On the night of July 27, the Russian troops attacked Kharkiv and its suburbs with drones. There were fires, and there was damage, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Russia attacked the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv with 10 drones.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone attacks, with five people dead in the strikes, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was optimistic about military progress.

Russia and Ukraine launched drone strikes against each other early on July 24, officials from both sides said, as fierce fighting continued to rage along the battlefield.