Overview

• Ukraine reports that Russian forces launched 6,297 long-range drones and 198 missiles in July, marking the highest monthly tally since 2022.
• A late-July barrage on Kiev killed at least 28 civilians, including children, and wounded 159 more, according to the Ukrainian interior ministry.
• President Trump delivered a ten-day ultimatum to President Putin to end hostilities or face sweeping economic sanctions.
• Moscow’s defense ministry claimed capture of the strategic city of Chassiv Yar in Donetsk, a claim disputed by Ukrainian authorities.
• Kyiv’s parliament moved to amend a law curbing anti-corruption agency independence and President Zelensky urged confiscation of Russian assets and regime change in Moscow.