President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian long-range strikes had successfully hit logistics centers in Russia’s Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, as well as an oil depot, a tanker, and four cargo ships belonging to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Black and Azov seas.
On July 21, Russian attacks targeted the city of Kharkiv and 15 other settlements across the Kharkiv region. Three people were killed and 11 others injured, including two children.
The air defense forces neutralized three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and 204 drones with which Russian invaders attacked Ukraine from the evening of July 21.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on July 22 that he is leaving the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which he had held for almost 2.5 years, and summed up his work in the position.
In Russia’s Krasnodar region, after a drone attack on the night of July 22, a fire broke out at an oil depot in Armavir and at a Wildberries logistics center in Krasnodar. Another Wildberries warehouse caught fire in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol region.
Russian forces launched 219 attacks against Ukrainian positions over the past day, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Sloviansk, Kostiantynivka, and Pokrovsk sectors.
Russian forces struck a residential building in Kyiv region’s Bucha district in the morning of July 22, injuring five people, including three children.
Russian forces carried out 37 attacks on 23 settlements in Ukraine's Sumy region over the past 24 hours, injuring seven people, including two children.
Russia has lost an estimated 1,433,230 troops in its full-scale war against Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including 1,330 killed or wounded over the past 24 hours.
Russian forces carried out 979 strikes on 54 settlements across Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region over the past 24 hours, killing three people and injuring 24 others.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's White Angel police evacuation units have rescued more than 38,000 people, including over 10,000 children.
Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, whom President Volodymyr Zelensky has designated as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said he would carry out his duties with responsibility and respect for those defending the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had offered former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov a leadership position that would allow him to consolidate the state's technological capabilities and drive their further development.