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Military
Russia bombs Zaporizhzhia, injuring 20, days before Trump–Putin summit. Two guided aerial bombs struck a bus station and a medical university clinic in Ukraine’s southeastern industrial hub on Sunday evening, according to local officials.
Ukraine’s first strike in Komi — 2,000 km away — hits Lukoil refinery supplying Russian army. Explosions shook an oil facility in Russia’s far north, prompting evacuations and flight restrictions.
Frontline report: Russia fixed a giant refinery supplying its bombers — Ukraine torched it again. After Russia restored the Ryazan plant — a key bomber fuel source — Ukrainian drones struck again, cutting into 9% of its aviation kerosene output.
General Staff confirms strike on Saratov refinery in Russia overnight. Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone strike against the Saratov oil refinery in Russia, with the operation resulting in explosions and fire at the 7-million-ton capacity facility that supplies fuel to Russian forces
Ukraine liberates Bezsalivka in Sumy Oblast. Ukraine reclaimed the strategic border settlement of Bezsalivka in Sumy Oblast after eliminating 18 Russian soldiers, marking another reversal for Moscow’s attempts to establish a “security buffer zone” along the frontier.
Russians complain about drone attack on Saratov oil refinery. Russia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 121 drones over Russian oblasts
International
Frontline report: One number made India choose America over Russia in 24 hours. When tariffs threatened $186 billion in US trade, India’s Russian oil deal ended overnight.
“We’re done funding the Ukraine war — Europeans can take the lead,” Vance says. The US vice president said taxpayer money will no longer fund the Ukraine war ahead of Trump–Putin talks in Alaska on 15 August.
Slovakia PM Fico sparks Ukraine diplomatic row with “elephant and grass” war metaphor. Ukraine’s FM issued a rebuke to Slovak PM after he compared Ukraine to “grass” that inevitably suffers when “elephants” fight, referencing the planned Trump-Putin summit on ending the war
Ukraine President: War’s end must serve European security interests. Ukraine’s president expressed gratitude for European support while backing a seven-leader statement that demands specific security guarantees before any Trump-Putin negotiations on ending the war.
Seven EU leaders warn Trump against Ukraine territorial concessions before Putin summit. France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Britain and EU officials warned the United States they will maintain military support for Ukraine regardless of any Trump-Putin agreements
White House may invite Zelenskyy to Alaska for Trump-Putin meeting. The White House had originally made a Putin meeting with Zelenskyy a precondition for the Trump-Putin encounter, but Trump later dropped this requirement.
New developments
Ukrainian wins silver at 2025 World Games in wakesurfing in China. A 17-year-old Ukrainian athlete secured her country’s 9th medal at the 2025 World Games, with Sofia Sokolova finishing 2nd in the inaugural wakesurfing competition in Chengdu, China.
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