Overview
- A strike on the dry cargo ship Golden Leo on July 19 killed 10 people, including four Indian citizens, prompting India to summon Russia’s diplomat and complain about attacks on commercial shipping.
- The Kremlin has defended strikes on Black Sea vessels it says carry military cargo and Russia’s Defence Ministry reported multiple attacks on merchant ships off Odesa on July 19–20.
- Ukrainian-attributed drone strikes on the night of July 22 badly damaged Wildberries logistics centres in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, with regional authorities reporting people injured and large warehouse fires.
- Russian overnight drone and missile strikes have continued inside Ukraine, including heavy attacks on Sumy that hit a nine-storey residential building and a shopping centre and wounded several civilians.
- The exchange of attacks is widening legal and diplomatic fallout by prompting terrorism investigations in Russia, raising maritime safety concerns for neutral flag vessels, and increasing risks to civilians on both sides.