The SBU and police exposed a scheme to embezzle nearly UAH 68 million during the construction of protective structures against drones for an energy facility. The company director received an advance but did not complete the work.
Due to hostilities and shelling, consumers in eight regions are temporarily without power. No outages are forecast for today, energy workers are carrying out restoration work.
Due to hostilities and shelling, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions temporarily remain without electricity. Due to bad weather, 4 settlements in Mykolaiv and Poltava regions are without power.
Law enforcement officers detained the suspects in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, and Kirovohrad regions. They registered Starlink terminals for a fee, which were then used by the occupiers.
Today, July 20, Russian troops struck Ochakiv with drones. As a result of the attack, a 48-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized.
Some ministers of the Svyrydenko government retained their positions in the updated Cabinet.
President Zelenskyy reported two dead and five wounded as a result of a night missile attack on Kyiv. He emphasized the need to accelerate deliveries of interceptors for air defense due to the sixth ballistic attack on the capital in July.
As a result of a drone attack on the port infrastructure of the Mykolaiv district, a 61-year-old man was killed, and two civilian vessels were damaged. In the Novobuzka community, a 67-year-old man was killed in a strike on an agricultural enterprise, and another was hospitalized.
In the morning, Russians attacked the port infrastructure of the Mykolaiv district with Shahed-type UAVs, wounding a 61-year-old man. In Ochakiv, nine people were injured by an MLRS strike, and a hospital and houses were damaged.
In Ukraine, farmers in all regions have started the harvest of early grains. The Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions are leading in terms of collection volumes.
In the Mykolaiv region, Russian troops shelled the city of Ochakiv with MLRS, wounding eight people. A medical facility, an apartment building, and 20 private houses were damaged.
The European Council has adopted sanctions against 15 individuals and one organization responsible for human rights violations against Ukrainian prisoners of war. Among those listed are individuals involved in torture in Olenivka and the pre-trial detention center in Taganrog.
In the coming hours and until the end of the day on July 13, thunderstorms are expected in most of Ukraine. The thunderstorm front, as indicated, will persist into the next day.
Russia has intensified attacks on gas stations in frontline regions, creating risks for military logistics. Ukraine has more opportunities for a symmetrical response against Russia's fuel infrastructure.
In the Mykolaiv region, police have located the driver of a crossover SUV who, according to police, likely caused a road accident that killed 12 people. He fled the scene but was found during a special operation.
Ukraine has passed the first hot month without power outages. Experts warn of risks due to heat, repairs, and possible Russian attacks.
As a result of shelling in six regions of Ukraine, electricity supply partially disappeared. Energy workers are conducting round-the-clock restoration work.
Due to shelling and severe weather, five regions and 22 villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region have been de-energized. Power engineers are restoring the grids; no blackout schedules are planned yet.
The NBU has issued commemorative 10-hryvnia coins in honor of the Mykolaiv and Odesa regions. The mintage of each coin is two million pieces for free circulation.
SAPO has notified two individuals of suspicion regarding the embezzlement of 170 million UAH from Energoatom. During the construction of the PSPP, the cost of equipment was inflated nearly twofold.
In the village of Voronivka, a Mitsubishi careened off a bridge into the water due to an error by the 19-year-old driver. Five children and two adults sustained injuries of varying severity.
A court has arrested a soldier for the murder of two fellow servicemen in the Mykolaiv region. The shooting occurred during a conflict following joint alcohol consumption.
The enemy damaged a locomotive and two carriages in the Mykolaiv region; no casualties were reported. Trains to Lozova and Kherson departed with delays due to equipment replacement.
Due to cloudy weather, electricity consumption has increased, and enemy shelling has caused power outages in five regions. Ukrenergo is not introducing blackouts schedules and asks to save energy in the evening.
Shelling of energy facilities in seven regions has caused power outages. In the Sumy region, a worker was wounded, and in the Kharkiv region, a drone attacked a vehicle belonging to energy workers.
The Russian army struck an energy facility in the Mykolaiv region with a "Shahed" drone; some consumers were left without electricity. There are no casualties, and restoration work is underway.
Due to enemy shelling, consumers in seven regions are without power, and a worker was injured in Mykolaiv Oblast. There are no schedules, but Ukrainians are asked to save energy.
Due to spring bad weather in Ukraine, a shortage of apricots and an increase in fruit prices are expected. In Zakarpattia, about 50% of the future harvest has already been lost.
As of April 21, 1251. 9 thousand hectares of grain crops have been sown, which is 21% of the plan. Odesa, Ternopil, and Mykolaiv regions are leading in terms of sowing rates.
The Prosecutor General's Office has sent an indictment to court against an occupier from the Tyumen region. The Russian is accused of kidnapping and raping a minor girl.