Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

Russian forces launched a widespread overnight air attack across Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, resulting in at least eight deaths and more than 50 injuries. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi confirmed that residential areas and civilian infrastructure were hit, affecting several cities including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kryvyi Rih.

The bombardment struck energy facilities across five regions, causing severe power outages. National grid operator Ukrenergo highlighted Sumy Oblast as the hardest-hit region, where energy equipment damage left the regional capital and nearby areas without electricity. Western Ukrainian air defense systems were deployed to counter incoming cruise missiles over Lviv.

Additionally, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that initial findings indicate Russian forces fired a North Korean ballistic missile at Radushne near Kryvyi Rih, pending official forensic verification.

Sources: Investor.bg, Point, Ukrinform

Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted 65 out of 80 Russian attack drones launched overnight across multiple regions. Concurrently, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a Wildberries logistics facility in Russia's Volgograd region, triggering a fire but causing no reported casualties.

On NATO's eastern border, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile likely entered Polish airspace, leaving a ten-meter crater on impact. Simultaneously, a Romanian F-16 pilot confirmed intercepting two unauthorized Russian drones inside Romanian territory.

In the Middle East, US Central Command executed airstrikes against Iranian military posts, missile infrastructure, and drone sites following warnings from US President Donald Trump.

Sources: Digi24, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă

Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have carried out coordinated searches across more than 100 military recruitment offices nationwide, with official detentions expected to follow as authorities intensify efforts to curb potential corruption within the mobilization system.

Simultaneously on the frontline, Ukrainian defensive positions around the town of Kostiantynivka face growing pressure from persistent Russian glide bomb strikes. In response to ongoing Russian aggression, Ukrainian military forces targeted and struck one of Russia's largest oil refineries, aiming to disrupt enemy energy supplies and logistics supporting frontline military operations.

Sources: Eesti Ekspress

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly resumed active political campaigning to back Republican candidates in the upcoming US elections. According to media reports citing Axios, Musk’s political action committee, America PAC, is mobilizing financial support for the party ahead of the November vote. The move follows a period of public distance from campaign activities, during which the X and Tesla executive had previously indicated an intention to step back from politics. The renewed effort aims to assist Republicans in key Congressional races as political campaigns intensify nationwide.

Sources: La Repubblica.

Police in Republika Srpska have summoned 26 current and former associates of the Srebrenica Memorial Center for questioning, according to the center's director, Emir Suljagić. The summonses, issued on behalf of the Bijeljina Prosecutor's Office, seek to gather information regarding their previous and current engagement with the institution.

The move came one day after the memorial center released its annual report on genocide denial. Authorities cited a prosecutorial decision from the previous year as the legal basis for the inquiries.

The action drew swift political criticism. Ćamil Duraković, Vice President of Republika Srpska, condemned the summonses, characterizing the police questioning as harassment of Bosniaks and warning regional authorities against targeting individuals connected to the memorial center.

Sources: Avaz