As a result of a Russian military attack on a Guinea-Bissau-flagged merchant vessel near Odesa, 10 people were killed, including a marine pilot employed by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA).
Air defense neutralized 81 drones with which the Russian army attacked Ukraine since the evening of July 19. Impacts from an aerial missile and nine enemy UAVs were recorded at nine locations.
Over the previous day, July 19, 235 combat engagements between the Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded at the front. The enemy is attacking most heavily on the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, Lyman, Kostiantynivka, and Huliaipole directions.
Total combat losses among Russian military personnel from February 24, 2022, through July 20, 2026, have reached approximately 1,430,530, of whom 1,600 were killed in the last 24 hours.
The European Union is facing a sharp decline in support for new economic sanctions against Russia, as member states refuse to back measures that could harm their major companies.
The relics of St. John the Baptist have been brought to the city of Kalush in the Carpathian region. The relics were delivered to the Church of St. Michael the Archangel of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church by Bishop Irenaeus Bilyk, a papal canon of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has backed excluding Ukrainian men of draft age from the EU’s automatic temporary protection mechanism, arguing that evading military service should not qualify someone for asylum.
U.S. Marshals arrested internet personalities and businessmen Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami on July 18 at the request of the United Kingdom, where they face charges including rape and human trafficking.
On Monday, July 20, another humanitarian convoy worth nearly 160,000 euros, assembled thanks to donations from Latvian residents, will depart from Riga for Ukraine.
The largest ballistic and cruise missile attack on Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion demonstrates the need to maintain support for Kyiv and accelerate the modernization of the Polish Armed Forces.
A temporary ground-level pedestrian crossing is being installed near Lukianivska Metro Station in Kyiv after the underground pedestrian passage was damaged during a Russian attack.
The Ukrainian government, together with the military command, is preparing new measures aimed at strengthening maritime security and protecting civilian vessels and their crews from Russian attacks.