July 26, 2023

Ukraine General Staff: 460 Russian troops killed in action in 24 hours

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 26.07.23 were approximately:

  • personnel ‒ about 243680 (+460) persons, 
  • tanks ‒ 4177 (+3), 
  • APV ‒ 8136 (+5), 
  • artillery systems – 4727 (+22), 
  • MLRS – 698 (+0), 
  • Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 457 (+3),
  • aircraft – 315 (+0), 
  • helicopters – 311 (+1), 
  • UAV operational-tactical level – 3993 (+16),
  • cruise missiles ‒ 1307 (+0),
  • кораблі /катери / warships / boats ‒ 18 (+0),
  • vehicles and fuel tanks – 7211 (+17),
  • special equipment ‒ 708 (+5).

Data are being updated.

Situation update as of 6 p.m., 26th July, 2023

Glory to Ukraine! 

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

During the day July 26, the enemy launched 3x missile and 28x air strikes, launched more than 10x 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, 25x 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 20x 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.

Kup’yans’k 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 Klishchiivka 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.

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

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

Shakhtars’k 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 10x 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, Malaya Tokmachka, Pyatikhatok in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Antonivka in the Kherson Oblast. More than 30x settlements, including Malinivka, Hulyaipole, Stepove, Lobkovo, and Kam’ians’ke of the Zaporizhia Oblast, were shelled by artillery; Nikopol’, Dnipropetrovs’k 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 11x strikes on enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment concentrations, and 2x on anti-air defense system.

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

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