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Reuters: Russia launched several waves of drones on Kyiv in what was one of the war's largest attacks of its kind targeting Ukraine, the military administration of the city said on Wednesday, keeping the Ukrainian capital under air raid alerts nearly all night.
ISW: Periodic and pulsating Russian mechanized assaults likely represent the extent of Russia's current offensive capacity, and Russia is unlikely to mount a distinct new summer offensive operation due to material and manpower constraints.
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AP News: A Russian sports event widely regarded as an attempt to rival the Paris Olympics is set to be postponed to next year, organizers said Tuesday.
Reuters: The Army has stopped paying wages and allowances to a U.S. soldier sentenced last month to nearly four years in a Russian penal colony and may prosecute him if he returns to the United States, U.S. officials said.
The Kyiv Independent: Kyiv is open to participating in consultations with the European Union on the transit of Russian Lukoil's oil if Brussels decides to use "an appropriate mechanism," Foreign Ministry's spokesman said on July 30.
Bloomberg: Ukraine should consider the implications of moves like its recent transit ban of crude from a major Russian supplier on its neighbors such as Hungary and Slovakia, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said on Tuesday (archive).
Reuters: Hungary's foreign minister on Tuesday accused the European Commission of blackmail in a dispute over blocked oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia - two countries that have been critical of the European Union's arming of Ukraine.
The Insider: Russia continues to freely import Taiwanese silicon for wafer plates, which serve as the basic component for the majority of all microchips made in the country. Such microchips are integral in the production of fighter jets, Iskander missiles, S-300 launchers, Pantsir surface-to-air missile systems.
The Moscow Times: A large fire broke out at a production facility in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. Media report that the blaze erupted at NPO Avtomatiki, a subsidiary of the Roscosmos space agency.
NY Times: Ukraine’s campaign to replenish its war-weary troops is ramping up and should help fill personnel gaps on the front line in the coming weeks, according to Ukrainian officials, soldiers and military analysts (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine has signed two contracts worth a total of $121 million with domestic defense industry companies, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on July 30.
The Moscow Times: The Kremlin is increasingly turning to creative measures to boost its troops without formally declaring another unpopular mobilization as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on. From TV marathons promoting war recruitment to increasing payments, Russian regions are looking for ways to address the need for fresh troops on the front line.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's 79th Tavrian Air Assault Brigade stopped another large-scale attempt by Russian forces to advance near Kurahove in Donetsk Oblast, the Airborne Assault Troops Command reported on July 30.
Reuters: A number of Russian dissidents and people convicted for their opposition to Moscow's war in Ukraine have disappeared from Russian prisons in recent days, in what rights activists say is a possible sign that a prisoner swap with the West may be close.
The Kyiv Independent: The U.S. will arm dozens of F-16 jet fighters being sent to Ukraine with American-made missiles and other weapons, the Wall Street Journal reported on July 30.
Reuters: Russian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that will allow businesses to use crypto currencies in international trade, as part of efforts to skirt Western sanctions imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
NBC News: The U.S. intelligence community believes the Kremlin will direct its propaganda efforts to support Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
Reuters: Italian tax police seized real estate assets and holdings worth around 41 million euros from a Russian businessman on Monday, Florence prosecutors said. The seizure was made at the request of Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor's office.
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