Russian-Ukrainian war
Russians damaged Kyiv’s main mosque in in a deadly overnight barrage
The Mission of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea reported that all the windows and doors in the mosque building were shattered. According to the mosque's mufti, Murat Suleymanov, a rocket landed just 50 meters from the structure, with falling debris causing additional destruction
From “soft power” to torture chambers: patterns of Russia’s seizure of new states based on Ukraine’s experience
ZMINA summarised the main highlights and recommendations included in the Special Report on the situation in the territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation
Russians target aid queue in Kharkiv Oblast: five dead, four wounded
Investigation shows that at approximately 10:30 on July 29, the armed forces of the Russian Federation struck the village of Novoplatonivka in Borova hromada
Russians kill elderly man with drone in Kharkiv Oblast and injure another
Another man was injured, and medical personnel took him to the hospital, where they are providing all the treatment he needs
Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine kills 3, injures 19 passengers
The wounded and the remaining passengers have been evacuated to a secure area
Russia targeted Sumy-Kharkiv-Dnipro line, killing 2 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and injuring civilians in other regions
The Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported that Russians injured three people in the Shostka hromada in the Sumy Oblast this nigh
Russia strikes hospital in Kharkiv, killing one person and injuring at least six others
Terekhov confirmed that six people were known to be injured in the attack. He later added that the strike also damaged a private house near the medical facility
Ukraine refutes Russia’s claims of “fully processing” list of abducted children
Yermak highlighted that Ukraine has deliberately maintained restrained public commentary to preserve space for substantive dialogue and avoid politicizing the sensitive humanitarian track. However, the President's Office provided a detailed explanation, as Yermak outlined, due to the "distorted and manipulative nature" of certain Russian claims
China supplies Russian military with drone engines under guise of refrigerators – Reuters
An internal document from Kupol showed that the company signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to produce more than 6,000 Garpiya-A1 this year, compared with 2,000 in 2024. The document states that Kupol had already delivered more than 1,500 drones by April
Ukraine proposes a leaders’ summit with Trump and Erdoğan by end of August, amidst direct talks with Russia in Istanbul
After the talks between the two countries, Russian propagandistic media, including pro-Kremlin Meduza, reported that Medinskyi announced that Ukraine and the Russian Federation's positions in the memorandum are "quite far from each other. Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy called this document an ultimatum
Russian attack on civilian car in Kherson Oblast kills two, injures two
The attack killed two men aged 44 and 45 and injured an 83-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, who were hospitalized with injuries of varying degrees of severity
Abolishing the independence of NABU and SAP contradicts Ukraine’s anti-corruption movement after the Revolution of Dignity – analysis by Agency for Legislative Initiatives
Legal experts from the Kyiv-based think tank argue that bill №12414's passage represents a significant regression, achieved through procedural violations. They note that Maksym Buzhanskyy, a deputy from the presidential "Servant of the People" party, introduced the controversial amendments at the last minute into a bill with an entirely different original purpose
Russian military kill 78-year-old woman in drone strike in the Sumy Oblast
The strikes set residential buildings ablaze
Russia targets school and clinic in deadly strike of Dnipropertrovsk, killing two people
The strike damaged an outpatient clinic, a school, and a cultural institution, authorities reported
Woman dies after stepping on Russian landmine in liberated part of Kherson Oblast
A 65-year-old woman stepped on a mine, causing an explosion. She suffered fatal injuries
Russian forces target multiple Ukrainian cities in overnight assault, woman killed in Odesa
Ukrainian authorities reported a "targeted hit", though they did not disclose the specific location
Russian drone strike kills 65-year-old woman in Kherson
Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, also expressed his condolences to the victim's family
Russian forces kill civilian, attack paramedics in Sumy Oblast
The drone struck at about 3:40 p.m. on a road within an area governed by the Stetskivka village council. Two brothers were traveling on a two-wheel tractor toward the Khotin hromada when a Russian drone hit them
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Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
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