Kyiv Oblast declares August 1 a Day of Mourning for the victims of the massive shelling. State flags will be lowered and entertainment events will be prohibited.
After severe bad weather on July 28-30, power engineers restored electricity for 350,000 families in the Kyiv region. 362 overhead lines and 1847 transformer substations were repaired.
A village council deputy in Kyiv region was taken into custody for a road accident while intoxicated.
A scheme of embezzlement has been exposed in Kyiv Oblast, where the head of the financial service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine misappropriated almost UAH 2 million during drone procurement. He concluded contracts at inflated prices with controlled individual entrepreneurs, creating artificial competition in tenders.
In Kyiv, two SES helicopters are involved in extinguishing large areas of fires in districts affected by Russian shelling. This happened after a double attack on the night of July 31.
Kyiv suffered a double attack: first by kamikaze drones, including jet "Shaheds", and then by missiles. Among the injured are nine children, which is the largest number for a night since the beginning of the war.
Due to worsening weather conditions, 75 settlements in 7 regions of Ukraine remain without electricity. Oblenergo brigades are involved in the restoration.
On the night of July 31, the Kyiv region was subjected to a massive attack by missiles and UAVs. Air defense forces shot down enemy targets, there were no casualties among the civilian population.
An air raid alert was declared for the second time overnight in Kyiv and a number of Ukrainian regions due to the threat of ballistic missiles. Russia launched missiles heading towards Kyiv.
A table tennis championship for war veterans and people with disabilities took place in Kyiv Oblast. The tournament participants are visitors of the Kyiv City Rehabilitation Center "Askold" and representatives of the Mariupol Table Tennis Federation.
The Prosecutor General's Office uncovered corrupt practices and illegal logging at the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" amounting to over UAH 167 million. Additionally, unjustified assets of officials totaling almost UAH 140 million were discovered.
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.
Prosecutors uncovered a large-scale timber embezzlement scheme organized by employees of SE "Forests of Ukraine" and SE "LIAC". The receipt of over UAH 10 million in illegal benefits was documented, as well as over 10,000 unauthorized changes in the EOD accounting system.
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.
In May, Ukrainian banks issued 599 mortgage loans totaling UAH 1. 1 billion. Most loans were granted in the primary real estate market, and Kyiv Oblast and Kyiv became leaders in terms of volume.
Gusts of wind and rain de-energized 228 settlements in 9 regions of Ukraine. Oblenergo brigades are working to restore power supply.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney discussed strengthening air defense, increasing funding for joint drone production, and tightening sanctions against Russia. The parties also discussed the results of the meeting in Istanbul and the draft law on anti-corruption bodies.
In the Bucha district of Kyiv region, a conflict occurred between a 60-year-old man and a woman, during which the man hit the victim's phone with his hand. The police are investigating the incident, which took place on July 28 in a store in the village of Sofiivska Borshchahivka.
The director and chief economist of "Teplokomunservis" in Kyiv region are suspected of embezzling over UAH 13. 2 million in budget funds through inflated tariffs. The former head of the housing and communal services department of the Bucha City Council is also suspected of negligence that contributed to these losses.
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.
The destruction of the Kakhovka HPP and the decline of agriculture due to the war have created a favorable environment for the mass reproduction of locusts, which was widespread until the end of the 19th century. This phenomenon has been recorded in Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, and Zhytomyr regions, and in Zaporizhzhia, insecticides were applied to an area of over 6,000 hectares.
In Kyiv region, 58 cases of rabies have been registered, including 27 in dogs and 19 in cats. In total, 562 cases have been confirmed across Ukraine in the first half of the year, which is 49 fewer than last year.
Law enforcement officers identified the Russian commander who, in March 2022, ordered to shoot civilian cars in the Kyiv region. As a result of this crime, 22 people died, including a child, and 37 more were recognized as victims.
Due to worsening weather conditions, including strong winds and rain, 477 settlements in 7 regions of Ukraine were left without power supply. The most affected were Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, and Zhytomyr regions.
In Kyiv region, emergency power outages were recorded due to bad weather, with Bucha, Vyshhorod, Bila Tserkva, and Obukhiv districts being the most affected. Emergency crews have already restored power to almost 67,000 families, but about 30,000 consumers remain without electricity.
In Ukraine, the number of people willing to adopt children is growing, but the number of adoptions remains small due to candidates' preference for younger, healthy children and the presence of large sibling groups. Problems with databases, information about children, and the workload on the State Service for Children complicate the process.
In the first half of 2025, 68,595 marriages were registered in Ukraine, 14,411 of them in Kyiv. This is 6% less than in the same period of 2024, but 15% more than in 2023.
On July 26, Ukraine is expected to have variable cloudiness with short-term rains and thunderstorms, locally hail and squalls. Air temperature will range from 15-20° at night to 35-36° during the day in the south.
The movement of enemy drones has been detected over the Kyiv region, and air defense forces are actively working. Citizens are urged to remain in shelters and not to record the work of defenders.
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.
