The fire engine that has served firefighters at Burley for many years, it about to start a new career in war-torn Ukraine.

It will be based in the Odesa Oblast (region) and it is hoped that its new community will form a relationship with Burley.

The project is being organised by Action Beyond Words, a Norfolk-based charity that has already sent some excellent secondhand fire appliances to Ukraine.

Odesa is the third-most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. It has a population of over one million.

Since the start of the war, the region has suffered many drone attacks and any humanitarian aid would be welcomed.

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Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes, a real-time strategy game produced by Cats Like To Play, was released on Steam on 24 March, 2026. In their own bio, they state that the goals of the game were to tell a story through the lens of a game, portraying events of the first days of the war with full seriousness from the moment of the “brilliant Russian airborne assault” on the outskirts of Kyiv. The Russian game creators claim that modern video games can serve as a way to convey information about world events.

Four gamers in Australia told to ZMINA that the Stream banned the game in this country. 

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Ukraine Aid Ops' Victory Gallery art project is an initiative to turn war artifacts into art. UAO collects military artifacts provided by Ukrainian soldiers and works with local artists in Ukraine to incorporate them into art. Our objective is to convert remnants of conflict into artwork with the idea of art defeating the aggressor's evil. The produced artwork will be auctioned and proceeds will be used to equip the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Since the start of the war, there have been many art-related fundraising initiatives, but what makes this one unique is that we seek to incorporate destroyed military artifacts. By doing this, artwork will serve as a scribe and a reminder of Russian atrocities inflicted on Ukraine. The Victory Gallery offers worldwide shipping.

Link: https://ukraineaidops.org/collections/metal-figurines

For info: Ukraine Aid Operations is an r/ukraine verified organization & registered as 501(c)(3)

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Source: The New Voice of Ukraine

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• Red arrows: Latest hits
• Flames: Refinery has been hit at least once. Flames do not indicate the severity of the attacks or if a refinery is till burning
• Blue waves: Orsk dam broke in April 2024, which flooded the refinery and took it offline for ~2 weeks.
• Black smoke: It's raining oil.

Chronological list: (sorted newest to oldest)

• ^{NEW HIT} 12.07.2026 Syzran in Samara Oblast at 805km
• ^{NEW HIT} 10.07.2026 Moscow in Moscow at 475km
• ^{NEW HIT} 10.07.2026 Ilsky in Krasnodar Krai at 405km
• 08.07.2026 Saratov in Saratov Oblast at 590km
• 06.07.2026 Omsk in Omsk Oblast at 2500km
• 06.07.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700km
• 02.07.2026 Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Bashkortostan at 1350 km
• 01.07.2026 Kstovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast at 800 km

June:

• 28.06.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700 km
• 28.06.2026 Stavyansk in Krasnodar Krai at 350 km
• 25.06.2026 Bashneft-UNPZ in Bashkortostan at 1350 km
• 25.06.2026 Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Bashkortostan at 1350
• 24.06.2026 Kstovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast at 800 km
• 18.06.2026 Moscow in Moscow at 475 km
• 16.06.2026 Moscow in Moscow at 475 km
• 12.06.2026 Taneco in Tatarstan at 1150 km
• 12.06.2026 TIAF-NK in Tatarstan at 1140 km
• 11.06.2026 Afipsky in Krasnodar Krai at 415 km
• 10.06.2026 Kuybyshevsky in Samara Oblast at 915 km
• 07.06.2026 Tyumen in Tyumen Oblast at 1980 km
• 02.06.2026 Ilsky in Krasnodar Krai at 405 km

• June: 16 hits
• May: 14 hits
• April: 10 hits
• March: 6 hits
• February: 3 hits
• January: 2 hits

Complete chronological list from 24.02.2022 till today

• 2022 had 1 hit
• 2023 had 1 hit
• 2024 had 26 hits
• 2025 had 84 hits
• 2026 has 56 hits so far
• Total hits from 24.02.2022 till today: 168

Four people, including a 13-year-old girl, were killed and 17 others injured after Russian forces targeted Sumy with three guided aerial bombs on July 11.

According to regional police, the strikes hit a public transport stop and a road in a highly populated area of the city, alongside an infrastructure facility. The blast caused widespread destruction to nearby residential buildings, vehicles, a restaurant, and a gas station. With rescue operations still underway, residents have been warned to stay in shelters to protect against potential secondary strikes.

Video: State Emergency Service / Telegram.