18:46

Zelenski approved the new composition of the National Security and Defense Council

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky approved the new composition of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

"In accordance with Article 107 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the President made a decision to approve the personnel composition of the Council for National Security and Defense, which consists of the President of the Council for National Security and Defense Volodymyr Zelensky, Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko, Minister of Energy Svetlana Grinchuk and Chief of Staff of the President Andriy Yermak," according to a statement published on the website of the Ukrainian President.

The National Security and Defense Council includes the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Anatoliy Zagorodnyi, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Oleg Ivashchenko, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Igor Klimenko, the Prosecutor General, Ruslan Kravchenko, the Minister of Health, Viktor Lyashko, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Malyuk, the Minister of Finance, Sergej Marchenko, the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (with consent), Andriy Pishny, and the head of the State Financial Monitoring Service, Filip Pronin, the statement added.

The Council for Security and Defense also includes the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiha, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Sirsky, Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Oleksiy Sobolev, President of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, Secretary of the Council for Security and Suppression of Nations Rustem Umerov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation Mihailo Fedorov and Minister of Defense Denis Shmihalj, reports Ukrinform.

On July 17, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted on a proposal to appoint a new cabinet of ministers.

16:40

A woman died in the Kherson region

A civilian was killed in a mine explosion in Berislav, Kherson region, announced Aleksandar Prokudin, head of the Military Administration of Kherson region.

A 65-year-old woman stepped on a mine yesterday, which caused an explosion. She suffered fatal injuries.

"A resident of Berislav was killed due to a mine explosion. The tragedy happened last night. As a result of the detonation, a six-five-year-old woman received fatal injuries."

15:59

A residential building in Donetsk was seriously damaged in the Ukrainian attack

In the Ukrainian attack on the center of Donetsk today, one residential building was seriously damaged, reports RIA Novosti.

In the attack, which took place at 2:50 p.m. local time, a densely populated area was hit and the explosion occurred near a busy street.

In addition to the residential building, the shops located there were also significantly damaged, and judging by the fragments found at the shelling site, the attack was carried out by the American HIMARS missile system.

14:30

Two people died in the attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region, a school and a hospital were destroyed

Two people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region, announced the Governor of the Regional Military Administration Sergej Lysak, reports Ukrinform.

"The aggressor hit the village of Vasilkovka in the Sineljniki district with a missile. According to preliminary information, two people were killed in the attack," Lisak wrote on Telegram.

According to him, the hospital, school and cultural institution were destroyed in the rocket attack. In addition, private houses were damaged, and several cars were set on fire, Lisak said.

13:32

The Russian army attacked; They are affected

During the past night, the Russian army attacked factories in Ukraine that produce components for missiles and drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced today.

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group attack with high-precision air, ground and naval weapons, as well as drone strikes, on enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine that produce components for missiles and drones," according to a statement reported by Interfax.

The announcement states that"all the marked objects were affected".

12:31

Report of the Ministry of Defense of Russia:

• During the night, the Russian army carried out an attack with high-precision weapons on the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, where components for missiles and drones are produced, all targets were destroyed;
• The Russian army destroyed the infrastructure of the Ukrainian military airport and an aircraft overhaul facility;
• Group"North" improved its tactical position, and the opponent lost up to 155 soldiers;
• The"West" group improved its position on the advanced parts of the front, while the enemy lost more than 230 soldiers;
• In the area of operation of the"South" group, Ukrainian forces lost up to 125 soldiers;
• The"East" group continued to penetrate the depth of the enemy's defense, which lost up to 190 soldiers;
• The"Center" group improved is a tactical position, while in the ranks of the Ukrainian army more than 450 were thrown out of the machine soldiers
• Ukrainian forces lost more than 45 soldiers in the area of operation of the"Dnieper" group;