Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin's trips to Vietnam and North Korea attest to his attempts to restore the former aggressive military alliances of the USSR by receiving military-technical assistance, cannon fodder and shells from these "yesterday's satellites of the USSR".

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to Romania for providing Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system, pointing to strengthening Ukraine's air shield against Russian air terror and strengthening regional security.

The enemy dropped 36 guided aerial bombs on the territory of the Kharkiv region, targeting civilian infrastructure, including a children's health camp in the Regional Center.

Ukraine held talks with Poland at the level of development ministers, discussed European integration and restoration.

North Korea and Russia have agreed to provide immediate military assistance to each other in the event of armed aggression, according to the text of their recently signed mutual defense pact.

Occupiers in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region have launched a new wave of confiscation of civilian vehicles for the needs of the so-called "special military operation", even for minor violations of traffic rules or for no reason.

In May 2024, the country's GDP grew by 3. 7% compared to May last year, and GDP growth in January-May 2024 is estimated at 4.3%, according to the Ministry of economy.

During Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Vietnam, the two countries signed agreements deepening cooperation, including a memorandum on the construction of a nuclear science and Technology Center in Vietnam.

Romania will transfer its Patriot air defense system to Ukraine in accordance with the decision of the National Defense Council of the country.

MHP Procurement Conference 2024: big business on procurement will be held in Kyiv on July 19.

The X-101 cassette warhead visually looks like metal bullets or truncated cylinders with a diameter of about 10 centimeters, each of which contains an explosive part.

A charity race in support of the military will be held in Vinnytsia region.

Public utilities can use equipment imported as humanitarian aid during martial law and for 12 months after its termination.

Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semyon Kryvonos considers it premature to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation into possible information leaks from the bureau before its completion.

During Blinken's may visit to Kiev, President Zelensky expressed gratitude for the US military assistance, but was disappointed that Blinken focused on corruption issues during their tense meeting, the Washington Post reports.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a bill that exempts political parties from liability for failure to submit reports or provide false information to the NACP regarding their local organizations located in war zones.

Ukraine and Ireland discussed the signing of a bilateral security agreement and agreed on its indicative content, as well as further steps to implement it as part of efforts to increase international support for Ukraine's peace plan.

Lithuanian energy company Litgrid is transferring a third aid package worth more than 10 million euros to Ukraine, providing transformers and other equipment to restore the power system damaged as a result of Russian attacks.

Ukraine and the EU have extended the "transport visa-free regime" for a year with the possibility of extending it until the end of 2025, allowing road cargo transportation between Ukraine and the EU without special permits.

South Korea will consider supplying weapons to Ukraine after North Korea and Russia signed a mutual defense pact.

Ukraine has banned the Nash Krai political party for participating in subversive activities against Ukraine, including spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda, calling for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, and supporting Russian military aggression.

Ukrainian attacks on Russian airfields forced Russia to disperse its aircraft further away from the front line, which led to increased fatigue of aircraft crews due to increased flight time, while successful strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces on air defense systems in Crimea reduced the capabilities of Russian air defense in the region.

Russian Lieutenant General Igor Semilyak is suspected of mass repressions, kidnappings, tortures and murders of civilians in the occupied part of the Donetsk region.

The draft law" on medical self-government " was approved by all central executive authorities. The project was also publicly discussed. It refers to the creation of dental, pharmaceutical, and then medical wards.

In Poland, a bus carrying Ukrainian citizens overturned. The police inform that out of 57 passengers, 1.3 were taken to the hospital for examination.

According to Health Minister Viktor Lyashko, the number of established diagnoses of PTSD in Ukraine has almost doubled - from 3,000 to almost 8,000 in the first two quarters of 2024.

An unknown woman committed an act of vandalism on the graves of the dead defenders of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsyubailo ("Da Vinci"), Andriy Pylshchikov with the call sign "juice", as well as Pavel Petrichenko on Askold's grave in Kiev, damaging memorial plaques, lamps and the Ukrainian flag, which became the reason for initiating a criminal case.

Due to power outages and water supply disruptions caused by attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, there is a critical risk of outbreaks of infectious diseases such as viral hepatitis A, gastroenterocolitis and possibly cholera, warns Ukraine's Health Minister Viktor Lyashko.

The F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine will receive this summer will protect Kharkiv from Russian aerial bombs launched from Russian airspace.

The Ministry of Health emphasizes that doctors in Ukraine are subject to military service during martial law, and since during the mobilization process priority is given to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, if necessary, doctors will be involved for military needs.