Subpar first aid kits on the front line and millions from the budget for TV series: highlights

Poor quality first aid kits

Doctor Roman Shtybel said that about a week ago, various brigades on the front line began receiving low-quality first aid kits. Volunteers note that there has already been a case when the tourniquets broke while trying to stop the bleeding.

At the same time, the Medical Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says it did not purchase such kits, they came as international medical aid from partners. After complaints, the tourniquets were sent for examination.

$900,000 for TV series from Gorbunov

Following the results of an artistic competition, the state will allocate UAH 33 million ($893,500) for the comedy series "SMT Inhulets" from the company of TV presenter Yuriy Horbunov. Some Ukrainians criticized this decision, believing that public funds should be better spent on the needs of the Armed Forces.

Horbunov confirmed that the 24-episode comedy will receive UAH 33 million ($893,500) from the state. He added: "Experts know that this is a very small amount of money. And the military 'want positivity' and 'humor'."

In total, 53 projects from 32 producers won the competition; 17 contracts worth over UAH 150 million ($4 million) have already been signed.

NBU begins nationalizing Sense Bank

The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to withdraw Sense Bank (formerly Alfa-Bank) from the market and has addressed the government with a proposal to expropriate it. The bank's ultimate owners are Russian citizens who are under sanctions by the EU and other countries for supporting aggression against Ukraine,

New strikes

Russian occupation forces have once again attacked southern Ukraine. Odesa and Mykolaiv were hit by missiles, including ports, berths, residential buildings, and retail chains. The occupiers launched 19 cruise missiles and 19 kamikaze drones. Air defense destroyed 5 cruise missiles and 13 Shahed drones.

One person was killed in Odesa as a result of night assault, and 8 people were reported injured. The occupiers attacked ports operating under the "grain deal" and destroyed an administrative building in the city center. The building of the Chinese Consulate General was also damaged.

An elderly woman and her husband were killed in Mykolaiv. Another 18 people were injured. Residential high-rise buildings in the city center, garages of citizens and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed as a result of Russian actions.

In addition, the Russians attacked Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, where a 40-year-old civilian man was killed, and a children's camp in Sumy, where buildings were destroyed.

HACCU upholds Knyazev's detention

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Knyazev will remain in custody. The High Anti-Corruption Court Appeals Chamber did not satisfy his appeal against the preventive measure.

The pre-trial restriction for Knyazev is valid until September 8. If he posts bail in the amount of UAH 75 million ($2 million), he will be subject to a number of procedural obligations.

Danger in Black Sea

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry is asking the international community to take measures to guarantee safe navigation in the Black Sea after Russia's threats and withdrawal from the grain deal.

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has mirrored Russia's threats: It stated that all ships moving to Russian seaports and temporarily occupied Ukrainian ports will be treated as military cargo carriers "with all the corresponding risks."

Other news:

• Ukraine is using cluster munitions provided by the United States - WP.
• The Rada Committee supported Zelenskyy's bill on the English language without clauses on cinema and television.
• Law enforcers conduct investigative actions at facilities related to developer Kyivmiskbud, the company president said.
• The State Bureau of Investigation has completed its investigation into the case of food procurement for the Armed Forces.
• A blogger who was late Kherson collaborator Kirill Stremousov's "right hand man" was detained in Odesa - SBU.
• 1,000 bodies have been found in the de-occupied parts of Kharkiv Oblast. Among the dead are civilians, Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers and Russian troops.
• The International Red Cross condemned the actions of the Belarusian Red Cross, which facilitated the abduction of Ukrainian children, claiming they "were not warned".