Half an hour after emergency workers arrived at the scene, Russian troops launched a second attack on the same location, Artem Kostyria, head of the State Emergency Situations Service's branch in Kharkiv Oblast, and police sergeant Oleksiy Koshchii.
In the afternoon, Russian attacks killed one resident in the village of Tokarivka. The victim was a 41-year-old man.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed being introduced as "President Putin" by his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden earlier this week. "It's a mistake. I think the U.S. gave a lot of support for Ukrainians. We can forget some mistakes, I think so," Zelensky said.
Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris said he will visit Kyiv "in the coming weeks," after welcoming President Volodymyr Zelensky to his country in a brief stopover meeting on July 13.
Military intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov refused to specify if he was talking about an offensive in the oblasts of Sumy or Chernihiv so as not to "provoke panic" but insisted indications were already present that a new attack was imminent.
Pyongyang denounced the NATO summit declaration, calling it "illegal" and claiming that the "U.S. and NATO pose the most serious threat to global peace and security."
Ukraine should become a NATO member sooner rather than later to ensure security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with CNN on July 12.
Russia targeted a total of eight Ukrainian oblasts over the past day — Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Luhansk, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter three regions.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said the problem for Warsaw is that once downed, the debris could pose a threat to Poles and the country's property. "At this stage, this is an idea. What our agreement said is we will explore this idea," he added.
Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast, causing a large fire overnight on July 13, Governor Vasily Golubev claimed. The Ukrainian military has not commented on the reports.
This number includes 1,120 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Czech President Petr Pavel announced on July 12 that the Czech Republic will send Ukraine 50,000 rounds of ammunition in July and August.
Editor’s note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names only. As calls mount for U.S. President Joe Biden to step aside in the upcoming presidential election among Democratic party allies in Washington, Ukrainian soldiers more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This year’s NATO summit ended better than last year’s, but with no firm invitation to enter the alliance and Ukraine’s needs on the battlefield mounting, some observers believe the lack of commitment gives Russia the green light to carry on with its war. While
Key developments on July 12: * Russian losses in Ukraine reached 'conflict highs' in past 2 months, UK Defense Ministry says * Permission to strike Russia with UK missiles 'not a done deal,' British officials tell Telegraph * Ukraine's Prosecutor General urges ICC to prosecute Russian attack on Kyiv hospital * 'Depends on
A new study identified the names of over 10,000 Russian troops who were killed over the past half-year.
The hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank foreign exchange market surpassed Hr 41 per dollar on the morning of July 12.
NATO is yet concerned about logistical difficulties in maintaining these aircraft and the lack of suitable runways in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg.
"The only reason for the threats to civilians and the destruction of critical infrastructure in Ukraine is Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in response to Russian accusations of preparing false flag operations at two Ukrainian dams.
Three people were injured due to a tripwire mine detonation as they were trying to evacuate in the village of Starytsia, Kharkiv Oblast, on July 12, the local Prosecutor's Office reported.
With Ukraine desperately seeking cash to fund its defense and wartime budget needs, the country is running out of time before an August 1 deadline to agree with creditors on what portion of its foreign debt will be written off as a so-called “haircut.” In 2022, Ukraine and its creditors
The first long-awaited F-16 fighter jets are on their way to Ukraine. "Those jets will be flying in the skies of Ukraine this summer to make sure that Ukraine can continue to effectively defend itself against Russian aggression," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on July 10 during
Sejm, the lower chamber of Poland's parliament, passed a resolution on July 12 to commemorate the victims of the Soviet genocide of Crimean Tatars in 1944.
"Due to the high adaptability to difficult conditions and experience in responding to such challenges, the Ukrainian economy continued to grow" in June, said Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
Outgunned and outmanned, Ukrainian soldiers struggling to hold the front line in a brutal, months-long Russian siege of Chasiv Yar are increasingly worried about their army's ability to protect their rear. If key supply lines from the west are cut off and if troops to their south are overrun, they
Attracting investments through industrial parks has driven GDP growth and tripled exports in Turkey, exceeding $350 billion annually. In South Korea, enterprises in industrial parks have accounted for up to 72% of exports and employed 48% of the population. China's industrial and technology parks contribute about 23% of its GDP.
In a post on Facebook, the SBU said the man in question had allegedly taken money from the director of a Kyiv-based company that deals with the wholesale selling of fuel.
Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the city's exiled mayor, shared photos and videos showing plumes of smoke rising over Mariupol. Explosions were heard near a city's airport.
War has not stopped the entrepreneurial spirit of Ukraine – in fact, developing Ukrainian businesses is vital to ensuring the country’s future and post-war recovery. For this reason, the Promprylad Foundation and the Berkeley Haas School of Business have partnered to create a unique program for Ukrainian entrepreneurs, which was
In an intelligence report on X, the U.K. Defense Ministry said average daily Russian casualties – both killed and wounded – reached 1,262 and 1,163 in the two months, respectively.
"For the sake of international justice, cases like the intentional attack on the biggest child hospital in Kyiv (are) worth lifting to the ICC," Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin told Reuters on July 11.
"But it is possible also to reach targets outside Ukraine (with Danish-supplied F-16s), yes," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen added.
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