The attack also included strikes on oil facilities in Russia's Udmurtia Republic and Yaroslavl Oblast.

President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have miscalculated. By dismissing the widely popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, he created two problems at once: he triggered a political crisis that continues to spill onto the streets, and transformed a loyal ally into a political opponent whose popularity now rivals his own. Public opinion has overwhelmingly rejected Zelensky's decision to oust Fedorov. According to a Rating Group poll published on July 22, 72% of respondents opposed Fedorov's

Russia has lost around 1,440,580 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on July 26. The number includes 1,590 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 12,225 tanks, 25,032 armored combat vehicles, 126,302 vehicles and fuel tanks, 46,831 artillery systems, 1,969 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,519 air defense systems, 439 aircraf

Ukrainian drones struck neighboring Belgorod and cities in southern Russia overnight on July 27, monitoring channels and authorities reported.

A civilian cargo ship sank on July 26 in the Black Sea near Odesa after being struck by Russian missiles days earlier on July 19 while it was transporting grain, authorities reported.

Russia has canceled its annual Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg for the second year in a row, as Ukraine's increasing deep-strike capabilities put even the country's heavily defended major cities at risk.

"We do not know how credible these reports are or where they come from," Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said following reports that the U.S. and Ukraine are proposing a partial ceasefire on air attacks.

Russia launched a drone attack at a busy supermarket in Chernihiv on July 26, hitting the store in the middle of the day as families were shopping for groceries. A 9-year-old girl was killed in the attack.

Ukraine is now able to strike targets at a distance of over 3,000 kilometers (approximately 1,864 miles), Zelensky said, and is working to extend operating capabilities even further.

Key developments on July 25-26: * 'Putin preparing to send more Russians to war' — Zelensky warns of mobilization, reveals figures showing Russian losses exceed recruitment * Romania shoots down third drone in three days as tensions rise over Russian airspace violations * Wildberries hides military goods in search results after Ukrainian strikes hammer warehouses * Ukraine strikes Chornomornaftogaz facility in Crimea, Russian drone relay systems and logistics bridge, military says * Russia

When users enter the search query "everything for the SVO" — the Kremlin's euphemism for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine — the platform now returns the message "No suitable products found."

The drone was shot down over Romanian territorial waters in the Sulina–Chilia area of the Danube Delta, near the border with Ukraine.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines Germany’s allegations that a Ukrainian-led team sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines on Kyiv’s orders—claims that Ukraine continues to reject.

The attacks affected facilities linked to Russian military operations, including drone control networks, transport routes, and oil infrastructure.

The moment Svitlana Paveletska, co-founder of Knyholav, received the news that the mass attack on July 19 had wiped out her publishing house's warehouse in Kyiv, she felt an overwhelming wave of grief that was difficult to put into words. "Every book represents months, and sometimes years, of work by our entire publishing team, including the author, translator, editor, proofreader, designer, and printer," Paveletska told the Kyiv Independent. Books are not military targets, but according to th

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured 58 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 26.

The figure includes 1,440 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Russia once again bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missile attacks overnight on July 25, as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Russia's plan to launch a massive missile attack against the Ukrainian capital.

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for Russia's war against Ukraine to be frozen and urged a return to peace negotiations based on a revised version of the Istanbul talks.

Tehran, a key ally of Moscow, condemned the strike as "an act of aggression that could further inflame and expand the flames of war." Ukraine's chargé d'affaires in Tehran was summoned in protest following the strike.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on July 25, citing intelligence reports, that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "preparing the conditions for expanding mobilization" as the toll of mounting Russian losses on the battlefield continues to surpass Russian recruitment efforts.

"Russia wants to bring in another 30,000 North Korean troops," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address on July 25.

Regional authorities reported that a mass Ukrainian drone attack damaged a residential building, a gas pipe, and unspecified "commercial property." While the facility was not identified, the report follows a string of Ukrainian strikes on logistics centers serving the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries.

The devastation was particularly severe in Sloviansk, a front-line Donetsk Oblast city that remains home to over 40,000 residents.

Ukraine's long-range drone campaign has acquired a new target in recent days — Wildberries, Russia's online retailer, an equivalent of Amazon. The e-commerce behemoth accounts for almost 50% of Russia’s online retail market but its operations have been severely dented by drone strikes on several warehouses belonging to the company. Dramatic videos of huge fires engulfing the logistics centers in several parts of Russia have emerged all week, with seven warehouses hit since the weekend, two of

The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko embed with the 15th Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard, also known as Kara Dag, part of the 1st Azov Corps, joining an FPV drone team living and fighting out of the city’s basements.

Air-raid sirens rang out around 11:20 a.m., with Ukraine's Air Force reporting Russian missiles heading to the Ukrainian capital.

The number includes 1,450 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over Saratov Oblast the night of the fire, and the air base has been targeted in several previous Ukrainian strikes.

Russia plans to launch a massive missile attack against Ukraine within 48 hours and is preparing for a "significant" wave of mobilization in the fall, President Volodymyr Zelensky said July 24.

Key developments on July 24: * Russian ballistic missile strikes Kyiv arms exhibition, killing at least 10, injuring 100 * 5 killed, 15 injured as Russian forces bombard Sloviansk with glide bombs * Military factory in Russia's Kirov in flames after reported Flamingo attack, local authorities report casualties * Major fire reported in St. Petersburg as Ukraine strikes Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries for 5th time in past week At least ten people have been killed, and more than 100 othe

Two air-dropped bombs were used in the morning attack, said regional governor Vadym Filashkin, repeating calls for the remaining residents of the city to evacuate to safer areas.