Ukraine General: Nationwide missile and UAV threat from RF persists. RF launched 72 drones overnight, with UA Air Force and Operatyvnyi ZSU reporting 44 enemy targets shot down/suppressed, indicating a 61% intercept rate. Zelenskyy reports that in July alone, RF applied over 5100 KABs, more than 3800 Shaheds, and almost 260 missiles of various types, including 128 ballistic missiles, demonstrating continued high-intensity aerial bombardment. Pentagon signed a contract for missile and associated equipment supply to Ukraine and allies until 2031, worth $3.5 billion, specifically mentioning AMRAAM missiles for F-16s. Germany announced the transfer of two Patriot systems to Ukraine after reaching an agreement with the US for new systems. UA Air Force reports 6262 air targets destroyed in July, including 152 cruise missiles, 8 ballistic missiles, 376 Shaheds, and 5726 other UAVs. Operatyvnyi ZSU reports that 29,000 drones were launched by Russians in seven months of 2025 (11 times more than in 2024), along with 951 missiles. (CONFIDENCE: HIGH)
Kyiv Oblast: RF conducted a high-volume Shahed UAV attack. Confirmed fatalities have increased to 31, including five children, with 159 injured and 10 missing. Emergency services have completed search and rescue operations. Operatyvnyi ZSU shares video of a large industrial fire at night in Bila Tserkva, confirming a significant RF strike on an industrial target, specifically a furniture enterprise. ЦАПЛІЄНКО_UKRAINE FIGHTS reports that among the victims of the RF attack on Kyiv were a lyceum teacher, her two sons, and brother, highlighting severe civilian impact. Israel has condemned the bloody Russian strikes on Kyiv. New report from Повітряні Сили ЗС України / Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine indicates threat of enemy strike UAVs in Kyiv Oblast (Vyshhorodskyi District). Zelenskyy / Official, Oleg Synyehubov, 🇺🇦 Запорізька обласна військова адміністрація 🇺🇦, and КМВА (Київська міська військова адміністрація) shared video from Zelenskyy addressing nation on Kyiv attack, emphasizing civilian casualties and lack of military sense. (CONFIDENCE: HIGH)
Poltava Oblast: Threat of enemy strike UAVs from the northeast persists. (CONFIDENCE: HIGH)
Kharkiv Oblast: КАBs inbound, new reports of KABs on northern Kharkiv Oblast. RF conducted missile strike on a suburb of Kharkiv (Vasyshcheve), resulting in fires and casualties. Oleg Synyehubov confirms August 1st as a day of mourning in Kharkiv Oblast for Kyiv fatalities. UA intelligence confirms a three-tiered defensive line is being constructed from Kharkiv to Zaporizhzhia to halt the RF summer offensive. Colonelcassad reports a video claiming a TCC (Territorial Recruitment Center) vehicle in Kharkiv hit a cyclist at full speed during a mobilization attempt, indicating potential civil tension related to conscription. RF aviation is active, with threat of aerial munitions. Clashes reported near Vovchansk, Dvorichanske, and Kolodyazne in the South Slobozhansky direction. Clashes also near Kupyansk and Petropavlivka. Alex Parker Returns claims "Правый берег Волчанска освобожден" (Right bank of Vovchansk liberated), indicating RF advances there. Colonelcassad shares photos and captions of the construction of Ukrainian defensive fortifications in the rear, including trenches, dragon's teeth, and barbed wire. Oleg Synyehubov shares photos of aid provided to soldiers defending Kharkiv Oblast, including drones. New information indicates a threat of enemy strike UAVs from the north of Kharkiv Oblast. TASS claims to publish footage of "cleansing" the right bank of Vovchansk, supporting Alex Parker Returns' claim of RF advances in the area. New KAB inbound to eastern Kharkiv Oblast reported. Colonelcassad's latest video repeats the claim of RF advances on the left bank of Vovchansk by the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army Corps, aiming to liberate the "remaining new part of the city." (CONFIDENCE: HIGH - UA General Staff reports confirm ongoing clashes in multiple Kharkiv sectors, including Vovchansk, contradicting RF claim of "liberation" which is likely propaganda. RF aviation activity is confirmed. TCC incident confidence remains MEDIUM. Construction of fortifications is a confirmed fact.)
Donetsk (Pokrovsk Axis): RF forces are most actively advancing. TASS reports from RF силовые структуры claim the distance between RF Armed Forces and Konstantinovka on some front sections is just over a kilometer, and that RF troops have taken Ukrainian grouping in Konstantinovka under dense fire control. Colonelcassad and Alex Parker Returns share videos claiming destruction of a bridge near Konstant
