Kherson

Thanks to the efforts of Bring Kids Back UA and Save Ukraine, seven children were returned to Ukraine from the occupied territories. Among them are military children, orphans, and teenagers who were threatened because of their pro-Ukrainian position.

Control of civilians, especially those without Russian passports, has been tightened in the occupied Kherson region.

In the suburbs of Kherson, Russian troops attacked the area where rescuers were extinguishing a fire caused by the dropping of explosives from a drone. A fire truck was damaged, but no one was injured.

Two women were injured in Kherson as a result of a Russian drone attack. A 57-year-old woman sustained concussion and injuries from explosives dropped from the drone, and a 90-year-old woman suffered an explosive injury and a forearm injury.

In Myronivka, the keys to a new home were handed over to a family raising 6 foster children. The 500-square-meter house has 6 bedrooms, a shelter and an inclusive design.

A transformer and a cable were damaged in the village of Pryozerne as a result of night attacks from the occupied left bank. The village is currently without electricity and water, and experts are assessing the damage.

A woman born in 1947 died as a result of the night shelling of Dniprovsky district of Kherson. Another one was injured. Russian troops attacked numerous settlements in the Kherson region.

At night, enemy troops shelled the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. A woman born in 1947 was killed, and rescuers unblocked her body from the rubble.

The Shevchenko family received a new 500-square-meter house and a Toyota Proace City car. The project was implemented with the support of the Olena Zelenska Foundation, Kyiv RMA, and the international company MHP.

Power cuts from 15:00 to 16:00 have been canceled in the western and southern regions of Ukraine. From 16:00 to 17:00, one stage of blackouts will be applied due to the active operation of solar power plants and imports from Poland.

A 57-year-old man suffered from a Russian drone attack in Kherson. He sustained blast trauma and shrapnel wounds and was taken to a hospital for medical treatment.

Until 14:00, all regions will have one outage queue. After 14:00, the number of queues will increase to 2-3 depending on the region.

NPC Ukrenergo announces the cancellation of one round of blackouts in 10 regions by 14:00 due to the intensification of SPPs operation. From 14:00 to 24:00, three rounds of blackouts will be in effect. Electricity imports are planned from 5 countries.

Occupants shelled 15 settlements in Kherson region. Residential neighborhoods, private houses, a commercial establishment, a gas pipeline and cars were damaged. As a result of the attacks, 7 people were wounded.

Two civilian women born in 1945 and 1955 were injured in the attack on Sadove in Kherson region. Both sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds and were hospitalized in moderate condition.

Explosions were reported in the city of Kherson.

In Kizomys, Kherson region, russian occupants attacked two civilians with a drone with explosives. The men, aged 23 and 38, sustained explosive and shrapnel wounds and were taken to hospital.

During the day, russian occupants shelled 4 districts of Kharkiv region. At least 9 civilians were injured, private houses and infrastructure were damaged.

russian occupants attacked a 48-year-old man in Novoberislav with a kamikaze drone. The victim was hospitalized with severe injuries. In total, 18 settlements in Kherson region were shelled over the last day.

Russian troops attacked 18 settlements in the Kherson region. The humanitarian headquarters, buildings and infrastructure were damaged, and four people were injured.

Two local women aged 49 and 50 were injured in the shelling of Antonivka village in Kherson region. The women sustained shrapnel wounds and mine-blast injuries and were provided with the necessary medical care.

Ukrainian defense forces continue to perform combat missions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region. Over the past day, four Russian assaults near Krynky were repelled, with no losses of positions.

The enemy attacked 14 settlements in the Kherson region, damaging residential and administrative buildings. The shelling killed 3 people and injured 13 others.

Dmytro Lykhoviy, spokesman for the Tavria military unit, said that Ukrainian forces continue to carry out combat missions on the left bank of the Dnipro, in particular in Krynky. The village of Krynky has been completely destroyed, but the Defense Forces are holding back the occupiers at certain footholds.

Occupants shelled 16 settlements in Kherson region. Residential buildings, outbuildings and cars were damaged. As a result of the attacks, 6 people were injured.

Three people were injured in Antonivka, Kherson region, as a result of artillery shelling by the Russian Federation.

Today, thanks to the mediation efforts of the United Arab Emirates, another 95 Ukrainian defenders, including military personnel, members of the National Guard and border guards, were released from Russian captivity, bringing the total number of Ukrainians released from Russian captivity since the beginning of the full-scale invasion to 3,405, although the exact number of those still in captivity remains unknown due to Russia's lack of transparency.

The head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, Oleh Kiper, criticized a local deputy for organizing a rally against planned power outages in Chornomorsk, calling it an absurd attempt at self-promotion amid a difficult situation.

Twenty-three Ukrainian soldiers who defended Mariupol were released from Russian captivity, thirteen of them were Azovstal defenders.

On the morning of July 17, a 47-year-old woman was wounded in the Dnipro district of Kherson as a result of Russian shelling.