Russian missile strikes people participating in commemorative run in Kharkiv Region

"Russian forces attacked the village of Natalyne in the Kharkiv Region with an "Iskander-M" missile while a race was being held there in memory of Ukraine’s fallen heroes. 

Three people were killed in the strike, according to the regional prosecutor’s office and police.
The tragedy occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. It is noted that the race was organized by the village military administration. One of the victims was a police officer." UN

Ukrainian USF destroy five Russian air defense assets at Yeysk and Millerovo airfields

"Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck a DRL-27 module of the RSP-27 aircraft

landing radar system at the Millerovo airfield overnight. They also hit a Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile and gun system, four radar systems, an aviation weapons depot and an aviation ammunition depot belonging to Russian forces." Ukrin

Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant without external power for over week—IAEA warns situation is critical

"The occupation administration informed the IAEA  that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power

Plant’s supply of diesel fuel would last only 10 days.

The last major fuel delivery to the plant took place in March, and the delivery scheduled for May was canceled due to hostilities.

At the Zaporizhzhia NPP, 20 diesel generators power the pumping equipment for six reactors and the spent nuclear fuel pools.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned that the situation remains dangerous.
“Without the restoration of off-site power or additional diesel fuel deliveries in the near future, the plant could face a station blackout within approximately ten days,” he said." UN

5.1 Earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge

"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean near the coast of n/a in the morning at 9.40 am local time (GMT +4). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

221 clashes along front line over past day

"Over the past 24 hours Ukraine’s Defense Forces recorded 221 combat engagements with Russian forces along the front line.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, five combat engagements were recorded. Russian forces carried out 167 attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements and conducted two airstrikes using five guided aerial bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled 10 Russian attacks. The enemy attempted to advance toward Lyman, Hrafskе, Chuhunivka, Ozerne, and Khatnie, as well as near Starytsia.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces launched two offensive actions toward Radkivka and Podoly.
Attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses were repelled in the Lyman sector, where Russian forces attacked nine times near Novoselivka and Cherneshchyna as well as near Lyman and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian forces launched eight assaults near Kryva Luka, Riznykivka, and Zakitne as well as toward Orikhuvatka.
No Russian assault operations were recorded in the Kramatorsk sector.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 31 Russian attacks were recorded. The enemy launched assaults near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novoselivka, Rusyn Yar, Toretskе, and Sofiivka, as well as toward Mykolaipillia and Kucheriv Yar.
The enemy carried out 30 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector. Russian forces attempted to advance toward Bilytske, Shevchenko, Novohryshyne, Vasylivka, Serhiivka, Novopidhorodnie, and Novyi Donbas, as well as near Udachne, Orikhove and Novomykolaivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces launched four attacks toward Berezove.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 10 times. The enemy attempted to advance toward Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Novoselivka, Kalynivske, Nove Zaporizhzhia, and Maliivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attempts to advance near Pavlivka and Mala Tokmachka." Ukrin

Cabinet backs new foreign volunteers bill

"Koretskyi said the bill would give foreigners and stateless people more time to resolve their

legal status after their military contracts end. The bill would extend the period of legal temporary residence in Ukraine from three months to six months, he specified.
Former PM Yulia Svyrydenko said the government had approved new procedures for the logistics of foreign volunteers joining Ukraine’s defense forces, from traveling to Ukraine to signing a military service contract." msn

Rumored Russian draft makes headlines. Ukraine’s real one sparks street clashes

"The WSJ reported that the Russian military was “testing its readiness” to accept a new wave of recruits – the first since 2022. The authors did not claim that the Kremlin had already decided on another mobilization. Rather, they described a stress test of the system: Drills, logistics, and the military infrastructure’s ability to “absorb” large numbers of people should the order ever be issued.
Almost simultaneously, mobilization became a topic of discussion in Ukraine as well,

though in a very different context. In the final days of the month, the idea that military service should apply to every citizen, regardless of sex, surfaced several times in high-level circles.
Zelensky linked a hypothetical Russian call-up to the September elections to the State Duma, as though Moscow’s electoral calendar could itself affect the course of the war. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Russia was “approaching the point” at which it would have to declare a general mobilization. Western front pages picked up – not a decision, but merely the expectation of one. In this way, a rumor became a political fact before any decree had even been issued.
The Kremlin’s response was unequivocal. On July 28, Dmitry Medvedev called the rumors of an impending mobilization a “false enemy provocation.”
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov said that around 200,000 (!) service members had gone AWOL and that more than 2 million people were wanted by the authorities. Western estimates put the average age of a Ukrainian soldier at close to 47. In 2024, the minimum mobilization age was lowered from 27 to 25, while a previously promised provision allowing demobilization after 36 months of service was removed from the law.
This resistance almost never takes the form of an organized political campaign with slogans and a set date. Instead, it erupts sporadically, at the very moment TCC officers try to seize someone off the street. On July 8, 2026, for example, around 200 people in Lviv surrounded a TCC vehicle, chanted “hanba” (shame), damaged the van, and eventually overturned it. Zelensky called the incident “a very bad story” and separately condemned violence against people in uniform. The location was revealing: Not frontline Kharkov or Odessa, but a city widely regarded as a bastion of Ukraine’s national identity.
The same scene played out in Ternopol on August 25. That evening, TCC officers tried to detain a man on Lesya Kurbasa Street. Passersby came to his defense, the official vehicle was smashed, and one service member was hospitalized. After the police left, a nighttime march moved through the streets, once again accompanied by chants of ‘hanba’." RT

5.2 Earthquake - Philippine Sea, 68 km east of Siargao Island, Philippines

"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near the coast of Philippines at 06:32 GMT. The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight, hitting 15 locations

"Russia attacked Ukraine In the night with an anti-ship missile, a ballistic missile and 267

drones of various types. Strikes were recorded at 15 locations.
Early reports indicate that Ukrainian air defence shot down or jammed 233 Russian drones over Ukraine's north, south, east and center.
The Air Force recorded hits at 15 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at another four locations." Pravada

242 combat clashes on front line over past day

"Ukraine's Defense Forces engaged in 242 combat clashes with Russian forces.
The areas of Tovstodubove, Nova Sich, and Khrapivshchyna came under airstrikes.
Ukraine's air force, missile forces, and artillery struck three areas where Russian personnel were concentrated and three command posts for unmanned aerial vehicles.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk fronts, Ukrainian forces stopped one enemy assault.

On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian units repelled eight Russian attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance near Starytsia and toward Zakharivka, Okhrimivka, and Volokhivka.
On the Kupiansk front, the enemy attacked once in the direction of Novoosynove.
On the Lyman front, Russian forces launched 11 attacks near Lyman and Dibrova and toward Shyikivka, Hrekivka, and Stavky.
On the Sloviansk front, the enemy carried out eight assault operations near Zakitne and Kryva Luka and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, Russian forces attacked five times toward Zapovidne and Yurkivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, 24 attacks were recorded. Russian forces conducted assaults near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Novoselivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukraine's Defense Forces stopped 41 attacks. The enemy was active near Kotlyne, Serhiivka, and Molodetske and launched assaults toward Toretsk, Sofiivka, Vilne, Dobropillia, Novohryshyne, Udachne, Muravka, Biliakivka, and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, Russian forces carried out five attacks toward Piddubne, Maliivka, and Rybne.
On the Huliaipole front, Russian forces attacked 15 times, attempting to advance near Hirke and toward Rizdviianka, Dolynka, Kopani, and Yehorivka.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukraine's Defense Forces stopped four attempts by Russian forces to advance toward Krasnohirka and Novopavlivka.
On the Prydniprovske front, the enemy conducted no assault operations." Ukrin

Britain ‘Playing With Fire’ by Aiding Ukraine, Faces ‘Unpredictable’ Consequences, Warns Russian Foreign Ministry

"The Kremlin has once again issued dire threats against the United Kingdom and other European states as it insists Western nations that assist Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s

invasion are party to the conflict and will face “unpredictable” consequences.
The announcement by newly installed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham that his government will be releasing intellectual property to Ukraine to allow them to build Anglo-French bunker-buster cruise missiles domestically on Monday appears to have given particular impetus to Russia to make these complaints, above and beyond years of London actually handing over weapons and equipment. Following earlier threats on this subject, spokesman Zakharova said the presence of the missile in Ukraine is “literally the quintessence of London’s involvement in the Ukrainian conflict”." 

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Russians hit Epicenter shopping complex in Zaporizhzhia

"Russian forces attacked an Epicenter shopping center in the city of Zaporizhzhia in the morning sparking a fire covering around 2,000 sq m and injuring four people." Pravada

6.0 Earthquake - 182 km northwest of El Dibir, Bari, Somalia

"A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Aden 145 km (90 mi) from Somalia shortly after midnight at 12.07 am local time (GMT +3). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

250 combat clashes on front line

"250 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invading forces.
Artillery shelling targeted Tovstodubove, Bachivsk, Bezsalivka, Korenok, Ulanove, Hirky, Iskryskivshchyna, Malushyne, Vyntorivka, Yastrubshchyna, Zhuravka, Potapivka and Chuikivka in Sumy region, as well as Kamianska and Kovpynka in Chernihiv region. Tovstodubove was also hit by an airstrike.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, two enemy assault actions were recorded. The aggressor carried out 45 shelling attacks, two of them using multiple-launch rocket systems.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, Ukrainian forces repelled 12 attacks toward Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Hrafskе, Rubizhne, Starytsia, Dovhenke, Radkivka, Okhrimivka, Chuhunivka and Zakharivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy conducted no offensive operations.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 11 attempts by Russian forces to attack toward Lyman and in the areas of Novyi Myr, Novoselivka, Shyikivka and Cherneshchyna.
In the Sloviansk direction, Russian forces conducted seven assault operations near Kryva Luka and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces conducted one offensive action toward Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, 35 attacks were recorded in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Illinivka, Novoselivka, Rusynyi Yar, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Kucheriv Yar and Dovha Balka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces carried out 40 attacks toward Bilytske, Dobropillia, Hannivka, Chernihivka, Svit, Vasylivka and Serhiivka, as well as in the areas of Molodetske, Novopidhorodnie, Kotlyne, Udachne and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy carried out four attacks near Myrne, Rybne and Zlahoda." Ukrin

Lieutenant colonel reportedly killed in car explosion in Russia's St. Petersburg

"A car belonging to a lieutenant colonel from Russia's Air Force and air defense units exploded in the Pushkinsky district in St Petersburg in the morning killing him and injuring his wife." Pravada