Europe can’t defend itself without Ukraine, Estonia’s NATO envoy warns Estonia’s NATO ambassador Jüri Luik warns that without Ukraine’s military power, Europe cannot contain the Russian threat or build a defense independent of US support.
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Ukraine’s mobilization proceeding as planned
Mobilization in Ukraine is proceeding according to plan. In most cases, there is no coercion involved, said the new Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal in an interview with BBC Ukraine.
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Ukrainian MiG-29 destroys UAV operator base in Belgorod
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet using 🇺🇸American GBU62 guided bomb destroys 🇷🇺Russian UAV operator base in Belgorod region pic.twitter.com/DcIPId8KNh
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 30 juillet 2025Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet using American GBU62 guided bomb destroys Russian UAV operator base in Belgorod region
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Ukraine misses IMF benchmark as BEB head appointment fails again
Ukraine again fails to appoint head of Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) Ukraine faces missing a crucial International Monetary Fund benchmark as the Cabinet of Ministers refused for the 2nd time to appoint Oleksandr Tsyvinsky as head of the BEB
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Manque d’expertise occidentale en guerre moderne
The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell sits down with Pavlo Laktionov, deputy commander of the 412th Nemesis Separate Regiment, to discuss the lack of modern warfare expertise he sees in Western militaries and what’s next in drone technologies.
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Ukrainian MPs vote to restore independence of anti-corruption agencies
Ukrainian MPs voted to restore independence to the country’s main anti-corruption agencies, nine days after Zelenskyy signed legislation that sparked mass protests across the country.
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Russian Colonel Lebedev confirmed dead in Ukraine
The death of Colonel Mikhail Viktorovich Lebedev, commander of Russia’s 83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (69th Guards Motorized Rifle Division), in Ukraine on July 26, 2025, has been confirmed.
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Ukraine parliament strips anti-corruption agencies independence; restoration efforts imminent
Ukraine's parliament passed a bill stripping the country's anti-corruption agencies of its independence, to the sound of applause. A week later, efforts to restore that independence will go down to the wire.
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Russian budget deficit surges fivefold
The deficit of the Russian federal budget for the first half of 2025 amounted to $47 billion, according to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service. This is five times higher than the figures for the same period last year, indicating significant financial problems.
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WOTR podcast: Russia-Ukraine war discussion and trip findings
Latest WOTR podcast is out. I join @EvansRyan202 to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and tease some of the findings from a recent trip. Open to all. @WarOnTheRocks