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Stay informed with the most important Ukraine breaking news today. This page compiles the top headlines and critical updates from across Ukraine, offering a real-time snapshot of key developments.
Whether it’s military updates, political changes, or international reactions — we bring you the latest Ukraine news as it happens. All reports are carefully curated from verified sources and KyivPost correspondents on the ground.
Ukraine has documented over 10,000 Russian chemical attacks and submitted evidence to The Hague, as pressure mounts for international action and accountability.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has submitted evidence to The Hague documenting more than 10,000 incidents in which Russian forces allegedly used banned chemical agents against Ukrainian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.
Ukraine’s security service (SBU) says Russia has used banned chemical weapons more than 10,000 times since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022 and has now handed over the evidence to international prosecutors in The Hague.
Hundreds protested in Kyiv for the seventh day, demanding Zelensky reverse reforms they say cripple Ukraine’s top anti-corruption agencies and threaten democratic transparency. See the photos.
Hundreds of Ukrainians continued to gather in anti-corruption protests in Kyiv on Wednesday evening, marking a week of demonstrations despite stormy weather and a pledge from President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week to restore the independence of the country’s top anti-graft organizations.
The pouring rain did not stop protesters from carrying handmade signs waving alongside their umbrellas, bearing messages like “Corruption kills” and “Ukraine is not a Banana Republic.”
The Andrii Matiukha Foundation and Good Donations have provided Ohmatdyt with state-of-the-art electrosurgical systems LigaSure Maryland and Ligasure Exact dissector with a nanocoating
The Andrii Matiukha Foundation has donated new surgical instruments to Okhmatdyt. These include the latest Ligasure Mariland electroligation system and the Ligasure Exact dissector with a nanoparticle coating. The tools are already being used in complex surgical procedures. This equipment allows surgeons to safely and efficiently “seal” tissue, significantly reducing blood loss during both open surgeries and laparoscopic interventions.
Head of the Surgical Department Roman Zhezhera confirmed that the donation arrived at the right time and praised the high quality of the equipment. Thanks to these new tools, the medical team will be able to perform at least 70 complex operations.
Zelensky’s draft to fix the anti-graft oversight law sparks division in the parliament, with lawmakers split on whether to support, amend or repeal the legislation entirely.
Is there any turning back Zelensky’s anti-corruption rollback?
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the controversial Bill 12414 into law on the evening of July 23. The legislation places both agencies under the authority of the Prosecutor General, effectively ending their ability to conduct independent investigations into corruption.
The Kremlin envisions an internet in Russia where access to most foreign services is prevented, and where locals will rely on homegrown alternatives – just how it works in North Korea.
Russia is developing a so-called “super-app” named Max, reportedly in a bid to replace the majority of foreign-developed mobile apps and to further tighten control over the country’s digital ecosystem.
The app, which currently works as a messenger application, was developed by the same company that develops the Russian social media platform Vkontakte (VK), which is owned by Russia’s state conglomerate Gazprom, Bloomberg noted.
A massive earthquake just hit near Russia’s only nuclear submarine base in the Pacific – raising questions as to the state of Moscow’s last line of defense in Asia.
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30, impacting an area approximately 120 kilometers (74 miles) from Vilyuchinsk, home to the Russian Navy’s primary Pacific nuclear submarine base.
Vilyuchinsk serves as the only eastern Russian port equipped to support the deployment and maintenance of Borei-class nuclear submarines, which are armed with RSM-56 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles. These submarines represent a key component of Russia’s sea-based nuclear deterrent in the Pacific region.
A Finnish geopolitical analyst and supporter of Ukraine presents his thoughts on and insight into how Putin miscalculated all across the board – and unintentionally secured his legacy.
Once seen as a ruthless strategic mastermind, Putin’s failed full-scale invasion of Ukraine exposed a long list of miscalculations. These will define his legacy – and accelerate Russia’s decline. Let’s break them down.
Mistake #1: Launching the war at all
Former SEAL Chuck Pfarrer exposes what he describes as Russia’s military collapse: mutiny, mass desertions, 1M+ casualties, and major losses in Chasiv Yar and across the front.
Germany’s shift from pacifism to rearmament under Merz marks a major geopolitical turn, aligning with Japan to counter Russia, deepen EU ties, and support Ukraine.
(This is the second of three newsletters about German and Japanese commitment to rearmament, a shift that strengthens the civilizational alliance against Russia and China and has led to new, reasonable tariff agreements between America and the European Union as well as between America and Japan. The first is here.)
Vladimir Putin’s war against Europe began in 1985, the minute he landed in Germany as a KGB agent.
The move sharply escalates Trump’s pressure on Russia and its allies, as he warned that India’s trade practices and ties with Moscow are no longer acceptable.
US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Indian imports will face a steep 25% tariff starting Friday, while also warning of penalties over New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian weapons and energy.
The move marks a sharp escalation in Trump’s effort to pressure Russia and its key partners amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Trump said India’s trade practices and close ties with Moscow can no longer be tolerated.
Ukraine attacks on critical stretches of the Volgograd-Rostov-Donetsk rail line - a main logistics artery for Russia’s Donbas offensive – are also catching tourists on the way to the beach.
Recent Ukrainian long-range strikes have concentrated on Russia’s south-western rail network with the primary objective of damaging the Kremlin military supply to its troops in the east of Ukraine. Another secondary goal of hitting trains and rail infrastructure inside Russia is to prevent the Kremlin from concealing the reality of the war from travelers.
Waves of long-range Ukrainian drones have winged their way into Russian air space almost every night since mid-July. The air raids averaging 30-50 unmanned aircraft have scored spectacular hits and shut down traffic, sometimes for days.
Latest from the British Defence Intelligence.
US President Donald Trump has shortened the 50-day deadline he set in July as an ultimatum to Russia and given President Putin just ten more days to agree to a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump has shortened the 50-day deadline he set in July as an ultimatum to Russia and given President Putin just ten more days to agree to a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine. After that, Russia’s trade partners could face tariffs of up to 100 percent, he warned. Commentators debate the consequences of the announcement.
All bluffs and posturing
The information came to light after some of the 100TB of secret data its cyber specialists downloaded from the “Crimean Government” a week ago was reviewed by intelligence analysts.
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has found concrete evidence of the mass abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia, according to HUR spokesman Andriy Yusov, as cited on the agency’s official Telegram channel on Wednesday.
A little over a week ago, a HUR cyberattack gained and destroyed masses of data after gaining access to the servers of the Russian-imposed “Crimean government” over several days.
A court has ruled that Ukraine lawfully nationalized PrivatBank, which was taken from its former owners – oligarchs Ihor Kolomoisky and Hennadiy Boholiubov – after a $5.5 billion fraud.
The High Court of England and Wales ruled that Ukraine acted lawfully in nationalizing PrivatBank from its former owners, Ihor Kolomoisky and Hennadiy Boholiubov, after uncovering a $5.5 billion fraud involving sham loans and major capital shortfalls.
The decision sides with PrivatBank in the 8-year, multi-billion-dollar lawsuit begun in 2017.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the detainees – including Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians, a Pole and a Colombian – were allegedly spying for Russia
Poland said on Tuesday that 32 individuals from five separate countries had been detained for allegedly working with Russian intelligence.
The announcement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk came as the West warned of an upsurge in Moscow’s hybrid war on Europe by the use of arson and acts of disinformation to destabilize the countries and to undermine their support for Kyiv.
Ukraine’s SSO killed 7 Russian troops and seized their position in the Sumy region after a daring close-range assault, body-cam footage reveals.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) have carried out a successful assault in the North Slobozhansky sector, killing seven Russian soldiers and capturing their position.
A video of the operation was published by the SSO on Telegram.
The S-400 is one of the world’s most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile systems, capable of detecting and destroying enemy aircraft and missiles from hundreds of kilometers away.
Near Isfahan, a key city about 440 kilometers (273 miles) south of Tehran, Iran reportedly conducted its first live test of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense system on Saturday, July 26, marking a major step in its military capabilities.
The S-400 is one of the world’s most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile systems. It can detect and destroy enemy aircraft and missiles from hundreds of kilometers away. This test is seen as a clear warning to Israel and the United States that Iran will defend its airspace.
What initially seemed like a presidential power-grab played out as a highly democratic process in which the people exacted a reversal with the pressure of peaceful protest.
There is an ironic joke in Ukraine that every 10 years the people take to the streets and launch a revolution. In 2014, they returned to Maidan (Independence Square in Kyiv) to finish what they had started in 2004 during the so-called Orange Revolution. The first national uprising aimed to ensure free and fair elections, resulting in the defeat of pro-Russian presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych, who lost in a court-mandated rerun, and the victory of pro-Western reformer Viktor Yushchenko.
Fast forward a decade, the people – disillusioned by the failures and quarrels of its new democratic elite – found the same disgraced autocrat Yanukovych in power after a political comeback in 2010. When he refused to sign the long-anticipated EU Association Agreement, threatening to derail Ukraine’s European aspirations, mass protests erupted across the country, forcing Yanukovych and his closest circle to seek refuge in Russia.
Alongside economic and political ties, Moscow and Beijing have deepened military cooperation in recent years as both countries seek to counterbalance what they see as a United States-led global order.
China said Wednesday it would conduct joint military drills with Russia in August, including sea and air exercises near Vladivostok and joint naval patrols in the Pacific.
Alongside economic and political ties, Moscow and Beijing have deepened military cooperation in recent years as both countries seek to counterbalance what they see as a United States-led global order.
TASS and its Russian compatriots claimed that Ukrainian military and government officials met with representatives of the US and UK to remove their President.
Reports in the Russian media led by TASS said that the “triumvirate” of Andriy Yermak, head of the presidential office, chief of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov and Valery Zaluzhny, former commander-in-chief and now Ambassador to Britain have been plotting with the US and UK to replace Volodymyr Zelensky with Zaluzhny as President of Ukraine. They “supposedly held” a “secret” meeting recently in a holiday resort somewhere in “the Alps.”
The Russian media claims that Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported on the meeting saying, “The Americans and the British announced their decision to propose Zaluzhny for the Ukrainian presidency. Yermak and Budanov ‘snapped a salute,’ while securing promises from the Anglo-Saxons [sic] to let them keep their present positions, as well as to take their interests into account in the course of making decisions over other personnel issues.”
A literary event highlighting Odesa’s rich multilingual literary heritage unites the Black Sea port with Milan and a host of other UNESCO “creative cities.”
On Feb. 24, 2024, marking the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Italian officials responsible for Milan UNESCO City of Literature launched “Odesa Readings – Not Just Words” and invited other Cities of Literature to join readings in support of the Odesa Literary Museum, whose exhibitions were closed due to the war.
The leaders of the initiative, which was joined by 15 other Cities of Literature, are Liù Palmieri in charge of the Special Projects office of Milan Public Library, and her colleague Laura Teruzzi. They are the head of Milan’s office of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
When a pregnant woman was killed in Mariupol in 2022, the world was in shock. When a pregnant woman was killed in Kamianske in 2025 – the world was silent. This is not fatigue. This is complicity.
Diana. Twenty-three years old. Seven months pregnant. A hospital bed in a maternity clinic in Kamianske, in the center of Ukraine. Her heart filled with both fear and joy, anticipating the arrival of a new life. A child who will never cry. A mother who will never be able to look at her child. Russia has killed them! All it took was a single missile. The incident occurred on July 29, at approximately 6 a.m. local time.
Target: maternity clinic. The crime: precise, premeditated, indiscriminately lethal.
Olga Komleva was jailed for supporting Navalny’s banned party and criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine while reporting for independent outlet RusNews.
A Russian court jailed a journalist and former volunteer for Alexey Navalny for 12 years on Tuesday under laws that ban cooperation with the opposition activist’s organisations -- even if it happened in the past.
Olga Komleva, 46, volunteered for the party run by Navalny -- who died last year -- before it was banned as “extremist” in 2021, according to independent media outlet Mediazona.
Shmyhal expressed gratitude for Germany’s continued support, highlighting its role as a key partner in bolstering Ukraine’s defense capabilities through international coalitions and aid packages.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal spoke with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius to review the outcomes of the latest Ramstein-format meeting.
The Ukrainian minister said this in a post on his Facebook page, as reported by Ukrinform.
Russian drones struck Kharkiv overnight, injuring three and sparking fires. A rail station in Dnipropetrovsk was also hit. Ukraine downed over 50 drones in a major air assault.
Two districts of Kharkiv - Shevchenkivskyi and Slobidskyi - were attacked by Russian drones early on July 30, causing fires and injuries.
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS), fires broke out in the Shevchenkivskyi district, damaging three cars, a car wash, and an extension to a building.
Russia struck a Ukrainian training site, killing 3 and wounding 18. Officials launch probe into possible safety lapses as Russian milbloggers claim the drone adjusted the missile attack.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on Tuesday, July 29, targeting a training unit of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), resulting in casualties among Ukrainian personnel.
According to a Telegram post by the Ground Forces, despite security measures, losses could not be fully avoided. As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, 3 servicemen were confirmed dead and 18 others wounded.
Trump and von der Leyen agree EU exports will face 15% U.S. tariffs. In return, the EU will increase energy and weapons purchases, as well as US investments. Press reaction: relief and criticism.
US President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have announced a deal in the tariff dispute: tariffs of 15 percent will apply to EU exports to the US. According to Trump, the EU will also buy more energy and weapons from the US and increase its investments in the country. The announcement elicits a mixture of relief and criticism from the press.
High price for stability
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Key Takeaways from the ISW:
Policy advocate tells Kyiv Post that by giving Ukraine the tools it needs to defend itself against Russia, Trump can make sure the war ends sooner so Ukrainians “can return home to rebuild.”
WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared that Ukrainian citizens who fled the ongoing war in their homeland and sought refuge in the United States would be permitted to remain in the country until the conflict concludes.
“We will. We have a lot of people who came in from Ukraine, and we’re working with them,” Trump stated in a brief interaction with reporters at the White House.
After facing domestic and international blowback over a recent law on oversight of anti-corruption agencies and facing funding freezes, Zelensky tells the Verkhovna Rada to fix it... and fix it fast.
In his evening address on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky assured his protesting public and disappointed international backers that he would fix the problem he caused by signing into law, earlier this month, a measure that removed the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Kyiv last week after Ukraine’s legislature passed a law that stripped the autonomy of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), as lawmakers worried that their agents were subject to possible Russian influence.
“Sanctioned individuals cannot freely attend international gatherings!” Deputy Speaker Olena Kondratiuk protested at world parliamentarian summit.
A deputy speaker of Ukraine’s legislature slammed the presence of a Russian delegate at a global parliamentarians’ gathering Tuesday, rejecting a call for the two sides to meet.
Host nation Switzerland allowed Russia’s participation at the conference in Geneva despite sanctions, with Valentina Matviyenko, president of the upper house of Russia’s Federal Assembly, attending.
