Odesa Oblast

In Novyi Buh, a brush fire spread to the yard, engulfing a shed. The 92-year-old owner suffered burns while trying to extinguish the fire. Rescuers extinguished the fire over an area of 530 square meters.

In Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa and Donetsk oblasts, blackout schedules will start at 18:00 instead of 16:00. The outages will last until 23:00, providing an additional 2 hours of power supply.

Odesa region harvested 2. 57 million tons of grain with an average yield of 35.1 cwt/ha. The highest yield was recorded in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district at 42.1 cwt/ha.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported harvesting over 22 million tons of new crops. Poltava region has completed the harvest of early grains, while Khmelnytsky region is the leader in terms of yield with 64 c/ha.

Russian troops attacked power system facilities in Zhytomyr and Chernihiv regions. The blackout schedules will be in effect from 07:00 to 24:00, and 473 settlements remain without power.

Odesa Regional State Administration canceled unnecessary tenders worth UAH 547. 5 million. The canceled procurements include overpriced food, furniture, cars, documentation development and non-urgent repairs.

Power outage schedules have been changed in many regions of Ukraine and in Kyiv. According to Ukrenergo's instructions, the restrictions will not be applied until 17:00, giving consumers an extra hour of electricity.

NPC Ukrenergo announced the cancellation of daytime power outages in most regions of Ukraine on July 24. It is planned to import electricity from 5 countries in the total amount of 26,528 MWh.

The chief specialist of Odesa RSA was exposed for corruption. He demanded $1,000 for influencing the receipt of a permit to reserve the company's employees from mobilization.

A 61-year-old man who stabbed a border guard with a knife while trying to bypass a checkpoint has been detained in Zakarpattia.