Shahed-136

Russia has begun using new drones assembled by a “handicraft” method. According to Yermak, this indicates cheaper production and dependence on countries that help circumvent sanctions.

At night, 7 Russian Shahed drones were shot down over Ukraine. The enemy also attacked with Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region and Crimea. Drones were destroyed in Kyiv, Poltava, Kherson and Dnipro regions.

Russian occupants dropped explosives from a drone on a civilian car in the center of Kherson. The car caught fire, but rescuers quickly extinguished the fire, with no casualties.

Sounds of explosions were heard in Dnipro. The Air Force reported the operation of air defense in Dnipropetrovs'k region using a reconnaissance UAV.

At night, at least 5 Shahed drones invaded the airspace of Belarus. One of the drones flew more than 260 km to the city of Stolin, and the Belarusian Air Force raised a fighter jet.

In Belarus, a fighter jet was being raised at night at the Baranovichi airfield, the flight is probably related to the interception of a Russian Shahed drone, when Russian troops launched another drone attack on Ukraine.

A man is killed and 4 people are injured in a Russian strike on Kherson. Air defense shoots down 9 Shahed-136 drones over Kherson region during a night attack.

The occupiers are testing agricultural drones to deliver ammunition on the Dnipro islands. The drones can carry up to 40 kg of cargo over a distance of 15 km and can be used as signal repeaters.

Alexander Ruvin spoke about new elements in Russian drones, including flash drives and additional cameras. New UAVs similar to Shahed, but designed for reconnaissance and air defense tracking, have been discovered.

On the night of July 29, 2024, Ukraine repelled a terrorist attack. The defenders destroyed one X-59/X-69 guided missile and 9 Shahed-131/136 drones over three regions.

Enemy forces attacked Dnipropetrovs'k region using drones and artillery. Ukrainian defenders shot down 6 UAVs and a missile, but several buildings were damaged and dry grass caught fire.

Over the past day, 129 combat engagements were registered. The enemy launched 2 missile and 74 air strikes, making 4,883 attacks. Ukrainian forces repelled numerous attacks in different directions.

Ukraine's air defense forces destroyed an X-59/69 missile and 4 'Shahideen' on the night of July 27. During the day, another 8 air targets were shot down, including Forpost and Lancets in the south and northeast.

Russia has begun using new, cheap drones to detect Ukraine's air defense systems. The drones are equipped with cameras and SIM cards of Ukrainian operators to transmit images to the Russian military.

At night, Russian troops attacked Kherson with attack drones. Part of the city was left without electricity, and there may be water outages. Rescuers extinguished fires caused by the attack.

At night, a massive attack by a Shahed UAV took place in the Zhytomyr region. The debris damaged civilian infrastructure and energy facilities, with no civilian casualties.

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.

Russian troops fired 9 times at the border areas of Sumy region, 78 explosions were recorded. A local resident was wounded in the Myropilska community.

At night and in the morning of July 23, Russian troops fired 16 times at Sumy region, and 23 explosions were recorded. The enemy attacked with drones, mortars, and aircraft, hitting critical infrastructure.

On the night of July 23, 2024, air defense systems shot down 7 Shahed attack UAVs during an attack on Sumy region. The enemy also used an X-69 guided missile, which did not reach its target due to the counteraction of Ukrainian forces.

At night, Kyiv region was attacked by enemy drones. Air defense forces shot down all targets, but the falling debris caused minor damage to two private houses and a car.

At night, the enemy struck at the energy infrastructure of Chernihiv region, probably with Shahed drones. During the day, 8 explosions were recorded in the border areas of the region as a result of shelling from grenade launchers and artillery.

At night and in the morning, Russians fired 13 times at the border areas of Sumy region, 29 explosions were recorded. The enemy attacked an energy infrastructure facility using a Shahed UAV.

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.

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.

Russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv region with drones and mortars, causing 28 explosions and damaging a private house.

In Mykolaiv region, the wreckage of a downed enemy UAV caused a dry grass fire, but it was extinguished without casualties.

Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 13 attack drones in Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions.

This week, Russia fired more than 600 guided aerial bombs, more than 60 Shaheds, and nearly 40 missiles of various types at Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who also said Ukraine has further strengthened its air shield with the help of Germany and the United States.

In the morning, one Iskander-K missile out of three launched by Russian troops, all of the four enemy X-59 missiles and all of the five Shahed drones, as well as one Orlan-10 drone were destroyed in the skies over Ukraine.