Russia strikes Cherkasy: seven wounded in morning missile attack
On Thursday morning, July 24, seven people were injured in a missile strike on Cherkasy, including a child.
24 July 2025
On Thursday morning, July 24, seven people were injured in a missile strike on Cherkasy, including a child.
As a result of a massive Russian drone attack overnight on July 24, a nine-story residential building in Odesa was destroyed, there is a risk of structural collapse; fires broke out at a gas station and the local Pryvoz market.
Over the past day, 172 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the frontline.
Russian invaders carried out 387 strikes on 14 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region in 24 hours, resulting in injuries to a 43-year-old resident.
The Russian army used drones and artillery to strike 39 settlements in the Kherson Region over the past 24 hours, killing one person and injuring six others, including two children.
Russian army attacked Mykolaiv at night with Shahed 131/136 drones, causing fires at the warehouses of two enterprises.
The total combat losses of Russian troops in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to July 24, 2025, amount to about 1,046,270 people, including 1,050 in the last 24 hours.
Chinese engines for combat drones are being shipped to Russia in circumvention of sanctions under the guise of “industrial refrigeration units”.
A meeting in person between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia should be held next month.
As of July 23, there are still 1,380 people remaining in the town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, but delivering humanitarian aid or drinking water to them has become nearly impossible.
Drone operators from the Phoenix unit of the Pomsta (Revenge) Brigade, part of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, have struck Russian tanks and a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, and destroyed a compact 1L122 Garmon radar station belonging to the invaders.
Special forces of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), from the Shamanbat unit, engaged in a dynamic small arms battle on the front line and captured four Russian invaders.
There were 124 combat clashes on the frontline, with the enemy carrying out 36 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector, losing over 200 occupiers.
23 July 2025
The U.S. Department of State has approved the sale of HAWK Phase III Missile System and Sustainment to Ukraine, as well as related equipment and maintenance services, worth over $170 million.
Russia has provisionally agreed to cooperate on the release of military personnel who have been held captive for over three years.
The ninth stage of the exchange, agreed upon by Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, has taken place; severely ill and seriously wounded defenders are returning home.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau welcome President Volodymyr Zelensky's initiative to prepare a draft law aimed at strengthening the rule of law and ensuring the independence of anti-corruption institutions.
Ukraine continues to insist on a complete and unconditional ceasefire as a necessary basis for effective diplomacy.
During their meeting, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar discussed bilateral cooperation, particularly in the economic and defense spheres, as well as opportunities for joint arms production.
A meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations has begun in Istanbul.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that preparations for a new stage of prisoner exchange were underway throughout the day on Wednesday.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced he will propose a bill to the Verkhovna Rada that includes all necessary norms for the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions.
Russian forces shelled Nikopol and Synelnykove districts in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, causing damage in both areas.
Since the beginning of the day, 72 combat clashes have occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops. Fighting is still ongoing in six sectors of the front line, with the heaviest attacks taking place near Pokrovsk and Lyman.
Russian intelligence services and propagandists are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine amid protests over the adoption of bill No. 12414.
The Ukrainian and Russian delegations have arrived at the Çırağan Palace in Istanbul for negotiations.
A potential future meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia is the top priority on the agenda for the Ukrainian delegation during negotiations with the Russian side in Istanbul, as such a meeting could lead to significant steps toward achieving peace.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko believes that Ukraine's relations with international partners will not be negatively affected by the recently adopted law reducing the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO).
Before the scheduled meeting in Istanbul, the Ukrainian delegation, led by National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Rustem Umerov, arrived in Ankara and met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have completed the pre-trial investigation into the embezzlement of more than UAH 9.2 billion from PrivatBank.