Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "The Russians are striking the oblast centre. A hit on a civilian infrastructure facility has been recorded."

Details: Fedorov later reported one person killed in the Russian attack on the oblast centre.

One person was also injured in the attack. "The Russians struck the city with guided aerial bombs. The full consequences of the strikes are being established," Fedorov wrote.

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Source: Dan on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Quote: "This morning, at 10:13, an F-16 fighter from the Romanian Air Force shot down another drone over Romania's territorial waters in the Sulina-Kiliya area."

Details: The Romanian president thanked Romanian pilots and ground crews for the high professionalism, courage and efficiency with which they carry out their duties.

He also recalled that according to an investigation conducted by the General Prosecutor's Office, the drone shot down on the morning of 24 July is of the Shahed type used by the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine.

Investigations into the drones shot down on Saturday and Sunday are ongoing.

"Romania's diplomatic protest to the Russian Federation will be based on the results of these investigations," Dan said.

"It is unacceptable and intolerable that the Russian Federation continues to violate Romania's airspace, which is also NATO and European Union airspace. Such actions are unacceptable, and we treat them with the utmost seriousness together with our allies," he stressed.

Background:

• Nicusor Dan previously reported that an enemy drone had been shot down at approximately 08:30 local time on 25 July, 10 kilometres west of the city of Sfantu Gheorghe.
• Romania's Ministry of Defence subsequently specified that this drone had been shot down by the same pilot who had shot down another drone on Friday.
• Romanian forces used a fighter jet for the first time to shoot down a drone on 24 July after it flew deep into the country's territory.
• Senior Romanian military officials reported that the downed drone had been visually identified as a Shahed-type device.

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Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defence Council; Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centres; Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council

Quote from Hanzha: "The Russians struck Kryvyi Rih. A fire broke out at a shopping centre."

Details: Hanzha says information about casualties is being established.

He also reported that the Russians attacked three districts of the oblast almost 20 times over the past day using artillery and drones, injuring one person.

In the Nikopol district, the Russians struck the Nikopol, Marhanets and Pokrovske hromadas. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] A department store was damaged.

A 66-year-old man was injured in the town of Pavlohrad. He is receiving outpatient treatment.

A shopping centre was damaged in Kryvyi Rih. A fire broke out.

Update: Posts on local Telegram channels report that in Kryvyi Rih the Russian strike hit an Epitsentr home improvement store, where a major fire broke out.

Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defence Council Oleksandr Vilkul reported that rescue workers have contained the fire and work to extinguish it is underway. The city water utility and other municipal services are ensuring an uninterrupted water supply. "As of now, there are no casualties," he said.

The Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centres confirmed that the city's only Epitsentr superstore caught fire as a result of the Russian attack. The Epitsentr had been operating for almost 19 years – since December 2007 – and employed approximately 400 people.

Less than a week ago, the Russians attacked another facility belonging to the chain. Drones hit an Epitsentr in Sumy on the night of 19-20 July. There were no fatalities, but the retail outlet was burnt to the ground.

Nine Epitsentr home improvement stores in various regions of Ukraine have now been completely destroyed. One more remains in temporarily occupied territory, and 14 of the company's facilities have sustained damage.

Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council Mykola Lukashuk also confirmed that the Epitsentr had been hit. "The morning in Kryvyi Rih began with a burning Epitsentr. The occupiers cynically struck the home improvement store several times," he wrote.

He noted that this is the third Epitsentr in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to be struck by the Russians since the start of the full-scale war.

In Nikopol, the fire inside the store covered an area of more than 4,000 sq m. In Kamianske, Russian missiles completely destroyed more than 11,000 sq m. Today – Kryvyi Rih. Exactly one year to the day after the strike on Kamianske.

"The Kryvyi Rih store had been operating for almost 19 years. That's around 400 jobs and the taxes that the city and the oblast received. There is no military production in a home improvement store. There are cash registers, paint, tiles, wallpaper and people who came on a day off to buy something for their home. That is exactly what Russia is 'fighting' in Kryvyi Rih today," Lukashuk said.

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Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: Military officials reported that a strike had been carried out on a Chornomornaftohaz facility near Vnukove in Crimea and that the target was confirmed to have been hit.

The General Staff noted that following the temporary occupation of Crimea, facilities belonging to the state-owned company Chornomornaftohaz seized by the Russians are being used by the occupation administration for the extraction, storage and transport of natural gas and petroleum products, as well as to meet the fuel and energy needs of the Russian occupation force on the peninsula.

A ground relay station for controlling Geran/Gerbera strike UAVs near Chornomorske (Autonomous Republic of Crimea) was also struck.

"Relay stations increase the range, stability and quality of control over strike unmanned aerial vehicles used by the Russians to attack Ukrainian territory," the statement reads.

Ukrainian forces also struck a road bridge near Vyselky in Donetsk Oblast which the Russians use for military logistics.

A Russian UAV storage facility near Chervonopopivka and a concentration of Russian troops in Purdivka, Luhansk Oblast, were also hit.

Updated results of previous strikes have been confirmed: on 25 July 2026, a strike on the Tyumen oil refinery was confirmed.

The Tyumen oil refinery is one of the key facilities in the oil refining industry in Western Siberia. The plant's capacity is approximately 7 million tonnes of oil per year. The refinery produces petrol, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, fuel oil and other petroleum products used, among other things, to meet the needs of the Russian military-industrial complex and armed forces.

"Ukraine's defence forces will continue to systematically carry out measures aimed at ending the armed aggression of the Russian Federation," the military said.

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Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Every day, we are working with our partners to ensure our warriors have the means to counter these attacks. We must undercut Russia's gamble on ballistic terror. That is why it is so important that deliveries of anti-ballistic defence packages arrive on time. Every interceptor missile right now is literally helping save lives if it is here, in Ukrainian systems, not in our partners' warehouses."

Details: Zelenskyy also spoke about the latest Russian strike. "All the necessary emergency services have been deployed at the site of an attack drone strike on residential buildings in Kharkiv. Tragically, one person was killed, and nine others were injured, including two children. My condolences to their families and loved ones," he said.

Zelenskyy said State Emergency Service units are also continuing to extinguish the fire at a home improvement store in Kryvyi Rih.

"Overall, last night, Russia launched 8 missiles and 136 drones of various types against Ukraine. Many of them were shot down, but unfortunately, not all. The Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv regions, as well as Kyiv, came under attack. The capital was struck by ballistic missiles, and three people were injured," the president said.

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Source: Sybiha on X (Twitter)

Quote: "We appreciate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev telling Putin it is time to stop the war. A realistic, timely, and wise message."

Details: Sybiha noted that Ukraine has proposed stopping the war along the current front line and moving to diplomacy, but the Kremlin continues to reject this clear path to peace.

"Putin's spokesman has already dismissed the Kazakh president's proposal as well. The bottom line: Moscow must feel more pressure before it accepts realistic peace proposals," the foreign minister said.

Background:

• Tokayev earlier proposed freezing the Russia-Ukraine war during a meeting with Putin in Omsk, returning to the Istanbul settlement formula and moving towards peace. "Perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict and return to the Istanbul 2.0 formula, as significant results were achieved there. After that – naturally under guarantees from major powers, including Russia – we can move forward," Tokayev said.
• Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in response to Tokayev's proposal to "freeze" Russia's war against Ukraine that "freezing is impossible".

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Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "A Banderol strike has been recorded in the Slobidskyi district. Information about the aftermath is being established."

Details: Terekhov specified that a hit had been recorded on a residential building, with people injured. All the appropriate services are working at the scene.

Terekhov later reported that one person is known to have been killed and three have been injured, including one child.

The number of people injured in the attack later rose to six, including two children. "Over 10 houses have been damaged," the mayor said.

Update: Syniehubov reported that nine people, including two children, have been injured as a result of the strike in the Slobidskyi district. "All are under medical supervision," he wrote.

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Source: Kyiv City Military Administration; air-raid warning map; Air Force on social media; Mayor Vitali Klitschko; State Emergency Service (SES); National Police

Quote: "Debris fell on an 18-storey building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. A fire broke out on the sixth and seventh floors."

Details: In the Solomianskyi district, falling debris caused a fire in a non-residential building. In the Desnianskyi district, vehicles and a car park are on fire.

Emergency services were working at the scenes.

The Air Force had earlier warned of the threat of ballistic weapons from the north.

Update: Rescue workers reported that a warehouse has burned down in the Desnianskyi district, along with ten vehicles and a lorry in a car park. A four-storey evacuated building caught fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district, while a fire broke out and caused damage to a non-residential building in the Solomianskyi district. All the fires have been extinguished.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on the morning of 26 July that three Kyiv residents had been injured in the Russian attack on the capital. One of them was taken to hospital and the other two received outpatient treatment.

The National Police added that three people – a woman and two men – have been injured in the Solomianskyi district. Medics are providing them with the necessary assistance.

An office building, warehouses and cars were damaged in Kyiv.

Investigative teams, bomb disposal experts, rescue workers and other appropriate services are working at the scene. Law enforcement officers are recording evidence of armed aggression and another war crime against civilians committed by Russia.

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Source: Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: Early reports indicate that as of 08:30, air defence forces had shot down or jammed one Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missile, five Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles and 104 UAVs including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types in the north, south and east of the country.

The Air Force also reported that hits from two ballistic missiles and 27 strike UAVs have been recorded at 18 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at seven locations.

The aerial attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces.

The attack is still ongoing, with Russian UAVs still in the airspace.

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Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "Russian forces struck critical and social infrastructure, as well as residential areas of settlements across the oblast, damaging 18 apartment buildings and 17 houses. The occupiers also damaged a church, a petrol station, shops, gas pipelines, an outbuilding, garages and vehicles."

Details: The head of the oblast reported that Antonivka, Zymivnyk, Komyshany, Pryozerne, Darivka, Mykilske, Poniativka, Tokarivka, Chaikyne, Stanislav, Oleksandrivka, Sofiivka, Shyroka Balka, Dniprovske, Kizomys, Beryslav, Novoberyslav, Rakivka, Urozhaine, Borozenske, Krasnosilske, Charivne, Novomykolaivka, Mylove, Nova Kamianka, Liubymivka, Zolota Balka, Chervone, Novoraisk, Zamozhne, Tiahynka, Burhunka, Vysoke, Mykolaivka, Olhivka and the city of Kherson came under Russia's air, drone and artillery attacks.

Prokudin also reported that two people had been killed and 24 were injured as a result of Russian aggression.

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Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 26 July

Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians conducted 70 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements over the past day, including six from multiple-launch rocket systems.

On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions 12 times near the settlements of Prylipka, Starytsia and Vilcha, and towards Ternova, Izbytske and Khatnie.

On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted one attack towards the village of Shyikivka.

On the Lyman front, the Russians attempted to breach Ukrainian defences 10 times, attacking near the settlements of Noveselivka and Drobysheve, and towards Lyman, Stavky and Dibrova.

On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted 21 assaults near the settlements of Kryva Luka and Zakitne, and towards Pyskunivka, Mykolaivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.

On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians conducted two attacks near Fedorivka Druha.

On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 29 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka and Ivanopillia and towards Stepanivka, Dovha Balka and Novopavlivka.

On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders halted 46 assault actions near the settlements of Shakhove, Sofiivka, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Kotlyne and Udachne, and towards Vilne, Nove Shakhove, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Myrne and Novopidhorodne.

On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted three attacks towards Verbove and Berezove.

On the Huliaipole front, Russian forces conducted 25 attacks towards the settlements of Verkhnia Tersa, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove, Vozdvyzhivka, Kosivtseve, Hirke and Charivne, and near Zaliznychne.

On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian defenders halted two attempts by the Russians to advance near the settlements of Mali Shcherbaky and Plavni.

On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians conducted no offensive actions over the past day.

On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there were no signs of Russian offensive groups being formed in the area.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to inflict significant losses on Russian troops in both manpower and equipment, actively undermining Russia's offensive potential in the rear.

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Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES)

Details: In the Desnianskyi district, a fire at a warehouse building covering 150 sq m, as well as 10 cars and one lorry in a car park, has been extinguished.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a fire broke out in a four-storey evacuated building as a result of a hit. The fire has also been extinguished.

In the Solomianskyi district, a fire broke out and caused damage to a non-residential building. The fire has been extinguished.

Quote: "Fortunately, there are no fatalities or injuries."

Background: The Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of 25-26 July, resulting in debris falling on a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

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Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "One person was killed and 12 more were injured as a result of Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia district.

In total, the occupiers delivered 1,029 strikes on 50 settlements of Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past 24 hours."

Details: The military administration said that 80 reports of damage to infrastructure, residential buildings, vehicles and outbuildings had been received.

Background: The Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of 25-26 July, resulting in debris falling on a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

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Source: Mayor Ihor Terekhov

Quote: "We have reports of a strike UAV hitting the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city. The drone struck a vehicle. Early reports indicate that one person has been injured. Medics are providing the necessary assistance."

Background: The Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of 25-26 July, resulting in debris falling on a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

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Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 26 July 2026 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.]:

• approximately 1,438,990 (+1,440) military personnel
• 12,217 (+9) tanks
• 25,019 (+8) armoured combat vehicles
• 46,794 (+70) artillery systems
• 1,969 (+1) multiple-launch rocket systems
• 1,518 (+0) air defence systems
• 439 (+0) fixed-wing aircraft
• 354 (+0) helicopters
• 2,031 (+8) ground robotic systems
• 428,286 (+1,450) operational-tactical UAVs
• 4,944 (+1) cruise missiles
• 34 (+0) ships/boats
• 2 (+0) submarines
• 125,811 (+453) vehicles and fuel tankers
• 4,465 (+3) special vehicles and other equipment.

The information is being confirmed.

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Source: ATESH, a Ukrainian military partisan movement operating in the occupied territories of Ukraine; Krymsky Veter ("Crimean Wind"), a local Crimean Telegram channel

Details: According to ATESH, loud noises were heard in the Kalininskyi district of occupied Donetsk, while powerful explosions were reported in the Proletarskyi district of the city, and gunfire can be heard in Melitopol.

Krymsky Veter reported that explosions had also been heard in the settlement of Chornomorske in the west of temporarily occupied Crimea. Local residents were also reporting gunfire.

Drones were also spotted over Feodosiia, where mobile fire groups belonging to the Russian occupiers were active.

There is no official confirmation of this information at this time.

Background: Several Russian cities came under drone attack. A large-scale fire broke out in Rostov and a military barracks was on fire in Engels.

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Source: Anadolu and Reuters citing Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Details: The Iranian ministry said the attack occurred on the morning of 25 July, causing an explosion on board the vessel that killed one of the crew and injured another.

The ministry claimed the attack reflects Kyiv's persistent "irrational and hostile approach" towards Iran.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that the country will defend its interests and national security in accordance with the principle of self-defence under international law.

Tehran described the attack on its vessel as an act of aggression and accused Kyiv of attempting to escalate the war in Ukraine.

Background: Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported "very strong results with long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea – including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship".

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Source: Sybiha on X (Twitter)

Details: The minister believes a clear pattern has been evident in recent years: whenever major new sanctions loom, particularly from the United States, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin does everything possible to buy time.

Quote: "His weapon of choice? Fake diplomacy, staged phone calls and bad-faith meetings.

With Senator Graham's sanctions bill up next week, we must stay alert. Russia may try to derail it by pretending to care about peace.

Tightening the sanctions pressure on Moscow isn't just timely – it is vital to countering Russian terror and forcing a real end to this war."

Background:

• Democrats in the US Senate have signalled to their Republican colleagues that they are ready to vote next week on the Russia sanctions package, which includes President Trump's last-minute demand to add Iran sanctions to the bill.
• The bill, which has more than 60 co-sponsors, has been revised twice since the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham on 11 July.
• It is reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US President Donald Trump during his visit to the United States on 28 July and will also attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham.

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Source: Ukrainian public broadcasters Suspilne and Radio Liberty

Details: People began gathering in Kyiv at the square near the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre at 19:00.

According to Suspilne's estimates, more than 500 people took part in the demonstration.

They chanted: "With Fedorov and Drapatyi you can't defeat us!", "There are no holidays in war", "We stand here for those who stand for us there" and "MPs, get to work."

In addition to demands for Fedorov's return as minister of defence, there were also calls to replace Vitalii Kim as head of the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs. Kim had served as head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration before the government reshuffle.

Radio Liberty reported that protests against Fedorov's dismissal also took place in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhhorod, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv and other cities.

Background:

• Since 16 July, protests have been taking place in Kyiv and other cities every day, with demonstrators demanding that Fedorov be reinstated as defence minister and that Oleksandr Syrskyi be dismissed as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged that Fedorov and Syrskyi had been unable to find common ground and that problems on the battlefield, within brigades and with mobilisation remained unresolved.
• Zelenskyy announced he would propose that parliament appoint Yevhenii Khmara as minister of defence. Khmara will serve as acting minister of defence on the president's instruction.
• Following six days of protests, Zelenskyy announced his decision to dismiss Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appoint Mykhailo Drapatyi to replace him.
• According to Ukrainska Pravda sources, Zelenskyy offered Fedorov several options to remain in government, including the position of deputy prime minister for technological development. However, Fedorov has opposed the idea because he does not understand why he was dismissed from the Ministry of Defence.
• Ex-serviceman Dmytro Koziatynskyi announced an open-ended protest starting on 24 July demanding the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov as minister of defence.

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