Ukraine

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that India supports every effort to end the war in Ukraine. The two leaders met in Bishkek at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 3,205 attacks on healthcare facilities have been carried out, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Ukraine Jarno Habicht reported on Friday following fresh overnight strikes. Such attacks undermine the ability of humanitarian organizations to provide support to people in need.

US President Donald Trump, in an interview, called John Ratcliffe's visit 'semi-routine,' while implying that the intelligence chief was in the Russian capital to discuss the Ukraine war.

The Institute for the Study of War reported an increasing Russian campaign against transport and border infrastructure linking Ukraine to Moldova, including crossings used for trade and supply routes. Analysts assess that Moscow is attempting to disrupt Ukrainian-European logistics links and create insecurity around Moldova’s western integration. 

The Ukrainian president says wartime elections, as called for by the ex-defense minister, could "split Ukraine." He also said Russia was planning to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops after September polls there.

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul condemned Russia's escalating drone and missile assault on Ukraine on Saturday, as he arrived in Kyiv to demonstrate Berlin's continued support. "Ukraine is celebrating its 35th Independence Day these days. At the same time, Putin's rockets and drones are attacking the country more relentlessly than ever before," Wadephul wrote on X.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said London will continue "to support Ukraine 100%", after Moscow warned of "consequences" following confirmation that British-made drones were used in recent Ukrainian strikes in Russia.

The EU is to propose more “far-reaching” sanctions against Russia this autumn after the bloc’s latest package was watered down amid pressure to protect national economic interests.

Civilian casualties in Ukraine reached their highest monthly level in July, with more people killed and injured than at any time since March 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, said in an update on Thursday. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that deliveries of anti-ballistic interceptor missiles from partner countries have fallen sharply, leaving Ukrainian vulnerable to deadly attacks that are being launched by Russia with increasing frequency. … Last week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimated that the United States has used more than half of its Patriot PAC-3 MSE and THAAD interceptor inventories during its military operations against Iran this year.