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26 July 2025
The total combat losses of Russian troops in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to July 26, 2025, amount to approximately 1,048,330, including 1,080 in the last 24 hours.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha summed up the results of the annual meeting of heads of foreign diplomatic missions and named seven priorities for diplomacy of strength
The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to carry out operations on Russian territory.
The U.S. helicopter manufacturer, Bell Helicopter, considers investing in production in Ukraine.
Another group of children has been brought back to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories as part of the President of Ukraine’s initiative Bring Kids Back UA.
Employees of the Foreign Intelligence Service returned a rare old book to Ukraine – the 1844 prayer book “Trebnyk” with marginalia by Metropolitan Andriy Sheptytsky.
The government has appointed Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, Serhii Boiev, Anna Hvozdiar, Colonel Volodymyr Zaverukha, Major Yurii Myronenko, and Oksana Ferchuk as Deputy Defense Ministers.
The majority of Russian attacks with fiber-optic drones along the border are being recorded in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
25 July 2025
On July 25, there were 153 clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian invaders on the frontline. The Pokrovsk sector remains the most active, with Russians attempting 39 attacks.
The 12 Ukrainian defenders buried in Lviv on July 25 were held captive by the enemy and died while being transported for exchange in an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.
During the air raid alert in Dnipro, explosions were heard.
For the fourth day in a row, protests are taking place in the capital and several other cities against the law passed by Parliament and signed by the President restricting the powers of anti-corruption bodies NABU and SAPO.
The President of Ukraine held a series of meetings, in particular, on preparing new legislative initiatives and strengthening international pressure on Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the key results of the latest meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, at which the situation on the frontlines and Russian threats in the summer and autumn were discussed.
Russian forces cannot defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces and are in a vulnerable position on the battlefield, which is why Moscow is seeking to compensate for its inability with massive air strikes on Ukrainian cities.
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During a visit to a drone interceptor production facility, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that manufacturers have been given a clear task: to ensure that Ukraine is capable of deploying at least 1,000 interceptors per day within a specified time frame.
Emergency rescue operations have been completed in Kharkiv at the site of the Russian air strike on a medical facility on July 25.
Since the beginning of the year, the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine as a result of Russian shelling has reached its highest level in the last three years.
At the National Guard’s training facilities, President Volodymyr Zelensky was shown how Ukrainian National Guard (NGU) soldiers undergo combat preparation.
Since the start of the day, there have been 85 combat engagements between Ukrainian defenders and Russian forces. The Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest combat zone, with 30 enemy attacks already repelled.
In Kharkiv, one of the Russian air-dropped bombs struck the building of Regional Tuberculosis Hospital No. 3, where 13 patients and 25 staff members were present at the time.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, and U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, held working-level talks and discussed the situation on the frontline in detail.
To compel the Kremlin to end its war in Ukraine, the West must apply comprehensive pressure on Russia, including limiting its ability to trade oil and allowing Ukraine to strike Russian oil and gas infrastructure.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has assured that the situation surrounding Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) will not impact negotiations on the country’s accession to the European Union. He stated that, in conversations with European partners, he pledged to find a solution. According to him, partners understand that these are internal matters.
Despite increased demand, the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar is unlikely to undergo significant changes next week, but the situation with the euro will be more volatile and less predictable.
Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former Commander of U.S. Army Europe, believes there are several main scenarios for how Russia’s war against Ukraine could end.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukraine has secured funding to acquire three U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems: two financed by Germany and one by Norway. However, Ukraine ultimately needs ten such systems to meet its defense needs.
The Russian leadership is not interested in conducting a general mobilization in the country, especially in the largest cities, and will likely rely on tens of thousands of North Koreans to replenish its ranks.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, believes that despite the challenges, Ukraine has managed to find common ground with the United States.