The investigation into the first murders on Independence Square in Kyiv (the Maidan) – the killings of Serhiy Nigoyan, Mykhailo Zhiznevsky and Roman Senyk – has identified members of the special forces units of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry who fired a Fort-500 rifle.
Japanese Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi has paid his respects to the fallen defenders of Ukraine at the Wall of Remembrance on Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv.
In the past week, demining units of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's State Special Transport Service have cleared 1,617.81 hectares of territories, found and neutralized 968 explosive objects.
Ukraine and Japan have discussed prospects for implementing a student exchange program and building underground educational spaces in the Kharkiv region.
The leader of the Ukrainian national fencing team, Olha Kharlan, dedicated the team’s victory at the Olympic Games in Paris to all of Ukraine, while her teammate Olena Kravatska said that the gold medal won at such a time is the most valuable one.
American actor Misha Collins, who is an ambassador of the United24 fundraising platform, announced plans to raise $450,000 for the purchase of a multifunctional pyrotechnic machine for Ukrainian sappers.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi has said that more Russian missiles and planes will be shot down following the arrival of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine.