Russian shelling injured three children on July 31
On the night of August 1, 2024, Russia launched strikes against Ukraine with Iskander-M ballistic missiles and seven Shahed combat drones. The Air Defence Forces reported the downing of seven Shahed combat drones in the Kyiv, Poltava, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
In the Kharkiv region, bordering Russia in the east of Ukraine, the Russian army struck Novoosynove, Velykyi Burluk, Pidserednie, Izium, Shevchenkove, and Horiany. Private houses, lock-ups and cars suffered damage. The shelling injured three civilians, including a child and killed two civilians.
In the Donetsk region, bordering Russia in the east of Ukraine, the Russian army launched 2,634 attacks on Kostiantynivka, Lyman, Novohrodivka, Chasiv Yar, Velyka Novosilka, Pivnichne, Hannivka, Yelizavetivka, Marynivka, Memryk, Mykolaivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Predtechyne, and Uspenivka. Forty-eight residential buildings, administrative buildings, an educational institution, a house of culture, a memorial to fallen soldiers, garages, cars, gas pipelines and power grids suffered damage. Ten civilians sustained injuries, including two children. A drone strike killed one civilian in Marynivka.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, in south-central Ukraine, the Russians launched a missile attack on the Dniprovskyi district. The regional military administration reported no casualties. The Russian army also shelled Nikopol, next to the temporarily occupied Enerhodar, where Zaporizhzhia NPP is located. The Chervonohryhorivka, Myrove, Pokrovsk and Marhanets communities also came under shelling that caused damage to private houses, a multi-storey building, and a gas pipeline. One civilian suffered injuries.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, partially occupied in the south since 2022, the Russians struck Lobkove, Preobrazhenka, Zaliznychne, Bilenke, Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Levadne, Robotyne, Malynivka, and Novoandriivka with 408 shells. Seven private houses were destroyed. The regional military administration reports no casualties.
In the Mykolaiv region, in the south of Ukraine, the Russians shelled the Mykolaiv district and launched a rocket attack on the Bashtanka district. The regional military administration reports no casualties.
In the Kherson region, in the south of Ukraine, partially occupied since 2022, the Russians struck Bilozerka, Kizomys, Veletenske, Berehove, Stanislav, Shyroka Balka, Oleksandrivka, Antonivka, Sadove, Beryslav, Chervonyi Miyak, Piatykhatky, Lvove, Vysokopillia, Mykhailivka, Nova Kamianka, Chervonyi Yar, Havrylivka, Petropavlivka and Kherson. A multi-storey building and 27 private houses, an office building, an outbuilding and private cars were damaged. Ten civilians sustained injuries and one was killed.
In the Chernihiv region, bordering Belarus and Russia to the north, the Russians shelled the Novhorod-Siverskyi, Snovsk and Semenivka communities. No casualties were reported.
In the Sumy region, bordering Russia to the north, the Russians fired 146 times at the territory of the region using various types of weapons. Three private houses, a gas pipeline, a lock-up, a utility building, a summer kitchen and a car got damaged. Two civilians sustained injuries.
In the Kyiv region, fragments of a Shahed combat drone damaged private houses. Two people received injuries.
