Ukraine's Air Force reported today that it intercepted 224 of 450 Russian aerial targets, including 200 Shahed-type UAVs and a significant majority of various missiles, during a large-scale attack across Ukraine from the evening of July 20 to the morning of July 21. The attack involved 426 Shahed-type UAVs, 5 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, 4 Kalibr cruise missiles, 1 Iskander-K rocket, and 14 Kh-101 cruise missiles, according to a statement from the Air Force of Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses engaged targets originating from multiple Russian regions and the Black Sea. Simultaneously, a former high-ranking Ukrainian Interior Ministry official, Ihor Hrushevskyi, 61, was found dead on June 29 in a swimming pool at a residential complex in Villajoyosa, Spain, as reported by Nexta TV today. While his body showed no visible signs of violence, blood was observed coming from his ear, and the official cause of death remains under investigation. This complex was also the site of the shooting of Russian defector pilot Maksim Kuzminov in 2024. During the overnight air assault, four Ukrainian military aircraft briefly entered Romanian airspace to evade Russian attacks, according to a statement from the Romanian Minister of Defense today. The minister clarified that the incursion was unintentional, posed no threat, and was promptly managed. Andrii Sybiha, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, stated that the "brutal Russian attack" impacted Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and other cities and communities, emphasizing the need for additional air defense and long-range capabilities for Ukraine. Separately, a strategic railway junction in the village of Kamenolomni in Russia's Rostov region was struck by Ukrainian strike drones overnight, halting both passenger and military train traffic, according to a report from GloOouD today. Additionally, the longest coal conveyor in Russia, measuring 23 km, reportedly caught fire on Sakhalin, as stated by Nexta TV today.
