From 11 to 15 July, the southern, eastern, Poltava, Dnipro and Kirovohrad regions of Ukraine are expected to experience an abnormal heat wave with temperatures of up to 40-41°C, which is close to the absolute maximums recorded in the country's history.
Putin said he is ready to outline the nuances of his proposals for a "peaceful settlement" of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine at a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
A man broke his leg and smashed his head when he jumped from a Kyiv-Chop train near the Polish border, trying to illegally enter Poland on the advice of an anonymous Telegram channel.
Customs officers in Kyiv found 2 kg of concentrate of the psychotropic "shamanic drink" Ayavasca in a parcel from Peru, blocked the supply channel and served the recipient in Kyiv with a notice of suspicion.
Short-term rains, thunderstorms, hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s are expected in most regions of Ukraine on July 5, with temperatures ranging from 13-37°C depending on the region.
All 32 enemy attack drones were successfully shot down by Ukrainian air defense during the night attack.
6 private houses and 1 car were damaged as a result of a night attack by an enemy drone on Makariv community in Kyiv region, but no one was killed or injured.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, enemy UAVs were spotted flying in different directions over several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kherson, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Odesa oblasts.
Air defense forces are operating in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.
In Kyiv, a 400-square-meter warehouse building caught fire, but 50 firefighters extinguished the fire, with no casualties.
A 27-year-old drunken man broke into a farm, attacked a security guard, and stole a truck with 4 tons of grain.
Kazakhstani activist Abzal Dostiyarov was summoned to the police in Almaty after he planned to hold a rally in honor of the murdered opposition activist Aidos Sadykov, who died after an assassination attempt in Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is refusing to accept a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine, claiming that Kyiv would use it to rearm and strengthen its army.
On July 4, rescuers extinguished a large-scale fire over an area of 500 square meters in a two-story warehouse building behind Poshtova Square in Kyiv's Podil district, which resulted in one person suffering from suspected combustion poisoning.
The names of 35 veterans who will represent Ukraine at the international Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 have been published.
Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, has left for the UK to take up his duties as Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom, informed sources say.
A large-scale fire broke out in Kyiv's Podil district, engulfing a two-story warehouse building and spreading to neighboring warehouses over an area of about 500 square meters, and rescuers are working to extinguish the flames.
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska opened the exhibition "Treasures of Crimea. The Return" exhibition in Kyiv, featuring a collection of Scythian gold that Ukraine fought with russia for almost a decade to get back from the Netherlands.
The Red Cross Society found a shortage of humanitarian aid worth UAH 3. 6 million. The former head of the Pechersk organization was charged with misappropriation of funds. He is also charged with illegal possession of amphetamine.
Almost 400 Ukrzaliznytsia cars are guaranteed to have working air conditioners, while another 650 cars have outdated air conditioning systems that can operate intermittently during the summer heat.
Ukrzaliznytsia has changed the hours of operation of its online ticketing service for international trains to different hours to reduce the load on the application and make it more convenient for users.
Due to the heat wave, Kyiv has again restricted truck traffic, banning vehicles weighing more than 24 tons when the temperature exceeds +28 degrees Celsius to preserve the road surface.
The Service for Children and Families assures that during monitoring visits, representatives of the Ombudsman's office were provided with information about all children who were or continue to be evacuated without exception.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated on the fact that relatives of officials illegally traveled abroad under the pretext of accompanying orphans during the evacuation.
Ukrainian air defense successfully shoots down 21 of 22 Russian Shahed attack drones launched at night from the Kursk region of Russia.
Short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in parts of Ukraine today, while in some other regions, heat up to 38°C is possible on July 4.
All enemy drones that tried to attack Kyiv were successfully destroyed on the outskirts by air defense forces, which avoided casualties and destruction in the city.
In Kyiv region, air defense forces are operating on the outskirts of Kyiv, said Serhiy Popko, head of the KCSA.
Air defense systems have been activated in Kyiv region, the Kyiv Regional Military Administration reports.
The Ukrainian cheerleading team won five gold medals at the European Championships in Norway, becoming the best in the medal standings.
