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12:53 AM

Russian propagandists spin conflicting disinformation in bid to evade responsibility for missile strike on children’s hospital

11:46 PM

'When innocent children killed, the heart bleeds,' Modi comments on Russian July 8 attack after meeting with Putin.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on July 8 in what was his first trip to Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

11:01 PM

Threat of Russian sabotage led to heightened security at US military bases in Europe, CNN reports.

The heightened security alert was first reported earlier in July as being connected to a possible terrorist threat directed at several U.S. military installations across Europe, including the facility in Germany where the U.S. European Command is based.

10:53 PM

US supplies Ukraine with Metal Shark high-speed boats.

The boats are equipped with modern navigation and control systems, automatic fire extinguishing, as well as a video surveillance system, making them maneuverable, fast, and ergonomic, the State Border Guard Service said.

10:45 PM

NATO summit

F-16s, multi-billion pledge, more Patriots, 'irreversible' membership – what Ukraine will and won't get at the NATO Summit

10:28 PM

Ukrainian state defense company opens office in US.

Ukraine's state-owned defense company Ukrainian Defense Industry, also known as Ukroboronprom, has opened a representative office in Washington as Kyiv seeks to strengthen defense partnerships abroad amid Russia's war.

10:15 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 139

10:12 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Why India’s Modi won’t play the peace negotiator

9:50 PM

US announces moves against Russia-linked bot farm aimed at spreading disinformation.

According to the Justice Department, the bot farm was organized by a Russian national who worked as the deputy editor-in-chief of RT in 2022, and expanded with funding from the Kremlin and collaboration with an official from Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

9:46 PM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 63

9:40 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall

8:49 PM

War analysis

Russia probes for air defense gaps to wreak havoc on Kyiv

8:32 PM

Zelensky arrives in Washington to participate in NATO summit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in his July 9 evening address that he had arrived in Washington to attend the NATO summit taking place on July 9-11.

8:22 PM

Nearly $37,000 stolen from bank accounts of fallen soldiers in Dnipro.

The suspects, with the help of an employee of the Regional Bureau of Forensic Medicine, stole payment cards and mobile phones registered in the online banking system from dead soldiers in a morgue.

7:17 PM

Ukraine to be represented at 2024 Olympics by smallest number of athletes in history.

Only 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this year, the smallest number in the history of the country's participation in the games, as Russia's war has damaged or destroyed sports' facilities and frequent air raid alerts interrupt training.

6:45 PM

Moscow court orders arrest in absentia of Yulia Navalnaya.

A Moscow court said that it had "approved the request of the investigators and decided a preventive measure in the form of detention for two months." Yulia Navalnaya currently lives outside of Russia, but would face jail time if she returns.

6:23 PM

Monthly chart: Consumer confidence in Ukraine falls due to power outages, mobilization

6:00 PM

Bulgaria sues Russian Gazprom, seeking compensation of more than $430 million.

In 2023, the Russian gas giant suspended Bulgargaz's long-term contract, which covered 90% of the quantities of natural gas delivered by Bulgargaz to customers.

12:17 PM

(Updated: July 9, 2024 5:39 pm)

Updated: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall.

In total, at least 33 people, including four children, were killed in Kyiv as a result of the July 8 attack, officials said the following day. Another 10 children are among the 117 injured.

4:53 PM

Republican Party committee approves 2024 platform, makes no mention of Ukraine, Russia.

The 16-page document, which must be still approved at the upcoming Republican National Convention, focuses primarily on domestic issues.

4:13 PM

F-16s in Ukraine may 'create conditions for counterattack,' Polish general says.

"Ukrainian aviation should receive long-range missiles to destroy Russia's infrastructure, including airfields. When this happens, the logistics of the Russian army will be cut off from the main forces. If this is done, Ukraine's army command should form a strike group and strike back," Kraszewski said.

4:12 PM

Opinion

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Russian propagandists spin conflicting disinformation in bid to evade responsibility for missile strike on children’s hospital

'When innocent children killed, the heart bleeds,' Modi comments on Russian July 8 attack after meeting with Putin.

Threat of Russian sabotage led to heightened security at US military bases in Europe, CNN reports.

US supplies Ukraine with Metal Shark high-speed boats.

F-16s, multi-billion pledge, more Patriots, 'irreversible' membership – what Ukraine will and won't get at the NATO Summit

Ukrainian state defense company opens office in US.

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 139

Opinion: Why India’s Modi won’t play the peace negotiator

US announces moves against Russia-linked bot farm aimed at spreading disinformation.

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 63

Ukraine war latest: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall

Russia probes for air defense gaps to wreak havoc on Kyiv

Zelensky arrives in Washington to participate in NATO summit.

Nearly $37,000 stolen from bank accounts of fallen soldiers in Dnipro.

Ukraine to be represented at 2024 Olympics by smallest number of athletes in history.

Moscow court orders arrest in absentia of Yulia Navalnaya.

Monthly chart: Consumer confidence in Ukraine falls due to power outages, mobilization

Bulgaria sues Russian Gazprom, seeking compensation of more than $430 million.

Updated: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall.

Republican Party committee approves 2024 platform, makes no mention of Ukraine, Russia.

F-16s in Ukraine may 'create conditions for counterattack,' Polish general says.

Opinion: The children’s hospital attack highlights the failure of American empathy

UN assessment suggests Kyiv children's hospital suffered direct hit by Russian missile.

Switzerland announces new sanctions against Russia.

Moscow agrees to discharge all Indians recruited into Russian army, Indian outlet reports.

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