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On the night of July 24, Ukraine’s Air Force reported the launch of five Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles and 180 attack drones. During the day, Russian forces also used three Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles against targets in the Kyiv region, two Oniks anti-ship missiles against targets in the Odesa region, and more than 90 attack drones, over one-third of which were jet-powered.
Ballistic missiles struck the site of the Armada unmanned systems exhibition in the Kyiv region. The Russian Defense Ministry said that on July 24, 2026, its forces carried out a group strike on a facility on the outskirts of Kyiv where a demonstration of unmanned aerial vehicles was underway, including advanced Ukrainian and foreign-made systems. According to the ministry, at the time of the strike the site hosted leading developers and manufacturers of UAVs, representatives of the Ukrainian armed forces’ unmanned systems command and Ukrainian security agencies directly involved in planning and carrying out strikes on Russian territory.
According to available information, the event took place in the village of Kapytanivka in Bucha district in the Kyiv region, on the grounds of the Sniper shooting club. The site, located not far from the Ukrainian capital, was frequently used by Ukrainian military personnel, including senior officers and what could be described as the military “elite.” Expensive vehicles were regularly seen in the parking lot. The facility’s management actively maintained social media accounts, posting photos with certificates from various Ukrainian military units. The organizers of the Armada exhibition also published information about the event in open sources. Among the attendees was Ukrainian presidential adviser on technology Serhii Beskrestnov; he and his team were not injured.
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Valerii Borovyk, founder of the Ukrainian defense company First Contact, confirmed that the site had been hit, noting that there were both damage and casualties. Official figures on the consequences of the strike are still being clarified.
A significant portion of the strikes targeted port and transport-logistics infrastructure. At the Port of Odesa, storage tanks containing fuel and lubricants and facilities belonging to a logistics center used for storing cargo were damaged. At the Port of Izmail, infrastructure used for unloading and storage was damaged, along with warehouses, including those associated with maritime unmanned systems, as well as a hangar with equipment and a floating dock used to service underwater vehicles. At the Port of Mykolaiv, a cargo vessel was damaged during unloading, and two tugboats were also damaged. At the Port of Yuzhny, facilities used for storing cargo and fuel were reported damaged.
On maritime routes northeast of Snake Island and near the settlement of Zatoka, a bulk carrier and a general cargo vessel delivering goods to the Port of Chornomorsk were damaged.
Beyond port infrastructure, strikes were also recorded on sites in other regions. In the city of Izium in the Kharkiv region, a cargo branch of Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s largest private logistics company, was destroyed. In Zhytomyr, an oil depot was damaged. In the Chernihiv region, more than 70,000 customers were left without electricity. In the village of Nykytivka in the Sumy region, a warehouse storing unmanned aerial vehicles was destroyed.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that between July 18 and 24 its forces conducted one large-scale and 18 group strikes using long-range precision weapons. According to the statement, port infrastructure in Odesa, Chornomorsk, Yuzhny, Izmail and Mykolaiv was hit, along with 27 maritime vessels of various types. The ministry’s weekly summary also listed defense industry enterprises, logistics centers, fuel and energy facilities, transport infrastructure, production and storage sites for unmanned systems, and locations used for the temporary deployment of personnel.
Regarding Russian territory, the Defense Ministry reported that overnight, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 571 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over 16 regions.
In the Leningrad region, a drone strike on a warehouse belonging to the Severnaya poultry farm in the settlement of Sinyavino caused a partial collapse of the building’s structures. As a result of subsequent fires, operations at Wildberries logistics facilities in Shushary and Utkina Zavod were temporarily suspended. In Novosaratovka, the fire area exceeded 50,000 square meters. Damage was also reported at a Wildberries sorting center in Simferopol.
In the Tver region, a fire broke out at a logistics center in the settlement of Elevator during efforts to repel a drone attack.
In Kirov, a missile strike hit the Vyatskoye Machine-Building Enterprise Avitek, a joint-stock company that produces, among other things, defense-related products. The strike occurred during working hours, and there were injuries reported.
Overall, on July 24, both sides continued the use of long-range strike capabilities against infrastructure targets in Russia and Ukraine. The strikes focused on industrial, transport-logistics and energy facilities, as well as specific enterprises and warehouse complexes.