Timeline: day 158 of Ukraine’s defense against russia’s aggression

Today is July 31. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 159 days. We're reporting on the current news. The article will be updated.

What about today?

Key points

On Saturday, July 30, Ukrainian defenders prevented a ground attack by the occupiers in the northwest of the Kherson region. This information was confirmed in a new report by analysts of the American Institute for the Study of War. It states that the occupiers were not allowed to go on an assault from the occupied Bruskinsky to Biloghirka on the western bank of Ingulets.

Near Dolyna (Donetsk region), a russian subversive reconnaissance group suffered losses and retreated. In the direction of Nova Husarivka — Husarivka, the occupiers unsuccessfully tried to clarify the positions of the Armed Forces by a reconnaissance group. As noted in ISW, the occupiers are focused on offensives towards Bakhmut and around Donetsk to the detriment of their own efforts to capture Siversk and Slovyansk.

On sanctions against Russia and help to Ukraine

USA buys NASAMS for Ukraine. This was stated by an official representative of the Pentagon during a briefing, answering a journalist's question about the terms of delivery of this anti-aircraft missile complex, which is part of the American Initiative for the Promotion of Security in Ukraine.

NASAMS is a Norwegian medium-range anti-aircraft missile system designed to engage air targets at low and medium altitudes. The range of damage, depending on the missiles, is from 20 to 180 km, and the height of damage is up to 21 km.

Rock star Sting stopped a concert in Warsaw to support Ukraine. "The war in Ukraine is an absurdity built on lies. If we swallow these lies, they will eat us. But lies are terribly afraid of the truth. The truth must be heard. We cannot lose this battle," the artist said directly from the stage.

He added that democracy can be ineffective, it can provoke disorder and frustration. But, according to him, it is still necessary to fight for it. 

At the request of Ukraine, Lebanon arrested a russian ship with grain stolen from Ukraine. Now Lebanon and Ukraine have started negotiations on the purchase of this grain.

Photos from the Maxar satellite appeared, which show how the colony in occupied Olenivka looked before and after the terrorist attack – on July 27 and July 30. The photos confirm that the barracks, where the Ukrainian prisoners of war were kept, were blown up from the inside.

Notice that all the buildings look like and no bombs were there, as russia claimed. So, Ukraine did not attack the place.