President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had offered former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov a leadership position that would allow him to consolidate the state's technological capabilities and drive their further development.

A total of 21.9 metric tons of equipment donated by Lithuania has been delivered to the Kharkiv region from the Ministry of Energy’s emergency energy aid warehouses.

Police in the Polish city of Legnica (southwest Poland) are investigating the circumstances surrounding an attack on two 13-year-old Ukrainian citizens that occurred last Saturday, July 18.

Some settlements on the southern coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea were left without power due to a drone attack on the night of July 21.

As of July 21, 2026, about 1.8 GW of distributed gas-fired generation capacity has been installed in Ukraine.

Anti-drone netting has already been installed over 12.5 km of roads on the outskirts of Sumy, and the protective work is ongoing.

Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine detained three more Russian agents who registered terminals of the Starlink satellite system for Russian invaders.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he has appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and thanked Oleksandr Syrskyi for his leadership during the defense of Kyiv, the Kharkiv counteroffensive, and the Kursk operation.

A Russian drone struck a gas station in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv region, causing damage to the facility.

Latvia’s Defense Minister Raivis Melņis has ordered radar systems and drone detection equipment to be deployed along the country’s eastern border by the end of September in order to significantly strengthen border protection against unmanned aerial vehicles.

India has increased its imports of Russian crude oil to record levels, helping Russia sustain its exports despite challenges facing its oil industry.

Russia struck a UNICEF warehouse in the Kyiv region where humanitarian aid intended for Ukrainian children and families affected by the war was being stored.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held another meeting today with former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

The number of people injured as a result of Russia's daytime attack on Odesa on July 21 has risen to four.

Russian forces struck a civilian car with a drone in Ruska Lozova, Kharkiv region, killing two women.

Satellite imagery has revealed another Russian attempt to connect the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to the power grid of the temporarily occupied territories and Russia's energy system. According to Greenpeace Ukraine, the plan was disrupted by Ukrainian drone strikes.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev confirmed that former high-ranking German officials and representatives of the Russian government were in Baku at the same time on July 12–14, which, according to him, suggests that a secret German-Russian meeting took place.

The Russian army attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykiv districts of Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 40 times throughout the day, resulting in five people being wounded.

On Belgium’s National Day, July 21, 23 Ukrainian servicemen marched through the streets of the country’s capital, Brussels, during a military parade.

In the Donetsk region, two civilians were killed and seven were wounded today, July 21, as a result of shelling by Russian invaders.

During exhumation work on the site of the former village of Volia Ostrovetska in the Volyn region, the remains of 38 people who died during World War II were discovered.

Russian troops have launched a new attack on Zaporizhzhia.

Ukrainian troops proudly marching in Brussels on Belgium’s National Day should send a powerful message to the Kremlin that the European Union, Belgium, and Brussels that hosts all major EU institutions – all stand with Ukraine and its people.

Andrii Sybiha, head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called for tougher sanctions and increased pressure on Russia following its attack on a tanker off the coast of Romania.

In the village of Znamenivka in the Donetsk region, Russian invaders attacked a civilian vehicle, killing two and wounding three civilians.

Ukrainian defense forces are monitoring the situation along the northern border and in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna sector.

Ukrainian farmers have already harvested nearly 5.5 million tonnes of new-crop grain and pulses.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a MiG-29 fighter jet and a “Pantsir-S1” anti-aircraft missile and gun system at the “Khalino” airfield in the Kursk region. 

President Volodymyr Zelensky heard a briefing on preparations for various possible scenarios in the Chernihiv-Kyiv sector, taking into account intelligence reports.

On the afternoon of July 21, a residential building in Odesa was damaged as a result of a Russian attack, and three people were injured.

The death toll from the Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia has climbed to two, and the number of injured has increased to nine.

Peace talks could resume in two to three months, once the active phase of the Russian offensive ends and Ukraine’s long-range sanctions take effect.

A Liberian-flagged vessel traveling from Egypt to Ukraine was struck off the coast of Romania in an attack likely linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Russian troops have intensified their attacks in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region, suffering heavy losses. Enemy drones are also putting pressure on the Defense Forces’ logistics on the eastern bank of the Oskil River.

Russian occupiers attacked Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs. One person was killed, and another was injured.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussed energy assistance and the involvement of Czech businesses in Ukraine's recovery with his Czech counterpart Petr Macinka.

In Odesa on the afternoon of July 21, a residential building was damaged as a result of a Russian attack; two people are reported to have been injured.

On July 19 and 20, Russian troops carried out limited offensive operations in the northern Sumy region but were unable to break through.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces launched repeated strikes on the site where firefighters were working to clear up the aftermath of a previous Russian attack; three rescue workers were injured.

As of the morning of July 21, Russian attacks have left users without power in five regions of Ukraine; four settlements are without electricity due to severe weather.

The counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine foiled a double terrorist attack by Russian special services in Ivano-Frankivsk—the Russians had planned to detonate an explosive device in the courtyard of a residential complex in the city center.

In the Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv, an enemy drone struck the roof of a private house; among the five injured is a 12-year-old child.

On the night of Monday, July 21, strikes occurred in the Russian cities of Lipetsk and Volgograd, which were attacked by missiles and drones, causing fires to break out in those areas.

Russian forces attacked two districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones more than ten times, killing two people.

Russia attacked Chernihiv with drones—an administrative building was hit, and one person was wounded.

Ukraine's national postal service Ukrposhta has reopened its central branch in the town of Borodianka, Kyiv region, which was destroyed in 2022.

Five people were injured in Kharkiv as a result of Russian attacks using FPV drones and UAVs on the evening of July 20 and the night of July 21.

Ukraine will receive about $690 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the coming days.

In Sumy, Russian troops attacked a 9-story residential building and launched a second strike on the site where employees of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service were working; six people were injured.

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 46 out of 58 Russian drones of various types launched by Russia from the evening of July 20.