The only private manufacturer of 12.7 mm cartridges has suspended operations following searches by the Security Service of Ukraine

"Ukrnafta", in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is preparing to build a modern combined-cycle gas-fired combined heat and power plant with a capacity of around 250 MW.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has completed the first review of the four-year Extended Fund Facility programme for Ukraine. The decision paves the way for the immediate release of approximately $690 million.

The real cost of living in Ukraine should be at least 11,000–12,000 hryvnias per month. However, there are currently no plans to raise it to this level in the near future due to the constraints on the state budget.

From 1 August 2026, the electricity tariff for households will remain unchanged. Household consumers will continue to pay 4.32 hryvnias per kilowatt-hour, regardless of their monthly consumption.

Between 13 and 17 July, the National Bank sold 1.074 billion dollars on the interbank foreign exchange market. This is 203.09 million dollars, or almost a quarter, more than the previous week.

In Stavropol, Russia, a sanitaryware manufacturer ran a promotional campaign that caused quite a stir on social media. Visitors to one of the shopping centres were invited to drink a soft drink from the new toilet bowls, and then take part in another unusual challenge

Robert Brovdi (call sign ‘Madyar’), Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, stated that as a result of Operation ‘MoLoChKa’, which took place over a two-week period in July, Russia lost approximately 75 per cent of the Kerch ferry crossing’s capacity

In the town of Argos-Orestiko in northern Greece, a 52-year-old man was arrested after he drove his car into the main entrance to a military base. According to preliminary reports, the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

The President of Hungary, Tamás Szujók, has signed a constitutional amendment providing for the early termination of his term of office. The document marked the final stage of a political process that had lasted several months following an initiative by Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government

Oleksandr Shvets, editor-in-chief of the publication *Fakty*, has stated that his eldest daughter was assaulted at a public transport stop in the centre of Kyiv. According to him, the incident took place a few days ago on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard

The Hungarian party Fidesz has stated that the public prosecutor’s office carried out searches at the office where its servers are housed. The party has accused the government of attempting to obstruct its activities.

The Security Service of Ukraine foiled a double terrorist attack in the courtyard of a residential complex in the centre of Ivano-Frankivsk.

According to the Daily Mail, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the British authorities to take action over the possible involvement of companies registered in the UK in a scheme to illegally manufacture and sell tobacco products in Ukraine. According to the publication, criminal proceedings are ongoing in Ukraine, and no court ruling has yet been issued in the case.

Law enforcement officials have announced a new charge against a Lviv resident who organised a public fundraising campaign for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy. He is accused of laundering property obtained by criminal means.

Oleksandr Shvets, editor-in-chief of the publication *Fakty*, has stated that his eldest daughter was assaulted at a public transport stop in the centre of Kyiv. According to him, the incident took place a few days ago on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard

Ukrainian developer Viktor Bogoyavlensky has launched the ‘Veteran Guide’ mobile app, which aims to bring together veterans, veteran-run businesses and companies that support those who have served their country.

SpaceX has cancelled the 13th test flight of the Starship rocket due to a technical fault during launch preparations at the Starbase site in Texas.

Apple plans to unveil a new iPad mini in October 2026, which will feature an OLED display for the first time to deliver better picture quality.

Meta is significantly scaling up its project to build data centres in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The company is increasing the site’s power capacity to 5 GW and is allocating an additional $1 billion towards infrastructure development.

The net worth of DeepSeek founder Lian Wenfen rose from $16.7 billion to $36 billion following his company’s funding round in June.