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21 July 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that every wave of massive Russian missile attacks is a reminder of the need for greater air defense coverage for Ukraine, as well as the importance of conducting long-range strikes on Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov preparations for the next prisoner exchange and a meeting with the Russian side, which is planned to take place on Wednesday in Türkiye.
Russian forces are trying to gain a foothold in every settlement along the administrative border of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions at the cost of heavy personnel losses, aiming to present a supposed “triumph” to Russian propagandists.
Canada will allocate CAD 20 million (approximately USD 15 million) to support the repair and maintenance of Ukrainian Leopard 2 tanks in Poland.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully struck two military targets in Russia's Belgorod region, including an S-300P surface-to-air missile system and a Nebo-M radar.
Participants of the 29th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting (Ramstein format) discussed ways to strengthen the defense capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Germany will contribute to strengthening Ukraine's air defense, in particular by providing Ukraine with five Patriot systems and ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft systems, as well as financing Ukrainian production of long-range drones to support Ukraine's offensive capabilities.
The Russian army dropped two FAB-250 aerial bombs on Kostyantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, but there were no casualties.
Russia launched a combined strike at Ivano-Frankivsk community using drones as well as Kinzhal and Kalibr missiles.
During the night of July 21, Romanian and Italian fighter jets took off in response to Russian airstrikes on Ukraine.
Early on July 21, Russian forces attacked residential neighborhoods in central Kherson, with a shell striking an apartment on the fifth floor of a building.
During the night of July 21, Kyiv suffered over 15 direct hits on various targets amid a massive Russian air assault on Ukraine.
Following another night of brutal Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko emphasized the urgent need to increase domestic weapons production and strengthen national defense to deliver a powerful response to the enemy.
The number of people injured in the overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv has risen to eight, with one person confirmed dead.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia launched over 420 drones and more than 20 missiles, including ballistic missiles, against Ukraine overnight. The attack left two people dead and 15 others injured, among them a 12-year-old child.
Ukraine's air defense forces downed 200 Russian Shahed-type attack drones and 24 missiles of various types on the night of July 20-21.
On July 20, Ukrainian forces engaged in 154 combat clashes with Russian invading forces.
One person was killed and six others injured, including a 15-year-old girl, in a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv in the early hours of July 21.
The total combat losses of Russian troops in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to July 21, 2025, amount to approximately 1,043,160 people, including 1,170 in the last 24 hours.
In Kyiv, the Lukianivska metro station is closed for entry and exit after an attack by enemy drones and missiles.
Ivano-Frankivsk suffered a combined attack by Russian forces using missiles and strike drones last night.
In the Lyman direction, FPV drone operators from the MARA 66 OMBr unmanned systems battalion named after Prince Mstislav the Brave stopped a Russian motorcycle assault.
In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, a non-residential building caught fire during an attack by Russian drones.
Soldiers from the 5th Border Guard Detachment in the Kursk direction captured a private from the 40th Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet.
20 July 2025
On July 20, Ukrainian forces engaged in 122 combat clashes with Russian invaders, including 34 assaults repelled in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russian troops shelled the Nikopol, Synelnykove, and Kryvyi Rih districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, injuring two people. A missile strike also targeted the Pavlohrad district.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) decision “On the Application of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions),” which imposes sanctions against five individuals, including politicians and bloggers known for their pro-Russian narratives.
The number of victims of the Russian drone strike on the center of Sumy has increased to two people, including one child.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 56 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops, 17 of which occured in the Pokrovsk sector.