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A resident of Vinnytsia had been holding his "mother's tenant" captive. He transported the victim to his farm, chained him with handcuffs, and restrained him with a chain.

On Saturday, July 1st, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, a road accident occurred. The driver of a Daewoo Sens crashed into an iron fence, resulting in the car catching fire.

In Pokrov, Dnipropetrovsk region, centralized water supply is being launched, but the use of water is currently prohibited. This information was reported on July 2 on the city council's website.

On the night of July 2, 2023, Russian occupiers launched an attack on Ukraine using Iranian combat drones of the "Shahed" type and three cruise missiles of the "Kalibr" type.

On June 30, near the third clinic in Poltava, healthcare workers and residents gathered in protest. The reason for the protest is the planned merger of the clinic with the third municipal hospital, which will result in job cuts for some of the staff.

The religious community of the village of Talianky in Zvenyhorodka district, Cherkasy region, has made a decision to transition from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The National Commission for State Language Standards recommends changing the names of over 1,400 villages, towns, and cities in Ukraine. The decision includes 24 appendices with recommendations for each region separately. In Cherkasy region, 22 village and town names are part of this list of recommended changes.

In Odessa, part of the building of the former Maternity Hospital No. 6 near Shevchenko Park, which is an architectural monument, has been partially dismantled. The building is a two-story mansion once owned by Gavsevich.

An inspector from the Odessa Customs demanded a bribe from a representative of a charitable foundation in order to influence his colleague, an official at another customs checkpoint, to prevent the creation of artificial obstacles by customs employees during the customs clearance of humanitarian aid for Ukrainian defenders.

Parishioners of the Holy Presentation Parish of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in Cherkasy Region attacked the video operator of the local publication "18000," Maxim Tkachenko, and damaged editorial equipment. In response to the obstruction of journalistic activities, law enforcement authorities have initiated a criminal investigation.

In a private zoo in Poltava, a lion attacked a man on June 29th. The victim is currently in the intensive care unit.

The driver of a passenger car lost control of the vehicle, colliding with a metal guardrail. The car veered off the road and overturned. A minor passenger in the car tragically lost their life due to the injuries sustained in the accident.