Sumy

There were 155 combat engagements over the last day. The highest concentration of enemy attacks was near Novooleksandrivka in the Pokrovsk sector, and activity was also observed in the Kramatorsk sector.

Short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in the eastern, Sumy and western regions. The temperature at night will be 14-24°, during the day 25-34°. In Kyiv region, no precipitation, 14-19° at night, 25-30° during the day.

At night, the occupiers launched an air strike on critical infrastructure facilities in the Shostka community of Sumy region. The liquidation of the aftermath is underway, and no one has been reported dead.

Over the past day, the invaders fired 29 times at the border areas of Sumy region. They recorded 78 explosions in 8 communities, using artillery, mortars, drones and helicopters.

In Sumy district, russian troops attacked rescuers of the State Emergency Service who were extinguishing a fire after a previous attack. Despite repeated attacks, rescuers were able to extinguish fires in the residential sector and at infrastructure facilities.

russians attacked critical infrastructure facilities in Shostka district. Over the past day, 20 shellings were carried out in the border areas of Sumy region, and 44 explosions were recorded in six communities.

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.

Russian UAVs attacked Ukrenergo facilities in Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv regions. The power supply was disrupted, but was restored to most consumers in the morning, and repairs are underway.

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.

On the night of July 20, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 13 enemy drones. Russia attacked 5 regions of Ukraine using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.

Russian troops shelled Sumy region 16 times in the last day, 59 explosions were recorded. A woman was killed and her husband wounded in the Velykopysarivska community. 7 communities in the region were attacked.

The Verkhovna Rada has approved in the first reading a draft law allowing corruption suspects to “pay off” their sentences by paying a fine. The amount of compensation varies from UAH 204 thousand to UAH 204 million, depending on the severity of the crime.

Law enforcers are investigating land squatting and illegal sale of crops by state-owned enterprises of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences in Sumy region. Four criminal proceedings have been opened against "Iskra" and "Nadiya".

Due to the deteriorating weather conditions, 374 settlements in 6 regions of Ukraine were left without power supply. Kyiv region is the most affected, with 212 settlements, and regional power company crews are working to restore power supply.

In the Kyiv region, there will be short-term rain with thunderstorms, hail and squalls up to 20 m/s in some places. The air temperature will be 27-32°C, around 30°C in Kyiv, northwest wind of 5-10 m/s.

The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center warns of thunderstorms and wind gusts of up to 20 m/s in Kyiv region by the end of the night and in the morning of July 18. The hazard level is assessed as yellow.

The court set a bail of UAH 3. 028 million and other restrictions for MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi, who was accused of extorting a bribe of UAH 3.4 million for not obstructing infrastructure repairs in Sumy region.

At night and in the morning, Russians shelled 5 settlements in Sumy region, 68 explosions from mortars, grenade launchers, artillery and drones were recorded.

Sumy region has introduced the maximum number of emergency power outage schedules due to a systemic failure in Ukraine's power grid caused by excessive load and increased failure rates of electrical equipment due to extremely high temperatures.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported a possible air defense operation against an enemy reconnaissance drone in Kharkiv region, and earlier, cruise missiles flying through Sumy region toward Chernihiv region and one moving further toward Kyiv region.

Due to equipment failure at one of the energy facilities in several regions of Ukraine, an emergency power outage was caused, and power engineers are working to restore the equipment.

Emergency power outages were introduced in several regions, including Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Donetsk and Poltava, due to growing power shortages and abnormal heat, on the orders of the national energy company Ukrenergo.

The chief inspector of the State Inspectorate of Architecture and Urban Planning in Sumy region was accused of extorting a bribe of UAH 40,000 from village council officials for issuing a certificate for a repaired water tower and artesian well.

MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi, suspected of bribery, will be expelled from the parliamentary PIC and his membership in the Servant of the People faction will be suspended for the duration of the investigation.

MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi was expelled from the Servant of the People party for allegedly demanding a bribe for not interfering with the repair of infrastructure in Sumy region.

MP Mykola Zadorozhnyi of the Servant of the People faction is suspected of demanding a 10% kickback from the head of a village council in Sumy region for not obstructing a tender.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported a possible air defense operation against an enemy drone in Sumy region.

The threat from the north.

The Vadim Stolar Charitable Foundation organized a humanitarian mission to Zaporizhzhia, bringing food packages and distributing them to support Ukrainians affected by the war.

At night and in the morning, Russians fired 6 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, 33 explosions were recorded.