Vadim Khlyudzinsky
The "ATESH" movement carried out sabotage on the railway line between Safonovo and Novooleksiivka in the Kherson region. Damage to the relay cabinet disrupted the supply of military cargo and fuel to Melitopol.
On July 26, Russian troops lost 920 soldiers and 11 cruise missiles. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 27.07.25 are estimated at 1,049,250 personnel.
On Sunday, July 27, Ukraine will be cloudy with clearings. Rains, thunderstorms, sometimes hail and squalls will pass in the west, Vinnytsia region, Zhytomyr region, partly in Kyiv region, Cherkasy region, Kirovohrad region, Odesa region and Mykolaiv region. Severe heat up to 38° is expected in the south and southeast.
Numerous forest fires, caused by strong winds, have engulfed Turkey, leading to the closure of the Bursa-Ankara highway. At least 13 people have died, flames are approaching residential areas, and authorities are advising citizens to stay indoors due to ash.
In a Walmart supermarket in Traverse City, Michigan, 11 people were stabbed. A 42-year-old suspect has been detained, and six victims are in critical condition.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with US President Donald Trump in Scotland to conclude a trade deal before Friday's deadline. If no agreement is reached, 30% tariffs on EU exports to the US will come into effect.
Israel has resumed air deliveries of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and is taking other measures to alleviate the humanitarian crisis. This includes establishing humanitarian corridors for UN convoys and humanitarian pauses in densely populated areas.
Ukraine and Slovenia have agreed on new projects in the areas of water supply, energy efficiency, and communal infrastructure for frontline regions. Slovenian companies will also participate in housing reconstruction, green energy development, and waste management.
Russians have developed an interactive "alphabet of victory" for first-graders in the temporarily occupied territories, which distorts history and ignores Ukraine's contribution. This guide is a step towards the ideological subjugation of Ukrainian children.
Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in late 2024, does not threaten Earth, but has a 1. 7% chance of colliding with the Moon in 2032. This collision could create a crater up to 1 kilometer and cause a meteor shower on Earth.
The US Democratic Party's rating has reached its lowest level in over three decades, according to a Wall Street Journal poll. 63% of voters view the party negatively, while 33% support it, which is the lowest figure since 1990.
Russia is increasing its production of missiles and drones, which will allow it to launch larger-scale attacks on Ukraine in the autumn of 2025. ISW analysts predict up to 2,000 drones per night by November 2025.
In Russia's Volgograd region, a fire broke out near an oil depot on the night of July 27. The blaze occurred during a drone attack, and the railway's power supply was also disrupted.
Chinese company Huawei Technologies has unveiled the Atlas 900 A3 Superpod AI-based computing system, which is almost twice as fast as Nvidia GB200. This cluster, costing $8 million, consumes four times more power and uses five times more chips than Nvidia's solution.
On the evening of July 26, the enemy attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Sumy community, as a result of which three civilians were injured. The strike hit the Kovpakivskyi district of the city.
Ukrainian sabre fencer Yuliya Bakastova defeated "neutral" Russian, two-time Olympic champion Sofya Velikaya in a bout to reach the 1/32 finals of the World Fencing Championships in Tbilisi. The fate of the fight was decided by one hit, which brought victory to the Ukrainian with a score of 15:14.
In Kharkiv, late in the evening on July 26, explosions caused by enemy drones were heard, one hit a non-operating civilian enterprise in the Kyiv district.
22-year-old Tim Schramm, deputy head of the AfD district branch in Wuppertal, may be expelled from the party due to his participation in hostilities on the side of Ukraine from March to June 2025. The party leadership considers his actions to be "extremely damaging behavior for the party," which contradicts its principles and harms its reputation.
Since the beginning of July 26, 122 combat engagements have been recorded on the front line, the enemy launched 1 missile and 52 air strikes, using 27 missiles and dropping 93 guided aerial bombs. The Russians used 1329 kamikaze drones and carried out 3550 shellings of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and settlements.
In Rostov-on-Don, fountains will be drained on Navy Day and Paratrooper Day. This is due to traditional bathing and fights involving military personnel.
The Ukrainian government will allocate UAH 300 million to support higher education institutions in frontline and border regions, such as Sumy Oblast, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv. This decision aims to preserve educational centers and student communities amidst the war.
Heavy rains have temporarily halted hostilities between Thailand and Cambodia on their shared border, although both sides maintain their positions. Thai authorities have evacuated almost 100,000 civilians due to the worsening humanitarian crisis.
Ukrzaliznytsia will continue operating additional trains between Kyiv, Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Kryvyi Rih in August. Compartment cars without bedding will be used on these routes.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia's economic losses from the war are tangible and will become even greater. He heard an intelligence report on the effectiveness of sanctions and instructed to intensify work with partners.
Pope Leo XIV met with Metropolitan Antony, head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate. During the meeting, issues of Orthodox-Catholic dialogue and current conflicts, particularly the war in Ukraine, were discussed.
In occupied Luhansk, sewage is being discharged into the Luhanka River, threatening an ecological catastrophe. This leads to water pollution and unsanitary conditions, endangering the lives of tens of thousands of people.
South Korea and the United States are nearing a trade agreement before August 1, when Washington will raise import tariffs. Seoul is considering concessions in agriculture, energy, and defense, and is also proposing at least $100 billion in US investments.
On July 24, Russian troops lost 980 soldiers and 2 cruise missiles. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 25.07.25 amount to 1,047,250 personnel.
On Friday, July 25, variable cloudiness, short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in Ukraine in the west, north and Vinnytsia region. Air temperature will range from 25° to 33°, in the south and Crimea in places up to 35°.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the US strongly rejects French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to recognize Palestine as an independent state at the UN General Assembly. Rubio called this decision reckless, serving Hamas propaganda and harming peace.