[UPDATE – Jul 31st, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – July 2026, 2/2

💥D1606-Jul 20th 00:00Z: Russia’s Most Devastating Strike on Kyiv, Odesa Port Under Fire Russian Armed Forces encircle Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region, bypass defenses near Sumy, and advance towards Kramatorsk. In the northeastern Kharkiv region, the Russian Armed Forces have launched an operation to encircle a Ukrainian group using two army corps. In the Sumy direction, Russian troops launched an attack bypassing fortified areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the Psel River, and have come close to Mogrytsa. Meanwhile, in the Slaviansk-Kramatorsk direction, Russian units have approached Kramatorsk, capturing Vasyutinske. In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Russian Armed Forces…