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Skip next section Poland: Jailed Colombian man set fires on orders from Russia<\/a>07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Poland: Jailed Colombian man set fires on orders from Russia<\/p>\n

Polish authorities said a jailed Colombian man started two fires in Poland on behalf of Russia last year. Poland<\/a>\u00a0has a close political and military relationship with Ukraine and strained relations with Russia.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old man stands accused of setting fire to two material warehouses in Warsaw<\/a>\u00a0and Radom in 2024, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Warsaw said.<\/p>\n

The fires were quickly extinguished, and no one was injured in either case.<\/p>\n

The Colombian man had previously been trained by a person with links to Russian secret services<\/a>, according to the Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n

The public prosecutor’s office is now investigating the man for working for a foreign secret service and for terrorism.<\/p>\n

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Skip next section Zelenskyy signs law allowing citizens over 60 to join military during wartime<\/a>07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Zelenskyy signs law allowing citizens over 60 to join military during wartime<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> signed a bill on Tuesday allowing citizens over 60 to voluntarily join the military while the country is under martial law.<\/p>\n

The new law allows people over 60 to sign one-year military service contracts if they pass a medical exam and receive approval from a unit commander.<\/p>\n

Each recruit will face a two-month trial period, during which the contract can be terminated early if they are found unfit. While the law sets no maximum age for service, all contracts will automatically end when martial law concludes.<\/p>\n

This measure expands Ukraine\u2019s recruitment pool by enabling older volunteers to serve in non-combat and specialized roles in Ukraine\u2019s ongoing manpower shortages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Ukraine'sUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been looking for ways to expand the number of people serving in the militaryImage: Thomas Peter\/REUTERS<\/p>\n

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07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Kremlin responds as Trump shortens Russia ceasefire deadline<\/p>\n

The Kremlin has acknowledged a new ultimatum from US\u00a0President Donald Trump, who has shortened his deadline for Moscow to move toward a ceasefire in Ukraine or face additional sanctions.<\/p>\n

“We have taken note of President Trump’s statement yesterday. The special military operation continues,”\u00a0Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday during a press call, using Moscow’s official term for the war. He added, “We remain committed to a peace process to resolve the conflict around Ukraine and to ensure our interests in the course of this settlement.”<\/p>\n

Trump, speaking Monday in Britain, gave Russia 10 to 12 days to show progress toward ending the war<\/a>, citing frustration with the lack of results. “There’s no reason in waiting… We just don’t see any progress being made,”\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

The revised timeline accelerates a warning Trump issued on July 14, when he threatened new sanctions on Russia and countries purchasing its exports within 50 days \u2014 a deadline that would have expired in early September.<\/p>\n

Trump, who has spoken with President Vladimir Putin multiple times since returning to the White House in January, also said he is “not so interested in talking anymore.”<\/p>\n

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Skip next section Missile strikes kill 4 in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region<\/a><\/p>\n

07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Missile strikes kill 4 in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region<\/p>\n

Missile and drone attacks have killed at least four people and wounded several others in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, regional officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A strike on the city of Kamyanske killed two people, injured five, and damaged a hospital, according to regional military head Serhiy\u00a0Lysak. Another person was killed and several wounded in an attack on the Synelnykivsky district.<\/p>\n

In a separate strike on Velykomykhaylivska late Monday, a 75-year-old woman was killed and a 68-year-old man injured. A private home was also damaged, Lysak said.<\/p>\n

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Skip next section Russian shelling kills 5 in Kharkiv<\/a><\/p>\n

07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Russian shelling kills 5 in Kharkiv<\/p>\n

Russian shelling has killed five civilians and wounded three others in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, local police said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“According to preliminary data, five civilians were killed and three more were wounded to varying degrees as a result of the shelling,”\u00a0police said in a Telegram post, noting that Russian forces likely used a multiple launch rocket system.<\/p>\n

The regional capital, also called Kharkiv, is Ukraine’s second-largest city<\/a> and serves as a major\u00a0economic and cultural hub.<\/p>\n

Russia has hit Kharkiv with multiple strikes in recent months, including one that damaged a maternity ward in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Skip next section Zelenskyy says prison strike was deliberate, urges pressure on Russia<\/a><\/p>\n

07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Zelenskyy says prison strike was deliberate, urges pressure on Russia<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a Russian airstrike on a prison near Zaporizhzhia was “deliberate” and not accidental, calling for increased international pressure<\/a> on Moscow to end its attacks.<\/p>\n

“It was a deliberate strike, intentional, not accidental,” Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a social media statement. “The Russians could not have been unaware that they were targeting civilians in that facility.”<\/p>\n

He added that Russia “must be compelled to stop the killing and make peace.”<\/p>\n

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Skip next section Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in southern Russia<\/a><\/p>\n

07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in southern Russia<\/p>\n

A Ukrainian drone strike has killed one person in Russia’s Rostov region<\/a>, the area’s acting governor,\u00a0Yuri Sliusar, said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Sliusar reported that the victim died after a car was hit on Ostrovsky Street. He said multiple locations were targeted in the overnight attack, including Salsk, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Volgodonsk, Bokovsky, Tarasovsky, and Slyusar.<\/p>\n

Debris also struck the Salsk train station, damaging both a freight and a passenger train. Passengers were evacuated, and no additional injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

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Skip next section Russian airstrike kills 16 inmates in Zaporizhzhia prison<\/a><\/p>\n

07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Russian airstrike kills 16 inmates in Zaporizhzhia prison<\/p>\n

Ukrainian officials say a Russian airstrike<\/a> has killed at least 16 prisoners at a detention facility near the front-line city of Zaporizhzhia.<\/p>\n

Another 35 inmates were injured in the overnight attack, which also damaged multiple buildings within the complex, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov.<\/p>\n

Federov said the area was struck eight times overnight, likely by Russian glide bombs, and nearby homes were also hit. The wounded were receiving medical care, he added.<\/p>\n

Glide bombs, launched from Russian aircraft over occupied territory, strike Ukrainian targets with little warning. Their speed and range make them difficult for Ukraine’s air defenses to intercept while keeping the launch aircraft out of range.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strikes as “another war crime” committed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Putin’s regime, which also issues threats against the United States through some of its mouthpieces, must face economic and military blows that strip it of the capacity to wage war,” Yermak said on X.<\/p>\n

Trump reduces 50-day deadline for Russia on Ukraine

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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage<\/a><\/p>\n

07\/29\/2025July 29, 2025Welcome to our coverage<\/p>\n

Welcome to DW’s coverage of the latest developments in the Russian war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n

You join us after\u00a0Russia carried out eight strikes on the Zaporizhzhia region, hitting a prison where\u00a0at least 16 people were killed.<\/p>\n

The governor of Russia’s Rostov region also said one person had been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike there.<\/p>\n

Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from the ongoing war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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