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Russia is using a new Chinese-made drone for reconnaissance and overloading Ukrainian air defense – despite the Chinese company’s claim that it doesn’t supply either belligerent.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) has published the technical specifications and components of a new Russian drone that is currently actively used by the Russian army.
According to intelligence officials, this UAV performs reconnaissance tasks and is used as a decoy to detect and overload the Ukrainian air defense system. In addition, according to some reports, the drone is capable of carrying a warhead weighing up to 15 kg (33 lbs).
The petrochemical plant reportedly processes up to 1 million tons of materiel each year and is part of the supply chain for Russia’s military-industrial complex.
A major petrochemical plant in Russia’s Samara region was targeted in a drone strike overnight on July 21-22, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday.
According to Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, the Novokuybyshevsk Petrochemical Company was hit.
The upcoming negotiations, if held, would be the third round of direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow this year – with a ceasefire no longer on the agenda, as hinted by Kyiv.
Former Defense Minister and newly appointed National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov will lead Ukraine’s delegation in the next round of negotiations with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday.
Speaking on Monday evening, Zelensky said the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, in Istanbul. Turkish media had earlier reported the talks could take place on Wednesday and Thursday.
A rushed hearing on a bill to strip anti-corruption bodies of their independence – placing them under presidential control – has left the public uncertain about the future of high-level graft cases.
Ukraine has voted to strip the anti-graft bodies of their independence from executive power on Tuesday, potentially marking a major blow to the country’s anti-corruption progress.
On Tuesday, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted for Bill No. 12414 which, through a series of amendments, effectively abolishes the independence of anti-corruption law enforcement bodies in conducting investigations – namely, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
The “Group of Seven” representatives to Ukraine said they support “transparency, independent institutions, and good governance” and have called for a meeting with government officials.
The “Group of Seven” (G7) Ambassadors for reform in Ukraine have expressed “serious concerns” about reports of mass searches at Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) that have led to charges being laid against Bureau personnel.
Posting on its X channel the group said:
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service neutralized and removed the warhead from a Russian Kh-69 downed during the large-scale airstrike on Kyiv overnight on July 20-21.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS) posted images on Telegram on Monday that showed a team from its Mobile Rescue Rapid Response Center dealing with the warhead from Russia’s Kh-69 stealth cruise missile shot down during the massive July 20-21 overnight attack on Kyiv. The wreckage was recovered from the yard of a residential home in one of the capital’s suburbs.
A DSNS spokesperson said: “DSNS sappers disarmed the warhead of a downed Russian Kh-69 missile, which had landed near a residential building after yet another enemy air attack and could have detonated at any moment.”
South Korea’s military has said the ship could have been developed with Russian help, possibly in exchange for deploying thousands of troops to help Moscow fight in Ukraine.
North Korea vowed to build an additional 5,000-ton destroyer for its navy, state media reported Tuesday, after the nuclear-armed country launched two similar vessels this year.
Leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to ramp up his country’s naval capacities, and presided over the April launch of the country’s first 5,000-ton destroyer-class naval ship, the Choe Hyon.
The country is also preparing to send additional air defense equipment from its stockpiles, including munitions for F-16 fighters, counter-drone technology, and radar systems.
The Netherlands will “substantially contribute” to delivering American Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Monday during an online meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
The country is also preparing to send additional air defense equipment from its own stockpiles, including ammunition for F-16 fighter jets, counter-drone technology, and radar systems.
Russia attacked Odesa with drones overnight, causing fires but no casualties. In Sumy, a guided bomb dropped by a Russian warplane left three wounded, including one child.
Russian forces attacked the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with drones overnight on July 22, causing fires and damaging buildings, local officials said.
The strikes set several cars on fire, broke windows in residential buildings, and sparked a blaze at an administrative building, according to Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov. Explosions were heard in the city around 2:23 a.m.
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Key Takeaways from the ISW:
Senator Cornyn: “Authoritarian regimes like Russia and China threaten the universal ideals that bond democracies together, and it’s imperative we stand united in our support for the Ukrainian people.”
WASHINGTON, DC – US legislators and policymakers are intensifying their push to halt American companies’ investments in China’s critical technology sectors, arguing that such financial flows directly bolster Beijing’s military, and drawing stark lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine for Taiwan’s future.
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a prominent Republican on national security, on Monday became the latest voice underscoring concerns that investments by US entities, particularly in semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, contribute to China’s military capabilities due to its “military-civilian fusion” policy.
A policy analyst and advocate for Ukraine tells Kyiv Post that Washington needs “real sanctions ASAP” on Russia following Trump’s policy shift on Putin’s war.
WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump is continuing to work “aggressively” to bring an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on Monday.
“He [Trump] continues to work aggressively to end the war in Russia and Ukraine,” Leavitt told reporters outside the White House, offering no further details. The statement follows recent actions by the Trump administration to intensify pressure for a resolution to the more than three-year-old conflict.
EU Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius: Europe is “stepping up” the 27-member bloc’s responsibility on security amid the Russian threat.
WASHINGTON DC – Europe is stepping up to take greater responsibility for its own defense in the face of growing threats, particularly from Russia, the EU’s first-ever Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius, stated on Monday.
Speaking at the European Defense Night in Washington, Kubilius highlighted the significance of his newly created role, which he assumed in December 2024, saying that the move signaled a recognition that “times have changed” and “Europe has changed.”
Barrot said Russia “targets energy infrastructure in defiance of international law” and blasted the latest wave of Russian attacks, killing two people and damaging a subway station.
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday emphasized France’s support to Ukraine in a surprise visit, over three years into Russia’s invasion.
Barrot met his counterpart Andriy Sybiha, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and newly nominated Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
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