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I’m finally beginning to feel better and writing that, of course, will jinx it. While the fever seems to have broken and the congestion is clearing, I’m still just going to run through the basics.
The cost:
On July 26, three people were killed during a massive attack on Dnipro and the surrounding region. Among the victims of the Russian attack were 21-year-old Larysa Styhailo and her husband, who died on the spot.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Rescuers were able to pull the young woman from under the rubble and she was urgently transported to the hospital, but later died from her injuries.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Air raid alerts for drone swarms are up over almost all of Ukraine at 2:20 AM local time/7:20 EDT. The alert maps show Russian fixed wing aviation up over western Russia, which means the potential for Russian missile attacks.
Monitoring channels report russian planes have taken off and are heading to bomb Ukraine. We expect missiles to arrive in the middle of the night.
The traditional russian drone attack has already begun. It’s going to be another hard night. Please keep us in your thoughts.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
>Russian strategic bombers airborne
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
President Zelenskyy presented awards to and addressed Ukrainian medical professionals today. Video below, English write up after the jump.
President Congratulates Medical Workers on Their Professional Holiday and Presents Them with State Awards
27 July 2025 – 18:54
On the Day of Medical Workers of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with combat and civilian medical workers at one of the healthcare centers under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and presented them with state awards.
“I want to congratulate all our doctors, nurses, and everyone who has dedicated their life to an incredibly important mission — to treat and save. To treat and save our Ukrainians, to assist with rehabilitation, and most importantly, to support our warriors today,” the President noted.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that even under very dangerous conditions near the frontlines and in border areas, our people continue to receive medical care.
According to the Head of State, the work of everyone involved in developing Ukraine’s rehabilitation system and recovery after injuries is extremely important.
“This includes state institutions, many municipal facilities, many private institutions, and numerous initiatives within our society. There are teams providing professional, evidence-based, systematic rehabilitation,” the President stressed.
He thanked Ukrainian medical workers for their efforts and called to remember all doctors, nurses, and combat medics who have been killed as a result of Russian strikes. Their memory was honored with a moment of silence.
The Head of State awarded military and civilian medical workers with orders and medals and bestowed the honorary titles of “Honored Doctor of Ukraine” and “Honored Healthcare Worker of Ukraine.”
The awards were given to combat medics who evacuate wounded warriors from the battlefield and provide first aid under tough conditions, as well as civilian medical workers who, since the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion, have been helping the injured, continuing to work in frontline regions and organizing medical services.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was briefed on the specifics of the medical unit’s activities, which ensures assistance to wounded warriors. The facility offers a full cycle of treatment and rehabilitation, including medical and psychological support.
The President inspected the functioning of the day hospital department, wards, the operating unit, as well as the endoscopy, radiology, fluorography, and ultrasound diagnostic rooms.
In addition, representatives of the medical center showed specialized vehicles used for evacuation and medical assistance in combat conditions. These include emergency medical service vehicles, the Novator-2C armored vehicle designed for the evacuation of wounded from the battlefield, and a mobile surgical complex enabling stabilization procedures directly in the combat zone.
Georgia:
On day 242 of the uninterrupted protests in Georgia, the culture community organized a march to Rustaveli Avenue.
Protests continue in 8+ cities across the country.
📷 Mariam Nikuradze
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Georgian protesters line up to trample on the Russian flag 🇷🇺
We’re outside the venue where Russian “war heroes” — decorated by Putin — are competing in fencing. They have no place in Georgia.
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“Greetings” from protestors gathered in front of the sport palace, where fencing world championship is taking place with bunch of russian participants.
Tbilisi
📸 Mose— Tata Chemia (@tatach.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“Slava Ukraini! Glory to the heroes!”
Georgian protesters gather outside the Fencing World Championship, where Russian ‘war heroes’—decorated by Putin—are allowed to compete.
Those who massacre our Ukrainian friends have no place in Georgia.— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
“Putin khuylo!”
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
State Security Service arrested ex-Deputy Defense Minister Giorgi Khaindrava, another ex-ministry official, and a relative of ex-Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze on corruption charges. Arrests follow a broader trend of arrests and prosecutions targeting ex-GD officials and former associates.
— Civil.ge (@civil.ge) July 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Georgian Dream is holding meetings with the Chinese Communist Party.
They aren’t losing time, unlike the MEGOBARI Act enforcement.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
While European journalists are denied entry, Georgia’s illegitimate, pro-Russian gov’t welcomes Russian army officers—“war heroes” decorated by Putin—to compete in a fencing championship in Tbilisi.
Activists protested outside their hotel. We’ll also protest at the venue today.
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Among them:
🇷🇺 Sofiya Velikaya – Major in the Russian Armed Forces, Putin’s official rep in 2024 elections
🇷🇺 Yana Egorian – Russian Army lieutenant, awarded “For Military Cooperation”
🇷🇺 Kamil Ibragimov – Russian Army captain
🇷🇺 Olga Nikitina – Russian Armed Forces junior officer— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
GORBI, which is known for everyone to be a regime-commissioned survey, made Lelo the largest opposition party, followed by Gakharia. Interestingly, they disregarded the fact that Lelo’s coalition partners For the People and Freedom Square have left. They are still included. 1/3
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Coalition for Change and Unity – National Movement (includes UNM) are 3rd and 4th.
Basically, they switched rankings. In reality, CfC and UNM are top, while Lelo and Gakharia are losing support. In GORBI’s previous sham surveys, the ranking reflected reality (but percentages didn’t). 2/3
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Lelo and Gakharia will participate in the local elections, unlike others. 3/3.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The mothers of Georgia’s 60+ political prisoners are handing out magazines filled with letters from those behind bars and their families. Here, one of the mothers, Nani Tsulaia (right), is comforted by a local.
A powerful 📸 by Mariam Nikuradze.
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Austria:
Austria’s FM Meinl-Reisinger tells Die Welt that neutrality alone won’t protect Austria. She’s open to a public debate on NATO membership, though there’s no majority support in parliament or society.
www.welt.de/politik/ausl…— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The US:
“Trump is growing increasingly frustrated that despite having good interactions with putin on phone calls, they never lead to anything”-Rubio
Trump poured buckets of shit on Europe and Biden for not talking to Putin, and now, suddenly, *Pikachu face* he realizes why.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Back to Ukraine.
Ukraine’s drone campaign is systematically targeting Russia’s key southern rail corridor, which supplies the Donetsk front and Crimea, Ukrainian OSINT group Oko Gora reports. This is already the sixth attack in the past week, according to their update.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Another battle damage assessment from the Ukrainian strike on the railway substation in Volgograd Oblast, Russia:
Additional visual evidence indicate that strikes damaged not only the substation but also a building adjacent to the main railway station. The fire appears to have completely destroyed the structure, which, based on its characteristics, may have housed signal control equipment.
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
2/ While the exact function of the damaged structure remains unconfirmed, the impact of the strike is clear. Visual evidence confirms the severity of the damage, and local news report about significant delays in both freight and passenger rail traffic as of the afternoon of July 27
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
2/ NASA’s FIRMS system locates the fire in the area where the substation is located, marked by the red rectangle on the map. The governor of Volgograd also stated – due to falling drone debris, power supply to the railway’s network in the Oktyabrsky district has been disrupted
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
3/ The Zhutovo railway traction substation (110/35/27/10 kV) powers the electrified rail line between Volgograd and Kotelnikovo. Disabling it cuts power to electric trains, disrupting traffic along this important logistical route. But what makes it particularly important?
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
4/ Along the Volgograd–Kotelnikovo line, several key industrial facilities are located: the Petrov Factory – heavy or military-related production; the Kirov Factory – heavy industry, including defense manufacturing; and the Erman Factory – metallurgical and machine-tool output.
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
5/ The final station on this line, Kotelnikovo, is also home to a military airfield – the 213th Training Aviation Base. While primarily used for training military pilots, it has previously been observed participating in rare combat operations, including missile launches.
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A message from the Commander of Ukraine’s Drone Forces, as well as Madyar’s Birds:
🇺🇦 The enemy tried to eliminate “Zemlyak,” “Kirilovich,” “Klim,” “Hasan,” and “Achilles,” that is, all the commanders of the “Drone Line” units, — Commander of Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi.
— Vitalis Viva (@vitalisviva.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📝 “P.S. Pigdogs, we appreciate your attempt to stab us all at once yesterday. Smoke bambucello,” the commander sent a message to the Russians.
— Vitalis Viva (@vitalisviva.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
MiG-29 pilot “Denfix” from Ukraine’s Western Air Command on a mission hunting Russian drones and missiles in a modernized Soviet jet.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Sumy Oblast:
Three women were murdered and 19 wounded in the russian attack against a regular bus in the Sumy region today. It was full of villagers, 39 people.
russian human safaris tested in Kherson, are now scaled up significantly. russians are monsters. They won’t stop until they are forced to.
— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Russia struck a civilian bus in the Sumy region, killing three women aged 66, 74, and 78.
Just like that. A bus. No reason, no military justification. Pure terrorism.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Kharkiv:
Meet Kharkiv’s rescuers! For them, every day brings immense and grueling challenges. They dig through rubble, dodge russian drones and glide bombs. They risk their lives to save others.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Kyiv:
Jesus fucking christ explosions in Kyiv
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Russian occupied Crimea:
Exclusive footage, released after a delay by Exilenova for operational security, shows Ukrainian Defense Forces drones targeting a military facility in occupied Crimea. Russian air defense activity is also visible in the video.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Odesa:
Odesa now. People are relaxing and swimming in the sea, watching as Russian Shahed drones are intercepted in the sky and crash into the sea.
— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Russia launched drones at Odesa in the middle of the day on Sunday!
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Chasiv Yar:
There is only one country in the world that brought unimaginable horror and pain to the residents of Donetsk region — and it’s russia. #ChasivYar
Photo Libkos.— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast:
Ukrainian drones strike a Russian dugout near Malynivka, Zaporizhzhia region—filmed from the occupiers’ own viewpoint.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A Ukrainian FPV drone flew straight into the basement of a nine-story building where Russian troops were gathered. Reports say Ukrainian forces, backed by artillery and drones, retook positions near Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia region, without losses.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Volgograd Oblast, Russia:
First footage shows the aftermath of drone strikes on Zhutovo Station, Volgograd region, earlier today
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Reportedly, the video shows the aftermath of drone strikes on a railway station in Volgograd region
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Republic of Tatarstan, Russia:
Russia expanding Alabuga drone factory. Once completed, the site could host up to 40,000 workers signaling a major boost in UAV output.
Source: CNNThis just screams ‘peace’, doesn’t it?
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Leningrad Oblast, Russia:
A Ukrainian Liutyi (“Fury”) attack drone soars across Leningrad Oblast in fascist Russia on the morning of July 27. Because of the threat of drone attacks, St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport has been closed for takeoff and landing, with delays to more than 70 flights.
— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Stavropol, Russia:
Satellite images confirm three drone strikes on the Signal radio plant in Stavropol: two by AN-196 “Lyutyi” drones and a third by an unidentified model resembling an Iranian Shahed. The plant manufactures electronic warfare, radar, and navigation equipment for Russia’s military industry.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
That’s enough for tonight.
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This is Casper 👻, who today became our 350th patient treated by the Hachiko Vet Van 🚐! He’s recovering well with his family. Under difficult conditions, the team continues to treat dogs & cats on Ukraine’s front lines, all thanks to your donations. 🙏
— Nate Mook (@natemook.bsky.social) July 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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