The SBU counterintelligence detained two FSB agents in Kharkiv Oblast who were collecting coordinates of the Defense Forces in the Izium direction. The suspects provided data on military facilities and transformers of the gas compressor station.
Fighters of the 7th Corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and the 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skelya" demonstrated effective work in destroying Russian occupiers in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. The video shows the interaction of units in the area of responsibility of the 7th Corps.
The man provided Russian occupiers with geolocations of Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv Oblast. The enemy planned massive strikes and ground attacks using this intelligence.
The 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade of the 7th Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Air Assault Troops daily delivers equipment, ammunition, and provisions to the forward positions of the Defense Forces near Pokrovsk. This is done using heavy bombers due to complicated logistics.
Due to a Russian attack on the Poltava region, railway infrastructure has been damaged, and there is no electricity supply or contact network on several sections. This has led to significant delays for a number of long-distance trains and suburban services in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions.
Two Russian servicemen who tortured a police officer in Izium and a Russian National Guardsman who tortured and killed a civilian in Kherson have been identified. The latter has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Third Assault Brigade showed a video of battles in the Kharkiv region, where intelligence officers eliminated a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group near Novoselivka. They prevented the creation of a bridgehead for an offensive on Oskil and the cutting of the Izium–Sloviansk highway.
In the Poltava region, rescuers extinguished fires that arose as a result of a combined Russian attack on the night of October 16. The enemy's targets were energy infrastructure and oil and gas industry facilities.
As a result of the enemy's night attack on October 16, the operation of DTEK Naftogaz gas production facilities in the Poltava region was stopped. Air raid alerts were declared throughout Ukraine due to the takeoff of Russian MiG-31K aircraft.
On the night of October 16, an air raid alert was declared across Ukraine due to the takeoff of a MiG-31K. Explosions were recorded in Kharkiv, Poltava, Kropyvnytskyi, and Izium.
In the Kharkiv region, a 47-year-old tractor driver ran over an explosive device near the village of Verbivka during field work. As a result of the detonation, he sustained minor bodily injuries, and the tractor suffered mechanical damage.
On the morning of October 7, a number of trains are delayed in Ukraine, including international routes. This is due to the attack of Russian troops on energy and railway infrastructure on the night of October 7.
The SBU detained a 23-year-old resident of Kharkiv region who was spying on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Izyum direction. She collected data for the enemy, and faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
On the night of September 24, Kharkiv was attacked by 18 Russian kamikaze drones, damaging an energy infrastructure facility, residential buildings, and cars. Despite the large-scale attack, there were no casualties among the civilian population, and emergency crews are working to restore electricity and other services.
Due to the night shelling of Poltava region and power outages in several sections, passenger train traffic was delayed. The damage has now been localized, power has been supplied, and trains will move on their own.
Ukraine and Poland have made significant progress in resolving issues of national memory. Exhumation work in the Polish village of Jureczkowa will begin in September.
Drivers are urged to avoid the M-03 Izium – Sloviansk highway section due to intensified hostilities and widespread use of FPV attack drones. The Service for Reconstruction and Infrastructure Development in Kharkiv Oblast recommends using alternative routes.
The Ukrainian resistance movement "ATESH" conducted reconnaissance of an oil depot in Luhansk, which supplies Russian troops in several directions of the front. The obtained coordinates and materials have been transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for strike planning.
Andriy Biletsky told The Times about the successes. His fighters have effectively stopped the enemy's advance in the Lyman direction, where Ukraine previously lost 60 km² per month.
The Russian side demands that Ukraine cede strategically important unoccupied territory in Donetsk Oblast. This will allow Russia to gain more advantageous positions for a future offensive on Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.
Czech director Robin Kvapil created the documentary film "The Great Patriotic Journey," in which he showed Russia's war in Ukraine to three pro-Russian Czech citizens. The film's premiere will take place on August 21.
A significant part of the Izium district and the city of Izium were left without electricity due to night shelling. Energy workers are working on restoration, water supply and sewerage are already functioning.
Mykhailo Pinkevych, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war and advisor to "Konstanta Airlines", emphasizes the strategic importance of Ukrainian aviation for the country's image and its development.
Kharkiv was subjected to a night attack by 26 Geran-2 drones, 15 of which were shot down. Two enterprises, an apartment building, and infrastructure were damaged; there were no casualties. Over the past day, 7 people in the region were injured as a result of shelling.
In Sumy region, a 78-year-old woman died as a result of a Russian drone attack on a residential area. Three residential buildings and several outbuildings burned down, rescuers extinguished the fire despite a repeated strike.
In Izium, as a result of a night shelling by four Russian drones, residential and private buildings were damaged. Two civilians were injured, and a fire broke out.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine states that Russia is trying to disunite Ukrainians and Poles, using painful historical events. Some Polish politicians are playing along with the aggressor, while the examples of Bucha and Mariupol show what Russia will do in Poland if it is not stopped in Ukraine.
Ukrzaliznytsia is launching an additional daytime train No. 218/217 in test mode, which will connect Zakarpattia with Lviv region on July 17, 19, and 25. It will have convenient connections to international and domestic flights.
The European Court of Human Rights found Russia guilty of systemic human rights violations in the occupied territories of Ukraine since 2014, including executions, torture, and deportations. The decision covers four major proceedings, including the Netherlands' claim regarding the downing of MH17 and the full-scale invasion.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will allocate 540 million hryvnias to the communities of Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Izium, Bucha, and Makariv. The funds will be used to repair about 200 apartment buildings damaged as a result of Russian aggression, within the framework of the HOPE project with the support of the World Bank.
