"Ukrainian President Zelensky is meanwhile set to arrive in Washington Monday to discuss peace in the Oval Office.Trump had told European leaders in a post-summit call that he's now seeking a trilateral summit with Putin and Zelensky as soon as next Friday.
And yet Putin's firm conditions make such a trilateral summit unlikely at such a near date - also given the Russian president has in the recent past made clear he would only meet with Zelensky if the two were ready to sign a deal, or essentially already at the goal line.
The Kremlin has still maintained that Zelensky doesn't have legal legitimacy, given the cancelation of elections in Ukraine and extension far past his term expiration." Zerohedge
"Over the past 24 hours, 148 clashes between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the frontline.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three assaults by invaders since the beginning of the day. In addition, the enemy carried out 13 air strikes, dropping 26 guided bombs, and fired 279 times on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, including 11 times with multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian units seven times in the areas of Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe, Kamianka, and Ambarne.
In the Kupiansk sector, there were 17 attacks by invaders during the day. Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults in the areas of the settlements of Kindrashivka, Zapadne, Holubivka, and Stepova Novoselivka.In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 32 times, trying to advance near the settlements of Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, and toward Serebrianka and Hryhorivka.
In the Siversk sector, near Hryhorivka, the enemy twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops.
In the Kramatorsk sector, one combat engagement was recorded, with the invaders attacking in the Oleksandro-Shultyne area.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 51 assault and offensive actions by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Volodymyrivka, Nove Shakhove, Novoekonomichne, Rodynske, Promin, Lysivka, Chunyshyne, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, Muravka, and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 26 times in the areas of Novokhatka, Vilne Pole, Myrne, Piddubne, Shevchenko, Voskresenka, Temyrivka, Maliivka, and Olhivske.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled an attack by invaders toward Stepnohirsk.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy made two futile attempts to approach Ukrainian positions." Ukrin
"A wildfire burning on Langdale Moor near RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, England, has been declared a major incident after spreading across approximately 5 km2 (1.93 mi2) of moorland since igniting at around 18:30 LT. The declaration was triggered by the fire’s rapid growth, the presence of unexploded ordnance, and the scale of inter-agency response required.
The blaze is burning on a former military training range known to contain unexploded ordnance UXO. Several explosions have already been reported, forcing firefighters to pull back and work from safer distances. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams are on site to guide operations and reduce risks." W
"Heavy monsoon rains triggered devastating floods and landslides across Pakistan killing more than 160 people and destroying critical infrastructure. The worst affected regions include Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with over 140 deaths, Gilgit–Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where dozens of villages have been inundated or cut off.
Additional casualties were reported in Indian-administered Kashmir, where at least 60 people died following a cloudburst and associated flooding." W
"During the night drones targeted the Liski railway station in Russia’s Voronezh region." Ukrin
