Over the past 24 hours, there were 258 combat engagements on the front lines
Over the past 24 hours, 258 combat engagements were recorded along the front lines. Russian forces launched two missile strikes using four missiles, carried out 74 airstrikes, dropping 225 guided bombs, and deployed 9,623 kamikaze drones. In addition, the occupiers fired on populated areas and Ukrainian military positions 3,137 times, including 60 times using multiple-launch rocket systems.
According to the General Staff, the Defense Forces’ missile forces and artillery struck seven drone command centers, 15 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, one artillery system, and another key Russian military facility.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russian forces carried out 70 attacks on Ukrainian military positions and populated areas, including six using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 12 times in the areas of Prylipka, Starytsia, Vilcha, and in the direction of Ternova, Izbytske, and Khatne.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy carried out one attack toward Shyikivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses ten times in the areas of Novoselivka, Drobysheve, and in the direction of Lyman, Stavky, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 21 assaults in the areas of Kryva Luka, Zakytne, and in the direction of Piskunivka, Mykolaivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the occupiers attacked twice near Fedorivka Druha.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 29 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Ivanopillia, as well as in the direction of Stepanivka, Dovha Balka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 46 enemy assaults in the areas of Shakhovoye, Sofiivka, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and in the direction of Vilne, Novoye Shakhovoye, Novoye Donbas, Shevchenko, Mirne, and Novopidgorodne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched three attacks toward Verbove and Berezove.
On the Huliaipole sector, the occupiers carried out 25 attacks in the direction of Verkhnia Tersa, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove, Vozdvizhivka, Kosivtseve, Hirke, Charivne, and in the Zaliznychne area.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance near Mali Shcherbakiv and Plavni.
In the Dnipro sector, the enemy did not conduct any offensive operations.
Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces eliminated 1,440 Russian soldiers. Ukrainian defenders also destroyed nine tanks, eight armored fighting vehicles, 70 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, one missile, eight ground-based robotic systems, 1,450 drones, 453 vehicles, and three pieces of specialized equipment.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its morning update as of 8:00 a.m. on July 26.
As a reminder, over the past 24 hours, the Russian army lost another 1,440 soldiers in the war against Ukraine. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total combat losses of Russian personnel since the start of the full-scale invasion have reached approximately 1,438,990 people.
On the night of July 26, Russian troops struck Kyiv, causing fires in the Desnianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Solomianskyi districts of the capital. This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
The Russians struck Kryvyi Rih, causing a fire to break out in a shopping center.
