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War in Ukraine today: latest news, 09 July, 2024 (photo)

It has been the 867th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.

What happened in Ukraine today:

Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:

The number of combat engagements along the entire frontline currently stands at 81. The russian invaders are focusing their main efforts towards Pokrovsk, accounting for more than 35% of all battles. Ukrainian defenders are holding back the onslaught of the occupation forces and inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

In the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, the enemy continues to carry out its terrorist attacks with the help of artillery shelling from the territory of the russian federation.

From the direction of Belgorod region, the enemy’s aviation struck with guided aerial bombs at the territory of Kharkiv oblast, among the bombed areas were Lyptsi, Mali Prokhody and Hlyboke. At the same time, our troops have repelled four enemy attacks near Vovchansk, Starytsia and Lyptsi, and two more attacks are ongoing.

Towards Kupiansk, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to storm the positions of our units near Berestove and Pishchane four times.

Towards Lyman, the enemy became somewhat more active. The enemy launched 12 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Hrekivka, Nevske, Makiivka and Terny. All engagements ended without success for the enemy.

Towards Siversk, the enemy continues to look for weaknesses in our defence. They launched three attacks near Verkhnokamianske, Vyimka and Rozdolivka but received a fierce response. The losses of the invaders are being clarified.

Towards Kramatorsk, the invaders made three unsuccessful assaults near Chasiv Yar, Hryhorivka and Andriivka. The enemy supported its offensive with attack aircraft, launching unguided missiles near Chasiv Yar.

Towards Toretsk, the number of hostile attacks increased to 9. The enemy is attacking near settlements: Pivnichne, where our defenders repelled 5 attacks (one attack is currently ongoing), Pivnichne and Niu-York, where two attacks were repelled. Fighting is still ongoing in two locations. The aggressor’s aviation is actively working, specifically, Niu-York was bombed, where the enemy dropped eight UAVs, and the invaders also fired unguided aerial missiles at the area.

Towards Pokrovsk, the largest number of combat engagements was recorded. Since the beginning of the day, the invaders have made 29 attempts to push our defenders from their positions near Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Tymofiivka, Karlivka, Kalynove, Yevhenivka, Yasnobrodivka, Prohres and Novoselivka Persha. The defence forces are holding back the onslaught and repelled 21 enemy attacks, with eight battles still ongoing. The enemy is concentrating its efforts near Novooleksandrivka and Novoselivka Persha. The latter, along with Oleksandropil, were hit by NARs from attack aircraft. Also russian terrorists struck the area around Myrnohrad with multiple rocket launchers.

Towards Kurskhove, four battles near Neitalove, Kostiantynivka and Paraskoviivka ended.

Towards Vremivka, a battle continues near Vodiane. Five enemy attacks have already been repelled by our troops. The defence forces are taking measures to prevent the invaders from advancing deeper into our territory. Also russian terrorists used five guided aerial bombs in the area. They fired from multiple rocket launchers, specifically, near Urozhaine, Rivne and Staromaiorske.

Towards Orikhiv, three enemy attacks were repelled near Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka.

Towards Prydniprovskyi, the invaders dropped seven UAVs in and around Tiahyntsi.

The Ministry of Health reported that at the time of the russian missile strike on the Okhmatdyt, there were 627 children in the hospital. 94 children were transferred from the Okhmatdyt to other medical institutions in Kyiv. 68 children remained for treatment in the surviving buildings of the hospital. Another 465 children, who needed scheduled treatment, were examined and temporarily discharged home. Their parents are being kept in touch. 8 young patients were injured and two adults killed in a rocket attack on the Okhmatdyt hospital.

The government allowed not to publish information on defence purchases during martial law. In addition, for security reasons, customers are allowed not to specify the location of the supplier, but only, for instance, the region or oblast. This will make it difficult for the invaders to find its coordinates.

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

According to the operational situation as of 4pm, 8 russian assaults were repelled in Kharkiv oblast and two more attacks are ongoing. From the direction of Belgorod, the russians dropped guided aerial bombs on Lyptsi, Mali Prokhody and Hlyboke. At the same time, Ukrainian soldiers repelled russian attacks near Vovchansk, Starytsia and Lyptsi. Two more battles are ongoing.

Towards Kupiansk, the russian army tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian units near Berestove and Pishchane four times.

According to the RMA, yesterday at 5:50pm, the russians attacked outside Borova village, Borova community, Izium region.

As a result of the shelling, 5,000m2 of grass burned.

At 1:04pm, russians attacked outside Kurylivka village, Kurylivka community, Kupiansk region. As a result of the shelling, 12 hectares of wheat burned.

At 11:45am, russians attacked Odnorobivka village, Zolochiv community, Bohodukhiv region. The shelling damaged a two-storey apartment building, private outbuildings and power lines.

At around 8am, russians attacked Lyptsi village, Lyptsi community, Kharkiv region. A man was injured as a result of a UAV attack.

Towards Kharkiv, russian terrorists stormed the positions of our troops seven times near Sotnytsia Kozachka, Vovchansk, Tykhe, Starytsia and Hlyboke. The enemy was not successful.

The enemy attacked our positions 5 times towards Kupiansk. There was combat near Stelmakhivka and Berestove, where our troops repelled four attacks. Another battle continues near Petropavlivka. The situation is under control.

A new longest air raid alert was recorded in Kharkiv which lasted a day, 12 hours and 47 minutes. The previous longest air raid in Kharkiv lasted 22.5 hours.

In Kharkiv oblast, as of 9 July, the alert has been in effect for 58 days in Lyptsi and Vovchansk communities, having been launched on 12 May.

Donetsk oblast

Yurii Tretiak, Acting Head of Myrnohrad CMA, informed that russian troops shelled Myrnohrad by Smerch multiple rocket launchers at 3 and 4:30pm. No one was injured or killed. There was partial destruction of one outbuilding at an industrial enterprise and damage to several private houses.

The regional prosecutor’s office said that a 73-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman were killed in airstrikes on Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi on 9 July. A man in his 40s, an 88-year-old woman and an 18-year-old girl were injured. A 73-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction.

At 4:30am, Myrnohrad was shelled, a non-residential building was damaged, but no one was injured.

Donetsk police reported that yesterday the invaders attacked 20 settlements in Donetsk oblast: 4 people were killed and 10 injured, including a child.

Police recorded 2595 enemy attacks per day.

Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Novohrodivka, Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, Novoekonomichne, Shcherbynivka, Yampil, Veselyi Hai, Vodiane Druhe, Hannivka, Dibrova, Kostiantynopilske, Kleban Byk, Mykolaivka, Miroliubivka, Oleksandropil, Romanivka, Uspenivka were under attack.

52 civilian objects were damaged, including 26 residential buildings, a church, educational and cultural institutions, administrative buildings, enterprises, vehicles and critical infrastructure.

Also russians shelled Pokrovsk by Smerch MRLs, killing three civilians and injuring three others. A private enterprise and vehicles were destroyed.

A civilian was killed in Toretsk as a result of artillery shelling.

The enemy shelled Novoekonomichne twice by Smerch rocket launchers, injuring three residents, including a 16-year-old boy. Seven private houses and a church were damaged.

The invaders shelled Novohrodivka by Uragan and Smerch multiple rocket launchers. A man was injured and 11 private houses damaged.

Two people in Chasiv Yar and another person were injured in Shcherbynivka.

Also russia launched two X-22 missiles at Kramatorsk, causing damage to an industrial area, with no casualties.

The police and military took 5 men and two shepherds from the frontline Kostiantynivka village. People moved to the village in 2022 from Vuhledar to escape the shelling. The invaders have been fiercely shelling Kostiantynivka with aircraft, artillery and drones, making evacuation extremely dangerous. Due to active hostilities, police cannot enter the settlement, so people were taken away by the military in armoured vehicles.

Assistant forester Vladyslav Dvyhun reported that as of June, Novovodolazke forestry in Kharkiv oblast sold 15% more firewood compared to last year and one tenth of its customers are IDPs. According to Dmytro Didenko, chief engineer of the Zhovtneve Forestry branch, nine out of ten forestries in the branch are in demand for firewood.

Serhii Chaus, Head of the CMA, said that two residents were evacuated from Chasiv Yar on 8 July. Currently, 630 people remain in the community.

The spokesperson of the Khortytsia operational group reported that there are no russian troops in Toretsk. The situation is under control of the Defence Forces. The russian military is losing its best units in the assaults.

An evacuation train to Volyn has started running from Pokrovsk railway station in Donetsk oblast. The train will run on this route once every eight days. A temporary shelter is being set up to help people wait for the train. There is also a daily train from Pokrovsk that takes people to Lviv.

Luhansk oblast

According to Luhansk RMA, the invaders are attacking villages, knowing that civilians remain there. Residential buildings are being destroyed in Nevske, which was shelled with cannon artillery. Also russians attacked Makiivka using artillery, firing three times from multiple rocket launchers, and were actively using unmanned aerial vehicles in the area.

Yesterday there were battles in Stelmakhivka, Hrekivka, Nevske and Makiivka.

Much of the information about housing that can be “squeezed out” is provided to the invaders by neighbours or other “well-wishers”, as they expect to be targeted. Or the russians themselves decide to choose such a house to live in, so they quickly start the procedure. When including real estate in the list of objects subject to the so-called “nationalisation”, the occupation authorities do not always check whether the data in the relevant real estate register is up to date or whether there are any utility debts. Announcements about declaring a property ownerless within 30 days are published without a date, meaning that they can be taken away in a week without waiting for the allotted time. This practice has recently become widespread, particularly in Stanytsia Luhanska.

Allegedly because of the forest fires that broke out around Kreminna, the occupiers decided to send 137 children from our region to Astrakhan region for “rest”. In a military-patriotic camp, representatives of the Russian army will work with them. Usually, they are taught how to fly drones and raise the level of military and patriotic education. In total, this camp is expected to accommodate 750 children from the so-called “lpr”.

The forests have been on fire for several months. And the invaders are unable to counteract the elements as they lack special equipment and the appropriate orders.

Roman Vlasenko, Head of Sievierodonetsk RMA, informed that locals call their relatives every time they risk their lives. The occupants have cut off mobile communications in the city. Civilians’ smartphones are constantly checked by representatives of russian law enforcement agencies.

Touring construction workers from the russian federation move into empty apartments and bring their families there. The “nationalisation” of housing in Sievierodonetsk is being carried out formally by the russians and they are taking everything they want.

What is happening now in the north of Ukraine

Kyiv oblast

Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, (as of 5pm on 9 July) reported the russian terrorist attack on Kyiv on the morning of 8 July which killed 33 people, including 4 children, and wounded 117.

The SES informed that the elimination of the consequences of the russian attack continues at three locations. A total of 377 rescuers and 76 pieces of equipment are involved at the scenes.

According to the SES, During the nighttime rubble removal in Shevchenkivskyi district of the city, the body of a boy was found. In total, 12 dead people were found at this location, including 4 children, and 25 people were injured. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.

House in Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, is being cleared of rubble after a russian strike on 8 July 2024. Photo: Kyiv State Emergency Service

Rescue operations at the site of the russian missile attack on Okhmatdyt have been completed in Kyiv. Two people were killed in the attack. More than 50 injured people sought medical assistance. 8 children were hospitalised with injuries.

SBU Head Vasyl Maliuk stressed that new evidence has been obtained that russia deliberately hit Okhmatdyt with an X-101 missile. This is backed up not only by the missile debris found at the site of the strike, but also by the analysis of the flight path data, the nature of the damage caused, as well as a large number of video and photo materials.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported that as a result of the russian strike, the Toxicology Department with the Chronic and Acute Intoxication Unit (where children undergo dialysis) of the Okhmatdyt National Children’s Hospital was completely destroyed. Almost all the windows in the old surgical building were broken, and two surgical and two somatic departments, an intensive care unit and an operating unit were severely damaged. In the new, recently constructed building, 12 departments were damaged, including 8 surgical wards, 5 oncology wards, two intensive care units, an operating unit, and the radiology and radiation therapy departments. A part of the country’s only onco-haematology laboratory was also lost.

627 children were in the Okhmatdyt when the russian missile hit. After the attack on the hospital, 94 patients were promptly transported from the hospital to other medical facilities in Kyiv, where they are receiving the necessary medical care. At the same time, 465 children in need of routine treatment were examined and temporarily discharged home. The surviving buildings of the Okhmatdyt remain to treat 68 patients.

Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation, announced that the UAH 250m raised by UNITED24 and monobank will be used to rebuild the Okhmatdyt hospital. Another UAH 100m has been allocated from the state’s reserve fund.

Aftermath of the russian missile attack on 8 July 2024 on the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv. Photo from social media

Serhii Popko, Head of KCMA, reported that as a result of a missile strike on Kyiv, damage was recorded in 7 districts of the city – Solomianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Desnianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi.

The Domino business centre was damaged in Solomianskyi district, two floors with a total area of 1500 sq m were destroyed, and a fire broke out, which was extinguished. 7 people were killed and 9 injured. The works have been completed.

In Holosiivskyi district, a pre-school, garages were damaged, 10 cars caught fire, a 5-storey residential building was partially destroyed, and 2 fire pits started. 22 people were injured.

In Dniprovskyi district, a 4-storey building of a medical centre was partially destroyed. 9 people died and 5 were injured. The works have been completed.

In Darnytskyi district, a private house was damaged and 1 person was injured. In Desnianskyi district, a fire in a two-storey private house was extinguished.

An industrial building caught fire in Sviatoshynskyi district – the fire was extinguished. Private houses and the building of the Professional Economic College were also damaged. Five people were injured.

In the evening of 8 July, power engineers restored electricity to almost all the homes in the capital that were left without power due to russian shelling. About 170 families remain without electricity. The equipment that provided light to their homes was completely destroyed. Construction of a temporary backup line is underway.

Aftermath of the russian strike on the capital on 8 July 2024. Photo: Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine announced the first working visit of Ruben Brekelmans, the Minister of Defence of the newly appointed Dutch government, to Kyiv on Sunday. He reaffirmed his unwavering support for Ukraine. The urgent need to protect Ukrainian cities from enemy missiles and drones, the importance of procurement reform and the success of implementing digital solutions in the defence sector were also discussed.

Zhytomyr oblast

In the north of Zhytomyr oblast, about 2,000 patients have already used the services of mobile medical teams, in particular, residents of Narodychi, Slovechne and Olevsk communities received help. The helping teams consist of family doctors, nurses and specialised doctors.

The philanthropists, together with the regional authorities, handed over an unmanned aerial vehicle Ares to the 115th Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces in Zhytomyr. This is a Ukrainian operational and tactical drone equipped with multi-channel communication, which allows switching to backup channels without losing control in case the enemy uses radio electronic warfare.

Sumy oblast

At night and in the morning of 9 July, russians attacked the border areas and settlements of Sumy oblast 8 times. A total of 20 explosions were recorded, including mortar and artillery attacks, an FPV drone strike, and the dropping of explosive devices from a UAV. Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Esman and Seredyna-Buda communities were shelled.

Over the past day, the russian military attacked Sumy oblast 25 times. A total of 91 explosions were recorded. According to the regional military administration, 9 border communities were shelled.

Bilopillia community was hit with mortars (11 explosions), and there were two strikes from a drone.

Vorozhba community was attacked by FPV drones (3 explosions). One man was injured. According to the North Military Command, a private house and a civilian infrastructure facility were damaged in the community.

Velyka Pysarivka community was shelled with artillery (34 explosions) and mortars (12 explosions). According to the North Military Command, a building of a municipal institution was damaged in Vilne village.

Two mines were dropped on Yunakivka community. There was also artillery shelling (6 explosions).

An FPV drone strike was recorded in Nova Sloboda community (1 explosion).

In Krasnopillia community, there was a mortar attack (2 explosions), and 2 explosives were dropped from a drone on the community.

Seredyna-Buda community (4 explosions), Druzhbivka community (1 explosion) and Esman community (11 mines were dropped) were under mortar fire.

Also, the North military command reported that due to russian attacks on 8 July, a farm building in Zarichchia of Znob-Novgorod community was damaged.

According to the police, over the past day, enemy troops attacked 23 oblast settlements with various types of weapons. As a result of the occupiers’ attacks, 1 civilian was injured, and the premises of a private enterprise, a private house and a car were damaged.

Volodymyr Artiukh, Head of the RMA, announced that several more fortifications are being built in Sumy oblast. The works are financed from the saved budget funds from the construction of fortifications, which began in February this year. These facilities are needed by the Ukrainian military to increase the resilience of defence systems around settlements and the regional centre.

A space for people with disabilities, internally displaced persons, war veterans and military families was opened in Trostianets. The Hub “Unbreakable 2.0” is a grant project. It was launched as part of the “Capable and Strong” programme implemented by the Eastern Europe Foundation with the support of Switzerland.

Chernihiv oblast

The State Border Guard Service reported that over the past day, russian troops attacked Semenivka community. A total of 18 explosions were recorded – mortar, cannon artillery and FPV drone attacks in the direction of Leonivka, Tymonovychi, Zarichchia, Arkhipivka and Liskivshchyna.

Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the RMA, announced that 38 medical facilities in the oblast have been fully restored, and another 19 have been partially restored. In total, during the russian full-scale invasion of the region, 68 healthcare facilities were damaged, and 8 were destroyed beyond repair.

13-year-old Ksenia Verbytska, who was injured during a rocket attack on a drama theatre in Chernihiv, came under russian fire again – in the Okhmatdyt hospital. On 8 July, she was in the hospital in Kyiv with her mother, waiting for a scheduled surgery. This was part of the treatment of injuries sustained during a rocket attack on a drama theatre in Chernihiv on 19 August 2023. In total, Ksenia has already undergone 14 surgeries.

Ksenia Verbytska after a russian missile hit a drama theatre in Chernihiv. Photo: Diana Borets

Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

Air defence forces shot down two missiles over the oblast.

In the evening and at night, the invaders attacked Nikopol region. They attacked the regional centre, Myrove and Pokrovsk communities with drones and artillery. An apartment building and 2 cars were damaged. In the morning, they launched drones at Nikopol again. Infrastructure, a private house and 2 outbuildings were damaged and a 79-year-old woman injured.

The enemy attacked Nikopol with kamikaze drones and artillery. They hit the regional centre, Myrove and Pokrovsk communities. 10 private houses, 3 outbuildings, an enterprise, gas pipelines and a power line were damaged. There were no casualties.

Vinnytsia oblast

According to the RMA, Vinnytsia Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital received two young patients from Okhmatdyt, the largest children’s specialised hospital in Ukraine, which was hit by a missile attack by russian invaders yesterday. In the future, the children will be treated in a medical facility in Vinnytsia.

Vinnytsia community handed over another aid to the National Guard and border guards. It includes 20 Mavic 3Ts, 400 FPV drones with drop mounts and 50,000 dry showers.

Mayor Serhii Morhunov reported that aid was delivered to the defenders of the 59th Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk. It includes 200 FPV attack drones and 5 Mavic 3T quadcopters.

Kirovohrad oblast

Vitalina Bevzenko, Spokeswoman of the Regional Police, said that a police bomb squad destroyed a warhead of an enemy aircraft missile in Kirovohrad oblast. It did not detonate after the air defence forces shot it down over the territory of the oblast.

Poltava oblast

Soldiers from Poltava oblast Serhii Kavnivetskyi, Mykola Rizhko, Oleksandr Lysenko and Viacheslav Herke were killed in the war.

36-year-old Serhii Kavnivetskyi was from Pohreby village, Hradyzk community. The soldier was a combat medic. On 22 August 2023, the soldier went missing near Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia oblast.

20-year-old Mykola Rizhko lived in Novomoskovske village of Hlobyne community. He was a senior machine gunner of an armoured vehicle of Special Forces snipers. On 4 July, he sustained a fatal gunshot wound near Hryhorivka village, Donetsk oblast.

30-year-old junior lieutenant Oleksandr Lysenko lived in Hamaliivka village of Lokhvytsia community. The soldier was the commander of an airmobile company of an airborne assault brigade. The soldier was killed on 5 July while performing a combat mission near the city of Vovchansk, Kharkiv oblast.

Senior soldier Viacheslav Gerke was a native of Zinkiv. The soldier was a driver of a self-propelled artillery battery. On 25 June 2024, he was injured in a drone attack near Vodiane village, Donetsk oblast. On 3 July, he died in Vinnytsia Military Medical Clinical Centre.

Filip Pronin, Head of the Regional Military Administration, confirmed that an industrial facility was hit in Poltava oblast. There were no casualties.

Poltava’s Housing and Communal Services Department has announced tenders for the construction of a memorial to ATO soldiers and a columbarium wall at the central cemetery. The estimated cost of the works is over UAH 10m.

Cherkasy oblast

A soldier from Cherkasy oblast, Vladyslav Andrushchenko, was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. He also received the Order of the Golden Star. The junior sergeant took part in battles in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts.

Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia oblast

Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia RMA, reported that on 8 July, the occupiers struck 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast 341 times. There were 3 men injured as a result of russian attacks in Vasylivka region and Zaporizhzhia oblast. The enemy conducted 2 missile attacks on Vilniansk.

Also, russian forces carried out 3 airstrikes on Malynivka and Robotyne.

127 UAVs of various modifications attacked Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Levadne, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka and Novoandriivka.

9 MLRS strikes hit Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka.

200 artillery strikes targeted the territories of Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Robotyne, Levadne, Malynivka, Novovasylivske, Stepnohirsk and Prymorske.

There were 10 reports of damage to residential buildings and infrastructure.

2 civilian men were injured, one of them in a moderately severe condition. Ash and ruins covered hundreds of square metres. The largest enterprises in the community were destroyed and the homes of peaceful residents damaged. These are the consequences of the russian attack on Vilniansk.

According to the State Emergency Service, the russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia oblast with 2 missiles. Fires broke out at the sites of the enemy strikes. They struck Vilniansk. The first enemy strike hit an infrastructure facility. The first impact caused a fire in a warehouse with equipment and finished products over an area of 300 sq m. After the 2nd attack, 9 vehicles and a transformer caught fire over an area of 200 sq m.

Mykolaiv oblast

8 July was extremely difficult for Mykolaiv oblast as the enemy struck by missiles, FPV drones and artillery shelling.

In the morning, on 8 July, at 10:10am, Pervomaisk region was subjected to a missile attack. During the operation of air defence forces, 4 cruise missiles were destroyed, the debris of which fell on open areas outside populated areas and caused several grass fires. The fires were promptly extinguished by firefighters. There were no casualties reported.

Then, around 2:25pm, a fire broke out on the territory of a farm in Voznesensk region due to the impact of an enemy ballistic missile, which then spread to residential buildings. The fire was promptly extinguished by firefighters. Among the victims were a 45-year-old woman and a 5-year-old child. Their condition is currently stable, with moderate severity.

At 3pm, the enemy attacked Kutsurub community by an FPV-type kamikaze drone. At 11:18pm, and again in the morning of 9 July, at 4:05am, artillery shelling was recorded in the community. There were no casualties reported.

In the evening, on 8 July, at 4:20pm, a fire broke out due to the fall of debris from a downed enemy reconnaissance UAV in Bashtanka region, which was promptly extinguished.

Also, at night, on 9 July, at 12:13am, an enemy ballistic missile strike damaged the working equipment of an agricultural enterprise and 2 private cars. Workers of the enterprise, men aged 27 and 38, sustained shrapnel injuries. They were hospitalised and their condition is of moderate severity.

In Mykolaiv, on the occasion of the founding day of the 188th Territorial Defence Battalion, veterans of the full-scale war, territorial defenders, Ukrainian defenders and volunteers were awarded honorary awards and certificates.

According to the police of Mykolaiv oblast, special software at the sites of war crimes, Mykolaiv forensic experts are creating 3D models of destroyed buildings. If the building is later demolished, it will be possible to reconstruct all the events of the occupiers’ crime.

Odesa oblast

All children’s medical facilities in Odesa are ready to receive patients from the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, which suffered from an enemy missile strike on 8 July. It is noted that Odesa is prepared to accommodate patients in its medical institutions for both urgent and planned medical procedures.

The container ship Levante F, belonging to one of the world’s largest shipping companies, Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC), made a long-awaited call at the port of Odesa. The Panamanian-flagged ship Levante F arrived at the Odesa Container Terminal (OCT) of the company HHLA at 1:33pm Kyiv time from the Georgian port of Poti. This marks a significant symbol of the resumption of maritime container cargo transportation, which had been severely disrupted due to military actions. In the case of Levante F’s arrival, this is the first real large container ship to dock since the beginning of the full-scale war, as opposed to feeder container transportation.

Kherson oblast

The russian artillery attack damaged 6 private houses and a high-rise building in Poniativka, Olhivka, Sadove and Stanislav. Also, they attacked Novovorontsovka by an FPV drone and combined artillery and drone shelling in Antonivka, resulting in 3 residential houses catching fire. In Komyshany, artillery shelling caused damage to 5 private houses.

On 9 July, in the afternoon, the russian military attacked Stanislav village in Kherson oblast. As a result of the enemy shelling, a resident sustained an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds. The russian forces shelled residential areas of Korabelnyi district of Kherson by artillery, damaging 5 private houses and 6 residential buildings. 2 men were injured.

Aftermath of the 9 July shelling in Kherson by enemy forces. Photo from social networks

Representatives of the International Dutch Fund LifeLine Ukraine – founder Jeroen Ketting and manager Wouter Hollander – visited Kherson on a working visit. The guests visited the city’s medical facilities to observe the staff’s work firsthand and discuss potential issues. During the meeting, they focused on providing humanitarian aid. Kherson CMA has been cooperating with the fund for over a year. During this period, our international partners have equipped a shelter in the dental clinic, provided a mobile dentistry vehicle, building materials to repair damages from russian shelling, clothes, hygiene kits, drinking water, etc.

In June, the amount of damage from soil contamination in Kherson oblast increased by more than UAH 150m. Overall, according to the State Environmental Inspectorate, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, soil contamination and land littering with construction debris and fragments of missiles and shell warheads in Kherson oblast have amounted to over UAH 7.5bn.

Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine

Volyn oblast

Kovel City Council reported that Michael Haake, Head of the Help for the Children of Kovel German charitable society, handed over 2 quadcopters for defenders, which were purchased with donations from residents of Walsrode.

Zakarpattia oblast

On average, about 200 conscripts update their data at the Administrative Services Centre of Uzhhorod City Council every day. The number of those willing, compared to the previous weeks, has increased. From the very morning, huge queues form at the Centre.

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast sent 24 car batteries and a charging station worth over UAH 200,000 to soldiers from the Prykarpattia anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion thanks to the funds of the regional budget within the framework of the targeted program of mobilisation training.

Lviv oblast

Since the beginning of the year, Lviv RMA, within the framework of the Safe Lviv Oblast regional program, has donated almost UAH 481m to the needs of defenders. Only within the framework of the Safe Lviv Oblast program, the RMA plans to donate over UAH 170m to the needs of Ukrainian defenders.

In Okhmatdyt, Svitlana Lukianchuk, a 30-year-old woman from Lviv, was among the killed. Svitlana was born in Lviv. The girl was an orphan, so her aunt took care of her upbringing. She graduated from the National Medical University named after Bohomolets. After that, she completed her internship. She worked as a paediatric nephrologist in the Okhmatdyt. Svitlana will be buried in Lviv near her parents, at the Holoskiy cemetery.

Oleksandr Pavelko, Commander of the Branch of the Airborne Platoon from Striy region, was awarded with the Defender of the Fatherland medal (posthumously). He was killed on 26 June, 2022.

Rivne oblast

Rivne oblast is ready to accommodate children from the Okhmatdyt capital hospital. Approximately 100 beds have been prepared in 2 regional hospitals: 50-70 in the regional children’s hospital (intensive care, oncology, surgery) and 30-50 in Rivne City Children’s Hospital (somatic beds). Medicines, dressings, food and fuel and lubricants are fully provided. In addition, 20 emergency teams are ready to go to Kyiv.

Ternopil oblast

The RMA reported that Ternopil Regional Clinical Hospital received an ambulance from a religious organisation of the Catholic Church.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

Khmelnytskyi City Council reported that the community sent 7 EW electronic devices and 1 mobile communication device worth almost UAH 1.3m to the Defense Forces thanks to the budget funds.

Chernivtsi oblast

Tereblechensk community bought paraffin for trench candles for various military units worth UAH 20.900 thanks to the budget funds.

Krasnoilsk community sent spare parts for the repair of equipment, which will allow it to be kept in working condition and ensure the uninterrupted performance of combat missions, to the Military Unit A4815.

Oleksandr Byzyn, Volodymyr Boik, Andrii Voronka, Vasyl Daskaliuk, Dmytro Mikuliak, Mykhailo Tkachuk, servicemen of the Military Unit A7186 were posthumously awarded with the Bukovynskyi Cross of Honor and Dignity honorary award by Chernivtsi RMA.

International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)

Germany updated the list of aid provided to Ukraine. The updated list includes:

ammunition for LEOPARD 1;
a Patriot air defence system, spare parts and ammunition for it;
2 TRML-4D aerial surveillance radars;
9,000 ammunition for GEPARD;
55,000 155-mm artillery shells;
30 reconnaissance UAVs “Vector”;
200 silencers for drones;
10 unmanned surface vessels;
1 Bergepanzer 2 evacuation vehicle;
4 WISENT 1 demining machines;
39 “SatCom” terminals;
150 night vision devices;
2 pickups;
10 armoured vehicles;
58,000 40 mm ammunition;
93,000 smoke grenades;
150 CR 308 rifles, 10 HLR 338 sniper rifles, 800 MK 556 rifles;
250 MG5 machine guns
detonators and detonating cords.

A 3-day NATO summit dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Alliance’s founding began in Washington. For the first time, 32 NATO countries will participate in it, including Sweden and Finland. The US and Germany offered to describe the “bridge” to Ukraine’s membership.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, had a conversation with Justin Trudeau, rPrime Minister. They discussed yesterday’s brutal russian attack, which claimed lives and caused significant destruction, including hospitals in Kyiv where children are being treated for cancer and other serious health problems.

World leaders commented on the massive russian missile attack on Ukraine and the attack on the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, said that the country is ready to help the children affected in Okhmadyt. Kaia Kallas, Estonian Prime Minister, emphasised that this is a reminder of why the world should support Ukraine and why outright russian war criminals should be brought to justice. Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, emphasised that the attack on the children’s hospital in Kyiv and on many other cities of Ukraine is proof that putin’s russia will stop at nothing. He emphasized that the attack on the most vulnerable cannot be justified.

Germany will accept children from the Okhmatdyt hospital for treatment. This was announced by the Minister of Health of Germany, Karl Lauterbach. German representatives will go to Ukraine on Wednesday to pick up sick children who need it, he said.

United24 in a few hours, UAH 100m were collected to help the arrested Okhmadyt hospital in Kyiv. The missile completely destroyed the toxicology building and damaged 4 more. 10 surgical departments, 5 oncology departments, 2 somatic departments, intensive care, 2 intensive care units, operating units, the department of radiology and variable therapy, part of the oncology and haematology laboratory (the only one in the country) were affected. Currently, the children have been evacuated to other hospitals in the capital.

Ukrainians in New York, Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles, Leipzig, Great Britain and Krakow went to rallies after the russian brutal attacks on civilians.

Materials compiled by Tetiana Kliuchnyk-Horobets, Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Аnna Efremova, Albahachiieva Helena

Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Zhanna Anshukova, Litrovnyk Alla, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova

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