Andrey Kosynko

💸 Ukraine launches an experiment on direct payments for vulnerable IDPs. 📌 Essence of the innovation: Budget funds for care and living will be transferred not to orphanages, but to personal accounts of the elderly and people with disabilities. 🔹 The project is supervised by the Ministry of Social Policy. 🔹 Payments will be made by the Fund for Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities. 🔹 Those who already receive assistance do not need to re-register. 🏠 In August, new rules regarding housing vouchers and mortgages are also in effect. Update your data in the registry!

🚨 Russia has halted production of 'Geran-3' drones. 📉 The HUR MoD of Ukraine reports that jet drones were only a transitional model. Now the focus has shifted to 'Geran-4' with a new airframe and Telefly LX-WP-160 engine. 🔍 Intelligence revealed the 'guts': 45 foreign components were found in one drone, 22 of which are American. 🛡️ In response, the Armed Forces of Ukraine presented the ZIRKA interception system, created to combat high-speed jet aircraft.

📱 **Social tariffs for pensioners in Ukraine 2026: overview of offers** Major operators have adapted conditions for people 55+: 🔹 **lifecell**: "Care" tariff — 190 UAH/month. Online activation via Bank ID. 🔹 **Vodafone**: "Respect" campaign — Flexx Go tariff for 200 UAH with number retention. 🔹 **Kyivstar**: "ALL TOGETHER Comfort" package — 220 UAH. Includes home internet and medical services. Communication is becoming more accessible for the older generation! #telecom #pensioners #ukraine2026

🇺🇦 Pension in 2026: Why work experience is no longer the main factor? From August 2, new rules apply in Ukraine: work experience is credited even if the employer has not paid contributions, but has submitted a report. The pension amount now depends on a formula taking into account the salary for 60 months before 2000 or the entire period from 2000. 📉 Same work experience ≠ same pension. 📄 Read in the longread how the new payment mathematics works.

🔫 In Ukraine, 23,132 units of weapons and 14 million rounds of ammunition have been declared! 🇺🇦 Police remind: if you find weapons, call 102, and visit the station within 24 hours. You can keep it or surrender it. Statistics as of August 2026. #Ukraine #Weapons #Police #Safety

🇨🇴 Colombia: Death toll from 7.4 magnitude earthquake exceeds 250. This is the strongest earthquake in 100 years. The cities of Pereira and Cali are suffering, the Chocó region is isolated. President De La Espriella promises help.

🚀 The Bank of Russia has allowed the purchase of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT on exchanges! 📌 Limit for retail investors: 300k RUB/year. 📌 Qualified investors — no restrictions. 📌 The law comes into force on September 1, 2026. #cryptocurrency #CentralBank #Bitcoin #Ethereum #finance

🌑 Eclipse on August 12, 2026 in Spain: 6 million tourists, 660 sites, but fire risk — 200k ha already burned in 2026! 🔥 #eclipse #Spain #fires

🔥 Khabib Nurmagomedov admits: he and his team lost millions of dollars due to support for Palestine. 'Money is nothing compared to human life,' declared the UFC legend. 🇵🇸 #Khabib #UFC #Palestine #Sports #Morality

🇬🇧 The UK Ministry of Defence is considering restoring direct communication channels with the Russian Ministry of Defence to reduce escalation risks. 🚢 Against the backdrop of incidents in the English Channel and airspace, British military analysts emphasize the importance of technical dialogue. 📜 In accordance with international conventions, data exchange between military structures is standard practice. #UnitedKingdom #RussianMoD #EnglishChannel #Deescalation

🇺🇦 Mykhailo Kokhan won bronze at the 2026 EC in Birmingham! 🥇 In the hammer throw final, the Ukrainian showed a result of 79.49 m, taking third place. This is already Kokhan's third medal at continental championships. #EuropeanChampionships2026 #MykhailoKokhan #UkraineSports

🚨 Fuel crisis in Russia: within 24 hours, gasoline restrictions have been introduced in three more regions. Strikes on refineries have led to fuel shortages in Krasnoyarsk and Bashkortostan, while Sochi and Lipetsk are urging citizens to give up private cars. 📉 Diesel and AI-92 shortages are hitting agriculture. 🇷🇺 Putin continues his visits, where gasoline is specifically brought in.

⚡️ New Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sector: DTEK halts gas production in Poltava region. 📍 On August 11, 2026, Russian forces struck a DTEK Naftogaz gas production facility in the Poltava region. The enterprise's operations have been suspended. 🔥 Amidst the heat, network restoration continues in Odesa following a massive strike on August 9. 2,600 households remain without power. 🛠️ Attacks are aimed at disrupting plans to increase gas production and cooperation with American partners (Halliburton, Baker Hughes).

🇨🇳 China warns the US: new sanctions against Russia will backfire on Washington itself. Beijing called the policy of pressure ineffective. 🇺🇸 The US Senate supported Lindsey Graham's bill with tough measures: 🚫 Sanctions against Russian banks. 🚫 Investment ban. 💰 Tariffs up to 500% on goods from Russia and up to 100% on Russia's partner countries. 🇪🇺 The EU expanded the sanctions list by 5 people due to attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure. 📉 Experts debate: are sanctions effective or do they just push Russia into China's embrace?

🏗️ **ENSO Collapse: Investors Prepare for Lawsuits**. Construction of elite residential complexes Poetica, Fjord, and Diadans in Kyiv has been halted. According to media reports, the developer's management has left Ukraine. 🔹 **The Core Issue:** Investors cannot make claims directly to the developer due to a complex financing scheme through funds. 🔹 **Actions:** Buyers are forming initiative groups and filing lawsuits against financing funds. 🔹 **Status:** Work is frozen; promises of "new people" have not been fulfilled. #realestate #kyiv #construction #enso #investments

🚨 Russian forces launched an airstrike on Sumy: one dead, 20+ houses destroyed. Strikes hit the Zarechne and Kovpakivskyi districts. Emergency services are still working. #Sumy #Attack #Ukraine

🚨 German investigators have discovered a critical antenna on a tree near the Ukrainian An-124 in Leipzig. The device was likely used to amplify the control signal for a kamikaze drone. 🧬 DNA traces found on the explosive canister and the drone itself lead to Lithuania. This could link the attack to a network of "disposable agents" controlled by the GRU. 🇷🇺 The investigation is checking Russia's involvement, relying on the similarity of methods to attacks in Birmingham and Warsaw two years ago. A recruited Ukrainian who collected drone parts in Germany figures in the case. #Leipzig #An124 #Investigation #Sabotage #Ukraine

🔥 UPL Round 2: "Carpathy" crushed LNZ 3:0, match in Odesa cancelled due to an attack. Symbolic team of the round: Denys Marchenko, Vladyslav Babohlo, Matvey Ponomarenko. Kaivan Elias leads the scoring race. The third round starts on Friday! ⚽️🇺🇦