Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Ukraine to understand how to help the country in the next six months, to discuss the prospects for peace, and the situation of the Hungarian community in Ukraine.

The Cabinet of Ministers reallocated funds and allocated UAH 2. 39 billion from the state budget reserve fund to restore local roads.

Hungary wants to sign a global cooperation agreement with Ukraine, similar to the agreements it has with other neighboring countries, focusing on settling previous disputes and building relations for the future.

In Dnipro, law enforcement officers identified the body of the second woman killed in a Russian missile strike on a high-rise building on June 28, and are searching for another potential victim.

The Russians are increasingly using guided aerial bombs equipped with universal planning and correction modules to strike targets from 40-60 kilometers away, repurposing their stockpile of conventional aerial bombs due to limited supplies of expensive missiles.

Lviv customs officers seized undeclared clothing and footwear worth almost UAH 7 million from a truck driven by a Ukrainian.

Zelenskiy met with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban in Kyiv to discuss the approaching just and lasting peace.

On July 3, Ukraine will have contrasting weather with temperatures ranging from +17 to +37 degrees in different regions.

Russian attack submarines have conducted missions in the Irish Sea twice since the invasion of Ukraine, forcing the British military to take defensive measures.

Ukraine is not ready to introduce a funded pension system now due to the lack of clear legislation and an underdeveloped stock market, and it will not start working in the next 10-15 years.

The drug traffickers disguised cocaine, ecstasy and hashish as cosmetics, earning over a million hryvnias in monthly income until law enforcement officers stopped their activities. Seven detainees were served suspicion notices

Two girls in Lviv are suspected of beating a young boy on a playground, the incident was filmed, police have identified them.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi visited the National Police assault brigade "Lyuty" in Donetsk region, where he presented state and departmental awards to the soldiers for their courage and dedication.

Oleksiy Sobolev was appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine.

Dick Schouff, former Director General of the Netherlands Intelligence and Security Service, has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands, and President Zelenskyy congratulated him, expressing hope for further active cooperation in strengthening the Ukrainian-Dutch partnership.

Russia has sent 10,000 newly naturalized migrants to Ukraine to dig trenches, out of 30,000 identified migrants who have been granted Russian citizenship but have not yet been registered for military service.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits Kyiv and meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirming his visit with a photo of them shaking hands.

President Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine's future cooperation with NATO in a phone call with newly appointed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Starting from July 2, 2024, additional imports of eggs and sugar from Ukraine to the EU will be subject to MFN duties due to the excess of tariff quotas under the free trade agreement.

In Russia, a court arrested former Ukrainian officials Pavlo Klimkin, Volodymyr Groysman and Oleksandr Shlapak in absentia.

Ukraine has expanded the categories of families with children eligible for the municipal nanny service to include internally displaced persons, families living in areas where preschools are not operating due to martial law, and families with children under the age of 6 who need additional care.

Due to high electricity consumption amid the heatwave, Ukraine today introduced rolling blackouts in three phases and planned to import and provide emergency electricity from neighboring countries.

This year, the gross grain harvest in Ukraine will amount to about 60 million tons. Because of the war, farmers had fewer material resources, so the harvest will not be greatly increased.

33 settlements in the Rivne region were cut off from power due to the nighttime weather, with Sarny and Varas districts suffering the most.

The situation in Ukraine's power grid remains challenging due to ongoing Russian attacks on energy facilities and increased consumption caused by the heat wave, but is expected to improve in the coming weeks.

The expert told whether it is worth investing in housing in Ukraine.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday on his first visit to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on peace and bilateral relations.

The war and power outages have shifted demand in the real estate market towards low-rise apartments up to the 9th floor and country houses with gas heating. Buyers prefer properties with bomb shelters and autonomous energy sources.

Varying weather conditions across Ukraine on July 2: rains, thunderstorms and hail in the western regions, hot and dry in the rest of the country, with temperatures ranging from 15-37°C.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 545,090 personnel and 8,107 tanks.