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Combat Operations

• Russian Strikes Kill More Than 20 In Ukraine Hours After Trump Shortens Peace Deadline RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- A fresh wave of Russian missile and drone strikes overnight left more than 20 people dead and scores wounded across Ukraine just hours after US President Donald Trump told Vladimir Putin he had 10-12 days to stop the attacks or face stiff sanctions and tariffs.
• Ukrainian Ships Patrol Black Sea Zone Cleared Of Russian Fleet RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- On a naval patrol in the Black Sea, Ukrainian sailors are prepared to respond to a range of Russian threats, from sea mines to Shahed drones.

Ukraine

• Russia Shows Absolutely No Regard for Anyone in the World Who Wants to Bring This War to an End - Address by the President President of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mark Carney Discuss Increased Funding for Joint Drone Production and Strengthening of Sanctions Against Russia President of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets with Employees of an Enterprise Producing Electronics for Missiles and Drones President of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025
• Support for Ukraine's European Integration Path and Opening of Negotiation Clusters: President Holds Call with Prime Minister of Denmark President of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025
• SSU detains three more russian spotters who were preparing new missile strikes against Ukraine Security Service of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has detained three agents who were collecting coordinates for russian air strikes in Ukraine.
• SSU prevents assassination of Serhii Filimonov, commander of 108th separate battalion "Wolves of Da Vinci", by FSB Security Service of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025 -- The SSU has prevented the contract killing of Serhii Filimonov, commander of the 108th separate battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "Wolves of Da Vinci". According to the investigation, the assassination attempt was planned by the FSB. To carry out the crime, the russian special service recruited a resident of Dnipropetrovsk region under the guise of working for the SSU.
• Denys Shmyhal: We must ensure domestic defense industry is supplied with components from Ukrainian manufacturers Ukraine MOD 29 Jul 2025
• Preparing for Ramstein-format meetings and strengthening air defence: Denys Shmyhal held talks with Germany's Defence Minister Ukraine MOD 29 Jul 2025
• Pouches, clothing, and medical gear: the most frequently purchased items by service members using Army+ discounts at Ukrarmor Ukraine MOD 29 Jul 2025
• Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with Paweł Kowal on the development of Ukrainian-Polish cooperation Ukraine Government 29 Jul 2025 -- On July 29, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with Paweł Kowal, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and Chairman of the Council for Cooperation with Ukraine.
• Andrii Sybiha Discussed the Development of Ukrainian-Czech Defense Cooperation and Strategic Partnership with the Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Ukraine Government 29 Jul 2025 -- On Tuesday, July 29, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine with Tomáš Pojar, Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, who is on a working visit to Ukraine.
• Andrii Sybiha held phone talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic Jan Lipavsky Ukraine Government 29 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "Good conversation with my colleague and friend Jan Lipavsky on crucial aspects of our bilateral cooperation.
• Andrii Sybiha held phone talks with Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Theresa P. Lazaro Ukraine Government 29 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "I was pleased to have a productive call with my colleague Theresa P. Lazaro to discuss ways to develop our bilateral cooperation with the Philippines.

Russia

• Do Kremlin's Silence, Fresh Attacks On Ukraine Mean Putin Is Calling Trump's Bluff? RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's announcement that he was shortening the deadline for Russia to agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine from 50 days to "10-12 days" has been met with near-silence from the Kremlin and a fresh wave of deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities, suggesting that Moscow may be ready to call his bluff.
• Losing Pokrovsk Would Be a Death Sentence for the Ukrainian Army Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Russia is advancing slowly but steadily in this direction of the front. Here's why it matters.
• US, UK Hold Talks With Yermak, Budanov, Zaluzhny on Replacing Zelensky - Russian Foreign Intel Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- The Americans and British announced their decision to nominate Zaluzhny for the post of Ukrainian president, with Yermak and Budanov* "saluting the decision."
• Russia 'Takes Note' of Trump's 10-12 Day Ultimatum on Ukraine Peace Deal Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Moscow has taken note of the statement made by US President Donald Trump on a new deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine on July 28, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

United States

• Trump Sets 10-Day Deadline From 'Today' For Russia To End Ukraine War RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said a deadline for Russia to make progress toward ending its war against Ukraine is "10 days from today," or he will impose tariffs and other measures on Moscow.

NATO

• Strong Together: EU and NATO Intensify Training Cooperation in Strausberg NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) 29 Jul 2025 -- Sending a strong signal of European and transatlantic unity: Brigadier General Maurice Timmermans (NLD), Deputy Commander of the European Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine), and Major General Maik Keller (DEU), Deputy Commander, NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU), met on 29 July 2025 at EUMAM Ukraine's Special Training Command in Strausberg, next to Berlin.

United Nations

• Russian attack on Ukrainian prison kills 16: UN rights monitors UN News 29 Jul 2025 -- An attack on a prison in the south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on Monday reportedly left 16 prisoners dead and almost 100 injured, violating international law, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has said.

Foreign Reactions

• Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 29 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Vice-Minister Mitkus: Together with Portugal, we firmly support Ukraine and build a safe and competitive Europe Lithuania MFA 29 Jul 2025 -- On 28-29 July in Vilnius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus received Inês Domingos, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Portugal, and discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations, the European Union's shared priorities, and further support for Ukraine.

News Reports

• Skies In Turmoil: Military Conflicts Remapping Global Aviation RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- High above, the familiar pathways of global air travel are vanishing. Where pilots once flew straightforward transcontinental routes, they now navigate a sky that looks like shattered glass -- millions of flights squeezed into congested corridors. At the same time, vast swaths of airspace remain eerily empty or bristle with flying missiles and drones.
• Ukraine Does An Anti-Corruption U-Turn; Iceland Flirts With EU Membership RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025