Key developments on July 5-6: Drones reportedly attack Russia’s Black Sea fleet Pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia’s Far East, HUR source says Ukrainian drone strike on Russian airfield hits bomb depot, aircraft Ukraine hits Russian electronic warfare facility making Shahed, Iskander components, General Staff says Ukraine’s army chief warns of new Russian offensives […]
A woman injured in Russia’s July 3 attack on Poltava has died in the hospital, bringing the total number of fatalities to three, the local military administration reported on July 6. The attack injured 59 people, sparked fires, and damaged civilian infrastructure. “Doctors fought for her life to the last. Our sincere condolences to her […]
Europe must dramatically ramp up its defenses against a resurgent Russia, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with the New York Times published on July 5, crediting U.S. President Donald Trump for driving the alliance to unprecedented levels of commitment. Rutte, who assumed his role late last year after 14 years as […]
Explosions in Russia’s Vladivostok damaged a gas pipeline and destroyed a water pipeline that supplied military facilities in the area, an unnamed intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on July 5. A fire followed the explosions and destroyed branches of the Vladivostok gas pipeline along the Sea of Japan, the source said. The blasts occurred […]
Russia’s largest airports experienced hours-long flight delays and cancellations on July 5, as authorities imposed temporary restrictions due to a reported threat of Ukrainian drone attacks, the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Shot reported. Ukraine hasn’t commented on the report. Kyiv’s drone campaign, which has increasingly disrupted civilian air travel in Russia, is part of Ukraine’s broader […]
At least three people were killed and 34 injured across Ukraine in Russian drone and missile attacks, Ukrainian regional officials reported on July 3. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia used 52 drones launched from several directions, including Oryol, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Air defenses destroyed 40 of them, including 22 shot down and 18 jammed […]
A lieutenant colonel flying a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet was killed during the overnight aerial strike while on duty, the Air Force said on June 29. Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone strike across Ukraine early on June 29, unleashing over 500 aerial targets, including various types of missiles and attack drones, according to […]
Pope Leo XIV welcomed Ukrainian Greek Catholic pilgrims to the Vatican on June 28, saying their country has been “martyred” by Russia’s “senseless war.” Greek Catholicism is Ukraine’s second-largest Christian denomination, with adherents making up around one-tenth of the country’s population. Prevalent mainly in western Ukraine, it has retained many rituals and practices of the […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) struck on June 28 the 1060th Material-Technical Support Center in the city of Bryansk, Ukraine’s General Staff said. The facilities store a Russian missile and drone arsenal, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing a source in HUR. Local residents reported hearing explosions […]
Key developments on June 26: “50,000 Russian troops pinned down” — Ukraine halts advance in Sumy Oblast, summer offensive “faltering,” Syrskyi says Ukraine, Russia conduct new POW swap under Istanbul deal North Korea likely to send more troops to Russia by August, South Korea says Explosions reported in Moscow, Russia claims 50 Ukrainian drones downed […]
Ukraine’s Armed Forces struck the Atlas oil depot in Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight on June 23, the General Staff reported. The attack ignited a fire at the site, with Ukrainian forces saying the strike had reached its intended target. The facility supplies fuel and lubricants to Russian military units. Yuri Slyusar, the acting governor of […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 23 highlighted Russia’s hypocrisy for describing U.S. strikes on Iran as “grossly violating international law” just hours before launching yet another deadly mass missile and drone strike on Ukraine. “After the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, there was an uproar from Moscow,” Zelensky said. “The Russian leadership demonstratively condemned the […]