It has been the 1610 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:
On 22 July, the aggressor attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 79 times.
Artillery shelling of border areas continues. In Sumy oblast, the settlements of Neskuchne, Korenok, Sopych, Potapivka, Kucherivka, Rohizne, Budky, Volfyne, Ulanove, Bunyakyne, Seredyna-Buda, Buvalyne, Bachivsk, Hirky, Sukhodil, and Tovstodubove were affected; in Chernihiv oblast – Zaliznyi Mist.
Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, the enemy carried out 32 shellings of settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops, including one shelling using a multiple launch rocket system.
Towards Southern Sloboda, the invaders made six attempts to break through the defense in the vicinity of Fyholivka and towards the settlements of Ternova, Prylipka, Kutkivka, and Malyi Burluk. Two engagements are ongoing.
Towards Kupiansk, there was one enemy attack heading towards Kupyansk.
Towards Lyman, Ukrainian warriors repelled ten attempts by the invaders to advance in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka and Novoselivka, and towards Lyman, Drobysheve, Stavky, and Ozerne. Three attacks are still ongoing.
Towards Sloviansk, the Defense Forces repelled 17 enemy attacks in the vicinity of the settlements of Kryva Luka and Riznykivka, Pyskunivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka. Four engagements are still ongoing.
Towards Kramatorsk, russian invaders launched three attacks in the vicinity of Nykyforivka and towards Vasyutynske.
Towards Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian defenders repelled 10 attacks in the vicinity of the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Rusyn Yar, and towards the settlement of Dovha Balka. One engagement is ongoing.
Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers made 19 attempts to push Ukrainian warriors out of their positions in the vicinity of Kotlyne and Udachne, and towards the settlements of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Nove Shakhove, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Svitle, Shevchenko, and Serhiivka. One engagement is still ongoing.
Towards Oleksandrivka, the enemy attacked twice in the vicinity of Ternove and Kalynivske.
Towards Huliaipole, the Defense Forces repelled eight enemy attacks near Vozdvizhivka, Dobropillia, Staroukrainka, Hirke, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.
Towards Orikhiv, Ukrainian defenders stopped three attempts by the enemy to advance in the vicinity of the settlements of Mali Shcherbaky and Shcherbaky, and towards Pavlivka.
Towards Kherson, the enemy conducted no offensive operations.
There are currently no significant changes in the situation in other directions. No attempts by the enemy to advance have been recorded.
russia has launched a strike on a UNICEF warehouse, destroying humanitarian supplies for Ukrainian children worth nearly $3.9 million. The attack damaged generators, drinking water supplies, hygiene kits, and other critically important resources — more than 106,000 items of humanitarian cargo in total. According to UNICEF, two children were killed and at least 50 others were injured last week alone. June recorded the highest number of child casualties since the beginning of 2022, with 7 children killed and 116 injured.
Officially: Oleksandr Syrskyi has been dismissed from the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Mykhailo Drapatyi will become the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The decision was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
Towards Southern Sloboda, the occupiers made six attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense in the vicinity of Fyholivka and towards Ternova, Prylipka, Kutkivka, and Malyi Burluk. Two combat engagements were ongoing. Towards Kupiansk, russian troops launched one attack heading towards Kupyansk.
On 21 July, there were 219 combat engagements. Towards Southern Sloboda, russian troops attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 12 times near Hoptivka, Lyman, Izbytske, Kozacha Lopan, Hrafske, and Artilne. Towards Kupyansk, the enemy conducted no offensive operations.
Shelling
At 14:53, a russian Banderol struck Izium. A hit was recorded in the Pisky area. One person suffered an acute stress reaction. The buildings of a former motor depot were damaged, and a cargo trailer caught fire.
Around 15:00, a russian FPV drone hit near random passersby in Zolochiv. A 58-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl sustained blast injuries. The man was diagnosed with a penetrating chest wound, and the child with a non-penetrating wound. Both were hospitalized.
Throughout the day, russian FPV drones attacked the building of the Zolochiv settlement council four times — around 11:45, 12:20, 12:40, and 15:00. Around 11:00, russian troops also struck the local house of culture.
Around 08:25, an FPV drone hit the central part of Zolochiv. The premises of a cafe were partially damaged; there were no casualties.
At 08:30, russian aviation dropped two guided aerial bombs near Sosnivka. No information regarding casualties or destruction was received.
In Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, a 22-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction as a result of a russian strike. A truck caught fire after the impact. In Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv, five people suffered an acute stress reaction after a russian attack. Hits were also reported in the Saltivskyi district; consequences are being clarified.
On 21 July, according to Kharkiv RMA, russian troops attacked 15 settlements in the oblast. Three people were killed, and 11 others were injured, including two children.
On 21 July, in Ruska Lozova, two women aged 51 and 50 were killed, and a 54-year-old man was injured. In Bezruky, a 37-year-old man was injured; two other women aged 48 and 72, and a 10-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction.
On 21 July, in Zolochiv, a 60-year-old man, a 45-year-old woman, and a 12-year-old boy were injured. In Rai-Olenivka, a 66-year-old woman was killed, and another 37-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. In Shevchenkove, a 68-year-old woman was injured, and a 55-year-old man suffered an acute stress reaction.
Medics also provided assistance to a 59-year-old woman who was injured on July 20 in Mantsivka, and an 85-year-old woman who was injured that same day in Izium.
On 21 July, russian troops used one KAB, four “Geran-2” UAVs, four “Molniya” UAVs, six FPV drones, and 19 more drones of other types. Residential buildings, houses of culture, a municipal enterprise building, a warehouse, cars, a tractor, a garage, a farm building, railway infrastructure, and power grids were damaged in Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk, Izium, Kharkiv, and Lozova regions.
Other
Residents of Martove, Pechenihy community, where a russian strike damaged private houses on July 20, were provided with materials for temporary house repairs, including OSB boards, protective film, slats, tarpaulins, and drinking water.
The transit evacuation point in Lozova received 226 people over the day. Since the launch of the point, 46,949 evacuees have been registered.
Due to the activity of russian troops in the vicinity of Kozacha Lopan and the threat of drone strikes in Zolochiv community, harvesting crops has become more difficult. According to Viktor Kovalenko, Head of the community, last year farmers could work on approximately two-thirds of its territory, but this year the available areas have decreased.
Donetsk oblast
Frontline
On July 21, towards Kostiantynivka, the Defense Forces repelled 26 assaults by russian troops. The enemy attacked in the vicinity of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, and Sofiivka, as well as towards Dovha Balka, Vilne, Novopavlivka, Toretske, and Kucheriv Yar.
The highest number of combat engagements was recorded towards Sloviansk, where russian troops attacked the positions of Ukrainian units 27 times.
Towards Sloviansk, the russian army intensified its offensive operations. The occupiers increased the intensity of their attacks and are continuously assaulting the positions of the Defense Forces with small infantry groups, reported Serhiy Okishev, head of the communications department of the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade.
Shelling
In the morning, russian troops dropped four air bombs on Sloviansk. As a result of the strike, two people were injured.
According to the police, on July 21, russian troops carried out 1,499 strikes against the frontline and the residential sector of Donetsk oblast. Ten settlements were under fire. Three people were killed, and nine others were injured. 53 civilian objects were damaged, including 24 residential buildings.
On 21 July, in Druzhkivka, one person was killed, and three others were injured. An apartment building, three private houses, and a civilian car were damaged. In Znamenivka, a russian “Lancet” UAV attacked a civilian car. Two people were killed, and four others were injured.
On 21 July, russian troops struck Sloviansk with two KAB-500 air bombs, a Smerch MLRS, and drones. One person was injured. Eight private houses, a bus station, an administrative building, two industrial premises, an enterprise, two tractors, and seven civilian cars were damaged.
On 21 July, in Karpivka, Lyman hromada, one person was injured.
On 21 July, russian troops attacked Kramatorsk ten times using KAB-250s and drones. 11 private houses, a shop, an express delivery service premises, and two cars were damaged.
On 21 July, in Novodonetske and Shostakivka, one civilian car each was damaged as a result of drone strikes. In Malotaranivka, a private house and a municipal facility were damaged.
Other
In Kramatorsk, due to the security situation and the evacuation of some employees, one of the Pension Fund branches is suspending operations.
In Donetsk oblast, the harvesting of grain crops is ongoing. Due to the full-scale invasion, occupation of territories, and landmines, the area of sown fields has decreased tenfold compared to the pre-war period.
In the first half of 2026, the mortality rate in Donetsk oblast was 19 times higher than the birth rate. This is the worst ratio among all oblasts of Ukraine.
Luhansk oblast
russian troops shelled the positions of the Defense Forces in Luhansk oblast 10 times, using seven mortar shellings, two drones, and an automatic grenade launcher. Towards Lyman, the Ukrainian military repelled 15 enemy attempts to break through the defense.
Relocated medical and educational institutions of Luhansk oblast received the first batch of generators from German partners THW and the “Ukraine in the Palms” foundation. The equipment was handed over to four higher education institutions, the Sievierodonetsk Multidisciplinary Hospital, and the modular town of Rubizhne community in Zakarpattia. The generators are intended to ensure the continuous operation of these institutions in the event of power outages. Additionally, the needs of family-type children’s homes have been fully met, and large families have been partially provided for.
The State Duma of the russian federation expanded the list of grounds for the deportation of foreigners from 22 to 45. From now on, individuals can be deported from the country, in particular, for “extremism” or spreading information that contradicts the official position of the kremlin regarding the war against Ukraine.
In temporarily occupied Luhansk oblast, the occupation authorities continue ideological indoctrination of children. In Alchevsk, a propaganda project called “Vacations with Knowledge” was launched, under which school children attend lectures with pro-russian narratives featuring so-called “svo” veterans and russian speakers during their summer break.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
On the night of July 22, Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region with strike drones, according to the Regional Military Administration.
In the Bucha district, five people were injured, including three children. Medical assistance was provided at the scene. As a result of the attack, a residential building was damaged and caught fire. Another private house was also damaged.
In the Boryspil district, office and warehouse premises, as well as two vehicles, were damaged.
On the night of July 19, Russia struck a UNICEF warehouse in the Kyiv region where humanitarian aid was stored, according to Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
As a result of the Russian attack, more than 106,000 units of humanitarian supplies with a total value of nearly $3.9 million were destroyed. The losses included generators, drinking water supplies, hygiene kits, and other critically important items intended to support civilians.
Sumy oblast
The Regional Military Administration reported on the evening of 21 July that 1,090 enemy UAVs had been detected over Sumy oblast during the past week. Units of the Defence Forces destroyed or suppressed more than 900 drones using electronic warfare systems, accounting for 83% of all detected UAVs. These included 686 strike drones and 38 reconnaissance drones. A further 177 targets were neutralised by electronic warfare.
Mykola Noha, Mayor of Shostka, said that on 22 July, russian forces carried out an air strike on a petrol station in Shostka community. Emergency response operations were conducted at the scene.
The State Emergency Service of Sumy oblast informed that on 21 July, despite the threat of deliberate repeat strikes, firefighters managed to extinguish a large fire at a shopping centre in Sumy. Throughout the day, State Emergency Service personnel also inspected the sites of strikes on residential areas, civilian infrastructure, the grounds of a sports complex and an area near a medical facility.
According to the Regional Military Administration, between the morning of 21 July and the morning of 22 July, russian forces carried out more than 40 attacks on 21 settlements across 14 territorial communities in Sumy 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 across the oblast for a total of 22 hours and 51 minutes during the day.
According to the RMA, as of 22 July, two civilians were injured in russian attacks across Sumy oblast over the past 24 hours. The following damage was also recorded:
- In Sumy community, an 18-year-old man was injured after an enemy drone strike. Medical and sports facilities, a non-residential building, private residential houses, outbuildings and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
- In Berezivka community, a 62-year-old woman was injured when a UAV struck an outbuilding. An outbuilding and a civilian infrastructure facility were damaged.
- In Velyka Pysarivka community, a private residential house was damaged.
- In Khutir-Mykhailivskyi community, a private residential house was destroyed.
- In Yampil community, private residential houses and outbuildings were damaged.
- In Buryn community, a private residential house was damaged.
- In Nova Slobidka community, a private residential house was damaged.
- In Seredyna-Buda community, private residential houses, civilian infrastructure facilities and a vehicle were damaged.
- In Bilopillia community, private residential houses were damaged.
- In Hlukhiv community, a church building was damaged.
- In Esman community, private residential houses were destroyed.
- In Znob-Novhorodske community, a post office building was damaged.
Two women, aged 26 and 73, sought medical treatment after being injured in an enemy drone strike on Sumy community on 20 July. Medical assistance was also provided to two children: an eight-month-old girl injured in a russian UAV strike on 19 July, and a 12-year-old boy injured in a guided aerial bomb attack on 15 July. A 76-year-old man and a 77-year-old woman also sought medical treatment after being injured in a UAV strike on Bilopillia community on 20 July.
Over the past 24 hours, local authorities, together with units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police and non-governmental organisations, evacuated 29 people from border communities.
The Regional Military Administration announced that FoodTruck: Food Without Borders mobile kitchen project began operating in Romny community in July. Chefs and volunteers prepare more than 1,500 hot meals every day for internally displaced people, large families and residents facing difficult living conditions. Since the start of the full-scale war, Romny region has received around 8,000 residents from across the oblast who fled dangerous areas or lost their homes.
Chernihiv oblast
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, reported that since the beginning of 2026, more than 10,500 russian strike and reconnaissance drones have entered the airspace over Chernihiv oblast. More than 5,200 UAVs were shot down, while over 2,000 were either lost from radar or neutralised by electronic warfare systems. At the same time, more than 700 Shahed UAVs have struck targets in the oblast since the beginning of the year.
Chernihiv City Council informed that on the morning of 22 July, a russian UAV struck an enterprise on the north-eastern outskirts of Chernihiv. According to the City Military Administration, the drone hit a warehouse, causing a fire. One person was injured.
Pavlo Miroshnychenko, Head of Koriukivka Regional Military Administration, said that on 22 July, russian forces carried out three attacks on critical infrastructure facilities in Snovsk. The strikes caused power outages in settlements across the region.
Chernihivoblenergo reported that more than 100,000 consumers in Chernihiv, Chernihiv region and Koriukivka region were left without electricity following damage to an energy facility in a russian strike on 22 July. Power engineers will begin repair work as soon as the security situation allows.
Chernihivoblenergo also informed that during the night of 22 July, russian forces damaged an energy facility in Novhorod-Siverskyi region. Around 3,200 consumers were left without electricity as a result of the attack.
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Regional Military Administration, said that on the evening of 21 July, russian forces attacked Honcharivska community. A private residential house was damaged in the drone strike.
According to Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Novhorod-Siverskyi Regional Military Administration, at around 8:15pm on 21 July, the enemy struck a civilian infrastructure facility in Novhorod-Siverskyi by a UAV. It was later confirmed that one of the town’s petrol stations had been hit in the russian attack.
Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment reported that on 21 July, russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka and Snovsk. The enemy carried out tube artillery strikes (20 explosions), FPV drone attacks (3 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (3 explosions). Five settlements came under enemy fire.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
The Regional Military Administration reported the following:
Nikopol region. russian forces attacked Marhanets, Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovske rural and Tomakivka communities by drones and artillery. Fires broke out. Two petrol stations were damaged.
Kryvyi Rih region. russian forces launched drone attacks on Zelendolsk and Apostolove communities. An enterprise and infrastructure were damaged.
Nikopol region. Seven people were injured and received the necessary medical assistance. russian forces attacked the regional centre, Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovske rural and Marhanets communities by drones and artillery. A fire broke out. A private residential house, an outbuilding, a college, a shop, four garages, a vehicle and a gas pipeline were damaged.
Pavlohrad region. In Troitske community, a guided aerial bomb attack caused a fire.
Vinnytsia oblast
It was reported that nine service members from Vinnytsia oblast had been confirmed killed. They are Anatolii Nikulytsia, Volodymyr Shevchuk, Andrii Kovalov, Yevhen Zhylynskyi, Vadym Beznosenko, Vasyl Hurkun, Andrii Kolosiuk, Anatolii Kryskyi and Oleh Khodak.
Kirovohrad oblast
In Kropyvnytskyi residents paid tribute to serviceman Oleksandr Bozhko. It was the second funeral ceremony for him. The first took place on 23 June 2026. On 6 July, it emerged that another serviceman had been buried in the closed coffin. Oleksandr Bozhko joined the Armed Forces to defend Ukraine in the summer of 2025. He was killed in October that year on Pokrovsk front and had since been considered missing. His death was confirmed through DNA testing.
A farewell ceremony was also held in Oleksandrivka settlement, Kropyvnytskyi region, for fallen serviceman Artem Bondarenko. He had been considered missing for more than a year. He was killed on 28 May 2025 near Voskresenka village in Volnovakha region, Donetsk oblast.
The Regional Military Administration informed that Kirovohrad oblast continues to provide shelter for people displaced by the war. Overnight, Zavallia community received another group of internally displaced people evacuated from Donetsk oblast. Local residents welcomed the evacuees, provided emergency assistance, hot meals, helped with accommodation and the processing of essential documents. They will continue to receive support during their adaptation.
Oksana Kovtunenko, spokesperson for the National Police Department of Kirovohrad oblast, said that fragments of a downed russian drone were found in the oblast. Its warhead had failed to detonate and posed a threat to public safety. According to preliminary information, the drone crashed in a field near one of the settlements. Explosive ordnance disposal specialists destroyed it in a controlled explosion.
Poltava oblast
Lubny paid tribute to soldier Vitalii Yakivets. He was killed on 14 June 2024 while carrying out a combat mission in Donetsk oblast.
According to the Regional Military Administration, more than 98% of schools in Poltava oblast are ready to operate during power outages. Most general secondary education institutions in the oblast can function without electricity for between two and eight hours. A total of 216 schools are prepared to operate for two to four hours, while another 213 can continue operating for four to eight hours.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, reported that air defence forces destroyed six russian strike UAVs over Cherkasy oblast.
In Cherkasy oblast residents paid tribute to fallen serviceman Dmytro Zahorodskyi. He was killed on 17 March 2025 while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Shevchenko in Pokrovsk region, Donetsk oblast.
Awards were presented to the families of fallen defenders in Cherkasy oblast. In total, 17 servicemen were honoured posthumously.
The Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, Third Class, was awarded to Oleh Oliinyk.
The Order for Courage, Third Class, was awarded to Serhii Bohachov, Oleh Burulia, Ihor Vytiuk, Serhii Harmatiuk, Oleksandr Husiev, Oleksandr Dyvnyi, Ruslan Kuzmenko and Yaroslav Stemblyovskyi.
Under orders of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Serhii Voloshchuk was awarded the Territorial Defence Forces Cross.
The Knight’s Cross badge was awarded to Oleksandr Dudnyk and Vitalii Deidysh.
The For the Defence of Ukraine distinction was awarded to Oleksii Overchenko and Oleksandr Savchuk.
Under orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vasyl Dibrova, Oleksii Overchenko and Oleksandr Savchuk were awarded the Combatant Cross and Honour and Remembrance badges.
Separately, serviceman Borys Kharlamov, who returned from russian captivity, was awarded the honorary For Resilience badge.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported that today, 22 July, the russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia. A strike on the grounds of a food industry enterprise sparked a fire. Three people were injured.
Later, russian forces dropped guided aerial bombs on the village of Lezhyne in Zaporizhzhia region, destroying residential houses. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and at least three others were injured.
It is reported that russian forces also attacked the village of Bilenke in Zaporizhzhia region with guided aerial bombs. One man was killed in the strike.
In addition, the russian army attacked an enterprise in Zaporizhzhia. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the drone strike caused a fire that engulfed cargo trucks and a warehouse covering a total area of 1,000 square meters.
Zaporizhzhia RMA reported that yesterday, 21 July, russian occupation forces launched 979 strikes on 54 settlements across Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian troops carried out 21 airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia, Malokaterynivka, Veselianka, Yurkivka, Zorivka, Tavriiske, Zelena Dibrova, Liubytske, Mykhailivske, Krynivka, Listivka, Yuliivka, Chervona Krynytsia, Kopani, Dolynka, Chervonyi Yar, Omelnyk, Soniachne, Mala Tokmachka, Svoboda, and Yehorivka. 717 drones of various types, mostly FPV drones, targeted Zaporizhzhia, Vilniansk, Kushuhum, Malokaterynivka, Komyshuvakha, Rozumivka, Richne, Novoyakovlivka, Mahdalynivka, Veselianka, Hryhorivka, Stepne, Trudoliubivka, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Pavlivka, Lukianivske, Mali Shcherbaky, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Huliaipilske, Vozdvyzhivka, Hirke, Staroukrainka, Sviatopetrivka, Tsvitkove, Novoselivka, Kosivtseve, and Verkhnia Tersa. Two MLRS strikes hit Mahdalynivka and Orikhiv. russian forces also carried out 239 artillery strikes on Richne, Veselianka, Novoiakovlivka, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Pavlivka, Lukianivske, Mali Shcherbaky, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Sviatopetrivka, Staroukrainka, Huliaipilske, Tsvitkove, Luhivske, Novoselivka, Hirke, Verkhnia Tersa, Vozdvyzhivka, and Kosivtseve. Authorities received 197 reports of damage to infrastructure, homes, vehicles, and utility buildings. Three people were killed, and 24 others were injured in russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Zaporizhzhia region.
According to the General Staff, as of 4:00 pm on 22 July, Ukraine’s Defense Forces were repelling eight russian attacks towards Huliaipole in the vicinity of Vozdvyzhivka, Dobropillia, Staroukrainka, Hirke, Tsvitkove, and Charivne. Ukrainian defenders stopped three russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky, and Pavlivka towards Orikhiv.
Berdiansk City Military Administration reported that during the night of 22 July, a power substation was struck in the temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk. The attack left the city and part of the surrounding district without electricity.
Greenpeace Ukraine stated that russia is constructing a new high-voltage power transmission line to connect the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the power grid of the occupied territories, including Crimea, as well as russia. At the same time, according to the organization, Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure have already complicated the implementation of this project.
National Police in Zaporizhzhia oblast reported that on 21 July, sixteen people, including six children, were evacuated from frontline communities in Zaporizhzhia oblast.
Mykolaiv oblast
Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported that yesterday, 21 July, russian forces attacked the region with Shahed and Gerbera strike drones. As a result, warehouse facilities and a vehicle service station in Mykolaiv were damaged. No casualties were reported.
Also yesterday, russian forces attacked Snihurivka and Halytsynove communities with Molniya drones, and Ochakiv community with an FPV drone. Energy infrastructure was targeted in the attacks. No casualties were reported.
Odesa oblast
Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that one person was killed and three others were injured as a result of two russian attacks on Odesa region on 22 July. According to the investigation, during a daytime attack with Banderol jet-powered drones in Odesa, a 56-year-old man was killed, while an 82-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were injured. Later, russian forces launched a missile strike on a residential area in Odesa region, injuring another man. Law enforcement authorities are documenting the consequences of the attacks.
According to Odesa RMA, russian forces once again attacked Odesa oblast with strike drones overnight. In one settlement, an enemy drone struck a two-story low-rise apartment building, killing a woman. In another settlement, a drone strike caused the roof of a private house to collapse. The attack also damaged a tobacco storage warehouse and a main gas pipeline, causing it to depressurize. A fire broke out at the scene.
During the russian drone attack on Odesa on the morning of 22 July, debris from one of the drones damaged the roof of a house and fell inside the building. According to the National Police in Odesa oblast, the drone contained a warhead with more than 50 kilograms of explosives that failed to detonate and posed a danger to residents. Explosive ordnance disposal specialists carried out a controlled operation to neutralize the device. The remains of the drone were rendered safe and removed. They will later be destroyed at a designated testing ground.
The Maritime Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that during the night of 22 July, it evacuated 16 crew members from the bulk carrier Golden Rose — 2 Syrian citizens and 14 Egyptian citizens. The vessel caught fire after being struck by a russian drone in the Black Sea. All rescued crew members were brought ashore, where they underwent medical examinations.
Maersk temporarily suspended its container service to Ukraine via the Chornomorsk Fishing Port in Odesa oblast. According to Maersk’s representative office in Ukraine, the feeder service operator is unable to continue serving the port due to the current situation affecting its operations. Import cargo originally destined for Chornomorsk will instead be rerouted to the Port of Constanța in Romania.
Kherson oblast
According to Kherson RMA, today, 22 July, at least five people were injured in russian attacks on Kherson’s Korabelnyi district, while one person was killed in a drone strike. Three more people were injured in attacks on Kherson’s Tsentralnyi district.
At around 11:20 am, russian forces attacked an elderly woman with a drone in Novovorontsovka. The 76-year-old resident sustained blast injuries and a concussion.
At approximately 8:00 am, russian forces struck a tractor with a drone in Zelenivka. Three people were injured in the attack.
Kherson Regional Military Administration also reported that six residents of Kherson oblast who had been injured in previous russian attacks sought medical assistance. Two Kherson residents were injured in a russian drone attack in the city’s Korabelnyi district on 21 July. Another man was injured in yesterday’s attack on Kherson’s Dniprovskyi district. Two residents of Komyshany were injured in an artillery strike on 20 July. In addition, a man who had been injured in a russian airstrike on Bilozerka community on the morning of 19 July and a woman who had been injured in a russian airstrike on Kherson’s Korabelnyi district on the morning of 13 July also sought hospital treatment.
The Police of Kherso oblast reported that yesterday, 21 July, russian forces shelled Kherson, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Kizomys, Veletenske, Molodizhne, Sadove, Stanislav, Oleksandrivka, Shyroka Balka, Sofiivka, Tokarivka, Ponyativka, Mykilske, Inhulets, Darivka, and Novoraisk. The attacks damaged one apartment building, 38 private homes, a gas station, five vehicles, and a cement truck. One person was killed and nine others were injured, including a doctor, as a result of russian aggression.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
Retired sergeant Viktor Mysiura, soldier of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great, received the Cross of Missile Troops and Artillery medal by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Zakarpattia oblast
29 children of defenders went to a summer camp in Slovakia. Among them are children of soldiers of Zakarpatia Police Rifle Battalion. During the week, camp participants will enjoy excursions, quests, sports events, art therapy workshops, creative activities and communication with Slovak peers.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
For the 8th time, the Carpathian region is participating in the All-Ukrainian campaign I Honor the Warriors, I Run for the Heroes of Ukraine” Last year, 59 territorial communities and almost 10,000 participants joined the race in the Carpathian region.
Lviv oblast
At the charity auction Our Unity is Our Weapon, organized by the Victory Birds team, were raised over UAH 4m for 90 FPV drones and 10 EcoFlow charging stations for the military.
Rivne oblast
The RMA reported that Rivne oblast will receive over UAH 92m for the construction of a new modular morgue.
Ternopil oblast
The RMA reported that in Ternopil oblast, an Air Defense Unit received a new vehicle and a generator from Maria Voitsekhovska, volunteer and co-founder of the Derenivka for Peace Foundation.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi City Council has allocated additional funds for the restoration of a residential building at 34/2 Ternopilska Street, which was damaged in the explosion. The contractor has already been identified, so we expect to carry out the main volume of external work before the end of the favorable season.
Chernivtsi oblast
Oleksandr Slobodskyi, defender from Storozhynetsk community, was posthumously awarded with the Combatant’s Cross by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The state military decoration was presented to the deceased Hero’s wife Ivanna and son Oleh.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, met with Matthew Whitaker, US Ambassador to NATO, and Curtis Buzzard, Commander of the NATO Special Security Assistance and Training Mission to Ukraine Lieutenant General. The issue was the increase in the supply of Patriot interceptors within the PURL.
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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