News of the Ukrainian-Russian war: 12 Putin officers were killed in the Kherson raid, Kyiv claims

Opinion polls show that public support for Ukrainian refugees is already dwindling in Britain, as the war continues to rage.

A YouGov poll showed that three-quarters of people supported the resettlement of Ukrainians in the UK in March, and 42 per cent thought the number should be in the “at least” tens of thousands.

But the numbers are now down to 71 percent of people who support resettlement, with 29 percent wanting to see tens of thousands of welcome refugees.

The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to consider Elena Rybakina “our product” on her run to the women’s title at Wimbledon.

They then praised her in-country training program after winning the Venus Rosewater as Wimbledon champion while representing Kazakhstan.

“It’s the Russian school, after all. I’ve played here with us for a long time,” Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarbyshev told Champions Sports on Saturday after Rybakina’s 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Anas Jabeur, then in Kazakhstan.

To escape the areas worst affected by the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians rely on volunteers who use buses to take people to safety. Bill Troy Join one of these caravans in Donbass.

Kyiv’s defense minister said Ukraine plans to arm a million-strong force with weapons from the West as it seeks to reclaim southern lands captured by Russia.

Oleksiy Reznikov said President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the Ukrainian military to restore coastal areas vital to the country’s economy, as Kiev forces continued heavy fighting for control of the eastern Donbass region.

In a public appeal to Ukraine’s allies to speed up arms shipments, Reznikov warned that “every day we wait for howitzers we could lose a hundred soldiers,” directing Winston Churchill as he added, “Give us the tools, and we’ll finish a career.”

A major gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was shut down on Monday for annual maintenance amid German concerns that Russia may not resume gas flows as scheduled.

Nord Stream 1 pipeline, Germany’s main source of Russian gas, is set to be out of service until July 21 for routine work that the operator says includes “testing of mechanical elements and automation systems”. Operator data showed lower gas flow as planned on Monday morning.

German officials are suspicious of Russia’s intentions, especially after Russia’s Gazprom last month cut gas flow through Nord Stream 1 by 60%.

Gazprom cited technical problems with a gas turbine powering a compressor station that partner Siemens Energy had sent to Canada for repair that could not be returned due to sanctions imposed over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A local official said that Russian missiles bombed Ukraine’s second largest city in the early hours of Monday morning, describing the attacks as “absolute terrorism”.

The governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Senehubov, said on Telegram that Russian forces had only hit civilian targets with three missile strikes on the northeastern city.

“All (three) were fired exclusively at civilian targets, this is absolute terror!” Sinihopov said.

To escape the areas worst affected by the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians rely on volunteers who use buses to take people to safety. Bill Troy Join one of these caravans in Donbass.

Russia could build a laser system that could blind hostile satellites.

The new complex, apparently at the Russian Defense Ministry’s Krona space facility near Zelenchukskaya, was revealed by an open source investigation it published space review.

By analyzing public satellite images, solicitation documents from Russian industrial contractors and Russian financial documents, they suggest that Project Kalina – a laser system designed for “electroelectric warfare” – could illuminate laser pulses to damage satellite optical sensors.