The first batch of F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has commented on recent conversations with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico regarding Ukraine's restrictions on the transit of oil produced by the Russian company Lukoil to Slovakia and Hungary.

Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko said that he decided to pardon German citizen Rico Krieger, who was sentenced to death allegedly because of working for "Ukrainian special services."

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, she "quite clearly raised" the topic of China backing Russia's war in Ukraine.

Peter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, has once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the absence of reaction of the European Commission to Ukraine’s ban on the transit of the oil produced and shipped by Russian company Lukoil through its territory.

The participants of the fighter jet coalition who facilitate the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets and the supply of these aircraft, are discussing how to satisfy Kyiv’s need for a bigger number of pilots.

The United States agreed to provide Ukraine with American-made missiles for F-16 jets, which will be delivered by European allies.

The Department of Defense of the US has published a list of armaments which will be transferred to Ukraine within the next military aid package valued at US$200 million, as well as the upcoming US$1.5 billion defence package.

John Kirby, White House National Security Communications Advisor, stated at a briefing on 29 July that the US would supply Ukraine with another military aid package valued at US$200 million.

The German government and Denmark have recently sent eight Leopard 1A5 battle tanks to Ukraine, the Federal Government’s list of German military aid suggests.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during a meeting with Myroslav Kastran, the Ukrainian ambassador to Slovakia, threatened to stop the supply of diesel fuel to Ukraine if Kyiv did not resume the oil transit of the Russian Lukoil company.

Colonel Ants Kiviselg, Head of the Military Intelligence Centre of Estonia, believes that despite significant losses on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia has enough resources to continue fighting in 2025 and beyond.

The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the unauthorised entry of a Russian vessel into the country's territorial waters.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined what Donald Trump's "peace plan" might look like if he wins the presidential election. It involves increasing military aid to Ukraine and its membership in the EU and NATO.

Turkish rescue workers in the Çatalca district of Istanbul province found a jet ski with explosives, allegedly belonging to Ukraine.