- Jul 25
Kazakhstan's Tokayev proposes freezing Ukraine war during face-to-face Omsk summit with Putin
In a rare direct rebuke, President Tokayev told Vladimir Putin that the fighting in Ukraine must be frozen and proposed returning to the Istanbul peace framework, citing the deaths of young people.
- Jul 10
Russian petrol output covers just 65% of demand after Ukrainian drone strikes cripple refineries
Widespread drone attacks have knocked out major refineries, forcing Moscow to ban fuel exports and import petrol from Belarus and India while Cossack militias manage chaos at filling stations.
- Jul 10
Ukraine's drone campaign cripples Russian refineries, triggering fuel crisis for 50 million
A wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and fuel depots has triggered a nationwide fuel crisis, with long queues, rationing, and remote work directives spreading across multiple regions.
- Jul 6
Ukrainian drones strike Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk, over 2,400 km from front line
Ukrainian forces attacked the Omsk refinery, Russia's largest, in one of the longest-range strikes of the war. The facility caught fire and the city's airport was closed.
- Jul 4
Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least three, ahead of NATO summit
Missile attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities killed at least three people and wounded dozens overnight, as President Zelensky prepared to meet Donald Trump at a NATO summit in Ankara.
- Jul 4
Russian strikes cut power to 300,000 in Odessa, one dead in Kharkiv
Russian ballistic missiles and drones hit Odessa overnight, leaving over 300,000 households without power, while a separate strike on a Kharkiv residential building killed at least one person and injured 37.
