Euromaidan Press Staff

Meanwhile, Spain announced plans to provide Ukraine with a fully operational Hawk anti-aircraft battery by September.

In the meantime, Russian forces continue to target civilian areas, with recent missile strikes hitting a demining office in Kharkiv and injuring people in Odesa and Kherson.

Ukrainian special forces have made strategic gains in Kharkiv Oblast, liberating the village of Starytsia and have dealt a significant blow to Russian military logistics by damaging the last railway ferry in a key port.

Georgia charges fighters returning from Ukraine as Ukraine seeks FPV solution to Russian reconnaissance drone onslaught

Meanwhile, in eastern Ukraine, Russia continues its offensive operations in the Donetsk Oblast, with the main effort focused on the Avdiivka-Pokrovsk sector.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the UK officials to help Ukraine convince its allies to allow strikes into Russian territory.

Ukraine has secured new security agreements with the Czech Republic and Slovenia, bolstering its international support network as Russian forces advance in the Donetsk Oblast.

The strategic Dnipro River bridgehead at Krynky faces uncertainty as Ukrainian forces allegedly withdraw, with up to 800 of marines unaccounted for.

Meanwhile, the UK and several European nations are launching a coordinated effort to target Russia's 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers.

Meanwhile, Spain has begun a new delivery of Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine.

The NATO summit declaration referenced both an ‘irreversible path’ and a ‘bridge to NATO’, reflecting ongoing discussions among allies. While a formal invitation would have been largely symbolic due to required reforms, its absence was notable. Instead, NATO concentrated on bolstering military aid to Ukraine.

The US Air Force has initiated the ERAM project to develop a long-range aviation munition.

The United States has announced a new $225 million security aid package for Ukraine, including Patriot and NASAMS munitions.

F-16 jets from Denmark and the Netherlands are en route to Ukraine while the Netherlands allocated an extra €300 million for F-16 ammunition.