Jul 30, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC

Russian forces launched a widespread overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine, striking major cities including Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipropetrovsk. Ukrainian media reported at least eight deaths and more than a dozen injuries, with a residential building in Kryvyi Rih suffering direct damage. Due to the proximity of the strikes to NATO borders, neighboring Poland scrambled fighter jets to safeguard its airspace.

Prior to the bombardment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged citizens to seek shelter and appealed to international partners for additional air defense systems to protect civilian lives.

Simultaneously, Ukrainian forces targeted Russian territory with long-range drones. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that air defense units intercepted over 390 drones directed at the capital. Meanwhile, Ukrainian outlets reported a drone strike on an industrial steel plant in the Moscow region.

Sources: FAZ, ORF, Sweden Herald.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that initial evidence points to a Russian weapon landing in eastern Poland during Thursday's aerial barrage against Ukraine. "All the indications are that it was a Russian ballistic missile of the Kh-101 type," Tusk noted, though he added that authorities "want to be one hundred percent sure" regarding the exact system and origin.

The crater in Tarnawa Kolonia was discovered following extensive overnight Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, which killed at least eight people, including three children, and damaged civilian infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih and near Lviv. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the strike on Polish territory while defense forces continue forensic analysis at the crash site.

Sources: BBC News, Bloomberg, La Vanguardia, ORF.

Hungary and Romania have begun taking nuclear power plants offline as a severe drought drives Danube River water levels to historic lows.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that the Paks nuclear power plant will be fully disconnected from the grid within 24 to 72 hours due to critical cooling water shortages. The decision follows operator Nuclearelectrica's shutdown of both reactors at Romania's Cernavodă facility, marking the first time in history that Romania's sole nuclear plant has halted operations completely because of drought.

The dropping water levels along the Danube have also reduced hydroelectric power generation in neighboring Serbia, where temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius. Romanian authorities have asked the public to cut electricity usage to avoid reliance on natural gas and costly imports as heatwaves persist.

Sources: Der Standard, Die Zeit, ORF, Point, Sweden Herald