Russian forces shelled Zaporizhzhia overnight on July 16, cutting electricity to part of one neighborhood of the regional capital city and injuring one person, acting mayor Anatoliy Kurtiev reported.
An infrastructural asset was hit, according to Kurtiev. He did not provide additional details besides that an explosion from the attack shattered nearby windows.
Russia has occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast but has never managed to reach the city, intermittently striking it from afar.
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The agreement covers the development and supply of engines for Ukrainian missile and drone platforms as Kyiv works to expand domestic weapons production.
Russian forces launched 132 long-range attack drones, including Shahed-type drones, and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles against Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's Air Force reported.
One G7 diplomat told the Kyiv Independent on condition of anonymity that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raised Ukraine's remaining budgetary gap, but they said G7 leaders did not then discuss who would finance how much.
The meeting marked the first face-to-face encounter between Zelensky and Trump in nearly four months, as Kyiv seeks to revive stalled peace talks with Moscow.
The latest sanctions package will target 162 individuals, entitites, and vessels related to Russia's shadow fleet, its energy revenues, and its defense, industrial, and disinformation sectors.
Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukraine would continue expanding the capabilities of units already deployed in the northern sector, but did not clarify whether the measures were intended to counter threats from Russia, Belarus, or both.
"Russia must be forced to end its war against our people. And Ukraine's long-range weapons are one of the important components of such pressure," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
A fire broke out at an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 16 after drone debris fell on the facility, local authorities said.
"We have not transferred the MiGs to Ukraine. There is an ongoing dialogue between Poland and Ukraine," Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said in an interview with Radio ZET.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus poses no military threat to Ukraine and apologized to President Volodymyr Zelensky for previous harsh remarks, according to an interview with Al Arabiya.
"Today, we're launching talks on the backbone of the accession process: including justice, freedom, and fundamental rights," the European Commission said.





