Russia-Ukraine War: List of the most important events, day 866 | News about the Russia-Ukraine War

These are the key developments as the war enters its 866th day.

This is what the situation looks like on Wednesday, July 10, 2024:

Battle

• The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces had taken control of the settlement of Yasnobrodivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, but Kyiv did not acknowledge any such loss and described the village as one of several where its forces were defending positions.
• A United Nations human rights mission said there was a “high probability” that Kyiv’s main children’s hospital was hit directly by a Russian missile during a series of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities on Monday. The airstrikes killed 44 people across the country, including four children and two people at the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in the capital.
• A senior NATO official told reporters in Washington, DC, that Russia does not have the weapons and troops needed to launch a major offensive in Ukraine. Russia will need to secure more ammunition in addition to the supplies it already has from other countries. “We are still seeing very high Russian losses today. Russia is trying to make up ground. We have seen that Ukraine’s defenses have improved significantly,” the official said.

Politics and Diplomacy

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged U.S. political leaders not to wait for the outcome of the November presidential election to take action to counter the Russian offensive against his country. “It is time to step out of the shadows, make clear decisions … to act and not wait for November or any other month,” he said on the eve of a NATO summit at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, DC.
• US President Joe Biden welcomed NATO leaders to Washington, DC, with a promise to vigorously defend Ukraine against the Russian invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin “wants nothing less, nothing less than the total subjugation of Ukraine … and wiping Ukraine off the map,” he said in his welcoming speech. “Ukraine can and will stop Putin.”
• NATO is also expected to announce details of Ukraine’s path to alliance membership during the summit. NATO, which is founded on the fundamental understanding that an attack on one member is an attack on all, has stated that it will only admit Ukraine into the alliance after the end of the conflict with Russia.
• In New York, UN Security Council members condemned Russia for the missile attack that destroyed parts of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital. Moscow’s envoy denied responsibility for the attack on the hospital and said it was hit by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile.
• In the Russian capital Moscow, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin that “war cannot solve problems” and called for “peace through dialogue.” The Indian president added that the deaths of innocent children were painful and horrifying, an implicit rebuke to Putin at a summit meant to underscore the deepening partnership between the two countries.
• Indian Foreign Minister Vinay Mohan Kwatra also said Russia has pledged to begin releasing Indian citizens who were “misled” into joining the military. New Delhi is demanding the release of its citizens whose families say they were lured to Russia with the promise of “supportive jobs” in the army and later forced to actively fight in Ukraine.

weapons

• Biden and the leaders of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Romania announced in a joint statement the delivery of four more Patriot air defense systems and another SAMP-T system to protect Ukrainian cities, civilians and soldiers. They said the US and its allies intend to deliver dozens of tactical air defense systems to Ukraine in the coming months, including NASAMS, HAWKs, IRIS T-SLM, IRIS T-SLS and Gepard systems.
• NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, meanwhile, called on the West to continue supplying weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, whatever the cost. The outcome of the war with Russia will “shape global security for decades to come,” he said.
• In a social media post, Zelensky made it clear that air defense remains his country’s main demand. In a post on X, he said: “We are fighting for more air defense systems for Ukraine and I am confident that we will succeed. We also strive to get more aircraft, including F-16s. In addition, we are pushing for increased security guarantees for Ukraine, including weapons, financial aid and political support.”