Ukraine

As a result of the latest repatriation efforts, the remains of 261 deceased individuals were returned to Ukraine. According to the Russian side, they are those of Ukrainian servicemen.

Putin traveled to the Southern Kuril Islands for the first time—Japan’s Northern Territories, which are under Russian occupation. He visited Iturup, marking his first visit to the island.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine has only one-tenth (about 10%) of the interceptor missiles needed to defend against intense Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ogryzko stated that NATO as it stands today does not meet the demands of modern warfare.

Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov revealed new details about American blogger Laura Loomer’s visit to Dnipro, which took place in late July 2026.

Even if Ukraine obtains a U.S. license, it will not have a fully integrated final assembly process for Patriot air defense system missiles.

On July 30, a Russian missile destroyed the home of the Voronov’s, a family with many children, in the village of Radushne in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The father and mother, their seven children, and their one-and-a-half-year-old grandson Artem were killed. Of the couple’s ten children, only the three oldest survived: 25-year-old Aurika, 23-year-old Danilo, and 19-year-old Matviy. They were far from home at the time of the strike.

Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Lviv, and other cities have been holding protests for the 27th consecutive day.

Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, director of development at a defense contractor and a reserve Air Force officer, explained why it is difficult to strike ballistic missile launchers located on Russian territory.

The production cycle for PAC-3 MSE missiles for the Patriot air defense system is 24 months: in other words, it takes two years from the time an order is placed until the finished missile is delivered.