President Zelenskyy meets with Defense Minister Umerov to discuss new defense packages for Ukraine. They discussed strengthening positions in the Pokrovske direction, where the main attacks by Russian troops are concentrated.
Occupants attacked the town of Ukrainsk in Donetsk region with a kamikaze UAV. Power lines and buildings of a coal mining enterprise were damaged, with no casualties.
More than 68,000 consumers lost power as a result of a nighttime attack by Russian UAVs. The power outage schedules have been reduced, but restrictions are still in place throughout the day in different regions of Ukraine.
At night, the occupants attacked Kostyantynivka with a guided bomb, wounding two residents. Over the last day, 2947 attacks were registered in Donetsk region, 33 civilian objects were damaged, two people were killed and four wounded.
More than a thousand comprehensive examinations were conducted on the facts of Russia's war crimes.
Over the last day, 147 combat engagements were registered, the most active in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy carried out 90 air strikes and fired over 4,900 times.
The Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk announced the successful repulsion of an air attack on the night of July 26, 2024.
On the evening of July 25, the Russian army struck Kramatorsk. The shelling of an industrial area resulted in a fire at an enterprise. Information about the victims and the type of weapon used is being clarified.
In Kyiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovs'k regions, five people were detained for selling trophy weapons and explosives to criminals. Machine guns, assault rifles, grenade launchers and other weapons were seized.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 13 times at localities in Donetsk region. Dozens of buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged, and 3 people were wounded.
In the last day, 149 combat engagements were registered. The most intense fighting was in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors, where the enemy tried to break through the defense 32 times in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Kostiantynivka and Paraskoviivka.
The occupiers are actively building fortifications on the Mariupol-Donetsk highway and are trying to build a railroad from Rostov to Mariupol. The new railroad line should simplify Russian military logistics and reduce dependence on the Crimean bridge.
Law enforcers exposed a large-scale corruption scheme in the Ternopil Regional Military Commissariat. Officials earned up to $150,000 per month by evading military duty, taking bribes from $1,000 to $15,000 for various services.
Control of civilians, especially those without Russian passports, has been tightened in the occupied Kherson region.
In 13 regions of Ukraine, one stage of power outages will be applied after 16:00. In other regions, the power will not be cut off until 18:00. Electricity imports from 5 countries are planned.
Russia conducted 2682 strikes in Donetsk region, attacking 7 settlements. Iskander, a bomb, and a drone were used, killing 3 people, wounding 6, and damaging 33 civilian objects.
Russians are moving military units from Zaporizhzhya region to Donetsk via Mariupol. This may indicate problems with the restoration of personnel.
In Donetsk region, on July 23, enemy troops shelled the town of Lyman and Novohrodivska ATC, killing 2 civilians and injuring 6. A pre-trial investigation has been launched.
The occupied Donetsk region has accumulated 3. 62 million tons of hazardous waste that is not being utilized. Half of the toxic household waste is imported from Russia, and the volume of garbage continues to grow every month.
Mykola Cherkashyn, the head of the "dnr Media Holding," was notified of being suspected of collaboration. He runs a key Kremlin mouthpiece in the occupied Donetsk region, spreading propaganda and fakes.
Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners have shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Pokrovske area of Donetsk region. This is the second Su-25 shot down this month by the separate mechanized brigade named after Lieutenant General Marko Bezruchko.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 39 times at localities in Donetsk region. Eight civilians were wounded and dozens of private houses and infrastructure facilities in three communities were damaged.
On the 879th day of the war, 172 combat engagements were recorded. The enemy launched 3 missile attacks, 66 air strikes and 715 kamikaze attacks, and fired 4,574 times at Ukrainian positions and settlements.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops shelled 11 localities in Donetsk region, damaging 23 civilian objects. At night, Pokrovsk and Pervoe May were attacked, and a business was damaged.
135 combat engagements were registered in the frontline. The enemy launched 4 missile attacks, 77 air strikes and over 4,500 shelling rounds, and Ukrainian forces repelled numerous attacks in different directions.
The lieutenant colonel was detained for extorting 15 thousand hryvnias for obtaining a deferral from mobilization. He faces up to 8 years in prison, and a bribe and other funds were found during the search.
The SBU seized assets of a former MP worth over UAH 1 billion on suspicion of financing the 'Donetsk People's Republic'. The former MP organized the production of medicines for illegal armed groups through a controlled pharmaceutical company in occupied Horlivka.
Occupants made 2625 attacks in Donetsk region over the last day. As a result of Russian attacks, 2 civilians were killed in Pleshchiyivka, 17 people were wounded, and 42 civilian objects in 16 localities were damaged.
Ukrainian troops have left their positions in Urozhayne, Donetsk region. The decision to withdraw was made by the command in order to preserve personnel, said a spokesman for the Khortytsia military unit.
An explosion occurs in the suburbs of Dnipro. Air alert was announced in the eastern regions of Ukraine. The Air Force warned of a missile threat.