Russia attacked two districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region, starting in the evening of July 26, according to Serhii Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration. "Russia shelled the Nikopol district with heavy artillery,

Russia and Ukraine again exchanged a series of major overnight drone strikes as the two sides maneuvered ahead of a possible resumption of ceasefire talks.

Ukraine and Russia attacked targets on each other’s territory on Thursday after brief direct talks between the two sides failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war.