War in Ukraine

Russian troops once again launched a strike with smart-bombs on residential neighborhoods in Zaporizhzhia, killing two people.

The night of July 20-21 was turbulent for a number of Russian regions and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

In Sumy, there are casualties following a Russian jet-powered UAV strike near a high-rise building. The Russians also destroyed a shopping center.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a special meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Headquarters would be held to address the supply of the Ukrainian military and the improvement of the defense strategy.

On the night of July 20, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out strikes against a number of key military targets belonging to the Russian occupiers in the Black Sea, in the occupied territories, and on Russian territory.

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.

The Security Service of Ukraine carried out another large-scale special operation aimed at reducing the aggressor state’s military and economic capabilities. Ukrainian forces struck a Russian tanker belonging to the “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea and also carried out strikes on three oil depots in the Stavropol Krai of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the long-range strikes on Russian territory that took place on the night of July 18. He emphasized that the strikes on major logistics facilities in the Moscow and Tambov regions are a response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, cities, and communities.

On the night of Friday, July 18, drones attacked logistics centers belonging to the Russian company Wildberries in two regions of the Russian Federation. Seven workers were killed and dozens of employees were injured as a result of the strikes.