The Ukrainian military is using British BAD. 2 robots for reconnaissance and cargo transportation. More than 30 of these devices are already operating at the front, helping to detect mines and enemy positions.
An enemy air strike left part of Sumy without electricity and gas, damaged a hospital, and wounded one person. During the night, Russians carried out 12 attacks on the region.
At night and in the morning, the enemy fired 11 times at the border of Sumy region, causing 34 explosions. A civilian was wounded in the Velykopysarivska community as a result of the attack.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 48 times at Sumy region, 131 explosions were recorded. Two civilians, including a 6-year-old child, were killed by air strikes and shelling, and 6 others were wounded.
A state of emergency and evacuation were declared in the Lipetsk region of Russia due to a drone attack. Six people were injured, infrastructure was damaged, and transportation was halted.
Kyiv region is attacked by drones at night. One person was wounded and 22 private houses were damaged. Air defense forces shot down the enemy targets, the alert lasted more than 8 hours.
Russian troops fired 29 times at the border areas of Sumy region. There were 91 explosions from air strikes, mortars, artillery and drones in 9 communities in the region.
UAV attacks and rocket attacks were reported in Kharkiv region, damaging civilian infrastructure in several districts. In Lozova district, a 47-year-old man was killed by an explosive device.
Movement of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles was spotted in Cherkasy region. The UAVs are moving in the direction of Kyiv region, which may pose a threat to the region.
Terrorists shelled Sumy region 21 times over the last day, 92 explosions were recorded. The attacks killed a 14-year-old child and wounded 13 civilians, including 7 children.
In Kharkiv region, 8 hostile attacks were recorded in different districts. 8 civilians were injured, private houses and a village club were damaged. Kupyansk and Chuhuiv districts suffered the most.
The occupants shelled the settlements of Kherson region, damaging buildings and infrastructure. The attacks killed 1 person and wounded 7. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 10 enemy drones.
The Kalynovtsi movement initiates the Belarusian Drone project to provide volunteers with UAVs. The project includes training, design, and production of drones for use at the front.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to July 23, 2024, Russia lost 568,980 troops and a significant amount of equipment in Ukraine. In particular, 8288 tanks, 16000 armored vehicles and 15694 artillery systems were destroyed.
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.
At night and in the morning of July 18, Russian troops shelled the border areas of Sumy region. The attacks were carried out using drones, mortars, and artillery in 6 communities, and 27 explosions were recorded.
No damage was found after the downing of the enemy UAVs in Kyiv, but residents were urged to remain vigilant as air raid sirens sounded several times.
Rescuers in Kyiv did not find a fire after an enemy drone was shot down in the Darnytsia district, but inspections in the area continue.
The occupiers fired 28 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, resulting in 103 explosions in different localities.
Ukraine's air defense destroyed 2 Shahed attack drones, another 2 Shaheds were lost in the airspace of Belarus, and 8 reconnaissance drones were shot down in the south and east of Ukraine.
Kyiv is on air alert due to the threat of an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as reported by the Kyiv City State Administration and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 3380 times in the Donetsk region, damaging 37 civilian objects, including residential buildings, administrative buildings, cafes, shops, educational institutions and cars, resulting in one civilian death and 11 injuries.
Enemy actively uses combat aircraft in the area of Toretsk and Chasovyi Yar.
Russian troops launched a rocket attack on Dniprovsky district, causing fires that were extinguished by rescuers, and a UAV attack in Kryvyi Rih district resulted in the injury of a 67-year-old woman and damage to residential buildings.
The Russians opened fire 40 times and caused 90 explosions in many settlements of Sumy region, using various types of weapons - artillery, mortars, drones and helicopters.
On the night of July 12, air defense forces shot down two enemy Shahed drones in Vinnytsia region, with no casualties or damage to infrastructure, said Natalia Zabolotna, first deputy head of the regional military administration.
The Vostok Air Force unit shot down an enemy drone in the Dnipro region in the morning.
Groups of hostile UAVs were spotted flying in different directions over several regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, and Kirovohrad.
Ukrainian air defense shoots down three enemy targets in Khmelnytsky region, causing no casualties or damage.
The Drone Coalition for Ukraine has created a fund, which has already received more than €45 million in contributions, to help deliver drones quickly.