Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, said that, according to his sources in the Russian-occupied city, between 50 to 100 bodies are discovered under "every two out of five multi-storied apartment buildings." Some of the bodies were reportedly taken to the local landfill. “It's an endless caravan of death,” said Andriushchenko.
Zelensky has said the meeting would focus on three key issues — the return of prisoners of war, the return of abducted children, and preparations for a leaders' summit.
"We see what people expect from state institutions — ensured justice and the effective functioning of each institution," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The attack followed the publication of a critical editorial and in-depth coverage of the government's push to expand the prosecutor general's control over key anti-corruption agencies.
Member of Zelensky’s Servant of the People faction, Anastasia Radina, discusses signing of controversial bill impacting Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions.
"The President of the European Commission (Ursula von der Leyen) was in contact with President Zelensky about these latest developments," European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier said.
A Dutch court overturned seizure orders on Russian energy giant Gazprom's local assets, which had been imposed following lawsuits filed by two Ukrainian companies, Reuters reports on July 22, citing a published ruling on the court's website.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) suspects 31 sitting or former members of the current parliament of corruption.
The talks are expected to begin at 7 p.m. local time at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul.
Russia launched 71 drones from multiple directions overnight. Air defenses shot down 27 drones, and 18 were lost or intercepted by electronic warfare, the Air Force said.
The legislation, swiftly pushed through by President Volodymyr Zelensky's lawmakers on July 22 and signed by the president the same day, "crossed red lines" for Brussels, European Pravda reported, citing EU sources.
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi did not reveal Ukraine's casualties in Kursk Oblast but said Russia's losses were significantly greater.
