Russia strikes Ukraine gas facilities in its largest wartime attack, launching 35 missiles and 60 drones at Naftogaz sites in Kharkiv and Poltava, crippling production and raising fears of heat shortages as winter approaches for millions of civilians across the country.
Ukraine victory prospects improved after Trump told Zelensky that Kyiv can “fight and win all of Ukraine back,” marking a major policy shift. Citing Russia’s economic decline and Ukraine’s battlefield gains, both leaders signaled renewed alignment on restoring full sovereignty.
An Iskander-K missile strike on Kyiv’s Cabinet of Ministers caused major damage but no mass casualties when its 450kg warhead failed to explode. The attack exposed Russia’s growing use of advanced cruise missiles and renewed Ukraine’s calls for stronger air defense.
The U.S. applies a 10% markup when selling weapons to European partners before the arms are passed to Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant revealed. Washington expects to offset air-defense costs and later recover investments through postwar economic partnerships.
Trump signaled the U.S. could provide air support as part of a Ukraine peace deal, while Russia escalated attacks. Zelenskiy and Trump discussed a potential Zelenskiy–Putin summit as allies work on security guarantees and tougher sanctions.
Trump urged Ukraine to “make a deal” with Russia after Putin demanded all of Donetsk, increasing pressure on Kyiv. Zelenskiy rejected the proposal as Europe insisted on strong security guarantees and no limits on Ukraine’s future NATO ambitions.
Russia’s renewed maximalist demands collide with slow battlefield progress and soaring casualty projections, with UK intelligence estimating over 1.9 million additional Russian losses if the war continues for another 4.4 years.
Russia has launched an online catalog displaying abducted Ukrainian children with photos and descriptions, exposing a state-run system of trafficking, forced deportation, and identity erasure. Ukrainian officials say this database proves Kremlin war crimes.
Facing mounting losses and public resistance to a draft, the Kremlin is quietly rewarding police who coerce detainees and marginalized people into enlistment. Bonuses range from 10,000 to 100,000 rubles, revealing a systemic, covert mobilization.
ISW’s July 10 update says Moscow clings to maximal aims while using diplomacy to court U.S. ties. Russian forces made small gains near Borova, Toretsk, and Novopavlivka and struck Kyiv. Allies resumed aid and air-defense pledges, underscoring Ukraine’s resilience.
Washington paused shipments of crucial munitions to Ukraine, citing low U.S. stockpiles—a move Kyiv says risks weakening air defence amid intensifying Russian strikes. The halt includes Patriot missiles and other precision arms, raising fears it will cost lives.
Former Ukrainian FM Volodymyr Ohryzko warns that an Iran–Israel confrontation risks wider escalation while raising oil prices—already up about 12%—which fattens Russia’s war chest and diverts Western attention from Ukraine, leaving Kyiv more exposed and vulnerable.
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