The chairman of the supervisory board of the Kiev Aviation Institute (KAI) State University and founder of the Kontora Pi public organization, Petr Chernyshov, has announced the names of six of the eight candidates for the position of KAI president.
“Two candidates have decided not to disclose their names at this stage, so we are currently referring to them as Candidate X and Candidate Y. This is their legal right, and we respect it. We are maintaining a balance between the transparency of the process and the human right to privacy until the winner of the competition is announced,” he said in a Telegram channel.
The candidates for the position of president are: Andriy Andrikevich, chairman of the Industry Committee of the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry, formerly a lecturer in strategic management at Visotsky Consulting; Yuriy Korolev, IT entrepreneur, employee of AJAX, formerly associate professor at the University of Customs and Finance; First Vice-Rector of the State University of Information Technologies and Communications, former Head of the Department of Information Technology Security at the National Aviation University, Alexander Korchenko; Head of the Red Huber NGO; former representative of Ukraine in the European Student Union, Vladimir Ksenich; Acting President of the Kiev Aviation Institute, Ksenia Semenova; Associate Professor of the Department of Automation and Energy Management at the Kiev Aviation Institute, Sergei Tovkach.
Interviews with candidates will be held on August 26 and 27, 2025.
The action plan of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which provides for the development of arms production, social support for veterans, and stable economic policy, will be presented on Monday, announced Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko.
“Tomorrow we will present the government’s action plan – a comprehensive program with specific measures and goals. Our priorities remain unchanged: strengthening the defense forces, developing arms production, social support and programs for veterans, assistance to frontline regions and IDPs, stable economic policy, recovery, and energy security. Everything we do is aimed at supporting Ukrainians,” Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram on Sunday.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will also join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Union leaders at a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on August 18.
“On August 18, 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will visit Washington, D.C. The Secretary General will participate in a meeting hosted by President Donald J. Trump with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and other European leaders,” the alliance’s headquarters said on Sunday.
The Italian national news agency ANSA reports that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be in Washington on Monday to attend a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House “together with Volodymyr Zelensky, Ursula von der Leyen, and other European leaders.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have confirmed their participation in the meeting.
“Tomorrow I am traveling to Washington with President Zelensky and other European heads of state and government. We will exchange views with US President Trump on peace efforts, security guarantees, territorial issues, and further support for Ukraine,” Merz wrote on Telegram on Sunday.
“Finnish President Alexander Stubb will participate in a meeting on peace in Ukraine on Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C., USA,” the Office of the President of Finland announced.
As reported, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to discuss all details regarding the end of the war with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, August 18.
Short-term rain and thunderstorms are expected on Monday, August 18, in most central regions, at night in Zakarpattia, Kyiv, and Sumy regions, and during the day in Kharkiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv regions. The rest of the country will remain dry.
According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, the wind will be mainly northwesterly, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night will be 11-16°, during the day 19-24°; in the south and southeast of the country at night 14-19°, during the day 27-32°.
In Kyiv, there will be no precipitation on August 18. The wind will be northwesterly, 7-12 m/s. The temperature at night will be 14-16°, during the day 21-23°.
According to the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, during all meteorological observations in Kyiv, the highest daytime temperature on August 18 was +36.2°C in 1946, and the lowest nighttime temperature was +7.4°C in 1919.
On Tuesday, August 19, there will be no precipitation throughout Ukraine. The wind will be northwesterly, 5-10 m/s. The temperature at night will be 9-14°, during the day 21-26°; in the southern part at night 14-19°, during the day 24-29°. In Kyiv, the temperature at night will be 11-13°, during the day 24-26°.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb is likely to join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting with US President Donald Trump, according to the Politico news website, citing unnamed diplomats and a source familiar with the matter.
“According to two European diplomats and a person familiar with the matter, there are plans to send at least one of Trump’s favorite interlocutors, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, along with Zelensky when he arrives in Washington on Monday for a meeting with Trump. The idea is that Stubb can help prevent any conflicts between Trump and Zelensky and convince the US president to include Europe in any further negotiations,” Politico writes.
“President Donald Trump’s friendly attitude toward Vladimir Putin on Friday has raised concerns among European leaders that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not receive the same warm welcome. And they are taking steps to improve Kiev’s chances,” the publication notes.
As reported, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to discuss all the details of ending the war with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, August 18.
A significant queue of cars has formed at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border at the Luzhanka checkpoint (Zakarpattia region). According to eyewitnesses, motorists are forced to wait for many hours under the scorching sun, and traffic is moving extremely slowly — on average, three cars per hour.
People waiting in line complain about the unbearable conditions: lack of basic infrastructure, shortage of drinking water, and lengthy paperwork.
Many note that Ukrainian border guards are sluggish, which leads to a critical slowdown in traffic flow.
“We arrived at the border at 5:30 in the morning, we’ve been standing in the heat for eight hours, the line isn’t moving, this is mockery of citizens,” said a woman in line.
Eyewitnesses emphasize that this situation at the border is damaging Ukraine’s image and actually jeopardizing normal traffic with neighboring EU countries. “We’ve been standing here for over eight hours, the cars are barely moving, border guards are letting through a few cars an hour, and people aren’t being given any information,” one driver told local journalists.
Hundreds of cars periodically start honking en masse in protest against the inaction of border guards, but there is no response and no acceleration of the procedure for letting citizens through.
At the current pace of work at the checkpoint, people can spend a day or more at the border, which is unacceptable in the summer heat and with the high flow of volunteers, tourists, and transit passengers.
In this regard, an urgent response from the authorities is needed. The State Border Service and relevant ministries should immediately take measures to speed up the processing and ensure proper conditions for citizens. Otherwise, the Luzhanka checkpoint risks becoming a symbol of the inefficiency of the Ukrainian border control system.
