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The Kyiv Independent: Russian air strikes against southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast overnight on July 29 struck a local prison, killing at least 16 people and injuring 35, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia launched an attack against the western part of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on July 29, killing two civilians and injuring five others, regional Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
FT: Europe’s roads, bridges and railways are unfit for moving tanks, troops and military supplies quickly across the continent in case of war with Russia, the EU’s transport chief has warned (archive).
ISW: Kremlin officials continue to frame Russia as in direct geopolitical confrontation with the West in order to generate domestic support for the war in Ukraine and future Russian aggression against NATO.
The Kyiv Independent: The United States likely stationed a portion of its nuclear weapons arsenal in the United Kingdom for the first time since 2008, Bloomberg reported on July 28.
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Euractiv: Non-EU countries such as Norway, Ukraine and the United Kingdom could yet join the EU's secure communication satellite network IRIS² as an alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink, Defence and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told Euractiv.
The Kyiv Independent: A U.S. company is among several worldwide that have sold U.S.-made pickup trucks to Russia, despite U.S. sanction restrictions prohibiting the sale of such vehicles to the country.
The Insider: A Russian delegation has arrived in Geneva for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. The group includes Federation Council Chair Valentina Matviyenko, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy, and Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky. All three are under EU and international sanctions.
The Kyiv Independent: Estonia summoned Russia's charge d'affaires on July 28 after a Russian border patrol vessel violated its territorial waters earlier in the week, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported.
Politico: Ahead of Tuesday's deadline to apply for the new €150 billion Security Assistance Facility for Europe loans-for-weapons scheme, several EU countries told POLITICO they are considering using that money to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine is set to receive 11 additional IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Oleksii Makeiev said in an interview with European Pravda published on July 28.
Euractiv: The EU-US trade agreement is also "about Ukraine", Brussels’ trade chief Maroš Šefčovič said on Monday, in an apparent admission that the much-criticised agreement with Washington was clinched to ensure continued American military support for Kyiv.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian military commanders are classifying missing soldiers as deserters to obscure the true scale of battlefield losses, the Russian independent outlet IStories reports. By labeling missing soldiers as deserters, Russia not only conceals its true war losses but also avoids paying social benefits to the families of the deceased.
Reuters: Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy Monday said it has started legal proceedings against Microsoft following the abrupt and unilateral suspension of critical services by the U.S.-headquartered software giant.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian troops advanced between the towns of Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast as the Russian summer offensive campaign continues, Victor Tregubov, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces, confirmed on July 27 in an interview with Suspilne.
Reuters: Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences, underscoring frustration with Putin over the 3-1/2-year-old war.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast, pushing back Russian attempts to advance in the area, a spokesperson for the Kursk military group confirmed to Suspilne on July 27.
LRT: An unidentified drone has entered Lithuania from Belarus, the country's authorities said on Monday morning.
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