Jul 26, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC

Ukrainian forces have intensified drone strikes around occupied Crimea, targeting over 180 Russian maritime assets in three weeks to isolate the peninsula. The campaign coincides with preparations for a White House meeting on Tuesday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump, where officials plan to discuss diplomatic options, including a proposed aerial ceasefire.

The summit follows a Russian missile strike on a Kyiv defense exhibition that killed 10 people and injured nearly 100. Zelensky noted the event should not have occurred, while also claiming Russia is preparing to deploy 30,000 North Korean soldiers to Ukraine. Kyiv hopes mounting pressure on Russian military and economic infrastructure will create leverage for negotiations.

Sources: HRT Vijesti, Vijesti

German authorities are searching for a suspect with alleged Islamist ties after a vehicle struck a crowd at Berlin's Christopher Street Day in Tiergarten park on Saturday evening.

The incident left one person dead and at least 15 others injured, with three in critical condition. Reports also cited potential knife attacks at the scene. Police suspended the Pride celebrations shortly before 10:00 p.m. while emergency services treated victims and secured the area.

Although the driver fled on foot, law enforcement confirmed that a suspect has been identified. Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the event as "an attack on our free and open society". Police investigations into the suspect's motive and whereabouts remain ongoing.

Sources: Der Standard, Die Zeit, NRC, ORF.

Russian missile strikes across Ukraine have left at least 15 people dead, including 10 killed during a daytime attack on a defense technology exhibition near Kyiv. The strike on the venue, attended by military and industry officials, injured nearly 100 people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed "nothing but Russian terror" for the attack, while acknowledging such public events should not occur during wartime. Overnight bombardment also damaged a Kyiv residential building.

Concurrently, military intelligence reports indicate North Korea has resumed shipments of hundreds of KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces expanded their long-range drone campaign, hitting several warehouses belonging to Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries near Moscow and in Kotovsk. The strikes sparked major fires, killed at least eight people, and destroyed extensive inventory.

Sources: BBC News, Global Defence Corp, Sweden Herald, The Guardian

Reports indicate the US military is evaluating a covert operation to seize or destroy Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles, even as President Donald Trump instructed forces to pause air strikes to allow room for diplomacy. Analysts characterized the proposed mission as "too risky", while the Pentagon declined to comment.

The pause in bombardments followed 13 consecutive days of US strikes over commercial shipping disputes in the Strait of Hormuz. Neither Washington nor Tehran has formally confirmed a lasting ceasefire.

In a separate development, Iran's Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, killing one sailor and injuring another. Tehran condemned the strike as evidence of Kyiv's "irrational and hostile approach."

Sources: Point, Ukrinform.

German authorities have launched a manhunt following a vehicle attack at Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day parade that left one person dead and 16 others injured, several critically. A white car drove into a crowd in the city's Tiergarten park before striking a tree.

Police spokesperson Florian Nath stated that investigators identified the suspect, who remains at large and was previously known to law enforcement as a member of local Islamist circles. The incident forced authorities to halt celebrations and concerts, which had drawn hundreds of thousands of people to the German capital to demonstrate for LGBTQ rights and safety amid rising hate crimes globally.

Sources: HRT Vijesti, Klix