Ukraine war: Russian strikes damage Kharkiv maternity ward

Russia targeted Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, with a barrage of drones, badly damaging a maternity ward there. Plus, speculation swirls as US President Donald Trump teases a "major announcement" on Russia.

• Ukraine says nine people were injured in a Russian drone and ballistic missile attack in eastern Kharkiv on Friday
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said some of the injured were women from a hospital maternity ward
• US President Donald Trump, who has grown frustrated with Vladimir Putin over the lack of progress in peace talks, has said he will deliver a 'major statement' on Russia on Monday
• The UN says more Ukrainians were killed and injured this June than in the last three years

This blog has closed. Below, you’ll find a roundup of the news on Russia's war in Ukraine from Friday July 11, 2025.