Overview

• On July 30–31, Russian missile and drone strikes hit 27 locations across Kyiv, killing at least 31 people, including five children, and wounding 159
• Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that Russia deployed modified Iranian-made Shahed drones capable of speeds above 500 km/h in the latest barrage
• President Trump warned that any country trading with Russia will face secondary tariffs if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire by the August 8 deadline
• Trump also ordered the deployment of two nuclear-powered submarines to areas near Russia as a show of deterrence against further Russian aggression
• US Middle East envoy Stephen Witkoff will travel to Moscow this weekend to negotiate a ceasefire before the tariff trigger date