Ukraine
Putin said he is ready to outline the nuances of his proposals for a "peaceful settlement" of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine at a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
The revenues of the general fund of the state budget increased by 5% in the first half of 2024, and the potential for revenues and financing of the security and defense sector is growing, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine has announced.
MHP is considering growing niche crops, such as hemp, which have a positive impact on the soil and oxygen production, and is exploring partnerships to grow hemp to produce products that are in demand in Europe.
Having received F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine will be able to strengthen its control over the Black Sea and challenge Russia's dominance in the region's airspace, the Ukrainian Navy commander believes.
Ukraine's international reserves decreased by 2. 9% to $37.9 billion as of July 1, 2024 due to the NBU's foreign exchange interventions, foreign currency debt payments, including payments to the IMF, partially offset by receipts from international partners and foreign currency-denominated government bonds.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacted to Zelenskyy's statement that Hungary would be "an important tool to make the first step towards peace" in Ukraine. Tusk wondered in whose "hands is this instrument".
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits Moscow to meet with Putin, but European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes that "appeasement will not stop Putin" and only "unity and determination will pave the way for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. "
Rishi Sunak has announced his resignation as leader of the British Conservative Party after Labor's landslide victory in the country's elections, but will remain in office until a formal agreement on his successor is reached.
The third Patriot anti-aircraft missile system from Germany has arrived in Ukraine, and its Ukrainian crew has successfully completed training in Germany.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Moscow on Friday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of his "peacekeeping mission," his spokesman confirmed.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hopes that Ukraine will become a member of the North Atlantic alliance within the next decade and has called for increased military assistance to Ukraine.
Due to Russian attacks and the summer heat, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, introducing hourly blackout schedules and receiving electricity imports from 5 countries and emergency aid from the EU.
President Zelenskyy congratulated Keir Starmer and the British Labor Party on their election victory, expressed hope for strengthening the Ukrainian-British partnership and restoring international peace and security, and thanked outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his continued support for Ukraine.
Ukraine has already harvested more than 3 million tons of grain, and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy has revised its forecast for the upcoming harvest, increasing it from 74 to 77 million tons, while Ukraine remains one of the world's leading agricultural exporters.
About 98. 9% of the harvest in southern Ukraine is on schedule, despite Russia's attempts to provoke crop destruction and arson attacks on grain fields.
Two other draft laws submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine propose to allow companies to "reserve" up to 50% of their employees subject to military service by paying a fee of UAH 20,400 per person to the state budget.
Ukrainian guerrillas from the ATES movement have successfully blown up a railroad track near Yekaterinburg in Russia, stopping the movement of trains carrying North Korean munitions.
The Oskol Ugarov Electrometallurgical Plant in Russia, which is crucial for the Russian military-industrial complex, has been shut down. Resuming its full-fledged operation in the coming months will be problematic. This will lead to complications and disruption of order fulfillment.
Russian troops shelled the border of Chernihiv region with various types of weapons, 30 explosions were recorded in 3 communities.
Customs officers in Kyiv found 2 kg of concentrate of the psychotropic "shamanic drink" Ayavasca in a parcel from Peru, blocked the supply channel and served the recipient in Kyiv with a notice of suspicion.
Putin demanded the "irreversible" "demilitarization" of Ukraine as a precondition for any ceasefire agreement.
Commenting on the strike on the Tambov Gunpowder Plant, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate, noted that everything used by the enemy in the genocidal war against Ukraine is subject to such a certain impact.
Short-term rains, thunderstorms, hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s are expected in most regions of Ukraine on July 5, with temperatures ranging from 13-37°C depending on the region.
All 32 enemy attack drones were successfully shot down by Ukrainian air defense during the night attack.
The former head of an emergency medical center in Kherson region was served a notice of suspicion of embezzlement of more than UAH 1. 8 million through abuse of office by concluding contracts with an individual entrepreneur operating in the occupied territory.
In the temporarily occupied territories, the invaders threaten to deport residents and confiscate their property if they do not receive russian passports.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, enemy UAVs were spotted flying in different directions over several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kherson, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Odesa oblasts.
Ukrainian wrestler Aida Kerimova won gold in the 50 kg weight category at the European U-20 Wrestling Championships.
Due to the takeoff of a Russian MiG-31K fighter jet from the Savasleyka airfield, a missile threat was announced throughout Ukraine.
In Kyiv, a 400-square-meter warehouse building caught fire, but 50 firefighters extinguished the fire, with no casualties.