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3:46 PM

Zelensky addresses US Congress: 'Right now, the destiny of our country is being decided.'

"Today the Ukrainian people are defending not only Ukraine. We are fighting for the values of Europe and the world, sacrificing our lives in the name of the future."

2:51 PM

Mayor of occupied Skadovsk in Kherson Oblast says he's been released.

Oleksandr Yakovlev, who was kidnapped earlier, published a video address on Facebook where he also said that the Russian occupiers had promised to free other detainees and asked residents not to panic.

2:45 PM

Residents in occupied Kherson Oblast's Skadovsk hold anti-Russian protest.

The Russian occupiers opened fire and used tear gas on the peaceful protesters that gathered in the square in front of the city council to demand the release of detained local leaders.

2:17 PM

Russia hacks Ukrainian TV channel, broadcasts fake ‘statement’ from Zelensky.

The fake message transmitted on the news ticker said that President Volodymyr Zelensky “would surrender and give up arms.” Zelensky later responded with a video address from Kyiv calling the provocation “childish.”

2:07 PM

Fitch: Russia's ruble payment of USD coupons equals default.

Credit ratings agency Fitch said that if Russia were to make two US dollar bond coupon payments due March 16 in rubles, it would constitute a sovereign default after a grace period expiration. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered sanctions that effectively limited Moscow’s ability to access and allocate cash.

2:03 PM

Kuleba: Mayor of Skadovsk, his deputy kidnapped by Russia.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the Mayor of Russian-occupied Skadovsk Oleksandr Yakovlyev and his deputy Yurii Palyukh were abducted on March 16. Yakovlyev is the third mayor kidnapped by Russian troops. Prior, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedoriv and Dniprorudne Mayor Yevhen Matveyev were taken hostage by the occupiers.

1:38 PM

President’s Office: Ukraine’s neutrality could only be on Ukrainian terms.

Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, said that Ukraine could agree only to “legally certified security guarantees,” adding that in a new agreement, signatory states must be legally bound to defend Ukraine.

1:21 PM

Suspilne: Russian troops kill at least 10 civilians queueing for bread in Chernihiv.

According to the Suspilne correspondent on the ground, the attack occurred around 10 a.m.

12:54 PM

Russia shells Vinnytsia, hits TV tower.

According to Vinnytsia Oblast Governor Serhiy Borzov, Russian attack damaged the tower, leaving some residents without TV signal. No casualties are reported.

12:11 PM

Lavrov claims Ukraine’s neutrality being discussed in negotiations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the two sides are approaching "specific formulations which in my view are close to an agreement.” A strive to join NATO and the EU is written down in Ukraine's constitution.

11:43 AM

UK Defense Intelligence: Russian forces are struggling to overcome challenges posed by Ukraine's terrain.

Russian troops have remained largely tied to Ukraine's road network and have demonstrated a reluctance to conduct off-road maneuvers, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense. The destruction of bridges by Ukrainian forces has also played a key role in stalling Russian advances.

11:13 AM

Russia kills over 500 civilians in Kharkiv.

"It's only those that are confirmed," the city’s Emergency Service said on Facebook. Emergency workers continue to scour the rubble of residential neighborhoods for more bodies, the agency noted.

10:49 AM

300,000 people trapped in besieged Mariupol face living hell.

When Mariupol journalist Artem Popov speaks about his hometown, it sounds like he has a lump in his throat. The southeastern city of Mariupol has turned into a front line of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine. It’s dangerous to move around the city because Russian warplanes are flying

10:47 AM

Prosecutor General: Russia’s war kills 103 Ukrainian children.

Over 100 children have also been injured since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said on Facebook.

9:57 AM

Vereshchuk: Russia grossly violates ceasefire.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, Russia fires on convoys of buses, settlements and evacuation points. Ukraine hasn’t received a confirmation from the Red Cross about the opening of humanitarian corridors on March 16.

8:09 AM

Shrapnel hits residential building in Kyiv.

A 12-story residential building in Kyiv's central Shevchenkivsky district was hit early on March 16. Two people were injured and 37 evacuated, according to the State Emergency Service.

7:45 AM

Russia is calling in military reinforcements from across the country.

“Russia is increasingly seeking to generate additional troops to bolster and replace its personnel losses,” CNN reports quoting the U.K. Ministry of Defense assessment. According to them, Russia is struggling to conduct offensive operations in the face of "sustained Ukrainian resistance."

7:25 AM

Explosions reported in Zaporizhzhia.

Secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council Anatoliy Kurtev confirmed reports of explosion at the city's railway station.

6:55 AM

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly suspends all exports to Russia except drugs for diabetes and cancer.

The company stated that all sales from these drugs will go directly to humanitarian aid.

5:57 AM

US Senate unanimously passes resolution condemning Russia and Vladimir Putin over war in Ukraine.

The resolution also expresses support for probes into Russian war crimes in Ukraine in the International Criminal Court.

5:31 AM

CNN: Ukrainian military strikes number of Russian military helicopters at Kherson International Airport.

According to new satellite images from Planet Labs, the strike set on fire, or destroyed, at least three helicopters and military vehicles stationed at the airport.

5:24 AM

Family and fellow soldiers bid farewell to heroic colonel Gudz killed in Donbas.

BORYSPIL, KYIV OBLAST – About a hundred people gathered in a city memorial park to say their last goodbyes to an outstanding combat commander, colonel Valeriy Gudz, who had been killed in a battle near Russian-occupied Luhansk on March 12. Gudz, 51, had defended Ukraine from Russia’s army since the

3:42 AM

Ukraine needs $565 billion to rebuild after Russia's war.

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on March 15 that this preliminary figure would be at the expense of Ukraine's partners and reparations from Russia. Ukraine’s government has already established a group to assess losses to the economy due to Russian aggression.

3:35 AM

Air raid alerts go off in several major cities and oblasts.

Sirens were activated in Cherkasy, Dnipro, Lviv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, and Khmelnytskyi Oblasts, as well as in the cities of Kyiv, Izyum, Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Nikopol, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Izmail, Odesa, Poltava, and the Kryve Ozero area. CNN reports that according to their team on the ground, loud explosions were heard in Kyiv's suburbs.

2:12 AM

Blinken: There will be an independent Ukraine "a lot longer than there's going to be a Vladimir Putin".

During an interview on CNN on March 15, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said that "one way or the other, Ukraine will be there and at some point Putin won’t."

1:25 AM

UN: Every minute, 55 Ukrainian children become refugees.

"That is, a Ukrainian child has become a refugee almost every single second since the start of the war," UNICEF wrote in a press release. In other words, on average 75,000 children have become refugees everyday since Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine began on Feb. 24.

11:49 PM

20 days of Russia's war in Ukraine in photos.

It is widely believed that Russian leadership expected its all-out invasion of Ukraine to succeed within days. Twenty days later, Ukraine still stands, and Russia has no major victories to claim. It seized only one large city and regional center, Kherson in southern Ukraine. To force Ukraine to surrender, Russia

11:35 PM

Orban: Hungary won't support Ukraine with weapons, stays out of war.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, a longtime Putin supporter, said that the country “must stay out of this war” during the rally of his supporters.

11:30 PM

PACE expels Russia, calls to provide Ukraine with air defense.

Hours before the vote, Russia said it moved to stop its membership. The Council of Europe will keep supporting Russian non-governmental organizations opposing the country’s dictatorship regime.

10:48 PM

Russians kidnap activist who organized anti-Russian protest in occupied Berdyansk.

Vitaly Shevchenko, director of a local travel agency, was captured at a local cafe in Berdyansk after the protest, eyewitnesses told local media. The occupiers also detained several other participants of the rally.

10:10 PM

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny predicts Russia's collapse due to war.

During his court hearing, the politician said that the invasion of Ukraine was planned by a “group of crazy old men.” Navalny, who faces up to 13 years in prison, said that he'd rather be "a free man" in prison than "Putin's servant."

10:06 PM

EU imposes fourth package of sanctions, including on 15 Russian individuals.

New sanctions include freezing the assets and imposing a travel ban on oligarchs Roman Abramovich, German Khan, steel tycoon Viktor Rashnikov, the head of state-controlled TV Channel One Konstantin Ernst, and propagandist Dmitry Kulikov.

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11:30 PM

Ukraine's 2026 budget could face $19B shortfall as Europe weighs how to fill the gap, FT reports.

The financial hole in Ukraine's budget is linked to reduced U.S. support and the lack of prospects for a swift ceasefire with Russia that Europe had hoped for, the Financial Times reported.

11:08 PM

Ukraine's ambassador to US will be replaced, foreign minister confirms.

"She is extremely effective and charismatic, but surely every diplomat has a rotation cycle," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said of Ambassador Oksana Markarova.

10:28 PM

Ukraine's Naftogaz brings new high-yield gas well online as country reserves run low.

The 5.7-kilometer deviated well was drilled and commissioned six weeks ahead of schedule as Ukraine works to boost domestic production amid Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, including gas storage facilities in western Ukraine.

10:18 PM

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders as Russia recognizes their legitimacy.

In a statement, the ICC named Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Afghanistan's top judge Abdul Hakim Haqqani as suspects in a campaign of systematic oppression targeting women, girls, and others who do not conform to the group's rigid gender ideology.

10:17 PM

US only has 25% of Patriot missiles needed for war plans, Guardian reports.

According to officials familiar with the matter, the Pentagon's munitions tracker showed Patriot interceptor stocks had dipped below acceptable levels. That prompted concerns that sending more to Ukraine could put U.S. defense readiness at risk.

10:03 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Trump reportedly pledges to send 10 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, asks Germany to send battery.

9:04 PM

Putin throws 'a lot of b*llshit', Trump says as he 'looks strongly' at Russia sanctions bill.

Trump also addressed U.S. legislation on sanctions, saying the Senate's Russia sanctions bill was "totally optional" for him to implement or terminate. "I'm looking at it very strongly," Trump said.

8:38 PM

Ukrainian businesses outraged as government blocks economic crimes bureau chief nominee.

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers rejected a nominee to lead the economic crimes agency, drawing swift criticism from lawmakers and businesses over alleged interference in the selection process.

7:17 PM

Russia's crude exports fall to lowest level since February.

Seaborne crude flows averaged 3.12 million barrels a day over the four weeks to July 6, a 3% decline from the previous period ending June 29, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That's the lowest level recorded since the four-week period ending Feb. 23.

7:02 PM

War analysis

Dnipropetrovsk village likely contested despite Russia's claim of its capture

6:19 PM

Three men convicted in London arson plot tied to Russia's Wagner Group.

The ringleader, Dylan Earl, 21, had already pleaded guilty to aggravated arson over the 2024 blaze targeting companies that were supplying Elon Musk's Starlink satellite equipment to Ukraine.

5:15 PM

Trump reportedly pledges to send 10 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, asks Germany to send battery.

During the call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. President Donald Trump proposed that Germany sell one of its own Patriot batteries to Ukraine.

4:28 PM

Business

Ukraine’s minerals fund focus of private investment ahead of major recovery conference

4:17 PM

Opinion

Seeing war through the lens of narcissism

3:58 PM

Ukraine sanctions 5 Chinese firms for supplying components used in Russian drones.

The decree follows a publication by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), which said it recovered Chinese-made parts from downed Shahed drones during a July 4 air assault on Kyiv.

3:52 PM

Opinion

How to enter Ukraine’s defense market: A short guide for foreign companies

3:27 PM

Interview

'Some are forged into poets during hostilities' — Medic, former POW, and poet on how war is shaping Ukraine's writers

3:16 PM

Putin signs decree allowing foreigners to serve in Russian army during mobilization.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization decree from Sept. 21, 2022, remains in force and has never been formally rescinded.

3:12 PM

'Torture was not just cruel, it was inhuman' — Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from Russian captivity.

Soldier Valery Zelensky had spent 39 months in Russian captivity. Just 22 days later, on June 16, his heart stopped.

2:18 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 3:08 pm)

Europe's largest port prepares for NATO arms shipments, potential war with Russia.

Rotterdam has previously handled weapons shipments, but this marks the first time that it will designate a special berth for military use.

9:56 AM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 3:03 pm)

Russia's Black Sea Fleet shrinks presence in key Crimean bay, Ukrainian partisans say.

The remaining combat units are periodically rotated and redeployed in an apparent effort to avoid detection by Ukrainian reconnaissance, the Atesh partisan group said.

1:33 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:34 pm)

Ukraine's ambassador to the US to be dismissed, source says.

Oksana Markarova has held the post since April 2021.

7:45 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:30 pm)

Minerals

Exclusive: Ukraine pitches US modernizes its largest oil refinery as part of minerals deal

12:27 PM

Overcoming Slovakia, Hungary opposition, EU set to approve new Russia sanctions package this week, Ukrainian official says.

In late June, EU ambassadors did not approve the sanctions package because of objections from Budapest and Bratislava.

11:13 AM

9 killed, 81 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 54 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles.

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