It has been the 1254 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:
On 31 July, there were 66 combat clashes on the frontline.
Several border settlements suffered from shelling from the territory of the russian federation, namely Bobylivka, Kucherivka, Brusky, Marine, Uhroidy, Pokrovka, Popivka, Riasne, Luhivka in Sumy oblast.
Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, Ukrainian defenders repelled five russian attacks, and another combat clash is still ongoing.
The russian army launched two airstrikes, dropped a total of four guided aerial bombs, and carried out 157 artillery attacks, including three from multiple launch rocket systems.
Towards Southern Sloboda, Ukrainian soldiers stopped the enemy’s attack near the settlement of Vovchansk, and two combat clashes are ongoing.
Towards Kupiansk, the aggressor twice unsuccessfully carried out assault actions in the vicinity of the settlement of Petropavlivka.
Towards Lyman, the invading army attacked 15 times near the settlements of Karpivka, Ridkodub and towards the settlements of Shandryholove and Yampil. Four clashes are ongoing.
Towards Siversk, the Defense Forces repelled one enemy attack.
Invading units tried to advance towards Hryhorivka.
Towards Kramatorsk, the occupiers made two unsuccessful attempts to advance in the vicinity of Bila Hora.
Towards Toretsk, in the vicinity of Toretsk, Shcherbynivka and Stepanivka, Ukrainian soldiers stopped two enemy offensive actions, another clash is ongoing.
Towards Pokrovsk, the invaders made 28 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders from the occupied positions in the vicinity of Poltavka, Razine, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Muravka, Novoukrainka, and near the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Myrnograd, and Novopidhorne.
The defense forces are holding back the enemy’s onslaught and stopped 24 attacks.
Towards Novopavlivka, the enemy attacked ten times in the vicinity of Zaporizhzhia, Zirka, Piddubne, Tolstove, Shevchenko, Novosilka, and Temyrivka. Three combat clashes are still ongoing.
Towards Huliaipole, the enemy launched an airstrike in the vicinity of Veselianka, Hryhorivka, and Stepnohirsk.
Towards Orikhiv, the occupiers once tried to advance in the vicinity of the settlement of Mali Shcherbaki.
The enemy launched airstrikes in the vicinity of Bilohiria.
Towards Kherson, the enemy conducted one attack, yet unsuccessful.
In other directions of the front, the situation did not undergo significant changes.
Tymur Tkachenko, Head of KRMA, reports that the russian attack on Kyiv resulted in 15 people dead, including a child. Another 145 people were injured to varying degrees of severity.
The Ministry of Health informs that thanks to the state infertility treatment program, almost 200 children have been born in Ukraine. From 2024, services will be free for infertile couples provided that they are treated in medical institutions that have an agreement with the National Health Service of Ukraine.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
There were 193 combat clashes.
Towards Southern Sloboda, Ukrainian troops stopped 10 enemy attacks in the vicinity of the settlements of Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe and Kamianka.
Towards Kupiansk, there were 5 attacks yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assault actions in the vicinity of the settlements of Kindrashivka, Zahryzove and Kupiansk.
Shelling
7 settlements of Kharkiv oblast were subjected to enemy attacks.
As a result of the shelling, 1 person was killed, and 7 injured.
In the village of Vasyshcheve, Bezliudivka community, a 63-year-old man were killed, men aged 64, 65, 74 and women aged 47, 54, 62 were injured; in the village of Borshchova, Lipetsk community, a 51-year-old man was injured.
A 56-year-old woman was injured in the explosion of an unknown object in the city of Kupiansk.
The enemy actively used various types of weapons:
▪️39 unguided aircraft missiles;
▪️2 S-300 air defense missiles;
▪️4 GABs;
▪️12 Shahed type UAVs;
▪️2 Lancet type UAVs;
▪️2 FPV drones.
Civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged and destroyed:
▪️In Kharkiv region, warehouses of a civilian enterprise, a gas station (village Vasyshcheve), and a private house (village Borshchova) were damaged;
▪️In Kupiansk region, 2 private houses were damaged (village Osynove);
▪️In Izium region, 2 private houses and 2 cars were damaged (village Vyshche Solone, village Nyzhche Solone);
▪️A private house was damaged in Chuguyiv region (v. Metalivka).
Over 205 hectares of the territory of Kharkiv oblast were demined in a week. 1,519 explosive devices were neutralized.
Donetsk oblast
Shelling
At around 2:15 p.m., russians struck the center of Kramatorsk. The strike partially destroyed a five-story residential building. At least one person was killed and eleven were injured.
Search and rescue operations and clearing of rubble are ongoing.
On July 30, police recorded 3,251 shelling of the front line and residential sector.
19 settlements were under fire, namely the cities of Bilytske, Dobropillia, Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Lyman, Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, the villages of Drobysheve, Novyi Donbas, Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, Svitle, Sofiivka, the villages of Andriivka, Hryshyne, Dobropillia, Kamianka, Krynytsia, Marivka.
96 civilian objects were damaged, including 79 residential buildings.
In Sofiivka, Kramatorsk community, an enemy FPV drone killed two civilians near a house, and another person was injured.
Kostiantynivka withstood 12 attacks, 4 of which were bombs. russians wounded three people, damaged 4 apartment buildings and 27 private houses, and a civilian car.
The enemy hit Bilytske with a GAB-250 bomb and two FPV drones – three residents were injured, an apartment building was damaged.
One wounded each – in Pokrovsk, Hryshyn, and Svitle.
Five drones attacked Dobropillia, damaging an apartment building and a private house, a shopping pavilion, and 2 outbuildings. In Novyi Donbas, 8 private homes were destroyed.
Kramatorsk was shelled by russia with a GAB-250 bomb, a Molniya-2 UAV and an FPV drone – a private house and an outbuilding were damaged, there is destruction in the industrial zone. In Andriivka, Kramatorsk region, an FPV drone damaged a fire engine.
The occupiers sent two Geran-2 UAVs to Sloviansk, damaging a private house, an educational institution, and 5 vehicles. In Lyman, 5 private houses were damaged, and in Drobysheve, Lyman community – 30 houses.
In Druzhkivka, an educational institution was damaged as a result of a Molniya-2 UAV hit.
Luhansk oblast
The invaders fired 16 times from barrel artillery. They also fired twice from multiple launch rocket systems. They directed 63 drones and FPV drones in our direction. The enemy tried to advance towards Lyman, where they carried out 20 assaults, in particular, near Dibrova. Another 13 – towards Siversk.
The occupiers refuse to extend the validity period of documents for persons with disabilities, which they previously issued under Ukrainian legislation or under the provisions adopted in the so-called “lpr”. Therefore, the russian Social Fund reported that from January 1, 2026, they will accrue disability benefits only according to russian documents. Therefore, by the end of 2025, residents of the occupied Luhansk oblast need to reissue the relevant documents. Otherwise, russians will deprive them of social benefits. An additional problem is the insufficient number of relevant commissions operating in the “lpr”. Those who wish to do so are forced to stand in long lines every day with a high probability of not getting a medical and social examination at all.
Large-scale landscape fires are raging again in the occupied region. The most uncontrolled situation has developed around Siverskodonetsk. The fire has approached the village of Bobrove. There, the flames have engulfed an area of over 310 hectares. Officially, the invaders only state that “there is a threat of the fire spreading to the settlement.” In fact, evacuation from there has already begun.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
On the night of 31 July, the russian army attacked Kyiv with drones and missiles. As of 18:30, 13 people had died as a result of the russian attack. A six-year-old boy died in an ambulance. A total of 135 city residents were injured, including 12 children. Thirty people, including five children, are currently in hospital.
The russian combined attack caused damage to more than 27 locations in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Holosiivskyi districts. More than a hundred objects were damaged: residential buildings, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities, and a university, according to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko. A direct rocket strike destroyed the stairwell-attached segment of a nine-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
A total of 70 buildings were damaged in Sviatoshinskyi and Solomanskyi districts. Fires also broke out in several non-residential buildings, causing cars to burn.
According to the State Emergency Service, approximately 10 people may be trapped under the rubble of a 9-storey building in the Svyatoshinsky district of Kyiv that was hit by a russian missile. The missile strike destroyed and collapsed the entrance hall of the building, which contained 56 apartments. Rescuers continue to recover the bodies of the victims. As of 18:00, there were 10 victims at this location.
In a five-storey building in Vidradne, two and a half floors were destroyed by the russian strike.
In Holosiivskyi district, a fire broke out in the Respublika residential complex. Buildings were damaged, including a school and a kindergarten, and a car caught fire. In Shevchenkivskyi district, windows of a building were damaged and cars burned. The shock wave shattered windows in the children’s ward of a medical facility.
In Sviatoshinsky district of Kyiv, a man was rescued from under the rubble after falling from the second floor to the first floor following a russian strike and becoming trapped under debris. Rescuers broke through a hole in the wall of a neighbouring apartmentand managed to pull the victim out. According to the State Emergency Service, the operation lasted more than three hours. The man’s mother was waiting for him as he was pulled from the rubble. At that moment, the woman’s second son was still trapped under the rubble. His fate is unknown.
According to the Ministry of Health, during a combined night attack by the russian federation on Kyiv, three medical facilities were damaged in one of the districts. No patients or medical staff were injured.
Overnight, russian attacks damaged railway infrastructure in one of Kyiv’s districts. According to Ukrzaliznytsia, traffic on this section is temporarily being carried out by diesel locomotives. Employees and passengers weren’t hurt.
According to Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine Umma Murat Suleimanov, as a result of the russian attack in Kyiv, the main mosque of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine was damaged. All windows in the mosque were blown out by the blast wave.
Due to the attack on the capital, 464 families in seven high-rise buildings were left without electricity. According to DTEK, a transformer substation was damaged. Power engineers are working to restore electricity.
According to the Kyiv City State Administration, headquarters have been set up in four districts of the capital to help those affected by the russian attack. There, people can apply for financial assistance, receive legal advice, and seek psychological support. No civilians were injured in Kyiv oblastas a result of the enemy attack. According to the Regional Military Administration, no critical infrastructure facilities were hit. In the Bucha district, three shops and warehouses were damaged as a result of the enemy attack.
Zhytomyr oblast
The Korosten District Military Administration held a seminar on ‘Communication and Interaction with Those Who Have Returned from Captivity.’ The event was an important step towards creating a barrier-free society where veterans can recover and adapt in an environment of understanding and support.
On 30 July, rescuers in Zhytomyr conducted firefighting tactical exercises, practising the algorithm of actions during a fire in a 16-storey apartment building.
A crossfit competition was held in Zhytomyr oblast among the participants of military operations. This event aimed to boost the physical endurance of the participants and strengthen cooperation between units. Ten teams took part in the trials, including police officers, rescuers, National Guard members, and cadets from the Zhytomyr Military Institute.
Sumy oblast
The General Staff reported that over the past day, 30 July, Ukrainian defenders repelled 32 russian attacks on Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk fronts. Enemy forces dropped 17 guided aerial bombs and carried out 317 artillery strikes, including ten by multiple launch rocket systems.
Valentyna Nazarenko, Head of Romny Regional Military Administration, said that at around 10pm on 30 July, a drone struck the grounds of a private household in Lypovodolynska community. No fatalities were reported.
Sumy Regional Military Administration informed that as a result of russian shelling over the past day, two people were injured — a man and a woman wounded during the attack on central Sumy on 30 July. Damage was reported in Seredyna-Buda community (three private households), Sumy community (a civilian infrastructure facility, an administrative building, and hotel premises), and Lypovodolynska community (a private house).
Between the morning of 30 July and the morning of 31 July, russian forces carried out nearly 60 attacks on 26 settlements across 12 territorial communities in the oblast. The highest number of strikes was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy actively used guided aerial bombs (nearly 20 strikes), dropped VOG grenades from UAVs (over 10 drops), and also launched attacks by FPV-drones and other UAVs across Sumy oblast.
Over the past day, 25 people were evacuated from border communities by local authorities in coordination with units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police, and civil society organizations.
Chernihiv oblast
Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment reported that over the day of 30 July, russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast — Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, and Snovsk. A total of 55 strikes were recorded across ten settlements. The enemy carried out mortar shelling (24 explosions), launched an FPV-drone strike (1 explosion), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (30 explosions).
According to Viacheslav Chaus, Regional Governor, in Chernihiv oblast, 165 educational institutions were damaged by enemy shelling, including two that were completely destroyed. In cooperation with communities and international partners, 82 institutions have been fully restored. Over the past four years, 489 shelters have been built, enabling 68,000 children to study in safety.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the Regional Military Administration, Ukrainian defenders shot down 15 enemy UAVs.
As a result of the attack on Yurivka community in Pavlohrad region, agricultural and transportation enterprises were damaged. In the evening and overnight, russian forces continued to attack Nikopol region by drones and artillery, targeting the regional centre and Marhanets community. A municipal enterprise, 3 private houses, 2 outbuildings, a garage and power lines were damaged. The russian forces struck Synelnykove region, hitting Mezhova community by a drone, damaging a vehicle.
During the day, russians launched several attacks on Nikopol region by UAVs and artillery. They targeted the regional centre, Myrove, Pokrov, Chervonohryhorivka and Marhanets communities. Fires broke out and 3 private houses, an outbuilding, a gas pipeline and power lines were damaged.
Kirovohrad oblast
In Kropyvnytskyi, memorial ceremonies were held for Oleksandr Horkusha and Yurii Simoneshko, who were killed in the russian-Ukrainian war.
Poltava oblast
According to Poltava Regional Military Administration, air defence systems were activated overnight. Falling debris from a russian UAV caused a fire at an outbuilding in Kremenchuk region. A private house was damaged by the blast wave.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of the Regional Military Administration, overnight, 9 russian UAVs were shot down in Cherkasy oblast.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that a 17-year-old boy and a 64-year-old woman were injured as a result of a russian attack on Zaporizhzhia oblast. The russian forces launched 4 strikes by FAB aerial bombs.
A private house was destroyed in Veselianka village. In Malokaterynivka, summer houses were damaged and a fire broke out.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on 30 July, 2 russian attacks were repelled by the Defense Forces in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole regions. In particular, russian troops attempted assaults near Malynivka and in the area of Plavni.
Ivan Fedorov, Head of the RMA, stated that on 30 July, the russian military carried out 475 strikes on 17 towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia oblast. Among them were 307 drone attacks (mostly FPV drones), targeting Bilenke, Kamianske, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka, Shcherbaky, Malynivka, Chervone, Zelenyi Hai, Olhivske, Myrne, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka and Charivne.
Mykolaiv oblast
Referring to the Regional Military Administration, on the morning of 31 July, russian troops launched a rocket artillery strike on Ochakiv city. Damage is still being assessed. There were no casualties reported.
During the night of 31 July, 13 russian drones were destroyed by the Defence Forces in the oblast.
Odesa oblast
Based on the information provided by the Ukrainian Navy, as of the morning of 31 July, no russian warships were observed in the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov.
Kherson oblast
According to the Regional Military Administration, in Bilozirka village, 2 people were injured as a result of russian shelling. An enemy shell hit the yard of their home.
The CMA informed that at around 7:40am, russian troops used a drone to attack Korabelnyi district of Kherson. 2 women, aged 57 and 35, sustained blast injuries. Medical personnel are currently examining them.
Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson RMA, reported that on 30 July, 4 civilians were wounded in Kherson oblast as a result of russian attacks. The russian military shelled 33 settlements in the oblast. High-rise buildings, 9 private houses, an invincibility centre and several vehicles were damaged.
As reported by the RMA, in Romashkove village, a 46-year-old man was injured by a russian drone strike yesterday evening. He suffered a blast injury, concussion and traumatic brain injury. He was hospitalised today.
3 mobile shelters were installed in villages of Tiahynka community in Kherson oblast. The protective structures were purchased with subsidies from the state budget.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
Several generators were delivered to the military at the front. Assistance was provided by Lukivska community.
Zakarpattia oblast
In the oblast, 21 women are mastering professions of woodworking machine operator and forklift driver free of charge. The training is carried out at the request of enterprises and follows up with guaranteed employment for the women.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk community sent 20 FPV drones to the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.
Lviv oblast
The RMA reported that 510 FPV drones, 4 Autel EVO MAX 4T, 5 drone interceptors, and other equipment were sent to the front line.
Ruslan Stebelskyi, Senior Grenade Launcher Sapper from the village of Nyzhnia Vovcha, Dobromyl community, was awarded with the III degree For Courage Order. The soldier was killed in November 2023 during enemy shelling near the settlement of Pershotravneve.
Rivne oblast
The air alert signal in Rivne oblast will be turned on separately in each district from 1 August. This decision was made taking into account the situation and in cooperation with the State Emergency Service and the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ternopil oblast
9 servicemen from Ternopil will receive UAH 15,000 each for treatment and rehabilitation. The total amount of payments is UAH 135,000.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
One of the combat units was given 4 ground robotic complexes and a UAV that can carry up to 8 kg from Khmelnytskyi community.
Chernivtsi oblast
Chernivtsi Regional Blood Service Center received a new specialized vehicle thanks to the Blau Gelbez Krois German-Ukrainian CF, the CBG CF and the Regional Blood Center.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Within the framework of the Ukraine Restoration Conference, a trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Leonardo Italian company, the air navigation service provider Enav, and the Ukrainian State Enterprise Ukraerorukh. The goal is to implement the Ukraine Air Traffic Control System Restoration Plan (UARRP) after the large-scale destruction caused by moscow’s aggression.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, had a phone conversation with Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister. They discussed support for Ukraine.
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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