Overview
- This week Ukrainian officials said Russia fired nearly 1,700 drones, more than 1,630 guided aerial bombs and 95 missiles, with over half of the missiles described as ballistic.
- Government figures show this month is the deadliest for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022, with at least 377 killed and 2,129 injured in recent strikes.
- Ukraine’s Air Defense reported intercepting one Kh‑59/69 precision missile, five Iskander‑M/S‑400 ballistic missiles and 104 drones in attacks that began on the evening of July 25.
- President Zelensky has urged partners to deliver Patriot-class and other anti‑ballistic interceptors and to speed access to local production so interceptor missiles are deployed in Ukrainian systems rather than stored abroad.
- Ukrainian counterstrikes on Russian refineries have hit fuel supplies and prompted Moscow to extend a diesel export ban, while large fires and damaged civilian sites such as a Kryvyi Rih construction hypermarket have strained rescue services and widened regional diplomatic tensions.