The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Serhiy Koretsky as Prime Minister of Ukraine

The initiative by the anti-corruption authorities to establish a specialised expert body raises doubts as to whether it will be used to obtain findings that solely support the prosecution’s case. This view was expressed by Semen Khanin, managing partner of the law firm “Amber”.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, arrived in Kyiv on 16 July, where he plans to meet with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The visit is taking place a few days before his resignation and a change in the leadership of the British government.

Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has confirmed that he is stepping down from his post. He has published a summary of his team’s work – what they have and have not managed to achieve.

The Russian state-owned corporation Rosatom has stated that Alexander Yakovlev, chief engineer at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and a driver of an official vehicle were killed in the occupied city of Energodar as a result of a drone strike. The Russian side has blamed Ukraine for the attack, but there is no independent confirmation of this version of events.

Pavlo Yelizarov, Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, has submitted his resignation. He did not explain the reasons for his decision in detail, but stated that he had joined the armed forces “to win, not to go through the motions”.