Sweden allocates 1 billion kronor to Ukraine to support its energy system

US intelligence agencies are investigating whether Russia may have assisted Iran during the drone attacks on US Central Intelligence Agency facilities in the Middle East. No definitive conclusions have yet been reached regarding Moscow’s possible involvement.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Manila on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) events. The talks lasted around 35 minutes.

Компанія Maersk тимчасово припинила контейнерні перевезення через Чорноморський рибний порт і перенаправляє вантажі до румунської Констанци. Це не означає закриття порту Чорноморськ, однак український бізнес може зіткнутися з довшими строками доставки та додатковими витратами.

Poland has received a request from another NATO member state for the MiG-29 fighter jets that Warsaw had planned to transfer to Ukraine. The Polish authorities insist that Kyiv remains the primary recipient of the aircraft.

In 2025–2026, the Reconstruction Agency did not enter into any new contracts for the construction of third-level structures designed to protect energy facilities from missiles. However, this does not mean that such defences are not being built in Ukraine at all: work under previously concluded contracts remained unfinished.

Energoatom and Ukrhydroenergo have sold all the electricity volumes offered at the first special long-term auctions. In total, the state-owned companies sold 462,148 MWh, to be supplied between August and December 2026.

The International Monetary Fund has agreed to postpone the introduction of value added tax (VAT) for sole traders operating under the simplified tax system. Instead of January 2027, the new rules are due to come into force on 1 January 2028.

The Ukrainian government is considering replacing the current 5 per cent military levy with a special tax for post-war reconstruction. This option is included in the updated Memorandum of Cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund.

During a retrial, the Kharkiv District Administrative Court quashed a tax penalty of 4,038,423 hryvnias imposed on a business owner following an inspection of a shop in the centre of Odesa. The decision was based on irregularities in the way the inspection was arranged, rather than on a refutation of the tax authorities’ claims regarding the accounting of goods.

The Innovation Development Fund has announced a tender for the purchase of 860 Starlink Internet Satellite Mini satellite modems or their equivalents. The maximum funding amount for the purchase, including VAT, is 17.028 million hryvnias.

The US military has carried out a new wave of strikes on Iranian territory. The US Central Command stated that the operation is aimed at undermining Iran’s ability to threaten shipping in regional waters.

Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council, has stated that Russia is preparing provocations under false pretences against NATO countries. According to him, the aim of such actions is to undermine the allies’ trust in Ukraine.

Over the past 24 hours, 261 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian troops carried out missile and air strikes, whilst the Defence Forces continued to target areas where the enemy was concentrated and to repel their attacks on the main fronts.

The Russian army has lost a further 1,460 troops over the past 24 hours. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the total losses of Russian personnel have reached around 1,434,690, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian company DEVIRO has unveiled a new ‘Palytsia’ aircraft-type strike drone, which is set to become a more affordable and mass-produced addition to the already well-known ‘Bulava’ strike system.