[Korrespondent] 19.34 Ukraine has carried out over a thousand long-range strikes on targets in Russia within the framework of the "long-range sanctions" plan over the past year. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with the military command.
"Today we agreed to continue our operations and updated the list of priority goals - in accordance with the real impact on Russia and its ability to continue and prolong this war. The main goal is for our long-range pressure to further push Russia towards diplomacy due to the complications of the production of weapons components, oil and other economic losses, and the return of this war to the "home harbor," the president emphasized.
16.57 Russian military attacked Chernihiv during the day. Two children were killed as a result of the enemy strike. This was reported by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Bryzhinsky on Sunday.
A Russian UAV crashed into an ATB supermarket in the ZAZ neighborhood.
14.54 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapaty announced the start of an audit in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"My goal is not to look for the guilty, but to honestly assess the real state of affairs in each military unit," he noted.
According to Drapaty, we need to know the truth about the level of combat readiness, support, manning, personnel training, and management efficiency.
"There will be no "untouchables". If violations, official negligence or abuse are discovered, everyone will be held responsible," the commander-in-chief emphasized.
14.31 The Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador after Romanian fighter jets shot down the third drone in the past three days that violated the country's airspace, the Romanian Foreign Ministry reported.
Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Coi reiterated President NicuÅŸor Dan's words that Romania's diplomatic protest against the Russian Federation will be based on the results of investigations into drone incursions.
14.14 In the Slobidsky district of Kharkiv, the number of injured people as a result of a UAV attack has increased to 12 people. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov, on July 26.
13.52 The Russian military used almost 1,700 drones, over 1,630 aerial bombs, and 95 missiles of various types against Ukraine during the week. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 26, Ukrinform reports.
"In total, this week the Russians used almost 1,700 drones, over 1,630 aerial bombs, and 95 missiles of various types against Ukraine, more than half of which were ballistic," the report says.
In particular, this night the Russians launched 8 missiles and 136 drones of various types into Ukraine.
Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Chernihiv regions and Kyiv were hit. The capital was hit by ballistic missiles, three people were injured.
13.33 Russians attacked a farm in the Dubovyazivska community of Sumy region with drones, cows died, and some animals were injured. This was reported by the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Oleg Grigorov, on July 26. According to him, since the evening of Saturday, July 25, Russians have been attacking a farm of one of the milk producers in Sumy region with drones. As a result of the attacks on the dairy farm in the Dubovyazivska community, cows died, and some animals were injured. On the territory of the farm, workers found an engine from a jet drone - next to the dead animal.
13.14 In Zaporizhia on July 26, the Russians hit one of the civilian infrastructure facilities, causing a fire. One person died. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA, Ivan Fedorov.
"A hit on one of the civilian infrastructure facilities was recorded, there is information about a deceased person," he noted.
Fedorov later added that residential and non-residential buildings and an educational institution were damaged. One person was killed and six others were injured.
According to public figures, there was an arrival in Kryvyi Rih from the "Epicenter", there is a large-scale fire there.
12.46 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga commented on the appeal of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop the war."
"We appreciate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's appeals to Putin that it is time to stop the war. A realistic, timely and wise appeal," he noted.
According to Sybiga, Ukraine has proposed stopping the war along the current front line and moving towards diplomacy, but the Kremlin continues to reject this clear path to peace.
11.55 On the night of July 26, the Defense Forces struck a number of important military and military-economic targets of the enemy, including the Chornomornaftogaz facility, a UAV control relay, and a bridge in the occupied part of the Donetsk region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
11.22 Russian troops attacked Chernihiv on the morning of July 26. A hit was recorded on the territory of the enterprise, a fire broke out. This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus.
10.48 On the night of July 26, Russian troops attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles, as a result of which debris fell on an 18-story building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city, injuring three people. This was reported by the KMVA, city mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, the State Emergency Service, and the National Police.
10.08 Russian troops hit a residential building in Kharkiv with a Banderol drone: one person was killed and 6 were injured, including children. The Kharkiv State Emergency Service reported this on July 26.
9.45 On the night of July 26, the Russians attacked Ukraine with a Kh-59/69 missile, 7 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles and 136 Shahed-type strike UAVs, including jet, Gerbera, Italmas and Parodia-type simulator drones. The Air Force reported this. Two ballistic missiles and 27 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 18 locations, as well as downed (fragments) falling in 7 locations.
9.20 Russian troops attacked Kherson and 35 other settlements in the region over the past 24 hours. 2 people were killed and 24 others were injured. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
8.53 Over the past 24 hours, 258 combat clashes took place at the front, with the Russian invaders most actively attacking the Pokrovsky, Slavyansky and Konstantinovsky directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8.37 As a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhia and Zaporizhia district over the past 24 hours, one person was killed and twelve others were injured. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. According to him, in total, during the day the invaders launched 1,029 attacks on 50 settlements of the Zaporizhia region.
8.16 Russian troops struck Kryvyi Rih, a shopping center caught fire. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha on July 26. Information about the victims is being clarified.
7.50 AFU Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized 1,440 Russian invaders, and the total losses of enemy personnel in the war exceeded 1,438,990. The General Staff of the AFU reported this on July 26.
7.23 Operators of the 3rd Border Guard Detachment named after the Hero of Ukraine Colonel Yevheniy Pikus in the Lymansky direction hit the surveillance complex of the Russian invaders with the Murom-M. This was reported on the detachment's Facebook page.
6.42 The Tavria CHP in temporarily occupied Simferopol was under attack on the night of July 26. This was reported by the monitoring Telegram channel Crimean Wind.
6.25 Britain and its NATO allies could face a direct challenge from Putin in the next few months. Intelligence will scrutinise Andy Burnham's new government while Trump focuses on Iran, the British tabloid Daily Mail reports, citing intelligence sources.
Putin's own disappointment with the course of the war in Ukraine is also a factor in such provocations, sources say.
3.15 Explosions and shooting can be heard in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine: in Melitopol, Donetsk, and Crimea. This is reported by the partisan movement ATESH and the monitoring Telegram channel Crimean Wind.
1.19 Rocket debris fell on an 18-story building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv as a result of a nighttime missile strike by the Russian Federation on July 26. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said this, the Kyiv City State Administration reported on its Telegram channel.
00.38 A series of explosions thundered in Kyiv against the backdrop of an air raid alert on the night of July 26. This was reported by the Vlaskor Korrespondent.net.
Before that, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of ballistic missiles flying towards the capital through the Chernihiv region.