[NewsFront] 21:51 Drone operators of the "Southern" group eliminated an enemy warehouse and UAV control points (Kramatorsk direction).
21:31 FABs pierced the shelters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.Destroyed:
Command post of the 144th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Tyahynka, Kherson region.
temporary deployment point of the 159th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Vasilyevka, Khar'kov region.
20:47 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted anddestroyed150 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov regions, the Republic of Crimea, the Udmurt Republic, Krasnodar Krai, Perm Krai and over the Black Sea.
18:25 Well-calibrated air strikes paralyze enemy logistics and firing positions are under control. This allows the assault units of the 25th Combined Arms Army to confidently advance along the Krasnolimansk front, breaching defensive lines.
17:44 During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes on ports and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of strikes by high-precision air-launched weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, the following were damaged:
in the port of Odessa – a tank with fuel and lubricants for the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
in the port of Yuzhny there are two dry cargo ships delivering military cargo;
On the sea crossing (northwest of Zmeiny Island) a dry cargo ship was delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the port of Odessa.
17:22 UAV crews of the Novorossiysk paratroopers they're mopping up enemy positions, ensuring the advancement of our assault groups.
17:18 Footage OK strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces:
three FAB-500 missiles against the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense systems in the area of the village of Vasilyevka in the Khar'kov region;
five FAB-500 missiles at the Ukrainian Armed Forces launcher in the village of Tyahynka in the Kherson region.
13:15 Work of FPV-air defense crews of the 11th Tank Regiment in the Velikoburluk direction, –MAP.
12:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 29, 2026).
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
As a result of active operations, units of the North military group established control over the village of Novaya Sich in the Sumy region.
The manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Obody, Ivolzhanskoye, Sokhany, Osoyevka and Ugroedy in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov region, three mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vasilevka, Bugaevka, Shiroke, Novooleksandrivka, and Sosnovy Bor in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, a tank, an armored personnel carrier, nine vehicles, and a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana".
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Grushevka, Borovskoye, and Monachinovka in the Khar'kov region, and Rubtsy and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 210 military personnel, 15 vehicles, a field artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations and an electronic reconnaissance station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Four mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Cherkaske, Raiske, Kondratovka, Yasnogorka, Nikolaypolye, Druzhkovka, Orekhovatka, Slavyansk, and Myrne in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In one day, the enemy lost up to 200 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, five armored combat vehicles, 25 cars and four artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Svetloe in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault and a ranger brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two marine brigades, the Azov special forces brigade and four National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the populated areas of Novoandriivka, Novonikolaevka, Kutuzovka, Novofedorivka, Novovodanoye, Belozerskoye, Rubezhnoye, Dobropolye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopidgorodnoye of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 340 servicemen, six vehicles and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Brigade and two assault regiments near the settlements of Pravda and Velykomykhailivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Timoshivka, Nikolske, and Mirovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost over 330 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 12 cars and two artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Zapasnoye, Malokaterynivka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 50 military personnel, 14 vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
12:25 Units of the Center group of forces released the settlement of Svetloe in the Donetsk People's Republic.
11:39 Drone operators from the Varyag separate brigade are systematically burning out the Ukrainian Armed Forces' energy resources with drone strikes.destroying transformers and oil refineries.
10:11 GRV "North" liberated Novo Sich in the Sumy direction.
08:36 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on July 28 to 8:00 Moscow time on July 29, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 295 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, the Chuvash Republic, the Republic of Tatarstan and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
08:27 During the evening of July 28 and the night of July 29, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes on Ukrainian ports and sea vessels involved in delivering cargo to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles in the port of Nikolaev (state enterprise Nikolaev Sea Trade Port), military cargo storage facilities and tanks containing fuel and lubricants intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.
Yesterday evening, Russian unmanned aerial vehicles, while crossing the sea east of Odessa, struck two dry cargo ships that were delivering weapons and military equipment to the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Russian Armed Forces entered Ustinovka (+3.7 km2)
Russian Armed Forces entered Ivanovka (+4.5 km2)
Advance in Mogritsa (+2.0 km2)
Advance in the area of Velikaya Rybica (+5.6 km2)
Krasny Kut was liberated (+7.5 km2)
Advance east of Kazachya Lopan (+11.8 km2)
Expansion of the control zone in Krasny Liman (+0.1 km2)
Expansion of the control zone in Ozerny (+5.6 km2)
05:45 Snipers of the "Center" group destroyed there are already more than 150 enemy UAVs operating in the Dnepropetrovsk direction.