A serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces was found guilty of issuing orders for the cruel treatment of civilians and violating the laws and customs of war, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General.

A resident of Cherkasy who gathered data on the locations of Ukrainian Defense Forces in southern Ukraine has been sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison. — Ukrinform.

Russian units from the Zapad group of forces, during a breakthrough from the direction of the village of Zelenaya Dolina in the direction of the Nitrius River in the DPR, managed to wedge 1 km into the depth of the enemy's defenses.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian infantry tried to hide in pipes, drainage collectors, and forest belts, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces discovered and eliminated them, according to the 5th Separate Assault Kyiv Brigade.

Despite the changes in warfare, Russian forces retain the ascendancy and are making slow but steady advances in the east and north of Ukraine. Russia has also caught up in UAV technology after falling behind early in the war, according to military analysts, and like its enemy is churning out drones domestically at a rate of millions a year.

The air defense forces repel the attack of Ukrainian drones in the Bryansk region. This is reported by the governor of the region Alexander Bogomaz.

Ukraine's use of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) has accelerated in recent months, a development experts say could help ease pressure on infantry as Kyiv struggles with ongoing recruitment problems and losses.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he “unconditionally” supports all Russian actions as it wages war in Ukraine, as he welcomed Moscow’s top diplomat to a newly built beach resort on his country’s east coast.

Derek Huffman signed his contract with the understanding it'd be in a non-combat role. Instead, he was sent straight to the frontline in Ukraine.

The unexplained death of a top Russian oil executive on July 4 is fueling renewed scrutiny over the rising number of high-profile Russian officials and businessmen who have died under mysterious circumstances,

Russian military Semyon Solovov, who held several hundred civilians hostage during the occupation in the Chernihiv region, has been sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison, according to the Telegram channel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).