Kyiv Oblast
Air defense forces shot down drones over Kyiv region, no hits on infrastructure were allowed. A car was damaged in the Brovary district and a house in the Fastiv district, no casualties.
Law enforcement officers discovered a video of unlawful actions by unknown individuals on social media. The incident has been registered, and the circumstances are being established.
In the first half of 2026, 79,516 marriages were registered in Ukraine, with nearly 40% of couples using online registration. The most new families were created in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Lviv regions.
The government approved the appointment of Tymur Tkachenko as head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration. Earlier, Zelenskyy dismissed him from the position of head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
A 45-year-old resident of Vinnytsia region was sentenced to 13 years, and a 57-year-old from Kyiv region to 9 years for crimes involving child pornography. The men stored over 500 files and forced a child to film their naked body.
In the first half of 2026, property owners paid almost UAH 6. 1 billion in tax, which is 8.6% more than last year. The largest amount came from Kyiv — UAH 1.2 billion.
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.
The enemy attacked Kyiv region with strike drones. In the Bucha district, five people were injured, including three children, and residential buildings were damaged.
Maksym Movchan and Anatoliy Radkovsky died on July 20 in the Kharkiv region while demining a de-occupied territory. Both had over 20 years of service and state awards.
A 38-year-old woman from Brovary will be tried for failing to provide assistance to her two-year-old son, who died from antidepressant poisoning. She hid the child's body in a box in a closet.
In Ukraine, since the beginning of 2026, over 18 million square meters of road surface have been restored. The largest volumes of work were carried out in Kirovohrad, Kyiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
In the Bucha district, as a result of a Russian attack, two warehouse buildings caught fire over an area of 100,000 square meters. More than 200 rescuers and 70 units of equipment extinguished the fire for over a day.
In Kyiv region, until the end of the day on July 19, thunderstorms, hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s are forecast. A yellow level of danger has been declared.
Some ministers of the Svyrydenko government retained their positions in the updated Cabinet.
A 43-year-old resident of Bila Tserkva fired a pneumatic rifle at an 18-year-old youth. The victim was hospitalized, an investigation into the fact of hooliganism is ongoing.
In Ukraine, on July 18-20, thunderstorms, squalls and a rise in water levels are expected. A level I danger, yellow, has been declared; in mountainous areas, mudflows are possible.
Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv is considering a motion to arrest the heads of a defense enterprise suspected of official negligence. Explosions at an ammunition depot after a Russian strike caused the deaths of seven people and injuries to 29.
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.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed Major General Yevhen Khmara to temporarily serve as Minister of Defense. Khmara previously headed the Special Operations Center "A" of the SBU and temporarily led the Security Service of Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Ruslan Oliinyk as acting head of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration. The corresponding decree No. 616/2026 has been published.
The Prosecutor General reported the detention of two heads of a defense enterprise due to official negligence that caused the death of 7 people after a Russian missile strike. Ammunition was stored in violation of safety regulations near residential buildings.
The "Created by Women" Award is an annual initiative of the Franco-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Its goal is to support and develop women's entrepreneurship in Ukraine, promote gender equality, and foster sustainable economic growth.
Rescuers of Kyiv region extinguished a forest floor fire in the Chornobyl exclusion zone. The radiation background during extinguishing remained within normal limits.
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.
Stanislav Luchanov stated that he did not order the abduction of the brothers and knows nothing about the conflict with his wife. He did not answer how the deceased ended up on the territory of the military unit.
Due to hostilities and shelling, some consumers in 7 regions were left without electricity supply. Bad weather caused outages in 72 settlements in Ternopil, Chernihiv, and Kyiv regions.
The police reported suspicion to group of servicemen of kidnapping, illegal imprisonment, and brutal murder two brothers over a conflict. The bodies of the deceased were found buried in a forest strip in Poltava region.
President Zelenskyy reported the detention of 10 individuals, including the former commander of the 155th brigade, for the murder of two residents of the village of Kalynivka in Kyiv region. Minister Klymenko also added that law enforcement officers detained the 10th suspect in this case.
The commander of the 155th Mechanized Brigade, Stanislav Luchanov, was detained. He is suspected of involvement in the abduction of two civilians in the Kyiv region.
The President reported the results of the investigation after the explosion at warehouses in Vyshneve. It was established that the heads of state enterprises violated the law and the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.