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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…

Canadian Armed Forces aircraft have transported more than 1,360 tonnes of military aid intended for Ukraine since March. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand wrote this on Twitter. "Our Royal Canadian Air Force detachment in Europe has now transported 3 million pounds [more than 1,360 tonnes] of aid in support of Ukraine since March 2022 – and we continue to fly this crucial cargo donated by Canada, our partners, and Allies," she said. Canada’s military support for Ukraine is robust and unwavering.🇨🇦🇺🇦Our @RCAF_ARC detachment in Europe has now transported 3 million pounds of aid in support…

European countries have expelled hundreds of Russian intelligence officers since the beginning of an all-out invasion of Ukraine, which has reduced Russia's ability to spy in Europe "by half." Richard Moore, the chief of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6, said this in a comment to CNN, Ukrinform reports. "Russia is losing steam in its invasion of Ukraine, and has lost its ability to spy in Europe 'by half' following the expulsion of more than 400 Russian intelligence officers from cities across Europe and the arrest of several deep-cover spies posing as civilians," the channel quoted Moore as saying. Read also:…

Russian troops have killed 353 children in Ukraine since February 24, according to data provided by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office. “As of the morning of July 21, 2022, more than 1,039 children suffered in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s armed aggression. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 358 children were killed and more than 681 received injuries of various levels of severity,” the PGO’s press service wrote on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and…

Ukrainian law enforcers have registered 35,828 crimes related to Russia’s full-scale invasion. This was reported on Telegram by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, according to Ukrinform. In particular, prosecutors are investigating 24,208 crimes of aggression and war crimes, of which 23,316 were related to violations of the laws and customs of war, 73 – related to planning, preparing, launching and waging a war of aggression, 21 – war propaganda, and 798 other crimes. It is also noted that since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 11,620 Russian crimes against national security have been registered, of which: 8,074 –…

A total of 353 children have been killed and over 679 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As of July 20, 2022, the number of those killed remained unchanged (353 children). The number of those injured increased to 679 children,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently, most casualties were recorded in Donetsk Region (357), Kharkiv Region (191), Kyiv Region (116), Chernihiv Region (68),…

The police registered 26 enemy strikes on Donetsk region over the past day. Russian troops attacked nine localities. “The Russians attacked nine localities, killed and injured civilians. The enemy struck the residential neighborhoods with aviation, rocket launchers, artillery, Grad and Uragan MLRS,” the Donetsk region police reported. The Russian shells slammed into Kramatorsk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Kostiantynivka, Soledar, Selydove, New York, the villages of Ivanivske, Pokrovske. Fifteen private houses, two factories, a dairy farm, and a technical school were destroyed. The National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings under Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs…

The Kremlin is likely undertaking  long-term efforts to rebuild forces that would allow it to rebuild the badly damaged Russian army and sustain protracted hostilities in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said in its latest report. The report was published on the ISW's website on July 17, Ukrinform reports. ISW experts made their conclusions on the information provided by the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) that the Russian Young Army Cadets National Movement (Yunarmia) opened 500 new cadet classes and 1,000 junior army classes in Belgorod and the border district of Belgorod region.   ISW…