28.07.2024

The Kyiv Independent: Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski expressed doubt about Hungary's membership in the EU and NATO after controversial remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's about Poland, the Polish Press Agency reported on July 28.

RFE/RL: Dozens of academics have urged NATO to invite Ukraine to join the military alliance, saying such a move would mark "a definitive step away from the politics of appeasement."

The Kyiv Independent: The Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Ukrainian military, hit the Polyova oil depot in Russia's Kursk region overnight on July 28, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed.

RBC-Ukraine: Russia has changed its tactics in the Black and Azov Seas, with the arrival of a new navy commander. Instead of surface ships, the occupiers are now relying on submarines, the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk reported.

The Kyiv Independent: The first of the long-awaited Western F-16 fighter jets pledged to Ukraine will arrive "in a few weeks," the Washington Post reported on July 28.

RFE/RL: Armed groups in Mali’s predominantly Tuareg north say they have killed or wounded dozens of government soldiers and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group in two days of fighting near the border with Algeria.

AP News: Russia may deploy new strike weapons in response to the planned U.S. stationing of longer-range and hypersonic missiles in Germany, Putin said on Sunday.

The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces have used over 700 guided aerial bombs and more than 100 Shahed-type drones to attack Ukraine in the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 28.

27.07.2024

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military intelligence agency attacked three airfields deep inside Russia overnight, damaing a Russian supersonic bomber plane, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on July 27.

Reuters: Russian shelling killed at least five civilians on Saturday in separate regions of Ukraine, officials said.

The Kyiv Independent: Three Russian helicopters were damaged over the past week as a result of sabotage operations coordinated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on July 27.

Reuters: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday Russia's leadership was "hyper rational" and that Ukraine would never be able to fulfil its hopes of becoming a member of the European Union or NATO.

The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces have captured the village of Vovche in Donetsk Oblast, the crowd-sourced monitoring website DeepState reported on July 27, though the news has yet to be officially confirmed by Ukraine.

POLITICO: A trio of athletes who publicly supported the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine are set to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics despite rules requiring neutrality.

Meduza: When Sergey told his mother he planned to leave Russia to avoid the draft, she told him it was his “duty” to go to war. When he reminded her that he’d likely die if he went, she said that at least his wife would be “the widow of a hero.”

The Kyiv Independent: Over 11 months, the Ukrainian maritime corridor transported 60 million tons of cargo, primarily from the Greater Odesa ports, according to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. Of this, 40.6 million tons were grain exports delivered to 46 countries.

26.07.2024

The Insider: The South Korean company YG-1 has been confirmed as a supplier of metal-cutting equipment to Russia, which is actively being utilized by Russian defense manufacturers. An investigation has also found that the company's products have been purchased by two Russian factories involved in the production of nuclear weapons.

AFP: A Belgian judge on Friday charged three Chechens on suspicion of terrorism offences, the federal prosecutor's office said, a day after police launched country-wide raids over fears of an attack in preparation.

Euromaidan Press: In the first half of this year, Russia conducted a series of hybrid operations against the Czech Republic, with the main goal of undermining Czech citizens’ trust in their state, according to Radio Prague International.

Ukrinform: The missiles and drones used by Russia for daily attacks on peaceful cities and towns in Ukraine contain components made in more than 20 countries.

Reuters: Slovakia said on Friday it had offered a technical solution to Ukraine to restore stopped Russian oil supplies to Slovak and Hungarian refineries, after warnings that a partial halt could lead to fuel shortages as early as September.

Yahoo News: Germany's BfV domestic intelligence service has described an increase in Russian sabotage activities in the European Union and warned of indications that Russian spies have been vetting potential agents at German firms by scouring social media profiles.

Middle East Eye: Vessels carrying Russian goods have been attacked by Yemen’s Houthi movement more than any other shipments from other parts of the world, according to a recent report by Bloomberg.

Reuters: Finland suspects a Russian vessel violated the Nordic country's territorial waters on Friday, the government said, in the latest incident to cloud relations between the two countries.

POLITICO: The European Commission transferred €1.5 billion of profits from investing frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine.

Reuters: Russia has begun including new, cheaply-made drones in its long-range attacks on Ukraine, to try to identify air defences, film any damage and act as decoys, a Ukrainian military spy official said.

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