Shadowy fleet tanker Hyperion switches to Russian flag near Venezuela

Tetyana Chornovol, a former Member of Parliament and serviceman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has published a post in which she addressed Daria Kalenyuk, the Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre. In it, she expressed the view that the activist’s husband should voluntarily enlist in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Irish Government is to provide Ukraine with an additional aid package worth 25 million euros. The funds will be used to strengthen air defences.

German military engineers, alongside Polish forces, are constructing defensive structures in north-eastern Poland, particularly near the strategic Suwałki Corridor. The mission is initially scheduled to run until October 2026.

Ukraine is entering a more challenging phase of the war, during which attacks on economic and logistical infrastructure may have an impact on people’s daily lives. In particular, temporary disruptions to the supply of certain goods cannot be ruled out.

The US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, discussed with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the supply of missiles for the Patriot systems, the production of these missiles in Ukraine and a forthcoming drone deal.

Almost 45 per cent of Poles believe that Poland provided too much military aid to Ukraine following the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. At the same time, over a third of those surveyed described the level of support as adequate.

On the night of 5 July, at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków, unknown individuals stole a bronze bas-relief from the gravestone of the Ukrainian writer, poet and public figure Bohdan Lepkyi. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the incident as a deliberate provocation aimed at worsening Ukrainian-Polish relations

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged the Polish delegation not to agree to any new financial commitments regarding Ukraine during the NATO summit. According to him, Warsaw is already spending significant resources on supporting Kyiv and defending the European Union’s eastern border

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that Ukraine is seeking ways to ease tensions in its relations with Warsaw. According to him, this is indicated by signals following talks between the two countries’ foreign ministers

У Європейському парламенті розглянуть поправки до звіту про прогрес України на шляху до членства в Європейському Союзі, які стосуються Волинської трагедії, діяльності Української повстанської армії (УПА) та історичного примирення між Україною і Польщею.

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court has ordered ‘Dniprogaz’ to pay nearly 46 million hryvnias in penalties and compensation for late payment of gas bills. This sum is in addition to the 127.46 million hryvnias in principal debt owed to Naftogaz.

The Ukrainian State Film Fund and the electronic cinema ticket-tracking system have not become operational within the specified timeframe. Of the 18 recommendations for streamlining state support for the film industry, only seven have been implemented.

Businesses continue to face systemic abuses by the Economic Security Bureau: despite court rulings in favour of business owners, ESBU detectives are in no hurry to return seized property, and in some cases are seizing equipment and documents in defiance of a direct ban by the investigating judge. Lawyer Denys Tereshchenko spoke about this on social media. His colleagues from various law firms confirm that the problem is systemic in nature.

On 23 July, Ukraine received a second tranche of around $690 million from the IMF under the new four-year programme.

Petrol and diesel at Ukrainian petrol stations could approach the 100 hryvnia per litre mark as early as the beginning of August 2026. This is a forecast by fuel expert Dmytro Lyushkin, and not an approved or guaranteed price.