Current Snapshot — 20.07.2026 14:43
Ukraine - Russian forces launched a missile strike (Kh-59/Kh-69) on the civilian dry cargo ship GOLDEN LEO flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau; the vessel was carrying grain, 5 crew members died, fate of another 5 unknown. - Series of air raid alerts and UAV activity recorded in Kharkiv and Odesa; alerts were declared and canceled in both regions during the night. - Russian shelling of a medical facility in Kherson: 7 injured with shrapnel wounds and concussions. - Ukrainian UAV forces destroyed two Russian air defense systems in temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region. Russia - Record high: in 2025, Russian courts issued 1,776 verdicts on terrorism charges (Articles 205–205.5 of the Criminal Code) — the highest ever recorded. - On Mount Elbrus (altitude 4,200 m), a father and his 11-year-old son fell; the child died, a pre-investigation check has been launched. - Unstable situation in Kerch (according to monitoring channels). Europe - Andy Burnham officially appoint…
**Ukraine**
- Russian forces launched a missile strike (Kh-59/Kh-69) on the civilian dry cargo ship GOLDEN LEO flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau; the vessel was carrying grain, 5 crew members died, fate of another 5 unknown. - Series of air raid alerts and UAV activity recorded in Kharkiv and Odesa; alerts were declared and canceled in both regions during the night. - Russian shelling of a medical facility in Kherson: 7 injured with shrapnel wounds and concussions. - Ukrainian UAV forces destroyed two Russian air defense systems in temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region.
**Russia**
- Record high: in 2025, Russian courts issued 1,776 verdicts on terrorism charges (Articles 205–205.5 of the Criminal Code) — the highest ever recorded. - On Mount Elbrus (altitude 4,200 m), a father and his 11-year-old son fell; the child died, a pre-investigation check has been launched. - Unstable situation in Kerch (according to monitoring channels).
**Europe**
- Andy Burnham officially appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Keir Starmer resigned. - German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius plans to meet with his American counterpart Pete Hegseth in Washington and Texas in September. - Documentary film "Forgive Me, Mom" about Crimean political prisoner and Hero of Ukraine Hennadiy Afanasyev selected for an international film festival in Spain.
**Global**
- Iranian attack in Iraq: one US serviceman killed, another wounded (second incident in two days). - Two US soldiers died the previous day in Jordan in a similar incident.