Politics of Kyiv Region and Ukraine

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"Under Pledge, Then a Villa in Bali: 'Tenor' from 'Midas' Case Receives Second Suspicion for Money Laundering"

Dmitro Basov, the former security director of Energoatom, has already been released from pretrial detention on a 40 million hryvnia bail — and now the National Anti-Corruption Bureau has established the whereabouts of another 30 million hryvnia from the "shlagbaum" scheme: they went into two BMWs, an apartment, and Indonesian real estate registered through cryptocurrency and a fictitious divorce.

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IOC Handed Decision to Federations — and Gymnastics, Wrestling, Judo Already Returned Flag to Russia

On July 7, the IOC restored the membership of Russia's Olympic Committee and canceled recommendations regarding restrictions. The Kremlin called it a "great victory" — and has reason to: several federations are already acting exactly as Moscow expected.

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Russia Spent Half a Year to Capture 40 km² — and Lost 281

In the first half of 2026, the number of active Russian offensive directions decreased from 13 to seven, and the balance of occupied and lost territory went into negative for the first time since 2023.

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Who Raised 10 Million in Bail for Tishchenko: Lawmaker — One-Sixth, the Rest Paid by a Firm and Unknown Person

# According to NABU, a "Servant of the People" MP in 2023 demanded over one million dollars for "protecting" call centers, and legalized 12.6 million hryvnias through a fictitious gift from his ex-wife. Now he himself has collected only 650 thousand out of ten million in bail.

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"Bail Is There — But HACC Doesn't See It: What Is Known About Tyshchenko's Case and Who Else Paid"

# Lawyer of MP Confirms Payment of 10 Million Hryvnia Bail, but VAKS Initially Failed to Record Funds Receipt A lawyer representing a parliamentary deputy has confirmed that 10 million hryvnia in bail was submitted, though the High Anti-Corruption Court (VAKS) initially did not register the arrival of the funds. Behind this procedural detail lies a three-count suspicion from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), involving one million dollars, a fictitious "gift" from the former wife, and an anonymous third-party payer.

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Trump Granted Patriot License, Alliance €70 Billion: What NATO Summit in Ankara Actually Decided

At two sessions in Ankara, Trump managed both to create a scandal over Greenland and to sign the transfer to Ukraine of the right to produce Patriot missiles. The gap between morning rhetoric and evening decisions is the main intrigue of the summit.

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Zelenskyy and Navrotskyy spoke for an hour about UPA, reconstruction and Russia. Understanding is partial.

# English Translation The first full-fledged meeting between the two presidents at the NATO summit in Ankara did not resolve the main issue: Poland did not back down from its position on glorifying the UPA, and the €10 billion from the Gdańsk meeting turned out to be mostly loans rather than direct investments.

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Open Beaches Are No Guarantee. Why the Black Sea Remains Deadly Dangerous and What to Do If You Spot a Mine

Three people died in Zatoka on August 10, 2025 — at a closed beach where swimming is prohibited. Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk explained to LIGA.net that even permitted zones do not provide 100% safety guarantees.

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Sikorski: Russia is planning something — and Poland knows about it

# Polish Foreign Minister Warns of New Moscow Provocations Based on Intelligence Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced credible intelligence about new provocations planned by Moscow. The statement has raised questions about what specifically lies behind this warning and why it was made public.

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Poland as a Test Case: Why the Kremlin May Strike NATO Without Planning to Win

American intelligence warned Warsaw about a possible armed provocation — and behind it stands not military logic, but media strategy: to break Western unity with a single incident.

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Railway Bridge Near Simferopol, Electronic Warfare Station and Reconnaissance in Sevastopol — Three Strikes in One Night

On the night of July 3, the Defense Forces struck a railway bridge over the Krasnogvardiysk Canal, a radio electronic warfare station in Artemivka, and a radio electronic reconnaissance unit in Sevastopol. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed all three targets — each of them is an element of a system, not an isolated incident.

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"Surrendered and fled to save himself in 'Wagner': 'Azov' fighter left captivity, medic did not"

The Security Service of Ukraine has announced suspicion against a dismissed Azov fighter released from captivity who allegedly passed information to Russians about medic service commander Oleksandr Krokhmaliuk. Krokhmaliuk was killed through torture. The suspect is alive and at large.

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Sibiga heads to Warsaw with the name of a general respected by both countries — but Poland expects more

After the Verkhovna Rada passed the law on the National Pantheon, Ukraine's Foreign Minister will bring Sikorski a compromise proposal to include UNR general Marko Bezruchko in it. Polish diplomatic circles consider the proposal "desirable" but insufficient.

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Moldova's Prime Minister Muntiyanu Resigns After Eight Months in Office

Alexander Muntyan has stepped down as head of Moldova's government. The resignation came as a surprise to most observers — there were no public indications beforehand.

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USA warned Poland about possible armed provocation by Russia in coming months

# Washington Passes Intelligence to Warsaw on Possible Moscow Aggression. What Lies Behind This Signal and What It Means for NATO's Eastern Flank Washington has provided Polish intelligence with data regarding potential aggressive actions by Moscow. The article examines what motivates this intelligence sharing and its implications for NATO's eastern flank security.

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570 attack assets, 25 ballistic hits: why this night in Kyiv became a test of air defense limits

Russia used "Zircon" missiles for the first time from Kursk region, firing 570 shells and drones. Air defense shot down 524 — but it was precisely the ballistic missiles, which are almost impossible to intercept, that killed at least 22 people.

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Zelensky: Putin Strikes at Cities to Look Strong Ahead of His Own "Elections." Ukraine's Are Legitimate

At the site of a destroyed residential building, the president explained the logic behind Russian strikes and rejected pressure regarding voting in Ukraine — but a week later, he himself asked the USA to guarantee security for the elections.

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Strike on the Lavra and a new sanctions package: How the EU converts Russia's war crimes into financial pressure

After an rf attack on Kyiv that damaged the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the EU approved sanctions against 81 individuals on the same day — and in parallel began disbursing €6 billion for the purchase of drones for Ukraine.

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Spy Under Ambassador Cover: How Orbán's Intelligence Gathered Information Inside the EU — and Why

# Hungarian Intelligence Scandal Resurfaces as Former Ambassador Becomes EU Commissioner Hungarian intelligence deployed a network of agents under diplomatic cover in Brussels a decade ago — and operated so brazenly that the network collapsed. Now the scandal has resurfaced because the Hungarian ambassador at that time has become a European Commission member.

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AI Voiced Umerov, and an Advisor Believed It: How Vovan and Lexus Bypassed Personal Acquaintance

# Daigas Matuleonis knew Umerov's voice—and still didn't recognize the fake. The incident reveals that AI voice cloning has become not a technical curiosity, but a working tool of intelligence influence operations.

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Kstovo — for the third time. How NORSI became a symbol of an attrition strategy

A strike on "Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefte­orgsintez" on the night of July 2 marks the third attack on this plant in two months. During this period, Russia has lost one-third of its oil refining capacity.

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25 ballistic missiles hit targets: the night of July 2 revealed the limits of Ukrainian air defense

# Russia Deploys 33 Iskanders and 8 Zircons — Most Breach Defenses Russia has launched a massive missile attack using 33 Iskander ballistic missiles and 8 Zircon hypersonic missiles, with the majority successfully penetrating Ukrainian air defenses. Kyiv was struck across five districts, with at least 10 people killed. The incident highlights a persistent problem: while Patriot air defense systems are capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, Ukraine lacks sufficient interceptors to defend against the scale of Russian attacks.

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In Sumy Region, farmers achieved a reduction in curfew during harvest — but frontline communities operate under different rules

From July 1 to September 15, the curfew in the region will be in effect from midnight to 4:00 a.m. — one hour shorter. The decision was made following an appeal from farmers, for whom the morning hour determines whether they will be able to harvest their crops or not.

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Klitschko learned about Mazepa monument from the media — and this is no coincidence

# Zelenskyy Announces Monument Location, Bypassing City Hall. Behind This Lies Not a Protocol Gap, but Years of Accumulated Conflict Between Bankova and Khreshchatyk

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"Terror attack without terrorists: Who and why could have ordered the explosion in Monaco where sanctioned Yermolaev was injured"

Investigation dismisses terrorist attack theory, but neither the customer nor perpetrator has been identified. Yermolaiev faces renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship, alcohol business operations in Crimea, and decade-long sanctions from the National Security and Defense Council.

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Up to 90% of Russian missiles and drones contain Japanese components. And Tokyo knows about it.

Japanese civilian electronics are reaching Russian weapons through third countries, despite formal sanctions. An official Vlasyuk named specific companies, but most of them responded that they "cannot confirm."

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Poland Linked Ukraine's EU Accession to OUN-UPA and Blocked MiG Delivery at the Same Time

Vice Prime Minister Kosyak-Kamysh presented Kyiv with two conditions on air: to review the pantheon of heroes and to share drone technologies. Both are public, neither is new.

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Iran Requested a Meeting — and Trump Agreed. Doha Instead of Geneva After Mutual Strikes Over the Weekend

The US and Iran agreed to suspend strikes and resume talks in Doha on June 30 — following another round of escalation that threatened the memorandum signed just two weeks earlier.

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EU Against Itself: France and Germany Want to Dismantle Kaja Kallas's Diplomatic Service While von der Leyen Quietly Takes Away Her Powers

Paris has prepared a document with radical options for reforming the EEAS, including the possibility of completely abolishing the service. Behind the scenes of this process lies another story: the European Commission has been systematically narrowing the space for external policy under Kaja Kallas for years.

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US and Iran Agreed to Pause in Attacks: What It Means for the Strait of Hormuz

Washington and Tehran have agreed to temporarily halt mutual strikes. Negotiations in Qatar are aimed at determining the fate of one of the world's most important shipping corridors.