In the evening of July 18, three volunteers were injured after their vehicle hit a Russian landmine in the village of Veletenske, Kherson region.

Last night, Russian troops attacked the town of Shostka in Sumy region with drones, damaging civilian infrastructure and residential buildings.

On July 18, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 177 combat clashes with Russian invaders along the front lines.

Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight attack at Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, with explosions reported in Pavlohrad, Dnipro, Synelnykove, and Nikopol districts. Significant damage has been reported.

The Australian government has completed the delivery of the first batch of M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, following a decision made in October 2024.

Total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to July 19, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,040,950 personnel, with 1,120 losses reported in the past 24 hours.

Over the past day, the Russian invaders launched 510 strikes at 18 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of an enemy attack in Vasylivka district, a 64-year-old man was killed.

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp emphasized the importance of the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia, highlighting the EU’s determination to intensify economic pressure.

Aerial reconnaissance units of the 4th Border Guard Detachment of the State Border Guard Service used Baba Yaga drones to destroy 11 Russian hideouts in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector.

Poland welcomes the 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia, which is aimed at crippling the Russian war machine.

Odesa has come under a massive attack by strike UAVs, with hits recorded on residential buildings and damage to infrastructure. Fires have broken out in the city.

The case of a priest from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in Volnovakha district of Donetsk region, who allegedly passed information about the location of Ukrainian Defense Forces to Russian intelligence, has been submitted to court.

Ukraine’s defense tech company Teletactica has raised USD 1.5 million in investments to develop electronic warfare (EW) resistant communications systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground robotic systems.

Another group of Ukrainian teenagers has been rescued from Russian-occupied territories, where they had become targets of Russian security services for refusing to comply with the occupiers' imposed rules.

The number of Russia's hybrid attacks in Europe has surged dramatically since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with energy, transportation, and communications remaining the primary targets.

The key tasks of the newly appointed Special Representative for Cooperation with the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, will be to implement the agreement on subsoil resources, launch a mechanism for purchasing American weapons, and strengthen coordination between the United States, NATO, and the EU.

In Odesa, counterintelligence officers from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have detained a Russian agent who was planning to bomb the regional Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (military enlistment office).

A woman who was injured in an air strike carried out by Russian troops on June 29 has died in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Romania and Germany, together with their partners, can help Ukraine now and after the war ends.

Special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine conducted operations during which they entered 600 km deep into Russian territory. In particular, they entered the Novgorod region, where a Tu-22M3 bomber was destroyed.

Cuts in US foreign aid and sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration against the International Criminal Court are hampering efforts to track down thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during the full-scale war.

Russia is trying to make the most of Trump's 50-day “ultimatum” to increase pressure on the front. However, its potential is gradually weakening, and this is already evident in all areas.

In the Poltava community, debris fell on open ground as a result of a Russian missile attack on Friday evening.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko stated that Ukraine plans to sign a drone agreement with the United States.

President Volodymyr Zelensky received a report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, on the frontline situation and emphasized that the enemy is focusing its greatest efforts in Donetsk region.

A new perspective is gradually taking shape in Washington: that Ukraine’s victory is not an abstraction, but an achievable goal.

On Friday, July 18, Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin.

Russian forces lose an average of 1,251 personnel per day in their war against Ukraine.

The number of people injured in the Russian drone strike on Kamianske district in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region has increased to 12, with two confirmed fatalities.

The UK government has decided to lower the price cap on Russian crude oil, following an agreement reached earlier today within the EU as part of the 18th sanctions package against Moscow.

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) will conduct an audit of the implementation of decisions made by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.

Newly appointed Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Chief of the General Staff, Major General Andrii Hnatov, to assess the battlefield situation and the urgent needs of Ukrainian defenders.

As many as 78 combat engagements have taken place between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops, with the Pokrovsk sector seeing the most intense fighting.

Ukraine continues to expand its domestic weapons production, but international support remains essential to fully meet the needs of Ukrainian forces.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed Ukraine's newly appointed Defense Minister, Denys Shmyhal, to urgently finalize all necessary contracts for drones required by the country's Defense Forces.

The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, known as the Ramstein format, will take place on Monday, July 21.

Russian troops have launched drone strikes on the Sumy community, injuring three civilians.

On Friday, July 18, the British government imposed new sanctions on the Russian Federation in response to its prolonged campaign of malicious cyber activity over several years, including operations conducted in the United Kingdom.

The European Union will continue exerting pressure on Russia until the Kremlin halts its military aggression against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that preparations for strengthening Ukraine's air defense are progressing well, following a conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.

During a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the supply of missiles for SAMP/T systems, financing for interceptor drones, and training pilots for Mirage aircraft

On July 18, Russian invaders shelled the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast with Uragan multiple launch rocket systems, killing a local resident in his own home.

Russian troops attacked the Nizhyn community in Chernihiv region with Shahed-type drones.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense showed US Special Representative Keith Kellogg some Western-made parts of Russian weapons that Ukrainian military intelligence found in destroyed or captured Russian gear.

On July 17, the cyber corps of the Main Intelligence Directorate carried out an attack on the network infrastructure of PJSC Gazprom, which is directly involved in Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine

In Kherson, Russian troops shelled the Central Market and residential areas of the Korabelny district at night.

The newly adopted 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia includes a lowered price cap on Russian oil — down to $47.60 per barrel — and the EU is already preparing the next round of punitive measures.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched 3,459 strikes across Donetsk region, targeting 12 settlements. As a result of the attacks, four civilians were killed and 12 others wounded.

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has released a documentary film The Battle for the Black Sea by director Oleksandr Nebylovych, showcasing unique maritime operations.

U.S. lawmakers must adopt a new sanctions bill against Russia following the European Union’s approval of its 18th and toughest sanctions package to date.