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UNESCO has confirmed damage to 274 cultural sites in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion. — Ukrinform.

Work is continuing to decommunize Kyiv’s iconic Motherland Monument, the 102-meter-tall Soviet-era statue looming over the banks of the Dnipro River, which bore the Soviet crest on its shield.

As a result of the full-scale invasion, 1,605 objects of cultural infrastructure have been already damaged or destroyed. — Ukrinform.

Digging deep into the Volyn quartz mine, near the city of Zhytomyr in Ukraine, scientists have discovered the oldest three-dimensional microfossils ever found – trapped in time some 1.5 billion years ago.

On average, 75% of residential property developers in Ukraine have resumed work on construction sites, while 82% have relaunched sales, according to July 2023 statistics from the LUN housing rental and purchase service.

As of July 25, 2023, as a result of Russian aggression, 1,605 cultural infrastructure facilities have been damaged, excluding cultural heritage sites. Of these, more than a third (589 objects) was destroyed, according to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces launched a significant mechanized counteroffensive operation in western Zaporizhia Oblast on July 26 and appear to have broken through certain pre-prepared Russian defensive positions south of Orikhiv. Russian sources, including the

An air-raid warning was issued in several oblasts on the night of 26-27 July due to the threat of Russian drones and missiles being launched. Source: Map of air-raid warnings; Ukraine's Air Force Details: An air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy and Vinnytsia oblasts.

Bad weather has resulted in the shutdown of interstate interconnection lines with Moldova and Poland, transmission system operator Ukrenergo's trunk lines in Poltava, Lviv, Odesa, and Kyiv regions, and an autotransformer at a 330 kV substation in Zhytomyr region, the Energy Ministry said.

Falling debris from two intercepted Russian Kalibr cruise missiles over a suburb of the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia injured five people, regional governor Serhiy Borzov reported on Telegram on June 27.