600 drones head for Moscow as Russia strikes Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih
Moscow's mayor said about 600 drones headed for the city overnight; Russian missiles struck Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih.
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After Moscow rejected a Black Sea truce, the strikes have widened: air defences fought off a mass drone attack on the Russian capital overnight, while Russian missiles hit Kyiv and killed one person in Kryvyi Rih.
Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine continues to be fought in part through long-range missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian territory, with the Kyiv region typically attacked at night. Ukraine has built a large domestic drone-manufacturing sector that supplies its forces and stages industry exhibitions such as "Armada", and it uses these drones against targets inside Russia, which Moscow cites in justifying strikes. Front-line cities in Donetsk region, including Sloviansk, are within range of Russian guided air bombs. Several foreign states maintain consular representation in Ukrainian cities, including Latvia's honorary consulate in Sloviansk, so strikes there can carry diplomatic consequences for EU and NATO members. Ukraine is simultaneously in the middle of a domestic political crisis over the dismissal of its defence minister, which has already led to the removal of the head of the armed forces.
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Ukraine offers Black Sea truce as civilian deaths climb
Ukraine offers Black Sea truce as civilian deaths climb
Kyiv has offered Moscow a mutual halt to attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea, sent via a third country. Moscow says no formal proposal has reached it.
Ukrainian drones halt grain exports at Russia's biggest Black Sea port
Ukrainian drones halt grain exports at Russia's biggest Black Sea port
Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk and Russia's Krasnodar region overnight into Wednesday, halting all three grain terminals at the country's main wheat port. Three people were killed, among them an eight-year-old.
Russian barrage kills at least ten as Kyiv warns of new mobilisation
Russian barrage kills at least ten as Kyiv warns of new mobilisation
Russian missiles, drones and glide bombs killed at least ten people across Ukraine overnight into Tuesday. Kyiv says North Korean missiles were used.
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Ukrainian drones kill 13 in Tatarstan as Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv
Ukrainian drones kill 13 in Tatarstan as Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv
Ukrainian drones killed at least 13 people in the Russian refinery city of Nizhnekamsk on Monday. Russian strikes then hit Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv.
Deaths on both sides as Russia and Ukraine trade overnight strikes
Deaths on both sides as Russia and Ukraine trade overnight strikes
Overnight strikes into Sunday killed at least seven people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities on both sides said.
Child among four killed near Kyiv as Ukrainian drones hit Ilsky refinery
Child among four killed near Kyiv as Ukrainian drones hit Ilsky refinery
Russian drones destroyed a family home near Kyiv early on Saturday, killing a three-year-old boy and his grandparents. Ukrainian drones set Russia's Ilsky oil refinery ablaze the same day.
Three killed in strikes on Kyiv suburb as Russian forces press toward Sloviansk
Three killed in strikes on Kyiv suburb as Russian forces press toward Sloviansk
Russian air attacks on a suburb of Kyiv killed at least three people on Saturday, and a drone damaged a football stadium in Odesa. In the Donbass, Russian troops are closing in on the twin cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
NATO pledges urgent air defences after Kyiv strike kills 17
NATO pledges urgent air defences after Kyiv strike kills 17
Russia's overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its region on Wednesday killed 17 people; Ukrainian defences intercepted none of the ballistic missiles. NATO's secretary general now says he is working urgently to secure interceptors for Ukraine.
Russia claims capture of Kharkiv region village
Russia claims capture of Kharkiv region village
Russia's defence ministry said its troops had taken the community of Baksheyevka in the Kharkiv region and that Ukrainian forces lost roughly 1,435 soldiers across all frontline areas in 24 hours, according to TASS. Duma lawmaker Alexey Chepa said Volodymyr Zelensky's 40-day plan is failing and that Ukraine lacks air defence systems and reserves to plug gaps along the line of engagement.
Russian strikes kill four in Sumy and Mykolaiv
Russian strikes kill four in Sumy and Mykolaiv
Russian strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Sumy and Mykolaiv killed four civilians overnight on Tuesday. Ukraine the same day accused Russia of a war crime over a drone that hunted a street vendor in Kherson.
Ukrainian drones kill five near Moscow as Wildberries warehouses burn
Ukrainian drones kill five near Moscow as Wildberries warehouses burn
Ukrainian drones killed five people in an industrial zone in the Moscow region overnight into Tuesday and set a Wildberries logistics warehouse ablaze in the Leningrad region. A day earlier, a drone came down on a packed beach near Gelendzhik, killing seven, among them children.
Russian expert claims capture of 600 square kilometres in July
Russian expert claims capture of 600 square kilometres in July
Military expert Andrey Marochko said Russian forces took control of nearly 600 square kilometres and 32 settlements in the war zone during July, the state agency TASS reported on Monday. The figures come from the Russian side and are not independently confirmed.
Death toll rises to 11 after Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian Black Sea coast and Crimea
Death toll rises to 11 after Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian Black Sea coast and Crimea
A Ukrainian drone came down on a crowded beach at Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik on Monday, killing seven people, among them three children. Russian officials put the combined toll from the coastal and Crimean strikes at 11.
Kremlin pushes more Russian men into fighting in Ukraine
Kremlin pushes more Russian men into fighting in Ukraine
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the Kremlin is bullying a growing number of Russian men into military service for the war in Ukraine. The scale of the recruitment drive is not given in the summary available to Bota.
Drone strikes kill nine in Russia as Ukraine says it hit Saratov refinery
Drone strikes kill nine in Russia as Ukraine says it hit Saratov refinery
Ukrainian drone attacks on more than a dozen Russian regions killed at least nine people on Sunday, among them a 13-year-old girl in Belgorod region. Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least five the same day.
Lithuania summons Russian envoy after Kyiv barrage damages embassy
Lithuania summons Russian envoy after Kyiv barrage damages embassy
Russian missiles killed at least nine people in Kyiv overnight into Saturday and damaged Lithuania's embassy. Vilnius has since summoned Russia's representative there.
Poland protests to Russian ambassador over missile incursion
Poland protests to Russian ambassador over missile incursion
Warsaw protested to Russia's ambassador on Friday after a missile entered Polish territory during Russia's nightly barrage against Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported. Poland asserts the missile was recently made, which it says shows the bombardment is draining Russia's arsenal.
Ukrainian strike on Iranian ship raises fear of converging wars
Ukrainian strike on Iranian ship raises fear of converging wars
The New York Times reported that a Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel, after Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine, raised the question of whether that conflict and the US-Israeli war against Iran are converging. Politika, citing American media, reported that Russia is passing Iran intelligence on US forces that could help Iranian defence and more precise strikes.
Russian ballistic missiles kill at least nine in Kyiv
Russian ballistic missiles kill at least nine in Kyiv
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv early on Saturday, killing at least nine people. It was the second major attack on the Ukrainian capital in a week.
Russian missile destroys US-owned drone factory in Kyiv
Russian missile destroys US-owned drone factory in Kyiv
A Russian ballistic missile levelled a Kyiv drone plant owned by the US firm Terminal Autonomy, which makes long-range drones resistant to Russian signal jamming, according to The Guardian. The strike appears to be the first time in the war that Moscow has hit a US company's facility.
North Korean missile suspected after Russian barrage kills eight in Ukraine
North Korean missile suspected after Russian barrage kills eight in Ukraine
A Russian missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least eight civilians, six of them members of one family in the village of Radushne near Kryvyi Rih. In his evening address, President Zelensky said preliminary data indicated the missile that destroyed the family's house was North Korean, which Reuters' sources say would be the first such use in nearly a year. Russia's Defence Ministry says it struck military airfields, arms plants and logistics sites.
NATO activates air defences after missile hits Polish field
NATO activates air defences after missile hits Polish field
A cruise missile came down in a field in south-eastern Poland early on Thursday, tearing a crater about ten metres wide near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia and injuring no one. Poland's prime minister said the recovered fragments point to a Russian Kh-101 and that Poland had not been the target, while Poland and NATO switched on ground-based and airborne air defences. Russia has not commented on the incident, and investigators have yet to identify the debris definitively.
Russian report puts Ukraine's port losses at $70 million a day
Russian report puts Ukraine's port losses at $70 million a day
The Russian state agency TASS, citing a newspaper report, says the standstill at Ukraine's Black Sea ports costs about $70 million a day, and that the three ports of greater Odesa accounted for $2.1 billion of Ukraine's $3.5 billion in exports in June. The Russian analyst Ilya Grashchenkov told TASS the situation is not a blockade as such but a de facto halt to shipping, and that Kyiv cannot replace the lost export routes.
Ukrainian drones hit Ryazan refinery and warehouse inside Russia
Ukrainian drones hit Ryazan refinery and warehouse inside Russia
Ukraine said it struck a major Rosneft refinery in Ryazan, and Ukrainian drones set a Wildberries warehouse in the same city ablaze on the morning of 29 July, with photos and videos showing a large fire and part of the building collapsed. Ukrainian drones also damaged an apartment building in Taganrog, killing one person, and in Tula a gunman tried to shoot the head of a Russian drone company in the stairwell of an apartment building, the regional branch of Russia's Investigative Committee reported.
Trump and Zelensky discuss reviving Russia talks; Lavrov hardens tone
Trump and Zelensky discuss reviving Russia talks; Lavrov hardens tone
Trump and Zelensky met on Tuesday to discuss reviving peace negotiations with Russia and plans for Ukraine to build Patriot missiles, and Zelensky said restoring Crimea to Kyiv's control is not currently part of the talks but suggested that could change. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called a possible ceasefire combined with the deployment of foreign forces an "ultimatum" and urged Russians to feel "healthy anger" toward a West he said has turned against Moscow through Ukraine.
Russian missile attacks on Kyiv, Lviv, Kryvyi Rih and Poltava kill at least eight
Russian missile attacks on Kyiv, Lviv, Kryvyi Rih and Poltava kill at least eight
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and long-range aviation overnight from 29 to 30 July 2026, hitting Kyiv, Lviv, Kryvyi Rih and Poltava. At least eight people were killed, six of them members of one family in Kryvyi Rih. Poland scrambled fighter jets and sounded air-raid sirens in Lublin while the strikes reached western Ukraine.
Fuel runs short in Ukraine and Moldova after strikes and port blockade
Fuel runs short in Ukraine and Moldova after strikes and port blockade
TASS, citing the analyst Sergey Kuyun, reported that Ukrainian filling stations are running dry, and said a blockade of Ukraine's ports together with sharply higher truck diesel prices is deepening an export crisis. Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan said Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port of Novorossiysk triggered a diesel shortage in Moldova, which imports significant volumes of the fuel via the Danube.
Russia's military claims capture of Krasny Kut in Donetsk region
Russia's military claims capture of Krasny Kut in Donetsk region
Russia's defence ministry said its troops took the Krasny Kut community in Donetsk region and that Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 360 casualties on Ukrainian forces and destroyed an armoured combat vehicle over the past day. A Russian officer told TASS that drone operators are striking beyond Krasny Liman to disrupt Ukrainian logistics as Russian forces push toward Slavyansk and Raigorodok, claims that are unconfirmed by independent sources.
Ukraine attacks Moscow region with more than 390 drones overnight
Ukraine attacks Moscow region with more than 390 drones overnight
Ukraine launched more than 390 drones at Moscow and the surrounding region overnight, and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 81 drones were destroyed on the approach to the capital, in what TASS estimates was one of the largest such attacks in two years. Regional governor Andrey Vorobyov reported a damaged apartment block and houses in the Moscow region, and Ryazan governor Pavel Malkov said falling drone fragments injured one person and that four drones were downed over his region.
Trump and Zelensky discuss Patriot interceptor production in Ukraine
Trump and Zelensky discuss Patriot interceptor production in Ukraine
Donald Trump received Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Tuesday for a closed meeting of a little over an hour on ending the war with Russia. Zelensky said the two discussed licences that would let Ukraine build its own interceptor missiles for Patriot air defence systems, and called for the diplomatic process to be reinvigorated. Trump wrote afterwards only that the meeting "went very well", before receiving Benjamin Netanyahu separately.
Analyst sees Russian forces close to a breakthrough in Donbas
Analyst sees Russian forces close to a breakthrough in Donbas
A British analyst quoted by Politika says Russian forces are close to a breakthrough in the Donbas as Moscow increases pressure on two fronts and Kyiv's room for manoeuvre narrows. TASS reports that Russia's acting permanent representative to the UN, Anna Yevstigneyeva, told the Security Council that the army is steadily expanding the area under its control, referred to the capture of Konstantinovka and said Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant risk a major man-made disaster, claims that are contested.
Strikes on both sides of the front kill civilians in Chernihiv and Rostov-on-Don
Strikes on both sides of the front kill civilians in Chernihiv and Rostov-on-Don
Ukrainian officials said Russian missiles and drones killed at least six people on Sunday, among them a nine-year-old girl in a supermarket in Chernihiv. In the same night a Ukrainian drone attack hit residential districts of Rostov-on-Don, where the regional governor first reported a married couple killed and later raised the toll to five, including a child. Both capitals deny targeting civilians, and both describe the other side's strikes as terror.
Russian strikes halt Odessa port operations as damaged vessel sinks
Russian strikes halt Odessa port operations as damaged vessel sinks
Handelsblatt reported that a combination of Russian attacks has effectively paralysed operations at the ports of Odessa. Ukrainian officials said a vessel struck by Russian fire a week earlier, in an attack that killed ten people, sank on Sunday, according to Reuters and Politika.
Missile and drone attacks kill civilians in Ukraine and Russian border regions
Missile and drone attacks kill civilians in Ukraine and Russian border regions
Russian ballistic missiles killed people in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, while TASS reported that Ukrainian drones wounded twelve people including two minors in Belgorod and hit an apartment building in Rostov-on-Don. TASS also reported two killed and fourteen injured in attacks on settlements in the Donetsk area, and a strike on an ambulance in Gorlovka that Russian officials called a war crime; these accounts come from Russian sources and are not independently confirmed.
Strike on holiday camp in occupied Zaporizhzhia kills children; Kyiv under missile fire
Strike on holiday camp in occupied Zaporizhzhia kills children; Kyiv under missile fire
Moscow-installed officials in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said a nighttime attack on a holiday camp area at Kyrylivka on the Sea of Azov killed at least eight to eleven people, among them children, and injured more than a dozen. On the same weekend Ukraine reported deadly Russian drone strikes in the Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions, and German media reported missile fire on Kyiv. It follows a Friday in which Russian strikes killed 15 people in Ukraine.
Russian strikes kill 15 in Kyiv region and Sloviansk on same day
Russian strikes kill 15 in Kyiv region and Sloviansk on same day
A rare daytime Russian missile strike hit a private training ground in the Bucha district of Kyiv region on 24 July 2026, where the "Armada" weapons exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers was under way; Ukraine's Prosecutor General reported 10 dead and about 100 injured. Hours earlier, two Russian air bombs on Sloviansk in Donetsk region killed five and damaged the building housing Latvia's honorary consulate. Russia's defence ministry said the Kyiv-region strike targeted those launching drones at Russian civilian infrastructure; Ukrainian prosecutors have opened a case over how the exhibition was organised.