Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko has named prosthetics as one of the main tasks of Ukrainian social policy and announced the launch of grants for manufacturers of bionic prostheses.
“Prosthetics is one of the main tasks in social policy today. Our task is to ensure that everyone who needs it, both military and civilian, receives a high-quality prosthesis on time,” Svyrydenko wrote on Facebook on Sunday morning.
She reported that last week she held meetings with rehabilitation specialists, manufacturers, and center directors. “We see that many people are forced to wait for prosthetics or face poor-quality care. Therefore, we have tasked the Ministry of Social Policy and the Ministry of Health with developing a clear plan to resolve these issues,” the head of government wrote.
Svyrydenko also visited the Ukrainian production facility Esper Bionics and called it “an example of technology that is truly changing lives.”
“We want this market to develop. We want to see more Ukrainian manufacturers. Therefore, the government plans to launch grants for bionic prostheses,” she said.
Additional summer trains will run in August, according to the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC.
In particular, train No. 708/707 Odessa-Vinnytsia will depart from Odessa and Vinnytsia on August 1 and 3.
Trains No. 740/739 Kyiv-Kryvyi Rih and No. 753/754 Kryvyi Rih-Kyiv will run on July 31, as well as on August 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10.
Train No. 275/276 Kyiv – Vinnytsia will depart from Kyiv and Vinnytsia on August 1 and 3.
The agency said that compartment cars with seats will be used on the routes and urged passengers to choose their seats carefully and pay attention to the note that there will be no linen on these trains.
“Tickets for most trains are available on all official railway resources. Tickets for trains to/from Kryvyi Rih will go on sale soon,” the agency emphasized.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with US President Donald Trump on Sunday to discuss the prospects for a trade agreement between the EU and the US. Von der Leyen announced this on Platform X on Friday evening.
“After a productive conversation with the US president, we agreed to meet in Scotland on Sunday to discuss transatlantic trade relations and how we can keep them strong,” von der Leyen wrote on X.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Taras Kachka has met with civil society experts for the second time in a week to discuss preserving the full functionality of the law-enforcement and anti-corruption systems.
According to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the key issue on the agenda is the discussion of the draft law No. 13533 on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and some legislative acts of Ukraine on strengthening the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) submitted by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to the Verkhovna Rada.
“Thank you for your willingness to open dialog and cooperation. Thanks, in particular, to your expertise and preliminary consultations it was possible as quickly as possible to work out a draft of legislative changes aimed at responding to the challenges and ensure the institutional independence of the anti-corruption system,” – quotes Kachka press service.
He emphasized that such interaction between the public sector and civil society is already becoming systemic, and noted that further regular coordination with representatives of civil society is planned.
It is noted that during the meeting the parties also discussed the issues of realization of transformations provided for by the Roadmap in the field of the rule of law – in particular related to the further functioning of law enforcement agencies.
As reported, on July 24, President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced a bill to the Verkhovna Rada regarding the powers of NABU and SAP.
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On Friday, the multinational military exercise Agile Spirit began in Georgia, which is being held for the twelfth time. The exercise is being held at the Krtsanisi base, where the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center is located.
The Agile Spirit 2025 exercise is being held in two countries – Georgia and Turkey – to help strengthen regional cooperation, according to the Georgian Ministry of Defense.
The exercises began in Turkey on July 21 with a joint airborne operation by the United States and Turkey. In addition to the military of Turkey, the United States, and Georgia, the military of eight other countries will take part in the exercises that opened in Georgia.
At the opening ceremony, General Terry Tillis, commander of the 7th U.S. Army Training Command in Europe and Africa, said that “this is a strategic exercise that allows for increased interoperability between military personnel from different countries.”
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Switzerland is maintaining its level of involvement in helping Ukraine with humanitarian response despite the global recession in donor support, said Serge Umov, Head of Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
“As for Switzerland, I am pleased to announce that we are not reducing our humanitarian commitments. Our assistance is not as large as that provided by the United States and other European partners. But we are maintaining our involvement for at least the next few years. We do not plan to reduce our efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine,“ said Serge Umov during a roundtable discussion titled ”Humanitarian Action in War: Protection of Personnel, Innovation and Influence on World Politics” at Interfax-Ukraine.
At the same time, according to the representative of the Swiss Agency, the current crisis opens up opportunities to rethink approaches to humanitarian response.
“We will need, and we are already doing, to change some things in our approaches and the way we operate. Every crisis also opens up new opportunities,” he added.
He called localization of humanitarian aid and support for the capacity of Ukrainian organizations one of the priorities of the conditions.
