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Posted by Scott Lucas | Jul 31, 2025 | 0
First responders work at the site of a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, July 31, 2025
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Map: Institute for the Study of War
UPDATE 0614 GMT:
In his nightly video address to the nation, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has approved key principles for weapons supplies from the US.
“These are large-scale agreements, which I discussed with President Trump, and I hope very much that we will be able to implement them all,” Zelensky said. He gave no details.
We continue working with our partners on weapons supply. The Defense Minister reported on communication within the Ramstein format, we’ve preserved this format, and I’m grateful to all partners for its effectiveness.
Today, I also approved the main principles of the agreements… pic.twitter.com/sQx3Y4aASa
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 30, 2025
ORIGINAL ENTRY: At least six civilians have been murdered, including a 6-year-old boy, and at least 52 injured by overnight Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.
Of the victims, 29 are in hospital. Three of the wounded are police officers.
At least 27 locations were hit, mainly in the city’s Solomianskyi district, where two people were slain as an educational institution and residential building.
The other four fatalities were in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Vehicles and a high-rise apartment block were set afire.
After the initial air raid alert ended at 3:20 a.m., the Russians fired missiles just over an hour later. Another residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district was partially destroyed, with victims trapped under rubble. Windows were shattered in the children’s wing of a hospital.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky responded on Thursday morning:
Today, the world once again saw Russia’s response to our desire for peace, shared with America and Europe. New, showcase killings. That is why peace without strength is impossible. But forcing Moscow to make peace, compelling them to come to a real negotiating table — all the tools needed for this are in the hands of our partners.
Since the night hours, our rescuers, firefighters, medics, and all the necessary emergency services have been working at the sites of Russian missile and drone strikes. The Dnipro, Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv regions have been affected. The capital was the primary target of… pic.twitter.com/jSdYqw4ApN
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 31, 2025
Meaghan Mobbs, the daughter of Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg, posted:
Kyiv is under massive drone attack. Make no mistake, this is Putin’s response to President Trump’s deadline. He is testing American resolve and strength. We must not be found wanting.
— Meaghan Mobbs (@mobbs_mentality) July 30, 2025
She added, “Then the Russian missiles followed – but only after civilians had left bomb shelters to return home. Russia is sending a calculated message to America and the West: we do not fear you.”
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Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.
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