Ukraine

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.

British volunteer and combat medic Peter Foucher, pseudonym Hasta La Vista, died on the front line saving wounded Ukrainian soldiers and evacuating civilians from frontline cities during the Russian occupation.

Ukraine's Defense Minister Umerov and US Secretary of Defense Austin will meet at the Pentagon on Tuesday to discuss defense cooperation, regional security, and strengthening the US-Ukraine defense partnership.

The United States has no evidence that North Korean troops were sent to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine, but it knows that North Korea supports Russia's military aggression.

Today, on July 2, everyone who believes in the existence of intelligent beings in the depths of space can join in celebrating World UFO Day. On July 2, 1947, on the outskirts of the town of Roswell in the US state of New Mexico, a local farmer discovered metal fragments of what he thought was a strange object in his field.

The Netherlands has authorized the export of 24 F-16 fighter jets and 7 engines to Ukraine, with the first aircraft to be delivered in the near future.

During NATO's CWIX24 exercise in Poland, Ukraine's DELTA combat system was successfully integrated with Poland's TOPAZ artillery fire control system, demonstrating its ability to securely transfer data and ensure interoperability with NATO systems.

Carlo Formosa is the new Italian ambassador to Ukraine, succeeding Pier Francesco Zazzo, and will represent Italy's close alliance with Ukraine and its contribution to peace, recovery and European integration.

Since the launch of the Grain from Ukraine initiative in the fall of 2022, Ukraine has exported 221. 41 thousand tons of agricultural products to 10 countries in Africa and Asia, ensuring food security for 8 million people.

Russia was not elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) after 26 rounds of voting, demonstrating its international isolation due to its criminal actions.

Ukraine will win the war with Russia thanks to the help of Polish and American allies, says Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

House Democrats are calling on the Pentagon to expand training for more Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets to maximize their strategic advantage in the ongoing conflict with Russia.

The Russian occupiers used state employees to demonstratively clean the Black Sea coast in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine as part of a propaganda campaign, ignoring the main truth that the ecological destruction of the region can only be solved by stopping littering, not by holding events for the cameras at the behest of the Kremlin.

Hungary's presidency of the EU, which began on July 1, may cause difficulties in Ukraine's negotiations with the EU due to Hungary's demands on minority rights that are not related to accession negotiations, potentially blocking these negotiations.

According to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Russia was not elected to ECOSOC, one of the six main UN bodies, which shows that international criminals have no place in international bodies.

Zelenskyy announced further joint steps with European partners, progress in Ukraine's accession to the EU, and new bilateral security agreements in the coming months.

The Ukrainian military is actively using 30 Vepr universal robots, which can evacuate wounded soldiers, deliver ammunition, remotely mine and clear mines, and be used to train snipers, increasing their capabilities and saving lives.

Russian troops deliberately shelled a wheat field near the village of Karasivka, Kharkiv region, causing a fire that threatened to destroy the entire 110-hectare field.

Zelenskyy announced steps to make the Russian occupier lose more logistics, equipment, and hope for expanding the war, seeking to defeat Russia and end the war against Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a U. S. Congressional delegation in Kyiv to discuss further U.S. assistance, including additional air defense systems such as Patriot to save lives and protect infrastructure, and thanked the United States for its continued support against Russian invasion.

The concentration of nitrogen dioxide in Kyiv will reach maximum permissible levels over the next two days, which will negatively affect the health of residents due to hot, dry and low-air weather.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba congratulated Hungary on its presidency of the EU Council, thanked Belgium for its historic decisions during the presidency, and expressed interest in constructive cooperation and unity of the EU to protect peace and stability in Europe based on reliable support for Ukraine.

Ukrainian athletes Yelyzaveta Vasylenko and Yegor Samarin won the 470 doubles class at the Kieler Week 2024 sailing regatta in Germany, while Svyatoslav Madonich and Dmytro Karabadzhak won silver in the 420 class.

Poland has resumed allowing Ukrainian trucks to pass through checkpoints at Lviv customs after resolving the issue of trucks crossing the border without international transportation permits.