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Fires, explosions rock Kyiv as Russia bombards Ukraine with drones, missiles despite Zelensky's offer of renewed peace talks
Repeated explosions rocked Kyiv, and several fires broke out across Ukraine's capital during a mass Russian drone attack overnight on July 21, as smoke reportedly engulfed a subway station serving as a bomb shelter.
Ukrainian drones attack Russia as Moscow hit for 5th night in a row, train station burns in Rostov Oblast
Amid reported Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia, a fire broke out at a train station in the village of Kamenolomni in Rostov Oblast overnight July 21 as Moscow faced drones for the fifth straight night, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported.
Over 119,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 119,154 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine. The publications' latest report covers the period of February 24, 2022 to July 17, 2025. Since it was last updated at the start of July, 2,436 additional Russian military personnel have been confirmed killed.
Military releases video of Ukrainian drones destroying 'costly and rare' Russian drone warfare system
The 424th "Svarog" Battalion of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) published a video on July 20 showing Ukrainian drone operators successfully targeting and destroying an experimental "KOP-2" Russian electronic warfare system.
'Our goals are clear' — Kremlin unwilling to compromise on demands ahead of proposed 3rd round of peace talks
"The main thing for us is to achieve our goals. Our goals are clear," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a Russian-state media reporter on July 20.
Zelensky slaps sanctions on Russian exiled journalist, ex-Ukrainian lawmakers
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 20 imposed sanctions on five individuals, three Ukrainians and two Russians.
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Key developments on July 5-6: * Drones reportedly attack Russia's Black Sea fleet * Pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia's Far East, HUR source says * Ukrainian drone strike on Russian airfield hits bomb depot, aircraft * Ukraine hits Russian electronic warfare facility making Shahed, Iskander components, General Staff says * Ukraine's army chief warns of new Russian offensives in northeast as he visits Kharkiv Oblast front Drones attacked Russia's Black Sea Fleet at the
