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Attaque ukrainienne de drones massifs sur la région de Moscou
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- Which Greek shipping interests are seeking a carve-out from Russia sanctions, and what specific exemptions are being sought?
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- What specific port infrastructure was damaged in Russia's drone attacks on Mykolaiv region, and will the damage to three civilian vessels disrupt Ukrainian maritime logistics?
- Which European countries are involved in developing the missile defense system Ukraine wants prototyped by mid-2027, and what are its technical specifications?
- What is the agenda for the reported Trump-Zelensky meeting in Washington, and what outcomes are Ukraine and the U.S. seeking?
- What specific terms is the U.S.-Ukraine aerial ceasefire proposal offering to Russia, and has Kyiv formally endorsed it?
How it developed
Attaque ukrainienne de drones massifs sur la région de Moscou
Russia-Ukraine war ongoing strikes and casualties July 2026
- Ukrainian and U.S. officials have discussed a proposal to offer Russia a halt to aerial attacks as part of ceasefire efforts, ahead of a planned Trump-Zelensky meeting, though the Kremlin said on July 26 it was 'too early to comment' on the reported talks.
- Russian drone attacks on port infrastructure in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region killed one person and damaged three civilian vessels over Sunday and into Monday, according to a local official.
- Ukraine wants a prototype of a European missile defense system delivered by mid-2027, according to a Ukrainian official, as Russia has stepped up ballistic strikes on Kyiv.
Russia-Ukraine war latest exchange of attacks and casualties
- Zelensky announced that Russia is seeking an additional 30,000 North Korean troops and new ballistic missile launchers from Pyongyang, with preparations underway since June in Russia's Voronezh region to receive the reinforcements.
- Ukrainian drones struck the Tyumen Region oil refinery and started a fire, which has since been extinguished, according to officials — marking a concrete development on the previously open question about that facility.
- Russia launched an overnight attack on Kyiv triggering fires in at least three districts, with falling debris the cause of the blazes, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukrainian drone exhibition near Kyiv
Ukrainian drone strike on Wildberries warehouse in St Petersburg
- Ukraine struck three more Wildberries warehouses overnight, including one near St. Petersburg that triggered a major fire, bringing the total number of the Russian e-commerce giant's warehouses hit to at least four and the death toll from all Wildberries strikes to nine people, according to the company and regional governor.
- Russia struck three Ukrainian ports overnight, targeting infrastructure including loading and unloading facilities and fuel resources, Moscow said.
- Shipowners have halted calls at Ukraine's Black Sea ports out of fear of Russian strikes, according to Reuters.
Ukraine-Russia drone and missile strikes escalation
- Ukraine launched approximately 400 drones at Moscow and the surrounding region overnight, wounding 10 people and setting buildings ablaze, with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobianin saying 'most' were intercepted — marking a major Ukrainian retaliatory strike following Russia's massive ballistic missile barrage on Kyiv.
- Russia struck a Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying grain in the Black Sea off Odesa, killing at least five to six crew members, according to Ukrainian officials and Ukraine's navy.
- Ukraine's shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems is being cited as directly enabling Russia's escalating use of ballistic missiles, with Russian missile attacks on Ukraine killing six people and exposing the limits of Kyiv's air defenses.
Russia ballistic missile attack on Kyiv
- Russia launched one of its largest-ever ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv overnight on July 19, firing approximately 50 ballistic missiles in a barrage lasting about five hours, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others — what President Zelensky called 'one of the most massive ballistic attacks' on Ukraine's capital.
- Ukraine struck warehouses belonging to Wildberries — Russia's largest online retailer, sometimes called Russia's 'Amazon' — in Moscow and Tambov regions, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 60, with Ukraine saying it targeted logistics warehouses and an oil depot.
- Russia launched a total of 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.
Russian missile strikes on Kyiv July 2026
- Russian ballistic missiles struck at least two districts in Kyiv early Thursday, killing two people and triggering fires across the Ukrainian capital in what Mayor Vitali Klitschko described as the sixth such attack on Kyiv in July.
- Ukraine's reformist, tech-savvy Defence Minister — credited with spearheading the country's drone warfare capabilities — was ousted after pushback from military generals who resisted his modernisation efforts, with Zelensky endorsing an energy sector executive as the new appointment.
- Ukraine struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, causing wheat prices to jump, while Russia also struck vessels in the same maritime theatre.
Russian strikes on Odesa and Ukraine Black Sea naval operations
- A Russian missile strike hit a seven-storey residential building in Odesa, killing at least three people and wounding at least three others, according to the city's military administrator.
- Ukraine sank a Russian ship near a compound said to be linked to Putin using a sea drone, demonstrating Kyiv's growing capacity to exercise control in the Black Sea.
- Ukraine has escalated its campaign to cut off Crimea by shifting focus to Black Sea sea routes — targeting Russian vessels — after previously striking roads and railways, as part of its broader effort to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.
Ukrainian military strikes on Russia 2026
- Ukrainian drone attacks in the Moscow region killed four people and wounded seven others, with the regional governor reporting that 81 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the region overnight.
- Russia's FSB said it foiled a series of attempted large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks against two military air bases deep inside Russia.
- Allied nations are moving to muster more air defense aid for Ukraine as battlefield momentum shifts, with shortages having left Ukraine increasingly exposed to Russian ballistic missiles.
Russian strike near coffee shop in Sumy Ukraine
- A Russian strike on a weapons warehouse in a residential area on the outskirts of Kyiv killed 10 people and wounded dozens, triggering secondary explosions that devastated the surrounding neighborhood, according to Zelensky, who said officials will be held accountable for the improper storage of weapons near civilians.
- Russian strikes killed eight people and wounded dozens across Ukraine on July 12, prompting Zelensky to call for faster weapons deliveries from allies.
- Russia is closing in on Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine — the city historically known for producing the red glass used in Moscow's Kremlin landmarks — and is reducing it to rubble, according to a new report.
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv
- Ukraine has created a new 'long-range impact' command dedicated 100% to striking Russian energy infrastructure and other targets deep inside Russia, aiming to deprive Moscow of funds to wage war.
- Russia's gasoline output now covers only 65% of domestic demand following Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, according to sources cited by Reuters.
- Russia struck Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday (July 11), killing two and wounding 19 others, as Kyiv awaits replenishment of air defense munitions amid a reported shortage.
Ukraine drone attacks on Russian oil refineries
- Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region caught fire after a Ukrainian drone attack on July 10, while authorities in Taganrog separately evacuated residents following another drone strike in the area.
- Russia's Saratov oil refinery has been at a complete halt since Wednesday's drone attack, according to sources, marking a significant disruption to Russian fuel processing capacity.
- The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cut its forecasts for Russian oil output following Ukraine's intensified drone strikes on energy facilities.
Russia strikes Kyiv ahead of NATO summit
- The July 6 Kyiv attack death toll has risen to at least 16 killed, according to officials, with one report citing at least 26 killed in the Kyiv region overall during the strike on the eve of the NATO summit.
- Trump said after separate calls with Putin and Zelensky that a resolution to the Ukraine war is 'getting closer than people realize,' though he gave no specific reason for the assertion, while the Kremlin said the U.S. position on resolving the conflict remained unchanged.
- Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest oil refinery in one of the deepest drone strikes of the war yet.
Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv July 2026
- Russia launched a second massive attack on Kyiv in less than a week on the eve of the NATO summit, firing approximately 400 missiles and drones — including waves of ballistic and cruise missiles — killing at least 11–14 people (reports vary) and injuring 117, heavily damaging apartment blocks in the historic Podilskyi district and other areas.
- Ukraine is running critically low on US-made air defense interceptors, with Zelensky pleading with NATO allies at the upcoming Ankara summit to provide additional Patriot systems to defend Kyiv against Russian strikes.
- President Zelensky confirmed the Monday attack consisted of 68 missiles and 351 strike drones, calling it a 'massive Russian attack' and demanding 'strong decisions' from NATO allies.
Ukraine long-range strikes on Russian oil infrastructure
- Ukraine launched a major drone attack overnight on July 3–4 targeting the St. Petersburg region, striking a local port and oil terminal infrastructure near Russia's second-largest city, roughly 900 km from Ukrainian-held territory.
- Russia launched two missiles and 105 drones at Ukraine overnight into July 4, according to Ukraine's air force.
- Ukraine's strikes on the St. Petersburg region are described as the latest salvo in Kyiv's expanding campaign to inflict economic damage on Russia and hinder its war machine.
Russia deadly drone and missile strikes on Kyiv
- The death toll from the massive Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to at least 30 people killed, making it the deadliest Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital this year, with rescuers still clearing rubble on Friday as flags flew at half-mast during a day of mourning.
- Russian attacks killed four more people and injured 10 in Ukraine overnight into July 3, the day after the mass Kyiv strike.
- At least two people were killed in Russia's border regions and several industrial sites suffered damage during Ukrainian drone attacks overnight on July 2–3.
Russia large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv
- Russia launched what Ukrainian officials called its most massive attack ever on Kyiv overnight into July 2, killing at least 17–18 people and wounding scores with hundreds of drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles that blasted apart residential buildings, prompting Kyiv's mayor to declare a day of mourning.
- Following the mass strike, Russia said it would keep increasing pressure on Ukraine and framed the attack as retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes.
- Russia's fuel crisis is deepening, with drivers crowdsourcing maps and trading tips to locate fuel stations with supply and shorter lines, and officials rationing fuel as Ukrainian strikes on refineries imperil supply chains.
Ukraine-Russia war – Kyiv expands long-range drone campaign with strikes deep inside Russia
- Ukraine struck Russia's Dubna satellite site for a second time, according to President Zelenskyy, targeting a facility significant to Russian space and reconnaissance capabilities.
- Russian attacks killed three people in Ukraine as Kyiv simultaneously hit another oil refinery deep inside Russia, with Zelenskyy saying Ukraine is expanding its long-range drone campaign.
- Poland warned that Russian information warfare and sabotage operations against Poland have intensified in recent weeks, with a Polish official saying Russia is seeking to exploit tensions over Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war – strikes, ceasefire rhetoric and domestic Russian media controls
- Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 9 people and injured dozens, according to new reports.
- Zelensky mocked Russia's military drive, saying the Kremlin has set and missed 15 deadlines to capture the eastern Donbas region over more than four years, while accusing Moscow of rejecting all peace proposals.
- The Kremlin stated that Russia's stance on conditions for a Ukraine peace deal has not changed since 2024.
Russia-Ukraine war: drone strikes, Russian attacks and front-line fighting
- Putin publicly acknowledged fuel shortages inside Russia caused by Ukrainian drone strikes and announced a task force has been set up to ensure fuel supplies, marking the first such admission from the Kremlin.
- A Ukrainian drone assault ignited a major oil refinery in Russia, killing at least two people, in the latest escalation of Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.
- Putin says Ukraine has proposed a mutual halt to long-range (deep) strikes, though he stated Russia will press on with its front-line campaign regardless of Ukraine's proposals.
Russia-Ukraine war: strikes, Crimea pressure and frontline analysis
- Ukraine struck a defense plant in Russia's Volgograd region that produces artillery systems and components for missile launch systems, according to President Zelensky.
- Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Sunday, wounding at least two people, in the latest exchange of strikes killing five and wounding dozens on both sides of the border.
- Ukraine's escalating long-range strikes are deepening unease inside Russia, with experts warning of worsening fuel shortages and a sharp decline in the Russian stock market, though analysts say Putin is unlikely to change course.
Ukraine large-scale drone attacks on Russia across 12 regions
- Ukraine launched one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia hours after President Zelensky announced a '40-day influence operation' aimed at compelling Russia to end the war, according to reports.
- Ukraine struck a Russian chemical plant in Novomoskovsk — approximately 200 km south of Moscow — for at least a second time in the overnight drone attack, with regional governor Dmitry Milyayev confirming damage to an industrial facility there.
Ukraine drone campaign overwhelms Russian air defenses; Kyiv repels missile attack
- Russia claims to have shot down 660 Ukrainian drones in a single night over more than a dozen regions including Moscow, Crimea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
- Ukraine's escalating drone campaign is driving surging gasoline prices inside Russia and producing regular images of black smoke clouds over Russian cities, with Kyiv's growing drone armada described as overwhelming Russian air defenses.
- Ukrainian air defense units repelled a Russian missile attack on Kyiv on Thursday evening, with debris landing in at least one district, according to local officials.
Ukraine War - Crimea Fuel Shortages from Ukrainian Drone Attacks
- Russian-occupied Crimea has suspended civilian gasoline sales after Ukrainian drone strikes targeted fuel supply routes on the peninsula, with fuel having already been rationed due to prior shortages.
- A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea killed four people and wounded 28 others, according to Russian-appointed governor Sergey Aksyonov, who did not specify the target of the strike.
Ukraine drones strike Russian oil refineries including Tyumen region
- Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen Region in western Siberia — more than 2,000 km from Ukraine — with President Zelensky confirming the attack and stating Ukrainian drones now have a 3,000 km range.
- Russia is experiencing spreading fuel shortages with growing lines at gas stations, posing a headache for the Kremlin's efforts to shield citizens from the consequences of the war.
- Russian air defenses are described as under growing strain from Ukrainian drones, with a recent attack on Moscow reigniting debate over Russian air defense vulnerabilities.
Ukraine drone strikes on Moscow refineries and Russian energy infrastructure
- Video footage suggests that at least one of the Moscow refinery blasts may have been caused by a Russian air defense missile striking a fuel silo rather than a Ukrainian drone, with footage showing a Russian missile traveling toward the silo before it erupts in an explosion.
- Residents in Moscow's Maryino district are bracing for further Ukrainian attacks and possible petrol shortages, with locals saying they need to 'get used to' a new reality as the effects of the war increasingly show in the capital.
- Commentators are describing the Moscow drone strikes as a potential 'game changer' that has intensified Ukrainian hopes of bringing the war to Russia, though analysts caution it is too soon to assess the strategic impact.
Ukraine drone strikes on Moscow oil refineries and Zelenskyy escalation warnings
- Ukraine launched one of its largest-ever drone attacks on Moscow early Thursday, striking a Moscow oil refinery, igniting fires, and forcing the closure of the capital's airports for several hours.
- A second Moscow refinery was hit in attacks this week, with sources saying the strikes damaged units and sparked fires.
- President Zelenskyy said the drone attacks were retaliation for a Russian strike that damaged a historic monastery in Kyiv, warning that 'Moscow will burn' if Russian strikes continue.
Russia-Ukraine war: drone strikes, missile attacks, and Azov frontline fighting
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