Explosions and fires were reported in Donetsk, followed by a blackout amid an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the occupied city just before midnight on July 28.

Amy B. Zegart
Explosions and fires were reported in Donetsk, followed by a blackout amid an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the occupied city just before midnight on July 28.

“Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) signed an additional Hr 158 billion ($3.8 billion) in contracts with domestic weapons manufacturers in the first six months of 2025, compared to the same period last year, the Defense Ministry …
Ukraine and other non-EU countries in Europe are welcome to begin negotiations to join the bloc’s new IRIS-2 secure satellite communication program, European Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said in an interview published July …
Key developments on July 27:
Amid the heavy strain of Russian attacks and anti-corruption protests, a festival organized by Georgians and Ukrainians brought much-needed respite and solidarity to Kyiv.
Over the weekend of July 25-27, thousands of people danced their way through …
Videos and social media posts circulating online impersonate the Kyiv Independent’s branding, falsely claiming that President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on a list of American citizens, such as Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr., …
The 26th Artillery Brigade has officially entered service with the 16th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, also referred to as the Kharkiv Army Corps. The announcement was made…
Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) explained that under its host-state agreement, it is obliged to facilitate the participation of official delegates in international events held on Swiss territory.

A U.S. company is among several worldwide that have sold U.S.-made pickup trucks to Russia, despite U.S. sanction restrictions prohibiting the sale of such vehicles to the country, the Kyiv Independent can reveal.
Further, one type of vehicle in …
“This is a serious and unacceptable incident,” Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. “That message has been clearly communicated to the Russian charge d’affaires."

As Ukraine continues its long-range drone campaign, major airports across Russia have been repeatedly forced to suspend operations, reroute flights, and ground aircraft.
In July alone, nearly every day of the month, at least one formally operating …
North Korean troops had fought alongside Russia since late 2024. They saw combat in Russia's Kursk Oblast but didn't cross into Ukraine.
That might soon change. Ukrainian officials assess that North Korea has additionally deployed 20,000 to 30,000 …
Three years ago, on the night of July 28-29, 2022, Russians blew up a barrack in the penal colony in Olenivka, killing over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and injuring around 130.
The victims were soldiers of the Azov Brigade who had defended …
“Each system currently produced for Ukraine includes three medium-range SLM launchers, and two short-range SLS launchers, as part of a unified complex,” Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Oleksii Makeiev said.
By labeling missing soldiers as deserters, Russia not only conceals its true war losses but also avoids paying social benefits to the families of the deceased, IStories reported.
“We thought we had that settled numerous times, and then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city like Kyiv and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.