Timeline: day 151 of Ukraine’s defense against russia’s aggression

Today is July 24. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 147 days. We're reporting on the current news. The article will be updated.

What about today?

Key points

Yesterday, the Ukrainian military hit the bridge over the Ingulets river near the village of Darivka in the Kherson region. Daryiv bridge is the only concrete bridge across this river in the lower reaches. For now, the bridge remains passable for cars. "This is not yet the liberation of Kherson, but serious preparatory steps in this direction," regional council deputy Serhii Khlan wrote on Facebook.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing or have already launched a counteroffensive in the Kherson region, the Institute for the Study of War writes.

Information on the progress and pace of the counteroffensive will be limited and lagging behind events so as not to disrupt the operation.

The Russian Federation carried out limited attacks northwest of Slovyansk, east of Siversk, and south of Bakhmut.

The enemy continues preparations for "referendums" on the annexation of the occupied territories to Russia.

Russia continues to destroy the cultural heritage of Ukraine.

The Russian military destroyed 5 objects of Ukrainian cultural heritage in the Kherson region.

As a result of shelling by Russian troops, burial mounds along highways were destroyed, and burial sites of ancient peoples near Davydov Brod were damaged. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine recorded 434 crimes committed by Russia against Ukrainian cultural heritage.