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Ukraine has a property tax (the so-called ‘luxury tax’), the amount of which depends on the total floor area of the property. The tax authorities calculate the amount that owners must pay for excess square metres themselves. Here’s how the calculation system works in 2026, who is eligible for relief, and under what conditions an additional 25,000 hryvnias is added to the tax bill.
Pharmacies have been temporarily permitted not to carry out chemical analysis of every batch of medical cannabis products, provided that the product is merely repackaged without altering its dosage form. This simplified procedure will remain in place for one year; however, there are no plans to abolish controls entirely.
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 15 individuals and a Russian detention centre responsible for the torture, ill-treatment and murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian hostages.
Ukrainian and Dutch companies will be able to receive grants to develop weapons and technologies that meet the needs of the front line. The expected budget for the joint ‘Brave Netherlands’ programme will be 20 million euros.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine is working with its European partners to develop the Freyja anti-ballistic missile system. According to him, the first results of the project could be seen within the next 12 months.
Russian troops are using the grounds of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station to store military equipment and weapons and to operate attack drones.
There are increasing signs that the Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin, will soon declare a general mobilisation in the aggressor state.
Pensioners in Ukraine must notify the Pension Fund of any changes that may affect the amount of their pension payments. If they fail to do so in good time, they may receive an overpayment of their pension, which they will then have to repay.
Over the past 24 hours, 257 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian troops carried out dozens of air strikes and shelled Ukrainian military positions and populated areas thousands of times, whilst the Defence Forces struck enemy concentrations and command posts.
The five million hryvnias bail for MP Mykola Tyshchenko was paid by the Dnipro-based company ‘Vostoktranslogistika’ LLC, which had failed to declare its revenue for two years running. A further 4.35 million hryvnias was paid by businessman and former head of state-owned enterprises Kostyantyn Burkovskyi, whilst Tyshchenko paid the remaining 650,000 hryvnias himself.
The government has expanded the financial support scheme for Ukrainians who have returned from Russian captivity and require long-term inpatient treatment. Not only military personnel, but also police officers and members of the civil protection service will be eligible to receive a monthly payment of 50,000 UAH.
The National Bank of Ukraine has unveiled a new 2,000-hryvnia banknote. It is dedicated to the poet, human rights activist and dissident Vasyl Stus, and the banknote will enter circulation on 4 September 2026.
