NATO is not ready for a protracted war due to lack of resilience and resources

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has confirmed that the European Union has agreed on a 21st package of sanctions against Russia.

UNESCO has added Chersonesos of Taurica, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, to the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger.

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has arrived in Kyiv, where he will hold talks with Ukraine’s leadership. One of the key topics will be support for Ukraine during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

As of 23 July 2026, merchant ships had stopped calling at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports due to the threat of Russian attacks. The government had not closed the ports or imposed any restrictions on shipping.

On the night of 23 July 2026, drones attacked the Subhankulovo production and control station, operated by Transneft–Ural, in Bashkortostan, Russia. According to preliminary reports, one of the tanks caught fire following the strike.

Almost 45 per cent of Poles believe that Poland provided too much military aid to Ukraine following the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. At the same time, over a third of those surveyed described the level of support as adequate.

On the night of 5 July, at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków, unknown individuals stole a bronze bas-relief from the gravestone of the Ukrainian writer, poet and public figure Bohdan Lepkyi. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the incident as a deliberate provocation aimed at worsening Ukrainian-Polish relations

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged the Polish delegation not to agree to any new financial commitments regarding Ukraine during the NATO summit. According to him, Warsaw is already spending significant resources on supporting Kyiv and defending the European Union’s eastern border

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that Ukraine is seeking ways to ease tensions in its relations with Warsaw. According to him, this is indicated by signals following talks between the two countries’ foreign ministers

У Європейському парламенті розглянуть поправки до звіту про прогрес України на шляху до членства в Європейському Союзі, які стосуються Волинської трагедії, діяльності Української повстанської армії (УПА) та історичного примирення між Україною і Польщею.

Ukrainian developers have already created laser systems capable of shooting down FPV drones and are working on ways to neutralise ‘suicide drones’. Over the next two to three months, the Ukrainian Armed Forces expect to receive new means of countering aerial targets.

54 companies in Ukraine have already joined the private civil defence initiative and have been authorised to carry out the relevant activities.

Production of petroleum products in Russia continues to decline. According to Rosstat, the decline in June was the sharpest since at least 2006.

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that Russian troops have occupied the villages of Artilne in the Kharkiv region and Blahodatne in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Ukrainian command has not reported the loss of these settlements.

On the night of 22 July, personnel from the Maritime Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine carried out a search and rescue operation in the Black Sea. They evacuated the crew of the bulk carrier ‘Golden Rose’, which had been struck by a Russian drone.