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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has expanded access to consular services abroad by providing 24 institutions in 20 countries with access to the State Register of Civil Status Acts, which will allow Ukrainians to obtain repeat certificates and extracts from the register.

The Odesa region produces premium black caviar from various types of sturgeon and exports Ukrainian products to several countries, including Moldova, Taiwan, Vietnam, the UAE, and the United States, despite the challenges posed by the ongoing war.

The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the circumstances of the death of a serviceman in Odesa region during an attempt to illegally cross the border, and criminal proceedings have been opened.

Ukraine, as an independent state, first joined the UN peacekeeping contingents in 1992 in Yugoslavia, where a bloody civil war was taking place.

Due to the extreme heat, fires broke out at energy facilities in western Ukraine, leading to power outages and restrictions for consumers.

In the Donetsk region, a power brigade came under enemy fire, injuring the driver, and the building of the control center was destroyed by Russian shelling, injuring two people.

Since the launch of eCheck in August 2023, 100 thousand buses have already crossed the border using the online queue, and more than half of them have entered Poland.

Due to the heat wave, Ukraine is experiencing high electricity consumption, requiring emergency assistance from the EU and scheduled power outages throughout the day.

Romania will provide Ukraine with a Patriot air defense system and support its security efforts in the Black Sea region under a new bilateral agreement.

The high-voltage overhead line connecting the power systems of Ukraine and Moldova was disconnected yesterday due to technological failures.

23 men from different regions of Ukraine tried to illegally cross the state border with Moldova by paying an organizer and crossing in a grain truck, but were detained by border guards.

Ukraine detained the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship Usko Mfu on the Danube River, accusing it of illegally crossing the Ukrainian border and transporting cargo to Russian-occupied Sevastopol.

Electricity consumption is increasing due to the heat, blackout schedules are being applied throughout the day, with more blackouts after 1 p. m., and imports and emergency assistance from neighboring countries are expected. After an energy infrastructure facility in the Rivne region came under enemy attack overnight, the response to the attack continues.

Ukraine and the European Commission have started bilateral meetings as part of the process of assessing the approximation of Ukrainian legislation to EU law, an important step on the road to EU membership.

Law enforcement officers in Prykarpattia exposed a criminal group that organized an illegal channel for smuggling conscripts across the Carpathians to escape abroad, charging between $3,500 and $5,000 per person.

Due to the increase in electricity consumption with the start of the working week and hot weather, rolling blackouts are carried out throughout the day, with fewer blackouts before 2 p. m. and more blackouts after 2 p.m.

On the instructions of Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Deputy Minister Yevhen Perebyinis and 33 heads of diplomatic missions visited the site of the Russian attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital to see the aftermath of the attack.

On July 8, blackout schedules have been canceled until 14:00 across Ukraine due to lower than expected electricity consumption, but restrictions are expected to be tightened in the evening, from 19:00 to 22:00.

A Russian attack on a power facility in Sumy region left more than 100,000 consumers without power, while Ukraine received emergency electricity from Poland and plans to import more.

Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania reaffirmed their unity against russian aggression, support for European security, and cooperation in areas such as security, energy, and infrastructure during a meeting of foreign ministers in Chisinau.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popschi agreed that Ukraine's victory and their countries' membership in the EU would guarantee Moldova peace and prosperity, as well as a joint fight against Russian aggression and destabilization.

The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Romania discussed the transfer of the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine and expectations from the upcoming NATO summit in Washington.

The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania met in Chisinau to discuss cooperation in the energy and transportation sectors, and to condemn russia's aggression against Ukraine and its attempts to undermine the political situation in Moldova.

Due to Russian attacks and the summer heat, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, introducing hourly blackout schedules and receiving electricity imports from 5 countries and emergency aid from the EU.

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.

Two Moldovan nationals remain imprisoned in France for creating Ukraine-themed graffiti in Paris; their appeal was rejected by the Court of Appeal on July 1, 2024.

Ukraine and Norway have agreed to extend the "transport visa-free regime" for bilateral and transit traffic without permits until September 30, 2024.

More than 190 settlements in 4 regions are without power due to the weather. Blackout schedules are in effect throughout the day. Significant electricity imports are planned, and emergency aid from two EU countries was received the day before.

Due to high electricity consumption amid the heatwave, Ukraine today introduced rolling blackouts in three phases and planned to import and provide emergency electricity from neighboring countries.

Due to increased electricity consumption caused by hot weather and limited imports, Ukraine is implementing scheduled power outages throughout the day, with the largest outages from 4 p. m. to midnight, and receiving emergency supplies from neighboring European countries to ease restrictions.