22 July 2026
UNESCO has kept three Ukrainian sites – the Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings and Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Historic Centre of Lviv, and the Historic Centre of Odesa – on the List of World Heritage in Danger, recognizing the direct threat posed by Russia's aggression.
The State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Affairs and Freedom of Conscience (DESS) has completed an investigation into whether the Pochaiv Holy Dormition Lavra has signs of affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), a foreign religious organization whose activities are prohibited in Ukraine.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's White Angel police evacuation units have rescued more than 38,000 people, including over 10,000 children.
Combat medics returning from military service will be able to continue saving lives by joining Ukraine's civilian healthcare system.
Anti-drone netting has already been installed over 12.5 km of roads on the outskirts of Sumy, and the protective work is ongoing.
21 July 2026
Russia struck a UNICEF warehouse in the Kyiv region where humanitarian aid intended for Ukrainian children and families affected by the war was being stored.
During exhumation work on the site of the former village of Volia Ostrovetska in the Volyn region, the remains of 38 people who died during World War II were discovered.
A Liberian-flagged vessel traveling from Egypt to Ukraine was struck off the coast of Romania in an attack likely linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
On Tuesday, July 21, Ukraine will see variable cloudiness, with rain and thunderstorms in most regions, and hail and gusts of 15–20 m/s in some areas.
The demographic situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine is deteriorating: the aggressor state, Russia, continues a deliberate policy of ethnocide aimed at erasing Ukrainian identity and replacing the local population with Russians and migrants from Central Asia, the North Caucasus, and other regions.
In the center of the capital, on the square near the Franko Theater, as well as in other cities across Ukraine, rallies against the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine’s defense minister have been taking place for the fifth consecutive day.
20 July 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state honors to 472 National Guard servicemen, police officers, rescuers, and border guards, 172 of them posthumously.
The relics of St. John the Baptist have been brought to the city of Kalush in the Carpathian region. The relics were delivered to the Church of St. Michael the Archangel of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church by Bishop Irenaeus Bilyk, a papal canon of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has backed excluding Ukrainian men of draft age from the EU’s automatic temporary protection mechanism, arguing that evading military service should not qualify someone for asylum.
U.S. Marshals arrested internet personalities and businessmen Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami on July 18 at the request of the United Kingdom, where they face charges including rape and human trafficking.
19 July 2026
Christopher Nolan's film "Odyssey" grossed $264.1 million in global box office receipts in its first two days, setting another record opening for the director.
A rally against the dismissal of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has been taking place in Kyiv's Franko Square for the fourth consecutive day.
On Sunday, a memorial event will be held in the German capital to honor Ukrainian military artist Davyd Chychkan, who died from his wounds in 2025.
18 July 2026
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations and special envoy of Pope Leo XIV, visited the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv that destroyed residential buildings and claimed civilian lives.
Over the weekend, dry weather will prevail across Ukraine. Only the western regions, as well as Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions, are expected to see moderate rain, with locally heavy rain during the day, thunderstorms, and in some places hail and squalls.
In downtown Chicago, Illinois, Ukrainians held a symbolic rally to remind the world of the cost of Russian aggression.
17 July 2026
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Helen Kovalska and Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience (DESS) Viktor Yelenskyi met with a delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) led by its General Secretary, Rev. Prof. Jerry Pillay, who is visiting Ukraine.
Dry weather will prevail across most of Ukraine over the weekend, with only the western regions, as well as Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions, expected to experience moderate rainfall, locally heavy showers, thunderstorms, hail, and strong wind gusts.
The Ukrainian government has approved a resolution establishing a clear procedure for the mandatory evacuation of children from areas of active or potential hostilities when they are not accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has approved the National Anti-Fraud Strategy aimed at protecting the financial interests of Ukraine and the European Union, along with an implementation plan covering the period through 2028.
16 July 2026
A protest against the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov grew significantly larger on Thursday evening in central Kyiv.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergii Koretskyi has said the next heating season is likely to be more difficult than the previous one due to intensified Russian attacks, adding that the government is accelerating preparations for winter.
Counterintelligence and investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine have detained the CEO of a defense enterprise and his deputy for production, who are suspected of allowing ammunition to be stored in warehouses located near residential buildings in the city of Vyshneve, Kyiv region.
Due to repatriation efforts, the remains of 501 individuals, who the Russian side claims may be Ukrainian service members, have been returned to Ukraine.
Ukraine has consistently supported Poland's requests for search and exhumation work over the past two years by granting the necessary permits and facilitating the process. Another round of exhumation work is scheduled to take place in Lviv in August.