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Amy B. Zegart
- Moscow cancels Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg as nearly 100 drones reportedly downed across western Russia
- 'We assessed your attempt,' — top Ukrainian drone commander hints Russia tried to strike multiple unit leaders at …
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Henry Keen: On the echelon of journalism in Ukraine | Interview with Natalka Cmoc
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Ukraine war latest: Moscow cancels Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg as nearly 100 drones reportedly downed across western Russia
Key developments on July 27:
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Brainwashing: how Russia is raising Ukrainian children as Putin’s soldiers | Special Report
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Russian drone strike on bus kills 3, injures 20 in Sumy Oblast
A Russian drone targeting a bus reportedly killed three and injured 20 in Sumy Oblast on July 27, according to local media.
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Ukraine sanctions nearly 100 entities tied to Russian defense industry
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the decree synchronizes Ukraine’s sanctions with European sanctions. “As of now, all 18 sanctions packages are fully aligned and in effect in Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote.
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🔥Drones STRIKE Russia — AIRPORTS and OIL DEPOTS under attack #shorts
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'We assessed your attempt,' — top Ukrainian drone commander hints Russia tried to strike multiple unit leaders at once
“We assessed your attempt yesterday to hit all of us at once,” Brovdi said in the Telegram post, without offering further details. The post ended with a string of insults aimed at the Russian forces behind the alleged attack.
Ceasefire in Gaza: UN humanitarian corridor opened
129th Brigade Upgraded as Heavy Mechanized Unit
The 129th Territorial Defense Brigade, which transitioned from the Territorial Defense Forces to the Ground Forces in 2024, has now been restructured as a heavy mechanized brigade. The announcement was…
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'The world has changed,' — Austrian official signals openness to NATO membership debate after decades of neutrality
“I am very open to having a public debate about the future of Austria’s security and defense policy,” Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said. “Although there are currently no majorities in parliament and …
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Mass protests after Zelensky's debacle | Ukraine This Week
Protests sweep Ukraine in response to the new controversial law, which carries grim implications for integration into the European Union as peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations resume.
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Moscow warns of ongoing war unless Ukraine complies with its maximalist demands
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Russia would prefer to resolve the conflict through dialogue, but said military operations continue because “opponents rejected the path of negotiations."
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Moscow says nearly 100 drones shot down as strikes disrupt airports and railways across western Russia
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted or destroyed a total of 99 drones overnight.
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At least 6 killed, 20 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 83 drones overnight, 78 of which were taken out by air defenses.
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Rubio says Trump 'losing patience with Russia,' despite giving Putin 50-day peace deal deadline
“Despite having very good interactions with (Russian President) Vladimir Putin and phone calls, it never leads to anything,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “So, the time has come for some action.”
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,049,250 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 920 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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Russia starts first Moscow-Pyongyang passenger flights in decades, signaling closer ties
As another sign of deepening bilateral relations, Russia is set to launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to Pyongyang on July 27, marking the first air connection between the two capitals in decades.
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Russian forces attack Sumy Oblast, injure 3 civilians
Russian forces launched an overnight attack on Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast on July 26, targeting civilian infrastructure and leaving three people injured, local authorities reported.
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Pope Leo meets Russian Orthodox cleric to discuss Ukraine war
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo received Metropolitan Anthony, the senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric who chairs its department of external church relations, along with five other high-profile clerics, during a morning audience on July 26.
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Ukraine reports killing Russian colonel leading assaults in Kharkiv Oblast
According to operational data by Ukraine’s Khortytsia group of forces, Colonel Lebedev was leading assault operations in the Velykyi Burluk area of Kharkiv Oblast.
🎯 Long-range power works – Zelenskyy on drone and sanctions success
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An important week for Ukraine: The power of drones, sanctions and NATO support | Wrap-Up Weekly
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Russian drone strike damages Regional Military Administration building in Sumy
Russian forces launched a drone strike on Sumy on July 26, damaging the building of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported.
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Democracy and Russian propaganda: How the Kremlin spreads lies about Ukrainian protests
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Lithuania to allocate $32 million toward joint purchase of Patriot missile systems for Ukraine
Lithuania plans to contribute up to 30 million euro ($32.5 million) toward the joint purchase of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported on July 26.