Forecaster Natalia Didenko predicts moderate temperatures in the west, north, and center of Ukraine, while the south expects heat. Short-term thunderstorms will pass through the western, northern, central, and eastern regions.
Today, July 18, cloudy weather with moderate rains is expected in Ukraine, with heavy rains in Zakarpattia and Prykarpattia. Air temperature will range from 13-18° at night to 29-34° during the day in the south and east.
Border guards of the Mukachevo detachment detained a fake ambulance that was transporting an evader to Romania. The man was supposed to pay 10,000 US dollars for the transportation.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced damage to a church in Zakarpattia with a provocative inscription. Police and the SBU are investigating the incident in the village of Palad-Komarivtsi, where an unknown person set fire to the church doors and left an inscription.
The Prosecutor General's Office shut down fraudulent call centers in Kyiv. They seized citizens' funds by inducing them to invest in cryptocurrency and trade on stock exchanges.
On July 17, Ukraine is expected to have rain with thunderstorms, in places hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s. Air temperature will range from +19°C in the west to +34°C in the rest of the territory.
On Wednesday, July 16, contrasting weather is expected in Ukraine: rains, sometimes thunderstorms, will pass in the west, Zhytomyr region, Vinnytsia region and Kyiv region, while the rest of the territory will be dominated by heat up to +37 degrees.
The 2025-2026 hunting season has begun in Zakarpattia with the aim of preventing an increase in the number of predatory animals and the spread of infectious diseases. Hunters must obtain a permit and hunting licenses, and hunting is allowed only within established limits.
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of beaches where swimming is allowed and prohibited. 23 out of 112 water samples showed an excess of E. coli index, and 32 out of 92 samples did not meet chemical standards.
In Zakarpattia, almost 40 tourists were poisoned by water from the Shypit waterfall, which cannot be drunk. The victims are in infectious disease departments, their condition is satisfactory.
An outbreak of acute intestinal infection has been recorded in Zakarpattia, affecting 38 people who visited Shypit waterfall. The victims are receiving medical care; there are no severe cases or fatalities.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called Budapest's statements regarding the death of a conscript of Hungarian origin in Zakarpattia manipulative. The Ground Forces are ready for a transparent investigation of the circumstances of the case, emphasizing that mobilization is taking place due to Russia's aggression.
In Lviv region, 10 children have been hospitalized with suspected poisoning after visiting a water park in Zakarpattia. The police have opened a criminal investigation, taking water and food samples for examination.
Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, reported that the number of attempts of illegal border crossing is neither increasing nor decreasing. Most such cases are recorded on the borders with Romania and Moldova.
As of June 2025, the average salary in Ukraine is UAH 24,609. The highest salaries are recorded in Donetsk, Lviv, and Kyiv regions, the lowest — in Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions.
The appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General became a catalyst for a wave of anti-corruption investigations. Law enforcement agencies show high activity, while NABU and SAP remain in the background.
Thirteen corruption schemes related to evasion of mobilization and illegal border crossing have been exposed in nine regions of Ukraine. Bribe amounts reached up to 16 thousand dollars, and the perpetrators planned to receive over 4 million hryvnias.
Units of the Air Command "West" shot down 2 cruise missiles and 54 Shahed-type attack UAVs. This happened in the area of responsibility of Air Command "West", which covers eight regions.
Due to worsening weather conditions (gusts of wind and rain), 681 settlements in six regions in western Ukraine were de-energized. The most affected were Zakarpattia, Ternopil, and Lviv regions.
Over the past day, 393 wildfires covering an area of over 383 hectares have been recorded in Ukraine. In Odesa region, one person died and three were injured, with the highest number of fires recorded there.
In Uzhhorod, a man fell from a seventh-floor window while trying to escape from the police, who arrived after a call about the illegal detention of a girl. He was hospitalized, his life is not in danger.
Strong winds, thunderstorms, hail, and heavy rains caused damage in 8 regions of Ukraine, felling trees, damaging roofs, and leaving people without electricity. Rescuers are eliminating the consequences of the bad weather, clearing trees and restoring traffic.
On July 8, hot weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures up to +39° in most of the territory. In the western regions, short-term rains, thunderstorms, sometimes hail and squalls are forecast, and significant rains in Zakarpattia and Prykarpattia.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allocates UAH 446. 15 million for the development of veteran spaces. The funds will be received by Zhytomyr region, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Kyiv region, as well as Kremenchuk, Lutsk and Kryvyi Rih communities.
In Zakarpattia region, a 53-year-old female driver of a BMW X5, allegedly intoxicated, crashed into a control and revision point, resulting in the death of a 45-year-old State Border Guard Service serviceman. The woman has been detained, and criminal proceedings have been initiated.
From April to June 2025, 20 snakebite cases were recorded in Ukraine, which is 29 fewer cases than last year. Most of the victims are in the Lviv region, including five children.
A 49-year-old Chernivtsi resident set up a scheme for illegally transporting conscripts abroad for 6,000 euros per person. He was detained while receiving 12,000 euros for two men.
Border guards detained six people from Zaporizhzhia and Ternopil regions who tried to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. Each violator had to pay the transporters 120 thousand hryvnias for the "services" of remote transportation.
On June 27, on the M-24 highway in Gath village, a Renault Master, a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and a Dacia Logan collided. As a result of the accident, five people were injured; the driver of the Renault was extricated by rescuers and hospitalized.
Since the beginning of July, hot weather is expected in Odesa, Zakarpattia, and Prykarpattia oblasts. The air temperature will reach +30 degrees and above, in some places up to +34 degrees.
