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Friday, July 31
'Nature of this conflict is not entirely clear' — Kazakhstan's Tokayev urges freeze in Russia's war against Ukraine
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.
At least 8 killed, more than 50 injured across Ukraine as Russia launches massive ballistic missile, drone attack
Russia launched dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hundreds of drones, towards Ukraine in the early hours of July 30 in yet another large-scale attack. Damage was reported in various cities, including Kyiv and Lviv, just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was preparing another large-scale attack.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,446,150 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,340 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Wildberries facilities, oil refineries reportedly struck in Russia
Multiple Wildberries facilities and oil refineries were reportedly hit in Russia's Volgograd, Tatarstan, and Krasnodar regions overnight on July 31.
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner expected to visit Kyiv in August, media reports
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Kyiv in the second half of August, a senior correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) reported on July 30, citing sources familiar with the plans.
Thursday, July 30
Warsaw to consider providing Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles after suspected Russian missile falls in Poland
In the early hours of July 30, sirens blared in the Poland's Lublin region, F-16 fighter jets were scrambled, and an explosion was reported after an "unidentified object," later described by Tusk as likely a Kh-101 cruise missile, strayed into Polish territory amid a larger Russian mass attack on Ukraine.
About Lithuania
Lithuania is a Baltic state covering 65,300 square kilometers (25,212 square miles) with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Lithuania’s capital is Vilnius. The country is one of the top providers of military aid to Ukraine in terms of percentage of GDP, with total aid exceeding 1.7 billion euros. Lithuania hosts Ukrainian refugees, supports sanctions against Russia, and advocates for Ukraine's NATO and EU membership.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump took place in what Ukrainian officials described as a warm atmosphere, but it produced few results for Kyiv, people familiar with the discussions told the Kyiv Independent. The one breakthrough may have been persuading Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — Trump's two main envoys on Russia and Ukraine — to finally visit Kyiv after months of shuttling to Moscow. One U.S. official familiar with the planning cautioned that the tr
