Russia's Defense Ministry reported continued overnight strikes on Ukrainian ports and military facilities in the Odessa Region on July 22. Targets included a Neptune missile system battery in Kovalevka, port infrastructure in Odessa, a Nova Post logistics center, and two marine vessels carrying military cargoes to Odessa and Chernomorsk.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported that Russian troops liberated seven communities in the Kharkov Region and Donetsk People’s Republic between July 4-10. The ministry also stated that seven precision strikes were carried out on Ukrainian military-industrial sites.
A Russian Defense Ministry report states that a Lancet loitering munition crew destroyed approximately 20 Ukrainian military equipment items in the Dobropolye area. Targets included a self-propelled gun, a tank, and armored vehicles.
Kursk Region's governor reported 56 artillery shellings and 159 drones shot down in the past 24 hours. Attacks damaged residential buildings, shops, a pharmacy, cars, and a school.
Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's Omsk oil refinery, its largest, located 2,700km from Ukraine. The attack, confirmed by local authorities, occurred before a Nato summit. Russia claimed most drones were destroyed, with no casualties. President Zelenskyy hailed it as a significant achievement, extending Ukraine's strike capability to Siberia.
Russia conducted extensive strikes targeting Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, energy sites, and airfields across multiple regions. Moscow also commented on Poland's drone production for Ukraine and the losses of Latin American mercenaries fighting for Kyiv.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported a massive overnight precision strike on Ukrainian military-industrial, fuel, energy, and airfield sites in retaliation for Kiev's attacks on Russian civilian facilities. Targets included drone manufacturers, armored vehicle producers, and naval drone facilities.
Russia's Armed Forces conducted a large-scale retaliatory strike using precision weapons and drones against Ukraine's military-industrial complex, fuel and energy sector, and airfields in response to "terrorist attacks" on Russian territory. Key targets included drone manufacturers, electronic warfare system producers, and fuel depots in Kiev and surrounding regions.
The Ukrainian military conducted eight shelling attacks on residential areas in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the past 24 hours, resulting in three civilian casualties. A total of 20 munitions were fired, damaging vehicles and civilian infrastructure.
Russia's Yulia Zhdanova stated that Western countries transferring Ukrainian military production facilities to their territories are using their own citizens as a 'human shield' and engaging in a 'cynical and dangerous adventure' with the 'Build with Ukraine' program.
Military expert Andrey Marochko claims NATO countries are indifferent to Ukraine using their technologies, including AI-capable drones, for alleged terrorist attacks against civilians in Donbass and Novorossiya, with recent attacks injuring four.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported using Geran and Gerbera drones to strike a military depot, a gas station, a temporary duty station, and a railway train in Ukraine's Chernigov, Sumy, and Zhitomir Regions.
Anton Milaev, the adopted great-grandson of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, has reportedly been captured by Ukrainian forces while serving in the Russian military. The 45-year-old sapper was allegedly captured in the Kherson region, with some Ukrainian intelligence sources confirming his custody.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen Region, over 2,000 km from Ukraine. He also revealed the development of new long-range drones capable of operating over 3,000 km.
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) revealed Russia is expanding "Russian Houses" in 8 African nations, alongside arms supplies, as part of a hybrid warfare strategy targeting youth. These centers, run by Rossotrudnichestvo and linked to Wagner/Africa Corps, promote Russian culture and language but also recruit for military service, with some Africans ending up on front lines in Ukraine.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities in Kiev, Kharkov, and Dnepropetrovsk, including UAV component plants and military airfields, in retaliation for Kiev's attacks on civilian sites. Russia claims all designated targets were hit and denies striking civilian facilities.
One civilian was killed and five others were injured in Ukrainian army attacks on the Kherson Region over the past 24 hours. Governor Vladimir Saldo reported drone strikes on trucks in several settlements, resulting in casualties.
Ukraine plans to increase military wages by one-third to 30,000 hryvnias and offer fixed-term contracts to boost recruitment. President Zelenskyy also aims to recruit more foreign volunteers. Meanwhile, Russia's Putin claims Ukrainian drone strikes aim to sow confusion and damage the economy, though he admits some economic damage.
Ukrainian forces shelled DPR's residential areas 10 times in 24 hours, wounding 2 civilians, damaging vehicles, buildings, and infrastructure.
Russian forces conducted strikes on military and infrastructure targets in Ukraine's Poltava, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Sumy regions on June 11. Attacks targeted transport and energy facilities, drone storage, and troop locations, with specific reports of hits on Kharkiv's Special Machine Building Plant and drone production in Chuhuiv.
Ukraine launched long-range missile and drone attacks deep inside Russia, hitting a military factory in Cheboksary and oil refineries in Samara and Vladimir regions. President Zelenskyy declared a new 'Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces'. Meanwhile, Russia reported arrests in Moscow car bombings and continued attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
Poland is considering revoking President Zelensky's highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, after Ukraine named a military unit after the controversial Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). The UPA is accused of genocide against Poles in Volhynia during WWII, causing outrage in Poland and threatening diplomatic relations.
Ukrainian forces are conducting a large-scale drone assault on the Melitopol district in the Zaporozhye Region. Local air defense units are actively engaged in repelling the attack, and authorities have advised residents to remain cautious due to the ongoing tense situation.
Children protested outside a military recruitment office (TCC) in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, demanding the release of their 56-year-old football coach who was mobilized. The coach trains about 200 schoolchildren and cares for his elderly mother.
