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Saturday, August 1
'Putin has to be stopped' — 9 killed, 28 injured in Kyiv as Russia launches 2nd major attack on Ukraine in 48 hours
At least nine people have been killed and 28 others injured in the ballistic missile attack, including four children, authorities reported.
Wildberries CEO speaks out after week of Ukrainian warehouse strikes
Founder and CEO Tatiana Kim claimed that Wildberries entrepreneurs in Russia and partner countries, including China and Kazakhstan, had "suffered losses amounting to billions."
Friday, July 31
Rubber plant on fire in Russia's Tatarstan, over 1,200 km from Ukrainian border
Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNK) is one of the largest petrochemical enterprises in Eastern Europe. It has previously been targeted in reported Ukrainian strikes.
'We have not agreed to that' — Trump walks back promise of Patriot licenses for Ukraine
Speaking to members of his Cabinet and the press on July 31, Trump was hesitant about the license, calling it a "big step" and emphasizing the need to be careful about divulging the secrets of American defense tech.
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky cites new Ukrainian, Russian casualty figures
Key developments on July 31: * Russian military deaths 14 times higher than Ukraine’s, Zelensky says * 5 special forces soldiers missing, 3 injured after ammunition detonation at training ground in Western Ukraine * Khartiia brigade commander Obolienskyi targeted in assassination attempt, Zelensky says * Ukraine's assault regiments ordered to halt recruitment amid allegations of misconduct, media reports * Ukrainian forces strike oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd Oblast, aircraft factory
Poland's main conservative party splits as debate over Ukraine intensifies
For days, Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party has been consumed by a crisis of its own making. The party, which governed Poland from 2015 to 2023, has now split into two ahead of next year's parliamentary elections. After months of internal tensions, the more moderate faction led by former Prime Minister was forced out by Przemysław Czarnek, the party's newly nominated prime ministerial candidate and leader of its more radical wing. The split weakens an opposition that had hoped to challenge
About Crimea
Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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The 225th Assault Regiment — which had fought as a battalion in Chasiv Yar before helping lead the lightning incursion into Kursk Oblast in 2024 — is one of the largest units of the Ukrainian military, having been expanded to at least 15 battalions.
