Russian forces targeted Kostiantynivka, the Donetsk region, with a Smerch multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), inflicting damage on a local enterprise but resulting in no civilian casualties.
In the Orikhiv direction, particularly towards the settlements of Plavni, Kamianske, and Stepnogirsk, Russian troops have increased their use of airborne weapons.
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council predicts that in the next two weeks, Russian propaganda will intensify its use of the topic of rallies in Ukraine in its information campaigns.
For two months, Russian troops have been using the new UMPB-5, which has greater range and power compared to the UMPB D-30, to strike Ukraine, including two consecutive days of strikes on Kharkiv on July 24 and 25.
In Kharkiv, rescuers from the State Emergency Service extinguished all fires that broke out as a result of a combined Russian airstrike on the night of July 26.
Russian troops carried out strikes on the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, damaging a factory, power lines, gas pipelines, and private homes.
Since the start of the day, there have been 85 combat engagements between Ukrainian defenders and Russian forces. The Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest combat zone, with 30 enemy attacks already repelled.