Activist Sonam Wangchuk's indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar enters its 19th day amid protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. During the protest, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal meets Wangchuk and praises his stand for students. Kejriwal calls for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to step down and proposes that Sonam Wangchuk become India's next Education Minister. The protest also announces a 'Chalo Sansad' march on July 20, coinciding with the start of Parliament's Monsoon Session.

Russia launches a major overnight assault on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, firing 13 missiles and 151 drones, according to Ukrainian officials. Authorities report that at least two people are killed and six others are injured as explosions and fires erupt across multiple districts of the city. Ukraine says its air defence systems intercept or jam many of the incoming aerial threats, but falling debris damages residential buildings, warehouses, vehicles and critical infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says this is the sixth ballistic missile attack on Kyiv in July and urges allies to speed up deliveries of additional air defence systems and missile interceptors.