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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Kherson resident who, acting on orders from Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), coordinated Russian artillery strikes on the city of Kherson from the east bank of the Dnipro River. The man was awaiting the full occupation of southern Ukraine by Russian forces, Ukrinform reports, citing the SBU. Cybersecurity experts at the SBU established that the suspect used a chatbot operated by the Russian intelligence service to direct enemy fire. The individual, a 25-year-old unemployed local resident, was recruited by the FSB through Telegram channels after posting pro-Russian comments there. Acting as…

As of 21:00, the number of people injured in the morning drone attacks on Kharkiv has risen to 82, including eight children. According to Ukrinform, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office announced this on Telegram. "On July 7, between 05:20-05:40 and again between 10:20-10:30, the enemy launched targeted drone strikes using ten UAVs, preliminarily identified as Geran-2, against civilian infrastructure in the Shevchenkivskyi, Kholodnohirskyi, and Slobidskyi districts of Kharkiv," the statement said. According to updated data as of 21:00, 82 people were injured or suffered acute stress reactions, the prosecutor's office said. Among the injured are eight children, including four girls…

Ukraine is preparing to finalize new air defense agreements with its partners in the coming weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in a video address on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "We continue working to counter airstrikes. Everything related to air defense, including air defense systems, missiles for them, drone-based air defense, is currently a top priority. We are preparing new agreements with our partners and expect to formalize them in the coming weeks," he said. Read also: Hot frontline areas, Kursk, Belgorod regions: Zelensky holds Staff meeting He added that Ukraine is gradually closing the funding gap for the production…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff. He announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Today I held a Staff meeting. Updates from the front lines, primarily the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka sectors, as well as the Orikhiv sector, Sumy region, and separately, our actions on Russian territory near the border — in the Kursk and Belgorod regions. The occupiers will not feel safe there," Zelensky said. He also noted that the meeting included an in-depth discussion on drones. Read also: Zelensky, Starmer discuss upcoming Coalition of the Willing meeting [embedded content] "We need to…

On Monday, July 7, the UK government imposed new sanctions against Russia for its use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. This is according to the updated sanctions list published by the British government, Ukrinform reports. The new restrictions target two individuals, including Aleksey Rtishchev, the head of Russia's Radiological Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, and his deputy, Andrei Marchenko. Both command units that have been involved in the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine. As a result, their assets in the United Kingdom will be frozen, and they are banned from entering the…

A Russian attack on Polohy district of Zaporizhzhia region caused a fire in a wheat field, regional authorities report. This was announced on Telegram by Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov, according to Ukrinform. “Russian forces struck the territory of Polohy district. As a result, a wheat field caught fire,” Fedorov wrote. The Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration told a Ukrinform correspondent that the fire destroyed 20 hectares of wheat. No casualties were reported. Read also: Zaporizhzhia drone attack toll rises to 20 As previously reported, on July 5, a barley field caught fire in Zaporizhzhia due to shelling,…

The Russian military launched a strike at a critical infrastructure facility in Sumy district, leaving part of the area without electricity. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by Head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Oleh Hryhorov. “Russian forces struck a critical infrastructure facility in Sumy district. As a result of the attack, part of the district was cut off power,” the statement reads. Hryhorov noted that repair and restoration work is currently underway. Read also: Casualty toll from Russian strikes on Kharkiv rises to 71, one injured person dies As Ukrinform previously reported, Russian troops used a…

Since the start of the day, 97 combat engagements between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops have been recorded, with 40 of them occurring in the Pokrovsk sector. This was reported on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to Ukrinform. Russian forces shelled communities in Sumy region, including Buniakyne, Petrushivka, Pokrovka, Bila Bereza, Turiya, Bachivsk, Khutir Mykhailivskyi, Porozok, Kliusy, and Romashkove, using artillery and mortars. In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian forces repelled four attacks, with one still ongoing. Russian aviation launched five airstrikes, dropping eight guided bombs, and carried out 150…

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed that, during the night of July 7, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition production facility in Moscow region. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff posted the announcement on Facebook. “As part of efforts to degrade the enemy’s capacity to produce explosives and ammunition, overnight on July 7, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in coordination with other components of the Defense Forces, carried out a strike on the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant in Moscow region, Russian Federation,” the statement reads. The General Staff noted that…

A 34-year-old woman who was critically injured in a Russian drone attack on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv died in hospital. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “Unfortunately, a 34-year-old woman who suffered a severe injury during the Russian UAV attack on the Kholodnohirskyi district died in hospital,” the statement reads. According to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, a total of 71 people were injured in two waves of drone strikes early on July 7. “There are now 71 injured, including seven children,” he wrote on Telegram. The Prosecutor’s Office specified that the…