Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops carried out nearly 70 shelling attacks on 33 settlements in 13 territorial communities of the Sumy Region.

In the morning, the occupiers struck the village of Zymivnyk near the city of Kherson, wounding a minor girl and a man.

Defense Forces shot down 18 drones used by the Russian army to attack Ukraine since yesterday evening, while seven more enemy UAV simulators were lost/jammed by electronic warfare means.

Four civilians were killed and six were wounded in the Donetsk Region over the past 24 hours.

Over the past day, the Russian army shelled five settlements in the Kharkiv Region, injuring six people.

On July 19, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 154 combat clashes with Russian forces along the frontline.

Over the past day, Russian forces shelled social infrastructure, residential neighborhoods, private homes, and vehicles in Kherson region, resulting in one civilian killed and six injured, including a child.

In Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region, the number of people injured in yesterday’s missile strike has risen to five.

As of July 20, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine have reached approximately 1,041,990 personnel, with 1,040 killed or wounded in the past 24 hours alone.

In Kyiv, an employee of the Prosecutor’s Office struck a woman in a pedestrian area and fled the scene. He has been detained, and Ukraine’s Prosecutor General has taken the case under personal control.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, combat units of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have destroyed 2,000 enemy tanks.

Former U.S. Secretary of State (2005–2009) Condoleezza Rice believes that Donald Trump’s recent statements about Russia mark a “turning point” in the effort to achieve peace for Ukraine.

In Zaporizhzhia region, a man was injured and private homes were damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack. Several fires were also reported.

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Oleksandr Usyk on his victory, as he defended his title of undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a bout against Britain’s Daniel Dubois.

Fighters from the Freedom of Russia Legion, a unit of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), carried out a successful ambush against militants from the Russian National Guard's Akhmat unit near the village of Velyka Bilozerka in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region.

Russia is weaponizing the deportation of Ukrainian citizens through Georgia. Ukraine proposes that Russia instead transfer the deported individuals directly to the Ukrainian border.

A critical deterioration in the condition of local water bodies has been recorded in temporarily occupied Simferopol, where sections of the Salhyr River — the longest in Crimea — have completely dried up.

Eleven more children have been successfully returned to Ukraine from the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territories.

Russian forces have established a field hospital at the storage base of the 810th Marine Brigade in Sevastopol due to a lack of available space for treating wounded soldiers.

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 15 KOs) remains the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

The Ministry of Economy is working on legislative changes that will allow the privatization of stakes in large state-owned companies.

Russian forces shelled the village of Dudchany in the Kherson region, damaging several residential houses. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.

Russian attacks have caused fires in the towns of Huliaipole and Bilenke in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Recovery efforts are ongoing in the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions following Russian bomb attacks.

Russian forces launched a drone attack on the city of Kherson, injuring a local resident.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in his evening address that Ukraine must implement its agreements with U.S. President Donald Trump as swiftly as possible.

Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Rustem Umerov, has proposed a meeting with the Russian side to take place next week.

On July 19, Russian forces shelled several districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region, resulting in civilian casualties.

In the Donetsk region, Russian forces have once again attacked the city of Kostiantynivka, wounding one civilian.

Operators of the 424th Svarog Battalion of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces have detected and destroyed an experimental Russian electronic warfare system known as the KOP-2.

The Embassy of Ukraine in Poland has warned that false and manipulative information is being spread on social media regarding the speech of Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar during this year’s commemoration of the Volyn tragedy held in Chełm on July 11.

Drone pilots from the 4th Border Guard Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine used FPV drones to destroy a fuel and lubricants depot, three communication antennas, a UAV launch point, and three combat positions of Russian invaders on the Southern Slobozhanshchyna front.

In Donetsk region, Russian invaders attacked the town of Kostiantynivka with aerial bombs and FPV drones, wounding two civilians.

On July 19, Russian forces shelled residential and private housing areas in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. No casualties have been reported.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 38 combat engagements between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the highest number occurring in the Pokrovsk sector. Battles are ongoing in five sectors.

Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. The main focus was on weapons production, interceptor drones, and deregulation in the defense sector to accelerate the delivery of equipment to the military.

In Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces are carrying out counter-sabotage operations aimed at detecting and neutralizing enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups.

A massive enemy attack damaged nine apartment buildings, a private residence, and an educational institution in Pavlohrad.

The information being spread by Russian media about the alleged presence of occupiers in Pokrovsk is false.

Fighters of the 15th Mobile Border Detachment Stalevyi Kordon (Steel Border) used Vampire strike drones to hit six positions of Russian invaders in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna sector of the front.

To ensure that all students in educational institutions speak Ukrainian, it is necessary to create an environment where the state language sounds natural, prestigious, loving, and meaningful.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to discuss the EU's 18th sanctions package, diplomatic coordination with the United States, and the situation of Ukrainians being deported from Russia to the Georgian border.

Kostiantyn Oborin, director of the Odesa Aviation Club and volunteer who rescued 29 Ukrainian soldiers from captivity in 2014, was killed during a combat mission in the war.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the Vasylkivka community of the Synelnykove district, killing two people.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's defense production has increased 35 times and now accounts for 40% of all weapons used at the front.

In the Donetsk region, fighters from the Prymary special unit of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) destroyed six radar stations and two S-300V missile launchers belonging to Russian occupying forces.

Russian troops have launched a second attack on the Shostka community in the Sumy region, using six guided aerial bombs, which caused a fire at the site of impact.

Olena Ivanovska, the newly appointed Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, has identified five key areas she considers urgent.

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of continuing military assistance to Ukraine.

Ukraine's air defense forces shot down seven Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, seven Iskander-K cruise missiles, nine Kh-101 cruise missiles, and 185 enemy Shahed-type attack drones overnight.