By the end of August, at least 30,000 places for evacuees, including those with limited mobility, will be prepared in 15 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv. This will help relieve transit centers and ensure comfortable conditions.
Over 237,000 people, including 17,200 children, need to be evacuated from Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions. From June 1 to August 22, over 64,000 people have already been evacuated.
On August 23, rains and thunderstorms are expected in Ukraine, significant in places, with hail and squalls. There will be no precipitation in Kyiv and the region.
As of August 22, 2025, Ukrainian agrarians have harvested over 27. 25 million tons of grain and leguminous crops. In Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kharkiv regions, the harvesting of sunflower and soybeans has begun.
83% of Ukrainians want to link their lives with Ukraine, although this figure has decreased. 73% of respondents believe in victory over Russia.
In Vinnytsia region, border guards detained two men who tried to illegally cross the border by swimming across the Dniester River. The offenders were promptly apprehended by a border patrol.
An increase in the number of COVID-19 cases has been recorded in Ukraine, but the incidence rate in August 2025 is three times lower than in August 2024. The highest number of cases has been detected in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Lviv regions, as well as in Kyiv Oblast.
In June, Ukrainian banks issued 694 mortgage loans totaling UAH 1. 3 billion. The weighted average interest rate on the primary market was 8% per annum, and on the secondary market – 9.85%.
On August 22, Ukraine will be covered by a Mediterranean cyclone, which will bring rains, thunderstorms, and squally winds. Mostly dry and moderately warm weather is expected on Independence Day.
The head of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service in Vinnytsia region was notified of suspicion of human trafficking. He forcibly used subordinate rescuers on his own construction sites.
Mykhailo Zhernakov was accused of manipulating elections to the Public Integrity Council and financial fraud with funds from foreign donors. Activists protest against his activities and accuse him of concealing information about grants.
MHP has started the sowing campaign for the 2026 harvest in Lviv, Vinnytsia, and Cherkasy regions. The company increased the area under winter rapeseed to 42 thousand hectares and under winter wheat to 55 thousand hectares.
In Vinnytsia Oblast, a woman was bitten by a bug while trying on trousers in a second-hand shop. Entomologists identified it as a pine seed bug, which poses no serious danger to humans.
The former head of a mining enterprise in the Vinnytsia region is suspected of evading UAH 27 million in rent payments. He understated granite prices by selling it to an affiliated company.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported that 24% of water samples at bathing sites do not meet microbiological standards. Of 104 samples taken, 25 were found to be contaminated.
38 cases of the new coronavirus strain Stratus have been recorded in Ukraine. It demonstrates an increased ability to spread, but does not lead to a more severe course of the disease.
Former leaders of the State Food and Consumer Service of Vinnytsia region are suspected of extorting 12 thousand dollars for official housing. During a search at one of them, drugs were found, the investigation is ongoing.
Prosecutors notified Russian General Sergey Kobylash and Colonel Oleg Skitsky of suspicion for ordering the shelling of civilian objects in Kyiv on March 1, 2022. As a result of the attack, five civilians were killed, six more were injured, and the Kyiv TV Tower and other objects were damaged.
Due to worsening weather conditions, 192 settlements in 8 regions of Ukraine were de-energized. Oblenergo brigades are involved in restoring power supply.
The State Employment Center identified 10 rare professions in Ukraine, including actuary, choirmaster, regent, and undertaker.
In Vinnytsia region, in Mohyliv-Podilskyi district, a child born in 2016, who was picking mushrooms with their father, went missing. Thanks to the joint efforts of rescuers, police, and the National Guard, the child was found unharmed and returned to their parents.
Former Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and deputy of Kotsiubynske village council Vitaliy Holovnia was served with a notice of suspicion for fraudulently acquiring 2 hectares of land.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported the exposure of crimes in Vinnytsia and Kherson regions that caused damage of almost 60 million hryvnias. Among the suspects are deputies, heads of communities, officials, and enterprise executives.
On August 5, temperatures in Ukraine are expected to range from +24 to +34 degrees. Rains with thunderstorms will occur at night in the west, and during the day, localized precipitation is likely in the Carpathians, Zhytomyr region, and Vinnytsia region.
A 57-year-old Kyiv resident is suspected of raping two girls aged 8 and 12. The court arrested the suspect without the right to bail until September 26, 2025.
Heavy rains and squally winds have swept across a number of regions of Ukraine, leaving hundreds of settlements without power. The SES is working to eliminate the consequences of the natural disaster, calling on citizens to be careful.
Near the village of Kuzmyntsi in Vinnytsia region, an accident involving a local bus occurred. Five passengers sought medical attention.
A 63-year-old man, wanted for the murder of pensioners in Cherkasy region, committed suicide in Vinnytsia region. He refused to lay down his weapon during negotiations with the police.
In Ukraine, bad weather caused large-scale flooding and fallen trees, leaving over 120 settlements without electricity in Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions. Rescuers are pumping out water and clearing up the aftermath of the disaster in Rivne, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi regions.
The destruction of the Kakhovka HPP and the decline of agriculture due to the war have created a favorable environment for the mass reproduction of locusts, which was widespread until the end of the 19th century. This phenomenon has been recorded in Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, and Zhytomyr regions, and in Zaporizhzhia, insecticides were applied to an area of over 6,000 hectares.
