Starting midweek, on July 30, a wave of heat will begin moving into Ukraine. Residents of the western regions will feel the rise in temperature first. Daytime highs there will range from +23° to +28°, while in Zakarpattia the air may warm up to +30°. Almost the entire country will enjoy dry and sunny weather. Only the northeastern areas are expected to see variable cloud cover with a chance of lingering showers. • In Kyiv, the weather will be clear today. Nighttime temperatures will drop to

Since 2013, the pedestal at the foot of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv has stood conspicuously bare. The worn structure is streaked with white paint and graffiti. A Ukrainian trident has been fixed in the spot where Lenin once towered, looking out over the city during the decades of Soviet rule. During the Maidan revolution, protesters brought the statue down and shattered it with sledgehammers, marking a decisive break with the pro-Russian leadership of the time. In June, President