[VESTI] July 27 is the 519th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . Odessa region. At night, Russia launched a Caliber strike on the port infrastructure of the Odessa region. The missiles were fired from a submarine in the Black Sea at a critically low altitude, which made it difficult to detect them. A civilian employee was killed by a hit in one of the port's administrative buildings. The production equipment of one of the cargo terminals was damaged.
08:00 . During the night, the Air Force destroyed 8 Russian Shahed-136/131 UAVs. Two launches of Caliber missiles from a submarine in the Black Sea and eight kamikaze drones in the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk were recorded. Drones were destroyed in Khmelnitsky, Dnepropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.
Kharkov region. The Russian Federation struck the KAB at the village of Kovsharovka, Kupyansky district: a hit near a five-story residential building, a wall collapsed in one of the apartments, and a nine-story building nearby was damaged. A 74-year-old woman died, four more people were injured.
09:00 . Kherson region. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 40 attacks on residential areas. No casualties.
Dnipropetrovsk region. Throughout the night, Russia was beating the Nikopol district : an educational institution, an administrative building, a communications company, a post office and a church were damaged, residential buildings and power lines were damaged. There are no victims.
Zaporozhye region. During the day, the military of the Russian Federation carried out 72 strikes on 19 settlements in the region: 25 reports were received of the destruction of residential buildings and outbuildings.
10:00 a.m. As a result of Russian attacks, 26 port infrastructure facilities and five civilian courts were damaged and partially destroyed , Minister of Infrastructure Kubrakov said. He also noted that the Russians are restricting navigation in the Crimean region and near the territorial waters of Bulgaria. With this, the Russian Federation actually blocks the movement of ships in the direction of the seaports of Ukraine.
11:00 am . Odessa region. It became known about another dead person as a result of the Russian attack on Odessa on July 23. The body of a woman was found near one of the destroyed houses. In total, because of the attack that night in Odessa, two people were killed, 22 more were injured.
12:00 . Dnipropetrovsk region. President Volodymyr Zelensky, at a meeting of the Stavka in Dnipro, awarded the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny with a personalized weapon (Zaluzhny had a birthday on July 8). Also, the commander of the Ground Forces Syrsky (celebrated his birthday on July 26) was presented with a painting that " symbolizes the feat of the Ukrainian military."
15:00 . Vinnytsia region. Fragments of two downed Caliber missiles fell on utility and technical premises in the suburbs of Vinnitsa. Five people were injured.
17:00 . Kherson region. Russia dropped two guided air bombs on Novoberislav : hit in the center of the village, two private houses were destroyed, about 10 houses were damaged.
18:15 . Zaporozhye region. An explosion sounded in Zaporozhye.
19:00 . During the day, the Russian Federation launched a missile and air strike on the territory of Ukraine, using two Kalibr missiles on the port infrastructure of Odessa and eight Shahed drones. All "Shaheds" were destroyed by the Air Force. In total, the enemy inflicted 27 air strikes and more than 30 shelling from the MLRS, unfortunately, civilians were killed and injured. The port infrastructure in the south of Ukraine and residential buildings were destroyed.
19:44 . The Air Force warns of the threat of the use of ballistic weapons in the Kirovograd, Poltava and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
20:22 . Explosions are reported again in Zaporozhye. The information is being specified.
20:51 . Ukraine is aimed at defeating Russian warships in the Black Sea, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Gavrilov hinted.
21:22 . Russia began to use a new version of the Ka-52M helicopter to counter the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - British intelligence.
21:58 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine are gradually moving forward south of Bakhmut,” Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said.
22:21 . Ukraine is stepping up the pace of its counter-offensive after months of slow progress, CNN reports. According to American journalists, Ukraine has deployed additional forces to the southeast of the country, which is a sign that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have discovered potential weaknesses in Russian defense lines.
22:52 . The Pentagon has confirmed a new $400 million military aid package that will include munitions for NASAMS and HIMARS.
The Ukrainian military is already using cluster munitions against the Russian army at the front. Now the first picture of the shells that Ukraine received from the United States has appeared on the Web. The photo shows projectiles marked D864, which correspond to the M864 projectile.