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Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets U.S. envoy Kellogg in Rome
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he had held a "substantive" conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, in Rome shortly after Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv. "We...

Ukraine war briefing: Two Chinese under arrest in Neptune missile espionage case
Ukraine said it had arrested a Chinese father and son, both suspected of spying on Kyiv’s Neptune cruise missile programme. Counterintelligence officials detained a 24-year-old former student in Kyiv after they provided him with “technical...

Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025: Sanctions, Weapons, and the Situation in Kyiv
On July 10, 2025, we mark the 1,233rd day of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. In Rome, at the La Nuvola conference center, the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025) begins, organized by the governments of Italy and Ukraine. About 5,000...

Ukraine detains Chinese nationals for alleged spying over Neptune missile system
Authorities in Ukraine said on Wednesday they have detained two Chinese nationals -- a man and his father -- on suspicion of attempting to take out of the country classified documents on Ukraine's Neptune anti-ship missile system. The Security...

Ukraine Recovery Conference URC 2025 in Rome: Business, Reforms, and Defense Economy
On July 10, a conference dedicated to Ukraine’s recovery will begin in Rome. This was announced by Yulia Svyrydenko, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy. This year’s forum program covers four main areas: business, human...

Ukraine is testing America’s limits
President Joe Biden once promised Ukraine “whatever it takes” in American support “for as long as it takes”. While this rhetoric was meant to be inspiring, it was a flippant and unrealistic promise from the outset. And now it rings hollow....

Ukraine Indicts Russian Navy Officers for Ill-Treatment of Civilian Crew
The Odesa Prosecutors’ Office reports it is pursuing charges against two Russian naval officers in the Black Sea Fleet, alleging they were responsible for the poor treatment of a civilian crew seized days after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It...

Ukraine settlement requires Putin-Trump meeting, Orban says
BUDAPEST, July 9. /TASS/. The conflict in Ukraine can be quickly resolved only if the Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, meet in person, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. He made the statement in an interview...

Ukraine’s First Industrial Nuclear Explosion: Operation Fakel 1972
On July 9, 1972, near the village of Khrestyshche in the Kharkiv region, the first industrial nuclear explosion in Ukraine took place. This operation was organized to stop an emergency gas leak from the field and to test the effectiveness of this...

Ukrainian Forces Hold Defensive Lines Against Russian Attacks in Northern Kharkiv
On July 8, Russian forces attempted to break through the defensive positions of the Ukrainian military in the South Slobozhanshchyna direction, specifically in the areas of Vovchansk and Hryhorivka. These actions indicate “steady pressure” from...

Ukrainian Forces Hold Strong Against Russian Attacks Near Vovchansk
On July 8, Russian forces attempted to break through the defensive positions of Ukrainian troops in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, particularly in the areas of Vovchansk and Hryhorivka. These actions indicate “steady pressure” from the...

Ukraine religious leaders issue ‘desperate cry’ to world to end Russia’s war
(OSV News) — Ukraine’s religious leaders have issued a “desperate cry” to the global faith community, pleading for international action in ending “the humanitarian and spiritual catastrophe” resulting from Russia’s war on their nation. The...

Ukraine’s Armed Forces: One in three enemy targets neutralized in June by unmanned systems
General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held a working meeting where specific objectives were set regarding the development of unmanned systems. These include staffing and training of crews, scaling up...

Ukraine’s Prime Minister: Ukraine will require over $40 billion in external financing in 2026
Despite exceeding budgetary targets and experiencing economic growth, Ukraine continues to require substantial international support, with projected external financing needs exceeding $40 billion in 2026. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys...

SBU Busts Chinese Espionage Ring Targeting Ukraine’s Neptune Missile
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has detained two Chinese citizens in Kyiv on suspicion of attempting to steal classified documentation related to the RK-360MC Neptune missile system. According to a report published by the SBU on Telegram, one of...

Trump administration resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers ride in a bus after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has resumed...

The Real Trouble With America’s Flip-Flop on Ukrainian Weapons
These days, you could forgive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for feeling like an American CEO being whipsawed by President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs. But the Ukrainian president is not trying to maximize profits. He wants...
The Trump administration's shifting explanation of Ukraine weapons pause
President Donald Trump is continuing to dodge questions on who ordered the pause on U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine last week. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" Trump pushed back to a reporter who asked him on Tuesday who was responsible....

Who paused Ukraine military aid? Timeline of the Trump administration's explanations.
President Donald Trump is continuing to dodge questions on who ordered the pause on U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine last week. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" Trump pushed back to a reporter who asked him on Tuesday who was responsible....

Farming the front line: How Ukraine’s villagers are risking it all to bring life back to landmine-riddled fields
KAMYANKA (Ukraine), July 10 — There were so many mines on Larisa Sysenko’s small farm in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine after the Russians were pushed out that she and her husband Viktor started demining it themselves — with rakes. Further along the...