North Korea made $22 billion arming Russia – nearly four times its haul before the war
The war financed a boom that now buys destroyers, warheads, and the freedom to stop talking to Washington.
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Russia launches 147 drones overnight, injuring civilians and damaging infrastructure in Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk oblasts
114 of them were shot down, but some damaged civilian infrastructure.
Fighters from 51 countries now held in Ukraine after fighting for Russia, ombudsman says
The figure raises Ukraine's publicly stated minimum from more than 48 countries in May, as Moscow's foreign recruitment widens.
Russia destroys the warehouses of Ukraine’s biggest retailers and parcel carrier in overnight Kyiv barrage
Russia destroyed the warehouses of Rozetka, Nova Poshta, and Epicentr — the retailers and parcel carrier that move goods to millions of Ukrainians — and killed 17 people.
North Korean missile unit deploys to Russia for ballistic strikes on Ukraine, Kyiv says
Russia is reportedly deploying a North Korean missile unit in western Russia, potentially adding 120 ballistic missiles to an arsenal increasingly used against Ukraine's cities.
To catch Ukraine’s cruise missiles, Russia is risking the scarce A-50 radar planes it has no way to rebuild
After losing some of its most valuable airborne radar aircraft and with sanctions hampering replacements, Russia is increasingly relying on the few A-50Us it still has.
Oil refinery, strategic airbase, and drone facilities: Overnight strikes hit key pillars of Russia’s war effort
The reported strikes hit the Engels airbase, the Saratov oil refinery, and other military infrastructure supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lithuania proposes to implement special test for Russian and Belarusian artists and academics who enter state. Those who don’t pass will be banned
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry proposed barring Russian and Belarusian cultural, scientific, and sports figures who performed in occupied Ukraine or backed the war from entering the country.
Fires erupt at three Russian oil depots after Ukraine targets fuel supply chain overnight in Stavropol Krai
Ukraine confirmed strikes on Russian fuel infrastructure after drone attacks caused fires at oil depots in Russia’s Stavropol Krai.
Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian airbase used to attack its cities, using a drone similar to the Russian Shahed
A reported overnight drone strike sparked a fire at Russia's Engels-2 airbase, home to the strategic bombers that regularly launch cruise missile attacks on Ukraine.
Ukraine hit 147 Russian shadow-fleet ships in 10 days. Now Moscow is pulling its best drone unit off the front to guard the tankers, partisans say
Rubicon built its reputation hunting Ukrainian logistics near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. A partisan network says it's being sent to sea instead.
Every primary unit at a Rosneft refinery is burning — 100% of its crude processing capacity
The plant turned 8.5 million tons of oil a year into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Analysts say it now turns out nothing.
Russian who helped Ukraine’s military faces deportation after decade under false identity
Ruslan Puptaiev says he fled persecution in Russia and built a new life in Ukraine under a false identity. After authorities uncovered his real identity, he was detained for deportation, though the European Court of Human Rights has temporarily blocked his return to Russia.
New York Times: Russian spies used Japan to source technology for war
A little-known GRU unit allegedly operated through an Aeroflot office near Japan’s national police headquarters, according to NYT's reporting. They used business and logistics ties to obtain equipment for Russia’s war machine.
Russia halts Don-Azov Channel shipping, closes Kerch Strait after Ukrainian tanker strikes
Russia's border guards, who report to the FSB, gave shipping firms no date for when the Kerch Strait halt would be lifted.
Russia tried to secure Japanese jet fuel amid shortages. Tokyo closed the loophole
Japan said its ban on jet fuel exports to Russia covers shipments through third countries and ship-to-ship transfers after Reuters reported Moscow was seeking a cargo via traders.
No experience required: Russia advertises for drone operators to defend Moscow from Ukrainian attacks
A job listing on Russia's largest employment platform seeks drone operators to help defend Moscow, reflecting the growing impact of Ukraine's expanding long-range drone campaign.
Italy joins Bulgaria in resisting EU sanctions on Patriarch Kirill
Rome's objection traces back to the Vatican's unease at sanctioning a Christian leader
Belgorod loses power and water after Ukrainian strike on gas-turbine plant, one killed
The strike came a day after Russia's deadliest assault on Kyiv this year.
Russia’s fourth-largest refinery is on fire again. It just came off a shutdown
Drones struck Russia's NORSI oil refinery near Kstovo on 2 July, days after an earlier strike had already knocked out its main crude unit.