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CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2Ukraine calls for air defences as Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv after overnight attackEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTJul 2Ukraine: Rescuers work to save trapped residents after wave of Russian attacksUN News
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2Ukraine: Russia pounds Kyiv in massive drone, missile strikeFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERJul 2From Hungary to Ukraine, Europe's scorching heatwave hits eastWhile France, Italy, the UK and the rest of western Europe reeled under a heatwave last week, central and eastern Europe sweltered too. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and the Balkans hit record temperatures. Ukraine imposed power outages as its grid buckled under demand. Romania got slammed by a violent storm after its own heatwave. This summer's deadly heat arrived early and broke records—already testing our societies' limits.France 24 [en]
CONFLICTJul 2Nord Stream blast ordered by Ukraine, say German prosecutorsDW News [en]
CONFLICTJul 2Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries highlight Kyiv's growing drone industryRussian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that the country was suffering from "a certain shortage" of fuel after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war. Moscow is now looking to increase anti-air defence capacity and ensure fuel supplies - which could even imply importing fuel. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson-Bouyahi tells us more about the shortages, and what they reveal about Ukraine's growing drone industry.France 24 [en]
CONFLICTJul 2Moscow starts feeling bite of fuel shortages as Ukraine ramps up attacksAfter a rare admission by President Putin that the army was suffering from a fuel shortage, Gallup pollsters have released new findings that Russia's "economic pessimism" has hit a 20-year high. For months, Ukrainian drones have been attacking Russian oil infrastructure and the consequences are now being felt even in the capital - usually the last to feel them.France 24 [en]
POLITICSJul 2China can help Ukraine recover from war and advance industry, ambassador saysChina can provide “all-round” support for Ukraine’s post-war industrial recovery, Beijing’s envoy to Kyiv said while reaffirming his country’s commitment to pushing for a ceasefire and a political settlement for a conflict in its fifth year. The remarks were made by China’s ambassador to Ukraine, Ma Shengkun, in an article published by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Tuesday, marking the 15th anniversary of the start of the China-Ukraine strategic partnership. Ma said China’s history of...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2Russia hits Ukraine's capital with massive drone and missile attack, killing at least 18NPR News
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2🔴 Ukraine live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, rip buildings in massive attack on KyivFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSJul 2Don't block Ukraine's path to EU accession, Zelenskyy asks Hungary and PolandFacing resistance from Hungary and pushback from Poland, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said accession should be based on "rules" rather than "emotions".EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2Russian missiles and drones kill 11 and cause damage across Ukraine capitalNPR News
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine as Poland scrambles jets, Finland restricts airspaceCNBC
CONFLICTJul 2Russia's petrol crisis worsens as citizens feel the bite of Moscow's war in UkraineEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2Russian missiles and drones kill 8 and cause damage across Ukraine capital - AP NewsAP News
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2‘Massive’ Russian missile and drone barrage pounds Ukraine capitalSouth China Morning Post
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2Kyiv attacked after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns of ‘massive Russian strike’Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 2War in Ukraine: Multiple explosions heard in KyivDW News [en]
CONFLICTJul 2How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’Ukraine’s unresolved decision regarding two North Korean prisoners of war who have said they want to go to South Korea has given Kyiv leverage as it presses Seoul to sell weapons for its war against Russia, observers say. The soldiers, captured in early 2025 after being deployed to Kursk to support Russia’s war effort, are considered South Korean nationals under Seoul’s constitution, which defines the entire Korean peninsula as the country’s territory. Seoul has said it would be willing to...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 1Ukraine's General Valery Zaluzhny emerges as a key figure in national politicsWhile still hypothetical, elections have reportedly been discussed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the fall, fueling speculation about a possible candidacy by the former commander-in-chief. Like Zaluzhny, several senior officers enjoy strong public support and could play a major role in political life after the war.Le Monde [en]
MILITARYJul 1Ukraine launches 'transparent mechanism' allowing partner countries to buy weapons, Kyiv saysEuroNews [en]
MILITARYJul 1Ukraine testing laser air defense, expanding Shahed interceptions, developing new defense technologies – FedorovUkraine is testing laser-based air defense systems, ramping up production of low-cost interceptor missiles, and expanding the combat use of drones, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said.ukrinform · ukraine
CONFLICTJul 1Is Ukraine’s campaign of targeting Russian refineries working?Fuel shortages in the country are unlikely to force Putin into concessions for peace.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTJul 1Amid war on Ukraine, 'over half of Russians expressing pessimism for the first time in 20 years'Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Benedict Vigers, Senior Global News Writer at Gallup. For much of the war in Ukraine, conventional wisdom suggested that Russians had largely rallied behind the state despite mounting international sanctions and military costs. Gallup's latest research challenges that picture. Drawing on more than two decades of continuous polling, Vigers argues that Russia is experiencing not merely a deterioration in economic sentiment, but a broader psychological turning point. After years in which public confidence remained unexpectedly resilient, the latest data indicateFrance 24 [en]