Current events

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the ceremony of transfer and acceptance of a new safe confinement (NSC) over the destroyed unit № 4 of Chernobyl NPP state-owned specialized enterprise. As the Head of State noted, the building was created by joint efforts of dozens of countries to protect the planet and humanity from the global problem that has no borders - radiation pollution.

"The Decree will begin the transformation of the Exclusion Zone into one of the growth points of a new Ukraine. First of all, we will create a "green corridor" for tourists and remove preconditions for corruption," the President noted during his visit to Chernobyl on July 10.

It was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Boryspil on July 10, answering a question about NewsOne TV channel, which recently intended to hold a teleconference with one of the Russian channels.

On July 10, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Boryspil multiprofile hospital for intensive care in Kyiv region. A series of violations and inconsistencies with normative requirements have been registered in its activity and sanitation conditions. Many rooms are not renovated. And among those visited by the Head of State, the therapeutics department and dining facility are in the worst conditions. These are obsolete buildings that require major renovations. In addition, the patient capacity of the institution is not enough.

According to Decree № 509/2019 signed by the Head of State on July 10, Mykhailo Bno-Airiian became Kyiv RSA Head. Volodymyr Zelensky presented a certificate to the new RSA Head in Boryspil during a meeting with the officials of the Kyiv region.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided not to hold a military parade on Independence Day. Instead, 300 million hryvnias will be allocated to the money reward for the troops. The President stated this in his video address.

Ukraine is ready to start rebuilding the bridge near Stanytsia Luhanska in the near future. This was stated during a briefing on the results of the 21st Ukraine-EU Summit on July 8 by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

At the 21st Ukraine-EU Summit, the parties summed up the results of the Ukraine-EU relations and  discussed plans and priorities for the future. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that the future was impossible without peace in Ukraine.

Already in the near future, Ukraine will ask the EU countries not to give us money to fight corruption, but to facilitate the extradition of top corrupt officials - fugitives. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference on the results of the 21st Ukraine-EU Summit on July 8 in Kyiv.