In Kyiv, two SES helicopters are involved in extinguishing large areas of fires in districts affected by Russian shelling. This happened after a double attack on the night of July 31.
Seven lives of Kyiv residents were taken by Russia's night attack. One man was rescued from under the rubble of a destroyed building entrance.
As a result of the Russian drone attack in Kyiv, five people were injured, including a mother and child. Drone debris caused fires and damage to buildings in the Solomyanskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts.
In Odesa, State Emergency Service rescuers saved three people, a cat, and a dog during a fire in a three-story residential building. The fire engulfed several apartments but was quickly extinguished, with no casualties.
Heavy rains and squally winds have swept across a number of regions of Ukraine, leaving hundreds of settlements without power. The SES is working to eliminate the consequences of the natural disaster, calling on citizens to be careful.
Dnipropetrovsk region was subjected to a night drone attack, 24 units were shot down. Hits were recorded in Pavlohrad and Synelnykove district, two people were injured.
As a result of the night drone attack on Kharkiv, three people were injured, two of whom were rescued. Residential buildings, commercial properties, and vehicles were damaged, including three cars and a car wash that burned down.
The Ministry of Energy and SNRIU refute information about an increase in the radiation background in the Zaporizhzhia region, confirming that the indicators are normal. The IAEA also did not record any emergency events at the ZNPP, and the Center for Countering Disinformation explains the inaccuracy of the circulated videos.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine assured that there is no threat to the population of the Zaporizhzhia region, although the monitoring of the situation continues. Air measurements showed 0.14 µSv/h, which is normal, despite the recorded increase in radiation levels in Zaporizhzhia during gusts of wind from the occupied territories.
In Ukraine, bad weather caused large-scale flooding and fallen trees, leaving over 120 settlements without electricity in Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions. Rescuers are pumping out water and clearing up the aftermath of the disaster in Rivne, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi regions.
Four SES rescuers were injured as a result of enemy strikes in Donetsk and Kherson regions. In Kostiantynivka, a UAV attacked a fire brigade during evacuation, and in Kherson, an FPV drone hit a rescuers' truck.
In the village of Novoplatonivka, Izium district, Kharkiv region, 5 people died and 3 were injured as a result of a Russian strike during the distribution of humanitarian aid. The enemy also shelled the village of Pisky-Radkivski, causing fires.
Since the beginning of 2025, 18 teenagers have died due to violations of railway safety rules, which was a consequence of a dangerous pastime – train surfing. Ukrzaliznytsia, together with the State Emergency Service, the Red Cross, and the Juvenile Police, conducted training for children to prevent similar tragedies.
Over the weekend, four men drowned in Vinnytsia region. The bodies of the deceased were recovered from the Southern Bug river and ponds in Vinnytsia, Fedorivka, and Kuntse. In total, 13 people died on the water in Ukraine over the past day.
On July 28, significant rains and thunderstorms are expected in the western, Zhytomyr, and Vinnytsia regions. In a number of other regions, thunderstorms, hail, and squalls of 15-20 m/s are forecast, which corresponds to danger level I.
On the night of July 28, in Kropyvnytskyi, as a result of a Russian drone attack, a building and equipment of a State Emergency Service unit were damaged. There were no fatalities or injuries; personnel were in a shelter.
In the city of Balta, Odesa region, during bad weather, a tree fell on a tent with teenagers. One child died, and four others were injured and handed over to medics.
A fatal road accident occurred near the village of Buzova on the Kyiv–Chop highway. Rescuers unblocked the body of the deceased driver from the mangled car.
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv and its suburbs with drones. A civilian enterprise, a private house, and a production and economic building were damaged; there were no casualties.
All fires in Kharkiv have been extinguished after the combined air strike. Six people were injured in the attack, including four State Emergency Service employees.
Russian terrorists shelled Kharkiv and the region for three hours, causing large-scale fires and destruction. 8 people were injured, including 3 rescuers, and 3 fire trucks were damaged.
Emergency rescue operations have been completed in Kharkiv after a Russian airstrike on a medical facility. As a result of the attack, 17 people were injured, including one child, and the State Emergency Service rescued four people.
Over the past day, 164 wildfires covering an area of over 211 hectares were recorded in Ukraine. In the Lviv region, a 22-year-old man inhaled smoke during a dry grass fire that destroyed a car.
A yellow danger level has been declared in Kyiv and the northeastern part of Ukraine due to thunderstorms, hail, and squalls of 15-20 m/s on July 25-26. Bad weather may affect the operation of services and traffic.
In Ternopil, an explosion occurred in an apartment building on Vynnychenka Street, killing two people. Preliminary reports indicate that a live F-1 grenade detonated in the apartment.
A five-year-old boy who went missing in the village of Zaprudka, Vyshhorod district, was found in the morning with the help of a drone. The child is alive and unharmed after night search operations.
In the morning, Sumy was subjected to another Russian attack, an administrative building was damaged. Over the past day, 60 shellings were recorded in the region, a woman born in 1982 was killed and a woman born in 1965 was wounded.
In Kharkiv, rescuers extinguished all fires caused by the enemy air strike. As a result of the attack, 44 people were injured, including 7 children.
A differentiated air raid alert signal has been introduced in the Kyiv region, which will be announced only in areas with a real threat. The new system, tested with the Air Force and the State Emergency Service, provides targeted alerts to support businesses and education.
Fires at warehouses of two enterprises in Mykolaiv, which arose as a result of an attack by enemy UAVs of the "Shahed 131/136" type on the night of July 24, have been extinguished. The total area of the fire was 450 sq. m, there were no casualties.
