Russian reports offered conflicting accounts after an aircraft crash in Moscow region. Some Russian sources claimed a Su-57 was hit by friendly fire, while Russia’s Defense Ministry referred only to a combat trainer that crashed during takeoff, omitting the aircraft type and cause.
The 237th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion of Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps said it destroyed two Russian pickups, a truck, and a Molniya drone launch site in Selidove and along the Selidove-Pokrovsk highway using Chaklun strike drones.
❗️The Kremlin remains open to negotiations on Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov said, but added that contacts are continuing without any sign of faster progress. Moscow hopes US negotiators will travel to Russia for further in-person talks.
Ukraine’s air defenses downed or suppressed 156 targets overnight, including 2 Kh-59/69 missiles and 154 drones. Russia launched 1 Iskander-M ballistic missile, 5 Kh-59/69 missiles, and 168 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and decoy drones. Nine impact sites were recorded.
Ukraine recorded the first case of Russian Molniya drones being controlled through a Gerbera drone, presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said. He said both systems use mesh modems operating in the same frequency range and made by the same Chinese manufacturer, but had previously been incompatible due to licensing restrictions. Beskrestnov warned the relay scheme may spread and said destroying t...
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces continued striking energy infrastructure in Russian-occupied Yalta overnight.
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The Perun drone crew of the Black Swift unmanned systems unit in Ukraine's 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade reported destroying 2 light vehicles, 1 truck, and 3 motorcycles. Eight Russian personnel were also reported among the losses.
Protests against the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov entered their seventh consecutive day across multiple regions of Ukraine. Demonstrators continued to rally as they pressed their demands over the leadership change.
Reserve Major General Serhii Kryvonos warned that Russia may be preparing a new offensive in Chernihiv region. He said Moscow issued about 370,000 draft notices, is preparing a new call-up, and canceled military leave. Kryvonos said the aim would be to stretch the front and force Ukraine to move reserves north.
EU mission IRINI boarded the oil tanker MV SOUTH STAR in the Mediterranean on July 20 after suspecting it was sailing under a false flag and may belong to Russia's shadow fleet, Kaja Kallas said. She added that EU member states authorized EUNAVFOR ATALANTA forces this week to board another vessel that may also be linked to the Russian shadow fleet.
❗️Ukraine's SkyFall says a new fixed-wing, propeller-driven strike munition with a range of at least 600 km is being tested in operations against Russia and could enter mass production within months.
Ukraine's HUR said its Active Operations Department struck Russian military trucks on the Zaporizhzhia front that were transporting ammunition, fuel, and personnel to occupation forces.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said 13 energy nodes were struck in Crimea and other Russian-occupied territories on July 21-22 under Operation "Crimean Switch Off." The targets included 110 kV substations in Alushta, Yalta, Alupka, and other locations. The claimed total is now 117.