Defense Forces destroy eight Shahed drones overnight Thu
At night on July 27, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed eight Shahed-136/131 attack drones, which the Russian invaders used to attack from the southeast.
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27 July 2023
Ukrainian forces advancing north and south of Bakhmut - General Staff
In the direction of Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops continue to conduct offensive actions north and south of town.
Russians attack Kherson region with artillery, Grads, aviation - 40 attacks per day
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 40 times at the Kherson region, firing a total of 243 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad multiple rocket launchers, aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
One killed, four wounded as Russians drop bomb on village in Kharkiv region
Russia’s occupation forces dropped a KAB-250 guided aerial bomb on the village of Kivsharivka in Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, overnight Thursday.
One killed, nine injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk region
One civilian has been killed and nine injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 244,270
Russia has already lost about 244,270 troops in Ukraine (+590 over the past day).
Russians attack Nikopol district seven times
Last night Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district seven times.
War update: Ukraine’s Air Force launches 13 strikes on enemy targets
In the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has launched 11 strikes on enemy personnel, ammunition and military equipment clusters, and two strikes on Russian surface-to-air missile systems.
Ukraine preparing steps to quickly reintegrate Crimea into its state fabric – Zelensky
Ukraine can quickly reintegrate Crimea into its state fabric.
Terrorist attack in Olenivka: security guards fire at soldiers who broke out of barracks - investigators
After a terrorist attack took place in the colony in Olenivka where Ukrainian soldiers were held, the guards opened fire on those who escaped from the barracks. After a terrorist attack took place in the colony in Olenivka where Ukrainian soldiers were held, the guards opened fire on those who escaped from the barracks.
United States to maintain level of its readiness while being able to support to Ukraine – Pentagon
The United States is always going to maintain a level of its readiness while also being able to support Ukraine in its struggle against Russian armed aggression.
Russia deploys corvette in Black Sea to intercept commercial ships – British intel report
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has altered its posture since Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
26 July 2023
Russia’s latest barrage: Ukraine destroys 36 missiles
On July 26, Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted 36 Russian missiles targeting different regions of the country.
Kyslytsya at UNSC: culture Kremlin’s primary target in bid to destroy Ukrainian identity
The Russian Federation considers Ukrainian culture and heritage to be the primary targets in its attempts to destroy Ukrainian identity, says Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, who spoke on Wednesday at a Security Council meeting to discuss the shelling of the historic center of Odesa and the port infrastructure.
Air defense forces down missile over Dnipropetrovsk region
On Wednesday evening, air defense forces shot down an incoming Russian missile from the sky over Dnipropetrovsk region.
Zelensky: Ukraine-NATO Council proves to be effective mechanism for crisis consultations
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine thanked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for condemning Russia's violation of agreements regarding the Black Sea Grain Initiative and emphasized that the Ukraine-NATO Council has already become an effective mechanism for crisis consultations.
Starokostiantyniv airbase among Russian targets in latest missile attack
Russian missiles launched from the Caspian Sea, which entered Ukraine from the southeast, had an airbase near Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi region, as their ultimate target.
Russians lost almost two companies in Tavria direction in past day
In Tavria direction, Russian troops lost almost two companies killed and wounded over the past day, and 13 units of military equipment were destroyed.
Cruise missiles downed in Kyiv, Kharkiv regions, Dnipro – Air Force spox
The Ukrainian air defense forces shot down Russian missiles in Kyiv and Kharkiv regions and Dnipro city.
War update: 25 combat engagements during the day
Ukraine’s defense forces successfully repelled the attacks of the Russian troops in Bakhmut and Avdiyivka directions, holding back the enemy offensive in Maryinka direction. In Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine gain a foothold on the achieved boundaries. In total, 25 combat engagements took place during the day.
MoD: It’s increasingly difficult for Russian army to defend itself against Ukraine’s offensive
The Armed Forces of Ukraine reduce the offensive and defensive potential of the enemy very efficiently. It is increasingly difficult for invaders to defend themselves against Ukraine’s offensive.
Russians did not let people out of barracks ahead of terrorist attack in Olenivka – investigation
On the eve of a Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka, Donetsk region, the occupiers did not let people out of the barracks and the windows in the building were firmly closed.
SBU confirms its involvement in attack on Crimean Bridge in October
Blowing up the illegally built bridge across the Kerch Strait in October 2022 is one of the implemented operations by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
Two Russian Kalibr missiles downed over Vinnytsia region
Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed two Kalibr-type cruise missiles over the Vinnytsia region, which had been fired by Russian occupiers from the Black Sea.
Fierce battles raging near three settlements in Bakhmut sector
Ukraine’s Defense Forces are holding back Russia’s onslaught in the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, and continue successful offensive actions in the Bakhmut direction and eastern Ukraine.
First 37 apartments for temporary residence of IDPs put into operation in Kyiv
The first 37 apartments for temporary residence of internally displaced people have been put into operation in Kyiv.
In Shyroke village in Mykolaiv region, outpatient clinic damaged by Russians restored
Another outpatient clinic damaged by the Russian occupiers has been restored in the Mykolaiv region.
Special forces show how they defeat Russian paratroopers in Staromaiorske
The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have shown how their members defeat Russian paratroopers in the Donetsk region’s Staromaiorske.
Kuleba visits Liberia for first time in history of diplomatic relations
As part of his third tour to Africa, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is visiting Liberia.
Ukrainian military mastering new types of weapons in “incredibly short” period of time - General Nayev
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are setting records in military art, mastering Western models of military hardware at a remarkably high pace.