Odesa

The Ukrainian Navy spokesperson explained why the Russian landing force will not be able to land on the Odesa coast. This requires the support of ground troops, which are not available, and ships cannot approach because of the threat from coastal artillery.

Four officials of the Odesa City Council have been notified of suspicion for making 36,000 unauthorized changes to the ASC system. They face up to 6 years in prison for artificially blocking the electronic queue.

A forest fire broke out in Mykolaiv district near the village of Polovynky. The SES localized the fire on an area of 5 hectares, 5 vehicles and 20 firefighters were engaged. The firefighting is ongoing, the cause is being established.

Odesa RMA reports 90% readiness of fortifications in the region.

Ukraine increased its food exports to 4. 2 million tons in July, twice as much as last year. The increase comes despite a drop in production due to the war, but the trend is not guaranteed to continue.

A fire broke out in a 2000-square-meter grain warehouse in the village of Vizyrka, Odesa region. Thanks to the prompt actions of 53 rescuers and 14 units of SES equipment, the fire did not spread, and there were no casualties.

In Odesa region, border guards detained a couple who tried to smuggle seven men of military age across the border. For their services, the couple received money from the passengers and the organizer of the scheme.

Border guards stopped two cars in which the couple was trying to illegally transport seven men of military age to Moldova. The organizer of the scheme was the administrator of a telegram channel, who received from 80 to 120 thousand UAH for each "client".

Law enforcers exposed a large-scale scheme of embezzlement of budget funds for defense needs. 28 people are suspected of involvement in the crimes, the total amount of losses is over UAH 1.5 billion.

The Odesa Eparchy of the OCU expressed gratitude for the renaming of streets in honor of Princes Volodymyr the Great and Yaroslav the Wise. The church thanked the community, authorities, and activists for preserving the memory of the prominent builders of Ukraine.

Starting August 15, the heat is expected to increase in Ukraine, starting in the west. By Independence Day, the weather will stabilize, and it will be comfortably warm and sunny, forecasts weather forecaster Natalia Didenko.

Ukrainian doctor Vitaliy Slavnov from Odesa died in Prague as a result of a piece of cornice falling. The tragedy occurred during a heavy downpour, and the police are investigating the incident as negligent homicide.

Since the beginning of the year, 346 women in Ukraine have received free IVF treatment. 130 of them have successfully become pregnant. The NHSU paid over UAH 8.7 million for these services to 18 medical institutions in 8 regions.

Ukraine's harvest is nearing completion. We have already harvested 27.3 million tons of grains and 3.3 million tons of oilseeds, including 20.9 million tons of wheat, 5.2 million tons of barley and 3.3 million tons of rapeseed.

Rescuers have extinguished a large fire in Odesa region that affected a cemetery and a non-residential building. Over the past day, 186 fires broke out in ecosystems across Ukraine, covering an area of almost 140 hectares, most of them in Dnipropetrovs'k region.

The head of the SAPO, Oleksandr Klymenko, emphasized the importance of completely abolishing the 'Lozovyi amendments'. This will save many criminal proceedings with billions of dollars in damages and transfer the right to extend the investigation to the prosecutor.

On the border with Moldova, 48 men were detained who were trying to illegally cross the border in a truck. The Border Guard Service reports that most attempts at illegal crossing are made in small groups of 2-3 people.

On the night of August 8, 2024, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones. The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully shot down 2 X-59 guided missiles and 4 Shahed strike UAVs in different regions.

On August 8, Kyiv is expected to have comfortable weather without precipitation, up to +26°. Across Ukraine, the temperature will range from +25° to +32°, with partly cloudy skies and light rains possible in most regions.

SBI exposed a scheme to evade military service in Odesa region. The deputy commander of the unit and accomplices registered more than 20 people, receiving up to UAH 20 million. The suspect faces up to 12 years in prison.

A 32-year-old resident of Odesa set fire to the official vehicles of the Defense Forces in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa on the instructions of the FSB. The attacker has been detained and faces up to 8 years in prison for obstructing the activities of the Armed Forces.

On August 7, short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in Ukraine, except for the western and eastern regions. The temperature will be 13-22° at night and 22-31° during the day. In the Kyiv region, there will be some rain, at night 13-18°, during the day 22-27°.

In Pesochin, a man shot two acquaintances during a conflict, firing at least 14 bullets. The suspect is 57 years old and faces up to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment.

Harvesting of melons and vegetables continues in Odesa region. The company has harvested 9 thousand tons of melons on an area of 1.6 thousand hectares and 27 thousand tons of tomatoes on 0.9 thousand hectares, and is also experimentally growing cotton.

A 42-year-old Moldovan citizen crossed the Dniester River on a dispute and was detained by Ukrainian border guards. He was banned from entering Ukraine for 5 years for illegal border crossing.

An 18-year-old student of one of Kharkiv's universities was passing information about the Ukrainian military to the FSB for money via Telegram. The young man was detained while filming the location of Ukrainian military equipment and now faces life imprisonment.

On the Kyiv-Odesa highway, a truck crashed into a pedestrian bridge, which collapsed onto the road. Traffic in the direction of Kyiv was temporarily blocked, and police organized reverse traffic on the highway.

Two foreigners were detained for attempting to illegally transport 16 men subject to military service to Moldova in a refrigerated meat truck. For their services, they demanded between $6000 and $8000 from each of them.

SBU CI detained a 26-year-old FSB agent in Izmail district. He was planning to set fire to the TCC buildings, company cars and relay cabinets of Ukrzaliznytsia, for which he was to receive payment in cryptocurrency.

In the western regions of Ukraine, short-term rains are expected, sometimes significant. The rest of the country will be mostly without precipitation. Temperatures will be 11-20° at night, 18-30° during the day, warmest in the south.