107 Ukrainian cities, towns and villages are under attack by Russian warplanes and artillery

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff shared their regular report, as below.

The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to July 29, 2023, amounted to:

• personnel - about 245,220 (+390)

• tanks - 4,191 (+1) 

• armored combat vehicles - 8,167 (+6) 

• artillery systems - 4,786 (+11) 

• MLRS - 698 (+0) 

• air defense systems - 458 (+0) 

• aircraft - 315 (+0) 

• helicopters - 311 (+0) 

• UAVs of operational and tactical level - 4,007 (+0),

• cruise missiles - 1,347 (+0),

• ships/boats - 18 (+0) 

• motor vehicles and tank trucks - 7,247 (+7) 

• special equipment - 710 (+1).

The final data is being clarified.

27 combat engagements took place in the frontline over the last day, Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 2 Russian electronic warfare stations - General Staff

The report says that 27 combat engagements took place during the day.

It is also known that the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck 3 times over the past day at the places where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were accumulated.

During the day, missile and artillery units struck 8 artillery pieces in firing positions, 2 electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot, and an enemy fuel and lubricant depot.

The Russian army carried out 11 air strikes and fired 38 MLRS attacks at Ukrainian positions and populated areas

Over the last day, the Russian army carried out 11 air strikes and fired 38 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

"Unfortunately, there are civilian casualties, residential buildings and other civilian and administrative infrastructure were damaged. The threat of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high," the statement said.

Near the state Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus, the situation hasn't changed significantly, and no enemy offensive groups have been detected. 

At the same time, the Russian army continued shelling the entire border line with mortars and artillery: over 20 settlements across the Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions were attacked. 

Russian attacks in other Ukrainian regions

• In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces launched an air strike in the area of Druzhelyubivka, Kharkiv region. Five more settlements of the Kharkiv region came under artillery shelling. 

• In the Lyman direction, The Russian army conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Serebryanske forestry and Bilohorivka, Luhansk region. They launched an air strike near Hryhorivka, Donetsk region. Five settlements in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions came under Russian fire. 

• In the Bakhmut direction, over 15 localities in the Donetsk region were attacked by the invading Russian forces. 

• In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy launched an air strike near Avdiivka. More than 10 settlements in the Donetsk region were attacked. 

• In the Marinka direction, Ukraine’s defense forces continue to hold back the offensive of Russian troops near the town of Marinka. Over 10 settlements in the Donetsk region came under shelling. 

• In the Shakhtarsk direction, more than 5 localities in the Donetsk region were shelled. 

• In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the Russian enemy is focused on preventing further advancement of Ukrainian troops; over 25 towns and villages were subjected to numerous attacks by the occupying Russian army. 

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, consolidate on the achieved lines, inflict artillery fire on the identified enemy targets, and carry out counter-battery measures.

Occupying Russian army keeps forcing Ukrainians to take Russian passports in Donetsk region

Ukrainian citizens are forced to take Russian passports in the temporarily occupied territories.

In order to increase moral pressure on the residents of the temporarily occupied Horlivka, Donetsk region, and to force them to take Russian citizenship, the occupying Russian forces sent out orders to local enterprises of all forms of ownership to provide the "Ministry of State Security of the DPR" with lists of employees who have not received a Russian passport.

The deadline for fulfilling the "order" is January 1, 2024. At the same time, the occupation administration of the village of Blahovishchenka in Zaporizhzhia region is taking measures to encourage local residents to take Russian citizenship. In particular, it offers pensioners a cash reward of 50,000 Russian rubles (about USD 500). 

• On July 28, the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted counteroffensive operations in at least 3 frontline areas and advanced near Bakhmut.