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Al Jazeera
a day ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,251
Here is how things stand on Tuesday, July 29: Fighting A Russian drone attack on a 25-storey residential building in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, injured eight people, including a four-year-old girl, the head of the city's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said. The overnight attack was part of a barrage of '324 drones, four cruise missiles and three ballistic missiles', across the country, the Ukrainian Air Force said. The attack was focused on Starokostiantyniv, home to a major air base, the Air Force added. Ukraine's Air Force said it downed 309 drones and two missiles, while 15 drones and two missiles hit targets in three locations, without specifying where. The attack started a fire in Kropyvnytskyi, in central Ukraine, local officials said, but no injuries were reported. Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed the attack hit a Ukrainian air base and an ammunition depot containing stockpiles of missiles and components for drone production. Polish and allied aircraft were activated on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace as Russian missiles reached western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, the Operational Command of the Polish army said. Russian troops have taken control of the settlements of Boikivka and Belhiika in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said. Russia's national airline, Aeroflot, was forced to cancel more than 50 round-trip flights on Monday, disrupting travel across the country, after two pro-Ukraine hacking groups claimed to have inflicted a massive cyberattack on the carrier. Politics and diplomacy United States President Donald Trump has set a new deadline of '10 or 12 days' for Russia to reach a peace deal in its war on Ukraine, or face tough new sanctions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed Trump for taking a 'clear stance', and thanked him 'for his focus on saving lives and stopping this horrible war'. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that a framework trade agreement struck between the European Union and the US was 'anti-Russian', likening it to a de facto ban on buying Russian oil and gas. Weapons and military aid The EU defence and space commissioner, Andrius Kubilius, told European news website Euractiv that non-EU countries, including Ukraine, could join the EU's secure communication satellite network IRIS². The EU system would provide Ukraine with an alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink, which the Ukrainian military has relied on for telecommunications services during the war. Ukraine's Defence Procurement Agency increased its share of domestically produced weapons to more than 71 percent during the first half of 2025, the Kyiv Independent media outlet reports.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Donald Trump warns Putin: Strike Ukraine peace deal in 10 days or face brutal sanctions, ‘no more waiting,' says US President
US President Donald Trump has shortened the deadline he had earlier set for Russia to strike a peace deal in Ukraine. The new 10–12 day timeline, announced Monday, comes in response to continued attacks by Russian forces on Ukrainian cities, and signals growing frustration from Trump over the lack of progress on ending the three-year war. Trump cuts timeline, cites lack of progress Earlier, Trump had warned of implementing severe tariffs on Russia unless a peace deal was reached by early September. But on Monday, he said the deadline will now end between August 7 and 9. 'No reason in waiting,' Trump said, noting that no progress had been seen on the ground. He reiterated that possible sanctions and secondary tariffs could be imposed, especially targeting Russia's trading partners. The official announcement, he added, would come later Monday or Tuesday. During his visit to Scotland, Trump said, 'Putin has got to make a deal. Too many people are dying.' When asked if he would meet Putin soon, Trump responded, 'I'm not so interested in talking anymore.' Fresh Russian strikes prompt stronger US response The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia had launched more than 300 drones, four cruise missiles, and three ballistic missiles in an overnight barrage. The main target was Starokostiantyniv in western Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi region, a zone believed to house key Ukrainian military infrastructure. No casualties or damage were reported from that area. In Kyiv, however, a drone attack damaged a 25-story residential building in the Darnytskyi district, injuring eight people including a 4-year-old girl, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration. Another attack caused a fire in central Ukraine's Kropyvnytskyi, but no injuries were reported. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its strike hit a Ukrainian air base and an ammunition depot with long-range weapons, stating it had destroyed stockpiles of missiles and drone production components. Ukraine welcomes the deadline shift Ukraine responded positively to Trump's tightened timeline. Andrii Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, posted on Telegram thanking Trump for the shortened deadline. 'Putin understands only strength – and that has been conveyed clearly and loudly,' Yermak wrote, adding that Zelenskyy shared the sentiment. Trump, while maintaining a strong stance on the Kremlin, expressed hesitancy about broad penalties, citing his feelings for the Russian people. 'I don't want to do that to Russia,' he said, while acknowledging the deaths of many Russians and Ukrainians alike due to the war. Trump expresses disappointment in Putin Trump did not hold back in expressing his dissatisfaction with Putin, stating, 'I'm disappointed in President Putin.' He also called out the contradiction in Putin's statements about ending the war while continuing to attack civilian areas in Ukraine. 'That's not the way to do it,' Trump remarked. While Russia has not officially responded to Trump's latest statement, the White House is expected to formalize its position in the coming days as the new deadline approaches.
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Trump says he's shortening the 50-day deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine
EDINBURGH, Scotland — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he intends to shorten the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal that ends the three-year war in Ukraine. His announcement came as Russia fired an overnight barrage at Ukraine of more than 300 drones, four cruise missiles and three ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian air force said.
Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Russia's night attack on Kyiv leaves eight injured, including child, Ukraine says
KYIV: A Russian overnight air attack on Kyiv wounded eight residents of an apartment building, including a three-year-old child, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said on Monday. Four of those injured in the attack, which took place soon after midnight on Monday, have been hospitalised, with one person in serious condition, the head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said on the Telegram messaging app. Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that all of the people were residents of a multi-storey apartment building in the city's Darnytskyi district on the left bank of the Dnipro River. 'The blast wave damaged windows from the 6th to the 11th floor,' Klitschko said in a post on Telegram. The capital and most of Ukraine were under air raid alerts for several hours overnight following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks. With the threat of missile strikes on western parts of Ukraine that border Poland - a NATO member - Polish armed forces scrambled aircraft to ensure the safety of Polish airspace. The central Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi came under an attack, regional Governor Andriy Raikovych said, adding that emergency services were working on the site and information about potential damage will be released later on Monday. The full scale of the Russian attack on Ukraine was not immediately known. Reuters' witnesses heard loud blasts shaking the city of Kyiv overnight in what sounded like air defence units in operation. There was no comment from Russia on the attack. Both sides deny targeting civilians in their strikes in the war that Russia started in February 2022. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
The Star
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Russia's night attack on Kyiv leaves eight injured, including child, Ukraine says
KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian overnight air attack on Kyiv wounded eight residents of an apartment building, including a three-year-old child, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said on Monday. Four of those injured in the attack, which took place soon after midnight on Monday, have been hospitalised, with one person in serious condition, the head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said on the Telegram messaging app. Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that all of the people were residents of a multi-storey apartment building in the city's Darnytskyi district on the left bank of the Dnipro River. "The blast wave damaged windows from the 6th to the 11th floor," Klitschko said in a post on Telegram. The capital and most of Ukraine were under air raid alerts for several hours overnight following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks. With the threat of missile strikes on western parts of Ukraine that border Poland - a NATO member - Polish armed forces scrambled aircraft to ensure the safety of Polish airspace. The central Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi came under an attack, regional Governor Andriy Raikovych said, adding that emergency services were working on the site and information about potential damage will be released later on Monday. The full scale of the Russian attack on Ukraine was not immediately known. Reuters' witnesses heard loud blasts shaking the city of Kyiv overnight in what sounded like air defence units in operation. There was no comment from Russia on the attack. Both sides deny targeting civilians in their strikes in the war that Russia started in February 2022. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian. (Writing by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Kim Coghill and Saad Sayeed)
