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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- 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 …
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Germany to provide $47 million grant to support small, medium-sized Ukrainian businesses
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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 …
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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.
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:
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Ukrainian drone strikes target key defense factories in Russia's Tula region
In the early hours of July 11, Ukrainian Forces launched a series of drone strikes targeting four military factories in Russia's Tula region, which are linked to the production of munitions and weapons.
A slew of defense industry enterprises in the …
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Spanish authorities detain son of Rostec VP in connection with major tax fraud linked to Russian budget theft
On July 10, Dmitry Artyakov, the son of a Rostec vice president, was reportedly detained in Girona, Spain, on suspicions of engaging in a sophisticated tax fraud scheme linked to funds unlawfully taken from the Russian budget. This scheme was …
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Ukrainian anti-corruption activist's home, military unit searched as his team alleges government pressure
“We consider these searches to be another wave of attack on Vitaliy Shabunin and the Anti-Corruption Action Center for criticizing the Presidential Office and (Presidential Office head) Andrii Yermak personally,” the center said.
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How Ukrainian teens are training for war
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, war has become a daily reality for thousands of Ukrainian children. Some Ukrainian military units, such as the Azov Brigade, offer boot camps for teenagers to teach them the …