In a show of unwavering backing for Kyiv, the UK’s prime minister will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, including a pledge to share Britain’s Stone Cloak electronic warfare IP so Ukraine can produce it at scale.

Zelensky will meet with more than 200 Ukrainian military personnel in the UK who spent three weeks in Exercise Sea Breeze to bolster warfighting capabilities and counter-mine measures in the Black Sea.

Zelensky underscored the intensity of Russian strikes, citing roughly 1,700 drones, 1,630 bombs and 95 missiles in a single week and stressing the urgency of timely counter-drone and anti-ballistic defenses.

The report also includes a roundup of unrelated items—from local incidents to business, sports and politics—emphasizing a broad news slate rather than one singular narrative.

The live coverage summarizes main attacks and responses across fronts, including Russian and Ukrainian strategies, tensions with Iran and Romania, and related humanitarian and economic consequences.

Ongoing conflict developments are noted, with fatalities in Rostov-on-Don and Zaporizhzhia, framed within broader mediation efforts and a shift in US foreign policy focus toward the Middle East.

Romania reported shooting down a suspected Russian drone crossing into its airspace, the fourth recent interception in the region, with NATO confirming use of Shahed-type drones by Russia.

A Russian attack on Kyiv Sunday morning set fires in several districts but caused no reported casualties at the time of reporting.

A cargo ship carrying wheat sank after earlier reporting of ten fatalities from the July strike; the sinking followed attempts to evacuate the crew during a prior search-and-rescue operation.

There has been heightened drone activity as Ukraine uses long-range drones against Russian infrastructure, with both sides reporting interceptions and damage to energy and residential targets in regions like Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod.

Concurrent violence and incidents continue around Ukraine, including bombardments and civilian losses in Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod, along with drone attacks targeting Russian oil installations and ships in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.

There are ongoing incidents in Russia, including a fatal Ukrainian drone strike on an apartment building in Rostov-on-Don and injuries from an attack in Belgorod.