Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of July 21, 2024.
879 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,799 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Operational information as of 8:00 p.m. July 21, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion.
Over the past day, enemy activity has increased almost along the entire front – 172 combat clashes have been recorded.
Yesterday, in total, the Russian aggressor hit the positions of our troops and populated areas with three missiles (15 missiles), 66 air strikes (in particular, used 87 anti-aircraft missiles) and 715 kamikaze drone strikes, carried out 4,574 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas, 128 of of them – from RSZV.
The areas of Kozacha Lopan, Borshchova, Slobozhanske, Lyptsi, Kolisnikivka, Hlyboke, Pishchane, Lyman, Sergiyivka, Neskuchne settlements of the Kharkiv region were hit by enemy airstrikes; Yampil, Dibrova, Severnye, Dilyivka, Toretsk, Oleksandropil, Timofiyivka, Urozhayne, Vugledar, Elizavetivka, Vovche, Zhelanne, Rozdilne, Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk region; Lobkove and Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia region.
Yesterday, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit the control post, the artillery system, the radar station and nine areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the enemy.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy continued active operations, a total of seven combat clashes took place. Fighting took place in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk and Hlyboke.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our units 13 times. Defense forces repelled assaults near seven different settlements. The main efforts of the invaders were made in the districts of Berestovo and Stelmakhivka.
In the Lyman direction, our troops repelled 11 attacks by the occupiers near Nevsky, Makiivka and towards Lozova.
In the Siversk direction, the Defense Forces also repelled 11 assaults in the vicinity of Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamyansky, Spirny, Vyimka, and Pereizny.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our soldiers stopped 20 attempts by the enemy to break through our defenses, in particular, in the areas of Chasiv Yar, where more than half of these clashes took place, Klishchiivka, Kalynyvka, and Andriivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Toretsk direction, with the support of aviation, the enemy carried out 10 attacks near the settlements of Severny, Zalizne and New York.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders repulsed 52 assault and offensive actions. The enemy concentrated its efforts in the areas of Novooleksandrivka and Progres, where it carried out 16 and 17 attacks, respectively. In addition, the attempts of the occupiers to advance were stopped near Vozdvizhenka, Lozuvatskyi, Novoselivka Pershoya, Yasnobrodivka, and Karlivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Paraskoviivka and Kostiantynivka settlements, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops 15 times.
In the Vremivsk direction, the aggressor carried out six assaults on our positions near Kostyantynivka and Staromayorsky, Donetsk region.
In the Orihiv direction, seven combat clashes took place in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Shcherbaki, and Novodanilivka. The enemy fired more than fifty unguided rockets in the direction of Kamianskyi and Lobkovo.
In the Dnieper direction, our defenders repelled 11 enemy attacks on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of the formation of offensive groups of occupiers were found.
On the border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintains a military presence, shelling populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, conducting sabotage and reconnaissance activities.
At the same time, our soldiers continue to inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, exhausting the enemy along the entire line of battle and in its rear.
Yes, last day the total losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,100 soldiers. Also, our soldiers neutralized nine tanks, 46 armored combat vehicles, 44 artillery systems, an air defense vehicle, 52 BpLA operational-tactical level, 68 vehicles and nine units of special equipment.
