President Zelenskyy is in Berlin, where he will meet with Chancellor Merz. After that, a video conference will take place with the participation of European leaders, NATO Secretary General Rutte, and US President Trump.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan will visit Kyiv in the autumn at the invitation of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Romania supports Ukraine in achieving a just peace and its sovereignty.
Forecasters predict dry, sunny weather and a gradual increase in heat. In the south and Zakarpattia, temperatures will rise to +30°C, and by the end of the week, hot days will cover most regions.
The Kyiv Defense Council cannot meet due to Vitali Klitschko's vacation. As reported by the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA), Timur Tkachenko, this hinders the restoration of infrastructure and shelters, as well as the resolution of security issues in the capital.
The acting head of the Central Territorial Department of the Ministry of Defense was exposed for extorting $1. 3 million. The funds were intended for facilitating victory in a competition for the development of a plot in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv.
President Zelenskyy and Erdogan discussed bilateral relations and regional issues. The Turkish leader expressed readiness to host a summit and proposed creating working groups.
Kyiv Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Prokopiv has been released from round-the-clock house arrest, and his electronic bracelet has been removed. He had been under arrest for almost four months.
Ukrzaliznytsia has scheduled an additional train No. 265/266 Kyiv – Odesa, which will run from August 20 to 31. Tickets can be purchased in the application and at ticket offices.
Ukraine is represented abroad by 76 ambassadors, 17 of whom were appointed in July 2025. The average annual salary of a diplomat in 2024 was UAH 2.95 million, 65% of which were compensatory payments.
Dry, sunny weather with no precipitation is expected in Ukraine. Air temperature will range from +24 to +30 degrees.
The Kyiv prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit to terminate a lease agreement for 4 hectares of land in the Dnipro district. The tenant, MP Mykhailo Tsarenko, has not started construction in 17 years and has accumulated 400,000 hryvnias in debt.
Illia Zabarnyi became the first Ukrainian in PSG's history, signing a five-year contract. The transfer fee amounted to 60 million euros plus bonuses, and his salary makes him a hryvnia billionaire.
On August 12, variable cloudiness is expected in Ukraine, mostly dry weather. Short-term rains are possible only in Kharkiv and Luhansk regions.
A Kyiv resident has been notified of suspicion of extorting money for removing conscripts from the wanted list and military registration. He charged between 15 and 25 thousand US dollars for his services.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski emphasized that negotiations between Trump and Putin cannot resolve the issue of peace in Ukraine without the participation of Kyiv and the EU. Europe provides the main assistance to Ukraine, which is a matter of security for the continent.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset will visit Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy. The visit will take place on the eve of Ukraine's Independence Day.
The Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld the verdict against a man who brutally killed a stray dog. The convicted individual will spend 7.5 years in prison, despite an attempt to reduce the sentence.
Great Britain supports diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. London emphasizes Kyiv's mandatory participation in any agreements.
The Office of the Prosecutor General has completed the investigation into the death of an inmate in the Kyiv pre-trial detention center. Indictments have been sent to court against five convicted persons and four employees of the pre-trial detention center.
Since the beginning of the year, 4,000 Ukrainians have used the state program "eOselia", receiving UAH 7. 3 billion in financing. Over the past week, 146 loans worth UAH 277 million were issued, 91 of which were on the primary market.
The Commercial Court of Kyiv satisfied the prosecutor's lawsuit to recover over UAH 240 million from a commercial entity. The funds were paid for 85 transport incubators for newborns, which turned out to be unfit for use.
Serhiy Leshchenko, advisor to the Head of the President's Office, stated that the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska would be symbolic. He emphasized that geostrategic decisions would not be made there.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council will develop a strategy to influence the outcome of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. The EU does not exclude Kyiv from any final agreement, recognizing the US's strength in negotiations with Russia.
In Kyiv, criminal proceedings have been initiated against Anastasiia Mirzak, secretary of the Sviatoshynskyi District Court. She posed with a Nazi flag, and the photo was published on social media.
The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office will investigate the legality of closing the criminal proceedings against Oleksandr Zyma. The case concerns alleged abuse of power that led to grave consequences.
The number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 is increasing in Kyiv, including severe cases. This is due to the seasonal surge in incidence and people returning from vacation.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský arrived in Ukraine for his sixth visit. He assured of unwavering support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
On August 12, dry and sunny weather is expected in Ukraine thanks to the Julia anticyclone. The air temperature will be +24...+28 degrees, in the south and Transcarpathia up to +30 degrees.
The number of Ukrainians who declared themselves bankrupt increased by 33% in the first half of 2025. Over the past five years, more than 2.9 thousand citizens have gone bankrupt.
The US senator believes that ending the Russian-Ukrainian war will involve territorial exchange. He recalled the division of Germany and the Korean Peninsula as examples of coexistence of divided territories.
