At least three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 18 others were injured after a Russian missile hit a Ukrainian training unit as Vladimir Putin’s forces step up their attacks on Ukraine’s training facilities, officials said.
"Today, 29 July, the enemy launched a missile strike on the territory of one of the training units of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the Ground Forces said.
"Despite the security measures taken, unfortunately it was not possible to completely avoid losses among the personnel. As of 21:30, it is known that there are three dead and 18 wounded servicemen,” it said.
The attack comes as US president Donald Trump said he will start imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia 10 days from today if Moscow does not make progress towards ending the Ukraine war.
That gives Mr Putin until 8 August to reach a deal or face steep tariffs or sanctions from the US.
Mr Trump, who first announced on Monday that he was shortening his initial 50-day deadline for action from Russia to “10 to 12” days, said he had not had a response from Mr Putin.
Key Points
- Trump warns Putin Russia has 10 days before tariffs hit
- Kremlin notes Trump's shortening of ceasefire deadline
- Death toll of overnight attacks rises to 27
- Russia’s Medvedev says Trump’s ‘ultimatum’ could lead to war
- Zelensky praises Trump's 'extremely significant' new deadline
Three servicemen killed in strike on army training unit
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:47
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Jane Dalton
A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian training unit has killed three servicemen and injured 18, Ukraine's ground forces said.
"The enemy launched a missile strike on the territory of one of the training units of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," they said.
"Despite the security measures taken, unfortunately it was not possible to completely avoid losses among the personnel. As of 21.30, it is known that there are three dead and 18 wounded servicemen."
Putin ally brushes off US demand for peace talks
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:56
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Jane Dalton
Death toll of overnight attacks rises to 27
Tuesday 29 July 2025 19:58
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Jane Dalton
The death toll from Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles overnight has risen to at least 27, Ukrainian officials say.
As Russia's relentless strikes on civilian areas continued, four powerful Russian glide bombs hit a prison in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhia region, killing at least 16 inmates and wounding more than 90 others, Ukraine's Justice Ministry said.
In the Dnipro region of central Ukraine, authorities said missiles partially destroyed a three-storey building and damaged medical facilities, including a maternity hospital and a city hospital ward.
At least three people were killed, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman, and two other people were killed elsewhere in the region, regional authorities said.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that overnight Russian strikes across the country hit 73 cities, towns and villages.
"These were conscious, deliberate strikes — not accidental," he said on Telegram.
Trump warns Putin Russia has 10 days before tariffs hit
Tuesday 29 July 2025 19:09
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Jane Dalton
US president Donald Trump says he will start imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia 10 days from today if Moscow does not make progress towards ending the war.
Mr Trump, who first announced on Monday that he was shortening his initial 50-day deadline for action from Moscow, said he had not had a response from Russia.
Mr Trump also said he was not worried about the potential impact of Russian sanctions on the oil market or prices, saying the US would boost domestic oil production to offset any impact.
Trump’s countdown starts within hours
Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:44
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Jane Dalton
In case you missed it: On Monday Donald Trump said the countdown for the new deadline for Russia to avoid new sanctions could start “tonight or tomorrow”.
Russia says Aeroflot has recovered from cyberattack
Tuesday 29 July 2025 17:52
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Daniel Keane
Russian airline Aeroflot cancelled dozens more flights on Tuesday, but said it had now stabilised its schedule after a major cyberattack a day earlier.
Two pro-Ukraine hacking groups claimed on Monday to have carried out a year-long operation to penetrate Aeroflot's network.
They claimed to have crippled 7,000 servers, extracted data on passengers and employees and gained control over the personal computers of staff, including senior managers.
Russia’s transport ministry said in a statement: "Thanks to the efforts of Aeroflot employees, with the active support of Sheremetyevo services, the problem that arose was resolved in the shortest possible time."
They described the issue as "a failure in the IT infrastructure", rather than a cyberattack.
Russia’s Medvedev says Trump’s ‘ultimatum’ could lead to war
Tuesday 29 July 2025 16:00
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Alexander Butler
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned that Donald Trump’s latest statement on the war in Ukraine could escalate into a broader conflict.
In a post on X, Medvedev said Trump was playing “the ultimatum game” with Russia and added, “each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump’s) own country.”
Mr Trump said on Monday he was disappointed in President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the war and reduced his proposed deadline for a peace deal from 50 days to 10 or 12.
What is Trump threatening after new deadline?
Tuesday 29 July 2025 15:00
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Alexander Butler
While Trump has often used tariffs — import taxes paid by American importers on foreign goods — as a general-purpose cudgel against adversaries and allies alike, Russia has almost no current trade relationship with the United States on account of punishing sanctions imposed by the previous Biden administration to punish Moscow in the years since the war began.
The tariffs the president is threatening to impose this time would actually be secondary sanctions meant to punish countries purchasing Russian oil — by taxing imports from those nations at levels as high as 100 percent.
They could effectively double the cost of imports from places such as China, India and Germany as all three are major U.S. trading partners that still purchase Russian petroleum products.
Pregnant woman, 23, killed in Russian strikes
Tuesday 29 July 2025 14:30
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Alexander Butler
A pregnant woman was killed in Russian strikes on a Ukrainian hospital, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The 23-year-old was killed in a missile attack on Kamyanske, alongside two others at around 2am on Tuesday.
Russia kills 22 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats
Tuesday 29 July 2025 14:00
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Alexander Butler
Trump says he’ll start clock on new Ukraine ceasefire deadline ‘tonight or tomorrow’
Tuesday 29 July 2025 13:35
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Alexander Butler
Zelensky praises Trump's 'extremely significant' new deadline
Tuesday 29 July 2025 13:00
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Alexander Butler
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has praised Donald Trump’s new 10 to 12 day deadline for Vladimir Putin as “extremely significant”.
“And it is true: it is Russia who is doing everything to undermine peace efforts and drag out the war,” Mr Zelensky said.
“Peace through strength is possible. Ukraine, as always, is ready to work with America, with President Trump, in the most productive way possible, to end this war with dignity and lasting peace.”
On Monday, Mr Trump said he was disappointed within Mr Putin and had cut his original 50 day deadline for the Russian leader to stop the war, starting 14 July, to 10 to 12 days.
This would make the deadline either 5 or 7 August. Mr Trump has threatened heavy sanctions and tariffs on the Russian economy.
Russia’s Medvedev says Trump’s ‘ultimatum’ could lead to war
Tuesday 29 July 2025 12:30
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Alexander Butler
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned that Donald Trump’s latest statement on the war in Ukraine could escalate into a broader conflict.
In a post on X, Medvedev said Trump was playing “the ultimatum game” with Russia and added, “each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump’s) own country.”
Mr Trump said on Monday he was disappointed in President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the war and reduced his proposed deadline for a peace deal from 50 days to 10 or 12.
Who is Silent Crow? Pro-Ukraine hackers take down Russian airline Aeroflot
Tuesday 29 July 2025 12:00
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Alexander Butler
Watch: Zelensky breaks silence after Trump cuts Russia peace deadline
Tuesday 29 July 2025 11:30
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Alexander Butler
Russia notes Trump's shortening of ceasefire deadline
Tuesday 29 July 2025 11:01
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Alexander Butler
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it had "taken note" of a statement by US President Donald Trump that he was shortening his deadline for Moscow to agree an end to the war in Ukraine or face new sanctions on Russia and buyers of its exports.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia was continuing to pursue what it calls its special military operation in Ukraine but was also committed to a peace process that would resolve the conflict and secure its interests.
Russian strike on prison 'deliberate', says Zelensky
Tuesday 29 July 2025 11:00
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Alexander Butler
The Russian bombing of a civilian prison in Ukraine was deliberate, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
“The Russians could not have been unaware that they were targeting civilians in that facility. It was a deliberate strike, intentional, not accidental,” he said.
“And this was done after a completely clear position was voiced by the United States – a position supported by the world – that Russia must end this war and move to diplomacy.”
Pregnant woman, 23, killed in Russian strikes
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:33
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Alexander Butler
A pregnant woman was killed in Russian strikes on a Ukrainian hospital, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The 23-year-old was killed in a missile attack on Kamyanske, alongside two others at around 2am on Tuesday.
What is Trump threatening after new deadline?
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:30
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Alexander Butler
While Trump has often used tariffs — import taxes paid by American importers on foreign goods — as a general-purpose cudgel against adversaries and allies alike, Russia has almost no current trade relationship with the United States on account of punishing sanctions imposed by the previous Biden administration to punish Moscow in the years since the war began.
The tariffs the president is threatening to impose this time would actually be secondary sanctions meant to punish countries purchasing Russian oil — by taxing imports from those nations at levels as high as 100 percent.
They could effectively double the cost of imports from places such as China, India and Germany as all three are major U.S. trading partners that still purchase Russian petroleum products.
Watch: Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Putin as he says he’s cutting short 50-day secondary sanctions deadline
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:00
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Alexander Butler
Pictured: Destroyed Ukrainian jail after Russian strike
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:52
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Alexander Butler
Russia’s Medvedev says Trump’s ‘ultimatum’ could lead to war
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:30
,
Alexander Butler
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned that Donald Trump’s latest statement on the war in Ukraine could escalate into a broader conflict.
In a post on X, Medvedev said Trump was playing “the ultimatum game” with Russia and added, “each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump’s) own country.”
Mr Trump said on Monday he was disappointed in President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the war and reduced his proposed deadline for a peace deal from 50 days to 10 or 12.
Use of deepfakes escalates digital warfare in Ukraine conflict
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:00
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Shahana Yasmin
ICYMI: Ukraine says Starlink’s huge global outage hit military communications
Tuesday 29 July 2025 08:30
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Shahana Yasmin
Ukrainian military Starlink systems were down for two and a half hours overnight, a senior commander confirmed, as part of a global disruption to the satellite internet provider.
Ukraine's forces heavily rely on thousands of SpaceX's Starlink terminals for battlefield communications and drone operations, proving resistant to espionage and signal jamming throughout three and a half years of fighting Russia's invasion.
Starlink's biggest international outage last week, caused by an internal software failure, knocked tens of thousands of users offline.
UK MP joins aid mission delivering ambulance to Ukraine
Tuesday 29 July 2025 08:00
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Shahana Yasmin
Rachel Taylor, MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, has set off on a three-day journey to help deliver an ambulance full of essential supplies to Ukraine, according to a BBC report.
She is travelling with Dawid Kozlowski, who has coordinated over 300 tonnes of aid to the country since the Russian invasion in 2022.
Taylor said: “I just felt that our spotlight had gone off Ukraine a bit and yet people over there are still suffering. Bombings every night, drone attacks - it just felt like the right thing to do to help out.”
What is Trump threatening after new deadline?
Tuesday 29 July 2025 07:47
,
Alexander Butler
While Trump has often used tariffs — import taxes paid by American importers on foreign goods — as a general-purpose cudgel against adversaries and allies alike, Russia has almost no current trade relationship with the United States on account of punishing sanctions imposed by the previous Biden administration to punish Moscow in the years since the war began.
The tariffs the president is threatening to impose this time would actually be secondary sanctions meant to punish countries purchasing Russian oil — by taxing imports from those nations at levels as high as 100 percent.
They could effectively double the cost of imports from places such as China, India and Germany as all three are major U.S. trading partners that still purchase Russian petroleum products.
Russian strikes on penal colony in Zaporizhzhia kill 22, Ukraine says
Tuesday 29 July 2025 07:35
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Alexander Butler
Russian strikes on a penal colony in the frontline region of Zaporizhzhia in southwestern Ukraine overnight killed 22 people and injured at least 35, regional Ukrainian military and Zaporizhzhia's governor said.
Zaporizhzhia governor Ivan Fedorov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said that the correctional facility's buildings were destroyed, and nearby private homes were also damaged.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strikes as "another war crime" committed by Russia.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in their strikes, but thousands of civilians have been killed in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
Zelensky praises Trump's 'extremely significant' new deadline
Tuesday 29 July 2025 07:31
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Alexander Butler
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has praised Donald Trump’s new 10 to 12 day deadline for Vladimir Putin as “extremely significant”.
“And it is true: it is Russia who is doing everything to undermine peace efforts and drag out the war,” Mr Zelensky said.
“Peace through strength is possible. Ukraine, as always, is ready to work with America, with President Trump, in the most productive way possible, to end this war with dignity and lasting peace.”
On Monday, Mr Trump said he was disappointed within Mr Putin and had cut his original 50 day deadline for the Russian leader to stop the war, starting 14 July, to 10 to 12 days.
This would make the deadline either 5 or 7 August. Mr Trump has threatened heavy sanctions and tariffs on the Russian economy.
Putin’s regime ‘must face economic and military blows’, says Zelensky’s chief of staff
Tuesday 29 July 2025 07:30
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Shahana Yasmin
Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Volodymyr Zelensky, has condemned the latest Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia as “another war crime”.
“Putin’s regime, which also issues threats against the United States through some of its mouthpieces, must face economic and military blows that strip it of the capacity to wage war,” Yermak wrote in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
Russia has struck a correctional facility in the Zaporizhzhia region. Sixteen people are confirmed dead, and 35 injured. Nearby residential buildings have been destroyed.
— Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) July 29, 2025
This is yet another war crime committed by the Russians — and they won’t stop unless they are stopped.
Putin’s regime, which also issues threats against the United States through some of its mouthpieces, must face economic and military blows that strip it of the capacity to wage war.
— Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) July 29, 2025
Russian forces reportedly carried out overnight strikes on the Zaporizhzhia district which killed 16 and injured at least 35, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov.
Russia’s Medvedev says Trump’s ‘ultimatum’ could lead to war
Tuesday 29 July 2025 07:00
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Shahana Yasmin
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned that Donald Trump’s latest statement on the war in Ukraine could escalate into a broader conflict.
In a post on X, Medvedev said Trump was playing “the ultimatum game” with Russia and added, “each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump’s) own country.”
Trump's playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10… He should remember 2 things:
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) July 28, 2025
1. Russia isn't Israel or even Iran.
2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don't go down the Sleepy Joe road!
Trump said on Monday he was disappointed in President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the war and reduced his proposed deadline for a peace deal from 50 days to 10 or 12.
Watch | Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Putin as he says he’s cutting short 50-day secondary sanctions deadline
Tuesday 29 July 2025 06:45
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Shahana Yasmin
Aeroflot grounds flights amid reported cyberattack by pro-Ukrainian group
Tuesday 29 July 2025 06:30
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Shahana Yasmin
Russia’s national airline Aeroflot was forced to cancel dozens of flights on Monday after a massive cyber attack caused the company’s computer systems to fail.
A hacking group called Silent Crow claimed responsibility for the action, alongside an outfit known as Cyber Partisans.
“We declare the successful completion of a prolonged and large-scale operation, as a result of which the internal IT infrastructure of Aeroflot was completely compromised and destroyed,” Silent Crow wrote on Telegram. “Glory to Ukraine” Long live Belarus!”
Defence company Auterion to supply Ukraine with AI drone guidance kits
Tuesday 29 July 2025 06:15
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Shahana Yasmin
US defence company Auterion will deliver 33,000 AI-powered drone guidance kits to Ukraine under a $50m Pentagon contract, the company announced on Monday.
The kits enable manually operated strike drones to autonomously track and hit targets up to 1km away by locking onto target shapes during the final phase of flight, helping overcome growing signal jamming from both Ukraine and Russia, according to a Reuters report.
Kyiv plans to acquire 4.5 million First Person View drones in 2025 and is actively seeking tech to improve targeting and jamming resistance.
Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia kill 16, injure at least 35
Tuesday 29 July 2025 06:00
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Shahana Yasmin
Russia’s overnight strikes on a penitentiary facility in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region killed 16 people and injured at least 35, according to Ukrainian military officials and regional governor Ivan Fedorov.
Fedorov wrote on Telegram that buildings at the facility were destroyed and nearby private homes were also damaged in the attack, reported Reuters.
Overnight Russian drone strike injures 8 in Kyiv and hits targets across Ukraine
Tuesday 29 July 2025 05:15
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Shahana Yasmin
A Russian drone blew out the windows of a 25-storey residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, injuring eight, including a four-year-old girl, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration.
The overnight attack also sparked a fire in Kropyvnytskyi, central Ukraine, though no injuries were reported.
Ukraine’s air force said the main target was Starokostiantyniv in western Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi region, which is believed to host major Ukrainian airfields, arsenals, and depots. No damage or casualties were reported.
The Ukrainian military said Russia launched 324 drones, four cruise missiles, and three ballistic missiles, of which 309 drones and two missiles were downed. Fifteen drones and two missiles struck targets at three locations.
Russia’s defence ministry claimed its forces hit a Ukrainian air base and an ammunition depot containing missile stockpiles and drone components using long-range, air-launched weapons.
ICYMI: Trump says he’ll start clock on new Ukraine ceasefire deadline ‘tonight or tomorrow’
Tuesday 29 July 2025 05:00
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Shahana Yasmin
US president Donald Trump said he is “very disappointed” in Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and that he’s cutting Moscow’s 50-day deadline to avoid secondary sanctions on Russian oil to between 10 and 12 days from now, unless Putin brings his three-year-old war on Ukraine to an end.
The countdown for the new deadline could start “tonight or tomorrow,” according to the president.
Starmer steels himself for tough talks with Trump at Turnberry
Tuesday 29 July 2025 04:48
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Shahana Yasmin
The prime minister is nervous at the prospect of possibly having to play golf with Donald Trump, but he will have much bigger problems on his mind when they meet at Turnberry, political editor David Maddox reports
Top of the agenda will be the steel industry, followed by Ukraine and Gaza – all issues where Sir Keir and Trump still seem far apart.
One dead after Ukrainian drone strikes hit Rostov region, claims Russia
Tuesday 29 July 2025 04:33
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Shahana Yasmin
A series of Ukrainian drone attacks targeted Russia’s Rostov region, killing one person and causing a fire at a train station, local officials said, according to Reuters.
Acting governor Yuri Slyusar said on Telegram that a car was hit in the town of Salsk, which killed the driver. A separate strike sparked a fire at Salsk railway station, though no injuries were reported.
Zelensky says Trump showed ‘clear stance’ on deadline to Russia
Tuesday 29 July 2025 04:24
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Shahana Yasmin
Volodymyr Zelensky said Donald Trump demonstrated a “clear stance and expressed determination” after the US president shortened his latest deadline for Russia to negotiate peace.
Trump on Monday revised his timeline to “10 or 12 days”, down from a previous 50-day deadline.
“I’m very disappointed. I’m disappointed in President Putin. Very disappointed in him. So we’re going to have to look, and I’m going to reduce that 50 days that I gave him to a lesser number,” he said.
Who is Silent Crow? Pro-Ukraine hackers take down Russian airline Aeroflot
Tuesday 29 July 2025 04:00
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Shahana Yasmin
