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[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 Nicuşor 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.
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[NewsFront] 21:21 Struck temporary deployment point of the 117th separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
It was also reported that the control center for unmanned aerial vehicles of the 15th separate brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine was destroyed.
In addition, it was reported that the temporary deployment point of the 71st separate airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit.
20:56 FPV drone operators destroyed armored vehicles with manpower in the Krasnolimansk direction.
Drone crews destroyed shelters and destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces supply lines in the Dobropillya direction.
Drone operators burned a pickup truck carrying personnel and ammunition, and also attacked enemy infantry attempting to take cover in the forest belts of the Zaporizhzhia region.
19:32 by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued attacks on Ukrainian ports and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Two more bulk carrier-type vessels carrying military cargo were hit by attack drones in the Dnieper-Bug estuary.
18:00 During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued attacks on ports and transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of strikes by sea-based precision weapons and attack drones, the following were damaged:
- in the port of Chernomorsk there is a container terminal with military cargo;
- on a sea crossing (south of the settlement of Odessa) a bulk carrier type sea vessel carrying military cargo.
17:46 Su-34 fighter-bombers inflictedc rushing blows to enemy positions.
Destroyed:
- Temporary deployment point of the 117th separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- UAV control point of the 15th separate brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
- Temporary deployment point of the 71st separate airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
15:49 Storm troopers are being fixed in liberated Ivashkino and are fighting in neighboring Ustinovka.
13:53 Attack aircraft of the "West" group are getting ready for combat operations in the Krasnolimansk direction.
12:10 Units of the Center group of forces released Shevchenko settlement, Donetsk People's Republic.
09:07 Struck in the city of Kyiv:
an industrial enterprise (Smart Intelligent Systems), which manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles of various modifications and components for them, including housings, electronic components for long- and medium-range UAVs, navigation devices, optics and batteries;
An assembly and storage facility for unmanned aerial vehicles in the southwestern part of Kyiv, where, with the involvement of specialists from a Ukrainian-American company, up to one thousand UAVs of various types were produced monthly, including the AQ-400 Scethe strike UAV, the AQ-100 Bayonet UAV, and the RQ-100 Scout reconnaissance UAV.
Tanks containing fuel and lubricants intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the Chornomorsk port in the Odessa region.
08:11 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on July 25 to 8:00 Moscow time on July 26, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 133 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
07:58 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike by high-precision ground- and air-based weapons hit Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities in Kyiv involved in the production, assembly, and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles for various purposes and their components, as well as infrastructure facilities in the Chornomorsk port in the Odessa region used for the delivery and storage of military cargo and fuel and lubricants.
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[Regnum] The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is completing trials following a major upgrade. This was announced by Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseyev on the "Military Acceptance" program on the Zvezda TV channel on July 26.
"Let's not make any predictions. I think we'll implement our plans for testing the Admiral Nakhimov in 2026. Full testing is currently underway," Moiseyev clarified.
The American publication The War Zone previously called the modernized cruiser Admiral Nakhimov a significant symbol of Russia's naval might. Upon its return to the Navy, it will become the fleet's most powerful ship, equipped with 80 Kalibr, Oniks, and Tsirkon missile mounts, as well as the latest air defense systems.
In January 2025, the Admiral Nakhimov's nuclear reactor underwent a physical startup. According to sources in the defense industry, the cruiser was scheduled to be delivered to the customer in 2026.
“We have formed regiments of unmanned systems,” Moiseyev said on the Zvezda TV channel.
Unmanned systems regiments were formed on July 1; in particular, such a military unit operates as part of the Northern Fleet.
"Next year we will close this issue in the Pacific Fleet as well," Moiseyev added.
In Russia, Navy Day is celebrated annually on the last Sunday of July. This year, it falls on July 26.
In December 2024, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced that, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Armed Forces would form a new branch of the armed forces : the Unmanned Systems Troops.
Even more from regnum.ru Russia's Borey-class nuclear submarines, armed with Bulava missiles, will serve for up to 40 years.
Borey-class nuclear submarines armed with Bulava missile systems will serve in the Russian Navy for the next 30–40 years. This was announced by Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, on July 26 during the "Military Acceptance" program on the Zvezda TV channel.
"Borey-class submarines will serve our country for the next 30-40 years, replacing the previous generation of Project 667BDRM," Moiseyev noted.
He emphasized that the main task of the Navy's main command in matters of strategic nuclear deterrence is to maintain the combat readiness of submarine forces, primarily nuclear-powered missile submarines.
Project 667 strategic submarines (from the Navaga to the Delfin) formed the backbone of the USSR and Russia's naval nuclear forces. The nuclear-powered cruiser Novomoskovsk (Project 667BDRM) set a record in 1991 by launching 16 ballistic missiles in a single salvo. They are now being replaced by Project 955 Borei-class submarines and their modification, the Borei-A.
In the spring of 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that 49 ships of various classes had been built for the Russian Navy over the past five years, including the latest Borey-A and Yasen-M projects. 8.4 trillion rubles have been allocated for ship construction over the next decade.
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