Vira Kravchuk

Russian authorities released Temirlan Eskerhanov, one of the men sentenced to 14 years in prison for the 2015 assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and sent him to fight in Ukraine.

The report highlights the Russian attack across Ukrainian cities on 8 July, which in one day killed 43 civilians and injured 147, with one of the targets being a children's hospital Okhmatdyt.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller emphasized that Ukraine alone makes the decisions in this operation, however the US policy about weapons restrictions remains unchanged - Ukraine is not allowed to strike deep inside Russian territory.

Russian military bloggers dismissed reports of Ukrainian incursions into Russia's Kursk Oblast as "unsuccessful" and a "media stunt,” claiming it "diverts attention" from ongoing offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian officials remained largely silent on the matter.

As Ukrainian forces allegedly breached Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians launched multi-faceted attacks on the bordering Sumy Oblast, with Ukraine reporting to destroy a Russian helicopter and two ballistic missiles.

Local social media channels in Kursk are flooded with posts from residents seeking to locate and evacuate relatives from settlements that have lost all communication and electricity. This coincides with reports of Ukrainian military presence in the area, with reinforcements continuing to arrive.

Ukrainian forces targeted the Morozovsk airfield in Russia, destroying a Su-34 bomber used for strikes on Ukraine and an ammunition depot.

The arrival of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine will not alter the United States' policy restricting Ukraine's long-range strikes into Russian territory, and the US also does not plan to intercept Russian missiles over Ukraine.

The Russian strike with an Iskander ballistic missile, which injured eight including an infant, hit a hospital, university, and residential buildings in Kharkiv.

The group attempting to breach the Russian border in Kursk Oblast reportedly consisted of members from the Russian Volunteer Corps, Ukraine's 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, and territorial defense units and was allegedly orchestrated by Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's head of military intelligence.

Russian local authorities claimed that allegedly their air defense systems intercepted 26 unmanned aerial vehicles.

A multi-faceted Russian assault involving ballistic missiles, guided air-to-surface missiles, and strike UAVs targeted Kyiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts in Ukraine, causing only minor structural damage.

Three workers lost their lives due to a gas-related incident in the facility, which produces components for multiple rocket launcher systems and is sanctioned by the EU for aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Memorial Day for the victims of Stalin’s regime, including thousands of Ukrainians, at the Sandarmokh memorial site in Russia was interrupted by militarised patriotic individuals, who celebrated Soviet military glory.