Vira Kravchuk

On Ukraine's Independence Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the country's latest military innovation - the "Palianytsia" missile-drone, that has been already successfully used against Russian forces. He emphasized that, “It's difficult to counter, but very easy to understand why.”

A Russian drone strike killed a married couple in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, which borders Russia's Kursk Oblast, where Ukraine launched a surprise incursion earlier this month.

Snake Island, site of the famous "Russian warship, go f*ck yourself" declaration, was targeted by Russian forces with four Kh-22 cruise missiles.

Ukrainian officials frame expanded long-range weapons access as a defining moment for President Biden's legacy, emphasising that the administration will be remembered either for aiding Ukraine's victory or for failing to do enough due to imposed limitations. This argument hasn’t yet worked on the US decision-makers.

Russian authorities claim to have intercepted five drones in Voronezh Oblast overnight, but falling debris sparked a fire at a munitions storage site, forcing the evacuation of 200 residents.

The impact of recent events extends beyond Kursk Oblast, with neighboring Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov describing his region's socio-economic situation as continuously "difficult."

The Russian securities services announced that CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, along with two Ukrainian journalists Olesia Borovyk and Diana Butsko, are accused of illegally crossing into Russian territory to report on Ukrainian military activities in Kursk Oblast.

Nicklas Hoffgaard, earlier known as a rapper Stanley Most, claimed his fellow soldiers bullied him and forced him to drink vodka while he served in a Russian drone unit near Luhansk.

As Ukrainian troops push into Russia's Kursk Oblast, the International Atomic Energy Agency raised alarms about the safety of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant's reactors, similar to those involved in the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi is set to inspect the facility's vulnerabilities firsthand.

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine's Intelligence agency, disclosed to The War Zone that Ukraine targeted a signals intelligence center and airport near Moscow, as well as an airbase in Rostov Oblast, deploying approximately 50 drones, which Russian authorities claim to have “successfully” intercepted.

The Netherlands committed to supplying Ukraine with 51 cutting-edge mobile radar systems by the end of 2024. These "drone hunters" can detect small unmanned aerial vehicles while in motion, addressing a critical need in modern warfare.

The military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger collectively appealed to the UN Security Council, demanding action against alleged Ukrainian backing of regional rebel groups, referring to a July clash where Tuareg rebels reportedly killed dozens of Russian Wagner mercenaries and their local allies.

After two decades of hesitation, Ukraine has finally ratified the Rome Statute, potentially unleashing a flood of war crime prosecutions against Russian perpetrators in the International Criminal Court.

Ukraine’s call to allow Western pilots to fly its long-awaited F-16 fighter jets is picking up traction, but political concerns of “Russian escalation” persist while some experts stress that the effort is still best invested in domestic pilots.