Current Snapshot — 07.07.2026 17:00

**Ukraine**

- Kharkiv: Russian KABs struck the Shevchenkivskyi district, confirmed 20 wounded (including 4 children) and 1 dead. Strikes also recorded towards Kozacha Lopan/Lyptsi. - South: air raid alerts declared in Bolhrad, Izmail, and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi districts of Odesa region. - Front/rear: Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked eight tankers of Russia's 'shadow fleet' in the Sea of Azov (confirmed by the UAV Forces command). - Bilateral ties: Ukraine and Estonia signed a cooperation agreement on unmanned systems (Drone Deal).

**Russia**

- Sea of Azov: loss of eight 'shadow fleet' tankers after Ukrainian drone strikes. - Domestic politics: singer Monetochka (Elizaveta Gyrdymova) sentenced in absentia to one year in a penal colony on 'foreign agent' charges. - Belarus: NATO Secretary General refused to disclose details of the cessation of relay operations in the south of the country, citing the classified nature of some information.

**Europe**

- NATO: at the summit in Turkey, Zelensky demanded priority decisions on air defense system supplies. - Italy: two people detained in Rome on suspicion of espionage for Russia (including a former intelligence officer). - General trend: Europe shows difficulties in forming a unified position on key security issues (Foreign Policy).

**Global**

- Ukraine/Monaco: suspect in organizing the explosion in Monaco (Anastasia Berezovskaya) found dead on Ukrainian territory. - Human rights: BBC published an investigation into employees of Russian 'torture prisons' in occupied Ukrainian territories. - Technology/war: active use of Ukrainian naval and aerial drones against the Russian fleet in the Sea of Azov.