Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., July 26, 2023.
518 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,445 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 1 missile and 65 air strikes, fired 84 rocket salvo fire strikes at the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilian population, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
During the past day, 26 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
The enemy maintains a military presence in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions. He carried out airstrikes in the Veterinary and Granov districts of the Kharkiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 20 settlements, in particular Semenivka, Chernihiv region; Vilna Sloboda, Svarkove, Stepne, Basivka, Mogrytsia, Pokrovka and Oleksandrivka in the Sumy region and Guryev Kozachok, Graniv, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Budarky in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers are firmly holding the defense. The enemy carried out an airstrike in the Novoselivsky district of the Luhansk region. Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kupyansk, Kislivka, and Berestov of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the area south of Dibrova, Luhansk region. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bilogorivkm of Luhansk region and Serebryanka, Spirny and Kuzminivka of Donetsk region. The settlements of Nevske, Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Rozdolivka of Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmut, our defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas east of Stupochky and near Diliivka. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Klishchiivka, Predechyny and Diliivka of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, North of Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, under heavy fire from the enemy’s aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled attacks by Russian troops in the Avdiivka area. At the same time, the enemy fired artillery at more than 10 settlements, including Novokalynov, Avdiivka, Lastochkine, Vodyane, and Karlivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Mariinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Marinka. The enemy launched airstrikes near Nevelskyi and Krasnohorivka. The settlements of Krasnohorivka, Maksimilianivka, Georgiivka of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the direction of Shakhtarsky, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Novomykhailivka, Zolotaya Niva, and Makarivka of the Donetsk region. He shelled more than 10 settlements, including Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Novoukrainka, Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. He carried out airstrikes in the districts of Novodarivka, Levadny, Malaya Tokmachka, Orikhov, Zaporizhzhia region. More than 30 settlements, including Novoandriivka, Levadne, Malynyvka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Stepove, Lobkovo and Kamianske of the Zaporizhia region, were hit by artillery fire; Dudchany, Beryslav, Kozatske, Molodizhne, Antonivka, Komyshany, Kizomys, Stanislav of the Kherson region. At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, and are entrenched at the achieved boundaries.
Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has carried out 9 strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated. Also, our defenders destroyed an enemy Ka-52 helicopter, 5 enemy attack UAVs of the “Shakhed-136” type and 2 operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery struck the area of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 7 artillery pieces in a firing position, 2 electronic warfare stations and 2 anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy.
