The situation in the south of Ukraine remains tense: the enemy continues to terrorize, shelling energy facilities and trying to detect Ukrainian air defense systems.
Ukrainian Special Forces destroyed a Russian T-90 advanced tank during reconnaissance in the Donetsk sector using a drone, immobilizing the tank and wounding its commander and gunner.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 455,340 personnel and 7,189 tanks.
Over the past day, 104 combat engagements took place along the contact line, during which the enemy launched 16 missile and 31 air strikes, and fired 79 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted 16 air strikes on Russian troops, targeting concentrations of personnel, anti-aircraft missile systems, a command center, artillery installations and unmanned aerial vehicle control points.
According to DeepState analysts, Russian troops seized new positions near four settlements in the Avdiivka, Orikhiv and Novopavlivka directions.
Pavel Petrichenko, a well-known activist and former chief of staff of Serhiy Prytula's party, was killed while performing a combat mission as a sergeant of the 59th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donetsk region.
87 combat engagements took place in Ukraine on Monday, with the most intense fighting taking place in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors, where Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks despite active offensives by the occupiers under the cover of air power.
In the Orikhivskyi sector, the Southern Defense Forces repelled nine enemy attacks, the occupier suffered losses and retreated to their original positions.
The British military will not shoot down kamikaze drones over Ukraine to avoid a direct escalation of the conflict with russia, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said.
The State Logistics Operator takes into account the results of quality inspections of food supplied to military units when planning its activities and making purchases from suppliers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine said that redirecting the funds allocated for the "Single Telethon" and the FreeDom TV channel is inappropriate, as the implementation of a unified information policy is a national security priority under martial law.
Brigadier General Volodymyr Shvedyuk is appointed as the new Commander of the Operational Command "West" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On the 10th anniversary of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi thanked the soldiers who defended Ukraine from Russian aggression.
Over the last day, 76 combat engagements took place, during which the enemy launched 1 missile, 109 air strikes and 115 attacks on Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted 15 strikes against Russian troops, targeting personnel, weapons, command posts, drone stations and an anti-aircraft missile system.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 kamikaze drones launched by Russia on the night of April 14.
By the end of July, Ukraine plans to open 22 more recruitment centers, bringing the total number of such centers to 32 across the country, with the aim of increasing the number of contract soldiers to 4,000-5,000 per month.
Intense fighting for Bohdanivka continues in the Bakhmut sector: enemy assault groups have made their way to the northern outskirts of the town, which is currently under Ukrainian control, the Defense Ministry reports.
The situation on the eastern front has significantly escalated, the enemy has intensified its offensive and is actively attacking positions, prompting decisions to strengthen defense with electronic warfare, air defense, replenishment of drones and anti-tank missiles, and the deployment of additional reserves.
Major General Andriy Kovalchuk, commander of the troops of the operational command "South", resigned to head the Military Academy in Odesa.
Ukrainian defenders withstood 81 combat engagements, repelling most attacks in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka sectors, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Explosions have been heard in Sumy, Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force had previously warned of the launch of guided bombs in the region.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution on a UAH 70,000 supplemental payment to servicemen serving on the front line.
In one of the correctional colonies in Zhytomyr region, an FSB agent recruited prisoners to help Russian subversive groups in northern Ukraine.
Over the past day, 78 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 54 missile attacks, 126 air strikes and 95 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
A fire broke out at an energy facility in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovs'k region, due to the wreckage of a downed russian drone, but it was contained without casualties.
The Ukrainian Air Force informs that enemy drones are moving westward.
russian drones were spotted in many regions of Ukraine, including Cherkasy, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions, heading for Kyiv and other regions, causing air alert across the country.
The enemy has advanced north of Berdychiv, while fighting continues in several localities, including Robotyne, Krasnohorivka, Ivanivka, Novokalynove and Bohdanivka.