At its meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the privatization terms for the Odesa Port Plant, as well as the sale of two sanctioned assets: the Demurinsky Mining and Processing Plant and Motordetal-Konotop LLC.

The updated decision of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on sectoral sanctions against Russia's financial sector extends restrictions to virtual assets, digital financial services, and other infrastructure that Russia uses for international transactions to circumvent sanctions.

Ambassadors of EU member states again failed to agree on the final content of the 21st sanctions package against Russia, but they did agree to extend the deadline for the price cap on Russian oil from July 15 to July 23.

The European Union is planning to continue assisting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the light of the Russian attacks ahead of the winter, committing to allocate EUR 920 million to this end.

The Russian petrochemical complex Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat in the Urals, one of the largest in the country, shut down on Tuesday following an attack by Ukrainian drones.

As of the morning of July 15, Russian attacks have left consumers without electricity in four Ukrainian regions, while more than 50 settlements in seven regions remain without power due to severe weather.

Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has suffered another blackout – its tenth since the beginning of 2026. External power has since been restored.