Russians destroyed a pharmaceutical warehouse in Dnipro, causing damage worth over 5 billion hryvnia

"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 Ukraine, it will be prohibited to label uncertified products as ‘organic’, ‘eco-friendly’ or ‘biological’. Companies found to be using the prefixes ‘eco-’ and ‘bio-’ unlawfully will face fines of up to 24 times the minimum wage.

According to the new church calendar, on 22 July, the faithful honour Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles – one of the most famous followers of Jesus Christ. In folk tradition, this day is known as ‘Mary the Berry-Gatherer’ and ‘Fiery Mary’.

Anna Neplyakh, winner of the ‘Miss Ukraine Universe 2021’ beauty pageant, is no longer keeping her private life under wraps. The model spoke about her relationship with Kyiv-based businessman Oleksandr Gudkov and revealed the surprises they treat each other to.

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, who had previously expressed his support for Ukraine and had hoped to come here for a concert, unexpectedly addressed the audience in Russian during a performance in Kazakhstan. The Russians in their propaganda media are delighted with the artist’s gesture.

Singer Anna Trincher unexpectedly revealed that ever since her school days she had dreamt of marrying Vladimir Dantes, and it seems this crush has not faded to this day.

Robert ‘Madyar’ Brovdi, Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, explained why the Ukrainian military is deliberately refraining from striking the Crimean Bridge.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have continued to shell Ukrainian regions. The attacks have resulted in deaths and injuries, and damage to residential buildings, infrastructure, civilian businesses and transport.

The war between the US and Iran is heightening concerns amongst Washington’s allies in the Persian Gulf over threats to security and the economy. According to Bloomberg, countries in the region no longer share a unified position on the United States’ next steps.

Russian oil companies have managed to bring back into operation less than half of the capacity of the oil refineries that were damaged as a result of drone attacks. Some of the larger facilities remain shut down.

During hearings in the US Senate, Defence Minister Pete Hagseth failed to provide clear answers regarding the duration of the war with Iran, its ultimate objective and its cost. At the same time, Donald Trump’s administration is asking Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars in additional funding.