Right now, as Russia’s deadly Shaheds strike, Kyiv residents are once again taking shelter for the night in the metro.

Powerful explosions rock Kyiv right now — Kyiv Post correspondents report. Russia launched 130 drones at Ukraine — air defenses are in action.

The drone exploded in Poland, 100 km from the Ukrainian and Belarusian border, breaking windows in a local village, though no injuries were reported.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that to grasp the scale of Russia’s territorial demands on Ukraine, Americans should imagine suddenly losing several large states — for example, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and even Virginia.

Although Moscow has said it is willing to accept Article-5-style security guarantees for Kyiv, it has also set conditions resembling Ukraine’s neutralization – terms that Kyiv is unlikely to accept.

Ukraine’s Q2 GDP grew on metallurgy, construction, and defense manufacturing. However, the economy was curbed by weak agriculture, coal mining losses, and Russian strikes on energy.

Over half of Poles believe Zelensky should not make concessions to Russia in pursuit of peace, according to a new poll.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Budapest is not the best choice for a meeting between Zelensky and Putin. Earlier, Politico reported that Washington is considering the Hungarian capital as the summit venue. It was in Budapest in 1994 that the Budapest Memorandum was

Ukrainian intel released information on a new Russian drone with LTE modems and Chinese parts, capable of reconnaissance, strikes, or acting as a decoy to overload air defenses.

A drone crashed and exploded in Poland about 120 km from the Ukraine. Polish officials say it may have been a Russian drone that entered Polish airspace. Rzeczpospolita reports it was likely an Iranian-made Shahed, the same type Russia uses to strike Ukrainian cities.

Putin’s forces dropped aerial bombs on a residential area in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. At least three people remain trapped under the rubble, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

July 2025 was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians in over three years of Russia’s full-scale war, with 286 killed and 1,388 injured, according to UN Human Rights.

Bipartisan frustration simmers in Washington as Trump’s peace efforts face scrutiny from Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and calls for firm action against Putin intensify.

‘Toothless’ Diplomacy: Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ meets Putin’s unflinching reality. Experts warn that the US president’s diplomatic push is being outmaneuvered by the Kremlin, with no real peace in sight.

Following Trump’s summit with Zelensky and European leaders, NATO scrambles to plan the path forward, as Britain’s military chief travels to Washington.

Trump called Orbán after his meeting with Zelensky and EU leaders — Bloomberg. European leaders asked the US president to persuade the Hungarian prime minister to lift his blockade of negotiations on Ukraine’s EU accession.

Preparation is already underway for a Zelensky–Putin meeting — the White House. Meanwhile, media reports say the Trump administration is considering Budapest as the venue for a bilateral meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders.

Russian energy production is increasingly in Ukraine’s crosshairs, with refineries and fuel trains set ablaze.

Putin proposed meeting with Zelensky in Moscow during his call with Trump — AFP

Kyiv said it had secured the return of 1,000 fallen troops on Tuesday.