WAR IN UKRAINE: July 10, 2022

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Day 139

  • Russian missile and rocket strikes have caused more widespread damage in towns and cities across eastern and southern Ukraine, regional officials say. Four civilians died in a strike on Siversk, a town in Donetsk region, local governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said. Civilian areas of Druzhkivka, in the same region, were also hit. A supermarket was destroyed and a large crater appeared nearby - BBC

  • Douglas Lute, a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, served as Washington's permanent representative to NATO from 2013 to 2017, says the West should do “as much as it takes, as long as it takes” to support Ukraine. The interview with RFE/RL here

  • In response to the Government of Canada’s announcement that it will grant a time-limited and revocable permit for Siemens Canada to allow the return of repaired Nordstream 1 turbines, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, issued the following statement:Our community is deeply disappointed by the Canadian government’s decision to bow to Russian blackmail.”

  • Ukraine’s State Investigative Bureau destroyed secret documents pertaining to major criminal cases, including against leading political figures, hours before and after Russia’s invasion in February, three law enforcement sources told Current Time. It is unclear whether the documents were destroyed to prevent them from falling into the hands of Russian forces or to hinder prosecution of the cases.

  • Boris Johnson was Kyiv's darling. Now that he's leaving, Ukraine fears what's next Read the full CNN report here