US President's Special Representative Keith Kellogg observed tank crew training and drone demonstrations at Ukrainian National Guard facilities on 16 July, marking his third day of high-level meetings in Kyiv aimed at advancing defense cooperation between the two countries.
Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities conducted searches at the homes of National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko and five senior officers as part of a major corruption investigation involving defense procurement.
Maksym Timoshko broke down a door to access trapped survivors following the 24 April missile strike, later describing how "every second could have been the last."