Ukraine

Italy plans to order more than 550 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles from German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall worth about 20 billion euros over 15 years.

Members of Marine Le Pen's pro-Russian party in the European Parliament may leave their Identity and Democracy faction and join Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's new alliance after the French elections.

Two Moldovan nationals remain imprisoned in France for creating Ukraine-themed graffiti in Paris; their appeal was rejected by the Court of Appeal on July 1, 2024.

Tomorrow, hourly power outage schedules will be in effect throughout the day in Ukraine at the direction of Ukrenergo, DTEK reports.

The situation in the power grid is expected to improve by the end of July as repairs at several power plants are completed and temperatures drop, reducing the system's deficit.

The newly appointed Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schuf, assured President Zelenskyy of the Netherlands' firm political, military and financial support for Ukraine, "whatever it takes," and expressed hope for a personal meeting with Zelenskyy at the upcoming NATO summit.

Andriy Kostin, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, may face dismissal for refusing to appear in the Verkhovna Rada in the case of alleged corruption of his former deputy, Dmytro Verbytskyi. At least, MP Honcharenko believes that such behavior is sufficient grounds for resignation.

Ukraine is discussing the possibility of replacing Russian gas transit to the EU with Azerbaijani gas after the current contract with Russia expires in 2024.

In June 2024, cars with traditional engines accounted for 61% of new passenger car sales in Ukraine, down from 71% last year, with gasoline models remaining the most popular with a 36. 9% share, according to Ukravtoprom.

The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has found that former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi has acquired unjustified assets worth almost UAH 29 million, including luxury cars, houses and an apartment in Turkey.

President Zelenskyy congratulated Dick Schouffe on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Netherlands, discussed strengthening Ukraine-Dutch relations, and asked the Netherlands to support Ukraine's "Peace Formula" and the training of Ukrainian pilots.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected any proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine that would include surrender.

In the occupied territories of Ukraine, civilians face physical violence from the occupiers while waiting in lines for doctors, in one case a boy used pepper spray to defend himself from an aggressive occupier in line for a pediatrician.

As noted, some supplier companies have temporarily suspended their operations in Ukraine due to security risks and uncertainty over logistics and financial transactions, pending stabilization of the situation.

During their visit to the US, Ukrainian officials held consultations with the US delegation led by Jake Sullivan to discuss steps to implement the results of the Peace Summit, defense support, energy security, and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration.

On the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, the presidents of Russia and Turkey held a bilateral meeting in Astana. The parties agreed to strengthen cooperation between the countries.

Since the introduction of martial law, Ukrainian border guards have stopped 1,125 bribery attempts totaling more than UAH 12. 6 million, with most of the attempts made by Ukrainian men trying to travel abroad illegally.

The war in Ukraine has increased the level of poverty and set the country back 16 years in addressing this issue, said Halyna Tretyakova, chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy and Veterans' Rights.

President Zelenskyy met with the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, in Kyiv. This visit is the first in almost 30 years.

Mykola Zinchenko, a member of the Brovary City Council, said that the proposed renaming of Brovary to Brovary is not decommunization, but populism by some politicians to satisfy their dubious ambitions.

For the sake of Ukraine's interests, Ukraine is open to "working with everyone and solving problems," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, commenting on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Kyiv.

Since the beginning of 2024, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has codified and authorized more than 70 models of domestic unmanned of domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which perform various reconnaissance, artillery fire adjustment and destruction of enemy targets.

Zelenskiy calls on Trump to reveal a plan to end the war, seeks clarity on US support after the election, and calls on China to use its influence to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

Ukraine will revise the "philosophy" of social payments due to the excessive number of obligations that cannot be supported by financial resources in order to optimize them and increase their targeting.

The Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant, an important facility of the Russian military-industrial complex, was shut down after Ukrainian special services attacked power substations in the Belgorod region of Russia.

Only 9. 5 million Ukrainians pay a single social contribution, while 11 million pensioners receive pensions, creating a critical situation that requires changes to make solidarity pensions more equitable.

A Russian missile strike on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills 5 and wounds 34, including a child.

NATO allies agree to provide Ukraine with €40 billion in military aid in 2024.

As of May 2024, more than 4. 6 million Ukrainians were registered as internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine due to the ongoing war.

The head coach of the Ukrainian Olympic team Ruslan Rotan has released a list of players who will be preparing for the 2024 Olympic Games football tournament, including goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and strikers from various Ukrainian clubs.