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Over 500 flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted at several airports in Moscow after the Russian capital was hit by one of the largest Ukrainian attacks since the start of the war. Thousands of passengers are stranded after authorities imposed temporary restrictions on air traffic. Around 1,000 drones and four cruise missiles were intercepted, according to Russia's Defence Ministry.

The massive lid of an oil storage tank was flown off as Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in Russia's Moscow, with a video surfacing on social media. This was Ukraine's second attack on the oil refinery this week. Plumes of black smoke were seen along the Moscow skyline and all four of the city's airports temporarily suspended operations.

Ukraine's Parliament has voted to extend martial law in the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy first declared martial law on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched its war on Ukraine. Parliamentary and presidential elections, which were last held in Ukraine in 2019, are banned under martial law. Russia has repeatedly questioned Zelenskyy's legitimacy after his term ended in 2024.

Ukraine attacked Russian capital Moscow and the surrounding region with 400 drones overnight, wounding 10 people and setting multiple buildings on fire, officials said on Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country hit logistical facilities and an oil depot in the region of the Russian capital. Most of the drones were neutralised by Russian air defence systems.

A sailor from Yamunanagar district was killed after a merchant vessel he was serving on came under a missile attack while leaving the Ukrainian port of Odesa on July 19. The deceased has been identified as Gurpreet Singh Bath, a resident of Panjeton village in Yamunanagar. He was among the 17 crew members on board the merchant vessel Golden Leo.

Ukraine on Monday bombed Russia's resort town of Gelendzhik, killing seven people, including three children, and injuring about 40 others. "What happened today was a deliberate attack by ​Ukrainian regime on the civilian population, which has no connection whatsoever to military ​infrastructure," Russia said. A medical team had been dispatched to the scene of the explosion.

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, firing dozens of ballistic missiles that killed at least 17 people, and destroyed warehouses and logistics centres of major retailers. Following the attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine's lack of missile defences had once again cost lives and urged foreign allies to replenish its supplies of interceptors.

Criticising President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for supporting Ukraine, former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said, "Old hag Ursula has Ukrainian flags in her profile. Meaning she doesn't give a shit about Europe." "Whatever the mad gynaecologist says, Russia will surely win!" he further said. Ursula studied medicine with a specialisation in gynaecology.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country attacked a unit of Russian space agency Roscosmos. "In Russia's Samara...One of the key enterprises within Roscosmos – the Progress Center, which was involved, among other things, in electronics production – was hit. Flamingo missiles were used...The distance from our border is about 900 kilometres," Zelenskyy added.

Russia on Tuesday said that its forces bombed three cargo vessels carrying supplies for the Ukrainian military and a tanker at the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi. The country said it also hit another cargo vessel in the nearby port of Odesa, as well as port infrastructure in Pivdennyi and Odesa and fuel storage facilities at the port of Chornomorsk.

A car carrying a Russian military ​serviceman and his wife exploded in St Petersburg ‌on Thursday, killing the official instantly, Russian media reported. The man has been identified by the local media as a lieutenant ​colonel, adding that his wife was rushed to ​hospital. Russia has in the past blamed Ukraine for a string of assassinations of senior military officials.

In second consecutive day of strikes, Russia launched waves of drones at Ukraine's capital Kyiv and surrounding region on Friday. The attack damaged 14 warehouse premises, 16 homes and three blocks of apartment buildings. On Thursday, an hours-long missile and drone attack by Russia targeted ​major retailers and consumer logistics in Kyiv and elsewhere.

Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons as a last resort in the Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported. Tactical nuclear weapons are short-range nuclear arms designed for limited battlefield use rather than full cities or countries. The weapons possess immense destructive power and are capable of contaminating large areas of land with nuclear fallout.

Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday said that its soldiers had captured the village of Khrapivshchyna in Ukraine's Sumy region, and the villages of Novoandriivka and Rubizhne in the Donetsk region. Through its Telegram channel, the ministry further said that it had attacked a logistics centre in the Kyiv region where components for Ukrainian ballistic missiles were stored.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that there was a chance of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. "We are grateful to everyone attempting to contribute to a settlement...Ultimately, however, the problem must be resolved by the countries involved in the conflict — Russia and Ukraine," he further said.

While responding to a question on US threat to impose sanctions on countries buying Russian oil amid Russia-Ukraine war, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said, " This war...will not be solved because somebody is buying or not buying oil." "This conflict will be solved by dialogue...And that is why it is something we would encourage," he said during his Ukraine visit.

Russia on Friday carried out a drone attack on the headquarters of Ukraine's top security agency SBU. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the drone was aimed directly at the office of the Head of agency in that building. He ordered "an appropriate response and one that mirrors this strike".

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued an order not to launch strikes against Ukraine for three days as US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Russia to discuss a proposal aimed at ending the war. US President Donald Trump suggested that US has a fresh concrete proposal aimed at ending the war.