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At least 20 killed on July 25; Tokaïev calls on Putin to 'freeze' Ukraine conflict
At least 20 people were killed on July 25, 2026 in Ukraine and Russia, according to authorities from both countries. At a Kazakhstan-Russia forum in Omsk, Siberia, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokaïev publicly called on Vladimir Putin to stop fighting and freeze the Ukrainian conflict — a televised statement extremely rare from a Moscow ally. According to pro-Russian authorities, a Ukrainian strike killed 12 people including 4 children at a tourist camp in occupied Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Tyumen, Siberia, 1,700 km from Moscow, and a weapons plant in Kirov. The UN reported a 37% increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine in the first half of 2026.