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July 31. Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk published photos of the aftermath of a missile hitting an educational institution. The four-story building was destroyed.
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Mykola Lukashuk shared the photos on Telegram.
"This is an educational institution that the occupiers destroyed with a missile today. Or rather, what is left of it. Four floors fell on the store," Lukashuk wrote.
July 31. During the nine days of shelling, Russia destroyed 180,000 tonnes of grain crops, 26 port infrastructure facilities, and five civilian vessels.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine tweeted this.
According to the report, after withdrawing from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Russia committed another series of war crimes by shelling Ukrainian port cities and grain warehouses.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summarized that in the first nine days, the aggressor state destroyed 180,000 tonnes of grain, 26 port infrastructure facilities, and five civilian vessels.
"We must stop the Hunger Games and ensure global food security now," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
July 31. Four people were killed and 17 more were injured in a Russian attack on Kherson city today.
"The Russian army shells Kherson. The enemy hits the residential areas – Korabel district and the central part of the city suffered the most. As of now, we know about four people killed and 17 injured," Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak posted on Telegram.
He noted that "the youngest injured person is only 16 years old."
July 31. At about nine in the morning on July 31, Russians struck Kryvyi Rih with two missiles, hitting a residential high-rise and an educational institution.
"There are already 6 deaths in Kryvyi Rih. As of this hour, there are 75 victims, including six children," Lysak said.
Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhii Lysak said this on Telegram.
As a result of a Russian missile hitting a nine-story residential building, 32 apartments were destroyed and 37 others were damaged. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
The building of an educational institution was also partially destroyed.
It is noted that firefighters extinguished the fire in an area of 70 square meters in a residential building.
According to the State Emergency Service, 349 people and 80 equipment units are involved in search and rescue operations in Kryvyi Rih. They have already removed 277 tons of rubble.
The headquarters for the liquidation of the consequences is working on the spot.
July 31. The Russian military shelled a gymnasium in Bilozerka, in the Kherson region, damaging the building and surrounding residential buildings.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
"The Russian occupiers attacked a gymnasium in Bilozerka," the statement said.
As noted, the shelling damaged a wall and smashed windows in the educational institution. The surrounding residential buildings and outbuildings were also damaged.
No civilians were injured or killed.
July 31. In Zaporizhzhia region, 46 strikes on 18 settlements were recorded over the past day, July 29.
“Forty artillery strikes were launched on the territory of Huliaypole, Zaliznychne, Levadne, Olhivka, Bilohirya, Poltavka, Mala Tokmachka, Kamyanske, Stepove, Stepnohirsk,” Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko posted on Telegram.
Moreover, the Russian military hit Maryanivka village, Zaporizhzhia district, with three rockets. Two airstrikes were launched on Orikhiv. Mali Shcherbaky came under MLRS fire.
Eighteen reports of damage to houses, outbuildings, and infrastructure facilities were received.
July 31. At night, the Russian military pummeled Marhanets community and Nikopol town with heavy artillery.
"A difficult night for the region... First, missile strikes on Dnipro. And already at night, the enemy continued its terror. Pummeled Nikopol district. Struck Nikopol town and Marhanets community with heavy artillery. The consequences are being investigated. But the main thing is that local residents were not injured," Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak posted on Telegram.
Lysak noted that the number of injured in Dnipro attack had not changed.
July 30. The number of people injured in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has increased to ten.
Serhii Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"The number of those injured in the missile attack on Dnipro has increased to ten. This is a 14-year-old boy," Lysak said.
According to him, the boy, like the other two minors, sustained injuries caused by the blast wave. He will undergo treatment at home.
An explosion rang out in Dnipro on July 28 at around 20:30. The missiles hit an apartment block and an administrative building.
July 30. Russian invaders have shelled the Kostiantynivka community in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, killing one person and leaving two others injured.
The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on Telegram.
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office, pre-trial investigations were started in criminal proceedings on the violation of the laws and customs of war (Parts 1, 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, on July 30, at 14:15, the Russian army shelled the town of Kostiantynivka.
According to preliminary reports, the invaders used artillery. A 24-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman sustained shrapnel wounds from the explosions. At the time of the shelling, the victims were at home. Paramedics treated them on the spot.
At 05:30, Russian troops allegedly launched a missile strike on the village of Predtechyne in the Kostiantynivka merged territorial community. A hit on a private house buried a 57-year-old man under the rubble. He died on the spot from his injuries.
July 30. Russian troops shelled the village of Novodmytrivka in Kherson region, injuring a 33-year-old woman.
"We have an update on the number of injured in Russian shelling in the liberated communities of Kherson region over the past day. Another woman sought medical help. She received minor injuries yesterday and arrived at the hospital on her own today," First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuriy Sobolevskyi posted on Telegram.
According to him, a total of three people were injured due to Russian aggression over the past day.
The Kherson Regional Military Administration added that a 39-year-old resident of Vesele, who was injured in the enemy mortar shelling last night, went to the hospital. She was diagnosed with back and shoulder injuries.
Today, the occupiers hit a residential building in the village of Novodmytrivka. A 33-year-old woman suffered facial injuries and was hospitalized in a moderate condition.
According to the Kherson regional prosecutor's office, the enemy opened fire from MLRS. At least six private houses and outbuildings were damaged.
July 30. As a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, 498 children have been killed and more than 1,080 have been injured in Ukraine.
"More than 1,578 children have been killed and injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. As of the morning of July 30, 2023, according to the official information from juvenile prosecutors, 498 children were killed and more than 1,080 received injuries of various degrees of severity," the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
As noted, the numbers are not final as the efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of military operations, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were killed and injured in Donetsk region – 482, Kharkiv region – 298, Kyiv region – 129, Kherson region – 116, Zaporizhzhia region – 97, Mykolaiv region – 95, Dnipropetrovsk region – 85, Chernihiv region – 71, Luhansk region – 67.
July 30. The enemy shelled the settlements of four districts of Kharkiv region. Destructions were reported.
"Over the past day, the enemy fired artillery, mortars, and other weapons at the settlements of Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, and Kupyansk districts. In particular, Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Okhrimivka, Tykhe, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Borysivka, Kupyansk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and other settlements came under fire," Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov posted on Telegram.
Private houses and outbuildings were damaged. Civilians were not injured.
The prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the shelling of residential sectors in Kharkiv region.
"Under the procedural leadership of the Kupyansk and Derhachi district prosecutor's offices of Kharkiv region, pre-trial investigations were launched into the violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram.
July 30. A 32-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were killed and two people were injured in a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia on July 29.
The Zaporizhzhia regional military administration said this in a post on Telegram.
"A 32-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were killed in a missile attack by the Russian military on the regional center. Two women, aged 36 and 55, were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, where they received the necessary medical assistance," the post reads.
In the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 77 attacks on 20 settlements in the region.
Seventy-three artillery shells hit Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Levadne, Novodarivka, Bilohiria, Malynivka, Kamianske, Stepove and other front-line villages.
July 30. On the evening of July 29, a Russian missile hit an educational facility in Sumy, as a result of which at least one person was killed and five were injured.
This is reported by Ukrinform with reference to the National Police.
"According to tentative reports, at least one civilian was killed and five were wounded. Policemen, rescuers, and medics are working at the scene, where liquidation of the consequences of the fire is ongoing," the report says.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of laws and customs of war).
July 29. Russian terrorists have launched a missile attack on an educational institution in Sumy.
That's according to the Sumy regional military administration.
"Russian terrorists launched a missile attack on an educational institution in Sumy. All necessary services are working at the scene of the strike," the report said.
Information on the extent of destruction and casualties is being clarified. The administration also recalled that it is strictly forbidden to publish any photos and videos from the scene of the hit and called on the city's residents not to ignore air raid sirens.
July 29. Sixty-three property damage reports have been filed following the Russian missile strike on Dnipro city on Friday, July 28.
"Police officers continue to record the consequences of the attack, collect physical evidence, inspect apartments and premises, and receive reports from residents," the Ministry of Internal Affairs of
Ukraine posted on Telegram.
As reported, around 20:30 on Friday, July 28, the Russian army launched a missile attack on Dnipro city, using two Iskander-M ballistic missiles. An administrative building and an apartment block were damaged, as well as four residential buildings nearby. Three administrative buildings and seven cars were also affected.
July 29. The Russian army this morning shelled the village of Vesele in the Kherson region, injuring an elderly woman.
The Kherson regional military administration said this in a post on Telegram.
"This morning, the occupiers struck the village of Vesele. Residential buildings were hit. A 69-year-old woman was injured," the post said.
July 29. The Russian army has killed 498 children in Ukraine and left 1,080 others injured.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a post on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
"As of the morning of July 28, 2023, more than 1,578 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 498 children were killed and more than 1,080 were injured," the post reads.
These figures are not final, as work is underway to establish them in areas of hostilities and in temporarily captured and liberated territories.
The largest number of children was killed or injured in Donetsk region (482), Kharkiv region (298), Kyiv region (129), Kherson region (116), Zaporizhzhia region (97), Mykolaiv region (95), Dnipropetrovsk region (85), Chernihiv region (71), and Luhansk region (67).
July 29. A civilian was injured in Donetsk region yesterday.
"On July 28, the Russians injured one resident of Donetsk region — in Kurakhove," Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko posted on Telegram.
It is currently impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, he added.
July 29. The Russian troops struck the populated settlements of five districts in Kharkiv region over the past day.
"Over the past 24 hours, the enemy used artillery, mortars, and combat aircraft to fire at populated settlements of Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, Izium, and Kupyansk districts," Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
In particular, Ivashky, Huryiv Kozachok, Udy, Strilecha, Zelene, Okhrimivka, Kolodiazne, Dvorichna, Zapadne and other settlements came under fire.
July 28. On the evening of 28 July, Russian invaders hit a high-rise building in the centre of the city of Dnipro. The Rusians damaged a new residential complex in the city centre, where many apartments were still uninhabited. Sources of Ukrainska Pravda reported that the SSU building has stood empty for a while.
Five people have been injured in a Russian strike in the city of Dnipro. "The victims are four men aged 18 to 53 years and a 77-year-old woman. All of them received medical care without hospitalisation."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to Russia’s recent missile attack on the city of Dnipro, having expressed confidence that the Ukrainian side will do everything to bring Russia to full punishment for aggression and terror against civilians.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram.
“We will do everything to bring Russia to full punishment for aggression and terror against our people. These bastards will answer. We will do everything for justice,” Zelensky wrote.
July 28. On Thursday evening, July 27, Russian troops fired on Novoozynove in the Kharkiv region, damaging two residential buildings.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram.
According to him, yesterday evening around 9:15 p.m. the enemy shelled Novooosynove village in the Kupyansk district. Two residential buildings were damaged. Five people were injured. A 61-year-old woman was hospitalized with shrapnel injuries. Two men aged 84 and 75 and two women aged 65 and 72 sustained minor injuries, were treated on the spot and did not need hospitalization.
July 28. At Zaporizhzhia NPP, the occupiers have begun to put unit 5 into a cold shutdown state.
Acting head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) Oleh Korikov announced this during a briefing at Ukraine Media Center – Ukrinform.
"As of today, power unit No. 4 at Zaporizhzhia NPP is in a hot shutdown state. Power unit No. 5 is currently being cooled down. All other power units are in a shutdown and cold state," Korikov said.
According to him, today the temperature of power unit No. 5 is 144 degrees, tomorrow it should be 70 degrees, which corresponds to the temperature for switching the unit to a cold shutdown.
July 28. Environmentalists say that Russia's missile attack on the Prymorskyi and Khadzhybeiskyi districts of Odesa early on June 14 caused more than UAH 4.3 billion of damage to nature.
The State Environmental Inspectorate for the South-Western District said this in a post on Telegram.
In the Prymorskyi district, ecologists recorded the contamination of land plots with a total area of more than 9,000 square meters with construction waste and missile debris due to damage to the Shevchenkivskyi business center, a McDonald's restaurant, an Eva store, and the educational building of the Odesa Polytechnic National University.
In the Khadzhybeiskyi district, damage to the logistics center of Tavriia-V LLC caused the contamination of a 6,600-square-meter land plot.
"The total amount of damage caused by the pollution of land resources exceeds UAH 4.3 billion," the agency said.
July 28. On Thursday evening, July 27, Russian troops fired on Novoozynove in the Kharkiv region, damaging two residential buildings.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram.
According to him, yesterday evening around 9:15 p.m. the enemy shelled Novooosynove village in the Kupyansk district. Two residential buildings were damaged. Five people were injured. A 61-year-old woman was hospitalized with shrapnel injuries. Two men aged 84 and 75 and two women aged 65 and 72 sustained minor injuries, were treated on the spot and did not need hospitalization.
July 28. Russian military fired on Beryslav and Novokakhovka communities in Kherson region, two people were injured. An investigation was launched.
That's according to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.
"Under the procedural guidance of the Kherson regional prosecutor's office, a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war has been launched," the statement said.
According to the investigation, on July 28, at about 15:15, Russian troops once again fired on the civilian population of the Beryslav community. Previously, a mortar attack was carried out. In one of the villages, a 41-year-old local resident was injured by the shelling and hospitalized.
It is also noted that Russian troops, previously from the air, attacked the Novokakhovka community. A 57-year-old man was injured.
July 28. During the first meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, participants discussed Russia's obstruction of free navigation in the Black Sea and condemned Russia's targeted attacks on the port infrastructure of southern Ukraine.
Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine reported this.
"Over the past 9 days alone, 26 port infrastructure facilities and 5 civilian vessels have been damaged or partially destroyed as a result of Russian attacks. Russians also restrict shipping in the temporarily occupied Crimea and near the territorial waters of Bulgaria. By doing so, Russia is blocking the movement of ships towards Ukrainian seaports," Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration - Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, said.
The participants discussed Russia's obstruction of free navigation in the Black Sea. They jointly condemned Russia's withdrawal from the Grain Initiative and its targeted missile and drone attacks on the port infrastructure of southern Ukraine.
"We must act quickly and decisively. We cannot allow the blockade of the Black Sea by Russian troops. This could lead not only to losses for the Ukrainian economy but also to a serious food crisis in the world, particularly in such humanitarian sensitive regions as Africa and Asia. We are already discussing possible ways to counteract the enemy's cynical attacks and obstruction of free trade shipping," the deputy prime minister emphasized.
July 27. In Izium, Kharkiv region, search operations will resume at the site of the deaths of 47 residents of a five-story building at Pamiati Street, 2 (Pershotravneva), and there is evidence of the presence of other victims under the rubble.
Head of the Izium City Military Administration Valeriy Marchenko said this at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports."This terrible tragedy occurred on March 9, 2022. The Russian occupiers bombed our city, there were up to 26 air raids per day. And several bombs hit this house. At that time, people were hiding in the basement. We know about 47 victims, whole families were killed. Rescuers and citizens were digging them out by hand. The impact was so powerful that almost nothing remained of the people, their bodies were extremely mutilated. But that's not all: work will continue here from July 31, because according to the prosecutor's office, there may be another 5-6 people who died under the rubble," Marchenko said.
Equipment will be involved in the work. The head of the city administration added that search operations will also be conducted at other locations.
"There is also a house at Khlibozavodska Street, 3, not far from here - we suspect that there are still victims there who have not been reached. In general, we are still finding victims of shelling in the city. Relatives of the missing are contacting us, with the help of law enforcement we are looking for information and people to ensure that the victims are buried with dignity," said Marchenko.uly 27. In Kherson region, the enemy fired on Odradokamianka of Tiahynka community, leaving one injured. That's according to the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
"A man was injured as a result of the shelling of Odradokamianka of the Tiahynka community," the report says. As noted, a 57-year-old local resident came under enemy fire in his own home. He was diagnosed with shin and arm injuries. The victim was hospitalized.
July 27. In the morning, the Russian invaders shelled Avdiyivka in Donetsk region with Grad MLRS and artillery. The Avdiyivka Coke and Chemical Plant was struck with two rockets.
"In Donetsk direction, two houses were damaged in Kurakhove. In the morning, the Russians shelled Avdiyivka with Grad MLRS and artillery and hit the Avdiyivka Coke and Chemical Plant with two rockets," Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko posted on Telegram.
He noted that two people were wounded in Maryinka community: in Krasnohorivka and Novomykhaylivka; one person was injured in Solovyove in Ocheretyne community.
July 27. It became known about another victim of the Russian missile attack launched on Odesa city on July 23.
"The body of a woman was found in a non-residential annex near a destroyed private house on Parkova Street. The identity of the deceased is being established," the Odesa City Council posted on Telegram.
As reported, on the night of July 23, the Russian army launched a missile attack on the very heart of Odesa city. The Transfiguration Cathedral, the House of Scientists, five kindergartens, four schools, and many residential buildings were destroyed – the struck area is under the protection of UNESCO.
July 27. Over the past day, Russian troops fired 40 times at the Kherson region, firing a total of 243 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad multiple rocket launchers, aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram In particular, the Russians fired three shells at Kherson
July 27. Russia’s occupation forces dropped a KAB-250 guided aerial bomb on the village of Kivsharivka in Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, overnight Thursday.
That’s according to Oleh Syniehubov, the chief of the regional military administration.
“Last night, the enemy attacked the village of Kivsharivka in the Kupiansk district with a KAB-250 guided aerial bomb. A hit was recorded next to a 5-storey residential building. The house was damaged, a wall collapsed in one of the apartments. A nearby 9-storey residential block was also damaged,” the report reads.
July 27. One civilian has been killed and nine injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“On July 26, 2023, Russians killed one civilian in the Donetsk region, namely in Zalizne. Nine more people were injured,” Kyrylenko wrote.
July 27. Last night Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district seven times.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram.
“All night long, the Russian army was shelling the Nikopol district. The enemy attacked the district seven times. About three dozens of heavy artillery shells struck the city of Nikopol, Pokrovske and Chervonohryhorivka communities,” Lysak wrote.
In his words, Russian attacks caused damage to an educational institution, administrative building, communications company, postal office and church. Two 2-storey houses and a household building were hit. Power transmission lines were seriously damaged.
July 26. On the eve of a Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka, Donetsk region, the occupiers did not let people out of the barracks and the windows in the building were firmly closed.
Maria Klymyk, the author of the investigation, journalist of the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR), said this during the presentation of the investigation into the mass murder of Azov Regiment members held captive in Olenivka penal facility No. 120 at the Media Center Ukraine–Ukrinform.
According to her, before the tragedy, on the evening of July 28, all detainees were called, lined up, checked against the lists, and taken back to the barracks one by one.
"[They] were told that it was forbidden to go outside and that everyone must stay in the barracks. They [Russians] said that if someone wanted to go to the toilet, only one person at a time was allowed to go. Before that, in other barracks, they had the opportunity to leave [the building] until bedtime any time, they could even sleep outside, but in this part of the barracks they were forbidden to even spend the night outside,” she said.
Klymyk noted that the Ukrainian soldiers asked to stay outside because it was very hot in the barracks.
"The windows were tightly closed it was very stuffy as there were many people there. But they were forbidden to do anything at all," said the MIHR representative.
Separately, she said that the day before people from this barrack had gone around all the places accessible to them and had not found anything suspicious.
July 26. On July 25, 2023, following Russian attacks, one of the main power transmission lines was damaged in eastern Ukraine.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrenergo National Power Company on Telegram.
“Yesterday, one of the main power transmission lines providing the supply of electricity from a power plant in the east was damaged in Russian attacks. Repair works are underway,” the report states.
According to Ukrenergo, active maintenance works continue at many thermal and hydro power plants, as well as some nuclear power units. The power units that had been affected by Russian massive missile and drone attacks should be renovated before the next heating season starts.
Today, Ukraine is importing electricity from Slovakia (up to 160 megawatts between 08:00 a.m. and 09:00 a.m., and up to 350 megawatts during the peak consumption hours between 05:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.) and Moldova (up to 5 megawatts between 09:00 p.m. and 00:00 midnight). There are no electricity exports.
July 26. The UN Resident Coordinator Office in Ukraine Denise Brown arrived in Odesa to document the consequences of the attack on the historic city center.
That's according to the Odesa City Council on Telegram.
"This is another clear violation of international humanitarian law, where civilians and civilian infrastructure, which is clearly destroyed, are not part of the war. And buildings like this cultural heritage site are key to Ukrainian identity and culture," the UN Resident Coordinator said according to the report published in Ukrainian.
She emphasized that the cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so it is protected by the United Nations.
"It is important to document these attacks and the consequences of these attacks in order to bring the (perpetrators - ed.) to justice," the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine said according to the report published in Ukrainian.
July 26. Over the past day in the Donetsk region, Russian invaders dropped a bomb on the village of New York, and shelled the territory of a mine in the village of Pivnichne.
Pavlo Kyrylenko the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
"Two houses were damaged in Toretsk in the Horlivka direction, and the territory of a mine was shelled in Pivnichne. Russians dropped a bomb on New York," the head of the region wrote.
He noted that two houses in Chasovoyarsk community were damaged by Russians. In the Soledar community, Vasyukivka, Rozdolivka and Fedorivka were under fire.
In the Lysychansk direction, a house in Siversk was damaged, three houses in Torske of the Lyman community were damaged, and Zvanivka and Pereyizne were shelled.
July 26. Russia may resort to provocations and strike civilian ships from occupied Crimea and then blame Ukraine for this.
Natalia Humeniuk, head of the joint press center of the Operational Command "South", said this during the United News telethon.
According to her, there are currently quite many civilian vessels in the Black Sea along the coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
"Many foreign ships ply there. This is precisely where Russia may resort to provocation under the guise of imitating a drone or even missile attack. Russia may provoke an unusual situation with an attack on a foreign vessel and blame Ukraine for this," she said.
At the same time, Humeniuk noted that, apart from the occupied coast of Crimea, there was currently no other navigation in the Black Sea.
"Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russians have declared the northwestern part of the Black Sea — from Snake Island to Cape Tarkhankut — closed to navigation. And then all the ships that were there were forcibly driven into the ports and remained blocked there. After that, navigation was exclusively related to the grain initiative, only by ships agreed by the Istanbul Coordination Center, which were loaded with grain and could sail there to and from. There is no other navigation now," she noted.
July 26. During the night and morning of July 26, Russian troops shelled six communities in Sumy region. No casualties or destruction were reported.
"At night and in the morning, seven strikes were launched, 26 explosions were recorded. The enemy shelled seven settlements in six territorial communities: Krasnopillia, Khotin, Myropillia, Shalyhine, Seredyna-Buda, Nova Sloboda," the Sumy Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
As noted, the enemy opened fire from mortars, artillery, and heavy machine guns. In particular, two VOG grenades were dropped from a Russian UAV in Myropillia community.
There were no casualties or destruction of civilian infrastructure as a result of the shelling.
July 25. The Russian occupation army on Tuesday fired four missiles at the city of Avdiivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, killing a man and injuring a woman.
Vitalii Barabash, head of the city military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
He said that at 10:32, the Russian military fired four missiles at Avdiivka, with two of them hitting Avdiivka and Coke Chemical Plant and two others striking the old part of the city.
"Today, in addition to the woman who was injured this morning, a man born in 1954 was killed by shelling in his own yard on Chystiakova Street," Barabash said.
July 25. The enemy fired on the village of Tomaryne in the Beryslav community in Kherson region, cattle were injured and there are destructions.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional Military Administration. "The Russian army attacked the village of Tomaryne in the Beryslav community," the statement said.
The RMA informs that as a result of the shelling, outbuildings were destroyed and livestock were injured. As noted, there were no civilian casualties.
As reported, yesterday, on July 24, the Russian army fired 46 times at the Kherson region, and two people were injured.
July 25. As a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine, 497 children were killed and 1077 were injured. The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Telegram. "More than 1574 children have been injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. As of the morning of July 25, 2023, according to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 497 children were killed and more than 1077 were injured of varying severity," the statement said.
These numbers are not final. Work is ongoing to establish them in the areas of hostilities, on the temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were affected in the Donetsk region - 481, Kharkiv - 298, Kyiv - 129, Kherson - 116, Zaporizhzhia - 97, Mykolaiv - 89, Dnipro - 83, Chernihiv - 71, Luhansk - 67.
July 25.Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 46 times, on July 24, having fired 250 projectiles.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram.
Russian invaders used mortars, artillery, the Grad multiple launch rocket systems, recoilless guns, automatic grenade launchers, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Enemy attacks targeted residential areas across the Kherson region’s settlements. Essential infrastructure in a secondary school and a trading space in the Beryslav district were hit.
Following Russian attacks, two civilians were injured.
July 25. Russian invaders killed two residents of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and injured ten others on July 24.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"On July 24, the Russians killed two residents of the Donetsk region — in Kostiantynivka. Ten more people were injured in the past day," he said.
Kyrylenko said it was currently impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
On Monday, July 24, at around 19:00, the Russian army fired cluster munitions at a reservoir in the city of Kostiantynivka, on the banks of which people were taking rest, killing two people, including a ten-year-old child.
July 25. Yesterday's attack on Ukraine's eastern city of Kostiantynivka has killed two people, including a ten-year-old boy.
Donetsk region governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said this in a post on Telegram.
"According to an update as of 07:00, yesterday's shelling of Kostiantynivka killed two people (including a ten-year-old boy, who received fatal injuries) and injured seven (including four children - girls aged 5, 11 and 12, and a 12-year-old boy)," the post reads.
July 24.Four people were injured in the Kharkiv region as a result of shelling, including a 12-year-old child. The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
"Russians strike at civilians in the Kupyansk district. A 12-year-old boy was injured as a result of hostile shelling of Pishchane village. Two women aged 31 and 48 were also injured. According to doctors, the condition of all the victims is light," the statement said.
In addition, a 60-year-old man was injured as a result of shelling in Dvorichna. He was hospitalized with shrapnel injuries to his chest and leg.
July 24. In the Zaporizhzhia region, 86 attacks on 17 settlements were recorded over the past day.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram. "86 artillery strikes hit Huliaipole, Charivne, Chervone, Malynivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohirsk, Stepnohirsk, Stepove and other frontline villages. Russian military also fired from a UAV at Novoandriivka and shelled Novodarivka with MLRS," the statement said.
There were seven reports of destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure.
There were no reports of casualties.
July 24. The Russian army fired 58 times at the Kherson region yesterday.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram
"Over the last day, the enemy made 58 attacks, launching 325 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad, aircraft, tanks, ATGM and UAVs. The enemy fired 10 shells at Kherson," he noted.
According to Prokudin, the Russian military shot at residential areas of the region's settlements.
One person was injured as a result of Russian aggression, the RMA head emphasized.
July 24. The Russian forces continued to terrorize Odesa region last night, launching an almost four-hour attack involving Shahed-136 kamikaze drones at the port infrastructure on the Danube.
That’s according to Operational Command South.
"Three drones were destroyed by air defense forces. As a result of the strikes, a grain hangar was destroyed, tanks for storing other types of cargo were damaged, and a fire broke out in one of the production premises, which was promptly put out," the report says.
Tentative reports say four port workers were injured in the attack. The reports from the ground are being verified.
July 24. The Russian occupation forces threaten the residents of the temporarily occupied territories over the photos with the national flag of Ukraine or Ukrainian music should they find those in their phones during checks.
That’s according to the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, who spoke on the air of the national telethon.
"The occupiers have invented a new method of filtration at checkpoints and during searches. Not only do they check messengers on social networks and messages on gadgets, now they even search for certain photos. If there are any photos with the Ukrainian flag, they force people to remove them," Fedorov said.
July 24. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) condemned the missile attack by Russian forces on Odesa in the early hours of Sunday, July 2023.
This was announced on the organization's website.
"UNESCO is deeply dismayed and condemns in the strongest terms the brazen attack carried out by the Russian forces, which hit several cultural sites in the city center of Odesa, home to the World Heritage property ‘The Historic Centre of Odesa,’” the statement reads.
The organization noted that a number of significant cultural objects were damaged as a result of the attack, including the Transfiguration Cathedral, the first and main Orthodox church in Odesa, founded in 1794. "This act of hostility comes only days after other attacks that impacted many cultural heritage sites in areas protected under the World Heritage Convention in Lviv and Odesa.," UNESCO noted.
July 23. On Sunday, Russian troops twice opened fire on the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram.
“Over the past day, Russian occupiers have twice shelled the region. The enemy launched artillery strikes on the Nikopol district’s Marhanets community. In the afternoon, they attacked the Synelnykove district’s Velykomykhailivka community,” Lukashuk wrote.
July 23. As a result of the night Russian attack on Odesa, 25 architectural monuments were damaged.
"According to preliminary information, 25 architectural monuments were damaged by Russian terrorists in Odesa last night. Among them are buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries: Chyzhevych House, Papudova House, Zabludovsky House, Haharin House, Yanush House, Zhdanova House, Rassell del Turco House, Masa House, Manuk-Bey Mansion, Kovalevsky House, Porro House, Mashevsky House, and others," Oleh Kiper, Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
July 23. More than 40 buildings were damaged in Russia’s missile attack on the city of Odesa last night.
The relevant statement was made by Odesa City Council on Telegram.
“Over 40 buildings were seriously damaged in Odesa, following the overnight attack. Municipal services are working across all locations,” the report states.
According to the data from Head of the Education Department Olena Buinevych, five Odesa-based pre-school facilities were hit.
On the night of July 23, 2023, Russia fired at least five types of missiles at the Odesa region: Kalibr, Oniks, Kh-22, Iskander-K and Iskander-M. As a result, one person was reported killed and 22 injured, including four children.
July 23. This morning Russian occupiers have shelled the Donetsk region’s town of Chasiv Yar with cluster munitions. Enemy projectiles destroyed a culture hall, which had been used as a humanitarian and medical aid hub.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“Rashists have destroyed a culture hall in Chasiv Yar, which was used as a local humanitarian and medical aid hub. The occupiers attacked the town at dawn, with cluster munitions. A fire broke out,” Kyrylenko wrote.
July 23. Ten civilians have been killed and 43 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s territory over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Military Media Center on Telegram, referring to the data from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“According to the data from the Situational Center of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, over the past day, Russian troops have attacked 10 regions of Ukraine. Initial reports indicate that 10 civilians were killed and 43 injured,” Military Media Center wrote.
Russian invaders used small arms, grenade launchers, mortars, tanks, cannon artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, surface-to-air missile systems, anti-tank systems, the Bastion coastal defense missile systems, loitering munitions, warships, strategic and tactical aircraft to open fire on 133 settlements and 141 infrastructure objects.
July 23. A Russian missile destroyed the central altar of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, as a result of which the temple was partially destroyed.
That’s according to the Odesa Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Ukrinform reports.
"On the night of July 23, 2023, during a Russian terrorist attack on the city of Odesa, an enemy missile hit the Transfiguration Cathedral. The missile directly hit the central altar, as a result of which the cathedral building and the three lower floors were partially destroyed, while the interior and icons were significantly damaged," the posting reads.
It is noted that the service premises of the lower part of the cathedral were decimated.
It is clarified that a guard was injured in the cathedral.
"The Odesa Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church once again condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, this act of terrorism against the main shrine and spiritual heart of the city of Odesa - the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, around which peaceful civilians reside, and the cathedral itself is in no way connected with military facilities," the diocese added.
July 23. In the early hours of Sunday, July 23, the Russian occupation forces launched four missiles targeting the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia with four missiles.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Yuriy Malashko reported this on Telegram.
"This night, Russian troops attacked the outskirts of the regional center and the Zaporizhzhia district with four missiles - there were no casualties reported," he noted.
July 22. Russian troops have attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery. As a result, power transmission lines were damaged.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram.
“Today, the enemy has twice attacked the Nikopol district. The Marhanets community and the city of Nikopol were struck with heavy artillery. The city suffered the most,” Lysak wrote.
Twelve detached houses and six household buildings were damaged, as well as power transmission lines and a greenhouse. Three cars were hit and one destroyed completely. A fire broke out, but rescuers extinguished it.
Additionally, Russian invaders shelled the Synelnykove district’s Velykomykhailivka community. A power transmission line was seriously damaged there.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
July 22. A man, 60, has been injured in Russia’s another shelling of the Kharkiv region today.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration on Telegram.
“Around 03:00 p.m., July 22, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on the Kupiansk district’s urban-type settlement of Dvorichna,” the report states.
Following the enemy attack, a 60-year-old man was injured and taken to hospital.
A reminder that, on July 22, 2023, Russian invaders struck the Kharkiv region’s Kupiansk with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). A woman, 57, was reported killed.
July 22. Last night and on the morning of July 22, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Sumy region four times. Fourteen explosions were recorded.
The relevant statement was made by Sumy Regional Military Administration on Telegram\.
“Four settlements came under enemy fire across four territorial communities, such as Bilopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Seredyno-Buda and Shalyhyne,” the report states.
The enemy opened fire with mortars (10 explosions), recoilless guns (four explosions), and small arms.
July 22. The enemy launched an artillery attack on Nikopol where three people were injured.
Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported the news on Telegram.
"Yesterday evening, the enemy covered Nikopol with artillery fire. Three people were injured. A man, 57, and a woman, 78, were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds in a moderate severity condition. Another man, 42, will receive outpatient treatment," the post reads.
Eight households, nine commercial premises, and a power line were damaged in the area.
In the early hours of Saturday, the aggressor shelled the city again, hitting beat an industrial enterprise.
The strike brought no casualties.
July 22. A total of 496 children have been killed and over 1,068 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram.
“Over 1,564 children in Ukraine have been affected by Russian armed aggression. As of July 22, 2023, according to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 496 children were killed and over 1,068 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states.
These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas.
Currently, most casualties were recorded in the Donetsk region (474), Kharkiv region (297), Kyiv region (129), Kherson region (116), Zaporizhzhia region (97), Mykolaiv region (89), Dnipropetrovsk region (83), Chernihiv region (71), and Luhansk region (67).
July 21. In Chernihiv region, the body of a second woman was found at the site of a Russian missile hitting a cultural house.
That's according to the police of Chernihiv region.
"As of 17:00, the body of a second woman who died as a result of a missile strike was found under the rubble of the building," the report says. The investigative team continues to work on documenting the Russian war crime.
Police investigators have launched a pre-trial investigation into the criminal proceedings opened under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war) over the hostile attack on a civilian infrastructure facility.
July 21. In Donetsk region, Russian invaders shelled the village of Druzhba of the Toretsk community, killing a 10-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. A woman was also injured.
Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote this on Telegram.
"Two children were killed by Russians today in Donetsk region in the village of Druzhba of the Toretsk community. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the Russians shelled the village with artillery - one of the shells hit the yard where the children were - a 10-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. They were brother and sister. They received injuries incompatible with life," the head of the region said.
July 21. Russian forces fired on Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, killing four employees of an agricultural enterprise and injuring two others.
That's according to Huliaipole City Territorial Community on Facebook.
"Today [we have] terrible news about the loss of field workers. They were young, energetic, had families, dreamed and worked for the good of the country. In an instant, the lives of four of our compatriots were cut short. During the shelling of one of the settlements of the Huliaipole City Territorial Community, employees of an agricultural enterprise were killed: Kurman Serhii, born in 1994, Hrybachov Ruslan, born in 1992, Berezhnyi Viacheslav, Lysenko Ivan, born in 1980," the statement reads.
Samoilovych Yurii and Rieznik Denys were wounded.
July 21. A Russian missile hit the building of a house of culture in the Chernihiv region on Friday, July 21. Chernihiv region governor Viacheslav Chaus said this in a post on Telegram.
"As a result of a missile strike on the Chernihiv region, the building of a house of culture in in a settlement the region was damaged. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. Other reports are being clarified," the post reads.
July 21. On Friday night, July 21, Russian troops shelled Novoosynove in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv region, damaging a private house.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"Last night, as a result of enemy shelling of Novoosynove village in the Kupyansk district, a 56-year-old woman was lightly injured, she did not need hospitalization. A private house was damaged," he said.
Yesterday, the enemy massively shelled settlements in the Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Chuhuiv and Izyum districts.
July 21. The enemy attacked an infrastructure facility in the Polohiv district, killing 4 people and injuring two others. Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"As a result of the attack on the infrastructure facility of the Polohiv district by the Russian military, four employees aged 29, 30, 33 and 43 were killed, and two more injured were sent to a medical facility," the post reads.
In total, the enemy made 80 attacks on 20 localities in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past day. Hulyaypole, Levadne, Bilohirya, Charivne, Huliaypilske, Malynivka, Chervone, Shcherbaky, Stepnohirsk, Pyatikhatky and other frontline villages came under 63 artillery attacks. In addition, 10 MLRS attacks on Novodarivka, 6 air strikes on Pyatikhatky, Orikhove and Mala Tokmachka, and a UAV attack on Lobkove were recorded.
There were 33 reports of destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure.
July 21. The Russian army killed two residents of the Donetsk region and injured two others. Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"On July 20, Russians killed two residents of the Donetsk region - in Kostyantynivka. Another two people were injured during the day," he said.
Kyrylenko emphasized that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
July 20. Over 500 days of warfare on the territory of Ukraine, the damage caused to the country's environment and ecosystems has exceeded UAH 2 trillion.
First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi said this during the presentation of the study "Russia-Ukraine War: Environmental Impact", held at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform.
"Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we have been calculating the damage caused to the environment. As of today, they amount to more than UAH 2 trillion. More than 2500 cases of environmental impact have been documented. This includes the destruction of nature reserves, water pollution, mined fields, burnt forests, etc." Krasnolutskyi said.
Krasnolutskyi specified that the total amount of calculated losses due to air pollution is $29.2 billion, land - $24.6 billion, water resources - $1.6 billion. In total, there are 527 thousand tons of waste from destroyed Russian equipment in Ukraine, and 55.9 thousand tons of emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere have been recorded.
July 20. Russia's targeted shelling of the port infrastructure in Odesa, which has been going on for the third night in a row, as well as Russia's deliberate destruction of grain stocks intended for export, are barbaric acts that will lead to a large-scale food crisis in the world.
EU High Representative Josep Borrell said this in Brussels on July 20 before a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
"Today, we are going to discuss the situation in Ukraine. We will have Minister Kuleba [Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in a teleconference mode] but at the moment, for the third night, Russia bombs and destroys all the port infrastructure in Odesa and the storage of grain. More than 60,000 tonnes of grain have been burned. So, they [the Russians] not only withdrew from the grain agreement in order to export grain from Ukraine, but they are burning this grain," Borrell said.
July 20. The night shelling of Odesa on July 20 destroyed many buildings and a kindergarten in the city center. A person is being searched for under the rubble. The press service of the Odesa City Council reported this on Telegram.
"Another terrorist attack by non-humans on civilians. This is a nursery, a kindergarten nearby, and civilians live nearby. They destroyed everything. We are looking for a person under the rubble," said Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov.
The mayor also added that one of the victims, who has already been taken to the hospital, is in serious condition.
As Ukrinform reported, last night the enemy attacked Odesa with rockets, explosions were heard in the city repeatedly.
Four people were injured.
July 20. In Mykolaiv, 19 people were injured as a result of an enemy missile strike, two of them hospitalized, including a child. Vitaliy Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
At night on July 20, around 03:03, the enemy launched a missile attack on Mykolaiv. As a result of the hit, several floors of a three-story building were destroyed and a fire broke out over an area of 450 square meters, which firefighters extinguished at 07:45. The rubble is being cleared. The neighboring multi-storey buildings were damaged.
Kim also said that three garages caught fire and were quickly extinguished. About 15 garages were damaged. Windows in several high-rise buildings that were located nearby were smashed.
A total of 19 people were injured as a result of the missile strike. Eight people sought medical assistance, two were hospitalized, including a child, the RMA chief emphasized.
According to Kim, yesterday, July 19, at 1:09, 2:25, and 3:34 p.m., enemy shelling was recorded in the waters of the Ochakiv community. There were no casualties.
Also yesterday, at 1:30, 2:16 and 3:04 p.m., Russians fired at the village of the Kutsurub community. A garage was destroyed, outbuildings and windows in residential buildings were damaged. Fires on the territory of a private household and outside the settlement were extinguished. There were no casualties, said the head of the military administration.
In addition, yesterday at 3:04 p.m., 5:54 p.m., 6:26 p.m. and on Thursday at 7:06 a.m. Ochakiv came under enemy fire. A five-story apartment was on fire because of a hit. One man was injured. The consequences of the morning shelling are being clarified.
In the Pervomaisk, Bashtanka and Voznesensk districts, the day and night were relatively calm, Kim noted.
As reported, last night the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 18 enemy air targets.
The invaders again attacked the southern regions of Ukraine, attacking Odesa and Mykolaiv with Russian missiles, which hit ports, berths, residential buildings and retail chains.
July 20. In Ukraine, 221 people have been killed and another 450 have been injured by landmines and other explosive objects since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
"Unfortunately, 221 people have been killed and more than 450 people have been injured by landmines and explosive devices since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion," Oleksandr Horunzhyi, spokesman for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, told a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine–Ukrinform.
He urged Ukrainians to immediately call 101 if they discover an explosive object. He also does not advise residents of the de-occupied territories to go to water bodies, fields, forests, as well as untrodden paths.
July 20. As a result of the Russian aggression, 664 objects of cultural heritage have been damaged in Ukraine.
As the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy posted on Telegram, it continues to document the damage and destruction of cultural heritage objects as a result of Russian aggression.
"We will be able to see the full picture already after the end of the war and only after the majority of the combat zones are demined and become directly accessible to researchers," Kateryna Chuyeva, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, told an online briefing in the Media Center Ukraine–Odesa.
July 19. On the night of July 19, about 60,000 tonnes of grain were destroyed in the Chornomorsk port as a result of Russian shelling of the port infrastructure involved in the grain initiative.
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi stated this, Ukrinform reports with reference to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
He noted that the grain that was destroyed by Russians should have been loaded onto a large-tonnage ship and sent through the grain corridor.
According to Solskyi, the night strike disabled a significant part of the grain export infrastructure of the Chornomorsk port. At the same time, according to experts' estimates, it will take at least a year to fully restore the objects damaged on the night of July 19.
"The grain infrastructure of international and Ukrainian traders and carriers Kernel, Viterra, CMA CGM Group was the most affected. This is a terrorist act not against Ukraine but against the whole world. Food security is again at risk. Humanity is being held hostage by a terrorist country that is blackmailing the whole world with famine. The world must react harshly and in accordance with the situation," the minister said.
The head of the ministry of agriculture reminded that when Ukraine cannot export food, the population of the poorest countries will be on the verge of survival. In addition, the economy of not only Ukraine but also the world will suffer. The price of grain will rise, and not all countries will be able to afford to buy agricultural products. Also, the price of food products, including flour, cereals, and meat, will increase significantly.
July 19. During the Russian air attack last night, the grain and vegetable oil terminals were damaged in Odesa region.
"The grain and vegetable oil terminals were damaged as a result of missile strikes on the port infrastructure facilities," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
Moreover, an industrial facility, warehouses and trade pavilions of the industrial goods market, shopping malls, multi-story buildings of residential complexes, cars, administrative buildings were damaged and destroyed in the enemy attack. One of the Odesa cemeteries was damaged.
July 19. The Kherson Regional Military Administration showed the consequences of the Shahed drone attack on Kherson city, which Russian troops carried out on the night of July 19.
The Administration published a relevant video on Telegram.
"The Russian army launched Shahed combat drones targeting the city at night," the report says.
As noted, 89-year-old Liudmyla nearly got killed in her own home. Fortunately, she was rescued from the rubble, but the woman cannot recover from what she experienced.
A building rented by a religious community was also damaged. In addition to property, there was also humanitarian aid.
July 19. On the night of July 18 and on the morning of July 19, Russian troops launched eight strikes on border communities of Sumy region.
"At night and in the morning, the Russians launched eight strikes on border communities, 48 explosions were recorded. Bilopillia, Seredyna-Buda, Krasnopillia, and Khotin communities came under fire," the Sumy Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
In particular, mortar strikes (six explosions) and automatic grenade launcher strikes (two explosions) were launched on Bilopillia community from the territory of the Russian Federation.
"Seredyna-Buda community: 10 mortar explosions were recorded. Krasnopillia community: the enemy fired artillery (five explosions) and automatic grenade launchers (12 explosions). Khotin community: mortar shelling (13 explosions)," the Administration noted.
July 19. On the night of July 18 and on the morning of July 19, Russian troops launched eight strikes on border communities of Sumy region.
"At night and in the morning, the Russians launched eight strikes on border communities, 48 explosions were recorded. Bilopillia, Seredyna-Buda, Krasnopillia, and Khotin communities came under fire," the Sumy Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
In particular, mortar strikes (six explosions) and automatic grenade launcher strikes (two explosions) were launched on Bilopillia community from the territory of the Russian Federation.
"Seredyna-Buda community: 10 mortar explosions were recorded. Krasnopillia community: the enemy fired artillery (five explosions) and automatic grenade launchers (12 explosions). Khotin community: mortar shelling (13 explosions)," the Administration noted.
July 19. Russian invaders attacked the port and critical infrastructure in southern Ukraine overnight, injuring at least seven people.
Ukraine's Operational Command South said this in a post on Facebook.
"At night, the enraged enemy hit southern Ukraine with a powerful accumulation of missiles and kamikaze drones," the Command said, adding that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 12 of 12 Kalibr missiles fired from the Sevastopol bay.
Also overnight, the invaders used a coastal missile system in temporarily occupied Crimea and hit Odesa with Oniks missiles and strategic bombers fired Kh-59 and Kh-22 missiles. Simultaneously with the missile attack, the Russians launched Shahed-136 one-way attack drones in the south.
The Kh-59 missile was shot down as it approached the coast and fell in a residential area of Odesa, leaving a large crater, with several buildings damaged by the blast wave. Three civilians were injured.
The Oniks and Kh-22 missiles targeted the port and critical infrastructure. The enemy hit a grain and oil terminal, damaging reservoirs and loading equipment. A fire started, and all competent services were working to eliminate the consequences. There was no information about casualties.
"In the Odesa region, an industrial facility was hit, where a civilian employee was injured, and two warehouses in different locations were hit - with tobacco and fireworks," the Operational Command South said
Eight Shahed-136 drones were shot down in the sky over the Odesa region and two more over the Mykolaiv region. Recreational infrastructure facilities in the coastal zone of the Kobleve community were damaged by drone debris and caught fire. Two civilians were injured.
Also, due to combat work to destroy missiles and drones, several apartment buildings were damaged in residential areas in Odesa by the blast wave.
"At least six Odesa residents, including a nine-year-old boy, who sustained injuries from broken glass and other objects, sought medical help," the report said.
In Kherson, the enemy hit the Palace of Culture with Shakhed drones and damaged a dormitory. One civilian was injured.
July 19. The army of the Russian Federation killed 494 children in Ukraine and injured another 1,060 children.
The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Telegram.
"More than 1,554 children have suffered in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. As of the morning of July 19, 2023, according to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 494 children were killed and more than 1,060 were injured of varying severity," the statement said.
These numbers are not the final ones. Work is ongoing to establish them in the areas of hostilities, on the temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were affected in the Donetsk region - 474, Kharkiv - 297, Kyiv - 129, Kherson - 116, Zaporizhzhia - 97, Mykolaiv - 89, Dnipro - 83, Chernihiv - 71, Luhansk - 67.
Over the past day, July 18, two boys aged one and 13 were injured as a result of enemy shelling of Zhelanne Pershe village in the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region.
July 19. The Russian army attacked Ukraine's northern Zhytomyr region with Shahed one-way attack drones early on Wednesday, July 19, hitting an infrastructure facility.
Vitalii Bunechko, the head of the Zhytomyr regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"This morning, the enemy attacked the Zhytomyr region with kamikaze drones. According to preliminary information, an infrastructure facility was hit in a Shahed strike. There is damage to private households," the post reads.
All emergency services are working at the scene.
July 19. Over the past day, July 18, the Russian army injured 10 residents of the Donetsk region.
Pavlo Kyrylenko the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
It is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
July 18. A person was killed and another injured as a result of the shelling of the village of Dvorichna in Kharkiv region.
That's according to the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration on Telegram.
"The Russian aggressor continues to terrorize the civilian population of the Kharkiv region. As a result of the shelling of Dvorichna in Kupiansk district, a 72-year-old man was killed, a 65-year-old woman sustained shrapnel wounds to her neck and chest," the statement said.
July 18. The Coalition (Core Group) on the creation of a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine includes representatives of 38 countries and several representatives of international organizations that have already held several working meetings.
"To date, this Core Group consists of representatives of 38 countries. In addition, several representatives of international organizations participate in its work," Anton Korynevych, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, told a briefing.
Korynevych noted that the coalition was created at the level of legal advisers of the ministries of foreign affairs to discuss various legal, technical, political issues regarding the creation of the Special Tribunal and, in general, ensuring accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
July 18. As a result of an enemy attack on Odesa at night on July 18, the buildings of the church and the Odesa Hotel at the seaport were damaged.
Vladyslav Nazarov, a spokesman for the South military command, posted a photo of the aftermath of the attack on Telegram
The hotel's glass facade was damaged. It should be noted that the Odesa Hotel was built at the seaport in 2001. It has not been in operation since 2011.
July 18. One civilian was killed and five injured as Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhzhia region’s Orikhiv.
The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Yurii Malashko on Telegram
“A woman, 72, was killed in the air attack on a residential district in Orikhiv. Five more residents were injured: a man, 48, received medical aid at the scene; three women, aged 43, 73 and 79, and a man, 75, were promptly taken to hospital,” Malashko wrote.
July 18. Over the past day, July 17, the Russian army killed three residents of the Donetsk region and injured four others.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"On July 17, Russians killed three residents of the Donetsk region: in Stepanivka, Makarivka and Stepove. Another four people were injured during the day," he said.
Kyrylenko emphasized that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
July 18. The United Nations says there are more than 6.3 million Ukrainian refugees in the world.
"Currently, more than 6.3 million Ukrainians are refugees and an estimated 5.1 million are internally displaced," Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said at the UN Security Council meeting, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
As noted, about 4.75 million Ukrainians have returned to their homes, including 1.1 million from abroad, since the beginning of the war.
July 18. According to confirmed data, about 9,300 civilians have been killed and more than 16,300 have been injured since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, [since the beginning of Russian invasion] 9,287 civilians have been killed and 16,384 injured, most under Russian armed forces fire," Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said at the UN Security Council meeting on July 17, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
According to her, this number includes 537 killed and 1,117 injured children.
The diplomat said that those were only confirmed figures and the real number of victims was probably much higher.
Dicarlo added that Ukraine was the country with the highest number of children killed and maimed and the highest number of strikes on schools and hospitals in 2022.
July 17. The Russian army launched a missile attack on Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging several residential buildings.
Serhii Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"In the morning, the enemy hit Dnipropetrovsk region with a missile. The explosion occurred in Mezhova community of Synelnykove district," Lysak said.
July 17. The Russian military constantly uses cluster munitions in the war against Ukraine.
Serhii Cherevatyi, the spokesman for the Eastern Grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said this on the air of the United News telethon.
“The Russians constantly use cluster munitions. There was no time when they did not use them. The only such time is the time of their resupply," said the spokesman.
He emphasized that since the beginning of the war, the Russian invaders have used cluster munitions both in combat positions and in residential areas of Ukrainian cities.
July 17. As a result of the Russian shelling of the town of Bilopillia in Sumy region, two people were killed and ten were injured.
That's according to the National Police on Telegram.
"Around 12:30, enemy troops fired on the town of Bilopillia, Sumy region. Four artillery strikes were recorded, three of which hit the very center of the city. Law enforcement officers are working at the scene and providing assistance to citizens," the statement said.
A 76-year-old and a 74-year-old woman who were on the street at the time were killed as a result of the injuries. Currently, ten people are known to be injured, one of whom is in serious condition.
July 17. The Kherson Regional Civil Defense Organization showed the consequences of the shelling of residential areas by the Russian military. The video was posted on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
"In this footage, people are picking up the pieces of their lives. And they do not understand what to do next. This pain and confusion is the result of another Russian terror... The consequences of the terrible night and how Kherson residents are recovering from their experiences are in the video," the statement read
As noted, on July 17, at night, the Russian military fired on residential areas of Kherson. People who were sleeping in their homes barely managed to escape.
Two women, aged 82 and 75, were diagnosed with an acute stress reaction. Their lives are currently not in danger.
July 16. Russian military shelled the village of Rozlyv in Kherson region. Two people were injured. In Bilozerka district, a wheat field caught fire as a result of an enemy strike.
"The occupiers shelled Kherson region. Two civilians were injured. The crop was destroyed. In the village of Rozlyv, the Russian army hit private houses. A 54-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man were injured. They were in their yards. They were given medical assistance on the spot," the Kherson Regional Military Administration reports.
In addition, a wheat field caught fire as a result of the shelling in Bilozerka district. The extent of the damage is being determined.
July 16. Seven people have been injured in a Russian strike on the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said this in a post on the messaging app Telegram.
"Employees of the State Emergency Service are working at the scene of the strikes in the Osnovianskyi district. They are putting out the fire. There are currently seven injured. There are unconfirmed reports about one dead person," he said.
July 16. In Donetsk region, Russian troops launched a missile attack on an enterprise in Kramatorsk.
"In the middle of the night, the Russians launched a missile attack on Kramatorsk and hit the territory of an enterprise," Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko posted on Telegram.
July 16. Russian troops have fired 20 missiles from the Grad multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) at the Luhansk region’s village of Novoliubivka. The relevant statement was made by Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Artem Lysohor on Telegram.
According to Lysohor, civilians have difficulties with accessing water and food in the region.
“The enemy is destroying our logistics, making it difficult to deliver everything necessary to the liberated villages,” Lysohor noted.
July 16. Russian troops have opened fire on the Zaporizhzhia region’s urban-type settlement of Stepnohirsk with the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Seven civilians were reported injured.
The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Yurii Malashko on Telegram.
“Over the past day, Russian troops have launched 52 strikes on 13 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy was shelling frontline villages with artillery: 48 strikes were recorded in Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliapilske, Novodarivka, Olhivske, Charivne, Chervone, Malynivka and Levadne,” Malashko wrote.
July 16. On the night of July 16, 2023, Russian invaders fired four S-300 missiles from the Belgorod region at the city of Kharkiv.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram.
“Last night, around 01:30 a.m., Russian occupiers fired four S-300 missiles from the Belgorod region at the city of Kharkiv. Two missiles exploded in the air, and the other two hit the ground at a stadium and the road surface in Kharkiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district,” Syniehubov wrote.
July 16. Two civilians have been killed and one injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“On July 15, 2023, Russians killed two civilians in the Donetsk region, namely in Chasiv Yar and Oleksandro-Shultyne. One more person was injured,” Kyrylenko wrote.
July 15. Russian troops shelled the village of Stepnohirske in Zaporizhzhia region using Grad MLRS. Three civilians have been injured.
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, said this in a post on Telegram.
According to Yermak, an administrative building of the village council was struck. Two women and a man were injured.
July 15. The Russian army shelled the village of Kolodiazne in Kharkiv region, killing one person and injuring another one.
"The Russians just shelled the village of Kolodiazne, Kupyansk district. Unfortunately, a 33-year-old civilian man was killed. Another man was injured," Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
July 15. The Russian forces shelled Khotin community, Sumy region, with mortars. According to preliminary data, no casualties among the civilian population have been reported.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration said this in a post on Telegram.
"The situation on the border as of 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2023. In the morning, the Russians shelled Khotin community with mortars (17 explosions)," the report says.
July 15. Russian soldiers killed a civilian in the village of Neskuchne, Donetsk region.
"On July 14, we managed to establish information about a civilian killed by the Russians in Neskuchne," Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko posted on Telegram.
Kyrylenko noted that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
July 14. In the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region, the enemy is organizing so-called "rehabilitation" programs for children in Russia, where Russian propaganda is used against minors.
"The occupation authorities are focusing on our children. Once again, these large-scale so-called 'rehabilitation' programs for children have been launched, when the only goal is to get them to the territory of the Russian Federation and spend as much time there as possible," Sobolevsky said.
According to him, during such 'rehabilitation' propaganda is being carried out, brainwashing children into believing that "Russia is wonderful, and the Kherson region is Russia, Russia is here forever."
July 14. More than five thousand people who suffered from flooding in the Kherson region due to the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant by the Russian military have applied for state aid in the amount of five thousand hryvnias.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional State Administration.
"Regarding payments to victims of flooding. 5,025 people have applied for state aid in the amount of 5,000 UAH, of whom about 4,200 are residents of Kherson. The money has already been received by 1113 recipients," the statement said.
As noted, 1047 applications were received for payments from the regional budget. From local budgets - 945, 153 affected residents of Belozersk and Kherson communities have already been paid a total of UAH 1.4 million.
International organizations have allocated more than UAH 23 million to pay financial assistance to 3,502 residents of the region.
Those who have not yet received their payments are advised to contact the social security authorities by the end of August.
July 14. Over the past day, July 13, Russian invaders fired 76 times at the Kherson region.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"The enemy made 76 attacks over the last day, launching 487 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad, aviation and UAVs. The enemy launched 40 shells at Kherson," he noted.
According to Prokudin, the Russian military hit residential areas of the settlements, an administrative building in the Novooleksandrivska village community, the territory of two enterprises and a garage cooperative in the Kherson district.
One person was killed and another was injured as a result of Russian aggression, the head of the RMA said.
July 14. The Russian army killed one civilian and injured four more in Donetsk region on July 13.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"On July 13, the Russians killed one resident of Donetsk region — in Pervomaiske. Four more people were injured during the day," he wrote.
Kyrylenko stressed that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
July 14. A man was injured as the Russian forces attacked Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, overnight.
Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"The region was attacked by enemy drones last night. Defenders from the Air Command East shot down six Shaheds. However, it was not possible to eliminate all aerial targets. Kryvyi Rih was hit," the post says.
July 13. Russian troops shelled Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia, killing one person.
Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak said this on Telegram.
"Zaporizhzhya region. The enemy fired mortar shells at the town of Orikhiv. As a result, three houses were damaged and a man was killed as a result," Yermak said.
July 13. The Russians shelled Zolota Balka in Kherson region with artillery more than ten times since the morning. Destruction was reported, people were not injured.
"The Russian army struck Zolota Balka in Novooleksandrivka community. In the morning, enemy artillery hit the peaceful settlement at least ten times," the Kherson Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
It is noted that outbuildings and an administrative building were damaged by shelling. Fortunately, people were not injured.
As reported, a man, who was injured by mortar fire in his yard in Beryslav district yesterday, died in the hospital.
July 13. A man who was injured yesterday during a Russian mortar attack died in a hospital in the Kherson region.
This was reported on Telegram by the Beryslav District State Administration.
It is noted that as a result of the shelling of the village of Havrylivka, one man died in hospital from "injuries incompatible with life."
July 13. Over the past day, July 12, the Russian army injured eight residents of the Donetsk region.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"On July 12, the number of Russian casualties in the Donetsk region reached eight wounded: Five in Zvanivka, two in Berdychi and one in Toretsk," he noted.
Kyrylenko emphasized that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
July 13. The Russian army has already killed 494 children in Ukraine and left 1,058 others injured.
"As of the morning of July 13, 2023, more than 1,552 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 494 children were killed and more than 1,058 sustained injuries of various degrees of severity," the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said in a post on Telegram.
These figures are not final, as work is underway to establish them in areas of active hostilities and in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were killed or injured in Donetsk region - 472, Kharkiv region - 297, Kyiv region - 129, Kherson region - 116, Zaporizhzhia region – 97, Mykolaiv region - 89, Dnipropetrovsk region – 83, Chernihiv region – 71, and Luhansk region – 67.
July 13. On July 12, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 76 times, having fired 487 projectiles.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram.
Russian invaders used mortars, artillery, tanks, aircraft, the Grad multiple launch rocket systems, recoilless guns, infantry fighting vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The enemy fired 33 projectiles at the city of Kherson.
July 13. Following Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv, the fragments of enemy drones landed in four districts of the capital city. Two people were taken to hospital.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on Facebook.
In particular, rescuers extinguished a fire on a balcony on floor 5 in the 16-storey residential building. Two civilians were found poisoned by combustion products there, but they refused to go to hospital. One more person was rescued and taken to a safe distance.
In another location, the façade of a 25-storey residential building was damaged on the top floor level without subsequent fire. Two civilians received shrapnel injuries and were taken to hospital.
Additionally, a one-storey inoperative building caught fire with a total area of 20 square meters. Rescuers promptly extinguished it, as well as the debris on fire in the green space of the building adjacent grounds.
A total of 95 professionals and 19 equipment units of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service were involved in rescue works.
July 12. Today , russian troops fired artillery at the border village of Odnorobivka in Kharkiv region.
That's according to the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region on Facebook.
"On July 12, around noon, the enemy again fired artillery at the border village of Odnorobivka of the Zolochiv community of the Bohodukhiv district," the statement reads.
According to the State Emergency Service, as a result of one of the munitions hitting a private house, a fire and significant damage occurred. Rescuers quickly extinguished the fire at 13:55. There were no casualties or injuries.
July 12. The Russian army shelled 16 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region over the past day, an 85-year-old man was killed in Huliaipole
Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"The enemy launched 69 attacks on 16 front-line settlements of Zaporizhzhia region... During the artillery attack on a residential quarter in Huliaipole, an 85-year-old man was seriously injured. He was promptly taken to the nearest medical facility, but, unfortunately, it was not possible to save the resident of Huliaipole,” Malashko said.
According to him, a total of 60 artillery strikes were launched on Orikhiv, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Yehorivka, Malynivka, Stepnohirsk. Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka were attacked three times by aerial bombs, and Orikhiv, Novodarivka, and Chervone came under MLRS attacks.
July 12. Two people were injured in the Cherkasy region as a result of an attack by Russian Shahed drones. Ihor Taburets, the head of the Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram. According to him, the Cherkasy region has been on air raid alert for more than three and a half hours. The enemy attacked the region with "Shaheds". "The Russians hit one of the non-residential infrastructure facilities in the Cherkasy district," emphasized Taburets.
A fire broke out and has been extinguished. Two people with burns were taken to the hospital. The inspection of the territory continues, Taburets added.
July 12. Over the past day, July 11, Russian invaders fired 67 times at the Kherson region.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram. "The enemy made 67 attacks over the last day, launching 313 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad, RPG, ATGM and UAVs. The enemy launched 21 shells at Kherson," he noted.
According to Prokudin, the Russian military hit residential areas, a waterworks facility in the Beryslav district and the building of the humanitarian headquarters in Kherson.
One person was killed and five others, including a child, were injured as a result of Russian aggression, the head of the RMA said.
July 12. Russian troops shelled Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region six times last evening.
"The aggressor launched an attack with a drone and heavy artillery, hitting Marhanets community and Nikopol. People were not injured. The consequences are being clarified – rescuers are examining the territory," Serhiy Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
As the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported, the enemy launched 65 airstrikes and 71 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated settlements over the past day.
July 11. Russian troops shelled the humanitarian headquarters in Kherson, no civilians were injured.
That's according to the Kherson Regional Military Administration on Telegram.
"The Russians fired on the humanitarian headquarters in Kherson," the statement said.
As noted, the building in the Suvorov district, where the citizens received aid, was damaged.
The local authorities informed that civilians were not injured.
July 11. Over the past day, the enemy army fired 65 times at the Zaporizhzhia region.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram. "Over the past day, the enemy carried out 65 attacks on the territory of 12 frontline settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region: an air strike hit Orikhiv, three times they fired from MLRS at Novodarivka, 61 artillery strikes were carried out at Orikhiv, Hulyaypole, Levadne, Novodarivka, Hulyaypilske, Malynivka," the statement reads.
July 11. Overnight and in the morning of July 11, 40 explosions occurred on the border with Russia in the Sumy region. The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
"At night and in the morning, Russians fired eight times at the border. 40 explosions were recorded. Seredyna-Buda, Myropillya, Krasnopillya, Esman, Bilopillya, Mykolaivka (rural) communities were shelled. There were no casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure," the statement said.
July 11. In Donetsk region, Russian troops killed three civilians on the previous day and injured seven more civilians.
Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said this on Telegram.
"On July 10, the Russians killed three residents of Donetsk region: in Hostre, Avdiivka and Toretsk. Another seven people were injured during the day," Kyrylenko said.
July 11. As a result of the falling debris, residential buildings were damaged in two districts of Kyiv region. In particular, 12 private houses and one high-rise building were damaged. No hits were recorded. There were no casualties.
Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration wrote this on Telegram.
"The damage is minor: windows, doors, facades, and roofs were smashed. In addition, as a result of the fall of debris, grass flooring caught fire in several places. The fires have been extinguished," the statement said.
July 11. Last night Russian troops struck the Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram.
“The enemy fired around 15 projectiles at the Dnipropetrovsk region last night. Attacks were launched with heavy artillery: twice on the Marhanets community, and once on Nikopol,” the report states.
According to Lysak, civilians remained unharmed.
July 10. Casualties among civilians were reported as Russian troops again attacked the Donetsk region’s settlements.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram.
Around 02:40 p.m., July 10, 2023, Russian invaders opened fire on the detached house suburbs in the Pokrovsk district’s urban-type settlement of Hostre.
“The [enemy] projectiles killed a local resident. Additionally, three men, aged from 40 to 65, received mine blast injuries,” the report states.
Around 03:00 p.m., Russians shelled the Donetsk region’s Avdiivka. A man, 54, was killed in his own house.
July 10. Three victims may be remaining trapped under the rubble in the Zaporizhzhia region’s Orikhiv, where Russians dropped a guided bomb on a humanitarian aid point.
The relevant statement was made by Yuliia Barysheva, the Head of the Public Relations Department at the Main Department of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in the Zaporizhzhia region, in a commentary to Suspilne.
“According to the preliminary data, three civilians may be remaining trapped under the rubble. They are likely to be volunteers. Rescuers continue emergency and rescue works, which are complicated by constant air raid alerts and continuous air attacks,” Barysheva told.
July 10. The invaders have begun to set up ammunition storage warehouses right in the middle of residential apartment buildings.
The advisor to the mayor of Mariupol wrote this on Telegram.
"Group "Yi" of the Mariupol Resistance reports at least two such warehouses. One is in the area of Shevchenko Boulevard and Metalurhiv Avenue. For two days in a row, Russians have been bringing ammunition by truck. At least 12 trucks were counted. The second one is near one of the schools in Prymorskyi district," Andriushchenko said.
He noted that such tactics are new for the seaside city and have not been used by the occupiers before.
July 10. In Donetsk region, rescuers from Kostiantynivka twice came under enemy shelling while extinguishing a fire. According to Ukrinform, the relevant video was published by the State Emergency Service on Telegram.
"The video vividly shows the conditions under which the rescuers are currently working in Donetsk region. It was another, seemingly standard emergency call, and as soon as the rescuers began to extinguish it, enemy targeted ‘hits’ began,” the State Emergency Service said.
While extinguishing the fire, the emergency workers again came under enemy shelling.
"Fortunately, none of the rescuers were injured. Despite everything, our guys are working! With faith in Victory and a peaceful future!" the State Emergency Service stressed.
July 10. At night, Russians attacked communities in the Sumy region with self-propelled artillery systems, the Khotyn and Krasnopillya communities were affected.The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
"At night and in the morning, the Russians fired on the Krasnopillya and Khotyn communities," the statement said.
As noted, artillery shelling was carried out on the Krasnopillya community (nine explosions). The enemy also fired at the Khotyn community with artillery (self-propelled artillery systems) - six explosions were recorded.
Preliminarily, there were no casualties and no damage to civilian infrastructure, the RMA said.
As reported, yesterday during the day, Russians carried out two mortar attacks. 11 explosions were recorded. The Bilopillia and Seredina-Buda communities were shelled.
July 10. Russian invaders have dropped an aerial bomb on a humanitarian aid point in the Zaporizhzhia region’s Orikhiv. Four civilians were reported killed and 11 injured.
The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Yurii Malashko on Telegram.
“Rashists committed a war crime in the frontline city of Orikhiv, having dropped a guided bomb while humanitarian aid was being delivered in a residential area. Four people were killed at the scene: three women, aged 43, 45 and 47, and a man, 47,” the report states.
July 10. On July 9, the Russian army attacked Kherson region 51 times, injuring five civilians.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 51 strikes, firing 328 projectiles using mortars, artillery, aircraft, tanks, Grad MLRS, automatic grenade launchers, and UAVs. The enemy fired 8 projectiles at the city of Kherson," Prokudin wrote.
July 10. The Russian army injured one resident of Donetsk region on Sunday, July 9.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"On July 9, the Russians wounded one resident of Donetsk region — in Yampil," he said.
Kyrylenko stressed that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
July 9. The Russian forces hit Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, with heavy artillery.
Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"The enemy hit Nikopol district with heavy artillery. In the evening, [the Russian forces] targeted Marhanets community. And already after 1 a.m., they struck Nikopol,” he wrote.
Lysak stressed that there were no victims. The extent of the damage caused by the Russian shelling is being clarified.
July 9. More than 170 local residents have been killed and over 400 residential houses have been destroyed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital city since the war started.
The relevant statement was made by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Kyiv TV channel.
“In our city, over 400 residential houses were destroyed and more than 170 civilians were killed,” Klitschko told.
In his words, seven children were among those killed.
“Putin needs territory. He doesn’t need us, Ukrainians. Thus, he kills civilians,” Klitschko added.
July 9. The Russian forces shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, causing damage to houses.
Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram,
"Today, the Russian army struck Nikopol with heavy artillery. Locals survived. But their property was damaged," the report says.
It is noted that four private houses and four outbuildings were damaged. A power line was broken.
July 9. A woman, 66, has been injured in Russia’s shelling of the city of Kherson.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram.
“Around 01:00 p.m., the Russian army struck the city’s residential area. A 66-year-old woman was injured. She was diagnosed with a concussion and head injuries,” Prokudin wrote.
In his words, the injured woman received medical aid and is now safe.
A reminder that, on July 8, 2023, the Kherson region came under enemy fire 59 times.
July 9. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale armed invasion of Ukraine, 494 children have been killed and 1,051 more have been injured in the country.
“As of the morning of July 9, 2023, according to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 494 children were killed and more than 1,051 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said in a post on Telegram.
It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were affected in Donetsk region - 472, Kharkiv region - 297, Kyiv region - 129, Kherson region - 115, Zaporizhzhia region – 91, Mykolaiv region - 89, Dnipropetrovsk region – 83, Chernihiv region – 71, and Luhansk region – 67.
As reported, the Russian Federation launched an invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Then the aggressor managed to seize Crimea, as well as part of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including the regional centers. On February 24, 2022, Russia began a new stage of the war against Ukraine - a full-scale invasion.
July 8. A total of 1,500 cultural infrastructure sites and 600 cultural heritage objects and historical monuments have been destroyed or damaged by Russian troops since the full-scale invasion started.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Culture and Information Policy Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Over 1,500 cultural infrastructure facilities, mainly clubs and libraries, were damaged or destroyed, as well as over 600 cultural heritage objects and historical monuments,” Tkachenko told.
July 8. One person was killed, three injured and two are considered missing after the roof collapsed at a thermal power plant in the Donetsk region.
That's according to the Ukrainian Energy Ministry.
"There was an accident at a thermal power plant in the Donetsk region, which was repeatedly attacked by the enemy - the roof of the boiler-turbine workshop collapsed, so the staff turned off the power units in an emergency. One person was killed, two are considered missing, and three were injured and hospitalized," the report said.
July 8. Six civilians have been killed and five injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region’s Lyman.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“At least six people were killed and five injured as Russian terrorist troops opened fire on Lyman,” Kyrylenko wrote.
July 8. Russian invaders have killed over 10,500 Ukrainian civilians, committed 94,000 war crimes and destroyed 115,000 civil infrastructure objects in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion started.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin on Telegram.
“Five hundred days ago, Putin’s Russia launched the war conveyor in full force. 94,000 war crimes committed and 115,000 civil infrastructure objects destroyed. Over 10,500 Ukrainian civilians killed, including about 500 children. But, no crime will go unpunished,” Kostin wrote.
July 8. Russian troops have attacked the Zaporizhzhia region 62 times over the past day. Two civilians were reported injured.
The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Yurii Malashko on Telegram.
“Rashists launched 62 attacks on 15 settlements: four missile strikes on the regional center and Zadorozhnie; air strikes on Orikhiv and Novodarivka; six strikes with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) on Malynivka, Novodarivka, Chervone and Novoivanivka; 50 artillery strikes on Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Chervone, Malynivka, Bilohiria, Novodarivka, Preobrazhenka, Temyrivka and Levadne,” the report states.
July 8. A total of 494 children have been killed and over 1,051 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram.
“More than 1,545 children in Ukraine have been affected by Russian armed aggression over the past 500 days. As of July 8, 2023, according to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 494 children were killed and over 1,051 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states.
These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas.
Currently, most casualties were recorded in the Donetsk region (472), Kharkiv region (297), Kyiv region (129), Kherson region (115), Zaporizhzhia region (91), Mykolaiv region (89), Dnipropetrovsk region (83), Chernihiv region (71), and Luhansk region (67).
July 8. Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 91 times, having fired 487 projectiles.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram.
Russian invaders used mortars, artillery, aircraft, infantry fighting vehicles, recoilless and heavy machine guns, the Grad multiple launch rocket systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The enemy fired 17 projectiles at the city of Kherson.
According to Prokudin, Russian projectiles targeted residential areas across the Kherson region’s settlements. A school in the village of Inhulets and two private enterprises within the Nova Kakhovka city community were struck. One civilian was reported injured.
July 7. 222 settlements in the Chernihiv region were left without electricity due to bad weather.
Vyacheslav Chaus, the head of the Chernihiv Regional Power Administration, wrote about this on Telegra
"As a result of the storm and strong winds, about a hundred power lines were damaged. 222 settlements in the region were left without electricity: The Chernihiv district - 112, the Nizhyn district - 65, the Pryluky district - 3, the Koryukiv district - 42. All available forces and means of Chernihivoblenergo JSC are involved in the restoration work," the statement said.
July 7. Over the past day, July 6, the Russian army fired 67 times at 11 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing a 56-year-old woman. Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram.
"Russian troops fired 67 times at 11 cities and villages in the Zaporizhzhia region. Currently, there are 20 reports of the destruction of residential infrastructure," the statement reads.
An air strike hit Novodarivka, the enemy attacked Poltava twice with a UAV, made seven attacks with MLRS in Hulyaipole, Novodarivka and Malynivka, and fired 57 artillery shells at Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Chervone, Charivne, Poltava, Preobrazhenka, Kamianske and other frontline villages.
"Unfortunately, a 56-year-old woman sustained fatal injuries in Hulyaipole," noted Malashko.
July 6. Rescuers have recovered another female body when dismantling the rubble in Lviv. Hence, the death toll in Russia’s overnight missile attack on the city rose to six.
The relevant statement was made by Lviv Regional Military Administration Head Maksym Kozytskyi on Telegram.
According to Kozytskyi, 70% of the rubble has already been dismantled. Emergency services will continue working around the clock.
Rescuers are searching for survivors. Five more people may still be trapped under the rubble.
Earlier, Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi reported that the search operation continued. In his words, two houses were destroyed completely.
July 6 The Russian forces shelled a village in the Borova community in Kharkiv region, injuring a 71-year-old woman. The press service of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration wrote this on Telegram.
"Today, around 11:00, the occupiers shelled the village of Cherneshchyna, Borova community, Izium district. As a result of the enemy strike, a 71-year-old local woman was injured," the report says.
According to the administration, medics diagnosed the woman with shrapnel injuries to her left thigh and a spinal cord injury. The victim was taken to the hospital.
July 6. Over the past day, Russian troops shelled 14 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region.
"Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops launched 76 strikes on 14 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region," Yuriy Malashko, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
An airstrike was launched on Novodarivka, UAV attacks – on Levadne and Olhivske, five MLRS attacks – on Novodarivka, Chervone, Levadne, 68 artillery attacks – on Huliaypole, Orikhiv, Levadne, Novodarivka, Malynivka, Preobrazhenka, Mala Tokmachka, Novopavlivka, Bilohirya and other frontline villages. People were not injured.
The destruction of 27 civilian objects – houses, outbuildings, cars and other property of the population – was recorded.
July 6. During the night, Russians shelled the Nikopol district three times with cannon artillery.
Mykola Lukashuk, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, reported this on Telegram,
"One private house, two outbuildings, a fence and a power line were damaged in Nikopol. Preliminary, there were no casualties," he said in a statement.
July 6. The Russian invaders shelled Kherson region 84 times, killing two civilians and injuring ten more.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
According to him, "over the past day, the enemy launched 84 attacks, firing 430 projectiles using mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad MLRS, aircraft and UAVs. The enemy fired 38 projectiles at the city of Kherson."
July 6. On July 5, the Russian invaders shelled Kherson region 84 times, killing two civilians and injuring ten more.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
According to him, "over the past day, the enemy launched 84 attacks, firing 430 projectiles using mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad MLRS, aircraft and UAVs. The enemy fired 38 projectiles at the city of Kherson."
July 6. At least three people were killed in a Russian missile attack that hit an apartment building in Lviv overnight Thursday, July 6. Ukrinform reports this with reference to Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.
“Eight people were injured, 60 apartments were damaged, windows were blown out in many houses, and about 50 cars were damaged. The operational headquarters, utility workers, emergency services workers are working on the spot, because people may be still under the rubble... The situation is extremely difficult," he said.
July 6. In Lviv city, four people were injured after an apartment block was damaged in Russia’s missile attack. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi wrote this on Telegram.
"As of now, we know about four people injured in the missile attack. The number is growing. The data are being updated. One person in serious condition is being taken away by ambulance," the Lviv mayor wrote.
Maksym Kozytskyi, the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, said that a Russian missile hit an apartment block in Lviv.
"There was a fire that was promptly extinguished. There are victims. Firefighters, medics, specialists of the State Emergency Service are working on the spot. People are being provided with all the necessary assistance. Rescuers are dismantling the rubble," the report says.
On the night of July 6, Russia attacked Ukraine again with Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea. As a result of the nighttime missile attack on Lviv, critical infrastructure objects were damaged and people were injured.
July 5. The Russian army launched a massive attack on Shevchenkivka village in Kherson region, firing about three dozen shells. According to preliminary data, people were not injured.
"The photos show the village of Shevchenkivka after a massive attack by the Russian army. Three dozen strikes on a peaceful settlement were recorded. Houses and outbuildings were damaged due to enemy shelling," the Kherson Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
According to the Administration, people were not injured in the shelling.
July 5. The number of injured in the Russian attack on Bilozerka community in Kherson region has risen to five. One person was killed.
"The Russian army struck residential buildings in Bilozerka. It is known that six civilians were injured," Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak posted on Telegram.
A 58-year-old man who was in a garage received fatal injuries. A fire broke out in his house.
July 5. A man was killed and at least three people were injured in a Russian attack on Bilozerka community in Kherson region.
“Under the procedural guidance of the Oleshky District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
According to the investigation data, the invaders shelled villages in Bilozerka community around 19:00 on July 5.
July 5. The Russian army shelled Marhanets community in Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, with artillery.
Serhii Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Today, Marhanets community came under attack. The aggressor shelled it with artillery, firing half a dozen projectiles," Lysak said.
July 5. In Kherson region, three people were injured in Russian shelling on Wednesday, July 5.
The Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office wrote this on Telegram.
"According to the investigation, on July 5, the Russian forces again shelled populated areas of Kherson and Beryslav districts. In the morning, as a result of the shelling of Antonivka village, a local man was injured near his house,” the report says.
It is specified that at around 13:20, the invaders fired at the village of Ivanivka, Dariivka community, where a local resident was injured. In addition, during the humanitarian aid distribution, the Russians attacked the village of Sadove, injuring a woman.
July 5. Almost 2,000 apartments and infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of the enemy's missile attack on Pervomayskyi town in Kharkiv region.
“About 2,000 apartments, a kindergarten, a school, and a courthouse were damaged as a result of the strike. A large number of residents suffered damage to their personal property of various degrees," Pervomayskyi Mayor Mykola Baksheyev posted on Telegram.
He noted that the community will soon receive construction kits for closing the contours of windows and doors and carrying out repairs. Also, the owners of damaged housing will receive humanitarian aid in the form of food kits and drinking water.
July 5. On the night of July 5, Russian troops shelled border communities of Sumy region five times.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration said this in a post on Facebook.
"At night and in the morning, the enemy launched five attacks on the border area. 27 explosions were recorded. The communities of Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, and Myropillia came under shelling. According to preliminary information, there have been no casualties or damage to civil infrastructure," the report says.
July 5. As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 494 children have been killed and 1,048 more have been injured in Ukraine.
“As of the morning of July 5, 2023, more than 1,543 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 494 children were killed and more than 1,048 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said in a post on Telegram.
It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
July 5. the enemy fired 60 times at 12 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram.
"Over the last day the enemy made 60 attacks on 12 localities in the Zaporizhzhia region. Orikhiv suffered from an air strike, Levadne, Novodarivka and Malynivka - from 7 attacks with multiple rocket launchers, Novotroyitske, Hulyaypole, Zaliznychne, Orikhiv, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Preobrazhenka, Charivne survived 52 artillery attacks," noted Malashko.
So far, 17 civilian objects have been destroyed.
No people were injured.
July 5. Two civilians have been injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“On July 4, 2023, Russians injured two civilians in the Donetsk region, namely in Chasiv Yar and Dalnie,” Kyrylenko wrote.
July 5. The Cabinet of Ministers has already disbursed over UAH 4 billion to overcome the consequences of the terrorist attack at the Kakhovka HPP committed by the Russians.
"In general, the Government has disbursed more than UAH 4 billion to overcome the consequences of the terrorist attack. These are funds for transporting drinking water, rebuilding facilities, and paying one-time aid to victims," Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said at the Cabinet’s meeting, Ukrinform reports.
According to him, the Government allocated UAH 1.5 billion from the Liquidation Fund for the construction of water mains immediately after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam. Works have already started.
July 4. The Russians struck the town of Pervomayskyi in Kharkiv region. According to preliminary data, 12 people were injured, five of them children, cars were destroyed and houses were damaged.
"Explosion rocked the town of Pervomayskyi around 13:35. According to preliminary information, a high-explosive projectile was fired. As a result, several cars caught fire in a parking lot. Currently, 12 injured people are known, including five children," Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
Relevant specialists are on site, doctors provide assistance to the injured.
Today, people in Pervomayskyi bid farewell to fallen serviceman Oleh Fadeyenko (call sign "Malysh") who died in the hospital from a serious wound received near Bakhmut.
The explosion in the city rang out half an hour after the memorial service started.
According to the data of the Pervomayskyi Town Council, Fadeyenko was one of the leaders of the "Kharkiv Century", the commander of a reconnaissance platoon of the 1st Assault Battalion of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. From the first days of the invasion, "Malysh" defended Kharkiv city and liberated Kharkiv region as part of the special unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence "Kraken", and later served as part of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.
July 4. At night, Russian troops fired on three communities in the Sumy region, there were no casualties.
This was reported by the Sumy Regional Military Administration on Telegram.
"At night and in the morning, the Russians fired four times at the border. 30 explosions were recorded. The Esman, Shalyhyne and Seredina-Buda communities were shelled. Preliminary, there were no casualties and no damage to civilian infrastructure," the statement said.
July 4. The Russian occupiers have taken 700,000 children from Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation in recent years.
"In recent years, 700,000 children, fleeing bombings and shelling in conflict areas in Ukraine, have found shelter here. Many of them with their parents, and residents of orphanages with their educators," Grigory Karasin, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament), posted on Telegram.
As reported, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Russian presidential commissioner for children's rights Maria Lvova-Belova. They are suspected of war crimes in the form of illegal deportation and transfer of the population, including children, from the occupied territory of Ukraine.
As of the beginning of June 2023, the abduction and deportation of 19,484 Ukrainian children, of which 4,390 are orphans, to Russia or Belarus by the occupiers were officially confirmed. At that time, only 371 children were returned home.
July 4. In Ukraine, 1,582 cultural infrastructure objects have been already damaged or completely destroyed as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion.
"The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine continues to record damage to cultural infrastructure in Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression. Thus, as of June 26, 2023, 1,582 cultural infrastructure objects, excluding monuments of cultural heritage, suffered damage. Of them, almost a third (585) were destroyed," the Ministry’s press service reports.
Over the past month, the total number of affected cultural infrastructure objects increased by 62, most of which are in Kherson region (25 objects or 40%).
Cultural infrastructure in Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions suffered the greatest losses and damages.
In total, 755 club facilities, 598 libraries, 84 museums and galleries, 26 theaters and philharmonics, and 119 art education institutions were damaged and destroyed in 222 territorial communities across Ukraine, accounting for 15.1% of the country’s territorial communities.
The Ministry emphasizes that almost the entire territory of Luhansk region and significant parts of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk regions are still under temporary occupation, which makes it impossible to estimate the exact number of cultural infrastructure objects damaged during military operations and occupation.
July 3. Russia hit Sumy city four times with Shahed 136 drones today. One person was killed, 16 more were injured. The Sumy Regional Military Administration wrote this on Telegram.
“Today at 10:49, the center of Sumy was hit four times with Shahed 136-type UAVs. As a result of the attack, an administrative building and two apartment blocks were damaged,” the report says.
As of 13:00, 16 people were injured, one person was killed, according to preliminary information. The assistance was provided to those injured.
According to the Sumy Regional Military Administration, the work on the evacuation of the population and liquidation of the aftermath of the fire continues.
Places of temporary stay have been provided to the affected population. The issue of their accommodation is being solved.
Medical and psychological assistance is provided. Sumy was attacked by Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones on the morning of July 3.
July 3. At night, the enemy army shelled the Kushugum community. There is destruction. Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"At night, the enemy fired three times at the Kushuhum community with missiles. The shells hit the private sector near the entertainment complex. There is destruction, but people survived," the post says.
The Russian-backed militants attacked Orikhiv with aircraft, attacked Malynivka with UAVs, six MLRS strikes on Levadne and Novodarivka, 64 artillery strikes on Tavriiske, Hulyaypol, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Levadne, Pyatikhatky, Prymorske, and Kamianske.
Three residents of frontline settlements were injured: A 40-year-old man in Tavriiske, an 80-year-old woman in Preobrazhenka, and a 46-year-old man in Orikhove.
July 3. Writer Victoria Amelina, who was injured during the Russian attack on Kramatorsk on June 27, died in the hospital.
“With our greatest pain, we inform you that Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina passed away on July 1st in Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro. Her death was caused by injuries incompatible with life, which she suffered from during the Russian missile shelling of a restaurant in Kramatorsk on June 27th, 2023. We are announcing this news now when all Victoria's family members have learned about it and with their consent,” reads the statement by PEN Ukraine.
On June 27th, Victoria Amelina was in Kramatorsk with a delegation of Colombian writers and journalists. As they were having dinner at the Ria Lounge restaurant downtown, Russians launched a missile attack on this restaurant. Victoria was severely injured.
July 3. Over the past day, six civilians, including a child, were injured in the Kherson region as a result of Russian armed aggression. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
According to the report, over the past 24 hours, Russian invaders fired 85 times at the region, launching a total of 490 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad multiple rocket launchers, aircraft and drones. The enemy fired 35 shells at Kherson itself.
July 3. The enemy shelled Marhanets and Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, on Sunday evening, July 2. An 86-year-old woman was injured.
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, wrote this on Telegram.
"Late in the evening, Marhanets and Nikopol came under enemy artillery fire. The latter was affected the most. An 86-year-old woman was injured. She has a blast injury and a shrapnel wound. Her condition is satisfactory," the post says.
July 3. The Russian army attacked the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, on Sunday, July 2. Two people were injured, one of them is in serious condition. Suspilne Donbas reports.
“At about 19.40, the Russian military shelled the city of Kostiantynivka. As a result of the attack, two people were injured. The man is in serious condition, the woman is in stable condition," said Head of the Kostiantynivka City Military Administration Oleksiy Roslov.
July 2. A tractor driver was injured during field works in the Kherson region’s Posad-Pokrovske, following the blast of an explosive device that had been left by Russian invaders.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration on Telegram.
“As the explosive item detonated, a 48-year-old man suffered a contusion and received injuries to his face, chest and hands,” the report states.
July 2. In Kherson, rescuers extinguished a fire in the apartment block, which had been struck by Russian projectiles.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on Telegram.
“Kherson. This time the enemy has targeted an apartment block. The rescuers who had arrived to inspect the scene extinguished a fire in a balcony of the apartments destroyed on floor 7,” the report states.
July 2. At least four residents of Kherson city were injured in a Russian attack.
"At least four city residents were injured, two of them – as a result of a targeted strike on an apartment block. The data on the victims are being clarified," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
Under the procedural guidance of the Kherson District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation was started into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
July 2. The Russian forces shelled Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, destroying a gymnasium.
The press service of the Komyshuvaha community reported this on Telegram.
"At night, the Russian occupiers attacked Komyshuvakha. The Komyshuvakha gymnasium Dzherelo was destroyed," the post says. No casualties have been reported.
On July 1, the enemy attacked Zaporizhzhia region 58 times, 18 peaceful settlements came under shelling. In particular, the Russians struck the suburbs of the regional center. Four enemy missiles hit Komyshuvakha. Levadne came under two MLRS attacks, while 52 artillery strikes were launched on Orikhiv, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Stepnohirsk and the surrounding areas frontline villages.
July 2. Two women were injured in Russia’s shelling of Balaklia, Kharkiv region.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Over the past day, the enemy shelled populated areas of Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Chuhuiv and Izium districts with artillery and mortars and using aircraft. In particular, Udy, Pylna, Vovchansk, Budarky, Balaklia and other settlements came under attacks by the Russian occupiers," Syniehubov wrote.
July 2. On July 1, the Russian army attacked Kherson region 86 times, injuring five people.
The head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, wrote this on Telegram.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 86 strikes, firing 475 projectiles using mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad MLRS and UAVs. The enemy fired 27 projectiles at the city of Kherson," he wrote.
According to Prokudin, the Russian military targeted the residential quarters of populated areas.
"As a result of the Russian aggression, five people, including three children, were injured," the region’s governor stressed.
July 2. One civilian has been killed and three injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day. The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“On July 1, 2023, Russians killed one civilian in the Donetsk region, namely in Avdiivka. Three more people were injured,” Kyrylenko wrote.
July 1. The Russian forces shelled Nikopol, Donetsk region, with barrel artillery, causing destruction.
Mykola Lukashuk, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, announced this on Telegram.
"Today, the enemy shelled Nikopol with barrel artillery. Three objects, eight private residential buildings, two outbuildings, and a car were damaged," the report says.
July 1. In Zaporizhzhia region, Russian attacks killed a 51-year-old man in Mala Tokmachka and injured two people in Preobrazhenka on July 1.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Yuriy Malashko wrote this on Telegram.
"Front-line communities under merciless enemy fire, a 51-year-old man was killed in the shelling of Mala Tokmachka. In Preobrazhenka, two people were injured - a 40-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man," the report says.
July 1. No new vessels have been allowed to join the Black Sea Grain Initiative since June 26 despite the submission of 29 applications to the Joint Coordination Center.
Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said this at a briefing in New York.
According to Haq, currently, only 13 ships remain in the Initiative. They are either loading in the Ukrainian ports or on the move to or from Istanbul.
July 1. The number of injured in a Russian strike on Kherson city rose to three. Apart from two children, a woman was injured.
"A woman and two children were injured as a projectile hit a house. A girl and a boy were hospitalized," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
Under the procedural guidance of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation was launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Priority measures are taken to document the crime committed by the army of the aggressor state.
July 1. The Russian army shelled the residential neighborhoods of Kherson city, injuring children aged 9 and 15. "This afternoon, the occupiers pummeled the residential neighborhoods of Kherson. One of the projectiles hit a house. A 9-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were injured," Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
July 1. The Russian army has already injured 1,035 children in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a post on Telegram. It said more than 1,529 children had been killed or injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression as of July 1. According to juvenile prosecutors, 494 children were killed and at least 1,035 injured.The figures are not final as work is underway to establish them in areas of hostilities and temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
A total of 472 children were killed or injured in the Donetsk region, 284 in the Kharkiv region, 129 in the Kyiv region, 113 in the Kherson region, 91 in the Zaporizhzhia region, 89 in the Mykolaiv region, 83 in the Dnipropetrovsk region, 71 in the Chernihiv region, and 67 in the Luhansk region
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