It has been the 1604 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 4 pm:
Artillery shelling of border areas continues. In Sumy oblast, the settlements of Bachivsk, Potapivka, Korenok, Ryzhivka, Volfyne, Hirky, Bezsalivka, Tovstodubove, Ulanove, Holyshivske, Stetskivka, Bunyachyne, Sopych, Neskuchne, Kucherivka, and Yastrubshchyna were affected; in Chernihiv oblast – Bohdanove. Novi Vyrky and Tovstodubove came under airstrikes.
Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, the occupiers carried out 27 attacks on settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops, including one from a multiple launch rocket system.
Towards Southern Sloboda, the invaders made six attempts to break through the defense in the vicinity of Izbytske, Kutkivka, and Khatnye. One engagement is still ongoing.
Towards Kupyansk, there were no enemy offensive operations.
Towards Lyman, Ukrainian warriors repelled six attempts by the invaders to advance in the vicinity of Novoselivka, Drobysheve, and Novomykhailivka. Two attacks are ongoing.
Towards Sloviansk, the Defense Forces repelled 13 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Riznykivka and Zakitne.
Towards Kramatorsk, russian invaders launched one attack against Tykhonivka.
Towards Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine attacks in the vicinity of the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Stepanivka. One engagement is ongoing.
Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers have made 12 attempts to push Ukrainian warriors out of their positions in the vicinity of Dorozhne, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Novopidhorodne, Vilne, Novyi Donbas, Myrne, and Serhiivka.
Towards Oleksandrivka, the enemy made one attempt to advance near Vorone.
Towards Huliaipole, the Defense Forces repelled six enemy attacks in the vicinity of Kosivtseve, Verkhnia Tersa, and Tsvitkove.
Towards Orikhiv, the enemy twice assaulted the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinity of Mali Shcherbaky and Novoandriivka.
Towards Kherson, there were no enemy offensive operations.
There are currently no significant changes in the situation in other directions.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
As of 16:00, Russian forces had launched 15 attacks against the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces on the South Slobozhanskyi axis, advancing toward Izbytske, Kutkivka, Khatnie, Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Radkivka, Vilcha, and Bereznyky. On the Kupiansk axis, one assault was recorded near Kolisnykivka.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 279 combat engagements took place over the past 24 hours. On the South Slobozhanskyi axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled 15 enemy attacks near Starytsia, Artilne, and toward Izbytske, Hrafske, Lyman, Vilcha, Symynivka, Kolodiazne, Kutkivka, Sheviakivka, Khatnie, and Ambarne. On the Kupiansk axis, Russian forces launched five assaults toward Kupiansk, Novoplatonivka, and Kurylivka.
Shelling and Attacks
At approximately 03:38, a Russian Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle struck a multi-storey residential building in Slatyne. One apartment was damaged, windows were shattered in neighboring flats, and a fire broke out before being extinguished by emergency responders. No casualties were reported, according to the Derhachi Military Administration.
Later in the morning, Russian forces carried out strikes with guided aerial bombs (KABs) and FPV drones across the Kupiansk district. In Shevchenkove, Hrushivka, and Ohurtsivka, three civilians were killed and four others were injured, according to the Kupiansk District Military Administration and the Shevchenkove Settlement Military Administration.
Also in the morning, a Russian drone struck a civilian enterprise in Vysoke. A 35-year-old security guard was killed, while five people were injured, including four passengers on the regular Lozova–Kharkiv bus, which was damaged by debris. The resulting fire engulfed more than 1,200 square meters of industrial premises.
At 15:55, three Molniya drones attacked the town of Zolochiv, injuring two women and one man. While emergency services were providing assistance, Russian forces launched a second strike, destroying an ambulance and damaging a police service vehicle. Medical personnel and police officers were not injured. Four private homes and local power lines were also damaged.
At approximately 19:00, another Molniya drone attacked Odnorobivka, part of the Zolochiv community. A private house and several outbuildings were damaged. No casualties were reported.
In Kharkiv, a Russian drone strike on the Kholodnohirskyi district injured a 50-year-old man and damaged a civilian vehicle.
According to the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv and 23 settlements across the region over the past 24 hours. Eighteen people were injured, including a 16-year-old boy. The attacks involved three guided aerial bombs (KABs), five Geran-2 attack drones, 11 Molniya drones, 12 FPV drones, and 44 UAVs of other types. In Kharkiv, damage was reported to four apartment buildings, an administrative and industrial facility, a production hangar, a pharmaceutical warehouse, a civilian enterprise, a cinema, tennis courts, and seven vehicles. Extensive destruction was also recorded in communities across the Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk, Izium, Kharkiv, Lozova, and Chuhuiv districts.
Demining and Evacuation
Over the past week, demining teams in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 83 hectares of land. Sappers surveyed over 35 hectares of agricultural land, more than 10 km of roads, 8 hectares of forest, 300 meters of gas pipelines, and 900 meters of power lines. They also cleared 13 residential properties, neutralized 598 explosive ordnance items, and restored electricity to 24,337 consumers.
The transit evacuation center in Lozova received 213 evacuees over the past 24 hours. Since the facility began operating, a total of 45,953 people have been evacuated and registered.
Donetsk oblast
Frontline
Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 30 Russian assaults on the Kostiantynivka axis, compared to 20 attacks the previous day. Fighting continued near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Sofiivka, and toward Vilne, Toretske, and Kucheriv Yar. The heaviest enemy activity remained on the Pokrovsk axis, where Ukrainian forces repelled 38 attacks, while 22 assaults were recorded on the Sloviansk axis.
During the night of 16 July, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Shakhtarsk oil depot in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk Oblast and a Russian electronic warfare equipment depot near Novodarivka in Luhansk Oblast. The results of the strikes are being assessed.
Also on the Kostiantynivka axis, soldiers of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed 15 Russian drones of various types in a single night, including ZALA, Supercam, Orlan, Skat, Lancet, Gerbera, and Italmas UAVs.
Shelling
At approximately 10:00, Russian forces dropped three UMPB D-30SN guided aerial bombs on Kramatorsk. Seven civilians were injured: three women aged 40 to 65 and four men aged 19 to 47.
The attack damaged a Nova Poshta branch, a café, and two civilian vehicles. Employees of the postal branch were unharmed, as they had taken shelter during the air raid.
russian forces also attacked Malotaranivka today with an FPV drone, injuring a 64-year-old civilian man.
In the village of Nadiia, a Lancet loitering munition struck a cargo truck, killing the 46-year-old driver at the scene.
In Sloviansk, a shop assistant was injured in a russian strike on the city.
Following the overnight attack on Kramatorsk, emergency responders rescued four residents who had become trapped inside their homes and extinguished fires covering a total area of 200 square meters. The airstrike also damaged a gas pipeline supplying the Yasnohirka Starosta District, disrupting local gas infrastructure.
According to the Donetsk Regional Police, on 15 July Russian forces launched 1,333 strikes targeting both the front line and civilian areas across the region.
Nine settlements came under attack. Three civilians were killed and 14 others were injured. The shelling damaged 51 civilian facilities, including 40 residential buildings.
The most severe situation was reported in Yasna Poliana, where a Russian Smerch multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) strike killed three civilians and injured three others. Eight private homes were damaged.
Kramatorsk came under 13 separate attacks, including strikes involving eight KAB-250 guided aerial bombs. Six civilians were injured, while residential buildings, a retail store, vehicles, and critical infrastructure sustained damage.
In Druzhkivka, four people were injured. In Sloviansk, 19 private homes were damaged, while in Malotaranivka, a KAB-250 guided bomb destroyed seven private houses. Damage was also reported in Bilenke, Raihorodok, Novodonetske, and Adamivka.
Evacuation and Other Developments
The Novodonetske community has announced the mandatory evacuation of children from several settlements. A total of 74 children from 51 families are subject to evacuation. Accommodation has been arranged in the Zakarpattia, Poltava, Rivne, and Kirovohrad regions with the support of the Save Ukraine Charitable Foundation.
Meanwhile, a relocated educational institution from Donetsk Oblast, currently operating in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, completed its first military-patriotic training program, attended by 75 children. During the second session, organizers plan to provide training for an additional 140 children and teenagers from temporarily occupied and frontline areas.
Luhansk oblast
russian forces carried out 27 attacks on Ukrainian defensive positions in Luhansk Oblast. The primary emphasis was on the use of unmanned aerial systems, with 23 FPV drone strikes and UAV-delivered munition drops recorded. In addition, russian troops employed tube artillery twice, as well as mortars and an automatic grenade launcher. On the Lyman axis, occupying forces made 12 attempts to break through Ukrainian defensive lines.
russia continues to integrate the temporarily occupied areas of Luhansk Oblast into its own economic system while appropriating Ukrainian industrial assets. Companies from Rostov Oblast and the Moscow region have occupied the production facilities of the Lugamash Plant (formerly Luhanskteplovoz), where the occupation administration is establishing a so-called industrial park. The seized enterprise is being prepared for inclusion in Russia’s national register of industrial parks. russian companies have already launched the production of construction materials, metal structures, and other industrial goods on the site.
The temporarily occupied part of Luhansk Oblast continues to experience a systemic water supply crisis. Following another series of power outages affecting pumping stations, several settlements have been left without running water, forcing authorities to transport water over long distances. Occupation administrations acknowledge that they lack the resources to resolve the crisis and have postponed key infrastructure projects until at least 2027, including the launch of an additional pumping station in the Kreminna area. The ongoing situation highlights the occupation authorities’ inability to ensure the stable operation of the region’s critical infrastructure.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
Two people have been killed and five others wounded, including a child, as a result of russian shelling in Kyiv. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the enemy attacked the Sviatoshyn and Darnytsia districts of the capital.
In the Darnytskyi district, fires broke out in an administrative and warehouse building, in an area where lorries were parked, and in a warehouse. Firefighters extinguished the blazes. Two people were killed, and two others, including a child, were injured.
In the Sviatoshynskyi district, a fire broke out in a warehouse following a direct hit. Three people were injured. The fire has been brought under control.
According to the Kyiv Regional State Emergency Service, rescue climbers and bomb disposal experts inspected and cleared the roofs of industrial buildings damaged by russian shelling in Vyshneve. The work was carried out on the tenth day following the russian attack on the town. Due to the extensive damage, the roofs could only be accessed using mountaineering equipment.
Work is now in its second week in Kyiv to clean up the oil pollution in Lake Kyrylivske, which occurred following the Russian attack on 2 July. The work is already shifting from emergency response to the systematic restoration of the lake. Scientists from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine have joined the effort, studying the water, bottom sediments, vegetation and fauna to determine the next steps for restoring the ecosystem.
British Prime Minister Starmer has arrived in Kyiv ahead of stepping down from office. He plans to convey the message that, although he himself is stepping down, Britain’s policy of supporting Ukraine will continue. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer walked along the Wall of Remembrance near St Michael’s Cathedral and paid tribute to the fallen defenders of Ukraine.
Zhytomyr oblast
Vitaliy Bunechko, head of the Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, reported that on the evening of 15 July, russian forces attacked civilian infrastructure in the Berdychiv district. No reports of casualties have been received. Clean-up operations are ongoing.
Sumy oblast
Yurii Lysenko, Head of Stetskivka Starosta District, reported that on 16 July, russian forces struck Stetskivka. Two people were injured in the attack. A high-speed russian missile left a large crater in the village. The enemy also struck a school, although the projectile failed to detonate. On another street, russians fired a multiple launch rocket system using cluster munitions. Up to 20 households were damaged across the community.
Sumy branch of Gas Networks of Ukraine informed that gas distribution networks in Richky community were damaged during a massive russian attack. Emergency repair work will begin as soon as the security situation permits.
According to the RMA, from the morning of 15 July to the morning of 16 July, russian forces carried out nearly 60 attacks on 24 settlements across 15 territorial communities in the oblast. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy used mortars, artillery, FPV drones, UAVs and guided aerial bombs. Air raid alerts were in effect in the oblast for 21 hours and 52 minutes over the 24-hour period.
The Regional Military Administration reported that, as of the morning of 16 July, three people had been killed and 34 others injured in enemy attacks across Sumy oblast over the previous day. Destruction and damage were also recorded:
▪️ In Sumy community, three people were killed and 21 injured, including two children, in a guided aerial bomb strike. A 60-year-old woman was injured in a russian drone attack. A 51-year-old woman was injured when a UAV struck a house, while three other people were also affected. Civilian infrastructure facilities, non-residential buildings, a medical facility, apartment buildings, vehicles, a private residential house and outbuildings were damaged.
▪️ In Hlukhiv community, three people sustained injuries in a russian drone strike. Non-residential buildings were damaged.
▪️ In Bilopillia community, two people were injured in a russian drone strike, while three more people sustained injuries when a UAV hit a house. Passenger cars were destroyed. The premises of a church, a library, a private residential house and a passenger car were damaged.
▪️ In Kyrykivka community, a private residential house was damaged.
▪️ In Svesa community, a passenger car was damaged.
▪️ In Buryn community, a lorry was damaged.
▪️ In Trostianets community, a non-residential building and a passenger car were damaged.
▪️ In Nedryhailiv community, a lorry was damaged.
▪️ In Putyvl community, a private residential house was damaged.
▪️ In Richky community, private residential houses, outbuildings and a shop were damaged.
Residential houses, outbuildings and property previously damaged in earlier shelling were also recorded in Seredyna-Buda, Esman, Shostka and Khutir-Mykhailivskyi communities. Six people sought medical treatment for injuries sustained in russian drone strikes on Seredyna-Buda community on 14 July.
The Security Service of Ukraine announced that law enforcement officers in Sumy oblast had recovered fragments of a russian drone containing elements of depleted uranium. The hazardous components were found in Heran-2 strike UAVs used by russian forces in two attacks on Sumy oblast in April 2026.
Chernihiv oblast
Ratan Akhmedov, Mayor of Koriukivka, reported that on 16 July, russian forces attacked Koriukivka region by UAVs. In Koriukivka, the enemy struck a transport facility. A critical energy facility in the district also came under attack, leaving a significant number of consumers without electricity.
Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Novhorod-Siverskyi Regional Military Administration, said that at around 11:37am on 16 July, the enemy attacked Novhorod-Siverskyi by a UAV. The strike hit one of the town’s petrol stations.
Oleksandr Seliverstov also informed that at around 7:35am on 16 July, russians attacked a private residential house in Ivanivka village, Semenivska community, by a Molniya UAV. No civilian casualties were reported.
According to Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment, on 15 July, russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka and Snovsk. The enemy carried out mortar attacks (10 explosions), FPV drone attacks (8 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (2 explosions). Seven settlements came under enemy fire.
Chernihiv Oblast Police reported that police explosive ordnance disposal specialists had neutralised the warheads of two russian strike UAVs recently discovered in a forested area of Chernihiv region. The drones had been shot down by Ukrainian Defence Forces.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk RMA, reported that a UAV attack caused a fire in Kryvyi Rih. Infrastructure was damaged. The occupiers struck Petropavlivka community by UAVs. Private houses and vehicles were damaged. In the morning, they attacked Nikopol by a drone. A 73-year-old man was injured in Nikopol. The occupiers shelled the regional centre, Pokrovske rural, Marhanets and Myrove communities by artillery and drones.
Fires broke out. An agricultural enterprise was damaged.
The enemy attacked Kryvyi Rih and Zelenodolsk community by UAVs. Fires broke out. An enterprise and infrastructure were damaged. The russian forces struck Mykolaivka community by 3 KABs.
Kirovohrad oblast
Residents of Kropyvnytskyi paid tribute to 2 servicemen.
Vladyslav Bereza was born on 18 February 1996. He served as a reconnaissance soldier and was killed in Donetsk oblast on 8 April 2024.
Ruslan Berest was born on 27 November 1992. He served as a rifleman and was killed in Donetsk oblast on 20 October 2024.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of Cherkasy RMA, stated that air defence forces shot down 2 russian UAVs over Cherkasy oblast overnight. In Uman region, the fall of a UAV caused a wheat field covering 500 sq.m to catch fire.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that as a result of the aerial bombardment of Zaporizhzhia, 2 women aged 38 and 59 and a 41-year-old man were killed. 39 houses were damaged in the russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia, 2 of them destroyed.
3 people were injured as a result of a russian KAB strike on Zaporizhzhia. There is destruction in the city, and emergency services are working at the scene.
2 boys aged 15 and 17 were injured as a result of a drone attack on Hryhorivka village in Zaporizhzhia oblast. The russian forces attacked Vilniansk by a strike drone. Houses, non-residential buildings and vehicles were damaged. There were no casualties reported.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on 15 July, the Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled 23 russian attacks in Huliaipole and Orikhiv oblast. In particular, combat engagements took place near Mali Shcherbaky, Bilohiria, Plavni and in the directions of Hirke, Tsvitkove, Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Dobropillia and Charivne.
Ivan Fedorov, Head of the RMA, stated that 7 people were killed and 20 injured as a result of russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia oblast and Polohy region. On 15 July, russian forces launched more than 970 strikes on 56 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast over. The occupiers used drones most extensively, primarily FPV drones.
Mykolaiv oblast
Based on the information provided by Mykolaiv RMA, during the day, russian forces attacked Mykolaiv oblast by drones. As a result of the strikes, 2 people were killed. 1 man was injured. As of the morning of 16 July, his condition is serious but stable. Also, a Lancet strike on Ochakiv community damaged a filling station.
Odesa oblast
Serhii Lysak, Head of Odesa CMA, said that during the daytime attack, russian forces struck civilian infrastructure. The regional prosecutor’s office clarified that a 71-year-old man was killed. 3 men aged 43 to 68 were injured.
Referring to Odesa RMA, russian forces attacked Odesa in the morning. As a result of the attack, the grounds of a filling station were damaged, along with the roof of an educational institution, where windows were shattered. There were no casualties or injuries reported.
Kherson oblast
Relying on the information provided by Kherson RMA, at approximately 2:10pm, russian forces attacked a vehicle by a drone in Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. A 35-year-old man sustained a concussion, blast injuries and a closed traumatic brain injury.
At around 1:30pm, russian forces attacked a vehicle by a UAV in Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. A 61-year-old employee of a medical facility came under the attack. He sustained blast injuries, a concussion and an acute stress reaction.
This morning, russian forces attacked a house in Khreshchenivka in Novovorontsovka community by a UAV. The impact of the enemy FPV drone caused a fire that destroyed the house.
At approximately 8:20am, russian forces attacked a man by a drone in Korabelnyi district of Kherson. A 58-year-old resident, on whom the occupiers dropped an explosive device, sustained blast injuries, a fractured femur and multiple shrapnel wounds to his lower back, arms and legs. A 45-year-old man was diagnosed with blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to his legs.
At around 1am, a woman was injured in Krasnopilske village, Borozenske community, as a result of a russian drone attack. The 67-year-old resident sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds.
At around 9pm yesterday, a woman was injured in a russian drone attack in the central part of Kherson. The 42-year-old resident was diagnosed with a concussion, blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to her arm.
Yesterday afternoon, a young woman was injured in a russian drone attack in the central part of Kherson. The 24-year-old woman was diagnosed with a concussion and blast injuries.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
The death of Oleh Maziar, 23-year-old serviceman from the village of Dibrova, Pidhaitsivska community, who had been missing since May 2024, has been officially confirmed. The soldier was killed on May 3, 2024, while performing a combat mission near the settlement of Arkhangelske, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region.
Zakarpattia oblast
Uzhhorod City Council reported that the III degree For Courage Order was awarded to relatives of Maksym Yevdokimov, deceased soldier of the Military Unit A1008.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
The RMA held a working meeting on the implementation of veteran policy in the Carpathian region. They discussed the development of veteran policy and cooperation with veteran organizations; strengthening the work of field working groups; expanding the team of specialists for comprehensive support of veterans.
Lviv oblast
Rudkivska community sent gas cylinders, food, hygiene products, and other aid to the military. Borynska community raised funds for a pickup truck for the Territorial Defense and a car for the marines.
Rivne oblast
All trade communities in Rivne oblast are already covered by a network of veteran support specialists. 155 such specialists provide services in the oblast.
Ternopil oblast
Ternopil City Council reported that 18 military families received the Honorary Citizen of Ternopil City Territorial Community distinction.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi community sent UAVs, FPVs, quadcopters, NRCs, antennas, electronic warfare, electronic warfare equipment, etc. worth UAH 53.13m to the Defense Forces.
Chernivtsi oblast
In Chernivtsi, Vladyslav Baranovych, veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, opened the Bulka Bread Lab bakery-pizzeria. He took advantage of the Grant for Veterans and Their Family Members program.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
The US has introduced a bill on sanctions against russia. The bill is almost twice as large as the previous version and significantly changes the approach to restrictions. The document provides for the automatic introduction of sanctions against the russian energy sector, banking system, oligarchs and putin, as well as duties of up to 100% for the largest buyers of russian energy.
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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