NATO will enhance its presence in Ukraine by appointing a special representative in Kyiv, as decided at the NATO Summit held in Washington from July 9-11, reports Evropeyska Pravda.

The NATO representation in Ukraine will undergo a leadership change, with the new head taking on the role of a special representative of the Secretary General.

Negotiations are ongoing regarding who will fill this position. According to sources from Evropeyska Pravda, European NATO members insist that the role …

Russia has withdrawn all its patrol ships from occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian Navy has announced. In a significant development, the last remaining Russian patrol ship has now departed the region, reported Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, on Facebook on Monday, July 15. According to Pletenchuk, this day should be remembered as the last Russian patrol ship exits Ukrainian territory in Crimea.

"The last Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship is leaving our Crimea as we speak. …

Russia's Ministry of Defence has reported that during the night of Monday, July 15, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones. According to the ministry, 15 drones were shot down over the Bryansk region, one over the Lipetsk region, and six over annexed Crimea.

Lipetsk region Governor Igor Artamonov shared on his Telegram channel that a drone crashed on the territory of an electrical substation in the Stanovlyansky municipal district. "Law enforcement officers …

Members of the Shkval unit were deployed and engaged Russian infantry, successfully taking over their positions. Ukrainian unit cleared Russian occupied areas with the help of Bradley BMP crews.

In the Pokrovsk direction, fighters from the 47th Independent Mechanized Brigade, which includes former convicts, dislodged Russian forces and captured their positions, as reported by the press service of the 47th Brigade. "The warriors of the special battalion 'Shkval' of the 47th Independent …

Men from the occupied Donetsk region find themselves unable to leave as barrier troops block their path wherever they go, detain them, and send them to the front lines, said Alexander Vaskovskyi, the leader of the so-called 'DPR Miners' Union,'

According to him, Russia has established barrier troops on the border with the Donetsk region to prevent men from leaving the Donbas and to force them into the conflict against Ukraine.

"In 2022, many were mobilised in the DPR (Donetsk People’s …

The United States is developing a new air-launched munition specifically designed for Ukraine, according to a report from the industry publication Aviation Week Network.

The first details about this new munition emerged in January this year, initially garnering interest from 16 defense companies. The US military invited these firms to consider developing a cost-effective, air-launched weapon with a range of 250 nautical miles (463 km) that wouldn't take long to develop.

On June 10, the US Air …

Russia possesses sufficient capabilities to deter the threat posed by the deployment of U.S. long-range missiles in Europe. However, in response to this, it will have to aim its missiles at European capitals, said the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov in an interview with Pavel Zarubin, host of the programme "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" on channel "Russia 1".

In response to Zarubin's comment that placing American missiles in Europe would force Russia to aim its missiles "in that direction," …

On Saturday, July 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a new federal bill requiring lawmakers from the State Duma and members of the Federation Council to obtain approval from the parliamentary leadership for any travel abroad.

Previously, Russian lawmakers only needed to notify authorities of their travel plans, explains Interfax. The new legislation shifts this from a notification system to one requiring approval. The process and timelines for obtaining such approvals are now …