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Ukraine's parliament approves nearly $10 billion defense spending boost
The amendment to the 2025 budget raises total defense and security spending to an estimated $50 billion, or 26% of Ukraine's GDP.
Following street protests, Zelensky signs law restoring independence of anti-graft bodies
The bill aims to reverse legislation passed last week that effectively destroyed the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor (SAPO).
'No other option' — Russian state media article demands no Ukrainians 'be left alive'
In a piece titled "There is no other option: no one should be left alive in Ukraine," columnist Kirill Strelnikov repeats Kremlin propaganda lines, including the claim that Ukraine is a "military training ground" for the West and that Ukrainians are mere pawns of the U.S. and Europe.
Ukraine denies Chasiv Yar captured by Russia — here’s why the Donetsk Oblast city is important
"The situation in Chasiv Yar is the same as in recent months. Russia is simply lying again, precisely so that the claim spreads through refutations," said Viktor Tregubov, spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, in a comment for the RBK-Ukraine news agency.
Russia used rocket-powered kamikaze drones in Kyiv attack, Ukrainian official says
"There is preliminary information that there were rocket-powered Shahed-type drones," said Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
9 killed, 107 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Ukraine's Air Force said Russian forces launched 309 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones, along with eight Iskander-K cruise missiles, in an overnight assault.
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The decision to cancel the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, an event traditionally held on the last Sunday of July, was announced by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on July 27, who said it was made "for security reasons."
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