One child was killed in a Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv on July 19

On the night of July 20, Russia launched three Iskander-M ground-launched ballistic missiles, one Iskander-K cruise missile, 16 Shahed attack drones and one drone of an unspecified type. The Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kyiv regions were attacked. The Air Force destroyed 12 Shahed attack drones and one drone of an unspecified type. Ukrenergo reports that the Russians targeted energy facilities in the Sumy, Chernihiv and Poltava regions.

In the Mykolaiv region in the south of Ukraine, the Russians launched a missile attack on Mykolaiv on the evening of July 19. Twenty-four people were injured, including four children. Four people were killed, including one child. In the region, the Russians shelled the community of Mishkovo-Pohorilove. A hangar on the territory of a farm was damaged. According to the regional military administration, there were no casualties.

In the Kherson region, partially occupied since 2022, the Russians shelled Bilozerka, Oleksandrivka, Komyshany, Antonivka, Kindiika, Poniativka, Kizomys, Kyselivka, Veletenske, Shyroka Balka, Beryslav, Novokaira, Kachkarivka and Kherson. Six multi-storey buildings and 98 private houses, gas pipelines, outbuildings, garages, ambulances and private cars were damaged. Thirteen people were injured, and three people were killed. 

In the Zaporizhzhia region, partially occupied since 2022, the Russians shelled Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Robotyne, Zatyshshia, Malynivka, Lobkove and Levadne 362 times. Private houses were destroyed. According to the regional military administration, there were no casualties.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region in southcentral Ukraine, the Russians attacked Nikopol and the communities of Marhanets and Pokrovsk with artillery and attack drones. A private house was damaged. According to the regional military administration, there were no casualties.

In the Luhansk region, almost completely occupied by Russia, the Russians struck Nevske with artillery. Private houses burned down. According to the regional military administration, there were no casualties.

In the Donetsk region, partially occupied since 2014 and located on the frontline, the Russians conducted 2696 attacks on Kurakhove, Lyman, Toretsk, Hrodivka, Raihorodok, Malynivka, Markove, Myrne, Mykhailivka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and Stavky. Fifteen residential buildings, an educational institution, a cafe, and vehicles were damaged. Six people were injured. One person was killed in Toretsk.

In the Kharkiv region, bordering Russia to the east, the Russian army shelled Lisne, Oleksiivka, Kupiansk, Vodiane, Barvinkove, and Kozacha Lopan. Private houses, a granary, warehouses and cars were damaged. In Barvinkove, three people were wounded by a missile attack, and two people were killed.

In the Sumy region, bordering Russia to the north, the Russians shelled the communities of Yunakivka, Myropillia, Krasnopillia, Nova Sloboda and Esman with artillery, mortars and attack drones. At night, the Russian army attacked an energy facility in the Konotop district. According to the regional military administration, there were no casualties.

In the Poltava region in the central part of Ukraine. the Russians fired at the Myrhorod and Poltava districts with Shahed attack drones. They hit an energy facility. According to the regional military administration, there were no casualties.

In the Chernihiv region, bordering Belarus and Russia to the north, the Russians shelled the communities of Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka and Snovsk. There were no casualties. Russian Shahed attack drones also struck energy facilities in the region. According to the regional military administration, there were no casualties.

In the Kyiv region, the Russians attacked the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, with Shahed attack drones. A drone fragment fell in the Solomianskyi district. According to the city military administration, there were no casualties.