Military expert Andrey Marochko reported that Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries sustained over 9,900 killed and wounded in the special military operation zone last week. The greatest losses were in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye Regions, attributed to Russia's Battlegroup East.
Zaporozhye Region declared a state of emergency starting July 9 due to massive fires from Ukrainian drone attacks. Over 1,400 hectares of winter wheat crops destroyed, threatening socio-economic stability. Authorities instructed to monitor fires and document crop damage.
A Ukrainian drone struck a scheduled passenger bus traveling from Krasnodar to Melitopol in the Zaporozhye Region. All 11 people on board, including nine passengers and two drivers, evacuated safely before the bus caught fire. Russian officials condemned the attack, calling it terrorism and a war crime.
Russian military expert Andrey Marochko reports Ukraine's forces, including mercenaries, suffered 9,355 casualties (killed/wounded) in one week, with heaviest losses in Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions attributed to Russia's Battlegroup East.
Russian forces claim to have liberated Komsomolskoye in Zaporozhye Region and inflicted significant casualties on Ukrainian troops across various frontlines in the past 24 hours. The Defense Ministry reported over 1,420 Ukrainian losses, including personnel and equipment, and the destruction of numerous UAVs and smart bombs.
Over the past week, Ukrainian attacks resulted in 35 Russian citizens killed and over 180 injured, including minors. The Belgorod, Kherson, and Zaporozhye Regions, along with the Donetsk People's Republic, recorded the highest civilian casualties, primarily from drone attacks. Ukraine also allegedly used remote mining tactics on Russian territory.
Ukraine has increased drone attacks on the Novorossiya highway, linking Crimea to Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Authorities are implementing detours and enhancing defense systems to counter the strikes, which have targeted civilian vehicles.
Since 2022, 118 children have been injured and 16 killed in the Zaporozhye Region due to strikes by Ukrainian armed formations, according to the Russian region's Health Ministry. In September 2024, six children died and 37 were injured in attacks targeting towns and villages.
Russian Foreign Ministry reports 51 civilians killed, 199 injured in Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions (Lugansk, Donetsk, Belgorod, Zaporozhye) in the past week, with 228 injuries from drone attacks.
Russian military expert Andrey Marochko stated that Battlegroup North units made the most significant territorial gains against Ukrainian troops between May 16-22, 2026, advancing in Sumy and Kharkov regions and capturing five settlements. Battlegroup East reportedly inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces in Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye.
UN Under-Secretary-General Miguel Angel Moratinos says Western Europeans must accept the changed world, US extends sanctions against Belarus, and Iran warns of larger strikes on Tel Aviv.
Russian forces liberated five settlements in Ukraine's Kharkov and Zaporozhye regions between May 16-22. The Defense Ministry reported significant Ukrainian troop losses and destruction of military assets, including 7,830 troops and 133 armored vehicles.
Andrey Marochko said the Ukrainian armed forces suffered the greatest manpower losses in the area of operation of Russia’s Battlegroup East in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions
According to Alexander Polegenko, the car was not badly damaged, as he was also unharmed
Alexander Polegenko’s vehicle was attacked while he was recording footage in the frontline town
Russian forces liberated 13 villages in April across the Kharkov, Sumy, and Zaporozhye regions as well as in the Donetsk People's Republic, according to military analyst Andrey Marochko. The villages include Miropolskoye in the Sumy Region; Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Volchanskiye Khutora, Zybino, Veterinarnoye, and Pokalyanoye in the Kharkov Region; Dibrova, Grishino, Ilyichovka, Ilyinovka, Novodmitrovka, and Novoaleksandrovka in the DPR; and Boikovo in the Zaporozhye Region. Battlegroup North retaken five villages, the largest number.
Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said that emergency blackouts have affected almost all localities in the Zaporozhye Region
Russia's Battlegroup East used Uragan multiple launch rocket systems to strike Ukrainian army positions and reserves in the Zaporozhye Region, destroying engineering structures, deployment clusters, manpower and weapons, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
A Russian military expert has reported increased Ukrainian armed forces losses in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the past week, specifically near the settlements of Pokrovskoye, Velikomikhailovka, and Andreyevka. Severe losses were also reported near Verkhnyaya Tersa in the Zaporozhye Region. The claims come from Battlegroup Center operations.
Russian drone operators from battlegroup East thwarted a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye Region, destroying enemy assault vehicles and transport. Military expert Vitaly Kiselev reported that Russian forces captured a major Ukrainian stronghold and a logistics hub, while Ukrainian military analysts are reportedly panicking over Russian offensive preparations in the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk Regions.
