The Russian army gained less than 40 square km (15 square miles) in July, after 30 square km the previous month. The Russian advance stopped in April, and Ukraine even regained a small amount of territory in May. UPDATE 1549 GMT:Eight civilians were murdered and 66 injured by Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day. Russian killed, wounded, and captured have averaged around 34,000 personnel per month in 2026. In the Kharkiv region in northeast Ukraine, Russia destroyed a Nova Post terminal, killing an employee of a transport contractor.