The US informed Switzerland about the delay in the delivery of 5 Patriot air defense systems ordered by it due to the priority of sending these systems to Ukraine — Swiss Federal Department of Defense The department also reported that Switzerland is not the only country
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Ukraine recovers 1,000 fallen soldiers’ bodies from Russia
Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers from Russian custody, with identification efforts now underway.
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Strela-10 missile narrowly misses FPV drone, then correction
❗️The missile of the 🇷🇺Russian Strela-10 air defense system flew within a few dozen centimeters of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV, which a little later successfully corrected the FPV drone's strike on it. pic.twitter.com/HkyG5IseQl
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 17 juillet 2025The missile from the Russian Strela-10 air defense system flew within a few dozen centimeters of the Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV, which a little later successfully directed the FPV drone's strike onto it.
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Verkhovna Rada appoints Shmyhal as Defense Minister
The Verkhovna Rada has voted to appoint former Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal as Minister of Defense. The decision was supported by 267 lawmakers. Shmyhal replaced Rustem Umerov in this position.
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Verkhovna Rada appoints Shmyhal as Defense Minister
The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Denys Shmyhal as the new Minister of Defense.
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Royaume-Uni et Allemagne signent pacte de défense historique
Update: UK and Germany sign historic defense pact amid Russian aggression. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the agreement as a “historic document which really measures just how close our countries are and our ambition for the future.”
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Stefanishyna appointed US special envoy; Umerov ambassador candidacy dropped
Despite signals that Rustem Umerov may be nominated as the new ambassador in Washington, his candidacy for that role is no longer on the table, as former Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna was appointed Ukraine's special envoy to the U.S.
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Ex-ministre de la Défense pourrait diriger le Conseil
Ex-defense minister may head Ukraine's National Security Council, media reports.
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Financial Times congratulates Zelensky on cabinet formation
@FinancialTimes congratulates @ZelenskyyUa after he picked the Prime Minister and assembled the Cabinet – no need for a thousand words. https://ft.com/content/22f4d5a9-cb23-45c3-b585-02b418a22619
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Moscow revives nuclear threats, demands Ukraine talks, fractures NATO
ISW: Moscow revives nuclear threats to fracture NATO and halt US support for Ukraine. Peskov says nuclear states must “answer” for aiding Kyiv. Kremlin now demands Ukraine — not Russia — be pushed into talks.