US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Ukraine does not have access to Starshield, but the White House did not order restrictions on Starlink operations for Ukrainian military forces.
Railway infrastructure and logistics supply chains for aid to Ukraine may become targets of Russian provocations, experts note.
The Russian platform VKontakte has officially confirmed that its data centre was hit by drones, while assuring that the service remains stable.
A major fire broke out in Volyn Oblast following explosions. People are being evacuated from the danger zone due to heavy smoke.
Head of Rivne OVA Oleksandr Koval reported a massive strike by Russian forces on the city and adjacent areas, resulting in damage to infrastructure facilities.
Arson at the historic Limoges town hall caused the tower to collapse and part of the roof to be destroyed. Experts must assess the damage to the site, which is listed in France's register of historic monuments.
The US administration decided to temporarily refrain from applying strict restrictive measures to avoid hindering the achievement of an agreement between Kyiv and Moscow.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that Kyiv currently has no access to the Starshield system and called reports of internet speed restrictions in Ukraine false.
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos announced the establishment of a joint working group. Its aim is to accelerate the rule of law reform processes and strengthen the fight against corruption in Ukraine. This decision was made following negotiations with Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi.
This refers to the implementation of laws included in the so-called Kachka-Kos package. No information has been received indicating that Brussels will postpone its demands regarding the reform of the State Bureau of Investigation and the prosecutor's office.
Despite Ukraine's acute need for additional financial resources, the EU maintains the linkage of part of the budgetary assistance to the fulfilment of specific reform tasks.
According to the updated version of the Ukraine Facility plan from July, Ukraine is obliged to complete the NABU reform by the end of 2026. This includes, in particular:
In addition, the plan includes changes to the prosecutor selection system and disciplinary accountability mechanisms. Failure to fulfil these obligations may lead to delays in the disbursement of certain tranches of European aid, although this does not imply the automatic cessation of all funding.
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