Yuri Zoria

NATO summit in Washington adopts declaration supporting Ukraine with 40 billion euros in defense funding through 2025. Allies promise additional air defense systems, including Patriot batteries.

Russian billionaires, many with close ties to Putin, have received $11.3 billion in dividends as companies resume payouts amid Russia's economic rebound. Top earners include sanctioned individuals who have found ways to circumvent restrictions and redirect exports.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry and ICEYE have signed cooperation memorandum, strengthening Ukraine's space defense and satellite imaging capabilities. The agreement ensures responsible use of imagery over Ukrainian territory and provides SAR expertise to support defense activities.

US policy on Ukraine's use of American weapons remains unchanged despite Russian attack on Kyiv hospital. NATO summit to focus on continued support for Ukraine, air defense, deterrence capabilities, and reaffirming Ukraine's future in the alliance.

The NATO Washington summit's draft communiqué labels Ukraine's path to membership "irreversible," although the final text may change, CNN says, referring to sources.

The July 8 Russian missile strike on Kyiv killed 29 and injured 117 overall. Rescue operations at Kyiv's Okhmatdyt children's hospital concluded after 24 hours, revealing two fatalities and 32 injuries, including 8 hospitalized children. More bodies found in an apartment building's rubble.

A fire erupted at Russia's oil depot in Volgograd Oblast following an alleged drone attack. The Russian Defense Ministry claims it intercepted 38 drones over five regions overnight but didn't mention the Volgograd attack.

Poland is contemplating giving Ukraine another batch of MiG-29s, at least 14 aircraft. Immediate transfer is impossible because they are used in NATO patrols.

As search and rescue operations continue, the Russian missile assault on Ukraine has currently claimed 33 lives and caused 134 injuries. The attacks damaged two hospitals in Kyiv, including a children's hospital, and affected residential areas. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 30 of 38 missiles.

An investigation found that the EU's production capacity for 155 mm artillery shells is at least half of what EU officials have stated.

As of 13:50, a Russian missile strike on Kyiv's Okhmatdyt children's hospital killed two workers and injured seven, including two children, with SBU investigating the attack as a war crime after recovering Kh-101 missile fragments.

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has arrived in Poland to sign a bilateral security agreement with Polish PM Tusk, discuss defense cooperation, Ukraine's EU integration, and the upcoming NATO summit in Washington.

Media sources report that Ukraine's Security Service was behind recent drone attacks on Russian ammunition and oil depots in the regions of Voronezh and Krasnodar.

Russian forces conduct extensive missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv and Dnipro. Attacks result in multiple casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, including Kyiv children's hospital.