Jul 27, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cautioned that intelligence reports indicate Russian forces are preparing a widespread missile attack across the country within two days. The warning comes amid ongoing aerial bombardments across multiple Ukrainian regions.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched three Iskander-M or S-400 ballistic missiles toward the Kyiv region alongside two supersonic Onyx missiles aimed at southern targets. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted one ballistic missile and neutralized 81 attack drones.

The recent strikes resulted in significant casualties and infrastructure damage. In Zaporizhzhia, an airstrike injured 30 people, including seven children. Additionally, a drone strike near a high-rise residential building in Kharkiv's Saltivka district shattered windows and wounded a civilian. Military officials noted that aerial threats across Ukraine remain high.

Sources: Ukrinform.

Russian strikes hit three districts in Kyiv early Sunday, causing fires at a commercial warehouse, a vehicle parking area, and an abandoned building. The attacks followed warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who stated intelligence indicated Russia was preparing a large-scale missile assault within 48 hours.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that freezing the Ukraine conflict is currently impossible, attributing the lack of progress to Kyiv's posture and reiterating Moscow's previous demands. Russian President Vladimir Putin also criticized Western foreign policy, arguing that NATO expansion and military interventions disrupted post-World War II stability, while predicting that Ukraine will ultimately lose its western territories.

In an unrelated legal development, member states of the International Criminal Court voted to dismiss Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following misconduct allegations.

Sources: N1, Tanjug

European nations are rapidly accelerating rearmament efforts to deter potential military aggression across the continent. The defensive push comes alongside intensified regional security developments, including Romanian jets intercepting a Russian-operated Shahed drone in NATO airspace near the Ukrainian border for a third consecutive day.

Concurrently, Ukrainian forces have expanded maritime drone operations aimed at isolating Crimea, striking over 180 naval targets around the peninsula in recent weeks. The maritime campaign follows a deadly Russian missile attack on a defense industry exhibition near Kyiv that left 10 people dead and nearly 100 injured. Meanwhile, United States air strikes in Iran remained paused for a second straight night, following reports of potential American ammunition shortages after months of operations.

Sources: HRT Vijesti, Klix, Vijesti

Wildfires across southwestern France and Spain have forced over 250,000 people to evacuate as severe winds and high temperatures push flames toward the outskirts of Bordeaux. French authorities issued new evacuation orders for 55,000 residents in Gironde, where blazes have burned more than 42,000 hectares—an area four times the size of Paris.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported nationwide burnt land reached 115,000 hectares this year. In Spain, officials declared a national state of emergency as uncontrolled fires spread. Firefighters warn the blazes remain uncontained near major population centers.

Sources: BBC News, Der Standard, DW, Le Figaro

Severe weather and natural disasters triggered mass evacuations across Europe and Asia on Sunday.

In Southern Europe, expanding wildfires caused fresh emergency evacuations. The Italian coast guard rescued over 400 tourists and beachgoers by sea from the municipality of Peschici in the Apulia region, where land routes were blocked by flames. This comes alongside ongoing blazes in southwestern France and central Spain, where hundreds of thousands of residents have been displaced.

Concurrently, Typhoon Noul, the strongest storm to hit China this year, forced the evacuation of more than 700,000 people in southern provinces, including Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Local authorities suspended over 1,000 flights and halted more than 190 high-speed rail lines.

Sources: HRT Vijesti.