The US and Saudi Arabia conducted joint precision strikes in eastern Iraq against Iran-aligned groups, responding to over 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks on US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure within 72 hours.
US intelligence analysts are investigating whether Russia provided targeting data or advanced drone technology to Iran for recent drone attacks on sensitive CIA facilities in the Gulf region, including sites in Riyadh and eastern Iraq. The probe follows intensified concerns after strikes on a US air base in Jordan.
Russia accused Ukraine of targeting Wildberries warehouses in Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, injuring 15. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes, alleging Wildberries supplies components for Russian drone production. This marks the third attack on Wildberries facilities in four days, intensifying Ukraine's campaign against Russian economic infrastructure.
Ukrainian forces launched an attack on Sevastopol, which was repelled by air defenses and mobile fire teams. Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported two drones were shot down over the Balaklavsky and Leninsky districts, with no preliminary reports of casualties.
Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev announced plans to analyze potential Ukrainian targets and strengthen anti-terrorist protection of civilian facilities following an increase in drone attacks, which recently caused a fire at a Wildberries warehouse and resulted in one death and 17 injuries.
A massive drone attack on Russia's Krasnodar Region resulted in one fatality and ten injuries. Fragments hit an industrial site in Armavir, killing an employee, while ten people were injured at a Krasnodar warehouse.
An oil depot in Armavir, Russia's Krasnodar Region, caught fire after a massive drone attack involving over 16 unmanned aerial vehicles. The blaze engulfed an area of 800 square meters, with 40 Emergency Ministry employees and nine fire engines responding.
Russian air defenses reportedly downed 242 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions, including Crimea. Logistics centers of e-commerce company Wildberries in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk were attacked, resulting in one death and ten injuries, prompting a criminal investigation for terrorism.
Four tankers transporting Kazakh crude oil were attacked by drones at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal in the Black Sea over four days. Kazakhstan condemned the attacks, attributing them to destabilization efforts and undermining global energy security, and suspended loading operations.
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated the government is addressing the difficult situation faced by Wildberries and small-and medium-sized businesses following Ukrainian drone attacks on warehouses in Kotovsk and Elektrostal. The attacks, classified as terrorist acts, resulted in 8 deaths and 62 injuries, with Peskov refuting claims of military use for Wildberries facilities.
At least three Chinese nationals were wounded in a major Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that injured 10 people total, while India confirmed four of its citizens were casualties in a separate Russian missile attack on a ship leaving Odesa[1][2][5].
A large-scale drone attack targeted the Moscow Region between July 19-20, resulting in ten injuries. Over 400 unmanned aerial vehicles were detected heading towards the area, marking one of the largest such attacks in years.
Russia reported five civilians killed and three critically injured in a Ukrainian strike on a Belgorod bus. This followed a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, which damaged buildings and wounded at least 10. Russian strikes also killed five in Ukrainian cities. Ukraine's military denied rumors of a leadership shake-up amidst protests over a recent dismissal.
A new drone attack on the tanker Nelsa at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Novorossiysk on July 20, 2026, forced a halt to oil loading, causing a fire that was extinguished. Russia condemned the attack, attributing it to Ukraine and calling it a war crime.
A Russian overnight attack on Kyiv killed one person and wounded 16, sparking fires across five districts and damaging residential and industrial sites. Ukraine intercepted 108 drones and 18 of 41 missiles, including 25 ballistic missiles, amid ongoing air defense challenges.
The U.S. military confirmed three service members killed since Friday, with two dying in Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan and one in Iraq from unexploded ordnance. These casualties follow U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against Iran, escalating regional tensions and raising concerns of an all-out war.
Russia conducted extensive missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, killing at least eight and injuring dozens in cities like Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy. Ukraine retaliated by hitting Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea and oil depots in Stavropol.
Ukrainian drone attacks overnight killed eight people and wounded over 60 in Russia, hitting Wildberries warehouses in Tambov and Elektrostal, an oil depot in Noginsk, and a residential building in Vladimir. Kyiv's forces continue targeting Russian energy and military infrastructure.
Russia launched one of its heaviest attacks on Ukraine, firing over 40 missiles and 120 drones, damaging residential buildings in Kyiv, killing one and wounding 15. Ukraine reiterates pleas for more air defense interceptors and tougher EU sanctions.
A Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow Region killed at least three people and injured five, with air defence units downing 81 drones overnight. Meanwhile, Russia continues strikes on Ukrainian oil facilities, and President Zelensky calls for more prompt weapons supplies from allies.
Air defense and electronic warfare systems repelled an attack by 81 drones over the Moscow Region. Three people were killed and three injured in Pionersky settlement near Istra, and two injured in Solnechnogorsk after a drone struck a multifamily building.
Russian and Chinese naval forces conducted live-fire exercises in the Yellow Sea as part of the Joint Sea 2026 drills. Warships practiced repelling simulated attacks by unmanned aerial drones and surface vessels, utilizing artillery, machine guns, and electronic warfare systems.
US and Iranian forces engaged in significant missile and drone assaults across the Gulf. Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, impacting global shipping, while the US military conducted retaliatory strikes. This escalation raises doubts about an interim agreement and has driven up energy prices and global inflation.
The US military launched new strikes against Iran, escalating the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran stated the strikes rendered diplomatic efforts futile, while the US aims to degrade Iran's ability to attack ships. Oil prices surged following the renewed violence.
