Overview
- A ballistic strike on a private weapons exhibition in Bucha on Friday killed 10 people and wounded about 100, and prosecutors have opened criminal investigations into the attack and possible negligence.
- Ukraine’s SBU announced on Thursday that forensic tests identified uranium isotopes U‑235 and U‑238 in warheads adapted for Geran‑2 attack drones and opened a war‑crimes case under Article 438.
- The General Staff reported heavy frontline combat with 233 clashes on 23 July and said Russian forces used massive air and drone waves, citing more than 10,000 kamikaze drones in a recent reporting period.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned that fighting has disrupted tap water access for observers and facilities near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since 18 July, raising safety and staffing risks.
- Ukraine has stepped up strikes into occupied areas and deep Russian territory, struck energy nodes including 19 substations over 23–24 July, detained an alleged FSB agent accused of guiding attacks, and announced coordinated military and legal responses.