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Germany to provide $47 million grant to support small, medium-sized Ukrainian businesses
Germany will provide Ukraine with a grant worth 40.5 million euro ($47.4 million) to support small and medium-sized Ukrainian businesses, Ukraine’s Finance Ministry announced on July 11.
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Norway allocates $2.5 million towards Ukraine's cyber defenses, joins international cybersecurity mechanism
Norway will provide Ukraine with 25 million Norwegian krone ($2.5 million) to support the country’s cybersecurity defenses by the end of 2025, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Ministry announced on July 11.
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Russian drone, missile attacks rock Ukrainian cities far from front line for third straight night
Russia continued its attacks on western Ukrainian cities overnight on July 12, targeting communities far from the front line with drone swarms and missile attacks for the third straight night.
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EU considering tougher Russian oil price cap as bloc aims to pass 18th sanctions package, Bloomberg reports
The proposed price cap would be set at 15% below the market rate based on a 10-week average, lowering the threshold to $50 down from the current cap of $60, people familiar with the matter said.
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Ukraine secures $200 million from World Bank for reconstruction projects
The World Bank will provide $200 million over the next five years to prepare Ukrainian projects for large-scale reconstruction, the Economy Ministry announced on July 11.
The funding will be available under the five-year PREPARE program with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).
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'Aid shipments have been restored,' Zelensky says amid halt of US weapons deliveries
“We have received political signals at the highest level — good signals — including from the United States and from our European friends. According to all reports, aid shipments have been restored,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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The U.S. resumes arms supplies through NATO
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv behind new pipeline explosion in Siberia, drone strikes reported at Russian aircraft plant
Key developments on July 11:
- Ukraine behind new pipeline explosion in Siberia that supplies Russian military-industrial complex, source claims
- Russian troops tasked to create 10-kilometer buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's spy chief says
- Ukrainian drone strikes reported at Russian MiG plant, other defense industry facilities amid mass
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Russia's new drone tactic — rolling out mass terror across all of Ukraine
As Russia intensifies its air strikes against Ukraine, its tactics have visibly shifted, with a growing number of missile and drone attacks now targeting western regions once considered relatively safe.
Overnight on July 9, cities across Ukraine came under the largest air assault yet, with the western city of Lutsk
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More weapons – more protection: Zelenskyy on new agreements with partners
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US Senate committee backs $500 million in Ukraine aid in 2026 defense budget
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved $500 million in aid for Ukraine as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Reuters reported on July 11.
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‘They still refer to us as Russians’ – Ukraine’s top official insists there were no negotiations in Istanbul
When Sergiy Kyslytsya returned to Kyiv in February 2025 to take on the role of first deputy foreign minister after serving as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, he brought with him expertise essential to modern Ukrainian diplomacy.
After five years in New York and earlier experience at
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Trump agrees to provide aid, but who will pay?
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Russian troops tasked to create 10-kilometer buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's spy chief says
According to Ukraine’s military intelligence head Kyrylo Budanov, Russia’s earlier announcement of its entry into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast serves a political goal.
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Moscow police intensify truck inspections in bid to thwart drone smuggling
In a sweeping security operation, police in Moscow are reportedly conducting widespread checks on trucks, as reported by the Telegram channel Baza.
According to Baza, traffic police are rigorously inspecting drivers' documents alongside the cargo compartments of larger vehicles such as lorries and Gazelle vans, specifically searching for concealed drones. The channel's sources note that these inspections commenced "several days ago."
In response, additional traffic police checkpoints have been set up on various highways across Moscow, bolstered by reinforced police patrols. Baza also reports that additional personnel from the Emergency Situations Ministry have been placed on heightened alert.
On June 1, several Russian military airfields, including Dyagilevo, Olenya, Ivanovo, and Belaya, were attacked by FPV drones transported via trucks. According to NATO, these attacks resulted in the destruction or damage of up to 20 strategic Russian aircraft, including Tu-95 and twelve Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, along with at least one A-50 early warning aircraft.
The assault was part of "Operation Web," which was in preparation by Ukrainian military and intelligence services for over a year and a half, reportedly overseen directly by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Ukrainian media. Zelensky stated that Russian drivers were unaware of the drones hidden within their cargo, which were deployed at a chosen moment.
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Europe will also benefit from US-Ukraine minerals investment fund, Americans say
The Ukraine-U.S. Reconstruction Investment Fund will provide opportunities not only for U.S. companies but also for other countries, representatives of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation said during a workshop at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on July 11.
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Close call: Russian military nearly fires on Aeroflot Boeing 737 after mistaking it for a drone
Russian Social media channels have been abuzz with claims that a Russian Aerospace Defense team reportedly confused an Aeroflot passenger plane with a drone near Sheremetyevo Airport, putting the aircraft in jeopardy. An audio recording of the incident was shared, highlighting the tense cockpit conversations as the defense unit targeted the civilian aircraft, mistakenly identifying it as a drone.
During the episode, where Russian military forces were countering Ukrainian drone attacks on a nearby military site, Aeroflot flight AFL1845 found itself in the crosshairs. The incident was first reported on journalist Alexander Nevzorov's Telegram channel, suggesting that a Boeing 737-800, capable of carrying 162-189 passengers, narrowly escaped being hit by the Pantsir air defense system. Nevzorov's source, who remains unnamed, provided the crucial audio clip where a pilot urgently issues a Mayday call explaining, "This is a civilian flight. Permission has been granted. We are under attack by air defense. This is not a target. There are humans onboard."
The cited incident transpired in the early hours of July 11, as per Nevzorov. The flight, originally from Minsk, managed to land safely despite sustaining minor damages. FlightAware documented flight AFL1845, indicating its departure from Minsk at 11:27 PM Moscow time on July 10 and arrival in Moscow at 12:36 AM. The flight path map displayed nothing out of the ordinary regarding its trajectory.
Ukraine's drone strikes also hit Russian military installations, with the city of Dubno reportedly targeted and combat actions occurring nearby in Tula and Kolomna. Official comments from Rosaviatsiya and Russian authorities on the incident at Sheremetyevo are yet to emerge.
This echoes a prior incident where Russian air defense mistakenly shot down an Azerbaijani aircraft in December 2024 killing 38 people, which led to a diplomatic fallout between Russia and Azerbaijan.
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Ukraine behind new pipeline explosion in Siberia that supplies Russian military-industrial complex, source claims
A source in Ukraine’s military intelligence told the Kyiv Independent the attack had destroyed a section of a key pipeline supplying Russian military-industrial facilities in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, and Sverdlovsk oblasts.
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Ukraine, EU launch $117 million military innovation partnership
Ukraine and the EU will allocate 100 million euro ($117 million) to boost battlefield-driven solutions under the newly-launched BraveTech EU initiative, announced at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in Rome on July 11.
