Day 518 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues.

During the day July 26, the enemy launched 3 missile and 28 air strikes, launched more than 10 MLRS attacks on Ukrainian cities and Ukrainian Armed Forces. Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilian population, residential buildings were destroyed.

The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.

During the day, 25 combat clashes took place.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected. 

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy forces maintain an enhanced military presence.  They shelled more than 20 settlements, including Semenivka, Yasna Polyana, Chernihiv Oblast; Vilna Sloboda, Stepne, Basivka, Mogrytsia, Pokrovka of the Sumy Oblast and Veterinarne, Strelecha, Hlyboke, Kolodyazne of the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupyansk axis: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions south of Novoselyvsk, Luhansk Oblast. Dvorichna, Zapadne, Tabaivka, Topoli of the Kharkiv Oblast were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.

Lyman axis: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the area south of Dibrova, Luhansk Oblast. The settlements of Nevske and Bilogorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Verkhnokamianske and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.

Bakhmut axis: our defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks in the north of Khromovo, east of Druzhba, and north of Klishchiivka. The enemy launched an airstrike in the Klishchiyivka area of the Donetsk Oblast. More than 10 settlements, including Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka and Chasiv Yar of the Donetsk Oblast, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.

Avdiyivka axis: under heavy fire from the enemy's aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled the attacks of russian troops in the vicinities of Avdiyivka. The enemy shelled more than 10 settlements, in particular, Novokalynov, Stepov, Avdiyivka and Severny of the Donetsk Oblast.

Maryinka axis: the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of russian troops in the area of the city of Maryinka. The enemy launched an air strike near Krasnohorivka. Kurakhivka, Krasnohorivka, Georhiyivka, Maryinka and Pobyeda of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.

Shakhtarsk axis: the enemy forces made unsuccessful attempts to restore lost positions at Staromayorsky of the Donetsk Oblast. The enemy carried out airstrikes at Blagodatny of the Donetsk Oblast. russians shelled more than 10 settlements, including Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Velyka Novosilka, and Blagodatne in the Donetsk Oblast.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. They carried out airstrikes at Novodanilivka, Mala Tokmachka, Pyatikhatok in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Antonivka in the Kherson Oblast. More than 30 settlements, including Malinivka, Hulyaipole, Stepove, Lobkovo, and Kamyianske of the Zaporizhia Oblast, were shelled by artillery; Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Dudchany, Beryslav, Kozatske, Molodizhne, Antonivka, Kizomys in the Kherson Oblast and Ivanivka in the Mykolaiv Oblast. 

Defense Forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, and are equipping captured positions.

Ukrainian Air Force conducted 11 strikes on enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment concentrations, and 2 on anti-air defense system.

Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 9 artillery units at firing positions and 2 command posts of the russian occupiers during the day.

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