News from Ukraine, Eastern Europe

Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward Kyiv overnight on July 6, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of yet another large-scale attack targeting the capital.

The Omsk refinery was the last of Russia's 11 largest gasoline producers to be hit by Ukrainian forces.

Ukrainian photojournalist George Ivanchenko has graduated from Superhumans Center with a new, fully functional electronic prosthesis, completing a recovery made possible by nearly 1,500 Kyiv Independent readers.

"This activity was unsafe and unprofessional," a U.K. Defense Ministry spokesperson said.

Ukraine's military carried out an attack on the Russian city of Yaroslavl overnight on July 6, reportedly striking the city's oil refinery, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey as part of a renewed effort to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing another large-scale attack against Ukraine, calling on allies to accelerate deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Kateryna Denisova examines one of Ukraine's most unusual legal contradictions. Numerous adult content creators pay taxes to the state while risking criminal prosecution for the very work that generates their income.