Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (1 June 2026 – present)
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This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2026 to the present day.
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June 2026
1 June
One person was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Pushkarnoye, Belgorod Oblast.[1]
2 June
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Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on cities across Ukraine, killing 24 people and injuring 130 others. Seventeen of the dead came from Dnipro,[2] while seven deaths occurred in Kyiv.[3][4]
3 June
Seven people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a bus in Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast. Two people were killed following a fire caused by a separate attack in Smolensk Oblast.[6]
The Saint Petersburg Oil Terminal was attacked resulting in a fire. Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko claimed 50 drones were shot down. Flights from Pulkovo Airport were suspended.[7] The JSC Progress in Michurinsk was set ablaze by Ukrainian drones. The facility builds control systems for aviation and missile as well as gas and oil pipelines.[8] The corvette Boikiy was struck by at least two drones resulting in "large-scale fire on the ship's superstructure".[9]
4 June
In Crimea, three people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Simferopol, while another was killed following in a separate attack on a train traveling from Azovske to Kerch.[10] A Russian Svetlyak-class patrol boat in Yurkyne was struck by a Ukrainian drone.[11]
Ukrainian drones struck Russian forces at Donetsk International Airport, to stop the launch of "Shahed-type UAVs".[12] Ukrainian drones attacked the Elastik gunpowder factory in Ryazan Oblast.[13]
The International Atomic Energy Agency noted a "heavy attack" on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.[14]
5 June
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Ukrainian drones struck two locomotives near Rozdolne and Vladyslavovka in Crimea.[15] Ukrainian drones set fire to an oil depot in Luhansk.[16] Ukrainian drones struck five vessels in the ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk.[17] Five Azerbaijani crew members were killed in strikes on the commercial vessels Natra and Zircon in Taganrog Bay, while one person was killed in a separate attack in Otradovsky, Belgorod Oblast.[18] The Turkish-flagged fishing boat Duru 67 was attacked and sunk off Sevastopol, killing one sailor and injuring four others.[19]
A stray Ukrainian naval drone exploded in the Romanian port of Constanța, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,300 people. The Romanian government blamed the incident on electronic interference by Russia.[20]
Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner swap, both sides exchanging 185 POWs each through mediation of the United Arab Emirates.[21][22]
The Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, Batu Khasikov, announced that a Kalmyk recipient of the Hero of Russia medal, Naran Ochir-Goryaev, was killed in the fighting in Ukraine.[23]
6 June
The city of Kronstadt was attacked by Ukrainian drones, according to locals the Kronstadt Marine Plant was attacked with smoke rising from the area. The Ukrainian military and the SBU estimated 5,000 tons of ammunition was destroyed.[24] An oil depot in Ust-Labinsk was attacked by drones as was port infrastructure in Mariupol.[25]
7 June
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The Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone was partially damaged in a Russian drone strike.[27]
The Chonhar Bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Ukraine was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike.[28] Drones from the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck the oil depots at Semykolodezyanska and Feodosia, both in Crimea.[29]
Atesh claimed to have carried out a sabotage attack on railway infrastructure in Voronezh.[30]
8 June
A FP-1 drone struck the Protasovo airfield in Ryazan Oblast.[31] A fuel depot in Crimea was attacked by drones, as was oil transportation infrastructure in Volgograd Oblast and a radar in Krasnodar Krai.[29] A drone attack on a locomotive killed an assistant driver and wounded another, part of the Moscow–Simferopol line in Crimea, leading to a suspension of services.[32] Ukrainian drones set the electrical substation in Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast, on fire.[33] An oil depot in Novorossiysk was set on fire by drones.[34] One person was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Malinovka, Belgorod Oblast.[35]
A drone was shot down by French fighter jets belonging to a NATO contingent over Latvian airspace. The incident was blamed by the Latvian Army on Russian interference.[36] Wreckage of a Ukrainian drone was found in Moldova, near the settlement of Lopatna.[37]
The National Police of Ukraine said it had arrested a resident of Kyiv on suspicion of plotting to assassinate HUR spokesperson Andriy Yusov on behalf of Russia.[38]
9 June
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Three people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast.[39]
Ukrainian drones struck the Chonhar Bridge for a second time.[40] Damir Davydov, lieutenant general and head of Russia's Main Missile and Artillery Directorate, was killed by a car bomb explosion in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast.[41][42] A gas pipeline in Dagestan exploded, with the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation posting about the incident on Telegram.[43]
The new Bulgarian government announced it would stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.[44]
10 June
The VNIIR-Progress plant in Cheboksary was attacked by Flamingo missiles, wounding three. Ukrainian drones also attacked an oil refinery in Samara Oblast as well as two oil pumping stations at Vtorovo and Lobkovo.[45]
11 June
The Afipsky oil refinery was attacked by Ukrainian drones, starting a fire.[46] Ukrainian drones damaged four bridges in Kherson Oblast: one near Stavky, the road bridge between Perekop and Armiansk, and bridges near Myrne and Preobrazhenka, both over the North Crimean Canal.[47] According to the 1st Separate Assault Regiment Da Vinci, the attack on the Armiansk bridge destroyed 50 Russian vehicles.[48] Ukrainian Neptune missiles struck a Black Sea Fleet ammunition dump located at Strilets'ka Bay.[49]
12 June
The Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNK) synthetic rubber plant, in Nizhnekamsk, was attacked by Ukrainian drones with a "large fire" breaking out. The Togliatti Kauchuk petrochemical plant, in Tolyatti, was attacked by drones leading plumes of black smoke over the site.[50]
13 June
Ukrainian drones struck port infrastructure at Temryuk, killing one person.[51] Ukrainian drones struck the electrical substation in Yany Kapu and the Titan substation near Armiansk.[52] The Yefimovka oil pumping station was attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in a fire that was detected by NASA's FIRMS.[53]
Andrey Pinchuk, a commander of BARS-13 and former state security minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, survived an assassination attempt involving a parcel bomb.[54]
14 June
Britain intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker trying to cross the English Channel.[55]
Ukrainian drones struck the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, setting it ablaze. In Rybinsk, Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot used as a strategic fuel reserve for the Russian military.[56][57]
15 June
Nine people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro. A large number of cultural sites and institutions were damaged, including the Dormition Cathedral and Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Dovzhenko Film Studios (destroying the largest and oldest costume collection in the country), Mystetskyi Arsenal, Palace "Ukraine", Kyiv National Karpenko-Kary University, Kharkiv Art Museum, and Dnipro House of Organ and Chamber Music.[58][59][60]
Ukrainian drones attacked a bridge near Chonhar, forcing the closure of the Dzhankoi road checkpoint. A bridge between Henichesk and the Arabat Spit was also damaged.[61] Ukrainian drones destroyed a Russian Starlink jamming site in southern Ukraine.[62] A bridge in Novoazovsk, over the Hruzkyi Yelanchyk River, was struck by Ukrainian drones while trucks passed over.[63]
16 June
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An oil depot in Poltavskaya was set on fire by Ukrainian drones.[64] The Moscow Refinery was set on fire by Ukrainian FP‑1, Liutyi, and Shahed-type drones.[65]
A Ukrainian Su-24 assigned to the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade crashed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast while on a combat mission, killing the pilot and the navigator.[66]
17 June
Ten people, including a sailor, were killed in Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.[67]
Belarus and Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone strike in Bryansk Oblast that hit a bus carrying members of Belarusian youth football team, killing one person and injuring six others.[68]
18 June
Ukrainian drones attacked the Moscow Refinery, starting a fire. Russian officials claimed that 17 people were injured, including two children, in the attack involving nearly 1,000 drones and four cruise missiles.[69][70] An oil depot in Gukovo was set on fire by Ukrainian forces, the Rostov governor claimed one person had been killed and two injured during the attack.[71] A railway bridge across the North Crimean Canal, near Rozdolne, was attacked by Ukrainian drones.[72]
19 June
Eleven people, including a sailor, were killed in Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Kherson, Odesa and Kharkiv oblasts.[73]
Anton Milaev, the adoptive great-grandson of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, was confirmed to have been captured by Ukrainian forces.[74]
20 June
Two people were killed in Russian airstrikes on Kharkiv.[75] Separate attacks killed three people in Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava oblasts.[76] Five people were killed in airstrikes in Zaporizhzhia.[77]
Ukrainian drones attacked the road bridge over the Henichesk Strait.[78] Atesh partisans claimed to have set fire to an electrical substation in Taganrog, connected to the "Atlant-Aero" which manufactures UAVs for the Russian military.[79] The Antipinsky refinery was set ablaze by Ukrainian drones. Port Kavkaz was also attacked, resulting in a fire.[80] The Russian ferry Panagia was attacked by Ukrainian drones, having been used to transport military equipment to Crimea.[81] An oil depot in Kerch was also attacked by drones, with the aim of disrupting the infrastructure at both ends of the Crimean Bridge.[82]
21 June
Four people were killed in Ukrainian attacks across Crimea, which also forced a suspension of sales at petrol stations in the region.[83]
The Dubna Space Communications Center, located in Dubna, was attacked by Ukrainian forces, resulting in "heavy smoke" being seen over the facility.[84]
22 June
Ten people, including an Egyptian sailor, were killed in Russian attacks on Donetsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Odesa and Kharkiv oblasts.[85]
The Ukrainian Air Force struck the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant with Storm Shadow missiles. The plant manufactures electronics for cruise missiles and the Pantsir-S1 air-defense system.[86] Five people were killed in the attack.[87] A Russian Pantsir-S2 was destroyed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by HUR drones.[88]
23 June
Four people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih.[89]
Ukrainian missiles struck the Alekseevka chalk plant in Belgorod.[90] A thermal power plant in Kerch was struck, "leaving half of Crimea without electricity", satellite imagery showed a smoke plume some 47 km (29 mi) long.[91]
24 June
Multiple Ukrainian strikes were reported on Crimea. A railway station near Kirovske was attacked and houses were damaged in Sevastopol.[92] The Ukrainian smart bomb, the Equalizer, was used in combat.[93] Ukrainian drones killed two people in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. An industrial facility, several cars and private homes were damaged.[94] The Orenburg Gas Processing Plant was attacked by Ukrainian drones.[95]
Four people were injured by a Russian strike on a utility company in Zaporizhzhia Raion.[96] Russian forces attacked gas stations and production facilities belonging to Naftogaz in Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava oblasts, injuring one person.[97]
The Freedom of Russia Legion, as part of the HUR, disabled six oil distribution sites in Moscow and Tver oblasts.[98]
25 June
Zelenskyy approved a 40-day influence operation of long-range, mid-range and SBU operations to push Russia toward ending the war.[99][100]
Ukrainian strikes hit an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai and two oil refineries in Ufa.[101] Ukrainian drones damaged a road bridge in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, over the Aidar River and two railroad bridges over Luhanchyk River in Luhansk Oblast.[102] Four people were killed in Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and Bryansk Oblast.[103]
The Czech Republic sent 10 ALTO NG aircraft to Ukraine in order to train Air Force pilots.[104][105]
Russia announced that from 8 July 2026, some 11 train routes over the Kerch Bridge will be cancelled, leaving only seven train routes a day, to and from Crimea, in service.[106]
Ukrainian forces raised a flag over the Kinburn Spit for the first time since March 2022.[107]
The commander of the Ukrainian 425th Assault Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Yurii Harkavyi, was suspended from duty while under investigation for the non-combat death of 26 of the unit's soldiers between late 2025 and spring 2026 after an investigation by Babel.[108]
26 June
The Mayor of Moscow claimed that Ukraine launched "dozens of drones" at Moscow, with some 39 intercepted.[109] Ukrainian drones struck energy infrastructure in western Tula Oblast and a chemical plant in Novomoskovsk.[110]
Russian-installed officials in Crimea declared a state of emergency due "primarily to resolve issues of an economic nature."[111]
27 June
Four FP-5 Flamingos were fired at the "Titan-Barrikady" plant in Volgograd, at least three struck. The plant builds components for Iskander-M and Yars missiles.[112] Ukrainian drones struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station for the second time this month.[113]
A Ukrainian MiG-29 crashed during a combat mission, with the pilot ejecting safely.[114]
Ukraine and Russia both traded 160 POWs in a prisoner exchange.[115]
28 June
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Two people were injured by Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[116] One person was injured in an attack on a building in Kharkiv Oblast.[117]
30 June
Russia claimed that it intercepted 419 Ukrainian drones.[118] Ukrainian drones struck the Dubna space communications center for a second time.[119]
Ukraine and Sweden signed a contract to order 16 Gripen E fighters for the Ukrainian Air Force.[120]
Russian S-3/400 air defences intercepted a "long-range operational-tactical missile" over Moscow Oblast, resulting in a large crater. OSINT researchers believed it to be a Ukrainian ballistic missile.[121][122]
July 2026
1 July
A missile alert was sounded for Penza, Ukrainian drones set ablaze the State Bearing Plant, which makes components for military missiles and aviation. The Penza Research Institute of Electronic-Mechanical Instruments and Research Institute of Physical Measurements were also reportedly attacked.[123] An oil refinery in Ufa was attacked by Ukrainian drones.[124] The SBU claimed that Ukrainian drones struck five hangars at Saky airbase. Information suggested that a Su-30 and Su-30SM were inside two of the five hangers.[125] Ukrainian drones set fire to an electrical substation in Feodosia, cutting power to parts of the city.[126]
A bridge along the Mariupol–Donetsk highway between Kremenivka and Hranitne was destroyed by Ukraine.[127][128][129] Ukrainian drones attacked Kurgan, smoke was reportedly ported over Kurganmashzavod by the Telegram channel ASTRA.[130]
Ukraine allowed the export of domestically made weapons for the first time since 2022.[131]
2 July
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An overnight Russian air attack on Kyiv damaged more than 30 sites, killing at least 31 people and injuring 102 others.[132][133] Attacks were also carried out in Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.[134][135]
Ukrainian drones attacked the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo, the AVT-6 was struck. A railway bridge, over the Siverskyi Donets River, near Stanytsia Luhanska, was also hit.[136]
Germany's Federal Prosecutor charged Ukrainian national Serhii Kuznetsov in connection with the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage.[137]
A Ka-52 was destroyed while on a combat mission in Ukraine, killing the pilot.[138]
Ukrainian forces struck "12 electrical substations and one gas distribution" in occupied Ukraine over the last 48 hours, interrupting power in Crimea and Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.[139]
3 July
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A missile alert was declared for Belgorod. An electrical substation for the Michurinskaya Combined Heat and Power was destroyed, affecting traffic lights in Belgorod, domestic power supply and water supplies.[140] The SBU claimed that seven jets were destroyed or damaged by drones during an attack on Saky airbase, including Su-30SMs, Su-30s and Su-24s.[141]
At least three people were killed in a Russian airstrike on Sumy.[142]
Russia claimed its forces took Kostiantynivka, adding that Russians now control the entire Luhansk Oblast. Ukraine denied the claim.[143][144]
Vladimir Kovalchuk, head of Rylsky District in Kursk Oblast, and three district heads of various departments were injured in a car bombing.[145]
4 July
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Ukrainian missiles struck the Luch thermal power plant and electrical substations in Belgorod, resulting in a "total blackout" for most of Belgorod and nearby settlements, water supplies were also interrupted.[146][147] The ferry terminal near the Kerch Strait was attacked resulting in fires, fires were reported near Kerch and an airbase near Dzhankoi was attacked.[148] The St. Petersburg Oil Terminal was attacked by "Ukrainian long-range drones" with local Telegram channels reporting explosions and smoke over the port area. Russian defences claimed to have downed "dozens of drones".[149] Ukrainian forces struck a Russian helicopter over the Sea of Azov. The Kronstadt naval base was also attacked.[150] Locals recorded footage over FP-5 Flamingos flying over Chuvashia.[151]
5 July
Ukrainian drones attacked two electrical substations, the “220 kV Bakhchisarai substation” was set on fire as was the “10/35/10 kV Zymyne substation”.[152]
6 July
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At least 19 people were killed in Kyiv[153] and at least nine in Kyiv Oblast[154] in a Russian ballistic missile attack. The Ukrainian Air Force said it was unable to shoot down any ballistic missiles due to a shortage of Patriot missiles. In Crimea, the Russian-installed governor claimed that a Ukrainian attack in the vicinity of Sevastopol had temporarily cut power supplies. The mayor of Moscow claimed that several waves of drones bound for the city were intercepted by Russian air defences.[155][156][157] An S-400 battery in Bryansk Oblast was destroyed by Ukrainian drones.[158]
Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk oil refinery. The “ELOU-AVT-11 primary oil refining unit” was damaged, with smoke being seen over the facility. The Yaroslavl oil pumping and dispatch station and oil refinery were attacked by SBU drones. At least one Su-57 and a A-50U were deployed to intercept drones.[159] The Vysotsk oil port was also attacked with three storage tanks and two oil loading piers being damaged.[160]
Four Ukrainian crew of an Mi-8 were killed intercepting drones over Poltava Oblast.[161]
7 July
A “massive missile attack” struck Belgorod, a natural gas pipeline was set on fire. Belgorod Airport was also attacked resulting in a fire. According to Belgorod Oblast governor Alexander Shuvaev, power and water supplies were also interrupted. The attack killed one person and injured three.[162]
The USF claimed to have struck eight fuel tankers that were transporting fuel to Crimea through the Sea of Azov.[163] Two railway bridges in Crimea were attacked, the Kremniy EL Group electronics plant in Bryansk and the Bryansk Chemical Plant were also attacked.[164]
8 July
The Saratov oil refinery was set on fire by Ukrainian drones. A petrochemical plant in Nizhnekamsk was attacked by drones as well. An oil depot in Tver was also reported to be on fire.[165] The USF struck nine Russian fuel tankers on the Sea of Azov, using FP-2 drones.[166] The USF also struck the “Kuban–Crimea energy bridge”, which allowed Russia to supply Crimea with power via submerged cables.[167]
Borisoglebsk air base was attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in a fire.[168] Liutyi drones struck Ufa, setting fire to an oil refinery with “thick black smoke” being seen over the oil refining cluster.[169]
A Russian Su-35 was shot down by Ukrainian forces over the “eastern direction”.[170]
A 30-year-old man in Lviv was taken into custody by mobilisation officers after being wanted since 12 June for mobilization, resulting in a riot by locals that left two servicemen injured and their car overturned.[171]
9 July
A Lukoil owned oil depot near Mikhaylovsk, Stavropol Krai was attacked by Ukrainian drones. Footage showed “fire and black smoke” coming from the facility. An oil depot in Tver was reportedly on fire.[172] Ukrainian drones attacked two fuel tankers in Taganrog Bay, setting fire to both vessels.[173]
10 July
Ukraine carried out attacks on the Ilsky refinery in Severskaya, port infrastructure in Taganrog, a refinery in Azov, the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant and the Kapotnya refinery in Moscow. In Moscow a missile alert was declared, one storage tank caught fire, another fire was reported in a refinery and the airports were closed.[174] The USF destroyed 18 vessels near Crimea, including “13 tankers, three dry cargo ships, one ferry, and one support vessel”.[175]
President Zelenskyy created a new branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, called the Joint Rapid Response Forces headed by Brigadier General Dmytro Serhiiovych Voloshyn. The task is “combine the capabilities...for rapid response on the front line”. The Long-Range Impact Command was also created, to be focused on “reducing Russia’s war potential” through long range attacks.[176]
11 July
Russia suspended civilian shipping[why?] through the Don–Azov Shipping Canal and the Kerch Strait.[177] The USF struck 21 tankers, four tugboats, two dry cargo vessels, and a dredger on the Sea of Azov.[178]
Six people were killed in Russian airstrikes on Sumy and Odesa.[179]
12 July
Syzran Oil Refinery was targeted by Ukrainian drones, setting the facility ablaze.[180] The USF targeted 14 vessels, some ten tankers and four ferries, in the Sea of Azov. Some 90 vessels of various types were attacked between 6–12 July.[181]
13 July
Ukrainian drones set the Mikhailovsk oil depot on fire.[182] The USF damaged 15 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov: seven tankers, five dry cargo ships, two tugboats and one ferry.[183] Ukrainian Air Force and drone units destroyed a Russian logistics hub near Armiansk.[184]
A Russian Geran-2 drone crashed in Căușeni, Moldova.[185]
The GRU Volunteer Corps was banned by the UK.[186]
Eight European countries announced the formation of an anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine to develop the defensive Freya anti-ballistic missile system.[187]
France and Ukraine signed an agreement that would allow it to manufacture French weapons under licence, such as the SCALP cruise missile, Aster air defence missiles and AASM Hammer bombs.[188]
14 July
Ukrainian drones attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat facility, with various fires being reported across the facility including at the AVT-6 processing unit. The Afipsky refinery was also attacked with a fire near the facility. Port infrastructure at Gelendzhik was also attacked. Five tankers and dry cargo ships as well as a harbor tug were attacked on the Sea of Azov.[189] The Balaklava Thermal Power Plant in Sevastopol sustained "significant damage" during a Ukrainian strike, resulting in part of the city losing power.[190]
The Ukrainian Navy struck the Izumrud, which was involved in the Kerch Strait incident, with a Sargan-3000, killing and injuring an unspecified number of crew members.[191]
Ukraine successfully tested a ballistic missile, without specifying which model.[192]
15 July
The USF struck 20 Russian vessels, a tugboat, two gas carriers and 17 oil tankers in the Black Sea.[193] An Mi-28 was shot down by a Ukrainian drone over Vyazovoye.[194]
Zelenskyy dismissed defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov and offered the position to interior minister Ihor Klymenko.[195]
16 July
The Engels-2 air base was attacked by newer Ukrainian “Shahed-like UAVs”, resulting in explosions and a fire.[196]
Protests were held in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities over the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister and demanding the removal of Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[197][198]
The Ukrainian Navy and SBU naval drones sunk two tankers, the Louise 1 and Banda. A total of six tankers and two tug boats were sunk in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.[199][200]
17 July
An SBU drone strike on Engels-2 air base destroyed a Tu-95.[201] Ukrainian drones struck the Yaroslavl refinery, oil and electrical infrastructure in Kerch was attacked as was bridges in Kursk and Donetsk Oblasts.[202] Twelve Russian vessels were struck by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea, including one tugboat, one gas carrier, one oil tanker and nine dry cargo ships.[203]
18 July
Ukrainian drones set Wildberries warehouses on fire in Elektrostal and Tambov, killing eight people and injuring 37 others.[204] Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that 370 Ukrainian drones were launched at Moscow Oblast, some 64 were intercepted while on approach to Moscow itself. An oil depot in Noginsk caught fire after a drone attack.[205]
19 July
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed at least one person and wounded 16 others.[206]
Ukrainian drones struck 13 electrical nodes in Crimea and four vessels in the Black Sea, including two tankers, a bulk carrier, and a floating crane.[207]
Three oil depots in Mikhailovsk were attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in fires and explosions.[208]
20 July
Ukrainian drones struck seven ships in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, including three tankers and four dry cargo ships.[209] Andrey Vorobyov, Moscow Oblast Governor, claimed that Ukraine fired 400 drones at the region, wounding 10 and setting an oil depot and logistical facilities ablaze.[210]
Due to rolling power cuts caused by Ukrainian drone strikes, Crimean authorities installed free landline phones.[211]
21 July
The tanker “Gas Lisbon” was struck by a naval drone some 20 nautical miles from the Romanian coast on its way from Alexandria to Reni.[212]
Zelenskyy dismissed Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and replaced him with Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi.[213][214]
22 July
Ukrainian drones set fire to Wildberries facilities in Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais. Electrical substations in Masandra and Yalta were also struck by Ukrainian drones.[215]
23 July
Ukrainian drones set the NS-Oil Refinery, in Novospasskoye, Ulyanovsk Oblast, on fire. An oil pumping station in Tuymazy was damaged by Ukrainian drones. Drones also struck the Wildberries warehouse in Voronezh, setting it on fire.[216] Alexander Logvinov, the head of the Communist Party's Belgorod city branch, was killed by a Ukrainian drone attack.[217]
An Su-57 crashed in the Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast during a training mission. Although claimed to be an accident, friendly fire from anti-drone air defences was also been suggested as causing the crash.[218]
Between 19-23 July, some 19 out of 71 petrol stations in Belgorod were damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes, damaging 26.7% of the area’s fuel infrastructure.[219]
24 July
Two Wildberries facilities, one in St. Petersburg and another near the village of Novosaratovka in Leningrad Oblast, were set on fire by Ukrainian drones.[220] Flamingo missiles attacked the Avitek plant in Kirov, with at least one missile striking the plant. Fire Point confirmed the strike on the plant, which makes various missiles components and is Russia's only "serial producer of ejection seats for its fighter and attack aircraft. Six people were killed and "dozens more" injured.[221][222]
A Russian ballistic missile attack on a military training ground in Kyiv, where an arms expo was occurring, killed at least 10 people and injured some 100 more.[223]
Romania downed a drone that had crossed its airspace.[224]
25 July
Ukrainian drones struck warehouses in Belgorod, injuring one person. Other drones struck the Luch thermal power plant, an electrical substation, civilian buildings, residential and commercial buildings, and a gas pipe. An air attack on Rostov-on-Don was reported by regional governor Yury Slyusar, injuring five people. Drones also struck a Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg, causing fires amongst cars in the parking lot.[225] Engels was attacked with a missile. A barracks in the city caught fire, although the cause was unclear. Explosions were reported in Luhansk.[226]
The Tyumen Oil Refinery was attacked by Ukrainian drones.[227]
Romania intercepted a drone that had violated its airspace above a sparsely populated area in the vicinity of the Ukrainian border.[228]
The Russian-installed governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast claimed that eight people were killed in a Ukrainian attack on Kyrylivka.[229]
Ukraine struck a Russian warship and ships used to transfer Iranian-linked military supplies in the Caspian Sea, killing a sailor and injuring another.[230][231]
The Filanovsky oil platform was attacked by Ukrainian drones.[232]
A Roskomnadzor official, Mikhail Ivanov, based in the town of Kyrylivka was killed by a Ukrainian strike. Responsible for internet and radio censorship, Ivanov had served with the Russian Armed Forces for over 20 years.[233]
26 July
Romanian Air Force F-16s shot down a third Russian drone that violated Romanian airspace, the third one in as many days.[234]
The Guinea-Bissau flagged cargo vessel MV Golden Leo sank off the coast of Odesa a week after being attacked by Russian drones, killing 10 people on board, including four Indian nationals.[235][236]
27 July
Ukrainian drones attacked a “port facility” in Rostov-on-Don, killing two and injuring five. An attack on Taganrog was reported.[237] Ukrainian drones attacked an air defence system in central Belgorod. A series of explosions and a fire broke out; water supplies were interrupted in several parts of the city.[238]
28 July
Ukrainian forces lost 2 square miles of Russia's territory.[239]
Ukrainian drones attacked the Hydrostalkonstruktsiya steel fabrication factory in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, the Chekhov Regeneration Plant, which produces and recycles rubber products, and a warehouse serving several vendors in Koledino. Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov claimed residential buildings were hit in both areas by drones or falling debris. An electrical substation in Feodosia was hit, leading to a blackout in the city.[240][241]
29 July
Ukrainian drones struck targets in Ryazan, Rostov and Perm Oblasts. An oil refinery in Perm was set ablaze.[242] Drones struck the oil refinery and a Wildberries logistics center in Ryazan.[243] In Taganrog, falling “missile debris” struck a residential building, killing a woman and injuring a man.[244]
Andrey Cherezov, head of a UAV company called Russian Laboratory of Air Transport, was shot three times outside his home in Tula, leaving him hospitalised in a serious condition.[245]
A Ukrainian F-16 crashed while on a combat mission, forcing the pilot to eject to safety. The cause of crash was “an in-flight emergency”, which is being investigated.[246]
The FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with assisting Ukraine's "terrorism".[247]
30 July
Ukrainian Liutyi drones struck the Wildberries warehouse in Sarapul, setting it ablaze.[248] The Tamanneftegaz oil and gas terminal in Taman was attacked by Ukrainian drones starting a fire.[249] The Penza Wildberries storage facility was set on fire.[250]
A Russian cruise missile flew some 100 km (62 mi) into Poland before crashing in Lublin County. Whether it was shot down or crashed due to technical reasons is unknown.[251]
31 July
A Wildberries warehouse and oil refinery in Volgograd were attacked by drones. Volgograd Oblast Governor Andrey Bocharov confirmed that fires occurred at an industrial facility and warehouse premises, injuring five people. A fire occurred at an oil refinery in Tuapse, although the cause is unknown.[252] Smoke was reported over the Zelenodolsk Wildberries facility and the Nizhnekamsk oil refinery was attacked.[253] A synthetic rubber plant, also in Nizhnekamsk, was also set on fire by drones.[254]
President Zelenskyy claimed in an interview that about 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action during the full scale war, 400,000 wounded and a "huge" number are missing in action. He also claimed that Russian losses were 1,600,000, with 700,000 deaths.[255][256]
August 2026
1 August
Nine people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Kyiv.[257]
The Russian container ship Yanina, owned by a company under Rosatom, sank after being struck by two naval drones 130 nautical miles from Novorossiysk.[258] The Ufaneftekhim oil refinery in Ufa was attacked by Ukrainian drones resulting in a fire.[259]
A bomb exploded outside a restaurant in Moscow, killing five and injuring 19. The target was believed to be Russian Aerospace Forces Commander-in-Chief Colonel-General Aleksandr Chayko, who was celebrating his 55th birthday. Chayko was protected by a bodyguard.[260] but his daughter sustained a traumatic brain injury and his niece was wounded along with his father-in-law.[261] The female bomber, a security guard, two of Chayko‘s relatives, and Major General Valery Plokhotnyuk died as a result of the bombing.[262][263]
The Ukrainian General Staff claimed Russian forces suffered 42,860 casualties for the month of July. This figure included “killed, wounded, missing, and captured”, the highest figure for 2026.[264]
2 August
A Wildberries warehouse in Samara Oblast caught fire in Ukrainian drone strikes. Local officials claimed that nine people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia.[265][266]
Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed two people. One person was killed in a Russian guided bomb attack in Zaporizhzhia. Another person was killed in a Russian attack on Kharkiv's outskirts.[265][266]
Romania scrambled two F-16s after a Russian drone flew into the country’s airspace. The drone flew back to Ukrainian airspace after some 20 minutes, where Ukrainian aircraft shot it down.[267]
A man in Odesa opened fire at a military recruitment centre, injuring four people who worked for the Territorial Recruitment Center. [268]
3 August
President Zelenskyy appointed Rustem Umerov, his former defence minister, as the new head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.[269]
Belgorod Technological University was attacked by Ukrainian drones, setting it on fire. The facility was used to develop UAV weapon controls. A freight terminal in Belgorod, belonging to the logistics company Delovie Linii, was destroyed.[270] A Wildberries facility in Vladimir Oblast was attacked by Ukrainian drones, injuring two people.[271] Seven people were killed in a drone strike on Arkhipo-Osipovka, Krasnodar Krai, while four others were killed in a separate attack in Crimea.[272] Ukrainian drones struck the bridge of the Russian cargo ship Nadezhda, some 20 nautical miles from Novorossiysk injuring all 22 crew on board.[273]
4 August
Zelenskyy renewed the 40-day influence operation announced on 25 June led by the SBU to push Russia toward ending the war.[100] UATV reported that the 40-day operation had to date disabled 30% of Russia's oil-refining capacity, 80% of Wildberries logistics centres had been damaged, strikes had been made on other high-value military and logistics targets and that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had acknowledged this by saying "long-range strikes by Ukraine's armed forces have changed the dynamics of the war."[274]
A Wildberries facility in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast was attacked, with “thick black smoke” rising from the building. The industrial area of Novosyolki was also attacked. The local governor said that five were killed and six injured. Smoke was also seen over a Wildberries facility in Krasny Bor, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from St. Petersburg. The Syzran Oil Refinery was also attacked with unknown weapons, resulting in a fire.[275][276]
An explosives laden drone was found next to a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines An-124 that was at the Leipzig/Halle Airport being loaded with ammunition. According to the Wall Street Journal, US intelligence determined that the drone “likely belongs to Moscow”.[277] The drone struck the aircraft but failed to detonate before bouncing off and landing on the ground.[278]
5 August
At least 17 people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas.[279]
A Wildberries warehouse in Aleksin was attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in a fire engulfing the facility.[280]
A car belonging to the CEO of drone company Uraldronzavod, Volodymyr Tkachuk, was exploded near Yekaterinburg, leaving him in critical condition. Uraldronzavod manufactures FPV drones used by Russian forces in Ukraine.[281]
A Turkish cargo vessel was set on fire in a drone strike in the vicinity of Novorossiysk, critically wounding three crew members.[282]
6 August
Oil refineries in Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl were attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in fires.[283] Two Svetlyak-class patrol boats were damaged by Ukrainian drones near Kerch.[284]
7 August
Liutyi drones struck the Wildberries' logistics hub in Yekaterinburg, eight drones were claimed to have been shot down while three struck the facility.[285]
The Russian Ministry of Defence reported the creation of the Ukrainian Volunteer Spetsnaz Brigade, composed of "defecting" Ukrainian soldiers.[286]
8 August
Three people, including a child were killed and three others were wounded in Russian attacks on Boryspil.[287]
Ukrainian drones struck oil refineries in Syzran and Ilsky, resulting in fires.[288] USF drones struck 12 Russian Shadow Fleet ships in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov leading up to 8 August.[289]
A Ukrainian drone crashed near the Trans-Balkan pipeline in Bulgaria, Ukraine claimed it was not a combat drone.[290]
9 August
Ukrainian drones struck multiple buildings near the regional FSB headquarters in Belgorod. Fires broke out at the Avtograd shopping center and residential buildings.[291] Three people were killed and 25 others were injured.[292]
A Russian drone crashed in Crocmaz, while fragments from a Russian “guided missile” or “missile-type drone” believed to have hit a tree were discovered in a nearby forest.[293]
10 August
Thirteen people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Nizhnekamsk that hit the Tanevo oil refinery.[294] ZapSibNeftekhim, a petrochemical company in Tobolsk, was attacked by Ukrainian drones resulting in a fire at the Central Gas Fractionation Unit.[295]
A Russian drone overflew Moldova before returning to Ukrainian airspace, prompting the Moldovan Foreign Ministry to recall its ambassador to Russia.[296]
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during a combat mission in Odesa Oblast. The pilot safely ejected.[297]
11 August
Six people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia. The Ukrainian military said North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles were also used in the attack.[298]
Ukrainian drones attacked the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk.[299] A Wildberries facility near Voronezh was set on fire by Ukrainian drones with the workers being evacuated.[300]