Washington has given Moscow 50 days from July 14 to reach a peace deal or face bruising sanctions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In the north a 50,000-strong Russian force is attacking Sumy, a provincial capital. Our model is detecting artillery fire and explosions along the city’s northern defensive lines. Ukraine is badly outnumbered but officials say the front is holding.

Ukraine still struggles with manpower. Russia grinds forward relentlessly. The battlefield is saturated with drones and agile motorcycle units. Here’s a look at where things stand more than 40 months into the largest land war in Europe since World War II.

Putin's army is reportedly just one to two kilometres from Kupyansk, which was liberated in September 2022 by Ukrainian forces during their counteroffensive.