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Ukraine’s Wartime Economy Draws Billions as Investor Confidence in Kyiv Rises
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (462+ words) Private investment is replacing donor-led reconstruction as the way to rebuild Ukraine, a shift driven by the country's improving battlefield outlook, The New York Times reported on July 20. The outlet noted that the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland, held…...
Zelenskyy Meets Senior Commanders as General Staff Denies Syrskyi Removal Reports
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (306+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a series of meetings with senior military commanders on July 20, as Ukraine's General Staff rejected reports that Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi had been removed from his post. This was reported by the General Staff of the…...
Ukraine Finds Shahed With Mystery Antenna—and Says Russia May Be Running a Bizarre Spy Scheme
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (116+ words) The drone was found in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region. Beskrestnov said specialists are waiting for an intact example to be recovered so they can test the theory and determine the antenna’s actual purpose. He openly mocked the apparent complexity of the…...
UN Reports Ukraine’s Deadliest Month for Civilians Since April 2022 as Russian Attacks Escalate
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (280+ words) Ukraine recorded its deadliest month for civilians since April 2022, with 293 people killed and 1,990 wounded in Russian attacks, according to United Nations monitors on July 20. The figures come from an updated report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine,…...
Ukraine Hits 11 Russian Ships and Wipes Out 6 Air Defense Systems in One Night — UNITED24 Media
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (192+ words) Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces carried out a broad overnight strike campaign against Russian military and infrastructure targets across the Black and Azov seas, occupied Crimea, and southern Russia, the 414th “Birds of Madyar” Brigade reported on July 20. Ukrainian drone units struck…...
Russia Hunted the Barracudas With Lancets—Ukrainian FPV Drones Rose From the Water
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (181+ words) UNITED24 Media Ukrainian Marines have used FPV drones launched from Barracuda uncrewed surface vessels for the first time to strike Russian positions near occupied Zaliznyi Port in Ukraine’s Kherson region, the 40th Separate Marine Brigade reported on July 19. During the operation, the…...
Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Russian Defense Institute That Created Spetsnaz’s Signature Vintorez Rifle
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (166+ words) Footage from multiple locations showed thick black smoke rising from the area after the reported strike. Russian authorities had not officially confirmed damage to the facility at the time of publication. Among its best-known products are the Ratnik soldier combat…...
Ukraine Knocks Out 75% of Russia’s Kerch Ferry Capacity in Just Two Weeks
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (232+ words) The ferry route connects Russia’s Krasnodar region with the Crimean Peninsula and serves as an alternative logistics corridor to the Kerch Bridge. Brovdi said approximately 80% of its traffic was allocated to the needs of the Russian Defense Ministry. Before the…...
Ukrainians Rally Nationwide for Fourth Day Demanding Fedorov’s Return and Army Reform
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (308+ words) UNITED24 Media Protests continued across Ukraine for a fourth consecutive evening on July 19, with demonstrators demanding the return of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, and broader changes to the country’s military leadership. Thousands of people…...
Russia Has No Warships Left in the Mediterranean for the First Time Since 2013
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (200+ words) Russia no longer has any warships deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, marking the first time since 2013 that Moscow has completely lost its naval presence in the region. According to the open-source monitoring group Russian Forces Spotter, the absence of Russian…...