❗️New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced in his first speech from 10 Downing Street that his first calls will be to Zelenskyy and Trump. He assured that UK support for Ukraine remains unwavering, stating “there are no changes,” and promised to stand with Zelenskyy 100%, just like Keir Starmer. Burnham referred to his experience working with Ukrainian mayors during his time as Mayor of Greater Manchester.
❗️Ukrainian troops marched in a parade in Paris to mark France’s national holiday – Bastille Day.
For the first time in history, Ukrainian soldiers are participating in this parade. They marched along the route from the Arc de Triomphe, while two Ukrainian pilots flew French Mirage jets in the skies over Paris.
This is "liberated" Bakhmut.
Once home to more than 70,000 people.
Today, after more than two years of russian occupation, almost nothing remains.
russia doesn't liberate cities. It erases them.
Don't pretend you don't understand this.
Senator Chris Coons: Travel to Kyiv to personally inform Zelensky that his bill to sanction Russia was finally going to pass after years of fighting for it was the source of late Senator Lindsey Graham's joy in his final days.
“We’re isolating Crimea and closing the routes in, not the route out.
The bridge is still standing for one reason: so the occupiers can fuck off.
Tankers are burning. No fuel. No power. No future for russia’s war machine there.”
Commander UAV Forces is just getting started 🚨
I'm 100% in favor of waiting for official results from our government but my first thought about Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden passing was how he was JUST in Ukraine & lobbying for tougher russian sanctions. We know how russia operates so I think it's important to investigate!
Today, Ukraine has lost a true friend, and America has lost one of its finest sons.
Senator Lindsey Graham was one of those American politicians who was not afraid to call a spade a spade. He consistently supported Ukraine in its darkest hours, advocated for military assistance, called for tough sanctions against Russia, and reminded the world that freedom comes at a price. His support was not limited to statements. He visited Ukraine on numerous occasions and met with our military personnel and the country’s leadership. He saw the consequences of Russian aggression firsthand and did everything he could to ensure that Ukraine’s voice was heard in Washington. Just one day before his death, he was once again in Kyiv, reaffirming his unwavering stance in support of Ukraine.
The memory of friends is measured not by words, but by deeds. Lindsey Graham was a friend of Ukraine precisely because of his deeds.
I had the honor of knowing him.
My sincere condolences to his family and loved ones, the American people, and everyone who knew and worked with Lindsey Graham.
Blessed be his memory.
The death of Senator Graham was linked to Russia in the U.S
American right-wing activist Laura Loomer called for an investigation into the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, suggesting that Russia or Iran could be involved.
She linked the senator’s death to the fact that shortly before it, Graham had advocated in Ukraine for tougher sanctions against Russia.
Loomer also recalled that Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin had previously called for his elimination.
“Did Russia just kill an American senator?” Loomer wrote.
It was previously reported that Graham’s cause of death was cardiac arrest.
The last thing Lindsey Graham did in his life was visit Ukraine 🇺🇦 and get a bipartisan agreement on a major Russian sanctions bill
He spent his 71st birthday in Ukraine, on July 9th, 2026, and arrived back in the US 🇺🇸 on July 10th. Tragically dying while on Capitol Hill today.
TOP GOP SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM MEETS @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv July 9 .
He was declared dead soon after returning to US
This is a developing story.
Lindsey Olin Graham (/ɡræm/ GRAM; July 9, 1955 – July 11, 2026) was a United States senator from South Carolina from 2003 until his death in 2026 - Wikipedia
Ukrainian forces carried out a massive maritime strike in the Black/Azov Sea last night, hitting 28 vessels.
Ukrainian attack drones have now hit 76 ships over the last week, effectively shutting down the Sea of Azov to Russian surface traffic.
For more than a decade, Crimea was the central exhibit of Putler’s rule. In ruZZian domestic politics, it served as proof that Moscow could change borders by force and ignore international law. Today, Crimea is Putler’s weakest point.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 ZELENSKYY TELLS PUTIN UKRAINE WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR EXISTENCE
"If you personally do not come to the conclusion that it is time to end this war, Ukraine will continue fighting for its existence. We will have those who support us. But you, too, will have to fight much harder for your own existence — not Russia’s, but your own.
And this is not a threat from me or from Ukraine. It is a fact of Russian history that you know well: when Russia grows tired, change comes. We can work toward that fatigue. You can stop your war." - Volodymyr Zelenskyy 🇺🇦 to Vladimir Putin 🇷🇺
This is the strategic message: Ukraine 🇺🇦 is not fighting for conquest. It is fighting because Russia 🇷🇺 brought war to its land and tried to destroy its independence.
Putin can stop the war he started. If he does not, Ukraine will keep building pressure until the cost of the invasion reaches the system that sustains him.
Russia is targeting almost exclusively civilian sites in order to terrorize the Ukrainian population.
According to the UN, June saw the highest number of civilian casualties in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war.
Preliminary figures indicate that at least 265 civilians were killed and another 1,816 people injured.
The UN notes that this alarming trend is continuing into July. Fifty people lost their lives in the massive attacks on Kyiv on July 2 and 6 alone.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump plans to boost military support for Ukraine to help Ukrainian army make breakthrough on front, - FT sources say
📍Ukraine's recent successes on the front have impressed Trump greatly.
📍One of the first concrete steps may be to grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles.