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Elon Musk’s father has stirred controversy by telling Russian media he’d like to visit occupied regions of Ukraine and encouraged his son to visit Russia. He referred to Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders as “artificial” and claimed the annexed territories have “reunited” with Russia—a statement echoing Kremlin propaganda.

Trump’s team denies that halting weapon shipments to Ukraine was a presidential decision. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified it’s part of a routine Pentagon review of all U.S. military aid programs.

Doubt.

In the Orikhiv area, a Russian soldier attempting to surrender was eventually killed by his own side. After raising his hands and following a Ukrainian drone, his commanders noticed and ordered artillery fire. When that failed, they deployed a “Molniya” kamikaze drone, striking him directly. Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance captured the incident but couldn’t intervene.

Multiple explosions reported aboard the ammonia tanker Eco Wizard in the Russian port of Ust-Luga, Leningrad region. According to Militarnyi, the vessel began sinking following the blasts.

President Zelensky has awarded state honors to servicemen on the occasion of Navy Day. He emphasized Ukraine’s regained control over the Black Sea, pushing the Russian fleet into remote eastern bays and securing Snake Island and key shipping routes. He praised the defenders of Odesa and the southern coast for halting Russian landing attempts, especially in the first year of the full-scale war.

Russia attacked Kharkiv region with a Shahed drone carrying cluster elements that continued exploding for up to 20 hours after impact, according to the Humanitarian Demining and Rapid Response Center. Some exploded 2–6 hours after being dropped, the last one went off nearly a full day later.

A Russian FPV drone attacked a ground robotic vehicle of the 93rd Brigade that was evacuating two wounded soldiers from the front line. Despite the strike, the medevac team on armor managed to reach the injured and pull them out.

🇸🇪 Sweden will be providing a new defense aid package to Ukraine, Zelensky confirmed. He also noted that Ukraine is actively working with Germany to speed up decisions on strengthening air defense and thanked Latvia for also approving a new military support package.

Overnight, Russia launched a massive drone attack using 322 Shahed-type attack UAVs and decoy drones. As of 09:30 AM, 292 drones were neutralized.

Ukrainian forces struck the Borisoglebsk airfield near Voronezh, home to Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-30SM jets.

According to the General Staff, a guided bomb (KAB) depot, a combat trainer aircraft, and possibly several other jets were destroyed. Damage is being assessed.

Moments of Russian Shahed drone strikes on residential buildings during overnight attacks in Odesa and Kyiv have been captured on video. These deliberate assaults by Russian forces once again targeted civilian infrastructure.

🇺🇸 Trump may resume Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine following his call with Zelensky, Reuters reports, citing a source who described the conversation as “very good” and noted optimism about restarting shipments.

🇨🇳🇪🇺 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told EU representative Kaja Kallas that Beijing “cannot afford a Russian loss in Ukraine,” fearing it would shift U.S. strategic focus entirely onto China, SCMP reports.

Wang also denied claims that China is materially supporting Russia’s war effort, saying that if it were true, “the conflict would have ended long ago.”

🇪🇺 Slovakia appears to have received the necessary assurances from the European Commission regarding a gradual phase-out of Russian energy by the end of 2027, according to Radio Free Europe's Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak. This could pave the way for the approval of the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia in the near future.

Azov in Russia's Rostov region was hit by multiple drones, including FP-1s and what appears to be a new strike UAV similar to Russia's Shahed.

One of the targets was the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant, which produces high-precision optics, thermal imaging equipment, radar seeker heads for missiles, and electronics for precision artillery, anti-tank weapons, and aerospace tech.

🇺🇸 Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has called on President Trump to hold an emergency briefing for Congress over the suspension of U.S. military aid to Ukraine. He warns the pause comes as Russia intensifies its summer offensive and airstrikes on Ukrainian rear areas.

Epic footage from Khartsyzk in temporarily occupied Donetsk region — multiple direct hits, reportedly on a Russian ammunition depot.

🔥 A drone attack reportedly struck the city of Izhevsk in Russia, located roughly 1,300 km from the Ukrainian border. According to Russian sources, the target was the Kupol Electromechanical Plant, which caught fire following the strike. The facility is known for its involvement in producing air defense systems.

🍿 Round 2? Trump takes aim at Elon Musk again, saying that without government subsidies, Musk "would’ve had to shut down and go back to South Africa." The jab follows Musk’s criticism of Trump’s newly passed “big, beautiful” budget bill.

Russian forces attempted another mechanized assault on Stepova Novosilka (Kupyansk axis) but were repelled by the 43rd Mechanized Brigade. Despite repeated claims of "control" over the village, five times last year alone, Ukrainian forces continue to hold the line there