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Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes that resulted in casualties on both sides, according to local authorities. In Belgorod, Ukrainian drones killed five people; meanwhile, Russian missiles struck a high-rise apartment block in Kharkiv, killing two people. Additionally, several individuals were injured in the Black Sea port of Odesa after multiple drones and missiles impacted the surrounding region.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes that resulted in civilian casualties and injuries on both sides across multiple cities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to lobby international partners, particularly the U.S., for more Patriot air defense systems or approval to use Starlink for targeted strikes inside Russia. Meanwhile, Kyiv has maintained long-range drone attacks against Russian infrastructure while Russia claims it intercepted numerous drones in various regions.

Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia killed at least five people and damaged a Wildberries warehouse, part of Kyiv's campaign to disrupt Moscow's war effort and economy. Russian air defenses downed 635 Ukrainian drones, while reciprocal attacks on Ukrainian cities caused casualties.

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people in Russia and damaged industrial sites, including a Wildberries warehouse. Over two weeks, Ukraine targeted more than a dozen Wildberries depots as part of its campaign against Moscow's war effort. Russia also launched attacks on Ukrainian cities, killing at least two people.

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people in Russia and damaged multiple industrial sites, including a Wildberries warehouse. Russian air defenses intercepted 635 drones, while Russia attacked Ukraine with 133 drones, with 24 hitting targets. Separate Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv killed two people.

Russian forces attacked a postal terminal in Kharkiv suburbs, killing one person and causing a fire. Later, they bombed Sloviansk in Donetsk region, destroying homes and injuring a man.

Russian drone strikes hit Kharkiv and the Mykolaiv region, injuring six people including three children. In Kharkiv, strikes damaged a high-rise building and caused stress reactions in three residents, with Mayor Ihor Terekhov noting the use of a 'Molniya' loitering munition.

A massive Russian attack on Kyiv involving 35 missiles and 185 drones caused nine deaths and 30 injuries, with Ukrainian air defenses downing only one ballistic missile due to a shortage of Patriot interceptors. The strikes damaged 18 residential buildings, educational facilities, and the Lithuanian embassy across seven districts, while similar attacks targeted multiple regions. President Volodymyr Zelensky called for expedited international air defense deliveries to reduce casualties.

Three women aged 41, 47, and 71 were hospitalized after a Russian drone strike on Kharkiv’s Nemyshlianskyi district. The attack occurred following two earlier drone strikes in the city’s Saltivskyi district.

Drone attacks targeting gas stations and civilians in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, are now possible with Russian drones that cannot be jammed. Dmytro Yatsenko of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office warns the situation may mirror events in Kherson, as embedded reporter Jason Bellini documents the city's war crimes investigations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Britain to meet with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, emphasizing continued UK support for Ukraine. The UK will provide Ukraine with intellectual property for its Stone Cloak electronic warfare system, and Zelenskyy is set to meet with over 200 Ukrainian military personnel training in Britain. The visit follows ongoing drone attacks by Ukraine targeting Russian infrastructure and Russia’s retaliatory strikes causing casualties and damage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reaffirm British support for Ukraine. The visit includes sharing the UK's 'Stone Cloak' electronic warfare system and a military exercise for Ukrainian personnel. The meeting occurs amid ongoing Russian drone attacks on Ukraine and retaliatory strikes by Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a naval base in England to discuss continued UK support for Ukraine. During the visit, Zelenskyy also met Ukrainian military personnel in an exercise focused on enhancing war-fighting capabilities, and the UK announced it will share the intellectual property for its 'Stone Cloak' electronic warfare system with Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine continue exchanging drone attacks, with recent strikes causing casualties and infrastructure damage.

Russian attacks in Ukraine killed two people and wounded civilians in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia, while Ukrainian drones struck a Russian-held area in Donetsk, killing four civilians. Russian forces claimed to have downed 133 Ukrainian drones over Russia, the Black Sea, and Crimea.

Russian attacks in Ukraine killed two people and injured others, including in Kyiv where fires broke out. Ukrainian drones struck Russian-held Horlivka, killing four civilians. Both sides exchanged strikes, with Russia reporting intercepting 133 Ukrainian drones.

Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, killing at least two people and wounding others. Ukrainian drone attacks in Russian-held Horlivka killed four civilians, while Russian forces claimed to have downed 133 Ukrainian drones. Finnish President Alexander Stubb noted Ukraine's strengthened position amid ongoing tit-for-tat strikes.

Russian forces launched approximately 1,700 attack drones, over 1,630 guided aerial bombs, and 95 missiles against Ukraine in the past week. The attacks targeted 10 regions, including a residential strike in Kharkiv that killed one person and injured nine, as well as a fire at a construction hypermarket in Kryvyi Rih.

Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv on July 26 injured at least seven people. A fiber-optic FPV drone hit a bakery truck in the Shevchenkivskyi district, hospitalizing the 43-year-old driver. Another drone strike damaged a residential area, injuring nine people, including two children, and destroying over ten private homes.

Russia has ruled out returning occupied areas of Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv regions in any future peace deal, according to Bloomberg. The Kremlin plans to retain these border areas as buffer zones while pursuing the capture of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles, drones, and guided bombs, killing six people and wounding dozens. The attacks exposed gaps in Ukraine's air defenses, particularly a shortage of U.S.-made Patriot systems. U.S. President Donald Trump suggested granting Ukraine licenses to produce Patriots, but details remain unclear.

Russian attacks using ballistic missiles, drones, and guided bombs killed six people and wounded dozens in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Sumy, exposing gaps in Ukraine's air defenses. Russia intensified missile strikes to counter Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities, while U.S. President Donald Trump proposed granting Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot systems, though details remain unclear.

Russia launched a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv with over 40 missiles and 120 drones. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most, but 23 missiles and 10 drones hit 20 locations, causing casualties and infrastructure damage. President Zelensky emphasized the need for anti-ballistic missile capabilities.

Russian forces attacked the suburbs of Kharkiv, killing three civilians and injuring 16. Additional attacks occurred in Izyum, Sumy, and the Bilozerka community in Kherson region, causing casualties and infrastructure damage.

An investigative report by Ukrainian media outlets alleges that Oleksandr Sukhachov, brother of State Bureau of Investigation Director Oleksii Sukhachov, acquired 143 apartments in Kharkiv between 2018 and 2020 at prices below market value, with some purchases as low as $932-1,856 per apartment.

A Russian drone struck a civilian car in Kherson's Korabelnyi district, injuring five people including a 14-year-old boy. The attack followed Russian strikes on Friday targeting a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel in Odesa, an agricultural bus in Marhanets, a UN humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro, and residential areas in Kharkiv and Chernihiv.

Russian armed forces killed one civilian and injured 21 others, including eight children, in attacks on residential areas in Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions. The strikes damaged civilian infrastructure in Izium, Kharkiv city, and Novhorod-Siverskyi.

Britain's mobile phone signal is worse than that of Kazakhstan, Cambodia, and Romania. Additionally, London's download speeds are slower than those in war-torn Kharkiv.

Russian forces launched a coordinated attack on Ukraine overnight Saturday-Sunday using Shahed drones, missiles, and guided aerial bombs (KABs). Three people were killed in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and three others were injured in Kharkiv, where over 20 residential buildings were damaged.

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv and Odesa on July 11, injuring seven people in Kharkiv after an Italmas drone struck a civilian enterprise and causing casualties in Odesa from a ballistic missile. Regional authorities reported damage to infrastructure, including a warehouse and vehicles in Kharkiv.

Russian attacks killed three people across Ukraine, including one in Kyiv, which experienced consecutive night strikes. Ukraine’s Air Force reported 169 drones and seven missiles launched by Russia, with significant damage to infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia. Russia claimed to target arms facilities in Kyiv and reported downing Ukrainian drones in Saratov and Rostov regions.

Russian attacks killed three people across Ukraine on July 8, 2026, including one in Kyiv where strikes occurred for the second consecutive night. The attacks involved 169 long-range drones and seven missiles, with Ukraine’s air defenses intercepting most. Russian officials claimed targeting arms facilities in Kyiv, while Ukrainian regions like Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia reported casualties and damage.

Russian attacks killed three people across Ukraine, including one in Kyiv, where explosions occurred for the second consecutive night. Ukraine's Air Force reported 169 drones and seven missiles fired by Russia, with significant damage to infrastructure. Russian officials claimed strikes on Ukrainian arms facilities and downed multiple drones.

Russia launched a morning missile attack on Kharkiv, killing two civilians and injuring 20 others. The attack also damaged residential buildings in the city.

Ukraine has launched its first digital evacuation system called 'Poruch' in Kharkiv and Lozova, allowing displaced residents to view housing options and reserve beds before evacuating. A two-week test showed a 73% increase in evacuation agreement rates, improving coordination in frontline communities.

One person was killed and 20 others, including four children, were injured when Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs and drones. The strike damaged residential buildings, set vehicles ablaze, and hit gas stations in two districts, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

A 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Nnani Adaobi Marian, died after sustaining critical injuries in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, days before her graduation ceremony.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, announced plans to expand a 'security zone' into Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions in Ukraine. The statement, from Russian state media, follows Putin's declarations on continuing strikes and creating buffer zones.

Russian forces have continued attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions, resulting in civilian casualties and infrastructural damage. In Sumy, a 33-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter were killed in an aerial bomb strike, with their 13-year-old daughter hospitalized. Strikes also caused injuries and damage in Kherson, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia, including damage to the regional administration building in the latter.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian forces will continue strikes targeting Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and infrastructure, and plans to expand a security zone in Kharkiv and Sumy. The statements follow recent Russian aerial attacks on residential and storage facilities in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, as well as daytime bombardments in Sumy and Zaporizhzhia that caused civilian casualties.

Russian armed forces launched seven guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv, hitting three districts and resulting in one 15-year-old boy killed and 32 people wounded, including children. Private homes were damaged, and fires were reported in the affected areas.