Sumy

The Verkhovna Rada has approved in the first reading a draft law allowing corruption suspects to “pay off” their sentences by paying a fine. The amount of compensation varies from UAH 204 thousand to UAH 204 million, depending on the severity of the crime.

Law enforcers are investigating land squatting and illegal sale of crops by state-owned enterprises of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences in Sumy region. Four criminal proceedings have been opened against "Iskra" and "Nadiya".

Due to the deteriorating weather conditions, 374 settlements in 6 regions of Ukraine were left without power supply. Kyiv region is the most affected, with 212 settlements, and regional power company crews are working to restore power supply.

In the Kyiv region, there will be short-term rain with thunderstorms, hail and squalls up to 20 m/s in some places. The air temperature will be 27-32°C, around 30°C in Kyiv, northwest wind of 5-10 m/s.

The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center warns of thunderstorms and wind gusts of up to 20 m/s in Kyiv region by the end of the night and in the morning of July 18. The hazard level is assessed as yellow.

The court set a bail of UAH 3. 028 million and other restrictions for MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi, who was accused of extorting a bribe of UAH 3.4 million for not obstructing infrastructure repairs in Sumy region.

At night and in the morning, Russians shelled 5 settlements in Sumy region, 68 explosions from mortars, grenade launchers, artillery and drones were recorded.

Sumy region has introduced the maximum number of emergency power outage schedules due to a systemic failure in Ukraine's power grid caused by excessive load and increased failure rates of electrical equipment due to extremely high temperatures.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported a possible air defense operation against an enemy reconnaissance drone in Kharkiv region, and earlier, cruise missiles flying through Sumy region toward Chernihiv region and one moving further toward Kyiv region.

Due to equipment failure at one of the energy facilities in several regions of Ukraine, an emergency power outage was caused, and power engineers are working to restore the equipment.

Emergency power outages were introduced in several regions, including Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Donetsk and Poltava, due to growing power shortages and abnormal heat, on the orders of the national energy company Ukrenergo.

The chief inspector of the State Inspectorate of Architecture and Urban Planning in Sumy region was accused of extorting a bribe of UAH 40,000 from village council officials for issuing a certificate for a repaired water tower and artesian well.

MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi, suspected of bribery, will be expelled from the parliamentary PIC and his membership in the Servant of the People faction will be suspended for the duration of the investigation.

MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi was expelled from the Servant of the People party for allegedly demanding a bribe for not interfering with the repair of infrastructure in Sumy region.

MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi of the Servant of the People faction is suspected of demanding a 10% kickback from the head of a village council in Sumy region for not obstructing a tender.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported a possible air defense operation against an enemy drone in Sumy region.

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The Vadim Stolar Charitable Foundation organized a humanitarian mission to Zaporizhzhia, bringing food packages and distributing them to support Ukrainians affected by the war.

At night and in the morning, Russians fired 6 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, 33 explosions were recorded.

Russian propagandist and FSB agent Sergei Lebedev, who directed Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and spread disinformation on Kremlin TV channels, was sentenced in absentia by a Ukrainian court to 15 years in prison for high treason committed under martial law.

A 50-year-old man from Sumy district will spend 6 years in prison for molesting a 4-year-old girl and be deprived of the right to hold positions related to childcare for 3 years.

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.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of an approaching Russian Kinzhal missile.

Russian forces shelled the border areas of Chernihiv region with mortars and drones, causing 16 explosions, and downed one drone.

At night and in the morning, Russian troops fired 8 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, including a missile attack on the outskirts of Sumy, and 16 explosions were recorded.

Russian troops shelled the suburbs of Sumy, according to the head of the military-civilian administration Oleksiy Drozdenko, the consequences of the shelling are being investigated.

On July 7, no precipitation is expected in Ukraine, with temperatures ranging from 28-33°C in most regions, and up to 37°C in some southern and eastern regions.

Due to enemy drone attacks on the energy infrastructure in Sumy region, several settlements were left without power, and emergency services are working to restore power supply.

Three members of a criminal group and a local criminal authority defrauded elderly people of almost UAH 577,000 through a fraudulent scheme called "your relative got into an accident.

Explosions were reported in Sumy, Ukraine.