A Russian drone targeting a bus reportedly killed three and injured 20
in Sumy Oblast on July 27, according to local media.
12:27 pm (Updated: July 27, 2025 5:35 pm)
The decision to cancel the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, an event
traditionally held on the last Sunday of July, was announced by Kremlin
spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on July 27, who said it was made "for
security reasons."
5:08 pm
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the decree synchronizes
Ukraine's sanctions with European sanctions. "As of now, all 18
sanctions packages are fully aligned and in effect in Ukraine,"
Zelensky wrote.
4:26 pm
"We assessed your attempt yesterday to hit all of us at once," Brovdi
said in the Telegram post, without offering further details. The post
ended with a string of insults aimed at the Russian forces behind the
alleged attack.
3:28 pm
"I am very open to having a public debate about the future of Austria's
security and defense policy," Austria's Foreign Minister Beate
Meinl-Reisinger said. "Although there are currently no majorities in
parliament and in the population for joining NATO, such a debate can
still be very fruitful."
Protests sweep Ukraine in response to the new controversial law, which
carries grim implications for integration into the European Union as
peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations resume.
1:30 pm
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Russia would prefer to resolve
the conflict through dialogue, but said military operations continue
because "opponents rejected the path of negotiations."
11:18 am
Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 83 drones
overnight, 78 of which were taken out by air defenses.
10:31 am
"Despite having very good interactions with (Russian President)
Vladimir Putin and phone calls, it never leads to anything," U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. "So, the time has come for some
action."
9:27 am
The number includes 920 casualties Russian forces suffered just over
the past day.
7:30 am
As another sign of deepening bilateral relations, Russia is set to
launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to Pyongyang on July 27,
marking the first air connection between the two capitals in decades.
Sunday, July 27
2:59 am
Russian forces launched an overnight attack on Ukraine's northeastern
Sumy Oblast on July 26, targeting civilian infrastructure and leaving
three people injured, local authorities reported.
12:49 am
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo received Metropolitan Anthony, the
senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric who chairs its department of
external church relations, along with five other high-profile clerics,
during a morning audience on July 26.
10:56 pm
According to operational data by Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces,
Colonel Lebedev was leading assault operations in the Velykyi Burluk
area of Kharkiv Oblast.
9:24 pm
Russian forces launched a drone strike on Sumy on July 26, damaging the
building of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, regional
governor Oleh Hryhorov reported.
