Ukraine
Ukraine
Thousands in Kyiv Protest New Bill Undermining Anti-Corruption Efforts, Zelensky Still Signs Into Law
Watch video of thousands rallying in central Kyiv to protest a new law critics say would roll back years of corruption reform. “We won’t go back to Yanukovych times,” protesters are saying.
Updated: July 22, 2025
Putin
‘Total Mobilization’: Russia to Spend $1.1 Trillion Preparing for War – Budanov
Russia will spend more than a trillion dollars on rearmament, mobilizing its politics, economy, and society over the next decade for a future large-scale war, Ukraine’s intelligence chief says.
July 22, 2025
Zelensky
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Rollback: Undoing Maidan’s Legacy?
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has de facto destroyed the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption structures – but for how long?
July 22, 2025
Corruption
$300K Bribe Case: Anti-Graft Agency Goes After SBU Officials Amid Rising Tensions
An SBU officer and two accomplices are accused of extorting $300,000 from a person in exchange for destroying evidence in a case involving the smuggling of conscripts abroad.
July 22, 2025
Drone Hell: Ukraine Faces a Modern-Day Blitz
As Russia intensifies its aerial campaign against Ukraine, the scale and frequency of attacks have begun to echo the devastating patterns of the London Blitz.
July 22, 2025
Top News
Russian Infantry Patrols Ambush Ukrainian Troops in Pokrovsk
The Kremlin has fought for more than a year and suffered tens of thousands of casualties to reach Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine. They are now beginning to infiltrate the city.
July 22, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
More Ukrainian Ingenuity – Anti-Tank Mine Disguised as Tree
Russian forces encountered yet more Ukrainian innovation when they discovered a PTM-3 anti-tank mine concealed inside a “birch tree.”
July 22, 2025
China
Russia Deploys Chinese-Made Drone to Hunt and Overload Ukrainian Air Defenses – Intel
Russia is using a new Chinese-made drone for reconnaissance and overloading Ukrainian air defense – despite the Chinese company’s claim that it doesn’t supply either belligerent.
July 22, 2025
Energy
Ukraine Claims Strike on Russian Plant Supplying Explosives for War
The petrochemical plant reportedly processes up to 1 million tons of materiel each year and is part of the supply chain for Russia’s military-industrial complex.
July 22, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Taps Umerov to Lead Delegation in New Russia Talks
The upcoming negotiations, if held, would be the third round of direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow this year – with a ceasefire no longer on the agenda, as hinted by Kyiv.
July 22, 2025
Corruption
Ukraine’s Parliament Rolls Back Anti-Corruption Independence
A rushed hearing on a bill to strip anti-corruption bodies of their independence – placing them under presidential control – has left the public uncertain about the future of high-level graft cases.
Updated: July 22, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
Russia Attacked Kyiv With ‘Stealth’ Missile Carrying Cluster Munition Warhead
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service neutralized and removed the warhead from a Russian Kh-69 downed during the large-scale airstrike on Kyiv overnight on July 20-21.
July 22, 2025
War in Ukraine
Netherlands Will ‘Substantially Contribute’ to Delivering Patriot Systems to Ukraine
The country is also preparing to send additional air defense equipment from its stockpiles, including munitions for F-16 fighters, counter-drone technology, and radar systems.
July 22, 2025
Drones
Russian Drone Strike Causes Fires in Odesa, Airstrike Injures Child in Sumy
Russia attacked Odesa with drones overnight, causing fires but no casualties. In Sumy, a guided bomb dropped by a Russian warplane left three wounded, including one child.
July 22, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 21, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on July 21, 2025
July 22, 2025
China
From Ukraine to Taiwan: Republican Senator Links Conflicts, Decry Investment in China’s Arsenal
Senator Cornyn: “Authoritarian regimes like Russia and China threaten the universal ideals that bond democracies together, and it’s imperative we stand united in our support for the Ukrainian people.”
July 22, 2025
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