A grassroots initiative in Slovakia has defied the government’s pro-Russian stance, raising an unprecedented €5.1 million to fund ammunition for Ukraine.
Ukrainian missile and drone strikes destroyed up to one-third of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and forced remaining vessels to retreat from occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian National Guard forces continued their precision strikes along the front line, taking out Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery systems while also hitting key ammunition depots, Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko reported.
Russia constructs reinforced concrete aircraft shelters at Crimea's Belbek airfield and other bases in response to Ukraine's expanding strike capabilities.
Ukraine is turning to an unlikely solution - cotton cultivation - to combat a global gunpowder shortage. With Western allies struggling to meet artillery needs, experimental fields in Odesa Oblast aim to produce nitrocellulose, a key gunpowder component. Russia, meanwhile, faces no such ammunition constraints.
The official stressed the importance of foreign support and collaborative ventures to boost Ukraine's military production capabilities, acknowledging the industrial capacity disparity with Russia.
The 66th tranche of equipment amid Russia's all-out war includes air-to-ground missiles, HIMARS ammunition, artillery shells, anti-tank systems, and armored vehicles.
A portion of frozen Russian assets in the EU will fund ammunition supplies to Ukraine within the Czech ammunition initiative, the Czech Defense Minister says.
This new allocation follows a package announced on 29 July, which included 8 Leopard 1 A5 tanks delivered in cooperation with Denmark, according to the German government.
The Pentagon announces $1.7 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, including $200 million in immediate military aid and $1.5 billion for long-term contracts.
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.
Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov announced plans to provide Ukraine with excess military equipment and ammunition following a thorough review of Bulgarian military resources and finding a surplus equipment that could be donated to Ukraine without compromising national security.
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall is investing heavily in Ukraine, setting up joint production facilities for armored vehicles, ammunition, and air defense systems. The move aims to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities and position Rheinmetall as the "number one option for the Ukrainian army."