Events
Zelenskyy has established the Joint Rapid Reaction Forces within the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The President has signed a decree establishing a new military unit and has appointed a head to oversee its development
Attack on Kyiv on 11 July: 10 people injured, including a child
On the night of 11 July, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. Ten people were injured in the attack, including a child. Fires broke out and civilian infrastructure was damaged in several parts of the city
The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 3,685
Venezuela is still dealing with the aftermath of two powerful earthquakes that struck on 24 June. According to official figures, the death toll has risen to 3,685, and thousands of people remain homeless.
A gallery in Warsaw was vandalised after one of its staff members spoke out against anti-Ukrainian slogans at a march commemorating the victims of the Volhynia tragedy
Невідомий увірвався до галереї рукоділля Las Rąk у Варшаві та розтрощив об’єкти, які там експонували. Це сталося після того, як одна з працівниць закладу показувала жест несхвалення антиукраїнським гаслам на марші, що проходив повз.
Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of a pro-Russian party, has been arrested in Armenia. He is suspected of money laundering
Hagik Tsarukyan, a businessman and leader of the pro-Russian party ‘Flourishing Armenia’, has been arrested on charges of fraud and money laundering on a large scale.
An explosion has occurred in Damascus near the hotel where Emmanuel Macron is staying — Reuters
Explosions have occurred near the hotel in Damascus (Syria) where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying.
A bas-relief has been stolen from Bohdan Lepky’s grave in Kraków
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
In Indonesia, a couple were punished with a public beating for kissing on TikTok
In the Indonesian province of Aceh, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were publicly punished with canings after a Sharia court found them guilty of violating Islamic law. The offence was a kiss during a live broadcast on TikTok
A woman is to stand trial in Volyn for selling her own 6-year-old son
In the Volyn region, an indictment has been filed against a 38-year-old woman suspected of selling her own young child. According to the investigation, she received 25,000 dollars for her 6-year-old son
A record was set in Kyiv with the unfurling of the Ukrainian Navy’s largest flag
In the capital, to mark Ukrainian Navy Day, the largest Ukrainian Navy flag in history was unfurled. The ceremony took place on the Ukrainian People’s Avenue of Freedom and was the centrepiece of the celebrations
A wave of arrests of journalists and activists took place in Turkey ahead of the NATO summit
In Turkey, the security forces carried out a large-scale special operation on the eve of the NATO summit. During raids in various regions of the country, journalists, academics, trade union representatives and members of left-wing civil society organisations were detained
An explosion occurred in the Odesa region during an arrest: police officers were injured
On 5 July 2026, a grenade exploded in the Podilskyi district of the Odesa region whilst a moped driver’s documents were being checked. Two police officers and the man himself were injured; according to preliminary reports, he was the one who triggered the explosion
