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Combat Operations

• At Least 16 Dead, Dozens Injured In Russian Strikes On Kyiv Residential Area RFE/RL 31 Jul 2025 -- At least 16 people were killed - including a six-year-old boy - and nearly a hundred injured in Kyiv following an overnight Russian attack with missiles and drones, according to the head of the city's military administration.

Ukraine

• Ukrainians Cheer As Zelenskyy Signs Law Ensuring Anti-Corruption Agency Independence RFE/RL 31 Jul 2025 -- Crowds of demonstrators cheered in jubilation in Kyiv on July 31 as they celebrated a vote in Ukraine's parliament which approved new legislation to restore the independence of anti-corruption agencies.
• Ukrainian Units Are Holding Their Positions, and Every Russian Attempt to Advance in the Donetsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv Regions Is Ultimately Being Repelled - Address by the President President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025
• Presidential Office Hosts Briefing for EU Diplomats on Sanctions Policy Against Russia President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025
• I Want to Thank All the Members of Parliament for Passing My Bill - Now Officially a Law; I Have Just Signed the Document - Address by the President President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025
• President of Ukraine Holds First Conversation with the President-Elect of Poland, Karol Nawrocki President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025
• We Need to Fully Block Russia's War Machine and Confiscate Frozen Assets - President at the Conference Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025
• Speech by the President of Ukraine at the Conference Marking the 50th Anniversary of the OSCE Helsinki Final Act President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025
• Ukraine and Poland discussed prospects for joint projects in the defense industry Ukraine MOD 31 Jul 2025
• To date, the MoD's DPA has onboarded 11 drone manufacturers to the DOT-Chain Defence weapons marketplace Ukraine MOD 31 Jul 2025
• SSU and ESBU expose chief of financial unit of AFU brigade who embezzled funds for purchase of drones Security Service of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence and the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Land Forces Command have disrupted another scheme of embezzlement of defense funds.
• SSU detains FSB agent who adjusted russian attacks on Kharkiv energy infrastructure Security Service of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025 -- The SSU has exposed another russian attempt to destroy Kharkiv's energy infrastructure of and disrupt the city's preparations for the heating season.
• Parliament of Ukraine approved amendments to the 2025 State Budget to strengthen Ukraine's defense capability Ukraine Government 31 Jul 2025 -- On July 31, the Parliament of Ukraine Budget Committee approved draft law No. 13573, and Members of the Parliament supported it in the session hall.
• Yulia Svyrydenko: Parliament supports increase in defence spending by UAH 412 billion Ukraine Government 31 Jul 2025 -- The Verkhovna Rada has passed a critically important decision, amending the state budget to allocate an additional UAH 412 billion to the defence and security sector.
• Government simplifies ammunition production Ukraine Government 31 Jul 2025 -- The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has regulated certain issues related to the production, procurement and supply of explosives and ammunition to meet the needs of the Defence Forces under martial law.
• Comments by the MFA of Ukraine on reports of unfriendly actions by Nicaragua Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025 -- The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has drawn attention to reports published by major global media outlets regarding the message sent by the leaders of the Republic of Nicaragua to Russian dictator Putin, in which they express their "full backing and complete recognition of the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia as an integral part of the territory of the Russian Federation".
• Andrii Sybiha comments on Russia's latest night attack Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "It's a horrible morning in Kyiv. The brutal Russian strikes destroyed entire residential buildings and damaged schools and hospitals. Civilians are injured and killed. There are still people under the rubble.
• Andrii Sybiha at the Helsinki+50 Conference: security of Ukraine and of Europe is indivisible Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 31 Jul 2025 -- On July 31, during his visit to Helsinki, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, took part in a panel discussion at the Helsinki+50 Conference alongside with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, and Mongolia, Battsetseg Batmunkh.
• Denys Shmyhal: We are strengthening our strategic partnership with Italy in the defence sector Ukraine MOD 31 Jul 2025
• Parliament approves UAH 412 billion increase in defense spending Ukraine MOD 31 Jul 2025

Russia

• Russian MoD Unveils Footage of Chasov Yar's Triumphant Liberation Sputnik 31 Jul 2025 -- The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a video clip displaying the liberation of Chasov Yar, featuring Russian servicemen waving Russian flags in the emancipated town.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Chasov Yar in Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 31 Jul 2025 -- The Russian armed forces have taken control of the town of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

United States

• Ranking Member Shaheen and Senator Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Ukraine Security Assistance Package Ahead of the President's New Deadline for Putin US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 31 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced the introduction of new legislation to support President Trump's efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine, push back on Russian aggression, and ensure America's allies are paying their fair share to end this conflict.

NATO

United Nations

• Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least 11 civilians UN News 31 Jul 2025 -- At least 11 civilians were killed and over 130 injured in Russian strikes overnight in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, reported on Thursday.
• With Many Criticizing Moscow's Request for Meeting, Speakers in Security Council Urge Renewed Diplomacy, Immediate Ceasefire in Wake of Deadly Air Strikes in Ukraine UN Security Council 31 Jul 2025 -- Amid intensified aerial strikes on Ukrainian cities, delegates in the Security Council emphasized the urgent need for renewed diplomatic efforts and an immediate ceasefire.

Foreign Reactions

• Lithuania protests to Russia over the mass shelling of Ukraine Lithuania MFA 31 Jul 2025 -- On 31 July, the chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Lithuania was handed a note of protest over the mass shelling of Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and other regions of Ukraine by Russian military forces this week, which resulted in dozens of civilian casualties and hundreds injured, including passengers on an evacuation bus and several imprisoned persons.
• This current state of war remains a choice that President Putin is making: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 31 Jul 2025 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

News Reports

• Ukrainian Customs Chief's Lavish Lifestyle Sparks Corruption Concerns RFE/RL 31 Jul 2025 -- An RFE/RL investigation has revealed that the family of a senior Ukrainian customs chief has a portfolio of luxury real estate and cars while also enjoying a luxury lifestyle amid concerns over corruption that have sparked Ukraine's biggest protests since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.