Events
An 18-year-old Ukrainian man, Zakhar Onyshchuk, has gone missing in Warsaw
An 18-year-old Ukrainian man, Zakhar Onyshchuk, is being sought in Poland; he has not been in contact since the evening of 29 June. His relatives are appealing to anyone who may have any information about his whereabouts to help with the search
Zelenskyy congratulated Ukrainian police officers on their professional holiday
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, congratulated the staff of the National Police on their professional holiday. The Head of State thanked the law enforcement officers for the service they provide both behind the front lines and directly in combat zones
Melania Trump helped bring more than 20 Ukrainian children back from Russia
US First Lady Melania Trump has joined the efforts to bring back Ukrainian children whom Russia has illegally taken from the occupied territories. According to The Telegraph, her involvement has helped bring more than two dozen children home
KAB strikes on Sumy: a 5-year-old child is among the dead
On the evening of 3 July, Russian forces launched an attack on the Sumy community using five guided aerial bombs. One of the guided bombs struck the town centre. Four people were killed in the attack, including a 33-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter
The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century: when it will take place and where it will be visible
On 2 August 2027, people in several countries will witness the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. At its peak, the Moon will completely obscure the Sun for 6 minutes and 23 seconds — there will be no eclipse of this duration over densely populated areas of the Earth until at least 2114.
The Crimean Bridge was closed following a night-time drone attack
On the night of 4 July, the Russian occupying authorities temporarily closed the Crimean Bridge to traffic following a drone attack. Explosions and fires were reported in various parts of the occupied peninsula
A grenade was found on one of Lviv’s streets — a trolleybus driver spotted it and evacuated the passengers
In Lviv, a trolleybus driver spotted a grenade on the road and evacuated the passengers. Traffic was halted in that section.
In the Kursk Region of the Russian Federation, a car carrying local administration staff was blown up by a landmine
This morning, in the centre of the town of Rylsk, in the Kursk Oblast of the Russian Federation, a car carrying local administration staff was blown up by a landmine.
A police officer and a man in handcuffs, who was being taken to a court hearing, were killed in a road traffic accident in the Mykolaiv region; several law enforcement officers were injured
In the Mykolaiv region, a car in which a man with special protection status was being taken to a court hearing was involved in a road traffic accident. He and a police officer from the Kherson region were killed; other law enforcement officers were also injured.
The Russian Embassy in Sweden has reported a ‘drone attack’
The Russian Embassy in Sweden reported that, on the night of 2 July, it was ‘attacked’ by two quadcopters. One of them dropped a container of red paint onto the embassy grounds, whilst the other, with a mock-up of a homemade explosive device attached, crashed near the embassy building.
In Venezuela, nearly 59,000 buildings may have been destroyed following a series of earthquakes
In Venezuela, following two powerful earthquakes, the number of buildings that have been destroyed or seriously damaged may be as high as nearly 59,000. The death toll and number of injured continue to rise, whilst rescue operations are ongoing.
The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has exceeded 1,700 (ВІДЕО) Video
The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June has risen to 1,719. The state of La Guaira has been hardest hit, where rescue operations are ongoing and temporary shelters have been set up.
