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Russia struggles to control finances as Ukraine invasion spending soars -- NATO plans to establish new post in Kyiv, 'Trump-proof' Ukraine aid, WSJ reports -- Mass fire breaks out in Russia's Kursk Oblast, authorities say -- Russia deployed attack submarines close to Irish Sea on 2 occasions, sources tell Bloomberg -- and more

Document reveals why Russia keeps accidentally bombing itself -- Russia attacks Myrhorod military airfield, official confirms 'some losses' -- Energy situation in Ukraine expected to improve in August -- Explosions rock occupied Crimea, smoke over Balaklava reported -- and more

SBU releases new head cam footage of Snake Island liberation -- Deadly attacks on civilians in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- Belarusian chief of general staff threatens to use tactical nukes if sovereignty threatened -- Black Sea grain deal provides potential model for talks with Russia, Zelensky says -- and more

Seizing $321 billion frozen Russian assets; We need to re-learn how to champion the escalation game -- DTEK: 90% of company's energy generating capacity lost due to Russian strikes -- 30,000 square kilometers of Ukraine's land cleared of mine threats, operations expanding further -- Russia has lost 541,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022 -- and more

The Counteroffensive: Meet the energy workers keeping Kyiv from darkness -- Another Russian Su-25 downed, Ukraine's National Guard claims -- Russia hits nine-story residential building in downtown Dnipro -- Vienna has become 'Russia's new espionage hub,' intelligence officials tell WSJ -- and more

Russian official calls for total destruction of 'everything Ukrainian' -- Military intelligence stops traffic on Kerch bridge, collapses accounting systems in Crimea -- Ukraine repels Russian troops from eastern Chasiv Yar neighborhood -- Russia has sent around 10,000 immigrants who recently received citizenship to join military fighting in Ukraine -- and more

Ukraine's crowdfunded satellite takes over 4,000 images of Russian facilities -- PACE adopts 3 resolutions on Ukraine, including on Russia's cultural genocide -- Lithuania to allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to support Ukraine's security, defense -- Russia arbitrarily depriving political prisoners from contact with family, Amnesty International report finds -- and more

European Court of Human Rights finds Russia guilty of violating human rights in occupied Crimea from 2014 -- Czech PM confirms Ukraine received first batch of shells under Prague-led initiative -- Ukraine's GDP increased 6.5% in first quarter, estimates suggests -- and more

Ukraine reports increase in Russian chemical weapon attacks on battlefield -- Ukraine returned only 800 out of about 20,000 children abducted by Russia -- The Putin-Kim pact is an opportunity for the West -- Ukraine to receive profits from Russia's frozen assets in 2 tranches starting next week -- and more

The Counteroffensive: Crossing the 'gray zone' from Russia into Ukraine -- New trade data reveals increased North Korean munitions transfers to Russia -- Russian forces dropped 35 glide bombs on Kharkiv Oblast over past day -- 6 more participants joined Global Peace Summit communique -- and more

Russia firing missiles from Azov Sea, Black Sea not safe enough -- Ukraine's partisans claim infiltration of Russian air base, leave 'surprises' for pilots -- Ukrainian army says some Russian troops withdrawing from Vovchansk area -- Satellite images show Russia's Shahed warehouse destruction -- and more

Generation of fighters: An intimate look at Ukraine's fearless youth (Photos) -- Russian guided bomb attack on residential area of Selydove, Donetsk Oblast town kills 2 -- Russia attacking Chasiv Yar from Toretsk direction -- Ukrainian forces stall Russian advance in direction of Kharkiv Oblast's Borova -- and more