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Starting at 7:00 p.m., protesters are gathering in the main squares of Ukrainian cities and calling for Syrskyi’s dismissal, the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, and systemic changes in the military.

Service members of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a large-scale, coordinated operation, striking 19 energy infrastructure facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

On the night of July 20, operators of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a “Tor-M2” air defense system and struck a number of enemy radar stations and a “Buk-M1” air defense system.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Serhii Beskrestnov (known by the call sign “Flash”), a well-known military blogger and expert in radio technology, as his advisor on the development of defense technology.

In all of Ukraine’s major cities, the second day of rallies in support of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has begun – thousands of people have taken to the streets.

Due to the Russian army's constant and intense shelling, the authorities have ordered a mandatory evacuation from new neighborhoods and streets in Kherson.

The Solomyanskyi District Court of Kyiv has imposed pretrial measures on the executives of a defense contractor suspected of official negligence. This relates to the case involving the explosions at warehouses in Vyshneve, near Kyiv, that occurred on July 6.

Ukrainian defense forces struck two tankers, the patrol ship “Svetlyak,” an oil terminal, the “Slavneft-Yanos” oil refinery, and a number of other Russian military targets. The operation was carried out on July 16 and during the night of July 17 as part of efforts to reduce the aggressor country’s military and economic capabilities.

The Solomyanskyi District Court in Kyiv has begun proceedings to determine a pretrial measure for Ruslan Kuchynskyi – the first of two officials from a defense contractor suspected of official negligence following the explosions in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on Russia’s latest massive nighttime attack, during which the enemy launched more than 130 attack drones and 8 missiles at Ukrainian territory. The occupiers carried out deadly strikes on a number of regions, including Odesa, where the number of casualties has risen to 10, including children. There are also reports of fatalities.