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Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs as US unveils another $2.8 billion in military aid

In the area around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, forces penetrated 50 km beyond Russian lines and "liberated" more than 20 towns and villages, a senior Ukrainian military official said

Ukraine war: How much will North Korean weapons help Russia?

The ammunitions North Korea reportedly intends to sell to Moscow are likely copies of Soviet-era weapons that can fit Russian launchers. But there are still questions over the quality of the supplies

EU ready to support Ukraine 'for the long term': Macron

Six months after the conflict erupted, "Our determination has not changed and we are ready to maintain this effort for the long term," Macron said in a video address to participants in the Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv

Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian troops killed since Russian invasion: Kyiv

General Zaluzhny's comments on the Ukrainian death toll, reported by Interfax-Ukraine news agency, was the first indication of Kyiv's military losses since April

European Union mulls training Ukrainian troops, says bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell

The diplomat explained that the EU already has 16 military training missions around the world, including in Niger, Chad and Mozambique

Crimea 'sabotage' highlights Russia's shortcomings in Ukraine war

If Ukrainian forces were behind the explosions, that would represent a significant escalation in the war. Such attacks could also indicate that Ukrainian operatives are able to penetrate deeply into Russian-occupied territory

Ukraine forces endangering civilians by establishing bases in residential areas: Amnesty

Amnesty listed incidents when Ukrainian forces appeared to have exposed civilians to danger in 19 towns and villages in the Kharkiv, Donbas and Mykolaiv regions

Ukraine N-plant is 'out of control', says UN nuclear chief

'There is a paradoxical situation in which the Zaporizhzhya plant is controlled by Russia, but its Ukrainian staff continues to run its nuclear operations, leading to inevitable moments of friction and alleged violence,' he said

Russian foreign minister Lavrov to visit Myanmar on 3 August

As Moscow's ties with the West unravel over the intervention in Ukraine, the Kremlin is seeking to pivot the country towards the Middle East, Asia, and Africa

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa for Lebanon

Russia & Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the UN clearing the way for Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural goods that have been stuck in Black Sea ports because of Russia’s invasion