The SBU seized assets of a former MP worth over UAH 1 billion on suspicion of financing the 'Donetsk People's Republic'. The former MP organized the production of medicines for illegal armed groups through a controlled pharmaceutical company in occupied Horlivka.
Analysts predict that power cuts in Ukraine may be lifted in early fall. This is due to the expected completion of the heat wave and repairs at power facilities.
Traffic on the Green Line has resumed in the Kyiv metro after three stations were temporarily closed. KCSA reports that the subway is operating normally, and the safety of passenger transportation is ensured.
After severe weather on July 17, 54 power lines and 1,446 transformer substations were restored in Kyiv region. As of the morning of July 18, 52,493 households have been restored to electricity supply, and the work is ongoing.
Over the past day, 343 wildfires occurred in Ukraine, burning 280. 65 hectares of land. In Odesa region, rescuers saved a roe deer while extinguishing a fire, and in Kyiv region, they have been fighting forest fires for three days.
NPC Ukrenergo reported an increase in power outages in Kyiv and 11 regions. The reason was a breakdown of equipment at two energy facilities.
Kyiv's Syrets, Dorohozhychi and Lukyanivska metro stations have been temporarily closed. Trains on the Green Line are running between Zoloti Vorota and Chervonyi Khutir stations.
On July 17, Kyiv recorded the highest temperature for this date in the history of observations - 35. 6°C. This is the 13th temperature record in the capital since the beginning of July.
The HACC arrested a prosecutor of the Prosecutor General's Office for 60 days in the $170,000 bribe case. The court set bail at UAH 4 million with procedural obligations.
23 victims of the July 8 Russian missile attack remain in hospitals, including three children. Two adults are in serious condition.
The Ukrainian Air Force repelled a large-scale night attack by Russian troops. All 16 launched kamikaze drones and two of three guided missiles in different regions of the country were shot down.
The General Staff reports 144 combat engagements over the day. In the Kharkiv sector, 20 combat engagements took place in the vicinity of Hlyboke and Vovchansk, where the enemy actively used bombers.
Due to the deteriorating weather conditions, 374 settlements in 6 regions of Ukraine were left without power supply. Kyiv region is the most affected, with 212 settlements, and regional power company crews are working to restore power supply.
An air raid in Kyiv successfully destroyed enemy drones on the outskirts of the city. Operational services found no signs of damage or casualties in the Darnytskyi district, where debris could have fallen.
In the Kyiv region, there will be short-term rain with thunderstorms, hail and squalls up to 20 m/s in some places. The air temperature will be 27-32°C, around 30°C in Kyiv, northwest wind of 5-10 m/s.
CARS rescuers rescued a man with diabetes who had been trapped in an elevator for 2 hours in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv. The victim in a pre-conscious state was handed over to paramedics.
The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center warns of thunderstorms and wind gusts of up to 20 m/s in Kyiv region by the end of the night and in the morning of July 18. The hazard level is assessed as yellow.
A 52-year-old Ford driver died after losing control and crashing into a tree on the northeastern Kyiv bypass road.
No damage was found after the downing of the enemy UAVs in Kyiv, but residents were urged to remain vigilant as air raid sirens sounded several times.
Rescuers in Kyiv did not find a fire after an enemy drone was shot down in the Darnytsia district, but inspections in the area continue.
A fire broke out between a residential building and an educational institution in the Darnytsia district of Kyiv, prompting the arrival of the relevant services.
Air defense systems were activated in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, due to explosions on the left bank of the city, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and several regions, and residents are urged to immediately take shelter in civil defense shelters.
Enemy UAVs were detected on the border of Chernihiv and Kyiv regions flying southwest, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The court set a bail of UAH 3. 028 million and other restrictions for MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi, who was accused of extorting a bribe of UAH 3.4 million for not obstructing infrastructure repairs in Sumy region.
Due to bad weather in the Kyiv region, in particular in Bucha and Vyshgorod districts, emergency power outages were introduced due to damaged power grids, and DTEK power engineers are working to restore power supply to all homes.
On July 16, a 26-year-old Kyiv resident detonated a grenade in a residential area, damaging a car and apartment windows, but no one was injured. Law enforcement officers have already detained the man and charged him with hooliganism and illegal handling of ammunition.
A thunderstorm in Kyiv flooded the Magellan shopping center and some streets, and trees fell on the regional road to Makariv.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed Patrick Turner as the Alliance's senior representative to lead the mission to Ukraine, coordinating NATO's efforts and providing an assessment of the situation in Ukraine until it becomes a NATO member.
Twenty-three Ukrainian soldiers who defended Mariupol were released from Russian captivity, thirteen of them were Azovstal defenders.
