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A fatal road accident occurred near the village of Buzova on the Kyiv–Chop highway. Rescuers unblocked the body of the deceased driver from the mangled car.
Cyclone Karlheinz from Poland will cause rains, thunderstorms, squalls, and hail in western Ukraine on July 28. Unstable weather is also expected in Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions.
On Sunday, July 27, Ukraine will be cloudy with clearings. Rains, thunderstorms, sometimes hail and squalls will pass in the west, Vinnytsia region, Zhytomyr region, partly in Kyiv region, Cherkasy region, Kirovohrad region, Odesa region and Mykolaiv region. Severe heat up to 38° is expected in the south and southeast.
Ukrzaliznytsia will continue operating additional trains between Kyiv, Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Kryvyi Rih in August. Compartment cars without bedding will be used on these routes.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, 684 Ukrainian soldiers have been awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine, 428 of them posthumously. President Zelenskyy signed a decree on the posthumous awarding of the title of Hero of Ukraine to Maksym Kazban, commander of the "Lyut" brigade, who died in a car accident in Donetsk region.
The head of the Kyiv City TCC and SP assembly point was detained for extorting $3,500 for removing a conscript from the wanted list. He has been notified of suspicion and remanded in custody.
Lithuania plans to allocate up to 30 million euros for the purchase of American long-range Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine. This decision is part of an agreement under which European NATO members will buy American weapons for Kyiv.
The court chose a pre-trial measure in the form of detention without the right to bail for a 28-year-old suspect in the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Sumy region. His actions are qualified as premeditated murder combined with rape.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to police colonel Maksym Kazban, commander of the National Police of Ukraine's Joint Assault Brigade "Lyut". Kazban died in a car accident in Donetsk region on July 22.
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.
In Nikopol, a 48-year-old man threw a grenade at a taxi after a conflict with the driver. No one was injured, the vehicle was damaged.
The Ukrainian government has appointed new deputy ministers of defense, who are to implement systemic changes in the defense sector. The team includes Ivan Havryliuk, Serhiy Boyev, Anna Hvozdiar, Volodymyr Zaverukha, Yuriy Myronenko, and Oksana Ferchuk.
In Kyiv, on July 25, the main State Flag of Ukraine on the Pechersk Hills was temporarily lowered. This was done due to the threat of thunderstorms and squalls of 15-20 m/s, to protect the flag from damage.
As reported by the prosecutor's office, the murder of a 17-year-old girl, whose body was found in a forest belt, has been solved in Sumy region. A 28-year-old Kyiv resident has been detained and charged with premeditated murder combined with rape.
Political scientist Taras Zahorodnii stated that Russia is trying to use protests to destabilize the situation in Ukraine and discredit it in Europe.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski appealed to Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, with a request to resume arms supplies to Ukraine after Russian shelling damaged the Polish consulate in Kyiv. This incident became a key moment that influenced Trump's change of position regarding military aid to Ukraine.
This will increase the burden on Ukraine's state budget, whose deficit exceeded 20% of GDP last year.
Law enforcement officers have detained 14 organizers of draft evasion schemes in various regions of Ukraine. Among them are officials, medics, military enlistment office employees, Telegram channel administrators, and a taxi driver, who face up to 10 years in prison with property confiscation.
A yellow danger level has been declared in Kyiv and the northeastern part of Ukraine due to thunderstorms, hail, and squalls of 15-20 m/s on July 25-26. Bad weather may affect the operation of services and traffic.
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.
Solomianskyi Court of Kyiv remanded in custody the former director of the Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Kyiv City State Administration, suspected of embezzling 75 million hryvnias from the city program "Turbota. Nazustrich Kyivianam" (Care. Towards Kyivans). He was set a bail of 30 million hryvnias, and the pre-trial detention period was set until September 20, 2025.
From August 1, "Ukrzaliznytsia" introduces verification through "Diia. Signature" for buying and returning tickets for a number of popular domestic trains. This is intended to reduce abuse, and purchasing tickets for these routes through ticket offices will be unavailable.
President Zelenskyy instructed to prepare a contract for the sale of drones to the USA worth 10-30 billion dollars. This decision is a result of agreements with President Trump.
Since 2021, 8,644 new agricultural companies have been registered in Ukraine, while 3,416 have ceased operations, indicating significant growth. The largest number of new companies appeared in Odesa region, Kyiv, and Lviv region, and 1,738 agricultural firms changed their region of activity, of which 346 moved to western regions.
A former people's deputy and three accomplices have been notified of suspicion of embezzling over UAH 21 million.
The court granted the prosecutors' request, transferring to ARMA funds seized in a case concerning a large-scale corruption scheme involving the procurement of equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This amounts to over UAH 2.7 million, USD 1.8 million, and almost EUR 427 thousand, found during searches in June 2025.
In Kyiv, two men beat a 34-year-old local resident for a remark about their loud behavior on a sports ground. The victim was hospitalized in extremely serious condition, the attackers were detained.
On Friday, July 25, variable cloudiness, short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in Ukraine in the west, north and Vinnytsia region. Air temperature will range from 25° to 33°, in the south and Crimea in places up to 35°.
The third round of negotiations in Istanbul yielded no results, Russia continues its offensive. Experts note that Trump's warnings did not affect Moscow's position, which is not interested in an agreement on someone else's terms.
Lviv resident Nazariy Husakov has been заочно (in absentia) served with a notice of suspicion for fraud amounting to over UAH 1. 3 million. He collected funds for SMA treatment, which he received for free, and spent the collected money on gambling and cryptocurrencies.