The remains of a rocket that carried cluster munitions found in a field in the countryside of Kherson Oblast on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Alice Martins for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Russia has attacked Kherson Oblast 55 times over the past day, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram on July 26. Two people have been killed and three others injured, he said.
According to Prokudin, Russia fired 300 projectiles in total, from tanks, aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, artillery weapons and drones.
Russian forces targeted residential areas and agricultural infrastructure, including a farm in the region's Kakhovka district.
Ukraine's General Staff previously said that the plant produces drone components, composite materials, body parts, seals, and insulation for various types of Russian military equipment.
According to preliminary information, on Dec. 18, Russian forces illegally detained about 50 civilians — residents of the village of Hrabovske — holding them without access to communication or adequate conditions. On Dec. 20, they were forcibly taken to Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking at an event in Palm Beach, Florida on Dec. 22, said talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine are ongoing, but offered few specifics on progress, next steps, or deadlines.
"In principle, the ammunition initiative has certainly been a good thing; the question is whether it has occurred without corruption," Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said.
Earlier this year, the Kyiv Independent launched its “How to Help Ukraine” newsletter — a membership benefit created in direct response to our community’s requests for more ways to help Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion. In the first six months since the newsletter’s launch, our community has raised over $105,300, according to the organizations we featured.
Drone debris hit a pipeline at a terminal in Volna, a village in the region's Temryuk district, the Krasnodar Krai Emergency Headquarters said. A fire broke out as a result of the attack.
"I think that we've made progress, but sitting here today, I wouldn't say with confidence that we're going to get to a peaceful resolution," U.S. Vice President JD Vance said.
The attack targeted an airfield near the city of Lipetsk, about 340 kilometers (210 miles) from the Ukrainian border, and caused two military aircraft to catch fire.
