On this episode of Global National: In Ukraine, Russia is escalating its assault on the city of Lysychansk in an attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in the eastern Luhansk province. In Germany, there is concern that Russia may cut off its natural gas supplies after Russia significantly reduced its gas flows to European customers in June. Plus, New York lawmakers have approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s handgun licensing rules in response to last month’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down previous restrictions.