The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian oil depots hit after Putin launches ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

Three Russian tankers also hit, Zelensky says

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv ‘will win this war’, Keir Starmer tells Zelenskyy on final trip as PM

In final visit to Kyiv while in office, the outgoing British prime minister also says the UK’s resolve to support Ukraine ‘will not waver’. What we know on day 1,605

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17

Ukraine wants combat humanoid robots — but expect Wall-E over Terminator, as simpler, wheeled tech still wins

Ukraine might have greenlit combat humanoid robots, but battlefield realities favor economies of scale for much simpler contraptions.

TechRadar · Jul 16

Smart farming key to our future

Farmers today are producing food under pressures that would have been unimaginable to previous generations. Input costs are rising, supply chains are increasingly unreliable, water is becoming scarcer, and weather patterns are less predictable. For a growing number of farmers -- in Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar and Gaza -- the challenge…

Bangkok Post · Jul 16

Zelenskyy awards Ukraine's highest foreign honour to Keir Starmer on final visit as UK PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday conferred the Order of Freedom, Ukraine's highest state honour for a foreign national, on outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his final visit to Kyiv before leaving office.

The Times of India · Jul 16

Crude Oil Prices Weaken on Dollar Strength

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) today is down -0.24 (-0.30%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) is down -0.0088 (-0.27%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are slightly lower today, weighed down by a stronger dollar. Crude prices are supported by heightened US-Iran tensions, which have reduced crude oil flows...

Barchart · Jul 16

Political crisis and protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends sacking defence minister

President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leaders

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Target of Monaco bomb blames attack on Ukrainian spy agency

Vadym Iermolaiev says military intelligence officers were behind assassination attempt that seriously wounded partner and child

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Mykhailo Fedorov: Ousted defence chief's reforms riled Ukrainian army bosses

Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov served just six months before his ambitious drive to reform the military led to irreconcilable clashes with the country's top brass, which he viewed as out of date, inflexible and mired in bureaucracy. Fedorov's early bet on drone warfare was a game-changer as Ukraine…

France 24 · Jul 16

Protests erupt across Ukraine against defence minister's ouster

KYIV — Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities on Thursday against the removal of popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who hit out at the country's military chiefs after being ousted in a sweeping reshuffle by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Bangkok Post · Jul 16