- 6d ago
France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK summon Russian envoys over an FSB-orchestrated cyber sabotage campaign spanning a dozen European nations
Paris, Berlin, The Hague and London will all call in Russia's ambassadors after EU and UK intelligence linked Moscow's FSB to hacks on government networks, critical infrastructure and military supply routes, with 13 EU and 24 UK individuals and entities sanctioned.
- Jul 6
Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk, 2,700 km from border, in record-distance drone attack
Ukrainian drones struck the Gazpromneft refinery in Omsk, Russia's largest, overnight, causing a fire and deepening a nationwide fuel crisis. The attack, over 2,500 km from Ukraine, was part of a massive barrage that Russia says involved 519 drones across 20 regions.
- Jul 6
Russian missiles wound eight in Kyiv hours after Zelensky warning, as drone war hits Russian fuel
Russian strikes on Kyiv wounded at least eight people early Monday, damaging a residential complex, while Ukraine rejected a proposed six-hour ceasefire and its drone campaign against Russian oil infrastructure reached a record intensity.
- Jul 5
Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg oil terminal again, claims 43% of Russian refining capacity disabled
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and the Kronstadt naval base overnight, as Kyiv claimed its long-range campaign has knocked out nearly 43% of Russia's oil refining capacity.
- Jul 4
Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine in 85-minute call ahead of NATO summit in Ankara
The Kremlin said the two leaders discussed a settlement in Ukraine, with Trump expressing readiness to push for a quick end to the fighting, ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey on July 7-8.
- Jul 4
Ukraine hits St. Petersburg oil terminal as Russia's fuel crisis deepens
Ukrainian forces struck a major oil terminal in St. Petersburg early Saturday, setting it ablaze and further straining Russia's already crisis-hit fuel sector.
- Jul 4
King Charles, Putin and Pope Leo XIV send congratulations as US marks 250th independence anniversary
Messages from London, Moscow and the Vatican underscored shared history and called for cooperation as the United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence on 4 July 2026.
- 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
Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg oil terminal and Baltic port in large-scale drone attack, fuel shortages spread across Russia
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and the Baltic port of Vysotsk overnight, Russian officials said, as Kyiv's campaign against Russian energy infrastructure deepened fuel shortages across the country.
- Jul 4
Ukraine strikes Russian refineries and fuel tankers in Sea of Azov as Moscow reports civilian deaths in Kramatorsk and bans fuel exports
Kyiv's military targeted the Ilsky and Ust-Luga refineries and 10 tankers in the Azov Sea, while Russian bomb strikes on Kramatorsk killed four civilians.
- Jul 4
Ukraine's Fedorow resigns as defence minister, blasts military leadership as protests erupt in Kyiv
Mychajlo Fedorow stepped down after a power struggle with Commander-in-Chief Olexandr Syrskyj, accusing him of blocking reforms and undermining morale. Hundreds protested in Kyiv as parliament confirmed a new prime minister.
- Jul 3
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden in star-studded ceremony
The pop superstar and NFL tight end tied the knot on July 3, with Adam Sandler officiating and a 1,000-strong guest list that included Karlie Kloss and Patrick Mahomes.
- Jul 2
Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, setting buildings ablaze and trapping residents
Waves of ballistic missiles and attack drones struck Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens, and setting a central hotel and residential high-rises on fire.
- Jul 1
Over two million military casualties in Ukraine war, Russian forces suffer far greater losses, CSIS study finds
A new CSIS study estimates more than two million Russian and Ukrainian military casualties since the 2022 invasion, with Russian dead and wounded far outnumbering Ukrainian losses.
- Jul 1
Russia closes EU borders and imports fuel as Ukrainian drone strikes trigger nationwide shortages
Ukrainian drone attacks have knocked out up to half of Russia's refining capacity, forcing Moscow to import gasoline from India and Kazakhstan, close its EU borders, and impose nationwide fuel rationing.
- Jul 1
Russia abruptly suspends all railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia
Moscow issued a decree suspending passenger and freight rail traffic at seven checkpoints from July 1, offering no reason or end date.
- Jun 27
Russia is preparing military provocations against Baltic states or Poland to test NATO unity, Latvian intelligence warns
Latvian intelligence reports signs that Moscow is readying limited hybrid attacks on Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania or Poland, aiming to splinter allied support for Ukraine.
- Jun 26
Sergei Ivanov, Putin's long-time KGB ally and former defence minister, dies at 73
The former Russian defence minister and one of Vladimir Putin's oldest associates from the KGB passed away on 26 June. His death was first reported by a basketball league and later confirmed by the Kremlin.
- Jun 26
Russia says it downed 660 Ukrainian drones overnight, one of the highest tallies of the war
Moscow says air defences destroyed 660 Ukrainian drones across more than a dozen regions, including 47 aimed at the capital, in one of the largest barrages since the invasion began.
- Jun 25
Russia closes Romanian consulate in St Petersburg and expels interim head after drone incident retaliation
Russia on Thursday announced the closure of Romania's consulate in Saint Petersburg and declared its interim head persona non grata, a direct response to Bucharest's earlier decision to shutter the Russian consulate in Constanța after a Russian drone struck an apartment block in Galați and injured two people.
