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One of Kyiv’s elite commando infantry regiments led the way in carrying out what was probably Ukraine’s biggest ground forces’ success for many months.
Ukrainian commando infantry defeated and wiped-out elements of three Russian combat brigades leading the incursion into Ukraine’s Sumy region – killing or wounding hundreds of enemy and capturing prisoners, news and combat reports from both pro-Kremlin and pro-Kyiv sources said on Monday.
The two-week long battle contrasted sharply with the recent trend of relentless Russian advances ending with Moscow’s motor rifle and elite marine units surrounded and pounded for days by Ukrainian FPV drones, howitzers, and rocket artillery.
Ukraine has added 16 new Kremlin propagandists to its War&Sanctions list, including fake documentary creators, war correspondents, and pro-Russian Telegram channel admins.
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), in cooperation with the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, has released the seventh update to the “Kremlin Mouthpieces” section of the War&Sanctions platform – an international database exposing enablers of Russia’s war.
The latest update, announced on July 28, adds 16 new individuals accused of spreading pro-Kremlin disinformation, justifying the war against Ukraine, and supporting Russia’s military machine through propaganda and fundraising. The database now contains profiles of 136 figures involved in Russia’s information war.
Ukraine honors defenders and civilians who died in captivity, vowing justice for Russian war crimes and urging global pressure on Moscow’s brutal treatment of POWs.
On July 28, Ukraine honors the memory of those who were executed, tortured, or died in captivity.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Facebook.
Some observations about the state of affairs in Ukraine’s foreign ministry.
Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrij Sybiha, last week convened a high-level meeting of honorary consuls from Ukraine and abroad — billed as an opportunity to deepen international partnerships.
But what drew the most attention was not the agenda, but the optics. A so-called ‘family photo’ posted by Sybiha to Facebook featured only men — a jarring and tone-deaf image at a time when gender equity is supposedly a national priority and a core value of Ukraine’s European ambitions.
If the US doesn’t get onboard with Ukraine to scale up drone production and technology, then Russia, China, North Korean and Iran will leave us in the dust.
Over the past four months I have issued warning after warning. From Capitol Hill briefings to op-eds to a sermon I gave on Easter Sunday in Canton, Georgia, my message has been consistent. We are sleepwalking through a drone revolution that will define the future of war, and the front line of that revolution is Ukraine.
I started the Peace Through Strength Institute to wake Washington up to the ground truth. And the truth is this: Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are building the largest and most advanced drone army the world has ever seen. This is not speculative. It is happening right now. They are learning, scaling, and accelerating faster than the West.
The EU chief said Ukraine was progressing but must “preserve independent anti-corruption bodies, which are cornerstones of Ukraine’s rule of law.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday reaffirmed the EU’s support for Ukraine’s accession bid, calling on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ensure the independence of the country’s anti-corruption institutions.
In a post on social media platform X following a talk with Zelenskyy, von der Leyen said Ukraine had made significant progress toward EU membership but stressed the need to “preserve independent anti-corruption bodies, which are cornerstones of Ukraine’s rule of law.”“Ukraine has already achieved a lot on its European path. It must build on these solid foundations,” she said. “Ukraine can count on our support to deliver progress on its European path.”
Washington is reviewing its global military deployments, with a drawdown in Europe expected in the coming months.
After keeping Donald Trump happy with a pledge to up defence spending at NATO’s summit, Europe is now bracing for a key decision from the US president on the future of American forces on the continent.
Washington is currently conducting a review of its military deployments worldwide — set to be unveiled in coming months — and the expectation is it will lead to drawdowns in Europe.
Russian missile and drone barrage wounded civilians in Kyiv, damaged a concert hall in Kropyvnytskyi, prompting Poland to scramble fighters and put 2 more jets on alert amid heightened defense status.
Russian forces launched a combined missile and Shahed drone strike against Ukraine in the early hours of Monday, July 28.
In Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, a drone attack shattered windows in a multi-story residential building. According to the city’s police, five people suffered shrapnel wounds, including a two-year-old girl who sustained lacerations on her foot.
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Key Takeaways from the ISW:
An American mother tells Kyiv Post about her son’s last words before dying in Ukraine.
ABINGTON, Pennsylvania – A Pennsylvania man who answered the desperate call to defend freedom in Ukraine, ultimately sacrificing his life on the brutal front lines, was honored last week by the US Congress.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) stood on the House floor to deliver a poignant eulogy for Robert “Bobby” Edward Pietrangelo, just 23 years old from Abington, Pa. Fitzpatrick hailed him as a “courageous advocate” who made the ultimate sacrifice against invading Russian forces, a stark testament to his conviction.
As part of US aid package to Ukraine, a company will provide Kyiv with tens of thousands of “AI-powered weapons systems” that replace manual drone operators and reportedly cannot be jammed.
As part of a deal with the US Department of Defense, a joint US-German company will provide Ukraine with some 33,000 AI-powered “strike kits’ that turn manually-operated drones intosutonimous computer-guided weapons.
The new deliveries come at a time when Russia has massively boosted its domestic production of Shahed-type drones, has launched increasing volumes of UAV strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets, and this is one more line of defense against them.
Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov repeated on Sunday that “First, we still need to resolve the problem, and we need to fulfill the objectives,” of its attack on Ukraine before meetings with Putin.
At a press conference on Sunday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov repeated Moscow’s demands that Russia must first fulfill the military objectives of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine before renewing bilateral relations with Ukraine.
He said the topic of resuming bilateral relations between the two countries is “too theoretical a question right now.”
Drones in Sumy region, bombs in Donetsk and other attacks wreak havoc on civilian areas throughout the country, killing at least seven and injuring several others.
On Sunday, a Russian drone killed three older women riding a bus in the contested Sumy region, while a 550-lb bomb landed on a man’s house in Donetsk, killing him and wounding three others.
At least seven civilians were killed over the weekend as Moscow’s forces stepped up their strikes across the country.
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