In Odesa, a doctor ended up in intensive care after a conflict with military personnel from the TCC. An official investigation has been launched into this incident, and the TCC urges to refrain from spreading unverified versions.
President Zelenskyy outlined three key priorities for Ukrainian diplomats: providing weapons, rebuilding Ukraine, and holding Russia accountable. These areas were discussed in Zaporizhzhia with the participation of 80 heads of diplomatic missions.
The Center for Countering Disinformation refuted the Russian fake about alleged mobilization posters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the symbols of the SS "Galicia" division. This poster has no relation to official structures or mobilization campaigns.
Over the past day, July 19, 154 combat engagements took place. The Defense Forces hit seven concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment, a UAV control point, and an occupiers' artillery system.
Over the past day, July 19, the Defense Forces eliminated 1040 Russian invaders, bringing the enemy's total losses to 1,041,990 people. Also destroyed were 3 tanks, 9 armored combat vehicles, and 52 artillery systems.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved the new personal composition of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The changes occurred after personnel reshuffles in the government.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that most of the 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks provided by Australia are already in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The remaining equipment will arrive in the coming months.
On July 18, the Russian army lost 1120 servicemen, 46 artillery systems, and 7 armored combat vehicles. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 19.07.25 amount to over a million personnel.
Off the coast of Odesa region, a unit of the Ukrainian Navy destroyed an anti-ship sea mine brought in by waves. The explosive object was eliminated by a controlled detonation.
On July 18, military unit 7433 caught fire in Rostov-on-Don, at the intersection of Sokolov Avenue and Chervonoarmiyska Street. Firefighters are extinguishing the blaze; there is no information about casualties.
In Mykolaiv region, an entrepreneur was served with a notice of suspicion for unauthorized occupation of over 1000 hectares of land designated for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He sowed them with winter crops, causing damage to the military amounting to 95.5 million hryvnias.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 78 combat engagements at the front as of 4:00 PM on July 18. The highest activity is observed in the Pokrovsk, Pivnichno-Slobozhansky, and Kursk directions, where up to two-thirds of the battles took place.
Former deputy head of the State Automobile Inspectorate of Ukraine, Volodymyr Reznikov, who is involved in a case concerning illegal ammunition trafficking, has mobilized to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia confirmed the death of Leonid Bashkardin, deputy commander of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, who died on July 2 along with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Hudkov and the new brigade commander Serhiy Ilyin. According to Russian sources, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on the command post of the 155th Brigade in the village of Korenevo on July 2.
Former Deputy Head of the State Automobile Inspectorate of Ukraine Volodymyr Reznikov, accused of trafficking ammunition, avoided trial due to mobilization. The Ground Forces Command does not confirm the fact of his service, although the criminal proceedings were suspended precisely because of this.
At the Armed Forces training ground, a cadet fired shots at instructors, as a result of which two servicemen died. The Military Law Enforcement Service and the National Police are investigating the circumstances of the tragedy; the suspect has been detained.
Russian occupiers did not achieve the planned breakthrough in the East and Sumy region; the line of combat engagement has been stabilized. Claims of a "front collapse" are questionable, despite difficult battles and the enemy's advance in certain settlements.
Former Deputy Head of the State Automobile Inspectorate Volodymyr Reznikov, accused of illegal sale of ammunition, mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which stopped the consideration of his case. Reznikov is known for persecuting activists during the Revolution of Dignity.
On the night of July 17, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 64 attack UAVs, of which 59 were of the Shahed type, 36 were shot down. The main blow fell on the Dnipropetrovsk region, 23 UAVs were recorded hitting 5 locations.
Over the past day, from July 16 to July 17, Russian troops lost 1190 occupiers and 453 units of military equipment. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 17.07.25 amount to 1,038,650 personnel eliminated.
Hungary has initiated the inclusion of three Ukrainian military commanders in the EU sanctions list. This is related to the alleged violent death of a Hungarian in Zakarpattia due to the actions of the TCC.
A Russian captain was sentenced to 12 years in prison for cruel treatment of civilians in Yahidne, Chernihiv region. He held 369 people, including 69 minors, as a "human shield" in a school basement, which led to the death of 10 people.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a bill that increases the total number of SBU personnel by 10,000 people, allocating 10,000 to the Special Operations Center "A". The grounds and procedure for the use of weapons and special means by the SBU have also been established.
In Odesa region, a 22-year-old man was detained who tried to set fire to the TCC building by throwing a homemade device with flammable liquid. The container did not ignite, no one was injured, and the suspect faces up to eight years in prison.
On the night of July 16, the enemy attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 400 attack UAVs of various types, of which 198 were shot down. A missile hit and 57 drones were recorded in 12 locations.
On July 15, the Russian army lost 1170 servicemen, 3 tanks, and 49 artillery systems. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 16.07.25 have significantly increased, reaching over 1 million personnel.
The Russian army continues attempts to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several directions, but Ukrainian defenders are holding back the enemy. According to ISW, the Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced in Sumy Oblast, while the Russians advanced in the Kupyansk and Toretsk directions.
In the temporarily occupied territories, Russian military personnel are massively seizing smoothbore weapons from civilians. More than 240 units have already been handed over to the invaders for use against Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.
Two agents of Russian military intelligence received 15 years in prison each with confiscation of property for adjusting Russian strikes on Kharkiv and Mykolaiv. One of them guided guided aerial bombs to Kharkiv, the other prepared coordinates for air attacks on the Defense Forces in Mykolaiv region.
Judge Svitlana Hrechana rejected Vitaliy Shabunin's defense motion to postpone the consideration of the pre-trial restraint. Prosecutors are asking to choose a pre-trial restraint in the form of a personal obligation for 2 months.
