Overview

• Rescue operations concluded in Kyiv after the overnight drone and missile barrage that collapsed a nine-storey building and damaged over 100 structures, with 31 confirmed dead and 159 wounded.
• Ukraine’s air force intercepted 288 Shahed and decoy drones along with three cruise missiles, though five missiles and 21 drones struck civilian areas.
• President Zelenskyy branded the assault “showcase killings” and his aide Andriy Yermak called Russia a terrorist state as Kyiv pressed for stronger Western sanctions.
• Russian claims of full control over Chasiv Yar have been rejected by Ukrainian authorities even as intense ground combat continues for the strategic Donetsk town.
• President Trump has warned that new U.S. sanctions and tariffs will follow if Russia does not agree to a ceasefire by August 8.