Kyiv could be destroyed by October, diplomats forecast
The Economist cites Ukrainian and Western diplomats who forecast that "real hell" will come to Kyiv by October. According to them, the city could be destroyed.
1 source: Times of Ukraine
Explosion near TCC building in Lviv region, soldier wounded
An explosion occurred near a TCC building in Lviv region. According to the press service, unidentified persons threw a bomb. The Monako Battalion channel reported a soldier with medium severity injuries.
2 sources: Times of Ukraine, Батальйон «Монако»
Legal Bureau Prioritas Leads Competition to Manage IDS Ukraine Amid Concerns
In ARMA's competition to manage IDS Ukraine following Urkcapital's withdrawal, LLC Legal Bureau Prioritas emerges as the leading candidate. However, the company with only three employees seeks to manage a business with annual revenue of nearly 4 billion hryvnias. Documents obtained by RBC journalists indicate that the company plans to search for necessary specialists only after winning the outsourcing contract and lacks an in-house team with experience managing large FMCG companies. An asset valued at 5-8 billion hryvnias is proposed to be transferred to management without insurance, and its last valuation has expired, leaving the state without current confirmation of the asset's market value and without protection of its interests against potential asset value decline or destruction.
1 source: Times of Ukraine
Russia struck a passenger bus with FPV drone in Zaporizhzhia
Russian armed forces attacked a passenger bus in Zaporizhzhia with a drone. People were inside the vehicle at the time of the strike. According to the regional military administration, there are casualties.
1 source: Батальйон «Монако»
Ukraine developed interceptors for jet-powered Shahed drones, Zelenskyy says
President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is already downing jet-powered Shahed drones. According to him, tests of the interceptors yielded positive results.
1 source: Times of Ukraine
Members of military medical board in Ternopil region charged with corruption
All members of the military medical board in Ternopil region have been charged. Since the start of the war, they issued 1,000 certifications of need for care for relatives of military conscription-liable persons, taking between 6,000 and 12,000 hryvnias for each document. They face up to 8 years in prison.
2 sources: Батальйон «Монако»
Klitschko presented awards to Kyiv rescuers on behalf of the city community
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko congratulated rescuers from the State Emergency Service and Kyiv Rescue Service on their professional holiday on the Day of Civil Protection Workers of Ukraine and presented awards from the city community. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Kyiv rescuers have conducted over 46,000 emergency calls, approximately 3,000 of which were responses to enemy attacks, saving over 2,200 people. A new emergency technical unit has been established in the Kyiv Rescue Service to respond faster on the left bank of the capital. Over 3,000 rescuers are currently working in the city.
1 source: Батальйон «Монако»
Estonia may close border with russia immediately if mobilization begins
Estonia is considering the possibility of immediately closing its border with russia if mobilization is announced there, according to Estonian media outlet ERR. Such a decision could be made in response to a potential escalation of the armed conflict.
1 source: Times of Ukraine
Olena Shuliak has headed committee for nearly four years, but results raise questions
Chair of the parliamentary committee on public administration Olena Shuliak has reviewed hundreds of matters during nearly four years leading the committee, but prepared only 48 of 202 legislative initiatives from 2024 for parliamentary consideration, with 136 requiring further work. Before entering politics, Shuliak worked in real estate for many years—holding senior positions at Midland Group for approximately 10 years and serving as co-owner of Midland Development Ukraine. Her most notable bills—on urban development reform and construction on waterway land—drew criticism from civil society and anti-corruption institutions and either did not enter force or remain without a vote.
1 source: Times of Ukraine