Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine has the production capacity to manufacture more than 3 million drones of various types per year, said Deputy Minister Anna Hvozdyar. Implementation requires funding, some of which can be provided by foreign partners.

Unmanned systems outperform conventional weapons on the battlefield. The Ukrainian Armed Forces need to improve their drones and cooperate with manufacturers to develop systems capable of operating at different depths.

The head of the RMA, Oleh Syniehubov, reported 40 cases of arson attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles in Kharkiv. Russians recruit mostly minors via Telegram, offering 20-40 thousand hryvnias for arson.

In two months, 3,611 convicts (13% of the total) were released to serve in the army. Most of them were convicted of theft and violent crimes, 40% had previous convictions.

According to The New York Times, since May, Ukraine has been drafting up to 30,000 people into the armed forces every month. This is 2-3 times more than in the winter.

Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk showed a video of a Shahed being shot down in the east on the morning of July 31.

Ukrainian defense forces attacked a Russian weapons and military equipment storage facility near Kursk at night. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported enemy air defense and explosions at targeting points.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported an attack on 5 regions of Russia and Crimea on the night of July 31. It is claimed that 19 UAVs and one Neptune missile were shot down over different regions.

There were 144 combat engagements in the frontline. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 48 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector and stopped 12 attempts to break through near Chasovyi Yar. In Kharkiv region, fighting took place in the areas of Tykhy and Vovchansk.

In the Kursk region of Russia, a fire broke out at a facility after an alleged attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Local authorities are investigating the incident, and residents are asked not to spread information about the incident.

In mid-July, a Finnish citizen who was helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces was killed north of occupied Donetsk. This is the fourth volunteer from Finland to be killed in Ukraine.

There were 108 combat engagements in various sectors of the frontline. The most intense fighting continues in the Pokrovsk sector, where the enemy conducted 40 assault and offensive actions.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrskyi had a conversation with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Brown. They discussed the situation at the front, the strengthening of air defense, and US military assistance to Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is preparing a list of unfair foreign suppliers for defense procurement. This will increase transparency and accountability in the process of meeting the needs of the Armed Forces.

A man and a woman were detained in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka for burning three vehicles of the military and volunteers. The suspects were acting on an order, having received a reward of USD 500.

Ukrainian defense forces have successfully attacked the Logistics Center #43 oil depot in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. The strike caused a fire at the facility, details of the consequences are being clarified.

The US agreed to equip Ukraine's F-16s with modern weapons, including HARM and AMRAAM missiles. Pilot training and aircraft maintenance remain challenges to the effective use of the fighters.

MP Heorhiy Mazurashu believes that changing the name of Brovary to Brovari is not a priority during the war. He emphasizes that the opinion of the city's residents should play a decisive role in this matter.

The spokesperson for the Tavria unit reported 7 unsuccessful attacks by small groups of Russians per day. The Russians do not have enough resources to conduct an effective, large-scale offensive in the southern direction.

The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council denied information about the capture of Toretsk by Russian troops. The city remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, Russian subversive groups are trying to get there.

A Russian intelligence agent who was collecting data for missile strikes on secret document caches was detained in Kharkiv. The spy worked in a bank and tried to get the information through an acquaintance in a government agency.

Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said that Ukraine's budget deficit has increased to UAH 500 billion ($12 billion). There is a particular lack of funds for the army, and this amount does not satisfy the military.

Since the beginning of the year, the program has disbursed 5,408 loans worth UAH 9. 2 billion. 72.6% of loans were issued for housing on the secondary market, with the majority of borrowers being military personnel and law enforcement officers.

The SBU exposed a functionary of a religious organization who produced fictitious documents to evade conscription. For USD 1.5 thousand, he provided a package of documents on belonging to a religious organization.

Law enforcers exposed a pseudo-rehabilitation center in Khmelnytskyi region where 44 people, including Ukrainian military, were illegally detained. Four people were served a notice of suspicion of illegal deprivation of liberty.

During the day of July 29, 2024, Ukraine's air defense destroyed 7 reconnaissance UAVs in the south and east of the country. The downed drones include four ZALAs, two Orlan-10s and one Supercam.

The Air Assault Forces refuted the fake about their liquidation as a separate branch of the Armed Forces. The Air Assault Forces remain an independent component of the Armed Forces and will continue to develop in accordance with the approved Strategy until 2035.

There were 149 combat engagements in the frontline, 52 of them in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy was most active near Novooleksandrivka, Zhelanne and Prohres, losing a lot of equipment in the Kurakhove sector.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released data on the losses of the invaders over the past day. The losses include 1060 soldiers, 25 tanks, 38 armored vehicles and 46 artillery systems.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports high activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the Sea of Azov.