#RussiaUkraineWar – The War Desk

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Taiwan Rehearses Blockade, Sabotage and Invasion in ‘Nightmare Scenario’ DrillTaiwan Tells Ships to Ignore Chinese Coast Guard Boarding DemandsPoland Warns Russia May Exploit Ukraine Tensions for SabotageUkraine Prepares for Possible Northern Russian Attack as Fuel Sites Come Under FireSudan Extends Adré Crossing as Army Claims Blue Nile GainsPutin Says Russia Is Winning. Ukraine Is Making That Harder to ProvePoland’s Defense Industry Eyes Ukraine Aircraft Repairs as MiG Transfer StallsNigerian Military Says Senior ISWAP Figures Surrender in North-East OffensiveTaiwan Rehearses Blockade, Sabotage and Invasion in ‘Nightmare Scenario’ DrillTaiwan Tells Ships to Ignore Chinese Coast Guard Boarding DemandsPoland Warns Russia May Exploit Ukraine Tensions for SabotageUkraine Prepares for Possible Northern Russian Attack as Fuel Sites Come Under FireSudan Extends Adré Crossing as Army Claims Blue Nile GainsPutin Says Russia Is Winning. Ukraine Is Making That Harder to ProvePoland’s Defense Industry Eyes Ukraine Aircraft Repairs as MiG Transfer StallsNigerian Military Says Senior ISWAP Figures Surrender in North-East Offensive

Russian Guided Bomb Strike Kills Mother and Daughter in Sumy as Nationwide Air Campaign Intensifies

4 July 2026 A Russian guided-bomb strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed a 34-year-old woman and her...

Ukrainian Drones Hit St. Petersburg Oil Terminal as Kyiv Claims Strike on Kronstadt Naval Base

4 July 2026 Ukrainian drones struck oil infrastructure in St. Petersburg and the Baltic port of Vysotsk overnight on July...

Putin Falsely Claims Capture of Eastern Ukrainian City as Ukraine Hits Oil and Naval Targets Near St. Petersburg

July 4, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on July 3 that Russian forces had captured Kostiantynivka, a strategic city...

NATO Draft Reaffirms Article 5 and Sets €70bn Ukraine Aid Pledge

NATO leaders are expected to reaffirm an “ironclad commitment” to collective defence and endorse €70 billion ($80 billion) in military...

Kyiv Mourns 30 Dead as Russian Strike Renews Pressure for Air Defence

Kyiv observed a day of mourning on 3 July as rescue teams searched for people still missing after the deadliest...

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