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Battlefield sees 268 combat clashes over past day, most on Pokrovsk front

A total of 268 combat clashes were recorded along the line of contact on 8 July. Russian forces launched the highest number of attacks on the Pokrovsk front, where Ukraine’s defence forces repelled 38 assaults.
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Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 13, 2026
Nearly 260 combat clashes on battlefield: hardest on Pokrovsk and Sloviansk fronts
A total of 257 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians pressing hardest on the Sloviansk, Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka fronts, which were attacked 87 times in total.
Kyiv Post
· Jul 5, 2026
War Update: 295 Combat Clashes on Frontline Over Past Day
On July 4, Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 295 combat clashes along the frontline. Russian forces launched intense bombardments, deploying over 8,700 kamikaze drones and 252 guided aerial bombs. The heaviest ground assaults occurred in the Huliaipole (38 attacks), Pokrovsk (31 attacks), and Sloviansk (25 attacks) directions. Ukrainian aviation and artillery responded by striking multiple Russian command posts and troop concentrations.
Yemen Press Agency
· Jul 6, 2026
Clashes renew on Yemen’s western coast, forcing Saudi-backed factions to withdraw
HODEIDA, July 06 (YPA) – Clashes and confrontations renewed on Monday between Sanaa forces and Saudi-backed factions on the Hays front along the Western Coast in Hodeida governorate. This followed an attempt by the latter to reclaim positions lost during Sunday’s clashes, which ultimately forced them to withdraw toward the southern part of the Western []
The Daily Beast
· Jun 26, 2026
Putin, 73, Humiliated in Colossal Attack on Moscow
Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/ReutersVladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which he expected to end in a swift victory, has suffered one of its biggest setbacks in four years after Kyiv launched its largest drone attack yet across a dozen Russian regions.On Friday, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 660 Ukrainian drones overnight. The attacks prompted authorities in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula controlled by Russia, to declare a state of emergency.The barrage is the latest in a series of long-range Ukrainian strikes this month that have pushed the war deeper into Russian territory, raising the stakes for Moscow and bringing the conflict home to civilians far from the front lines.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Euromaidan Press
· Jun 27, 2026
Russian drone and missile strikes hit farms, Naftogaz facilities, and Sumy in 24-hour assault across Ukraine
Cluster warheads, FPV drones, Herberia strikes: Russia targets Ukrainian farms and energy infrastructure in 24-hour wave
Fark
· Jun 25, 2026
Day 1,583 of WW3. Pooty Poot deploys more air defense systems to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge- but UAF strikes don't matter. Lickspittle Luka shuts down the transmitters that help guide orc drone attacks. This is your Thursday Ukraine War thread [News]
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Intel Slava
· Jun 29, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Aerospace Forces hit UAV command posts of the 1st Separate Special Op [...]
— Russian Aerospace Forces hit UAV command posts of the 1st Separate Special Operations Brigade (Ukrainian National Guard) near Kucherov Yar, Donetsk — five FAB-500 aerial bombs deployed in the strike.@IntelSlava
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· Jun 25, 2026
Intense battles along Russo-German front
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Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Command Centers with Airstrikes
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· Jul 4, 2026
Russia tests strength of NATO alliance using shadow fleet of drones
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· Jul 6, 2026
Russia playing war games against UK goading warships until F-35s get involved
Russia playing war games against UK goading warships until F-35s get involved
Sputnik
· Jul 1, 2026
NATO Actively Using Offensive Scenarios During Drills Near Russia - Russian Diplomat
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The scale of NATO exercises near the borders of Russia is growing, and offensive scenarios are being used more and more actively, Vladislav Maslennikov, the chief of the Department of European Issues at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik.
AzerNews
· Jul 8, 2026
Ukraine's drone campaign turning Russia's oil system into new frontline
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· Jun 25, 2026
Kaliningrad can defend itself amid NATO military buildup near its borders — lawmaker
Russian lawmaker Andrey Kolesnik emphasized that several squadrons of fighter aircraft and strategic bombers have already been deployed near Russia’s borders
Meduza.io
· Jul 8, 2026
A night in photos: Kyiv takes another Russian strike while Ukraine hunts Russia’s refineries, an airfield, and its ‘shadow fleet’
Russian forces hit Kyiv again overnight into July 8, even as Ukraine’s military launched a fresh wave of attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure. Ukrainian drones struck so-called shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov, an industrial zone in Nizhnekamsk that’s home to two oil refineries, refineries in Saratov and Ufa, and a military airfield in Borisoglebsk, in the Voronezh region. One person was killed and at least eight were wounded. Meduza has put together footage of the night’s strikes on Russian cities.
Reuters
· Jul 1, 2026
Ukrainian troop rotation runs gauntlet of drones in Donetsk
Ukrainian National Guard troops rotating into frontline positions near the eastern city of Dobropillia navigated skies filled with drones as they moved to relieve exhausted comrades in the Donetsk region. #ukraine #russia #war #drone #donetsk
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