Completion of nationalization of Sense Bank and suspicion to Odesa military enlistment officer: highlights for July 22

Suspicion to Odesa military officer

The former head of the Odesa Regional Recruitment Center, Yevhen Borysov, was served a notice of suspicion in the case of illegal enrichment. The former official faces up to 10 years in prison, but his whereabouts are currently being clarified.

According to the NACP, Borysov illegally enriched himself to the tune of UAH 188 million. In particular, he was found to have a €4.5 million mansion and office in Spain, which belong to his mother and wife.

Sense Bank officially became the property of the state

Sense Bank has become state-owned. This step is expected to help protect the interests of the bank's depositors and avoid threats to financial stability in Ukraine, the National Bank says.

Dmytro Kuzmin has been appointed chairman of the board. Previously, he was the chairman of the board of Universal Bank.

Ryanair is ready to resume flights to Ukraine

Ryanair is ready to resume flights to Ukraine before the end of the war or as early as 2023, if the Ukrainian authorities can convince European security authorities. The airline is talking about limited flights to Kyiv and Lviv.

Ryanair CEO is confident that this is possible and cited the example of Israel: “We operate in Israel and beyond. We fly to Tel Aviv airport. From time to time, missiles are heard from the West Bank, and Hamas launches missiles. So, anything is possible.”

Russian ambassador summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador after Vladimir Putin said that Poland's western lands were a “gift from Stalin”. The Polish Foreign Ministry considered the words of the Russian president as a provocation and a threat. They also condemned the attempt to revise history and use it for propaganda and hybrid warfare.

Melting permafrost crater in the Russian Far East

In the footage taken by a drone, experts have noticed the melting of the world's largest permafrost crater, Batagaika, in the Russian Far East. This is due to global warming.

Scientists say that Russia is heating up at least 2.5 times faster than the rest of the world. This is melting the frozen tundra, which covers about 65% of the country's territory, and releasing greenhouse gases stored in the melted soil.

New attacks

On the night of July 22, after midnight, Russian occupation forces attacked several settlements in Donetsk Oblast. Eight people were killed, including two children.

In Sumy Oblast, one person was killed and four were injured by Russian shelling. The village of Uhroidy, on the border with Russia, came under fire. The occupiers also dropped explosives on the town of Seredyna-Buda, where two civilians were injured near the “Point of Invincibility”.

In Kherson Oblast, Russian troops attacked the village of Zmiivka in the Beryslav community of Kherson Oblast with aircraft. The houses were damaged, and one local resident lost contact with the authorities.

In Kharkiv Oblast, the occupiers attacked the town of Kupiansk, killing a woman. The village of Dvorichna also came under fire, where one civilian was killed and another wounded.

DW cameraman was wounded and a soldier killed

Deutsche Welle cameraman Yevhen Shylko was wounded by Russian cluster munitions near Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast while filming a report.

The shelling also killed a Ukrainian soldier and seriously injured several others.

Other news:

• US intelligence “has no doubt” that Russia has already moved some nuclear weapons to Belarus. But they do not see any risks there.
• Ukrainian company is to present a new reconnaissance drone in Turkey.
• Near Moscow, a man in camouflage seized a house and announced his intention to “reach the Kremlin”. He was killed.
• In Kyiv, a man offered police officers to use drugs with him. He was detained and the drugs were seized.
• The State Border Guard Service said that there are about five thousand mercenaries of the Wagner PMC in Belarus.
• The first street named after Zelenskyy appeared in the UK.