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By the end of 2026, Ukraine plans to conclude bilateral agreements on unmanned technologies — the ‘Drone Deal’ — with a further seven NATO countries.
A complete calendar of name days for July 2026 will help ensure you don’t miss the name days of your family and friends following the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s switch to the New Julian calendar. In July, many familiar dates have changed, so some of the most popular names are celebrated earlier than under the old calendar.
Nine people were killed as a result of Russia’s massive combined attack on Kyiv on the night of 6 July. Forty-six people were injured, including five children. Rescue operations are ongoing.
A rapid intensification of Super El Niño has been recorded in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which could trigger a wave of extreme weather across the globe. We explain what a Super El Niño is and what experts are warning about.
The Office of the Prosecutor General and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have opened a case against Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence, in connection with the Russian large-scale strike on Kyiv and the surrounding region that took place on the night of 2 July.
On the morning of 3 July, air quality in Kyiv has deteriorated. On average, pollution levels are at a level that is harmful to vulnerable groups, although in some areas they are even higher.
The 2027 International Booker Prize will be named after Bukhman. It will be renamed in honour of the Russian-born entrepreneur Dmitry Bukhman and his wife Daria.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,250 troops in the war against Ukraine. The Defence Forces have also destroyed dozens of vehicles, artillery systems and drones.
In Russia, it has been claimed that the authorities are concealing the true scale of the fuel crisis, which has worsened following the strikes on oil refineries. The State Duma has warned of the risks to the agricultural sector and the supply of goods.
The Russian Embassy in Sweden reported that, on the night of 2 July, it was ‘attacked’ by two quadcopters. One of them dropped a container of red paint onto the embassy grounds, whilst the other, with a mock-up of a homemade explosive device attached, crashed near the embassy building.
The death toll in Kyiv has risen following a massive combined attack by the Russian Federation on the night of 2 July. Search and rescue operations are continuing in the capital; people may still be trapped under the rubble.
The government is launching a special mechanism for the controlled export of Ukrainian weapons and defence technologies.
