In the north a 50,000-strong Russian force is attacking Sumy, a provincial capital. Our model is detecting artillery fire and explosions along the city’s northern defensive lines. Ukraine is badly outnumbered but officials say the front is holding.

Trump not ‘done’ with Putin, gives Russia a 50-day breather, cool on sanctions bill, Waltz U.N. confirmation on track.

As Russia ramps up pressure near Kharkiv and Sumy, Ukraine’s top commander warns of a full-scale offensive. With allies distracted and critical supplies running low, Kyiv faces a fateful choice: hold the line or pull back.

Despite supporters hailing the ‘50-day ultimatum’ to Vladimir Putin and the ‘u-turn’ with the arms package’s announcement, US President Trump has not had any fundamental shift in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine still struggles with manpower. Russia grinds forward relentlessly. The battlefield is saturated with drones and agile motorcycle units. Here’s a look at where things stand more than 40 months into the largest land war in Europe since World War II.

Sitting in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and apparently fed up with being slow-walked by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump threatened the Kremlin with tough tariffs if it doesn't make a deal to end the war within 50 days. But perhaps more important was Trump's shift on weapons.

Putin's army is reportedly just one to two kilometres from Kupyansk, which was liberated in September 2022 by Ukrainian forces during their counteroffensive.

The teasing on July 11 of U.S. President Donald Trump's "big announcement" on Russia had raised hopes in Ukraine over the weekend that the White House was finally going to take concrete action to pressure Moscow to end its full-scale invasion.