In southern Ukraine, the intensity of natural phenomena such as tornadoes will increase, in particular due to the consequences of the Russians blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.
Berlin has not confirmed Trump's statements that the Patriot air defense systems, which Germany and its partners plan to purchase from the US for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, are “already on their way” to Ukraine.
In Dnipro, 12 enemy drones struck the terminal of the logistics company Delivery overnight on July 17, resulting in the death of an employee and injuries to two others.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the renewed government must focus on three key areas to strengthen Ukraine’s economic potential: deregulation, harnessing the power of society and international partners, and ensuring justice.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he had tasked the newly appointed government with increasing the share of Ukrainian-produced weapons on the front lines to 50% within six months.
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man from the city of Izmail, Odesa region, who attempted to set fire to the building of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC).
As part of a new package of logistical and material assistance, Latvia has handed over a batch of six-wheeled Patria armored personnel carriers to Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
There were 112 combat clashes on the frontline, with the Russians attacking the Defense Forces' positions 36 times in the Pokrovsk direction, losing more than 200 occupiers.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, welcomed the White House's new stance on resuming arms supplies to Ukraine and at the same time called on Republicans to speed up the process of adopting new sanctions against Russia.
Acting Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed further deepening of defense cooperation and sanctions policy during a meeting in Kyiv with U.S. Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg.
In Vinnytsia, as a result of a Russian drone attack on Wednesday night, July 16, the GreenCool plant, which manufactures refrigerators and ice cream freezers, was damaged.
In Dobropillia, Donetsk Region, the number of people injured as a result of the Russian air strike on the evening of Tuesday, July 16, rose to 27, with two people killed.