Overview

• Russian forces launched more than 300 strike drones and over 30 missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight on July 18-19.
• Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted dozens of incoming drones and missiles while its frontline units reported 177 combat clashes on July 18.
• A mass drone strike on Odesa damaged residential buildings, set a high-rise ablaze and killed one person.
• Pavlohrad suffered its largest bombardment to date, with a fire station, industrial sites and a five-story residential block sustaining heavy damage.
• Russia’s defense ministry said its air defenses shot down 87 Ukrainian drones over central and southern Russia during a prolonged cross-border drone exchange.