Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023 in connection with the activities of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), which was co-founded by Golos's legal predecessor, the Golos association.
Ukraine's underground storage facilities are currently using 19.4% of their capacity. Almost 32%, or 2.79 bcm, less gas is available in the storages than in the previous year, according to the estimates.
The majority of Ukrainians, 71%, do not support holding elections before a full peace deal, even in the case of a ceasefire and security guarantees, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 14.
"He'd like me to be there, and that's a possibility. ... I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Qatar, Reuters reported.
Trump has long demanded that NATO allies increase their military spending, previously calling for the alliance to raise its benchmark from 2% to 5% of GDP.
More than 1,000 Russian government entities and 1,200 private companies are involved in the economy of occupied Mariupol, a major southeastern city occupied by Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, according to a research paper published on May 14.
The measures target almost 200 ships of Russia's "shadow fleet," 30 companies involved in sanctions evasion, 75 sanctions on entities and individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex, and more.
The government has approved "reform roadmaps in the rule of law, public administration, and democratic institutions, as well as Ukraine’s negotiation position," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The statement did not name the ex-official by name, but details of the case indicate it relates to Oleh Hladkovsky, a former deputy secretary of Ukraine's top security body who has been wanted since mid-April.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had appealed to his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, to ask Putin if he was willing to conclude a peace agreement.
The aftermath of a Russian attack against Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast on July 19, 2024. (Governor Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)
Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least seven civilians and injured at least 25, including children, regional authorities reported early on July 19.
In Donetsk Oblast, five people were killed and seven injured over the past day, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin.
Three civilians were killed in Hrodivka and two in Pleshchiivka, while three were injured in Myrnohrad, two in Velyka Novosilka, one in Zalizne, and one in the Mykolaivka village, the governor said.
Russia launched an attack against the Kharkiv Oblast town of Chuhuiv early in the morning on July 19, injuring nine people, including a 14-year-old child, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
According to Syniehubov, the attack destroyed nine cars, damaged multiple residential buildings, and damaged an administrative building.
In Kherson Oblast, two people were killed and eight injured, including a child, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. A television tower, a mobile dispensary, high-rise buildings, houses, gas pipelines, and other property were damaged.
One of the two fatalities occurred on the morning of July 19, when a Russian attack killed a 72-year-old woman in the town of Bilozerka.
In Sumy Oblast, a woman was injured during a Russian drone attack against the Nova Sloboda community overnight on July 19, the regional military administration reported.
Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts also came under attack, but no casualties were reported.
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
