How Ukraine’s drone strikes brought war home to 50mn Russians

Kyiv’s campaign against energy infrastructure leads to long queues for fuel, with Cossacks deployed to stop fights

Russians attack energy infrastructure in five Ukrainian regions

Russia's latest large-scale attack has left parts of five Ukrainian regions without electricity as of the morning of 9 July.

By Volodymyr Tunik-Fryz

Ukraine’s drone playbook is wreaking havoc in Russia — and upending where NATO wants to invest

Ukraine’s deep drone strikes on Russian refineries are reshaping the war and pushing NATO toward a $40 billion counter-drone plan.

Ukrainian athlete decries IOC's 'shameful' decision to lift Russian Olympics suspension

Vladyslav Heraskevych doesn't want to compete at the Olympics alongside athletes from the country that's actively waging war against his home.

Zelensky on Moscow trip: 'it's difficult, a lot of Ukrainian drones in the air'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding to a question from U.S. President Donald Trump about whether he would travel to Moscow for talks, joked that there were too many Ukrainian drones there. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, says that "it would be wasted effort and huge distraction if Trump and Zelensky went to Moscow only to hear Putin reiterate his ridiculous demands".

By FRANCE24

Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk slams IOC move to lift Russia’s suspension from Olympics

"I just want to go ⁠out there and hopefully beat every single Russian I play in the Olympics, and that's it," Kostyuk said.

White House: $3B in defense deals with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and other firms at NATO summit

Ukrainian drones set oil depots ablaze in two Russian regions, strike two tankers near Taganrog

A drone strike set fire to a storage tank at the Tverskaya Neftebaza facility in Tver, Governor Vitaly Korolev said. Firefighters contained the blaze, and there were no casualties among residents or facility personnel, according to preliminary reports.

Russian attacks cause new power outages in five regions – Ukrenergo

As of the morning of July 9, Russian attacks left consumers without electricity in five Ukrainian regions, while another 168 settlements in four regions remained without power due to bad weather.

Much Touted Trump-Magyar “Meeting” Ends in Cringeworthy Episode

Ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, the prime minister announced that he had agreed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold a bilateral meeting soon. Péter Magyar also stated that Hungary intends to once again act as a “reliable” NATO ally, Világgazdaság reported.  Péter Magyar confirmed that Hungary intends to meet NATO’s target of […] The post Much Touted Trump-Magyar “Meeting” Ends in Cringeworthy Episode appeared first on Hungary Today.

By Hungary Today