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During a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Lublin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the results of his visit to Washington and his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. The leaders also discussed defense cooperation, the historical dialogue between Ukraine and Poland, and the safety of Ukrainians residing in Poland.

Vladislav Vlasyuk, the President’s Representative on Sanctions Policy, stated that the “Oreshnik” ballistic missile, which Russia used to attack the Bila Tserkva area on May 24, consists exclusively of Russian and Belarusian components. No foreign parts were found in it.

Nearly 70% of internally displaced people have been away from their homes for more than two years, and 87% of displaced families have been forced to take at least one measure to cope with the situation. As of June 2026, there are approximately 3.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) remaining in Ukraine.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine has initiated an appeal against the decision of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to temporarily reinstate the rights of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).

On July 28–29, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ unmanned aerial vehicle units struck 10 more energy facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea, Kherson Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast.

Four years after the explosion in a barracks at the Olenivska Colony, 46 wounded Ukrainian soldiers remain in Russian captivity. Some of them require long-term medical treatment. Their families receive information about their condition mainly from released prisoners.

On the night of July 29, an oil refinery and a Wildberries logistics center in Ryazan, Russia, were struck. A fire broke out on the premises of the warehouse complex following the attack, as reported by local residents and shown in footage posted online.

During the three weeks of Operation “MoLoChKa,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ unmanned systems unit struck 201 vessels belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, refuted claims of a possible Iranian missile strike on Ukraine.

Officers from the State Bureau of Investigations, with the assistance of the military unit’s command, served notices of suspicion to two servicemembers of the medical company of the “Skelya” Regiment.