In the first quarter of 2025, the number of terminated IT individual entrepreneurs reached 16. 7 thousand, which is three times more than last year, due to the restoration of access to the Unified State Register after a cyberattack. However, in the first half of 2025, 18.5 thousand new IT entrepreneurs were registered, which is only 4.8% less than in the same period of 2024.
Russian UAVs attacked Buryn community in Sumy region, destroying a shop and damaging houses, cars, and a cultural center. One saleswoman was injured and received medical assistance.
In the Kharkiv region, an FPV drone hit a passenger car, as a result of which the 75-year-old driver died on the spot. A 51-year-old passenger was hospitalized with explosive injuries.
Over the past week, 4 people died and 83 were injured, including 10 children, in Kharkiv region due to Russian shelling. The enemy used various types of weapons, damaging civilian infrastructure in 30 settlements, including Kharkiv.
Mykhailo Pinkevych, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war and advisor to "Konstanta Airlines", emphasizes the strategic importance of Ukrainian aviation for the country's image and its development.
8,882 companies, which is 0. 63% of the total number, joined the tax White Business Club in Ukraine. The largest number of Club representatives are in the trade, processing industry, and agriculture sectors.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed the commander of the 83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment, Colonel Lebedev. He commanded assault operations in the Velykyi Burluk direction in the Kharkiv region.
Captain of the medical service Oleksiy Nosulko reported that evacuation from the battlefield has become significantly more complicated, and Ukrainian military personnel most often receive polytrauma due to modern means of destruction. Medical logistics suffers due to enemy drones, which leads to delays in the evacuation of the wounded.
President Zelenskyy reacted to Russia's night attack, stating that Ukrainian long-range drones provide a response to such strikes. He noted that Russian military enterprises, logistics, and airports should feel the consequences of the war.
Russian terrorists shelled Kharkiv and the region for three hours, causing large-scale fires and destruction. 8 people were injured, including 3 rescuers, and 3 fire trucks were damaged.
On the night of July 26, Russian troops attacked Zmiiv in the Kharkiv region with a missile and 10 drones. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out, and three people were injured.
In the Kharkiv region, three obstetrician-gynecologists are suspected of improper performance of duties, which led to the death of both fetuses in a 39-year-old patient. The doctors did not take into account the pathologies found on ultrasound and did not take measures to save them. They face up to two years in prison.
In Ukraine, hot weather up to +33 degrees is expected on July 26-27, up to +39 in the south, and up to +40 in some places. In the western regions, the temperature will drop to +22...+27 degrees on Sunday.
Due to hot weather in the Kharkiv direction, Russian assault troops are forced to drink water from puddles, which leads to serious health problems. This complicates their offensive actions, as stomach problems prevent them from storming the positions of the Defense Forces.
In Kharkiv, the number of victims from the morning KAB strike by Russian troops has increased to seven people. Among them is a 12-year-old girl; three have been hospitalized, and the bomb hit the roof of a medical facility.
Isolated cases of locust appearance have been recorded in Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, while giant swarms have already flooded the south and east of Ukraine. The State Food and Consumer Service explains this by high temperatures, drought, neglected lands, and also the ecocide committed by the Russian Federation.
Russian troops continue their attempts to advance in the Pokrovsk direction, using "greenery" (forests/vegetation), fields, swimming crossings, and night movements. Their goal is to accumulate forces for further assaults, but Ukrainian defenders destroy dozens of occupiers daily.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 92 combat engagements over the day, 25 of which took place in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders, as well as shell border settlements.
Russian military continues attempts to break through to Kupyansk from the north, but fails. Spokesperson for OSOU "Khortytsia" Viktor Tregubov reported that the Russians cannot overcome the last kilometers to the city.
