Dutch court qualifies Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014 as ‘international armed conflict’

12:18 PM

Hungary cancels visit by German FM Baerbock after criticism of Orban's Moscow visit.

Hungary canceled German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's planned visit to Budapest, Germany's Foreign Office said on July 5, after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's trip to Moscow.

11:19 AM

Russian attacks kill 12, injure 50 over past day.

Civilian casualties were reported in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson oblasts.

11:03 AM

Ukraine calls for ban on Russian athletes at Olympics due to evidence of non-neutrality.

Ukraine's National Olympic Committee (NOC) and Sports Ministry called on July 5 for Russian athletes to be barred from participating in the upcoming Olympics in Paris due to evidence of their support for the Russian military, violating neutrality rules.

9:12 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 549,840 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,260 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

8:08 AM

Ukraine downs 24 of 27 Russian drones overnight, Air Force reports.

During the overnights attacks, a Russian drone stuck energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast, leaving several communities in the region without power, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

6:44 AM

Russian drones damage energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast.

A Russian drone attack overnight on July 6 caused damage to energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast, leaving several communities in the region without power, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

5:45 AM

Drone attack on Belgorod Oblast damages buildings, industrial facility, Russian governor claims.

Drone attacks against the town of Shebekino in Russia's Belgorod Oblast overnight on July 6 damaged multiple buildings, vehicles, and an industrial facility, while injuring one person, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed.

4:46 AM

Drone attacks on Russia's Krasnodar Krai damage oil depots, communications tower.

Drone attacks targeting Russia's Krasnodar Krai region caused fires at two oil depots overnight on July 6, while also damaging a communications tower, various Russian media outlets reported.

3:46 AM

Fico praises Orban in first public appearance since assassination attempt.

During his speech, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized what he referred to as liberal and progressive political ideologies and expressed praise for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

2:37 AM

US pauses military exercises with Georgia as relations with Tbilisi deteriorate.

The joint exercise "Noble Partner," originally scheduled to take place in Georgia from July 25 to Aug. 6., will be put on hold indefinitely, the Defense Department announced.

1:56 AM

Partisans claim sabotage of Russian railway transporting North Korean ammo.

In a post on Telegram, the ATESH group said the operation was carried out on the Trans-Siberian railway east of the Ural Mountains.

1:28 AM

Lack of support from 41st Brigade led to Russian advances in Niu-York, battalion claims.

A platoon leader said that the shortage of people in the 206th Battalion and lack of instruction from the 41st Brigade contributed to the loss of Niu-York's southern territory.

12:53 AM

Zelensky discusses new package of solutions to overcome energy crisis.

Since spring, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure in a renewed assault against the country's energy grid, leading to blackouts.

12:19 AM

Weapons procurement

Old guard pushback continues to haunt Ukraine’s arms procurement cleanup

12:19 AM

'We cannot have Minsk III' – Stoltenberg on prospects for peace in Ukraine.

Speaking ahead of a NATO Summit in Washington next week, Stoltenberg was asked if the alliance would support Ukraine and reject pressure to force Kyiv to accept territorial concessions and non-membership of NATO as a condition for a ceasefire.

11:57 PM

Meduza: 120,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine.

Ukraine estimates that the Russian military's total personnel losses surpassed 500,000 on May 25, 2024.

11:07 PM

Kuleba talks to new British foreign secretary.

"I am grateful to my counterpart for reaffirming the U.K.’s ironclad support for Ukraine in all areas," he said in a post on X. "We discussed next steps in our bilateral relations and also paid specific attention to the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington. [The] foreign secretary accepted my invitation to visit Ukraine."

9:55 PM

War analysis

Ukraine's airfields under fire as Russia braces for F-16s

9:41 PM

Ex-infrastructure agency head denies accusations of misusing Western funds.

Ukraine's Finance Ministry accused the agency of misuse of Western funds in a response to Ukrainian online newspaper Ekonomichna Pravda. Specifically, the ministry claimed that the EU Delegation to Ukraine was unhappy with the agency failing to use the 150 million euros allocated by the European Commission.

9:24 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: F-16s will 'challenge Russia's aerial dominance over Black Sea,' Navy chief says

7:47 PM

Orban says Kyiv and Moscow's positions on peace 'are very far apart'.

The insight came to him during a trip to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, just days after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

6:36 PM

Media: Russia faces difficulties with Chinese imports as Beijing tightens control.

China has tightened export controls on military and dual-use products since July 1, the Moscow Times reported on July 5. This has already made it more difficult to deliver Chinese equipment and machinery to Russia, the Moscow Times reported, citing Russian importers.

5:01 PM  (Updated:  July 5, 2024 6:02 pm)

Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast kills woman, injures 20 people.

The center of the front-line village was struck with three Russian guided aerial bombs, according to the governor. The attack damaged 13 houses, four stores, two high-rise buildings, two administrative building and two infrastructure facilities, he added.

5:18 PM

Opinion

The Counteroffensive: What UK Labour’s landslide election means for Ukraine

5:13 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus, targeting sanction circumvention