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Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed an enemy Su-25 fighter jet on July 24. The press service of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces said in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. "Today, an air defense unit of the 25th Separate Sicheslav Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assualt Forces successfully shot down a Russian Su-25 Grach fighter jet," the report reads.   It is noted that Ukrainian paratroopers shot down the enemy armored aircraft using an Igla man-portable air defense system (MANPADS). As reported, from February 24 to July 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated 39,520 Russian troops, including 280 in the past day…

The Russian invaders stole the fountain from the Mariupol Theater Square: they dismantled it and took it away together with its nozzles. Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the Mariupol mayor, said in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "The Mariupol fountain, through which President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky walked (ran) swiftly, in the Theater Square, was stolen. Together with the nozzles. The Russian scum," Andriushchenko wrote and posted a video of the working fountain and a photo of its current ruins. iy

Soldiers with the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade downed a Russian Zala UAV. That’s according to Operational Command East, Ukrinform reports. "The Zala drone is invulnerable to Ukrainian electronic warfare systems. They can’t see it," Russian propagandists earlier wrote, referring to high-ranking officials of their army of invaders and looters. The Kholodnyi Yar infantry took an interest in the ‘invisible guy’ and dashed Russians’ hopes with high precision fire, downing yet another piece of ‘there’s no analogue to it,’” the statement reads. Read also: Polish fundraiser aimed to buy Bayraktar drone for Ukraine sees success As Ukrinform reported earlier,…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is convinced that the war did not and will not break Ukraine. He said this in a Facebook post, publishing photos of Ukrainian defenders and civilians, Ukrinform reports. "Five months. After eight years. The war did not break and will not break Ukraine. It did not stop life in our country and will not stop it. And it will definitely not make us hostages of the horror that the invaders brought to our country. We will not obey. We will endure. We will protect what's ours. We will win!" Zelensky said. On February…

A total of 358 children have been killed and over 684 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a statement posted on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "As of early July 24, 2022, the number of child fatalities has not changed in the past day - 358. The number of those injured has increased to at least 684," the report said. These figures are not final, as work is underway to establish them within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently, most child casualties were recorded in Donetsk…

Ukraine has achieved such large-scale support that Russia will not be able to oppose it. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated this in a nightly video address, Ukrinform reports. In particular, Zelensky said that the Second Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen took place in Kyiv. According to the Head of State, this year the Summit brought together more participants. It united Kyiv with Warsaw, Brussels, London, Washington, united top politicians, public figures of other countries and Ukrainian soldiers, representatives of business, sports, media, Zelensky stressed that that in the modern world it is impossible to get by only…

Ukrainian soldier practices shooting in a portrait of Vladimir Putin as a shooting target during a field military training on May 20, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksii Samsonov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images). When Russian soldiers crossed into Sumy, a northern Ukrainian region, they expected to just roll through the streets for a smooth ride over to nearby Kyiv. Instead, the locals took up whatever arms they could get hold of, to drive out the invaders. “According to the Russians, they had plans for (to takeover Sumy) in three to five days… Apparently, they knew that in the…

A military airfield and one of the railway infrastructure facilities in Kirovohrad region were damaged in the latest Russian missile strikes. The number of those killed and injured in the attack is yet to be reported. That’s according to the head of Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration, Andriy Raikovych, Ukrinform reports. "This morning saw enemy strikes... Infrastructural facilities outside the regional center’s city limits were targeted. In particular, it was the Kanatove military airfield and one of the facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia railway operator. Casualties are reported," the statement says. Read also: UK’s Defence Ministry: Russia increases use of air defence missiles…

As of July 22, 358 children were killed and more than 683 children were wounded in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. "More than 1,041 children in Ukraine have been affected as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation in our country. As of the morning of July 22, 2022, the official number of children killed did not change over the past day – 358. The number of the wounded increased – more than 683," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram with reference to the data of juvenile prosecutors. It is noted…

Russian forces tonight attacked three districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the regional military administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "A large-scale night attack on the region. The Russian army shelled three districts - Nikopol, Synelnykove and Kryvyi Rih," the report says. Russian troops twice fired at Nikopol using multiple launch rocket systems. They fired up to 100 shells. According to preliminary reports, one person was killed and one injured by the shelling. Eleven private houses were damaged. In the Pokrovske community, the enemy hit the warehouses and damaged a power transformer, leaving several…