Ukraine war situation update | 18 – 24 July 2026

Country: Ukraine Source: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Please refer to the attached file. Ukraine continued its campaign on energy infrastructure in occupied territories, while its strikes on oil tankers briefly suspended work at the CPC terminal. Author Olha Polishchuk 1913 conflict events 2% decrease compared to last week 200 incidents of violence targeting civilians 18% decrease compared to last week At least 124 civilians killed by targeted violence 9% decrease compared to last week 1105 air- and drone strikes 6% decrease compared to last week 288 shelling events 20% increase compared to last week 507 armed clashes 12% decrease compared to last week 246 Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure 7% increase compared to last week Most frequent target type: Residential Change compared to last week (per target): Education: 5% increase Healthcare: 20% increase Energy: 8% decrease Residential: 8% increase Key trends Ukraine has been attacking warehouses of Russia’s largest online retailer across at least nine regions in Russia and in occupied Crimea since 17 July. While primarily a civilian store, the retailer sells dual-use products, including unarmed drones, drone payload-release components, and military clothing. Ukraine is targeting these warehouses in an attempt to affect Russia’s military logistics, but also to generally further worsen Russia’s economy. It is also likely in retaliation against Russia’s long history of strikes on the Ukrainian postal service and shopping centers. Russia launched a massive wave of missile strikes targeting Kyiv city on 19 July. It deployed 41 ballistic and Zircon hypersonic missiles in the attack, the largest number deployed in a single wave of attacks to date. Russia has been increasingly using ballistic and Zircon missiles to attack Ukraine’s population centers, mainly Kyiv city and the eponymous region, exploiting Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot missiles required for their interception. Between 1 and 19 July, Russia reportedly used more ballistic missiles than it produces in a month, as well as two-thirds of its planned annual Zircon missile production.

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