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Businessman Vadym Yermolayev has claimed that serving officers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence were allegedly involved in the explosion in Monaco, in which he, his companion and his 13-year-old son were injured. He did not provide any public evidence to support this allegation.
The Russian state-owned corporation Rosatom has stated that Alexander Yakovlev, chief engineer at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and a driver of an official vehicle were killed in the occupied city of Energodar as a result of a drone strike. The Russian side has blamed Ukraine for the attack, but there is no independent confirmation of this version of events.
Russian military casualties in the war against Ukraine over the past 24 hours totalled 1,340 servicemen. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, total Russian personnel losses have exceeded 1.42 million, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In 2025, 9.6 billion hryvnias were allocated from the state budget’s reserve fund for the ‘Winter Support’ scheme and to assist buyers of Ukrainian goods and equipment. The Accounting Chamber noted that these measures were not in line with the purpose of the fund, which is intended for unforeseen expenditure.
The European Union has authorised Ukraine to use part of the defence loan (approximately €6 billion) to purchase Chinese components for drones. This decision constitutes an exception to the general funding rules.
Following the National Bank’s unveiling of the new 2,000-hryvnia banknote, questions began to circulate amongst Ukrainians as to whether an even higher denomination – 5,000 hryvnias – might be on the cards.
Ilya Dutsyk, the director of Ukraine’s performance at Eurovision 2026, stated that the contest organisers had failed to implement a significant part of the agreed technical plan. As a result, LELÉKA’s performance on stage differed significantly from the Ukrainian team’s original concept.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,470 troops. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the total losses of Russian personnel have exceeded 1.42 million, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law ratifying the free trade agreement between Ukraine and Turkey. The document, which was signed back in February 2022, was supported by 236 members of parliament.
The Ethics Council has received information from the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office regarding possible instructions given to the chair of the selection committee concerning two leading candidates for the post of director of NABU. One of them, according to information disclosed during the interview, was the bureau’s current head, Semen Kryvonos.
Stanislav Luchanov, commander of the 155th Mechanised Brigade, who is suspected of the abduction and murder of civilians in the Kyiv region, denies the charges against him.
The European Commission considers Ukraine and Moldova to be ready for the opening of all six negotiation clusters. The pace of further progress depends on the EU Council presidency and the positions of the Member States.
