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| Russia strikes prison in Ukraine, killing 17 and wounding dozens | |
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| Buildings at one of Zaporizhzhia's prisons were destroyed by an airstrike | |
| A Russian airstrike on a prison in a frontline region in southeastern Ukraine has killed 17 people and wounded 42 others, according to Ukrainian officials. | |
| The overnight attack in Zaporizhzhia also damaged surrounding homes, regional leader Ivan Fedorov said. Russian forces launched eight strikes using high-explosive aerial glide bombs, he added. | The overnight attack in Zaporizhzhia also damaged surrounding homes, regional leader Ivan Fedorov said. Russian forces launched eight strikes using high-explosive aerial glide bombs, he added. |
| The Ukrainian president's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strikes as "another war crime" committed by Russia. | The Ukrainian president's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strikes as "another war crime" committed by Russia. |
| Zaporizhzhia is one of four eastern regions in Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed since 2022, although the region is largely under Ukrainian control. | Zaporizhzhia is one of four eastern regions in Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed since 2022, although the region is largely under Ukrainian control. |
| Ukraine's justice ministry said four bombs hit the Bilenke penitentiary, destroying the dining hall, administrative HQ and quarantine area and that all those killed and wounded were inmates. | |
| Russian forces have frequently targeted Zaporizhzhia since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. | Russian forces have frequently targeted Zaporizhzhia since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. |
| Ukraine's human rights commissioner said attacking a prison was a gross violation of humanitarian law as people in detention did not lose their right to life and protection. | Ukraine's human rights commissioner said attacking a prison was a gross violation of humanitarian law as people in detention did not lose their right to life and protection. |
| US President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum to Moscow Monday, warning that Russia had "about 10 or 12 days" to agree a ceasefire or face sweeping sanctions. Speaking during a visit to Scotland, Trump told reporters he would "announce it probably tonight or tomorrow," adding, "there's no reason to wait, if you know what the answer is". | US President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum to Moscow Monday, warning that Russia had "about 10 or 12 days" to agree a ceasefire or face sweeping sanctions. Speaking during a visit to Scotland, Trump told reporters he would "announce it probably tonight or tomorrow," adding, "there's no reason to wait, if you know what the answer is". |
| Earlier in July, Trump set a 50-day deadline for the Kremlin to reach a truce with Kyiv or risk economic penalties, but the warning has not halted Russia's barrage of strikes. | Earlier in July, Trump set a 50-day deadline for the Kremlin to reach a truce with Kyiv or risk economic penalties, but the warning has not halted Russia's barrage of strikes. |
| There were further casualties in a missile and drone attack late on Monday in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine. | There were further casualties in a missile and drone attack late on Monday in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine. |
| A strike on the industrial city of Kamyanske left two people dead and five injured, according to regional head Serhiy Lysak. | A strike on the industrial city of Kamyanske left two people dead and five injured, according to regional head Serhiy Lysak. |
| Another person was killed and several were wounded in the Synelnykivsky district, while a 75-year-old woman was killed and a 68-year-old man injured when their home was hit in a village late on Monday. | Another person was killed and several were wounded in the Synelnykivsky district, while a 75-year-old woman was killed and a 68-year-old man injured when their home was hit in a village late on Monday. |
| The wave of attacks came as Russia pushed deeper into Ukrainian territory in Dnipropetrovsk. | The wave of attacks came as Russia pushed deeper into Ukrainian territory in Dnipropetrovsk. |
| At the weekend, Moscow said its forces had captured the village of Maliyevka, weeks after capturing their first village in the region. Ukraine has rejected Russia's claims. | At the weekend, Moscow said its forces had captured the village of Maliyevka, weeks after capturing their first village in the region. Ukraine has rejected Russia's claims. |
| Meanwhile, in Russia, officials said Ukraine had launched dozens of drones overnight in the southern Rostov region, killing one person in their car in the town of Salsk and setting fire to a goods train. | Meanwhile, in Russia, officials said Ukraine had launched dozens of drones overnight in the southern Rostov region, killing one person in their car in the town of Salsk and setting fire to a goods train. |
| Another person was reported killed in their car in the border region of Belgorod and his wife was wounded. | Another person was reported killed in their car in the border region of Belgorod and his wife was wounded. |