During a July 4 phone call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump reportedly signaled support for Ukrainian deep strikes on Russian territory as a strategy to "make them feel the pain" and force Moscow to negotiating table, according to officials briefed on the conversation.
Following North Korea's involvement, Moscow has reportedly reached an agreement with the government of Laos to send combat engineers to assist Russian forces with mine clearance. Ukrainian intelligence believes the Kremlin is trying to lure the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into a deeper role in the war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that a residential structure in Smila city, located near the central Cherkasy, suffered damage, resulting in injuries to one child. Zelenskyy declared his intention to investigate Ustymenko's death while stating, "Ukrainian aircrews defend our skies with valor. Gratitude to all who protect Ukraine."
Zvi-Hirsh (Grisha) Zovergzde, 32-year-old Jewish chef from Odessa, was killed Thursday while fighting Russian forces on the Kherson front, marking the third Jewish soldier death in Ukrainian forces within approximately two weeks.
At Belaya, home to seven Tu-160 and seven Tu-95MS bombers, Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev confirmed a drone strike on a military unit in Sredny village, though he remained tight-lipped on specifics.
Trump threatened, "If the ceasefire is not respected, the US and its partners will impose further sanctions."
Residents of Kyiv and eastern Ukraine awoke to air raid alerts following the end of a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin. Both Russia and Ukraine traded accusations, each blaming the other for violating the ceasefire, particularly along the front lines.
The two leaders conclude a two-hour-long call that was "going well" according to the White House.
Attack suspends airports and injures 18, as Russian forces recover 62 square miles of territory from the Kursk region.
The kitchen appliance, whose name is associated with the Russian army’s wasteful human-wave assault tactics, was given to women whose sons were killed in Ukraine, in the city of Murmansk. Local officials, in response to criticism, claimed that the mothers had requested the appliance.