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Border guards found the body of a man in the Tisa River on the border with Romania. The deceased was not identified, no documents were found on him, and identification measures are being taken.
Border guards found the body of a middle-aged man in the Tisa River on the border with Romania. The deceased was not identified, and no documents were found on him.
In Zakarpattia, a group of offenders attacked a border guard and took his weapon. Two of them fled to Romania, but all three offenders were detained thanks to cooperation with Romanian border guards.
Two men attacked Ukrainian border guards, took away their weapons and fled to Romania. Both attackers were detained by the Romanian authorities and the weapons were found.
The second edition of the Education of Wonderland forum expands its format to an educational festival. The event will combine a forum on the future of education and an exhibition of educational opportunities, bringing together more than 100 institutions and 30 speakers.
Chornotysiv Terminal, a new multimodal logistics hub, has opened in Berehove district of Zakarpattia. The company transships various cargoes for further transportation to recipients around the world.
The Ministry of Reconstruction has announced the possibility of booking border crossing times for bus carriers at 16 checkpoints. This includes the entire Ukrainian-Romanian border, 10 points with Moldova, and the largest point with Poland.
The Romanian Navy conducted a controlled explosion of a mine drifting to the Black Sea coast. Since the beginning of the war, Romania has discovered and destroyed more than 100 such mines.
In the highlands of the Carpathians, a number of people were detained who were trying to illegally cross the border with Romania. Some of the offenders were unprepared, wearing shorts and flip-flops, without sufficient food and water.
The heat in Romania could destroy up to 90% of the sunflower and corn crop. In Moldova, the losses of these crops due to drought reach 70-100%. The governments of both countries plan to compensate farmers.
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 apple harvest in key EU countries in 2024 will fall by 11% compared to the previous year. Production will also decline in Ukraine and Moldova, leading to high prices and new opportunities for exporters.
A law enforcement officer from Prykarpattia organized the smuggling of men of military age to Romania for $10,000 per person. The accomplices drove the men to the border, where they crossed into Romania on foot.
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.
A former NATO official said that neighboring countries might want to return some of the Ukrainian territories that used to be part of those states. The Center for Strategic Communications called this a fake, pointing to official denials from the governments of these countries.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense denied the information spread by Russian sources about the arson of a fuel depot by Ukrainian refugees. The ministry emphasized that there had been no fires at fuel depots in the country.
From August 5 to 23, exercises involving U. S. and Romanian troops are taking place in Moldova. The goal is to develop operational capabilities and increase interoperability of personnel.
Romania intends to cooperate with Ukraine in the development of weapons, especially Neptun missiles. The aim is to strengthen control over the Black Sea after the war and strengthen the defense partnership.
Romanian border guards informed the State Border Guard Service of the discovery of a body on the bank of the Tisza River. This is the 39th tragic incident on the river section of the border since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
There will be no scheduled power outages today. Due to the bad weather, 42 settlements in Lviv Oblast are without power, and power companies have restored power to 8,175 consumers affected by the fighting.
Slovenia has become the sixth European country to import gas from Azerbaijan. On August 1, Azerbaijani gas from the Shah Deniz field began to flow to Slovenia under a memorandum between SOCAR and Geoplin.
In July 2024, Ukraine imported 837. 8 thousand MWh of electricity, which is 2% less than in June. The largest share of imports came from Hungary (45%), followed by Poland (19%) and Romania (18%).
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4. 1 on the Richter scale was registered in Romania. According to the Main Center for Special Control of the State Agency of Romania, the epicenter is located 124 km from the border with Ukraine at a depth of 146 km and poses no threat to Ukrainians.
An investigation into a deputy who organized a scheme to illegally send conscripts abroad has been completed in Ternopil region. The suspect forged documents, posing as volunteers.
In the first half of 2024, agricultural trade between Ukraine and the EU increased by 5% to $8. 2 billion. Ukraine's trade surplus remained at $4.3 billion due to increased exports and imports.
In Rakhiv district of Transcarpathia, police detained a 19-year-old conductor who was trying to smuggle a man to Romania. The offender was caught red-handed, seizing $2000 and three cell phones.
The number of refusals to cross the border to men without military registration documents has stabilized at 15-20 per day. Most men planning to cross the border have the necessary documents.
New fragments of a UAV, possibly related to the Russian attack on Ukraine, are found in Romania's Tulcea County. The Romanian Defense Ministry reports that the search is ongoing and that allies are being informed of the situation.
On August 1, Poland launches Operations SAFE PODLASIE and EASTERN ZORZA on its eastern border. The goal is to counter illegal migration from Belarus and strengthen air defense in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
The Moldovan Foreign Ministry denied information about plans to extradite men of military age to Ukraine. The Ministry called such reports part of a disinformation campaign against Moldova.