Armed Forces of Ukraine
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.
According to DeepState, the enemy advanced on the frontline near Spirne, Rozdolivka, Tymofiivka, Prohres, Kostiantynivka, in Pivnichne and Zalizne.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports on the work of air defense in Kharkiv region. The target is an enemy reconnaissance UAV.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports high activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the east.
There were 117 combat engagements in the frontline, the most active in the Pokrovske, Kurakhove and Toretske sectors.
Zelensky said that Syrsky and the relevant commanders should present an updated structure of our air defense systems and new requests for partners.
Ukrainian defense forces attacked traction power substations in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. The strikes caused power outages in several areas and are aimed at undermining the enemy's military and economic potential.
At least 880 Russian army soldiers were buried on the occupied peninsula. The Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea suggests that 699 of them were former citizens of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense plans to launch a project to digitalize medicine in the military by the end of the year. The system will help doctors track the treatment of wounded Armed Forces soldiers and optimize the use of resources.
The director of a department of the Odesa City Council and his deputy are suspected of abuse of office in the procurement of ammunition for the Armed Forces. The officials entered false data on the receipt of goods worth almost UAH 4 million.
Satellite imagery showed traces of fire and explosions at the Saki airfield in occupied Crimea after the Ukrainian army attack. The General Staff confirmed the attack, and OSINT analysts claimed that a Su-30SM fighter jet was destroyed.
Vitaliy Gersak, a volunteer soldier, criticized draft law No. 11340, which allows for the payment of offenses for corruption. He proposes to strengthen sanctions and punish all those who illegally profited during martial law.
Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko considers the renaming of Brovary to Brovari to be a subjective initiative of the deputies. He calls for taking into account the opinion of local residents and using European experience when changing the names of settlements.
The wife of the commander killed at the Kanatove airfield urged Chervinsky not to politicize his case.
The President of Ukraine visited the forward command post of the Special Operations Forces near Vovchansk. Zelenskyy awarded the military and discussed the development strategy of the Special Operations Forces with the command.
The SBGS spokesperson said that women have no restrictions on leaving Ukraine. Starting May 18, 2024, women liable for military service must update their information in the TCR, but their mobilization remains voluntary.