War in Ukraine today: latest news, 12 July 2025 (photo)

It has been the 1235 th 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 Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding back russian occupiers’ advance and are taking measures to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory. On 12 July, there were 120 combat engagements.

Vysoke, Mykhailivske, Novovasylivka, Sosnivka in Sumy oblast; Kliusy, Baranivka in Chernihiv oblast were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire. The settlement of Boiaro-Lezhachi in Sumy ooblast was hit by airstrikes.

Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, there were eleven combat engagements. The enemy launched six airstrikes, dropping ten guided bombs, and carried out 141 attacks, including eight from multiple launch rocket systems.

Towards Southern Sloboda, there were seven enemy offensive actions in the vicinity of the settlements of Vovchansk, Zelene and Chuhunivka.

Towards Kupiansk, the invading army carried out six attacks on Ukrainian positions near Kindrashivka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Stepova Novoselivka, Zelenyi Hai and towards the settlement of Novoosinove.

Towards Lyman, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders seventeen times in the vicinity of the settlements of Hrekivka, Karpivka, Novyi Myr, Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, Dibrova, Serebrianka and Dronivka. Seven clashes are ongoing.

Towards Siversk, the enemy carried out two offensive actions in the vicinity of Ivano-Darivka and Vyimka.

Towards Kramatorsk, the Ukrainian defenders repelled four assault actions of russian invaders. The enemy tried to break through in the vicinity of the settlements of Klishchiivka and Bila Hora.

Towards Toretsk, Ukrainian defenders repelled six attacks near the settlements of Diliivka, Toretsk, Rusyn Yar, Stepanivka and Yablunivka. One clash is currently ongoing.

Towards Pokrovsk, russian invaders made 36 attempts to push Ukrainian soldiers from the occupied positions in the vicinity of the settlements of Popiv Yar, Volodymyrivka, Razine, Myrne, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Shevchenko, Zvirove, Udachne, Horikhove, Pokrovsk, Molodetske, Filiia and Oleksiivka. The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and repelled 30 enemy attacks.

Towards Novopavlivka, the enemy tried eight times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinity of the settlements of Dachne, Filiia, Myrne, Shevchenko, Temyrivka, Zelene Pole and Novopavlivka. Three clashes are still ongoing.

Towards Huliaipole, the enemy launched an airstrike on the settlement of Charivne.

Towards Orikhiv, Ukrainian soldiers repelled two enemy assault actions near Kamianske. The settlements of Novoandriivka and Plavni were subjected to airstrikes with guided bombs.

Towards Kherson, the enemy attacked five times, but was unsuccessful.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that at night, russia launched 26 missiles and 597 drones into Ukraine. He also added that there was a hit on civilian infrastructure.

The State Security Service has updated data on the “shadow fleet” of russia and Iran, which is used for the illegal transportation of oil and petroleum products to circumvent sanctions. 

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

Frontline

The General Staff reported that towards Southern Sloboda, the invader carried out seven offensive actions near Vovchansk, Zelene and Chuhunivka.

Towards Kupyansk direction, the Russian army carried out six attacks on Ukrainian positions near Kindrashivka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Stepovaya Novoselivka, Zelene Gay – towards the settlement of Novoosinove;

Towards Lymansk direction, Russia attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 17 times, in particular in the area of Novy Mir.

Over the past day, 186 combat clashes were recorded, – the OVA reported.

Towards Southern Sloboda, the aggressor stormed Ukrainian positions eight times in the vicinity of Zelene, Hlyboke, Vovchansk and Petro-Ivanivka.

Towards Kupiansk, there were eight attacks. The defense forces repelled the enemy’s assault actions near the settlements of Stepova Novoselivka, Golubivka, Zahryzove and Pishchane.

Shelling

Andrii Kanashevych,  Head of Kupiansk Regional Emergency Service, reports on an elderly man who suffered burns on 23% of his body due to the attack on Kupiansk. According to the regional prosecutor’s office, the strike occurred at approximately 01:00 — an FPV drone hit a high-rise building.

russians also carried out an airstrike on the city at around 08:00 — a 69-year-old man was injured by an explosive device. A man and a woman were injured in the strike at 02:00

The city of Kharkiv and 7 settlements of the oblast were subjected to enemy attacks. 4 people were injured as a result of the shelling.

In the city of Kharkiv, 55-year-old, 33-year-old and 47-year-old men were injured; in the village of Prykolotne, a 56-year-old man was injured.

The enemy attacked with 2 GABs and 8 UAVs in Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv.

The enemy actively used various types of weapons in the oblast:

▪️11 GABs;

▪️7 UAVs of the Shahed type;

▪️12 UAVs of the Geran-2 type;

▪️1 UAV of the Lancet type.

The following civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged and destroyed:

▪️in the city of Kharkiv, an enterprise, an apartment building, a higher education institution, a garage, 3 cars;

▪️in Kupiansk region, a school, 6 private houses, warehouses of an enterprise, power grids (village of Malyi Burluk), a private house (village of Kolodiazne), a lyceum (village of Vilhuvatka), 2 private houses (village of Myrne);

▪️in Izium region, a residential building, a truck (city of Izium), a recreation center (village of Oskil) were damaged.

Donetsk oblast

Frontline

Viktor Trehubov, Spokesman for the Khortytsia Special Unit, says that as of the morning of July 12, the fighting for Yalta continues – the settlement is not under the control of russian troops, despite the statements of DeepState analysts. Fighting for Zirka and Belohorivka is also ongoing.

The General Staff reported russian troops attacked 15 times towards Novopavlivka, there were 30 assaults. Defense forces repelled russian attacks near the settlements of Zaporizhzhia, Tolstove, Piddubne, Komar, Voskresenka, Novopil, Novosilka and Zelene Pole.

Towards Pokrovsk, Ukrainian defenders stopped 63 assaults. There were 34 attacks towards Lyman.

Shelling

As a result of the shelling of Sloviansk, one person was killed and three were wounded. Police officers are documenting the consequences of the strike. The attack on the central part of the city took place at around 08:00. The occupiers struck with Tornado-S MLRS. As of 13:00, one civilian was reported dead – a man born in 1990. Three people aged 20, 50 and 56 were injured. A shopping complex, an administrative building, a service station, an educational institution and 10 cars were destroyed.

Vadym Filashkin, Head of the RMA, says that two people were killed and two others were injured during the night and morning in Pokrovsk, Donetsk oblast. A house was also damaged.

On July 11, police recorded 3,077 russian strikes on the front line and residential areas. 18 settlements were under fire: the cities of Bilozerske, Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka, Lyman, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, the villages of Novohrygorivka, Oleksievo-Druzhkivka, Raiske, Yampil, the villages of Andriivka, Zakitne, Zapovedne, Kamianka, Novoandriivka, Ocheretyne, Platonovka, and Stepanivka. 46 civilian objects were damaged, including 21 residential buildings.

russians hit Kostiantynivka with two GAB-250 bombs and four FPV drones, killing a civilian, destroying three private houses and an educational institution.

The occupiers dropped a GAB-250 bomb on Platonovka in Siversk community – one person was killed, a private house was damaged.

In Yampol, Lyman community, an enemy FPV drone killed two civilians, another person was injured. In Zakitne, as a result of shelling with Smerch MLRS – one person was injured, 4 private houses, an outbuilding, and a civilian car were damaged.

In Belozerske, russia hit a civilian car with an FPV drone – two people were injured. Two civilians were injured during the mortar shelling of Myrnohrad, and an apartment building was destroyed. One injured in Pokrovsk, a private house was damaged.

One person was injured in Andriivka, Kramatorsk region, where drones damaged three civilian cars. Raiske, Druzhkivka community was attacked by two Geran-2 UAVs – two residents were injured, 7 private houses were damaged.

In Druzhkivka, there is damage on the territory of the enterprise. In Novohryhorivka, Druzhkivka community, there were two private houses damaged, in Oleksiivo-Druzhkivka – one house damaged.

In Lyman, a drone damaged a truck of a utility company. In Stepanivka, Kramatorsk region, a private house was damaged, in Novoandriivka – 13 civilian cars.

Luhansk oblast

The RMA reported that russians carried out 34 attacks, trying to advance towards Lyman. They stormed near Hrekivka and Novoiehorivka. They struck 36 times with artillery. They directed 77 drones and FPV drones towards our defenders.

The water supply situation in Sievierskodonetsk deteriorated significantly in the spring, when the occupiers liquidated the local water utility. Shutdowns with and without warnings became the norm. There are cases when there is no water in the taps several times a day. On the upper floors in many blocks, there is no water even more often due to low pressure. However, recently the invaders have begun to suspend the water supply even at night, turning off the supply of drinking water for at least six hours a day during the summer heat.

At least 130 cultural specialists are expected in the so-called “lpr” to be sent to work in villages, towns and small cities under the “Zemsky Cultural Worker” program. However, there is only enough money in the budget for incentive payments for this category this year for only 30 people. If approved, the person will have to work full-time in a small settlement for five years. However, in terms of attracting doctors, this program is not functioning properly and has not been life-saving. In particular, even with additional funds, only one doctor was able to be attracted to the front-line Sievierskodonetsk, when there was an urgent need for tens of times more.

What is happening now in the north of Ukraine

Kyiv oblast

Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of the Regional Military Administration, reported that the Clear Sky project intercepted about 50 drones over Kyiv oblast last night. The total number of drones intercepted during the project’s operation reaches 700 units.

The head of the Regional Military Administration also reported on the results of the region’s reconstruction. Approximately 21,000 objects have been either physically restored or, alternatively, owners receiving financial aid. Particular attention has been paid to Borodianka with 800 objects damaged. 592 of those have already been restored either through compensation or the building of new structures. In Borodianka, Slavutych, and Bucha, a comprehensive accessibility programme is being implemented, covering both public and private facilities.

The Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv reported the death of 22-year-old police officer Maria Dziumaha due to a russian missile attack on 10 July. Two people were killed and more than 20 injured that day.

The official Telegram channel of Holosiivskyi district reported that during a massive attack on Kyiv, a team of doctors delivered a child’s heart to a medical facility and performed surgery.

Zhytomyr oblast

At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, Zhytomyr oblast presented three strategic projects aimed at regional development, energy security and infrastructure:

• a new-generation rehabilitation centre to help military personnel and civilians affected by the war;
• a solid fuel power plant generating 9.9-13.1 MW of electricity and up to 22 MW of heat to enhance energy independence.
• reconstruction of a water treatment plant and pumping station to provide access to quality drinking water.

Vitalii Bunechko, Head of the Regional State Administration, reported that air defence forces shot down several enemy targets. Debris from the missile damaged an abandoned farm building, and the fire was extinguished by the State Emergency Service. No casualties or injuries were reported.

Sumy oblast

Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that around 1pm, the enemy struck the territory of Sumy community. As a result of two russian guided aerial bomb (GAB) attacks, a married couple — both 65 years old — were killed. Fourteen residential houses were damaged or destroyed. In Velyka Chernechchyna starosta district, two houses were completely destroyed and four more were damaged.

According to the Regional Military Administration, during the day, from the morning of 11 July to the morning of 12 July, 2025, russian forces carried out over 60 shelling attacks on 35 settlements across 13 territorial communities in the oblast.

In Velyka Pysarivka community, two civilians (born in 1968 and 1970) were injured in a UAV attack.
In Sumy community, one civilian (born in 1962) was injured in a UAV strike on 11 July.
In Seredyna-Buda community, one civilian (born in 1980) was injured in an MLRS shelling on 11 July.

The most shelling was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions.
The enemy used 20 guided aerial bombs (GABs) and dropped 10 VOG grenades from UAVs.
Enemy forces also carried out FPV-drone strikes, other UAV attacks, and rocket attacks (NAR) on the territory of Sumy oblast.

Damage and destruction to civilian infrastructure have been reported:
▪️ In Seredyna-Buda community — a private vehicle was damaged;
▪️ In Bilopillia community — a private residential house was destroyed;
▪️ In Znob-Novhorodskyi community — a non-residential building was damaged;
▪️ In Sumy community — non-residential buildings were damaged;
▪️ In Velyka Pysarivka community — a private residential house was damaged.

Over the past day, local authorities, together with units of the State Emergency Service, National Police, and public organizations from border communities, evacuated 8 people.
Air raid alerts in the oblast lasted for 18 hours and 10 minutes.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine informed that in Sumy oblast, border guards destroyed 4 Shaheds and 3 Gerbers. Fighters of the 5th Border Detachment also eliminated one Wing-type UAV and five FPV-drones.

Chernihiv oblast

Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment reported that during the day on 11 July, russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, and Snovsk. The attacks involved mortar fire, barrel artillery, MLRS, FPV-drones, and explosive drops from UAVs. A total of 80 explosions were recorded. In some villages, a residential house and a medical facility were damaged as a result of the strikes.

Novhorod-Siverskyi community:

• Hremiach — five explosions, likely FPV-drone strikes; six explosions, likely explosive drops from UAVs; and eleven explosions, likely by 120mm mortars. According to the North Operational Command, a medical facility in Hremiach was damaged by the shelling.
• Mykhalchyna Sloboda — two explosions, likely FPV-drone strikes.
• Dibrova — two explosions, likely explosive drops from UAVs; and three explosions, likely by120mm mortars.
• Pushkari — one explosion, likely caused by a Molniya FPV-drone.

Semenivka community:

• Kostobobriv — one explosion, likely caused by an explosive dropped from a UAV, and one explosion, likely an FPV-drone strike;
• Zarichchia — one explosion, likely from a UAV-dropped explosive;
• Tymonovychi — seven explosions, likely from UAV-dropped explosives;
• Arkhyivka — three explosions, likely FPV-drone strikes, and twelve explosions, likely by 120mm mortars. According to the North Operational Command, a private house in Arkhyivka was damaged by the russian attack;
• Mkhy — four explosions, likely from UAV-dropped explosives;
• Baranivka — one explosion, likely from a UAV-dropped explosive;
• Bleshniа — five explosions, likely by barrel artillery.

Snovsk community:

• Huta-Studenetska — four explosions, likely caused by explosive devices dropped from UAVs;
• Hirsk — eleven explosions, likely by multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

Mykola Lukashuk, Head of DOC, says that at night, 10 enemy UAVs were destroyed. Until late in the evening, Nikopol region suffered from enemy strikes. The occupiers shelled the area with artillery and launched a drone. They targeted the regional center, Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovske and Marhanets communities.

During the day, the enemy terrorized Nikopol and Synelnykove regions. There are killed and injured civilians. The occupiers struck about three dozen times in Nikopol region. A 27-year-old woman was killed due to enemy artillery shelling in Nikopol. A 35-year-old man and women aged 64 and 86 were wounded. In general, they targeted the regional center, Myrove, Pokrovske and Marhanets communities. Fires broke out, a high-rise building was damaged, an enterprise, 17 private homes, 10 outbuildings were destroyed by fire. 5 cars, power lines, gas pipelines and infrastructure were affected. The enemy also attacked the Velykomykhailivka and Mezhova communities of Synelnykove region. A fire broke out in a field. Two people were killed, another person was injured. Private houses and cars were damaged.

Kirovohrad oblast

Andrii Raikovych, Head of Kirovograd RMA, reports that the oblast was under another attack by enemy drones. Almost 10 private houses were damaged in one of the communities of Holovanivka region. Roofs were destroyed, windows and doors were broken, fences were damaged. Also in the region, due to the wreckage of a downed drone, dry grass caught fire in an open area.

Poltava oblast

Poltava RMA reports that another woman who was injured in the russian strike on Poltava community on July 3 died in the hospital. 

Cherkasy oblast

Ihor Taburets, Head of the RMA, a russian missile was destroyed within the region, as well as 20 UAVs were neutralized. In Cherkasy region, according to preliminary data, 8 private houses were damaged by the blast wave.

Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia oblast

According to the morning update from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Defence Forces in Orikhiv region repelled 1 russian attack near Kamianske, while no assault actions were recorded in Huliaipole region.

Ivan Fedorov, Head of the RMA, stated that on 11 July, the russian military launched 566 attacks on 16 towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia oblast. This included 394 UAV strikes, mostly FPV drones, targeting Malokaterynivka, Yuliivka, Vilne, Kamianske, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne and Preobrazhenka.

Mykolaiv oblast

Based on the information provided by Mykolaiv RMA, during the night of 12 July, Ukrainian air defence forces were actively engaged over Mykolaiv oblast.

The russian forces shelled Kutsurub community by artillery. In Dmytrivka village, a house was damaged and 43 consumers were left without electricity. The power outage was resolved and supply restored. There were no injuries reported.

Odesa oblast

The Ukrainian Navy reported that as of 6am, on 12 July, no russian warships were detected in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. In the Mediterranean Sea, 3 russian ships were recorded, 1 of which is a Kalibr cruise missile carrier with a total salvo capacity of up to 4 missiles.

Kherson oblast

Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the RMA, stated that russian forces shelled Kherson, killing an 87-year-old woman.

According to the RMA, at around 4:40pm, a russian drone attack targeted a man in Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, causing a blast injury, concussion and shrapnel wounds to his torso, arms and legs. He is currently hospitalised.

The CMA informed that on the morning of 12 July, russian artillery struck Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. A school facility sustained damage with windows shattered.

The State Emergency Service reported that overnight, a residential building in Kherson caught fire after being hit by a russian shell. 2 apartments on the 5th floor were engulfed in flames. Also, in Bilozirka, a private house caught fire due to shelling. All fires were extinguished.

According to the CMA, at around 10pm on 11 July, russian forces shelled Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, striking a preschool educational facility.

Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine

Volyn oblast

Lutsk was attacked by suicide bombers all night, and at dawn by missiles. In total, 35 UAVs and 2 missiles were recorded in the airspace during the alert. As a result of falling debris, a residential building caught fire and was destroyed, and cars were damaged. All relevant services are working on the scene. The fire has been extinguished. There are no victims or injured.

Zakarpattia oblast

The oblast continues to welcome children from frontline regions for a vacation. Another group has arrived from Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. These are children of military personnel, orphans and children deprived of parental care. For 10 days, the young guests will rest at the Praha Family Camp in Irshava.

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast

As a result of an enemy attack on Chernivtsi, Sviatoslav Lazarenko, Head of the legal, personnel and mobilization department of Sniatyn City Council, was killed.

Lviv oblast

Explosions were heard in several areas of the city. 46 houses were damaged, over 500 windows were broken. 15 apartments are uninhabitable. 28 residents were offered temporary free accommodation in a hotel. 20 cars and 3 buildings of the Lviv Polytechnic, city courts and over 20 premises of small and medium-sized businesses were also damaged. There were no injuries. Residents were in shelters. Several people were provided with first aid on the spot. In the Railway District, the roof of a non-residential building was on fire. The area of the fire was about 200 m². The contact network was also severed. Because of this, trolleybuses №22, 30 and 32 will not run in the morning. All necessary services are working on the spot.

Among the victims of the enemy attack on Lviv is an 11-year-old boy. 5, including the child, were provided with assistance on the spot. 1 man was hospitalized. The total number of victims has increased to 6 people

25 SUVs and 2 motorbikes have arrived in Lviv oblast. They are already heading to defenders from the 24th King Danylo Motorized Rifle Brigade and other units that have contacted Lviv Regional Defense Army with a request for such a need.

Rivne oblast

During the night, air defense forces worked in Rivne oblast. Several enemy targets were neutralized. People and infrastructure were not harmed.

Ternopil oblast

Large-scale command and staff exercises of government bodies and civil defense forces have been completed in Ternopil oblast. Over the course of three days, complex scenarios for responding to natural and man-made emergencies were practiced.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

At night, during the air alert signal, the Air Defense Forces and Means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four enemy cruise missiles and five enemy attack UAVs of the Shahed type. As a result of the attack in Kamianets-Podilskyi district, solar panels and the roof of a non-residential utility room were damaged.

Chernivtsi oblast

The enemy attacked Chernivtsi with drones and a missile. 2 people were killed – 43-year-old Sviatoslav Lazarenko, an employee of Sniatyn City Council of Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, and 26-year-old Diana Kravchenko, Manager of Chernivtsi pharmacy. There are wounded civilians. Houses, shops and administrative buildings were damaged. All relevant services of the city are working on the ground.

The affected residents were offered temporary relocation to a dormitory. They provided with food, water, hygiene products, and medical and psychological assistance. A special commission has been created to inspect the damage and assess the losses.

13 July has been declared a day of mourning in Chernivtsi for the victims. All mass events have been canceled.

International support for Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war (Russian invasion of Ukraine)

As part of the partnership, Norway plans to provide over UAH 100m by the end of 2025. The funds will be used to support projects that increase the cyber resilience of Ukraine’s civil and critical infrastructure.

The International Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine (URC2025) was held in Rome on 10-11 July, bringing together representatives of over 100 countries, international organizations, businesses, and municipalities to coordinate joint actions in the field of reconstruction of Ukraine.

 

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Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia 

Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova

 

 

 

 

 

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