Tender to rebuild Okhmatdyt canceled, and Harris officially elected as Democratic candidate: highlights for August 2

Cancellation of the tender for the reconstruction of Okhmatdyt

The tender for the reconstruction of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital, the results of which caused a public outcry, will be canceled. The new tender will be held anew in the Prozorro electronic system in accordance with public procurement rules.

Okhmatdyt explained that during the selection process, three applicant companies scored more than 70 points out of 100, but two of them were “eliminated” due to signs of dishonesty and risks. That's why, they say, the third-ranked company, Bud-technology, was chosen.

Harris is officially a candidate for the US presidency

US Vice President Kamala Harris received enough votes from Democratic Party delegates to be nominated as the official presidential candidate. She can accept the nomination next week, on August 5.

Thus, Harris became the first black woman to be a Democratic presidential candidate and has a chance to be the first woman to lead the United States.

A house in the woods where Farion's attacker could have been hiding is found

Law enforcement officers have found a house in the woods in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Lviv where the attacker on Ukrainian linguist Iryna Farion could have been hiding.

Inside, they found plastic dishes, a mattress, two pillows and a bedspread, an ashtray with four cigarette butts, a pack of Mark cigarettes, a cardboard box with a candle, foil, two plastic cups and a piece of paper, and bedding.

Children's compartment car at Ukrzaliznytsia

Ukrzaliznytsia is launching ticket sales for the first children's compartment car, which will be running as part of the train No. 15/16 Kharkiv-Yasinia starting August 8. The car is equipped with playpens and changing tables in the restroom.

Ukrzaliznytsia says that it was equipped in such a way that the youngest passengers from 0 to 8 years old and their parents would feel comfortable, safe, and spend time in a fun way while travelling.

Language scandal in Odesa region

At the Burger Z restaurant in Zatoka, Odesa Oblast, a woman was refused service in Ukrainian and kicked out of the establishment. According to the victim, the restaurant played Russian-language music, and the handwritten menu was also in Russian.

During a conversation with the owner, he “aggressively defended the Russian language” and, according to the woman, said that he “doesn't care about your laws” regarding the Ukrainian language. A representative of the language ombudsman, Taras Kremen, has already responded to the situation.

Renaming of streets in cities

The Odesa Regional Military Administration responded to the words of Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov, who opposed the renaming of streets in the city.

According to Oleh Kiper, the head of the Regional Military Administration, there is no place in the current realities of the Ukrainian city for streets named after people who “received medals from Putin, collaborated with the KGB, or glorified the Soviet Union and its empire”.

Meanwhile, the head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, also opposed the renaming of the city's street names. In particular, changing the names of streets associated with the Second World War and the Afghanistan War, he said, would “harm the unity of our society in the face of the enemy”.

Other important news of the day

• Filatov's cursing: Zelenskyy responds to petition asking to criminalize this.
• All checkpoints on Ukraine's state border will be opened for military goods, Ministry of Finance reports.
• The Paton Institute says the trident on the Motherland Monument was welded without consulting them. The museum responded.
• Ukrainian athletes reach the high jump finals at the 2024 Olympics.
• The US is preparing to confront Iran's attack on Israel in the next few days, Axios reports.
• Ukraine has returned home the bodies of 250 more fallen defenders.