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Officials say Russia launched 235 drones and 27 missiles in overnight attack - Zelensky vows Moscow would feel the consequences

Contacts between Brussels and Kyiv are ongoing to make sure the new legislation upholds the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies.

Here are the key events on day 1,247 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Protests have erupted in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities against a new law that threatens the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions. The legislation was hastily passed on July 22 by parliament and signed by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, that same day.

Thousands of Ukrainians have taken to the streets over the introduction of a law which they say undermines the independence of two important anti-graft bodies.

Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on July 23 for a third round of talks since face-to-face negotiations resumed in May. Expectations were low. Two previous rounds have yielded very few concrete results, apart from agreements on prisoner exchanges and the return of the bodies of soldiers killed in action.

Russia launched several attacks at Ukraine, killing three and injuring several others. It comes a day after Moscow and Kyiv sat together for a third round of peace talks.

Ukraine's new law undermining the independence of two anti-corruption agencies spells trouble for its desire to join the European Union.

China sending engines for deadly drones to Russia through front companies labelling them ‘cooling units’ – Reuters investigation. What we know on day 1,247

At a rare protest in central Kyiv demonstrators rallied Wednesday against a law that curbs the power of anti-corruption agencies, warning the fight for Ukraine's democracy was taking place both on the battlefield and at home.

Thousands defy martial law in Kyiv, demanding president reverse takeover of independent watchdogs NABU and SAPO