Key facts
- Russian attacks killed at least nine people and injured 48 across Ukraine on July 31.
- A large-scale Russian strike on July 30 killed eight and injured over 50.
- Russian forces launched 255 Shahed-type drones overnight, with 195 shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.
- Attacks targeted multiple regions including Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Cherkasy oblasts.
- Casualties were reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Chernihiv oblasts.
Russian attacks across Ukraine resulted in at least nine fatalities and 48 injuries on July 31, according to local authorities. This follows a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack on July 30 that killed eight people and injured over 50 across multiple regions, including Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Cherkasy oblasts. Search and rescue operations were ongoing for a second day in Lviv and Radushne.
Overnight on July 30-31, Russian forces deployed 255 Shahed-type attack drones, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 195. However, 22 drones struck targets at 14 locations, and debris fell in four additional areas.
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, attacks on the Nikopol district killed three people and injured seven. Pavlohrad was attacked on July 30, resulting in two deaths and five injuries, while other communities in the region saw one injury. Kherson Oblast reported four deaths and five injuries from attacks on 49 settlements. Sumy Oblast saw seven men injured in Krolevets and two women injured in Romny. Kharkiv Oblast reported four injuries in Vilshany, one in Kharkiv city, and one in Zolochiv. Zaporizhzhia Oblast sustained six injuries. Donetsk Oblast reported one injury in Sloviansk, three in Kramatorsk, and one in Druzhkivka. Chernihiv Oblast's Semenivka community was hit by drones, injuring four people.