乌克兰周六对俄罗斯西南部萨马拉地区的工业目标发动大规模攻击，使用国产火烈鸟导弹击中俄罗斯航天局下属的进度中心[1]。被打击的进度中心距离乌克兰边境约900公里[1]。此外，乌克兰还攻击了距前线约700公里的萨瓦斯莱卡空军基地[1]。乌克兰总统泽连斯基表示，"实现和平需要俄罗斯意识到具体代价——通过对特定设施的实际损毁"[1]。
这次大规模远程打击反映了乌克兰长程攻击能力的提升，7月的长程打击次数是1月的三倍[1]。俄罗斯国防部宣称击落了598架乌克兰无人机，覆盖19个俄罗斯地区及黑海、亚速海和克里米亚等地域[1]。乌克兰空军则声称俄罗斯发射了152架无人机，其中124架被击落[1]。
交互的空中打击造成人员伤亡。莫斯科地区沙图拉镇一名9岁儿童受伤[1]。乌克兰城镇马尔干尼茨的一栋公寓楼遭俄罗斯打击，导致一名三个月大的婴儿死亡和11人受伤[1]。
Ukraine launched a major assault on industrial infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Samara region on Saturday, striking facilities operated by the Russian space agency and a nearby military airbase [1]. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces deployed domestically produced Palyanitsa missiles against the Samara Progress Center, located approximately 900 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, while also targeting the Savasleyka air base roughly 700 kilometers from frontline positions [1]. Zelensky remarked that "peace is needed, and this must be evident in Russia — through concrete damage to specific facilities," underscoring Kyiv's strategy of striking deep into Russian territory [1].
The attack reflects a significant escalation in Ukraine's long-range offensive capabilities, with strikes conducted in July occurring at three times the frequency of those in January [1]. Russia claimed to have intercepted 598 Ukrainian drones across 19 regions plus the Black Sea, Azov Sea, and Crimea, while Ukraine's air force countered that Russia had launched 152 drones, of which 124 were shot down [1]. In response, Russian forces struck Ukrainian targets, resulting in casualties including a three-month-old infant killed in an apartment building attack in Marganets and a nine-year-old child wounded in the town of Shatura [1].