[Korrespondent] 23.57 Ukraine and Russia must end the war. This is evidenced by the statement of US President Donald Trump, The White House reports in H.
23.28 The probability of a massive Russian strike on Ukraine on the night of July 30 is quite high: the Russian Federation was preparing for it several days ago. This is evidenced by a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram.
22.54 The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Lyubov Galan as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, and Serhiy Boyev as Deputy Minister of Defense for European Integration. This was announced on July 29 by the government's representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk.
22.30 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on July 29 that he had a telephone conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. They discussed ballistic missile defense and energy support.
22.07 On July 29, a Russian drone attacked the residential area of ​​Glukhov in the Sumy region, damaging an apartment building. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA Oleg Grigorov. According to him, three people were injured, including two children. The injured, a 10-year-old child and an adult woman, were hospitalized. All are receiving medical assistance.
21.49 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk discussed the historical dialogue between the two countries, as well as defense cooperation and the protection of cities and communities of Ukraine and Poland from Russian attacks. Zelensky reported this on Telegram.
21.25 Ukrainian drones destroyed eight warehouses of the largest Russian online store and marketplace Wildberries during July with a total area of ​​about 860 thousand m² - this is almost 15.4% of all warehouses of the marketplace (5.6 million m²). Verstka reports this based on its own calculations. It is noted that the biggest loss for the company was the warehouse in Elektrostal near Moscow - there, after the attack on July 18, a premises with an area of ​​250 thousand m² burned down, and one employee of the marketplace also died. Another 170 thousand m² of the company's premises were hit by drones on July 29 in Ryazan, and judging by the photos and videos from the scene of the attack, the warehouse was completely engulfed in fire.
18.38 Law enforcement officers exposed and detained a serviceman who organized the sale of explosives and planned to sell a total of 6 tons of explosives. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation.
17.59 Russian troops carried out a drone strike on one of the villages of Lozov district, Kharkiv region, in the morning. Four people were injured. The regional police reported on the consequences of the shelling.
17.27 Russian troops attacked the village of Raihorodok in the Donetsk region this morning. The private sector was hit. The regional prosecutor's office reported on the consequences of the shelling.
A 37-year-old woman died under the rubble of her house as a result of the attack. Her 6-year-old son, his father, and grandmother were injured. Three other women, aged 63, 69, and 74, were also injured.
The victims were diagnosed with shrapnel wounds, contusions, burns, abrasions, closed head injury, concussion, and fractures. The victims were hospitalized for medical care.
17.19 In the Kharkiv region, the Bogodukhiv dairy plant suffered critical damage as a result of Russian strikes. This was reported by the local publication Mayak on July 29. According to the company's management, the production workshop was destroyed and the equipment was significantly damaged.
16.51 Russian prisoners of war are being re-captured after the exchange, and as of today, 20 such Russian soldiers are already in Ukrainian captivity. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
"Those who have already been in Ukrainian captivity have seen from their own experience that Ukraine provides proper conditions of detention, and Russian prisoners are treated humanely," the report says.
The presence of prisoners of war who surrender again after the exchange, according to the headquarters, is a clear result of the work of the special projects I Want to Live and I Want to Find, which systematically convey to Russian military personnel and their families the truth about the conditions of their stay in Ukrainian captivity, the rights of prisoners of war, and the real opportunities to save their lives.
"That is why, once again at the front, many of them consciously choose to surrender again instead of a senseless death," the KSHPPV emphasized.
Also, the presence of soldiers who have surrendered again demonstrates the fundamental difference between the approaches of Ukraine and Russia to their own servicemen.
"In Ukraine, soldiers who have returned from captivity have the legal right to resign from military service at their own request. After the exchange, the Russian command leaves its soldiers no choice - they all return to the front line," the headquarters noted.
17.41 The conditions voiced by the West as part of the settlement of the situation in Ukraine are an "ultimatum". This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview quoted by Russian media.
17.05 Soldiers of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck 10 energy nodes in Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories (TOT) on July 28-29. This was reported by the commander of the USF, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, on Facebook.
16.22 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, Russian aggressors have attacked Ukrainian army positions 71 times. Currently, active fighting is ongoing in seven directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational update.
15.56 A group of individuals who were producing and selling fake documents of one of the South Caucasus countries for Ukrainian citizens was exposed in the Mykolaiv region. The press service of the National Police reported this.
Thus, the defendants created a fictitious identity of a fictitious foreigner for the client.
15.53 The war is changing in favor of Ukraine, and the sanctions package of US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal will contribute to this. This was stated by the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb.
"The sanctions package by Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal is advancing in the US Senate with strong bipartisan support, by a vote of 86-12... The direction of the war has been changing in favor of Ukraine for some time. This sanctions package, together with the 21st EU sanctions package, will reinforce this development. Peace through strength," he wrote on the social network X.
At the same time, Stubb stressed the importance of maintaining pressure on Russia while continuing to work towards achieving a ceasefire and a just and lasting peace.
15.44 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun checking the manning of military units and the fairness of the distribution of people. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
15.40 A Russian informant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The perpetrator hid a Russian serviceman and, on his instructions, opened fire on the Defense Forces in the front-line Liman. The SBU reported this on July 29. SBU counterintelligence officers detained the agent back in May of this year in eastern Ukraine. At the same time, during a special operation, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated a Russian serviceman for whom she was providing a hiding place. As the investigation found out, the enemy's task was carried out by a 58-year-old local unemployed woman recruited by the invaders. During one of the assaults on the outskirts of the city, a Russian serviceman with the call sign Shaman penetrated and established contact with her. Later, the woman began to hide him in an empty neighboring house. Then the invader involved the perpetrator in adjusting enemy fire. In particular, she gave the Russian militant the locations of the Ukrainian defenders she knew. The invader then reported their coordinates to his unit via radio to adjust the shelling.
15.22 A 20-year-old man who was seriously injured in the Russian attack on the Kyiv region on July 24 died in hospital. This brings the number of people killed in the enemy strike to 12, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
15.10 Drones hit one of Russia's largest refineries - Lukoil-Permnaftoorgsintez - more than 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The SBU reported details on Wednesday.
14.59 The Cabinet of Ministers will allocate an additional UAH 70 million from the reserve fund for the installation of anti-drone protection for streets and roads in Sumy. This was announced by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky.
14.45 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, asked for an emergency "winter package" of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems. The Ukrainian leader said this in an interview with Axios.
14.28 Acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yevheniy Khmara said that Ukraine is using an asymmetric strategy in the war with Russia, as it does not have the ability to respond to attacks on the principle of "strike for strike". He said this in an interview with American blogger Laura Loomer. According to him, long-range strikes on the Russian oil infrastructure and operations using drones are aimed at inflicting damage on Russia that significantly exceeds the costs of conducting them. Khmara noted that Ukraine seeks to achieve a ratio at which the cost of conducting the operation is about 2% of the economic or military losses it inflicts on the enemy.
14.12 Russian troops carried out another shelling of Zaporizhia in the afternoon. Two people were injured as a result of the attack. This was reported by the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
14.11 Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Odessa region. The territory of an infrastructure facility was damaged. Information about the victims and the consequences of the attack is being clarified. All relevant services are working on the scene.
12.57 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the best way to honor the memory of Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on a bill on US sanctions against the Russian Federation and died in July after returning from Ukraine, is to achieve what he fought for. The Ukrainian leader reported this on Telegram.
12.36 The Security Service and the National Police have dismantled nine new mobilization evasion schemes in various regions of Ukraine and detained 23 organizers of the deals. For amounts of up to $23,000, the dealers helped conscripts avoid conscription through forged documents or illegal crossing abroad outside checkpoints.
12.31 An attempt was made in Tula on the head of the Russian Air Transport Laboratory, Andrey Cherezov, which develops and assembles unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to the Telegram channel Mash, the attacker was waiting for the man in the entrance of a house on Mikheeva Street. When Cherezov entered the fourth-floor stairwell, the attacker shot him three times.
The victim's wife heard the noise, came out of the apartment and called an ambulance. The man was hospitalized, and the shooter was put on the wanted list.
12.17 Law enforcement officers of the Odessa region exposed a channel for illegal transportation of military conscripts across the state border of Ukraine. According to the investigation, a Moldovan citizen who was engaged in international cargo transportation was looking for those wishing to leave the territory of Ukraine and organized their transportation. The cost of illegal border crossing was $7,500. The services were intended for a man who had voluntarily left a military unit and was wanted, and tried to illegally leave Ukraine for Moldova in a double-bottomed semi-trailer. The police stopped these illegal actions.
12.02 The Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez (PNOS) oil refinery in Perm, Russia, came under attack. This was first reported by monitoring Telegram channels, and a little later this information was confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
11.56 Fighters from the Lasar's Group strike drone unit of the National Guard destroyed a Russian ZALA Z-20 reconnaissance drone at an altitude of 6,400 meters, setting one of the records for the height of a successful interception.
In late July, an interceptor crew detected a Russian ZALA Z-20 drone, designed for aerial reconnaissance and target detection at a distance of over 100 kilometers, in southern Ukraine. Trying to avoid being hit, the drone climbed to an altitude of 6,400 meters, but the Ukrainian pilot caught up with and destroyed the target.
11.31 The new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Mykhailo Drapatiy, had his first telephone conversation with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, the Commander of the United States Armed Forces in Europe, General Alexus Hrynkevich. He reported this on Facebook.
11.24 Russian regions are again increasing one-time payments for citizens who sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, trying to attract more military personnel to the war against Ukraine. Thus, in Dagestan, the payment for concluding a contract has increased to 2.7 million rubles. Taking into account additional municipal and federal payments, the total amount can range from 3.6 million to 4.1 million rubles. In Karachay-Cherkessia, the payment was increased from 2.4 million to 3.1 million rubles, and in the Smolensk region - from 1.6 million to 2.1 million rubles. The highest one-time payment among Russian regions is currently offered by the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, where you can receive up to 4.1 million rubles for signing a contract.
In addition to increasing payments to the military themselves, some regions of the Russian Federation have begun paying for the recruitment of new contract soldiers. Such programs are in place, in particular, in Bashkortostan, Ivanovo, Saratov, Tver, and Yaroslavl regions.
11.11 On Wednesday night, the defense forces inflicted damage on the Ryazan Oil Refinery (Ryazan Region, Russian Federation). This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's speedboats in the Mizhvodny area in Crimea was also hit.
10.56 Counterintelligence of the Security Service detained two Russian agents in the Donetsk region. The attackers operated separately in the territories of Kramatorsk and Lyman, where they corrected enemy shelling of frontline cities. Using intelligence data, the Russians hoped to strike reserve command posts, crossing bases and logistics depots of the Defense Forces fighting on the frontline in the eastern direction.
10.47 In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers seized over UAH 14.3 million in cash from participants in a scheme to issue fictitious disabilities to military conscripts. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this.
10.21 On Wednesday morning, eight regions of Ukraine experienced new power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Emergency restoration work has already begun wherever security conditions currently allow.
10.13 On the morning of July 29, Russian forces launched a drone strike on a grain truck in the Central District of Kherson. According to the Kherson OVA, the attack occurred at around 05:40. The driver of the vehicle was killed as a result of the strike.
09.52 Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out strikes on Kharkiv and 17 settlements in the Kharkiv region, using guided aerial bombs and drones of various types. 11 people were injured as a result of the attacks. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleg Synegubov.
09.44 The issue of the return of Crimea is currently not being discussed within the framework of the peace negotiation process, but the peninsula remains an integral part of Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Answering a question about the possible return of the Crimea issue to the agenda, the head of state said: "Unfortunately, no. Or not yet. We'll see. I don't know."
Zelensky stressed that the issue of territories is of great importance for Ukraine.
"So, the most important thing is the land, it is very important. This is our territory. This is our history. We are talking about our homes. But the most important thing is not to lose people," the president emphasized.
09.34 Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out strikes on the Mykolaiv region with Shahed drones, guided aerial bombs, and Banderol UAVs. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and nine others were injured. This was reported by the acting head of the Mykolaiv OVA, Georgy Reshetilov.
08.59 On the night of July 29, Russian troops attacked four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region almost 30 times, using drones, artillery and aerial bombs. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, five people were injured. Men aged 20 and 43 were taken to the hospital in serious condition. Three more victims, including a three-year-old boy, are in moderate condition.
In the Kherson region, according to the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, at about 05:40 a.m. a Russian drone attacked a car in the Central district of Kherson. A man, whose identity is being established, died from his injuries. Two more people were killed and eight were injured.
In Zaporizhia, four people were wounded in a day. According to the head of the Zaporizhia OVA, Ivan Fedorov, Russian troops launched 996 strikes on 48 settlements in the region, using aviation, FPV drones, multiple launch rocket systems, and artillery.
08.18 Russia is increasing the use of electronic warfare (EW) systems to counter Starlink satellite communication systems. This was announced by the advisor to the President of Ukraine on the development of technological areas of defense, Serhiy Beskrestnov ("Flash"). He noted that the Russians are deploying such systems not only near the front line, but also deep in the rear.
07.39 Russian troops shelled 24 settlements in Sumy region over the past 24 hours. A 62-year-old woman was injured in the attacks, and civilian infrastructure was also destroyed. According to the National Police, the occupiers used guided aerial bombs, strike drones, FPV drones, artillery, and mortars.
06.24 US President Donald Trump said that his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went very well. "It was a great honor to meet with President Zelensky of Ukraine. Many issues were discussed. The meeting went very well," Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network.
03.10 The US Senate on Tuesday, July 28, held its first procedural vote on the bill on "hell sanctions" against Russia and Iran, one of the authors of which was the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. The document was supported by 86 senators. The vote opened debate in the Senate and consideration of written amendments to the bill. After the debate, there will be a final vote on the adoption of the law, it will then be considered by the House of Representatives, and then signed by US President Donald Trump.
01.01 Three large grain export terminals in the Russian ports of Novorossiysk and Taman have restricted the reception of grain trucks after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ships and port infrastructure.