Russian strikes hit Ukrainian infrastructure while Russian beach blast kills six

Russian drone strikes across Ukraine have killed at least eight people and injured over 60 in the Odesa, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, according to local officials. The bombardments also damaged two civilian vessels in the Mykolaiv district.

In Russia's Krasnodar region, local authorities reported that six people, including three children, died and about 40 were injured when Ukrainian drone debris crashed near a beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka.

Despite heavy aerial activity, data from the Institute for the Study of War shows Russian front-line advances slowed sharply in July, capturing less than 40 square kilometers.

Separately, Romanian energy producer Nuclearelectrica began importing Ukrainian electricity via Moldova's Energocom to balance supply during maintenance at the Cernavodă nuclear plant.

Sources: Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Newsmaker, Ziarul de Gardă