One of the main targets was a radio factory in the western city of Penza, which produces advanced communications systems for the Russian Armed Forces, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation.

Amy B. Zegart
One of the main targets was a radio factory in the western city of Penza, which produces advanced communications systems for the Russian Armed Forces, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation.

Occupation authorities threaten parents in occupied Kherson Oblast to obtain Russian passports or risk losing parental rights, the Center of National Resistance reported on July 30.

Following a “deliberate” Russian air strike that killed 16, all remaining convicts have been evacuated from a prison in Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Justice Ministry said on July 30.

Valentina Matviyenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and one of Russia’s most senior officials, echoed Kremlin disinformation about Ukraine during her appearance at the Geneva conference earlier this week.

“At least 10 injured children, five of them in hospitals. This was done by Russians,” Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration, wrote in his official Telegram channel.

Protestors once again gathered across Ukraine on the eve of a parliamentary vote to reinstate the independence of anti-corruption agencies, which lawmakers curtailed just a week earlier.
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Kremlin officials have sought to appear unfazed by U.S. President Donald Trump's shortened timeline to reach a peace deal with Kyiv, accusing Trump of issuing ultimatums that amount to war mongering.
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“This is a welcome mobilization of European defense funding,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X. “Europe is on track to significantly strengthen its defense industry, and Ukraine is an essential element of this effort."

Editor's note: This is issue 34 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak's weekly "Ukraine Reforms Tracker" covering events from July 23–29, 2025. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and …
Russia's attempts to spread Kremlin propaganda in occupied areas of Ukraine by replacing home TV satellite dishes with ones that only receive Russian broadcasts, have been met with resistance from local residents, according to reports from the …