President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine needs its allies to ensure weapons supplies are provided more promptly, after Russian Missile and drone attacks kill eight people and injure dozens more.
Speaking in his nightly video address he said: "I am preparing changes in Ukraine's diplomatic efforts. We need a new level of cooperation with our partners to ensure that agreements on arms supplies are fulfilled.
"Agreements reached by national leaders must be implemented much more quickly and completely."
It comes after Ukraine attacked a dozen more of Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov, its military said on Thursday as it ramped up efforts to disrupt fuel supplies to Russian forces and isolating Moscow-occupied Crimea.
In the first four days of the week, Ukraine hit at least 36 of Russia’s ships and set them on fire in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, Ukraine's defence ministry said.
These included 32 so-called Russian "shadow fleet" tankers and two dry cargo ships. "They were all trying to deliver fuel to Crimea," the ministry said.
Kyiv’s long-range persistent drone attacks have sparked a massive fuel shortage across Russia, leading to widespread reports of escalating prices.
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Key Points
- Kyiv faces fresh Russian missile attack, officials say
- Ukraine says it hits more Russian fuel tankers as Crimea campaign intensifies
- Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war despite Trump's peace push – report
- Zelensky says Patriot missile licences agreed with US at political level
- Kremlin says US wrong to think escalation of Ukrainian strikes can help end war
- Eleven people injured in Russian attack, Zelensky says
Photos: Aftermath of Russian attack in Sumy
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Russian strikes kill eight, wound dozens
08:50 , Stuti MishraRussia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine yesterday, killing eight people and wounding dozens more, officials said.
Two glide bombs hit a crowded area in the northern city of Sumy, a frequent Russian target, killing five people and injuring 30, authorities said.
One bomb hit a bus stop and pictures showed a yellow bus with one of its sides ripped off. Other pictures posted online showed damage to apartment building facades.
In a border district of Sumy region, where the Kremlin wants to expand a buffer zone, a local official said a man was killed after stepping on an explosive device.
Glide bombs also injured 10 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the regional governor said. Two people were killed and another wounded earlier in the day by a missile strike on the southern port city of Odesa.
Ukraine's military says it hit oil refinery in Russia's Samara region
07:52 , Stuti MishraUkraine's military said it had hit an oil refinery in Russia's Samara region overnight. Kyiv has stepped up attacks on Russian oil refineries and energy infrastructure in recent months, seeking to reduce Moscow's revenue from oil product exports that the Kremlin uses to continue its war against Ukraine.
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A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick
02:00 , Rebecca WhittakerUS President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could mark a major breakthrough for Kyiv, but experts and Ukrainian officials warn that turning the idea into real weapons would likely take years.
Speaking Wednesday alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump said the United States would allow Ukraine to make the U.S.-designed systems that Kyiv has long sought to shield its cities and infrastructure from Russian missiles and drones.
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01:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRecap: Russia has lost 1.4 million troops since 2022, Ukraine says
Sunday 12 July 2026 00:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRussia has lost around 1,417,770 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said today.
The number includes 1,490 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the Facebook post, Russia has also lost 12,116 tanks, 24,922 armoured combat vehicles, 118,610 vehicles and fuel tanks, 45,754 artillery systems, 1,924 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,485 air defence systems, 437 aircraft, 353 helicopters, 401,925 drones, 33 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukraine's general staff has not revealed its own losses citing operational secrecy.
Zelensky needs weapons 'much more quickly' following attack
Saturday 11 July 2026 23:55 , Rebecca WhittakerEight people were killed and dozens more injured after Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine on Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky called for diplomatic efforts to ensure Kyiv secured weapons more quickly.
Zelensky, speaking in his nightly video address, said Ukraine needed its allies to ensure weapons supplies were provided more promptly.
"I am preparing changes in Ukraine's diplomatic efforts. We need a new level of cooperation with our partners to ensure that agreements on arms supplies are fulfilled," Zelenskiy said.
"Agreements reached by national leaders must be implemented much more quickly and completely."
Ukraine is critically low on munitions for its Patriot air defence systems and has been largely unable to down ballistic missiles, which travel at several times the speed of sound, over the past month.
Pictured: Smoke rises in the city during a Russian missile strike
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Saturday 11 July 2026 21:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRecap: China ‘gave Putin ultimatum’ not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Saturday 11 July 2026 20:00 , Rebecca WhittakerPresident Volodymyr Zelensky stated that China issued a direct warning to Russian president Vladimir Putin against the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, describing it as an "ultimatum-like form".
Ukraine's military confirmed it attacked a further dozen Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov, intensifying efforts to disrupt fuel supplies to Russian forces and isolate Moscow-occupied Crimea.
The Ukrainian defence ministry reported that in the first four days of the week, at least 36 Russian vessels, including 32 "shadow fleet" tankers and two dry cargo ships, were struck and set ablaze in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea, all of which were attempting to deliver fuel to Crimea.
These persistent long-range drone attacks by Kyiv have reportedly led to a significant fuel shortage across Russia.
This has led to widespread reports of escalating prices and extensive queues at petrol stations in numerous regions.
Russian fuel shortage pushing drivers to desperate measures as gasoline runs out
Saturday 11 July 2026 19:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRussians are flocking to convert their cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) amid nationwide fuel shortages, escalating petrol prices, and long queues at filling stations.
These issues stem from recent Ukrainian attacks on refineries. Egor Popov, whose Moscow-based Garant-Gas company fits equipment for LPG conversions, stated that "demand had multiplied".
Butane and propane, components of LPG produced during natural gas processing and crude oil refining, are also less emissions-intensive than petrol.
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Two dead and multiple injuries as Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones
Saturday 11 July 2026 18:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRussia launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 19, as Kyiv continues to grapple with a critical shortage of air defence munitions.
The capital, Kyiv, bore the brunt of one assault, with 11 individuals wounded by a combination of ballistic and cruise missiles, alongside drones.
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Saturday 11 July 2026 17:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRecap: Russian attacks kill two and wound 12 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers
Saturday 11 July 2026 16:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRussia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, killing two people and wounding 12, as Ukrainian forces damaged more than two dozens Russian tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov.
Russian officials said one person was killed in the Ukrainian drone strikes and that only four ships came under attack.
Ukraine's General Staff said 21 tankers used to transport oil and petroleum products were damaged overnight, in addition to four tugboats, two cargo ships and a dredging vessel.
In Ukraine, 11 people, including one child, were wounded in attacks overnight on Kyiv, the State Emergency Service reported.
In the southern region of Odesa, two people were killed after a Russian missile struck a building, said regional head Oleh Kiper.
Another man was wounded by shrapnel.Explosions and fires were reported across Kyiv’s Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, the emergency service said.
Russia launched 12 missiles, including six ballistic missiles, along with 121 drones against Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
He said most of the drones and some of the missiles were shot down, but the ballistic missiles reached their targets, reiterating Ukraine's dire air defense gaps.
Eleven people injured in Russian attack, Zelensky says
Saturday 11 July 2026 15:30 , Rebecca WhittakerUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said 11 people, including a child were injured during a Russian attack last night.
In a post on X he explained that infrastructure was hit even before the air raid alert was issued.
“Over the course of the night, Russia launched more than 120 drones and 12 missiles, half of them ballistic. Our defenders managed to shoot down most of the targets – but not the ballistic ones.” Zelensky wrote.
Eleven people, including a child, have been injured in Kyiv during last night's Russian attack. Civilian infrastructure was hit even before the air raid alert was issued. Emergency crews are working at the sites of the strikes – apartment buildings, offices, and a theological… pic.twitter.com/52C74SIS2x
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 11, 2026
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Saturday 11 July 2026 15:02 , Rebecca WhittakerRussia has lost 1.4 million troops since 2022, Ukraine says
Saturday 11 July 2026 14:00 , Stuti MishraRussia has lost around 1,417,770 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said today.
The number includes 1,490 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the Facebook post, Russia has also lost 12,116 tanks, 24,922 armoured combat vehicles, 118,610 vehicles and fuel tanks, 45,754 artillery systems, 1,924 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,485 air defence systems, 437 aircraft, 353 helicopters, 401,925 drones, 33 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukraine's general staff has not revealed its own losses citing operational secrecy.
Russian forces capture settlement in Ukraine's Sumy region, defence ministry says
Saturday 11 July 2026 13:00 , Stuti MishraRussian troops took control of the settlement of Bachivsk in Ukraine's Sumy region, the defence ministry in Moscow said today. The claim has not been independently verified.
Two dead, 19 wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine
Saturday 11 July 2026 12:00 , Stuti MishraRussia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones today, killing two and wounding 19 others, officials said, as Kyiv awaits supplies of air defence munitions after a shortage has left it exposed to Russian attacks.
Eleven people were wounded in the capital, Kyiv, by an attack that used ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones, officials said. Earlier eight people were reported injured by Kyiv Independent.
"Civilian infrastructure was hit even before the air raid alert was issued," president Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that rescuers were working on the site.
"Our defenders managed to shoot down most of the targets, but not the ballistic ones," he added, calling on Ukraine's allies to quickly deliver the support packages of air defences agreed at the NATO summit this week.
Russia launched six ballistic missiles, another six cruise missiles and 121 drones, Ukraine's air force said, adding that it downed at least two cruise missiles and 111 drones.
Later in the morning, a missile strike in the port city of Odesa killed two people and wounded another, while a drone hit a civilian enterprise in the eastern city of Kharkiv, wounding seven.
Ukraine, which is critically low on munitions for its Patriot air defence systems, has been largely unable to down ballistic missiles, which travel at several times the speed of sound, over the past month.
It has pleaded with allies for greater supplies of those munitions, and has also pushed Europe to work with Kyiv on its own anti-ballistic air defence system.
Ukraine's military says it hit 21 Russian tanker vessels overnight
Saturday 11 July 2026 10:49 , Stuti MishraThe Ukrainian military said it hit 21 Russian tanker vessels with drones in the Sea of Azov overnight, as part of a campaign to deprive Moscow's forces in occupied Ukraine of fuel.
The military said in a statement today that it had also hit four tugs, two cargo vessels and a dredger used to supply military logistics and support port infrastructure.
Russia's halts Don-Azov channel shipping after Ukraine attacks, affecting grain trade
Saturday 11 July 2026 08:30 , Stuti MishraRussia temporarily stopped shipping through the Don-Azov Channel, a navigable waterway linking the Don River with the Sea of Azov, three grain export industry sources said, according to Reuters.
The move followed a Ukrainian attack on 13 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov on Friday, including 10 tankers. Market analysts note that up to one-quarter of wheat exports from Russia, the world's largest exporter of the grain, pass through the Sea of Azov.
One of the sources said Russia's border guards notified shipping companies that all requests for passage through the Kerch Strait, which links the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, would not be accepted from 6.10pm local time on Friday.
The border guards report to the FSB security service. The notification did not say `when the halt would be lifted.
Russia's leading grain-producing regions, Rostov and Krasnodar, lie along the Sea of Azov. The country's second-largest port in the Black Sea region is located on the Kerch Strait.
Ukraine has recently intensified attacks on Russian petroleum refineries, triggering fuel shortages across the country. Many analysts and international organisations have warned about risks to global grain trade from the war in Ukraine because the Black Sea is used by both Ukraine and Russia for grain exports, although there have been no major disruptions to the grain trade during the four-and-a-half-year conflict.
Photos: Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv
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Eight injured in Russian attack on Kyiv
Saturday 11 July 2026 07:00 , Stuti MishraEight people, including an 11-year-old boy, have been injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv this morning, local officials said.
The attack also damaged buildings across multiple districts of the Ukrainian capital.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that four of the injured were hospitalised, while the remaining victims received medical treatment at the scene.
The strikes began around 3.40am local time when residents reported hearing initial explosions, prompting Ukraine's Air Force to issue an urgent warning regarding incoming Russian ballistic missiles, Kyiv Independent reported.
Additional explosions shook the capital roughly 15 minutes later as air defences engaged the incoming threats.
The bombardment caused widespread disruption and property damage across Kyiv. Klitschko reported hit sites in the Dniprovskyi district, while Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, stated that a building was damaged in the Sviatoshynskyi district and a fire had broken out in an office building within the Solomianskyi district.
Kyiv faces fresh Russian missile attack, officials say
Saturday 11 July 2026 06:23 , Stuti MishraRussia pummeled Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles this morning, officials said. Reuters reported that a witness heard a series of powerful explosions in the city before the air alert was announced.
The attack damaged a non-residential building in one district, while smoke was coming from another and an office building was in flames as a result of the strike, the city military administration said on the Telegram messaging app.
Zelensky says it is unclear when will Ukraine receive Patriot missile interceptors
Saturday 11 July 2026 03:00 , Maira ButtVolodymyr Zelensky has detailed the complications Ukraine is looking at after the US announced it will grant Kyiv a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors at home.
"There are no dates set yet, but there will be additional PAC-3s," Zelensky said, after returning from Turkey where he met with world leaders at the Nato summit.
Zelensky said that while Patriot supply and production was "Ukraine's number one priority", the government was approaching the problem on "several fronts”.
"First, we're seeking a license from the US to manufacture Patriot systems," he said.
"Second, through the PURL program, we're securing clear funding from Europe, and, through this program, acquiring PAC-3 and PAC-2 missiles for the corresponding systems. Third, we're working... with our European partners to obtain additional missiles until we have our own system."
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Saturday 11 July 2026 02:00 , Maira ButtIn pictures: Ukrainian servicemen continue combat missions in Donetsk
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We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump as US president touts a ‘very good relationship’
Friday 10 July 2026 23:59 , Maira ButtUS President Donald Trump lauded the “very good relationship” he has developed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the Nato summit in Turkey on July 8, 2026.
In a meeting of the pair that lacked the acrimony of earlier encounters, Trump added that Ukraine has “such great people,” too. He has expressed different views privately in the past.
But what do everyday Ukrainians think of Trump?
For more than a decade, we have organised and conducted public opinion polls in Ukraine. While polling has become more difficult since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, our surveys have provided a window into Ukrainian public opinion in the territories not occupied by Russia.
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Kremlin says Putin remains open to Ukraine talks but is carving out a bigger buffer zone
Friday 10 July 2026 23:00 , Maira ButtThe Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin remained open to achieving Russia's objectives through diplomacy, but that Moscow was carving out a wider buffer zone in Ukraine in response to Kyiv's escalatory actions.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question about a Reuters article a day earlier in which three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries and ports were strengthening Putin's resolve to keep fighting for now.
Peskov said Russia believed that Kyiv had no desire for talks at the moments and that Moscow was therefore continuing its military campaign in Ukraine.
I have visited Russia every year since the Ukraine war began. The mood has changed
Friday 10 July 2026 22:00 , Maira ButtThe mood regarding the war in Ukraine has changed in recent months. Ukrainian drones have struck Russian oil infrastructure, causing fuel shortages across Russia. And the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is exuberant about finishing the war from a “position of strength”.
The hope is that an economic crisis in Russia leads to social unrest and political instability, possibly resulting in the collapse of the ruling regime. This would not be an unprecedented event in Russian history. The Soviet Union rapidly unravelled amid economic and political crisis in 1991. But how likely is this scenario for Russia today?
I have visited Russia every year since the Ukraine war began. The mood has changed
Watch: Ukraine says it struck 12 ships in Russia's 'shadow fleet'
Friday 10 July 2026 21:00 , Maira ButtRussian fuel shortage pushing drivers to desperate measures as gasoline runs out
Friday 10 July 2026 20:00 , Maira ButtRussians are flocking to convert their cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) amid nationwide fuel shortages, escalating petrol prices, and long queues at filling stations.
These issues stem from recent Ukrainian attacks on refineries. Egor Popov, whose Moscow-based Garant-Gas company fits equipment for LPG conversions, stated that "demand had multiplied".
Butane and propane, components of LPG produced during natural gas processing and crude oil refining, are also less emissions-intensive than petrol.
Russian fuel shortage pushing drivers to desperate measures as gasoline runs out
China ‘gave Putin ultimatum’ not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Friday 10 July 2026 19:00 , Maira ButtPresident Volodymyr Zelensky stated that China issued a direct warning to Russian president Vladimir Putin against the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, describing it as an "ultimatum-like form".
Ukraine's military confirmed it attacked a further dozen Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov, intensifying efforts to disrupt fuel supplies to Russian forces and isolate Moscow-occupied Crimea.
The Ukrainian defence ministry reported that in the first four days of the week, at least 36 Russian vessels, including 32 "shadow fleet" tankers and two dry cargo ships, were struck and set ablaze in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea, all of which were attempting to deliver fuel to Crimea.
These persistent long-range drone attacks by Kyiv have reportedly led to a significant fuel shortage across Russia.
This has led to widespread reports of escalating prices and extensive queues at petrol stations in numerous regions.
Russia’s gasoline output covers 65% of demand after Ukrainian strikes, sources say
Friday 10 July 2026 18:00 , Maira ButtRussian gasoline output fell to a level equivalent to only around 65 per cent of the seasonal average consumption after Ukrainian drone attacks led to stoppages at large oil refineries, according to two industry sources and Reuters calculations.
Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, including large oil refineries.
As fuel has run short and drivers are queuing to fill their vehicles, with Cossacks being used to help maintain public order at some filling stations.
Damage has caused operations to be halted at many oil refineries, including NORSI and Omsk, the two largest producers of gasoline in the country. Another large gasoline producer, the Saratov refinery, was also forced to stop production, industry sources said.
The sources, who could not be named because they were not authorised to speak publicly, said gasoline production had fallen short of the amount needed at this time of year, when summer weather increases driving demand, by between 40,000 and 45,000 metric tons per day, or around 35 per cent.
In June, the daily shortfall was 25 per cent.
Daily gasoline demand in Russia is around 115,000 to 120,000 tons during peak summer consumption, the sources said.
The Russian energy ministry did not reply to a request by Reuters for comment.
A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick
Friday 10 July 2026 17:20 , Maira ButtUS President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defence systems could mark a major breakthrough for Kyiv, but experts and Ukrainian officials warn that turning the idea into real weapons would likely take years.
Speaking Wednesday alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump said the United States would allow Ukraine to make the US-designed systems that Kyiv has long sought to shield its cities and infrastructure from Russian missiles and drones.
A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick
Ukraine says it damaged four Russian oil facilities overnight
Friday 10 July 2026 16:45 , Maira ButtUkraine struck Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region and the Ust-Luga oil refining complex in the Leningrad region overnight, Kyiv's general staff said.
An oil terminal and an oil depot in the Rostov region came under strikes as well, it said on the Telegram app.
Ukraine says it struck 13 Russian vessels in Azov Sea
Friday 10 July 2026 16:15 , Maira ButtUkraine struck 13 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov on Friday, including 10 tankers, its drone forces commander said, part of Kyiv's major campaign aimed at enforcing a fuel crisis on Moscow's troops.
A dry cargo ship and a ferry were among the targets as well, Robert Brovdi said on the Telegram app. Kyiv's troops also struck five power substations in Russia-occupied Crimea overnight, he added.
Rutte, Zelensky to attend Ukraine 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting, Elysee says
Friday 10 July 2026 15:45 , Maira ButtNato chief Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join Monday's Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris to support Ukraine, the French presidency said on Friday.
The meeting will be aimed at building on momentum to help Ukraine following the Nato summit earlier this week. The Elysee said that planning was still underway for security guarantees for when a ceasefire is reached between Ukraine and Russia.
US President Donald Trump has shown a more favourable stance toward Kyiv in its battle against Russia at recent G7 and NATO summits.
Two more countries, Moldova and North Macedonia, have joined the coalition, the Elysee said. EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa are also set to attend Monday's meeting, the French presidency said.
Humanoid robots ‘get married’ in Russian ‘wedding’ ceremony
Friday 10 July 2026 15:15 , Maira ButtHolly Bishop reports:
A pair of humanoid robots “got married” in a symbolic wedding ceremony in Russia.
In an event held at the Pushkin Library in Moscow, “office worker and blogger” Robert and “ballerina” Matilda pledged their love for one another and were officially declared “robot spouses”.
They were accompanied by their "pet," the robotic dog Dogmatic, who brought their wedding bands into the venue.
The library said the “newlyweds” recited vows “promising to be reliable partners through all of life’s algorithms, to support one another through every update, and to always maintain a stable connection between their hearts and processors.”
Zelensky says it is unclear when will Ukraine receive Patriot missile interceptors
Friday 10 July 2026 14:45 , Maira ButtVolodymyr Zelensky has detailed the complications Ukraine is looking at after the US announced it will grant Kyiv a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors at home.
"There are no dates set yet, but there will be additional PAC-3s," Zelensky said, after returning from Turkey where he met with world leaders at the Nato summit.
Zelensky said that while Patriot supply and production was "Ukraine's number one priority", the government was approaching the problem on "several fronts”.
"First, we're seeking a license from the US to manufacture Patriot systems," he said.
"Second, through the PURL program, we're securing clear funding from Europe, and, through this program, acquiring PAC-3 and PAC-2 missiles for the corresponding systems. Third, we're working... with our European partners to obtain additional missiles until we have our own system."
Watch: Ukraine says it struck 12 ships in Russia's 'shadow fleet'
Friday 10 July 2026 14:15 , Maira ButtKremlin says Putin remains open to Ukraine talks but is carving out a bigger buffer zone
Friday 10 July 2026 13:45 , Maira ButtThe Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin remained open to achieving Russia's objectives through diplomacy, but that Moscow was carving out a wider buffer zone in Ukraine in response to Kyiv's escalatory actions.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question about a Reuters article a day earlier in which three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries and ports were strengthening Putin's resolve to keep fighting for now.
Peskov said Russia believed that Kyiv had no desire for talks at the moments and that Moscow was therefore continuing its military campaign in Ukraine.
Kremlin accuses Ukraine of escalating 'terror' against Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Friday 10 July 2026 13:15 , Maira ButtThe Kremlin on Friday accused Ukraine of escalating what it called "terror" actions against the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, something it said was extremely dangerous.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Ukraine of carrying out strikes against civilian infrastructure and against infrastructure directly related to the power plant.
Both sides have accused each other of endangering the plant's safety with military action.
Electric car drivers dodge Russia's hours-long fuel queues
Friday 10 July 2026 12:45 , Maira ButtFuel shortages have led to hours-long lines and higher prices for gasoline and diesel, prompting some drivers to switch to electric vehicles, according to Reuters.
According to analytical agency Autostat, new EV and plug-in hybrid sales accelerated in June as the fuel shortages hit. It predicts the still small market will grow significantly if the fuel crisis persists.
"Those fuel station queues settled the question. Never before had we considered buying an EV," Oksana Yasinskaya, a 36-year-old engineer who commutes into Moscow for work told Reuters.
"I feel relieved because I don't have to take part in this humiliating queue. I hate wasting time. I know people who spend two, three hours in queues or drive to refuel at night."
Zelensky, on Poland: We need to be 'tactful and constructive'
Friday 10 July 2026 12:15 , Maira ButtPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had a constructive and lengthy meeting with his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki on the sidelines of the Nato summit in Ankara following a major spat between Kyiv and Warsaw over a historical issue.
"In my view, we need to be constructive and tactful so as not to damage the important friendly neighbourly relations between Ukraine and Poland," he told reporters.
We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump as US president touts a ‘very good relationship’
Friday 10 July 2026 11:45 , Maira ButtU.S. President Donald Trump lauded the “very good relationship” he has developed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the NATO summit in Turkey on July 8, 2026.
In a meeting of the pair that lacked the acrimony of earlier encounters, Trump added that Ukraine has “such great people,” too. He has expressed different views privately in the past.
But what do everyday Ukrainians think of Trump?
For more than a decade, we have organized and conducted public opinion polls in Ukraine. While polling has become more difficult since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, our surveys have provided a window into Ukrainian public opinion in the territories not occupied by Russia.
In our latest survey, we drilled down on how Ukrainians felt toward Trump and his administration’s diplomatic efforts, and toward Americans more generally.
We asked Ukrainians how they feel about Trump
Nato ‘stronger and more united’ after Ankara summit, Starmer says
Friday 10 July 2026 11:15 , Maira ButtSir Keir Starmer said Nato is “stronger and more united” coming out of the Ankara summit, with Donald Trump praising its “spirit”, despite the US president’s criticism of the alliance threatening to overshadow the meeting.
The Prime Minister said leaders “achieved what we wanted to achieve, which is unity”, even after Mr Trump earlier threatened to relate his problems, including over Greenland and Iran, at the meeting.
Mr Trump berated European states for failing to pay enough for defence, a key issue at the summit, with Nato general-secretary Mark Rutte calling on allies to present “credible” plans for reaching the target of spending 5% of GDP on defence.
Nato ‘stronger and more united’ after Ankara summit, Starmer says
China told Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine says Zelensky
Friday 10 July 2026 10:45 , Maira ButtChina warned Russian president Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday.
“I think you heard such voices in Russian media: 'What if we respond to Ukrainian strikes with nuclear weapons?' And it seems to me that this was the first time China ... directly responded in an ultimatum-like form — that there can be no thought whatsoever of using nuclear weapons,” Zelensky told reporters.
Fire at Russia's Ilsky oil refinery is put out, local authorities say
Friday 10 July 2026 10:15 , Maira ButtThe fire at Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region had been extinguished, local authorities said on Friday.
The oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region caught fire after a drone attack, while authorities in the city of Taganrog evacuated people following a separate strike.
