Bilyi Kolodyaz still under full Ukrainian Army control. Russian troops are now operating at the northern & western outskirts of the locality but haven't entered yet. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Russia attempted to attack Kyiv with four Geran-4/5 jet-drones launched from Donetsk International Airport tonight.

All four drones were able to fly across all of eastern and central Ukraine, but were intercepted by surface-to-air missiles of an unknown type (not Patriots) south of Kyiv and over the southern suburbs of the city.

Video credit: @falconintel

A Russian Geran-4 jet-drone struck a Ukrainian locomotive in the town of Verkhivtseve, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Overnight, Russia carried out a large-scale attack on Kharkiv Oblast using Geran-2 drones and Geran-4 jet-drones.

In the city of Bohodukhiv, at least 16 Geran-2 drones attacked targets, resulting in power outages.

In the town of Andriivka, energy infrastructure came under attack by at least four Geran-3/4 jet-drones, resulting in power outages near the cities of Balakliya and Izyum.

At least 2 Geran-3/4 jet-drones attacked the city of Korotych, just west of Kharkiv City, resulting in a large fire breaking out (as seen in the attached image).

Geran-2 drone(s) also attacked the town of Krasnokutsk.

The Ukrainian command continues to send out isolated units to take photos in parts of the city and keep the media battle for the city going. This is also so that pro-Ukrainian fanatics can keep regurgitating propaganda, such as those who talk about ‘ninja troops’ and attack AMK because the reality, however, is quite different of what their minds tell them.

I have different criteria to Suriyak for marking areas as Russian controlled.

Militarily speaking, has Kostyantynivka fallen? Effectively.

Are battles still technically ongoing? Yes.

The Ukrainian presence in the outer suburbs is still too strong for me to change it from grey to red, but this may change soon.

The Russian presence is overwhelming compared to Ukraine's presence, and continues to trend in this direction. The Ukrainian command sending in small groups of soldiers in 2s and 3s to extend the length of the battle in the information space won't change much from a tactical perspective.

Also, Ukraine has almost completed its withdrawal from the Chasiv Yar salient north of Kostyantynivka, as once Russia achieves full consolidation in Kostyantynivka it will become impossible to hold and extremely prone to encirclement. At the moment, no more than a few dozen Ukrainian soldiers are present in the Chasiv Yar-Mykolaivka-Chervone area.

West of Kostyantynivka, Russia is also developing an offensive towards Mykolaipillya, incrementally clearing key Ukrainian strongpoints and bypassing advanced Ukrainian positions at Stepanivka and Dovha Balka.

The IDF claims to have intercepted a drone of an unknown origin near the Jordanian border.

The drone reportedly did not cross into Israeli territory.

Summary of Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine over the last week (July 20-26, 2026):

The following was launched:

~ 28 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles
~ 15 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles
~ 14 Oniks supersonic cruise missiles
~ 4 Kh-22/32 cruise missiles
~ 2 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles
~ 1 Kh-31P anti-radar missile
~ 1,099+ drones (Geran-2/3/4/5, Italmas, Gerbera, Banderol).

That's a total of ~64 missiles, of which a *minimum* of 10 were shot down (2 Iskander-Ms & 8 Kh-59/69s).

Note: the drone count does not include FPV drones such as Molniya-1.

Missile strikes were carried out on Odesa, Poltava, and Kyiv Oblasts, while drone strikes were carried out on Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr and Donetsk Oblasts, as well as Kyiv City.

Note: The locations shown on the map are approximate. One dot does not necessarily represent only one strike.

Situation on the Hlukhiv direction, Sumy Oblast:

Over the last month, Russian forces continued low-level assault operations in border areas of northern Sumy Oblast, making new advances in multiple areas.

In the north, Russian forces captured additional positions along the highway west of the border crossing and are now launching assaults into the nearby village of Bachivsk, which is currently situated in the grey-zone. Some isolated infiltrations are also taking place beyond Bachivsk towards the outskirts of Mala Slobidka. Additionally, they were able to capture some new treeline positions west of Sopych and are attempting to infiltrate further southwest towards the forests north of Chervonyi Pakhar.

To the south, the Russians expanded their zone of control across the international border, capturing new treeline positions west of Chervona Zorya, west of Bobylivka, and north & northeast of Bila Bereza, beginning storming operations on the village of Ulanove. Furthermore, marginal advances were made through the treelines west of Komarivka, as Russian reinforcements accumulate in the settlement.

+ ~15.36 km² in favour of Russia.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com

Situation on the Khotin, Yunakivka, & Myropillya directions, Sumy Oblast:

Over the last month, Russian forces continued high-intensity assault operations in the direction of Khotin and on neighbouring sectors, making new advances in a number of different areas.

In the west, Russian forces continued attacks in Kindrativka, improving their positions in the eastern part of the village and infiltrating up to the western outskirts. Other assault groups cleared Andriivka from earlier Ukrainian infiltrations and captured a forested area to the west.

To the southeast, Russian forces continued infiltrations towards Khotin from the north, with DRGs approaching the northern outskirts of the town. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces counterattacked, clearing part of the forests south of Mala Korchakivka, where Russia is continuing their own attacks. Additionally, the Russians completed the capture of Korchakivka and some of the forests to the south, from which they are infiltrating south to Ivolzhanske, southeast to Kyyanytsya, and east to Nova Sich.

To the east, the Russians cleared a number of strongpoints in the gulley north of the large forest north of Nova Sich and intensified their attacks towards the eastern edge of this forest. Other assault groups improved their positions along the treelines north of Marine and are actively infiltrating up to the northern outskirts of the settlement.

Further east, Russian forces cleared the remaining streets of Yunakivka from Ukrainian holdouts and deepened their infiltrations through the forests southeast of Sadky.

+ ~18.69 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~1.45 km² in favour of Ukraine.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com

Situation on the Myropillya and Krasnopillya directions, Sumy Oblast:

Over the last few weeks, positional battles have continued along the frontline stretching from Myropillya to Ryasne, with both sides carrying out assault operations.

In the north, Russian forces resumed their attacks in the Myropilske area, capturing new positions in the forests north and south of the village and deepening their buffer zone into this part of Sumy Oblast. Fighting continues for the Turya area, where Russian forces managed to infiltrate the eastern part of the village. Ukrainian forces are counterattacking, attempting to cut off Russian infiltrators in Turya.

In the south, Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Pokrovka, recapturing a number of forested areas southwest of the village. Russian forces are attempting to retake these positions and storm the neighbouring settlement of Mykhailivka. Additionally, the Ukrainians recaptured a section of the railway line along the tactical heights south of Novodmytrivka, driving a wedge between Russian positions, while Russian forces continue attempts to advance in the western streets of Ryasne.

+ ~4.70 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~3.28 km² in favour of Ukraine.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com

Situation on the Kozacha Lopan & Lyptsi directions, Kharkiv Oblast:

Over the last month, Russian forces continued their assault operations in border areas of northern Kharkiv Oblast, making new progress in two different areas.

In the northwest, after consolidating in the northern part of Kozacha Lopan, Russian forces expanded their zone of control towards the town centre, while infiltrators are actively fighting for the central and southeastern streets. Other assault groups are attempting to advance west from the border crossing towards the treelines east of Kozacha Lopan.

In the southeast, the Rusians continued to advance down the western bank of the Travyanske Reservoir, capturing another forest, and infiltrating further south through the forests towards Mali Prokhody. Other assault groups are attempting to infiltrate west along the Travyanka River towards the village of Vysoka Yaruha.

+ ~2.20 km² in favour of Russia.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com

After over 840 days of intense fighting, one of the longest and most important battles of the war in Ukraine has come to an end.

Chasiv Yar has officially fallen to Russian forces, with the last Ukrainian holdouts withdrawing from the southwestern part of the city sometime in the last week. Battles for Chasiv Yar began on April 4, 2024, with a Russian mechanised assault with BMPs into the easternmost houses of the Kanal Microdistrict.

The city has been erased from the face of the earth, suffering destruction at a higher rate than even Bakhmut (where fighting lasted for just 8 months, in comparison).

This withdrawal took place due to the collapse of Ukrainian defences in Kostyantynivka, which made defending this salient untenable. The fall of Kostyantynivka would have allowed Russia to cut the Ukrainians off. Withdrawals from neighbouring Mykolaivka, Chervone, and Podilske will likely take place in the near future.

Situation on the Bilyi Kolodyaz direction, Kharkiv Oblast:

Over the last few weeks, Russian forces significantly intensified their assault operations in the Bilyi Kolodyaz direction, making new advances in multiple different areas and beginning deep infiltrations behind Ukrainian lines.

In the southwest, Russian forces repelled Ukrainian counterattacks in the Synelnykove area, re-establishing control over the village and the Tsehelne warehouses. From there, they pushed south into Vilcha from Vovchansk, recapturing most, if not all of the town. Fighting continues for the eastern part of Lyman and the southern part of Hrafske. Deep Russian infiltrations are being carried out from Vilcha through the fields southeast to the former village of Zemlyayni Yar, although at a much lower intensity compared to other areas.

To the east, the Russians cleared the southeastern streets of Vovchansk from earlier Ukrainian infiltrations and improved their positions along the treelines outside the city. They also managed to break through Ukrainian defence south of Pokolyane, capturing new treeline positions, while infiltrators carry out deep infiltrations up to the northern outskirts of Bilyi Kolodyaz and the neighbouring village of Yurchenkove. Isolated instances of Russian DRGs in the northern part of Bilyi Kolodyaz have already been recorded.

Further east, Russian forces captured a number of treeline positions south of Karaichne and are carrying out deep infiltrations through Ukrainian lines to the village of Volokhivske (where skirmishes are taking place), along the tactical heights towards Bilya Kolodyaz, and southeast towards the village of Zakharivka. Fighting continues for Zybyne, north of the Vovcha River.

To the northeast, the Russians completed the capture of Chaikivka and improved their positions in the forests north of Okhrimivka. Ukrainian forces counterattacked in Okhrimivka, clearing the centre of the village from earlier Russian infiltrations.

+ ~18.81 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~0.98 km² in favour of Ukraine.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com

Situation on the Velykyi Burluk direction, Kharkiv Oblast:

Over the last few weeks, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have advanced in the Velykyi Burluk direction, amid continued positional battles.

In the northeast, Russian forces improved their positions on the tactical heights west of the Oskil River, advancing west towards Petro-Ivanivka. Some infiltrators managed to enter the southern part of the village.

In the southwest, Ukrainian forces repelled earlier Russian attacks on the village of Kutkivka and recaptured previously lost positions in the forests to the east. They also recaptured parts of the forests southwest of Dvorichna.

+ ~5.21 km² in favour of Ukraine.
+ ~2.70 km² in favour of Russia.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com