Jul 24, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC

A Russian ballistic missile strike targeted a private training ground in the Kyiv region, resulting in 10 deaths and approximately 100 injuries, according to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

The strike occurred alongside persistent reciprocal attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed strikes on a Russian military plant in Kirov and an oil depot, while Russian drone attacks targeted port facilities and gas stations in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region, prompting wider energy outages.

Concurrently, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi warned of infrastructure hazards threatening long-term water supplies at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant due to shelling near Enerhodar. In parallel, the European Union finalized its 21st sanctions package against Moscow, adding 218 entities and individuals to its blacklist and imposing stricter controls on Russian oil exports and financial networks.

Sources: Ukrinform.

Investigative journalists from Slidstvo.Info and Toronto TV have uncovered leaked correspondence detailing collaboration between a Crimean Russian Orthodox Church priest, Dmitriy Krotkov, and Russian FSB officer Ivan Latyshev. The leaked chats, spanning over four years, demonstrate how Russian security services systematically infiltrated local religious groups through blackmail, intimidation, and recruitment.

The documents also highlight the priest's role in the militarization of Ukrainian children in occupied Crimea. Krotkov reportedly organized activities where Sunday school pupils and boarding school residents were forced to weave camouflage nets, collect supplies for Russian troops, and write praise letters to Russian soldiers.

Sources: Slidstvo.Info

At the Farnborough International Airshow, BAE Systems presented a model of Brontanax, its new autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft. The uncrewed platform is engineered to support current and future crewed fighter jets, offering enhanced front-line capabilities at lower financial costs.

Roughly equivalent in size to a Hawk trainer aircraft, the system takes its name from ancient Greek words signifying thunder and leader. BAE Systems aims to expand military air capability through this first-generation prototype, with initial flight testing scheduled to commence next year.

Sources: ESUT, Defence Turk.

NATO and European Union member states have intensified diplomatic pressure on Greece to supply up to 200 PAC-2 Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine. According to a revised proposal, allied nations are now specifically requesting the transfer of ammunition stockpiles rather than full air defence batteries. This strategic shift aims to address Ukraine's urgent need for air defence capabilities while allowing Athens to keep its primary Patriot battery systems intact to maintain its national defence posture. The updated request comes amid ongoing efforts by Western partners to bolster Ukraine's air space protection against missile strikes.

Sources: Defence Turk

Researchers have successfully transplanted supercooled kidneys into pigs after keeping the organs preserved at subzero temperatures for several days. Using pressure-controlled containers, scientists managed to prevent damaging ice crystal formation, allowing the organs to remain viable far longer than standard medical methods permit.

Typically, donated organs begin deteriorating immediately upon removal and must be transplanted within a narrow window of a few hours. This experimental technique offers hope for significantly extending the storage duration of donated human organs, which could reduce organ waste and improve recipient matching globally. Experts describe the development as a "landmark achievement" that could eventually reshape transplant medicine if successfully adapted and proven safe in future human clinical trials.

Sources: MIT Technology Review