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[Korrespondent] A total of 115 combat clashes were recorded on the front in 24 hours. The situation remains most tense in the Pokrovsky direction, where the enemy made 36 assault and offensive attempts.
The Russian occupiers launched four missile strikes, using 31 missiles, and carried out 44 air attacks, dropping 72 guided bombs. In addition, 1,375 kamikaze drones were used for the strikes, and the total number of attacks on Ukrainian troop positions and populated areas reached 4,151, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported as of 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 19.
In the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, 17 clashes were recorded, of which five are ongoing. Enemy forces carried out four air strikes, used eight guided bombs and carried out 288 artillery shellings.
In the South Slobodskoy direction, the enemy carried out six attacks in the areas of Volchansk, Stroyevka, Liptsy and Staritsa.
In the Kupyansk direction, four enemy offensive actions were carried out near Golubovka and Zagrizove.
The defense forces in the Liman direction successfully repelled 13 enemy assaults near Novy Mir, Torskoye, Serebryanka, Ridkodub, Karpovka, Kolodyazev, Belogorovka and Grigoryevka. Three more battles are ongoing there.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy attacked three times near Serebryanka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, three attacks took place in the areas of Chasovy Yar and Belaya Gora. Two of them were successfully repelled, one is still ongoing.
Eight clashes took place in the Toretsk direction. The enemy tried to storm the positions of the Ukrainian military near Dilievka, Toretsk and Rusiny Yar.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out the largest number of attacks - 36. Ukrainian defenders repelled 35 assaults near the settlements of Popov Yar, Novoekonomicheskoe, Orekhovoe, Mirnograd, Zvirovoe, Molodetskoe and others. One clash continues. Enemy aviation also struck the areas of Shakhovoye, Mirnograd, Rodinskoe and Belitskoe. According to preliminary data, 67 occupiers were neutralized in this direction over the past 24 hours - 51 irrevocably.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled 10 attacks near Shevchenko, Zaporizhia, Zelenoye Pole and Volnoye Pole. Four clashes are still ongoing.
The Gulyai-Polye direction was subjected to one unsuccessful attack by the enemy near Malinovka.
In the Orekhov direction, one clash was recorded during the day near Kamyanskoye. In addition, the enemy carried out air strikes on the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka, Krasnaya Krinitsa and Novodanilovka.
The Dnieper direction was also subjected to airstrikes - in the areas of Tyaginka and Lvove, and in total six battles took place here.
Let us recall that over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army lost 1,120 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine . The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed almost 50 Russian weapons of various types, one air defense system and MLRS, and hundreds of other pieces of equipment.
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[NewsFront] 21:25 RF Armed Forces are moving forward near Zverevo (Krasnoarmeyskoye direction). 21:04 UAV and artillery crews of Vostok destroy enemy positions –video.
21:01 Operational maps of the balance of forces in the combat zone:
Changed situation near Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk).
RF Armed Forces advanced in the Konstantinovsky direction.
RF Armed Forces advanced near Shevchenko, Green Field and Novopol.
19:40 In the period from 15:00 Moscow time to 19:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted destroyed and 27 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 15 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
– Four UAVs – over the territory of the Moscow region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Tula region.
19:04 Calculation of the 122mm towed howitzer D-30 destroyed enemy manpower, disrupting the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
18:52 In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were targeting civilian vehicles, both moving and parked.
In the village of Bessonovka in the Belgorod district, a drone detonated in a company parking lot — three cars had their windows knocked out and their bodies damaged.
The second drone attacked a GAZelle — the body was damaged. In the village of Otradnoye, an FPV drone attacked a parked car — the vehicle was damaged. Another drone hit a car in the village of Oktyabrsky — the windows and roof were damaged.
17:45 Guardsmen of the 121st Motorized Rife Regiment of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the West group of forces during the day and hunted at night for transport and militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction in the Khar'kov region.
The FPV control system "Groza Leska" on fiber optics actively helps to destroy the enemy.
17:00 During the shelling of Gorlovka by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, wounded local resident
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an artillery strike on the residential area "Stroitel" in Gorlovka. As a result of the strike, a civilian was injured.
“A civilian resident of Gorlovka was wounded,” said Mayor Ivan Prikhodko.
16:35 The enemy's movements are timely open up our reconnaissance forces, including those from the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 44th Army Corps, and Russian aviation are carrying out targeted strikes, grinding down the enemy’s manpower.
16:10 In Donetsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired upon a residential building in the city center
The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the center of Donetsk. One of the HIMARS shells hit an ordinary residential high-rise building located on Universitetskaya Street opposite the Republican Traumatology Center.
Emergency services are working at the scene. According to preliminary information, there are casualties.
15:59 In the period from 11:30 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 14 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Four UAVs – over the territory of the Moscow region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Tver region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Kaluga region.
15:20 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes by Ukrainian servicemen against civilians in Zaporizhia and Kherson regions
In the village of Verkhnyaya Krinitsa in the Zaporizhia region, a 14-year-old teenager and his parents were injured as a result of a strike by a Ukrainian UAV.
According to information from executive authorities, as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Velyki Kopani in the Kherson region, two men were wounded.
15:05 UAV operators of the Dnepr group of troops using quadcopters deliver food, water and medicine to the front lines.
The use of unmanned “couriers” allows us to significantly reduce risks and preserve the lives and health of soldiers.
14:00 Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted FPV drone strike on agricultural market in Velyki Kopani.
Two men are in serious condition, a woman received moderate injuries. In addition, as a result of the impact, two trucks burned down, and several cars were damaged.
13:30 Died Ukrainian pilot who allegedly tried to shoot down our Yak UAVs.
- During a combat mission, the director of the Odessa air club, Konstantin Oborin, died. He was 63 years old.
- Most likely, he was one of those who tried to shoot down our UAVs on the Yaks.
- Konstantin Oborin also headed the Union of Veterans of Afghanistan in Odessa and the air club in Gidroport.
12:45 FPV drone operators from the 245th Motorized Rifle Regiment knock down enemy "Vampire" in the area of the settlement of Stogniy, far from the state border and far from the positions of our troops.
12:20 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the progress of the Special Military Operation as of July 19, 2025
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with high-precision air, land and sea-based weapons, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, on enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine that produce components for missiles and strike unmanned aerial vehicles.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Varachino, Ryzhevka, Yablonovka, Yunakovka, Alekseyevka and Kondratovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gatishche and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 155 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, three cars, four artillery pieces and an ammunition depot.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line, inflicted defeat on formations of two mechanized, assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Sin'kovka, Novy Mir in the Khar'kov region, Korovy Yar, Karpovka and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy suffered losses of over 230 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, including a US-made HMMWV, 18 vehicles and two field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery station, two electronic warfare stations and seven ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Serebryanka, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbinovka and Belaya Gora of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 125 servicemen, two artillery pieces. A fuel depot and a supply depot were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of five mechanized, assault, ranger, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and two national guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Novoukrainka, Muravka, Zverevo, Petrovskoye and Udachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 450 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 12 cars, as well as three artillery pieces, including a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Braveheart" made in Great Britain.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novogeorgievka, Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Zeleny Gai in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 11 cars, a field artillery gun, and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery station.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhia region, Antonovka and Ponyatovka in the Kherson region.
11:48 In the period from 8.30 Moscow time to 11.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Five UAVs each – over the territories of the Bryansk and Smolensk regions.
11:00 Attack aircraft of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group of forces captured fortified positions of the "enemy" at a training ground in the rear area of the SVO zone.
The fighters worked out various action options, taking into account the terrain and possible enemy resistance. Particular attention was paid to the coherence of the units, the rapid destruction of fire points and the competent consolidation of the occupied positions.
10:05 FPV drone Operator destroyed armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, located in ambush.
9:26 Footage recorded in Odessa arrival and the subsequent massive fire during a night attack by Geranium-type drones.
Regional authorities report damage to critical infrastructure.
9:00 In the period from 7.45 Moscow time to 8.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Bryansk region.
8:30 Konstantinovskoye direction
Fierce counter-battles in the Yablonovka-Aleksandro-Kalinovo area.
The enemy is trying not to allow cutting off logistical routes to provide the grouping south of the Kleban-Bykskoye reservoir and in the Shcherbinovka area, which prevents our troops from launching an offensive on Konstantinovka.
Despite the resistance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, our assault units took control of the central part of Yablonovka and entered the eastern part, breaking through to Aleksandro-Kalinovo from the northwest.
At the same time, our units are constantly conducting active offensive operations using armored and motorized vehicles to the south and southeast of Aleksandro-Kalinovo.
Fierce fighting for Katerinovka. Our units are driving out the enemy in the plantings to the west of it.
The situation in the Shcherbinovka area and to the east is ambiguous. In Shcherbinovka itself, our units are advancing in the central part.
Positions to the east and northeast are changing hands and back.
The Matrona Moskovskaya mine is again occupied by the enemy. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been driven out of the plantings to the north.
Battles for the strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of Petrovskoye (Novospasskoye)
. 8:04 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 71 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were :
– 24 – over the territory of the Rostov region,
– 16 – over the territory of the Moscow region,
– 11 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– 10 – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
– Three – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– Two each over the territories of the Oryol, Tula and Lipetsk regions,
– One – over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
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[Regnum] Ukraine has proposed that Russia hold a new round of negotiations next week, July 21–27. This was stated on July 19 by the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky.
After a meeting with the former Minister of Defense, the new Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, who also heads the Kyiv negotiating group, Zelensky noted in his Telegram channel that the dialogue on the exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead is continuing, and the agreements reached at the previous meeting in Istanbul are being implemented.
He also stated the need to “strengthen the dynamics of negotiations” and expressed confidence in the need for a meeting at the level of the leaders of the Russian Federation and Ukraine to ensure “truly sustainable peace.”
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov earlier stated that Moscow is not interested in delaying the negotiations with Kiev and would prefer to reach an agreement by political and diplomatic means. He said that the Russian Federation expects clarity regarding the timing of the third round of negotiations, but Ukraine is in no hurry to hold this round.
The first talks between Moscow and Kiev after a three-year break took place in Istanbul on May 16. The parties agreed to present their vision of a possible end to the conflict. The second round of talks took place in Istanbul on June 2. At this meeting, representatives of the Russian delegation handed over to their interlocutors a draft memorandum with the terms of a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
In its draft, Moscow proposed two ceasefire options. The first assumes the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the temporarily occupied Russian territories. The second option contains clauses prohibiting the redeployment of troops, ending mobilization in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the supply of foreign military aid to Kiev, beginning demobilization, excluding sabotage against the Russian Federation, and also withdrawing troops from new regions of Russia during the 30-day truce.
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[Regnum] Mercenaries from Mexico are fighting on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The unit is listed as part of the 25th Airborne Brigade, according to social media data.
"It doesn't matter that you only know Spanish. It doesn't matter that you have no experience in military service," RIA Novosti cites the profile of the Mexican mercenary unit Miquiztli Force.
That will be an interesting mix of cultures.
According to a social media post, after selection, recruits undergo a two-month basic combat training course.
The participation of the Mexican detachment in the battles is also confirmed by a photograph on the page of the 25th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A photo posted in June shows recruits posing with a Mexican flag.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, from July 12 to 18, the Russian Armed Forces struck military airfields, assembly and storage sites for attack UAVs and unmanned boats, arsenals, fuel and military-technical equipment depots, and territorial recruitment centers for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were also struck.
In July, the Ukrainian Embassy in Peru, also accredited in Colombia and Ecuador, organized the recruitment of experienced mercenaries for the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Deputy Foreign Minister of Colombia Mauricio Jaramillo Hassir, commenting on the situation with mercenaries in Ukraine, announced the authorities' intention to ban such practices. It is unacceptable for Colombians to travel to third countries to participate in combat operations on behalf of other armies, he emphasized.
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