- Jul 5
Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg oil terminal again, claims 43% of Russian refining capacity disabled
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and the Kronstadt naval base overnight, as Kyiv claimed its long-range campaign has knocked out nearly 43% of Russia's oil refining capacity.
- Jul 4
Serena Williams withdraws from Wimbledon doubles with Venus after knee injury
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Wimbledon women's doubles, where she was set to partner sister Venus, after failing to recover from a knee injury sustained in her first-round singles loss.
- Jul 2
France swelters under severe heatwave: 67 departments on orange alert, temperatures hit 42°C
Météo-France has placed 67 departments under orange heatwave alert as a 'severe and lasting' episode pushes temperatures to 42°C, with wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate.
- Jul 1
Russia closes EU borders and imports fuel as Ukrainian drone strikes trigger nationwide shortages
Ukrainian drone attacks have knocked out up to half of Russia's refining capacity, forcing Moscow to import gasoline from India and Kazakhstan, close its EU borders, and impose nationwide fuel rationing.
- Jun 28
Putin admits fuel crisis as Russia considers allowing lower-quality fuel after Ukraine refinery strikes
Russia is considering temporarily allowing production and imports of lower-grade Euro-2 fuel as President Putin admits that Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries have led to shortages and rationing across much of the country.
- Jun 27
Ukraine strikes Russian missile factory in Volgograd with domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles
President Zelenski confirmed that Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Titan-Barrikady factory in Volgograd overnight, setting the site ablaze. The Russian governor said 10 people were injured in the attack.
