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The Security Service of Ukraine has announced that it has uncovered a case involving the deputy chair of the Odesa Regional Council, who is suspected of extorting 50,000 US dollars from a local businessman. According to the investigation, two other individuals were also involved in the scheme.
In Mykolaiv, a court has imposed a pre-trial measure on the driver of a Nissan Murano, who is suspected of causing a road traffic accident that claimed the lives of 12 people. The suspect has been remanded in custody without the possibility of bail.
China has tested a ballistic missile launched from a submarine in the Pacific Ocean. Chinese officials described the test as a “routine exercise”, which they claimed was not directed against any specific country.
The State Tax Service has clarified who is eligible for a land tax exemption. The clarification applies to Ukrainians who receive a pension for length of service, a disability pension, a pension following the loss of a breadwinner, or a pension on other grounds
A fatal road traffic accident involving a Mercedes Sprinter minibus and a Volvo lorry has occurred on the Odessa–Melitopol–Novoazovsk road in the Mykolaiv region. According to the latest reports, 12 people have died and a further six are in hospital.
US First Lady Melania Trump has joined the efforts to bring back Ukrainian children whom Russia has illegally taken from the occupied territories. According to The Telegraph, her involvement has helped bring more than two dozen children home
Reports of the alleged compulsory mobilisation of men over the age of 60 have recently been circulating widely on social media and messaging apps. However, current Ukrainian legislation does not provide for the compulsory conscription of citizens who have reached this age
Interpol has named 39-year-old Ukrainian woman Anastasia Berezovska as a suspect in the Monaco bombing, in which Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolayev, who is subject to sanctions, was injured.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered an organised group in Lviv which was using a fraudulent call centre to swindle money from citizens of Ukraine and EU countries. The total amount of losses identified exceeds 2.7 million UAH.
In the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, explosions were heard in various parts of the city on the night of 3 July. According to preliminary reports, drones struck a lorry park.
Poland is set to begin gradually phasing out its MiG-29 fighter jets from its Armed Forces. The country’s Ministry of Defence explained that this was due to the aircraft having reached the end of their service life and there being no prospects for their modernisation.
France has imposed a fine of 1 million euros on the owner of the tanker Tagor, which is linked to the Russian shadow fleet. The vessel was detained in the Atlantic at the end of May.
