Executive Summary  Ukraine’s defensive position around Pokrovsk deteriorated markedly last week, as Russian forces gained partial control of a road near the long-embattled city. The Ukrainian military launched a counteroffensive on the Sumy front,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that Ukraine controls as part of a ceasefire deal.

The meeting represented a diplomatic victory for Putin after Western leaders ostracized him at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Just a week earlier, Trump was threatening him with new sanctions.

Defence secretary John Healey has said the government is “ready to put UK boots on the ground” in Ukraine if a ceasefire is secured, as US President Donald Trump prepares to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Anchorage.

Ukraine is using robots to fire at Russia, evacuate the wounded, and lay mines. But an operator said they can struggle at collecting intel.

In July, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry authorized the deployment of nine new electronic warfare and electronic intelligence systems for use by Ukraine's Defense Forces. — Ukrinform.

A UKRAINIAN sniper is believed to have obliterated the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in history. The talented gunman reportedly managed to eliminate two Russian soldiers