Ukraine war briefing: Spotlight on ‘hundreds’ of alleged PoW executions by Russia

Ukraine attacks deter Russian shipping in Sea of Azov; loudest cheers for Kyiv’s troops at Bastille Day parade in Paris. What we know on day 1,603 The Russian army has executed hundreds of Ukrainian PoW since 2022 under a deliberate policy, Kyiv says, with the exact number of victims unknown. A Ukrainian intelligence official told Agence France-Presse they have tracked “more than 900 military personnel” killed in “more than 340” incidents since 2022. Speaking on condition of anonymity, they a...

By Warren Murray and agencies

Driver killed in Russian drone attack on civilian car in Kharkiv Oblast – photos

A man was killed in a Russian drone strike on a civilian car in Kharkiv Oblast on the evening of 14 July.

By Iryna Balachuk

Russian forces hit two more cargo ships off Odesa, killing a captain and injuring three crew members

Russian forces struck two merchant ships traveling along the Black Sea maritime corridor, said Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration. The ships were flying the flags of Tanzania and Liberia.

Russian drone strikes civilian car in Kharkiv region, killing driver

A Russian drone attacked a civilian vehicle in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, killing the driver.