Ukraine

Despite the proposal to rename Brovary to Brovari, members of the city council voted to appeal to the Verkhovna Rada to preserve the historical name “Brovary” so that, in particular, they would not spend money on changing the documentation instead of such important expenses as supporting mobilized and wounded soldiers.

Last year, the SBU successfully struck the Crimean Bridge for the second time when Sea Baby maritime drones rammed into the bridge's pylons, cutting off a critical logistical artery for Russian troops in southern Ukraine.

Belgium will provide EUR 150 million to finance projects to restore energy and social infrastructure in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine.

A unit at the nuclear power plant has been repaired, which is expected to help reduce electricity consumption limits and stabilize Ukraine's power grid.

Mobile operators in Ukraine are to provide 10 hours of uninterrupted mobile communication during a power outage by February 2025, and 80% of base stations are to meet this requirement by December 2024, according to an order from the State Special Communications Service.

Maksym, 6, and Mykyta, 12, were returned from the temporarily occupied territories to the government-controlled territory of Ukraine.

Ukraine has adopted a law that improves the legal regulation of the starosta institution by introducing measures such as clarifying the criteria for the population of starosta districts, ensuring the continuity of starostas' activities, introducing mechanisms for their election and dismissal, expanding their powers, introducing remote public discussions and reporting procedures.

A grenade was thrown into the yard of the mayor of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv region, damaging the mayor's car, but no one was injured.

Power engineers have completed scheduled repairs and reloading of nuclear fuel at one of the NPP units ahead of schedule and connected it to the grid to strengthen the stability of Ukraine's power system in a difficult period when nuclear power covers more than half of the country's energy consumption.

Former intelligence officer Roman Chervinsky is released from custody after posting bail of UAH 9 million 84 thousand.

Russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv region with drones, mortars, and artillery, resulting in 25 explosions in four communities.

A Shahed kamikaze drone exploded 55 kilometers from Bobruisk, Belarus, after entering the country's airspace, according to a monitoring telegram channel.

MP Mariana Bezuhla resigned from the Servant of the People parliamentary faction.

In order to conceal the losses of manpower in the war in Ukraine, russia excluded from its annual statistics data on mortality from external causes, which allowed for the analysis of military losses.

About 40 men were refused to cross the border as of 7 a. m. due to the lack of mandatory military registration documents, which are required for all men aged 18 to 60 when traveling abroad from Ukraine.

Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations ridiculed Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov for using George Orwell's Animal Farm to justify Russia's actions, noting that Orwell was a critic of Stalinism and the book allegorized the totalitarian regime of the Soviet Union.

In Ukraine, 4 enemy reconnaissance drones were destroyed in the south over the past day, and Russian troops attacked Kherson and Odesa regions with ballistic missiles.

More than 51,000 people have been reported missing in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and the search for about 42,000 of them is still ongoing.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov complained about alleged “threats” to Russia from the West, while US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that Russia sees a threat in the fact that democracy is functioning on its borders, denying any military threat to Russia before its invasion of Ukraine.

The NBU's ban on restructuring foreign currency loans: how it affects entrepreneurs.

The volume of deposits in Ukraine is growing, but there is a tendency for interest rates to decline, says economic expert Oleksandr Parashchiy.

The United States cannot predict the development of Russian-Chinese relations, as well as China's role as Russia's main strategic partner, including potential support for the Russian defense industry.

Russian occupiers killed two Ukrainian teenagers, Tigran Ohanesyan and Mykyta Khanganov, in Berdiansk last year and now refuse to return their bodies to their parents or the Ukrainian side, planning instead to bury them secretly.

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the American people and the bipartisan majority in Congress strongly support continued military assistance to Ukraine to defend against Russian aggression, responding to past criticism from Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee J. D. Vance.

The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 41. 2575 UAH/USD, devaluing the currency by 24 kopecks.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and his Hungarian counterpart Szijjarto discussed the situation around Ukraine and bilateral cooperation during a meeting in New York.

Hot weather with temperatures of 35-40°C in most regions of Ukraine on July 17, with some thunderstorms and rains in some areas.

The occupiers shelled Mykolaiv region, causing a fire in a forest belt and dry grass, which was quickly extinguished without casualties.

On July 17, the Rome Statute was signed. On the basis of this document, the International Criminal Court was established, which is responsible for the prosecution of persons responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Ukraine's women's national football team defeated Croatia 2-0 and secured a place in the Euro 2025 playoffs, with goals scored by Kateryna Korsun and Roksolana Kravchuk.