“For love of country they accepted death & thus resolved all doubts & made immortal their patriotism & their virtue.” We honor the men & women who laid down their lives for Ukraine. RIP – Volodymyr Holubovskyi (50), Vasyl Osoba, Oleh Kret (35), Ivan Lushchyk
Russian strikes hit Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, injuring at least five people and damaging homes. Local officials reported that Russian forces carried out a series of overnight attacks on Ukraine on July 18.
Crimean student prosecuted, but refuses to ‘apologise’ for Crimean Tatar flag and the words Crimea is Ukraine
Foreign Ministry condemns Budapest for banning 3 Ukrainian military officials from Hungarian territory. Foreign Minister Adrii Sybiha on July 17 condemned Budapest for its decision to ban three Ukrainian military officials from Hungarian territory.
Slovakia agrees to approve EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia, Fico says. Slovakia is ready to approve the EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia after vetoing the measure six times, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on July 17.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church claims it broke with Moscow in 2022. Reality check: it still operates under a 1990 Russian charter and sends bishops to Moscow councils Ukraine's religious oversight agency demands real proof of independence by August deadline
Fico has agreed to stop blocking the EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia
Ukraine developed $1,000-$5,000 interceptor drones achieving 70% kill rates against Russia's $35,000 Shaheds—but can innovation scale faster than industrial terror? Russia's strategy: overwhelm air defenses with cheap drone swarms since Western interceptor missiles cost $430,000
Germany will provide Ukraine with new long-range missiles "very shortly, very soon," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July 17, without specifying the weapons being supplied.
The US is delaying deliveries of Patriot air defense systems ordered by Switzerland due to priority support for Ukraine In 2022, Switzerland ordered five Patriot systems, which were planned for delivery between 2026 and 2028
