Today morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense's news website released a combat situation briefing as of 24:00 on July 31:

▪️ Russian forces carried out strikes on enemy airports in Kyiv and railway infrastructure in Pavlograd. The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked industrial areas in Volgograd and Pensa regions.

▪️ In the Lysychansk direction, Russian forces expanded their controlled areas near Shandryhove, while fierce fighting took place in the middle of Torske.

▪️ In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces pushed the enemy out of the Yuzhny residential area and Shevchenko settlement, and raised Russian and unit flags in several areas of Chasovyyar.

Harkiv region front:

① After positional warfare, the Ukrainian forces retook some positions in the southeast of Khlibok village.

② Russian forces continue to advance along the road between Kupiansk and Svatove, approaching the northern suburbs of Pyshne.

Northern front of Donetsk region:

Russian forces began to advance from the southwest of Zelene Dolyne village towards Shandrihove village.

Sevastopol front:

Over the past eleven days, Russian forces have made new progress south of the village of Verkhnyi Kamianets.

Dzerzhinsk and its direction front:

① Over the past two weeks, Russian forces have recovered most of the lost territory around the coal waste dumps in the north of the New Dzerzhinsk mine.

② Over the past eight days, Russian forces have begun to seize trenches in the western forest area of Dzerzhinsk city, which is near the last area under Ukrainian control in the city.

③ Russian forces have made small advances in the northwest direction of Yablunivka village.

Red Army village (Pokrovsk) front:

① Russian forces continue to launch attacks on Leonovichi and Novo Ukrainka villages, attempting to encircle the southern defense area of Red Army village.

② In the past week, Russian reconnaissance teams have infiltrated into the center of Red Army village, Holkho and Shevchenko streets, and the battle is currently taking place there.

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