Russian Army Claims Control Over Verovka and Stenki

Russian Army Says It Captured Two More Settlements in Kharkiv, Donetsk

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of Verovka in the Kharkiv region and Stenki in the Donetsk region. Ukraine did not confirm the claim.

Scraper SystemJuly 31, 2026, 08:53 PM

Russian Army Says It Captured Two More Settlements in Kharkiv, Donetsk

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that two more settlements in Ukraine have been brought under the control of the Russian army. During the ministry’s weekly briefing, it was announced that Verovka in the Kharkiv region and Stenki in the Donetsk region had been captured.

The Russian Defense Ministry shared a detailed report on operations between July 25 and 31. According to the announcement, the Russian Armed Forces carried out one large-scale and 15 group strikes during the week using long-range precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The targets of the strikes included Ukraine’s military industrial facilities, logistics centers, fuel-energy and transport infrastructure, military airfields, arms and ammunition depots, and UAV production workshops. It was also stated that military cargo facilities and fuel depots in Ukraine’s sea ports were hit.

Claims Regarding Naval Vessels

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that 31 naval vessels used by the Ukrainian military were destroyed during the week. The vessels allegedly destroyed included 23 dry cargo ships, 4 bulk carriers, 2 tugboats, a pilot boat, and a landing craft.

Advances on Other Fronts

The ministry announced that various front groups had also taken control of new settlements. It was reported that the “North” group captured Novaya Sech, Mogritsa, and Malaya Slobodka in the Sumy region, as well as Yurchenkovo in the Kharkiv region; the “Center” group took Shevchenko, Torskoye, Krasny Kut, Svetloye, and Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk region; and the “East” group captured Kommunarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Air Defense Success and Total Loss Claims

It was recorded that Russian air defense systems shot down 69 guided aerial bombs, 7 US-made HIMARS rockets, 4 long-range Neptune missiles, and 5,103 drones during the week. The Black Sea Fleet was also said to have neutralized 3 unmanned surface vessels.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that since the start of the “special military operation,” a total of 673 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 193,518 UAVs, 669 air defense systems, 30,380 tanks and armored vehicles, 1,766 multiple launch rocket systems, 35,963 cannons and mortars, and 67,917 special military vehicles belonging to Ukraine have been destroyed.

Ukraine did not confirm the claim that the settlements of Verovka and Stenki came under Russian control.

Russian Army Says It Captured Two More Settlements in Kharkiv, Donetsk

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of Verovka in the Kharkiv region and Stenki in the Donetsk region. Ukraine did not confirm the claim.