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Journalists have spotted Yuriy Ivanyushchenko, a former Member of Parliament for the banned ‘Party of Regions’, whom the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has placed on its wanted list in connection with the ‘Stolychny’ market land case, in Monaco. He is a defendant in proceedings concerning 18 hectares of state-owned land with a market value of over 160 million hryvnias.
On 8 July, according to the new church calendar, Orthodox Christians commemorate the Great Martyr Procopius of Caesarea. In folk tradition, this day is known as Prokop’s Day or Prokop the Reaper; it was associated with the start of the harvest, weather omens and customs intended to bring a good harvest and prosperity.
There has been a change in personnel at the State Tax Service. Dmytro Slivinsky has been appointed Acting Director of the Human Resources Department, succeeding Dmytro Tsymbalyuk.
The Audit Office has identified another significant irregularity during its financial audit of the Supreme Court. The residual value of 1,952 items of fixed assets was set at just 1 hryvnia, even though these assets continue to be used in the institution’s day-to-day operations.
The Pechersk District Court in Kyiv has banned the Anti-Corruption Centre, “Slidstvo.Info” and journalist Alina Stryzhak from publishing an investigation into the assets of the brother of State Bureau of Investigation Director Oleksiy Sukhachov.
The Audit Office has identified a significant misstatement in the Supreme Court’s financial statements due to the recognition of depreciation on a cultural heritage site.
On 7 July 2026, Orthodox Christians will honour the Venerable Job and Theodosius of Manyava — the founders of the Manyava Skete, which is known as the ‘Ukrainian Athos’.
During Russia’s large-scale attack on Kyiv on the night of 6 July, the home of Ukrainian actress and TV presenter Olena Kravets was damaged.
A new version of the Customs Code is being drafted in Ukraine, which is intended to bring most customs procedures online and bring the Ukrainian customs service into line with European Union rules. The draft bill has already been tabled in the Verkhovna Rada, and its adoption is one of the conditions for Ukraine to receive the next tranche of European macro-financial assistance.
Russia may be shortening the intervals between its large-scale strikes on Ukraine and launching further attacks sooner than the usual few days.
Ukraine is calling for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following yet another massive Russian missile and drone attack, which has resulted in numerous civilian casualties. Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga has called on the Security Council’s member states to support Ukraine’s request.
Ukraine is preparing sanctions against the Russian animation studio ‘Animaccord’, which created the animated series ‘Masha and the Bear’. Work on the relevant materials was stepped up after Netflix acquired the rights to two new seasons of the cartoon and renewed its licence to broadcast previous seasons and spin-offs in more than 100 countries worldwide.
