Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported the return of UAH 1. 6 billion for the first half of 2026 in cases of tax evasion. Examples include compensation of UAH 33 million from an enterprise with defense contracts and UAH 98 million from a developer.
President Zelenskyy continued his communication with army corps commanders regarding front-line needs and border protection. They discussed the defense of Kherson, Nikopol, and the strengthening of air defense.
The beta testing of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 starts on August 21 with early access for pre-order customers. The second open weekend for all platforms, including Nintendo Switch 2, will take place from August 28 to September 1.
NATO will deploy additional forces in Lithuania in case of a critical situation due to Russian provocations. The advisor to the President of Lithuania ruled out the possibility of an RF invasion.
Russia launched airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Kherson, hitting residential buildings and a park. The President emphasized the need for a new EU sanctions package and rapid arms deliveries.
The Bureau of Economic Security is investigating cases against airlines, equating lease payments to royalties. Law enforcement officers ignore international conventions, existing court practice, as well as tax audits that found no violations.
The detainees had not only money seized, but also equipment, weapons, ammunition, mobile phones, laptops, bank cards, digital storage media, documentation, and bushes of plants resembling cannabis.
Follow-up observation allows timely detection of risks to a child's development and referral to specialists. It is necessary not only for prematurely born children, but also for full-term children who have experienced severe conditions.
In Ukraine, an organized group was exposed that fictitiously employed conscripts as teachers of a private institution. Over two years, about 200 people received deferments, eight participants were detained. Law enforcement officers exposed a group that had been fictitiously registering conscripts as teachers for more than two years. Eight people were detained, 30 searches were conducted.
The vessel LPG Gas Lisbon, sailing under the Liberian flag, was struck outside Romania's territorial waters. This is likely another incident related to Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Chief Consultant of the National Institute for Strategic Studies Ivan Us believes that the average exchange rate of 45. 7 UAH/USD, set in the budget, is overestimated. According to his forecast, the rate will be around 44.6-44.7 UAH, and the crisis scenario is 48-50 UAH.
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham appointed former Health Secretary Wes Streeting as Defence Secretary. Streeting pledged support for Ukraine and provision of resources for the armed forces.
Since the beginning of 2026, the number of pensioners in Ukraine has decreased by 190. 5 thousand. The average pension is 7,273 hryvnias, and a quarter of pensioners receive about 3.5 thousand hryvnias.
Due to hostilities and shelling, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions temporarily remain without electricity. Due to bad weather, 4 settlements in Mykolaiv and Poltava regions are without power.
Laura Loomer, a Trump supporter, admitted that Russian media misled her. She saw evidence of Russian crimes in Bucha and called for a reconsideration of views.
These statements also increase their poll numbers. At the same time, Putin's regime political technologists are looking for ways to monopolize this rhetoric.
On the night of July 21, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 58 drones. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 46 drones, with 8 UAVs hitting 7 locations recorded.
In most central, southern, Sumy and Kharkiv regions, moderate rains, thunderstorms, and locally hail. In the rest of the territory, no precipitation, daytime temperature 23-33°.
Over the past day, 217 combat engagements occurred on the front, most in the Sloviansk direction. The enemy carried out 78 airstrikes and used over 10,000 drones.
According to police, the 24-year-old driver of a Mercedes, while intoxicated, drove into a ditch, resulting in the deaths of three 16-year-old female passengers. He was detained and is suspected of violating traffic safety rules while under the influence of alcohol.
FBI Director Kash Patel plans to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg on October 14-15. The visit is being prepared amid tense relations between the United States and Russia.
The IMF Executive Board completed the first review of the EFF program for Ukraine, allowing the allocation of a new tranche of about $690 million. The Fund urged Ukraine to accelerate reforms, particularly anti-corruption and governance reforms.
The President signed law No. 4921-IX, which harmonizes the rules of the organic market with EU requirements. The document introduces a new control system and simplifies the entry of Ukrainian producers into the EU market.
The propaganda channel "Two Majors" called on entrepreneurs to finance mobile fire groups to protect facilities. The authors predict the spread of attacks across all of Russia using Crimea as an example.
In Telavi, a man hit a woman who was speaking Russian at a wedding. After the suspect was detained, protest actions began in Georgia with slogans against Putin.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha met with a delegation of representatives from 23 OSCE countries. He emphasized the need to release the Ukrainian SMM OSCE staff members whom Russia has been holding since 2022.
President Zelenskyy gathered weapons manufacturers and corps commanders at the Staff meeting for the first time. They agreed on a regular communication format coordinated by the Ministry of Defense and the National Security and Defense Council.
During the day, 186 combat engagements took place. The enemy carried out 56 airstrikes, dropped 167 guided aerial bombs, and launched 6,595 kamikaze drones.
Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck three tankers in the Black Sea and a railway bridge across the Kalmius River. Also six enemy air defense and radar reconnaissance assets were hit.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that it was a surprise for him to learn about the conflict with former Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov. He described their relationship as working and called not to politicize the war.
