[BEE] KYIV — Casualties continue to mount in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, causing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to make the decision to call up 3,000 U.S. military reserve soldiers.
"I need all the forces I command at my disposal," Zelensky said when announcing the activation of American troops. "These young men and women have been well-trained to defend Ukraine, and now is the time to fulfill their purpose."
As reports of Russian military advancements continued to filter in from the front lines, Zelensky — the commander of all U.S. armed forces — determined his best option was to call in reinforcements. Pentagon officials were quick to comply. "We're here to follow orders from the top, and it doesn't get any higher-up than Mr. Zelensky," said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. "If President Biden takes orders from him, then we'll do whatever he says as well. The full might of the United States military is at his beck and call."
Though some pockets of opposition to the move were present within the U.S. Congress, the vast majority expressed full support. "It's our job to stand by our leaders in times of war," said Utah Senator Mitt Romney. "We'll provide whatever President Zelensky needs. I've already got an appointment to shine his shoes the next time he's here to speak to Congress."
At publishing time, Zelensky was reportedly preparing to scramble U.S. fighter jets to intercept incoming Russian air support while ordering all American missile launch sites to ready their nuclear payloads.
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But when Putin retaliates with some equally horrible weapon he'll be the bad guy.
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Russian Trolls will howl about UXO cluster bomblets killing baby ducks and small children. The Russians will respond with those 'ghastly icky UnGood' thermobaric rounds which will set the Ukrainian Trolls to full clamor ...and so it goes as predictable as sunrise.
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Jen Psaki said using cluster bombs is a war crime so Joe Biden is a war criminal.
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Bidet is only supplying cluster bombs. So, I guess that makes him only an accessory.
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Russia has been using cluster munitions for over a year. And Ukraine has had a small supply from Turkey. Seems like a non-issue to me. Bow up more Russians. Save us the cost of dismantling the things. What’s not to like?
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I don’t like it. I don’t like that the US has the weapons and I don’t agree to their being transferred for use somewhere else. I am a U.S. taxpayer. I served and know why these munitions are not to be used.
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[Korrespondent] 22:59 One of the most scandalous stories of the NATO summit held in Vilnius is the words of the British Minister of Defense regarding "support for Ukraine" and Zelensky's sharp reaction to them. The conflict, if it ever existed, seems to have been completely resolved. More details in the material More thanks .
22:15 Zaluzhny said in an interview with The Washington Post that only Ukraine will decide how to kill the enemy: "In order to save my people, why should I ask someone for permission what to do on enemy territory? For some reason, I have to think, that I can't do anything there. Why? Because Putin will use nuclear weapons? Children who die don't care... This is our problem, and it's up to us to decide how to kill this enemy. If our partners are afraid to use weapons, we will kill from his".
Also, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine promised to return the Crimea, even if the Western allies are against it: "As soon as I have the funds, I will do something. I don't care - no one will stop me."
20:57 The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue the counteroffensive in the south of Ukraine. Over the past week, only in the Melitopol direction, Ukrainian troops advanced another 1.7 km. And Western partners are already openly saying that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are close to "great success." More details in the material Progress of the counteroffensive .
20:18 Zelensky, in an evening video message, announced the preparation of new decisions of the National Security and Defense Council on sanctions, as well as the reform of military education: "All the experience of our soldiers, all the acquired competencies of Ukrainians and Ukrainian women in the war, our new defense experience common with partners - all this needs to be integrated in the renewed Ukrainian military education. It is clear that this branch at the state level deserves a significant update. And it is very important that those who are now practically defending our state and are already training the defenders and defenders of our state are involved in the discussion about such renewal."
The President also said that today he took part in a conversation in the United States - at a conference with the participation of the heads of the largest and most promising global companies, philanthropists: "Investments, jobs in Ukraine, support for our state and people ... Now the Ukrainians have revealed the huge potential of our country. All of it aimed at our defense. But when we end the war, the Ukrainian potential must be invested in Ukrainian development."
19:30 The command of the Russian military units in the occupied territory of Ukraine from the beginning of July began to force the mobilized to sign contracts with the RF Armed Forces. If they refuse, the commanders blackmail them and threaten to keep them on the front lines without rotation. And those who agree are promised a weekend for 1-2 days. Thus, the military leadership of the Russian Federation is trying to create positive statistics for the Kremlin on the rate of recruitment for contract military service, said Anna Malyar.
19:08 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Putin will personally come to the BRICS summit, but Peskov claims that the visit has not yet been agreed. In turn, South African Vice President Paul Mashatile said that Moscow was asked to send Lavrov to the summit instead of Putin, but the request was rejected. "We understand that we are bound by the Rome Statute, but we cannot invite someone and then you will arrest him. We would be happy if he did not come," Mashatile said.
18:22 The NATO communiqué on Ukraine's membership prospects contains extremely cautious language as key allies try to reduce risks, Kuleba said: "They absolutely agree that Ukraine will 'arrive at its destination' and be a member of NATO. But they have fear, that if you go too fast, you can get into an accident. And they want to avoid this, they want to get to this point safely. "
The head of the Foreign Ministry also rejected the suggestion that they want to leave Ukraine's membership in NATO as a subject of bargaining with Russia: "This version has the right to exist from the point of view of logic, but again: even what I heard from Biden - everyone heard, we just heard more in detail behind closed doors - and publicly, Biden made it clear that now no one should have any doubts that Ukraine will be a member of NATO. When the US president makes such a statement, it is obvious that he is making a certain political commitment."
17:39 Peskov said that "there were no statements from the Russian side regarding the extension of the grain deal."
17:17 The United States is buying decommissioned MIM-23 Hawk air defense systems sold to Taiwan to transfer them to Ukraine, China Times reports, citing sources. We are talking about Phase III MIM-23 Hawk, withdrawn from service in June.
16:35 Erdogan said that he and Putin "are of the same opinion" on the extension of the grain agreement. He stressed that he hopes for an extension of the agreement after July 17.
16:33 Denmark handed over to Ukraine six demining drones that can search for mines both on land and in water, Reznikov said.
16:14 Bulgaria will give Ukraine 100 Soviet-style infantry fighting vehicles from the arsenal of its police, reports Еuractiv. The country for the first time announced the transfer of heavy equipment to Ukraine. According to the publication, military aid to Ukraine was sent from Bulgaria earlier, but this was not advertised. In exchange for the sent equipment, Sofia expects to receive a more modern replacement from the United States.
16:11 The Russians have moved marine units to the occupied city of Oleshki, Kherson region, to hinder the advance of Ukrainian troops, the Ministry of Defense reported. Also, the enemy is trying to prevent the landing of Ukrainian troops on the left bank of the Dnieper.
15:52 The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that classes with units of territorial troops are being held near Osipovichi, mercenaries of PMC Wagner acted as instructors in a number of military disciplines.
15:47 According to Estonian intelligence chief Margo Grosberg, the actions of Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive and signs of complications for the Russian army may indicate that Ukraine can count on great success at the front in the near future.
15:40 The military administration of the Sumy region decided to strengthen security measures by organizing patrols. Patrolling will be carried out by the military personnel of the National Guard. Soon they will begin daily patrolling the streets of settlements and will carry out the protection of certain objects in cooperation with law enforcement agencies and other military formations of the region, the IVA said.
15:32 Ten countries have already joined the joint declaration on guarantees to Ukraine, agreed by the leaders of the G7: Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, Iceland, Belgium and Portugal, Yermak said.
14:44 Bulgaria has joined the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine within the framework of the project of the European Defense Agency, in which 24 EU member states and Norway are already participating, the country's government announced.
14:10 The Ukrainian "Mossad" already exists, Budanov said in an interview with Reuters: "If you are asking about the Mossad, which is known for eliminating the enemies of its state, then we have done it and will continue to do it."
13:42 The Ukrainian military in the Melitopol direction over the past week advanced 1.7 km to the south and southeast, said Nikolay Urshalovich, deputy director of the planning department for the use of the Main Directorate of the National Guard. He also noted that the National Guard is preparing a bridgehead for expanding the offensive in the Avdiivka direction.
13:31 Russia, as part of the rotation, withdrew almost all of its military personnel from Belarus, where they were training, said Andrei Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Service. At the same time, he did not rule out that the next units could soon be brought into the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Demchenko also noted that the State Border Guard Service has not yet observed an organized transfer of Russian mercenaries from private military companies to Belarus.
12:53 Ukraine returned the bodies of another 62 fallen defenders, the Ministry of Reintegration reported.
12:48 Zelensky announced that he had held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander. Among other things, the president noted an increase in the volume of repairs and domestic production of weapons, "including a good result on UAVs." In addition to the situation at the front, the participants discussed the protection of nuclear power plants and the northern border. According to Zelensky, "taking into account the intelligence data and the measures taken, there is no threat of an invasion from Belarus."
11:59 Rada changed the dates of public holidays in Ukraine: December 25 - Christmas (instead of January 7); July 15 - Day of Ukrainian Statehood (instead of July 28); October 1 - Day of Defenders and Defenders of Ukraine (instead of October 14).
11:56 The Russian Orthodox Church may be preparing a new transfer of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Russia to Hungary, said Andrei Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to him, this information is being checked, there is no list of names of prisoners for transfer yet. Budapest is looking for Ukrainians of Hungarian origin among the prisoners of war in Russia and in the occupied territories.
Yusov also noted that there is still no connection with some of the Ukrainian servicemen transferred to Hungary. And five of the military men who were returned spoke about pressure from the Russian special services.
11:41 In Berdyansk, at least two places are known where Russians are holding prisoners, said the head of the city military administration, Viktoria Galitsina: "As far as we know, the Russians use colony 77 for this, and also keep them in cells near the Berdyansk police department. This is from such as we know." According to her, the occupiers "put local residents in the basement" for their pro-Ukrainian position in social networks, they carry out "preventive work" with them.
11:35 Ukrainian intelligence has sources in Putin's entourage, Budanov told Reuters: "We have our own sources. In the nearest offices, so to speak. Therefore, we usually know what is happening." Budanov also said that Ukraine drew conclusions after 2014: "Then we completely lost the information war. And we started this war in a completely different way. And now the Russians are losing the information battle."
11:04 The Russian emergency services said that the drone fell in Kurchatov, a few kilometers from the Kursk nuclear power plant, and a residential building was damaged.
10:47 Kuleba said that he was generally satisfied with the results of the NATO summit in Vilnius and now the invitation for Ukraine is "closer than it seems." The Minister noted that the Ukrainian delegation managed to overcome the psychological barrier at the summit and now it is clear that our country is really seen as a member of the Alliance.
10:32 Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces destroyed three Russian DRGs at the mouth of the Dnieper, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces Natalya Gumenyuk said: "They try to maneuver there from time to time, collecting information about the movement of the Defense Forces, trying to rotate their personnel. And over the past day "we found three such groups on three boats. Everything was effectively destroyed: 11 occupiers and three boats."
10:13 Biden authorized the Pentagon to send about 3,000 military personnel from the reserve to Europe against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine, CNN reports. There are now more than 100,000 U.S. military personnel in Europe, a number that has increased since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Under the new order, the reservists will participate in Operation Atlantic Resolve, a rotational deployment that bolsters NATO's eastern flank. It is expected that the dispatch of reservists will take about six months. The additional troops are likely to work in the logistics and supply or medical fields.
09:36 The Russians use the deteriorating weather conditions for air attacks on the territory of Ukraine, Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat said. He clarified that the dark time of the day, as well as cloudiness, make it difficult for mobile fire teams to work. Also, the weather affects any objects in the sky, the operation of manned aircraft, etc.
At the same time, Ignat added that the weather does not greatly affect cruise missiles and shaheeds, because they fly along a given route: “Perhaps, if there is a strong side wind, freezing with temperature changes, this can affect the shaheeds, which are launched through the Sea of Azov ... Now, as we see, the enemy uses them even in such weather, when there is both cloudiness and showers.
09:01 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Pervomaisky), four more were injured. In the Kherson region, one person died, another was injured. In the Zaporozhye region, one person died and four were injured, according to the IVA.
08:49 Ukrainian troops continue their offensive north and south of Bakhmut, in the direction of Belaya Gora - Andreevka, they were successful, they are gaining a foothold on the achieved lines, Andriy Kovalev, the speaker of the General Staff, said. Also, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the advance of the Russians in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions.
08:42 The House of Representatives rejected several amendments to the US defense budget for 2024, which were dangerous for Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova said.
08:36 Governor of the Voronezh region Alexander Gusev said that three drones were shot down by air defense a few kilometers from Voronezh, there were no casualties or damage. Kursk Governor Roman Starovoit reported a drone crash at night in Kurchatov, no one was injured, "critical facilities were not damaged."
08:27 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 14:
personnel - about 236,590 (+550) people liquidated,
tanks - 4097 (+5),
armored combat vehicles - 8008 (+9),
artillery systems - 4449 (+24),
MLRS - 680 (+2),
air defense systems - 423 (+2),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 310 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 3783 (+31),
cruise missiles - 1273 (+2),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 7019 (+24),
special equipment - 662 (+10).
08:15 At night, air defense forces destroyed 16 out of 17 attack drones, the Air Force command reported. Russia attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 strike drones from the southeast direction (Primorsko-Akhtarsk). Also at night, one reconnaissance UAV was shot down, another six drones of the operational-tactical level were hit by air defense over the past day.
07:58 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, there are heavy battles. During the day, there were about 30 clashes, the General Staff said in the morning report .
07:41 At night, the Dnipropetrovsk region was attacked by enemy drones, air defense forces shot down six attack drones, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak. In Krivoy Rog, a UAV hit a utility company - one administrative building was destroyed on its territory, three more were damaged, and special equipment was also damaged. A transport company and two two-story residential buildings were damaged, one person was injured.
01:03 Putin said that PMC Wagner "does not exist, since there is no law on private military organizations in Russia." At the same time, he added that the status of private military companies in Russia is "difficult", it should be discussed in the government and the State Duma.
00:49 The European Investment Bank and the EU member states have created a new Ukraine Trust Fund with a capital of 400 million euros, the money from which will be used to restore Ukraine. Of the 27 EU countries, 16 have agreed to contribute to this fund. The largest contributions were made by France and Italy: they allocate 100 million euros each, which will be used to repair the infrastructure of Ukraine, provide financing to small and medium-sized enterprises or utilities.
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[RIA] If the organizers of the NATO get-together in Vilnius set themselves the task of achieving "historic" results, then they succeeded: the current summit of the North Atlantic Alliance set records for the skyrocketing level of hypocrisy, schizophrenia and absurdity.
Long before the summit, an unprecedented information campaign began to announce "fateful decisions" that should "radically change", "break", "ensure" - and all that sort of thing. Smiling mysteriously and waving his hands over a magician's hat, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg promised at press conferences leading up to the summit that Ukraine would be given a "strong signal" about membership in the bloc. Inspired by the kicks, the ukrovoiska with tenfold strength rushed to kill themselves against the orders of the Russian troops, diligently fertilizing the fields of Zaporozhye with thousands of bodies a day, demonstrating true NATO training and character.
And the historic day has come. A bewitched Ukrainian-Western audience is glued to the screens, waiting for a great miracle: the transformation of the once-promised EU lace panties into NATO armored panties.
To the sounds of trumpets, the President of Lithuania personally raised the yellow-blaky flag of Independence Square on a circus pole, giving a strong signal into space. In a single, monolithic formation, the heads of the NATO countries embarked on a fateful meeting. Flashes snapped, drum rolls were heard, nervous ladies from the NATO secretariat began to faint...
And then there was a loud bang.
The NATO Secretary General went up to the microphone and read from a piece of paper that the alliance had already taken "three steps towards Ukraine." First, it was decided not to require Ukraine to implement an "action plan" for membership in NATO. Secondly, a multi-year program of military assistance to Ukraine has been approved. Thirdly, the creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council was approved, in which "Ukraine and the NATO countries will be equal partners."
And when bewildered questions began to be heard from the audience about the specific terms and conditions for Ukraine's entry into NATO, Mr. Stoltenberg grinned paternally and said: "I told you: we can invite Ukraine to join the alliance when the allies agree and the conditions are met." Here's how right away, right there and then.
Honestly.
Further, the audience was told that there would be no kin, Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever, and many thanks to everyone.
Of course, the under-president of the under-country Zelensky was furious. First, everything was decided in advance and behind his back. Secondly, in vain, perhaps, did the VEU troops burn so colorfully, advertising advanced Western technology for free on the eve of the summit? He was also promised that Ukraine would be guaranteed and automatically become a member of NATO immediately after the end of the war.
Or at least she will be handed an official invitation to the alliance on a silver platter. The mini-dictator was so furious that he even dared to tweet his "fi": "Unprecedented and absurd - when (in the decision of the NATO summit) there is no time frame for either the invitation (!), nor for the membership of Ukraine; and when instead it is added some strange wording about "conditions" even for inviting Ukraine."
Next to him, Foreign Minister Kuleba began to bounce to the beat: “The decision frankly upset us. <…> We are categorically not satisfied with this approach. <…> That is, when the conditions are met? What are the conditions? Who should formulate them? What are they ?"
Then, when there was no one around, Zelensky was explained that he should be grateful to the grave for everything in general, but for now, you need to carefully read the piece of paper, where it is written in clear NATO language what needs to be done, namely: "The Allies will continue to support and analyze Ukraine's progress in the area of interoperability, as well as the necessary additional democratic and security reforms." In the meantime, go fight to the last Ukrainian or to victory, otherwise we will put virtual Zaluzhny or Budanov in your place.
The beaming President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen tried to console Zelensky and secretly said that if it doesn’t work out with NATO, then with the EU it will definitely work out: “The speed with which Ukraine is striving for EU membership <...> is wonderful, impressive. It's an achievement-based process and we're seeing the enthusiasm and intensity with which Ukraine is pursuing reforms and rapidly moving towards EU membership. I firmly believe that if they continue like this, they will soon succeed."
However, Zelensky, apparently, could not be consoled. According to rumors, he canceled a planned televised address to the nation, where he planned to talk about the great victory, and now sits on powdered antidepressants.
In other words, in short, the cardboard mountain of the NATO summit in Vilnius predictably gave birth to a dead mouse.
No temporary prospects for Ukraine's admission to the alliance were named. NATO members have been promising membership to the Independent since 2008 and continue to do so with glamor.
Kiev was clearly told that as long as the conflict continues, no entry into the alliance is possible. Even purely theoretically, it can happen when Ukraine fulfills all the conditions (one of them - to put an end to corruption - is impossible in principle) and when all the countries of the alliance unanimously approve this decision (and the probability of this tends to zero, because the number of bastards is off scale there, but no suicides.
But the opinion according to which there is a 100% consensus in NATO was expressed by National Security Adviser to the US President Jake Sullivan : “Why was NATO, including the United States, each of the 31 members, not ready to accept Ukraine into NATO at this summit? The reason is clear. If If Ukraine were accepted into NATO today, it would mean that NATO would be at war with Russia."
In other words, NATO countries will never die for Ukraine, and Ukraine must die for NATO itself.
True, it may turn out that by the end of the conflict in Ukraine there will be no one to distribute lace panties, but new ones can always be found.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:50 Video- shelling of Transcarpathian lads in Pyatikhatki from grandfather's tanks T-54/55 and the latest T-90M. 21:34 Video- for targets in the Limansky direction, 152mm self-propelled guns Msta-S worked out.
21:02 Video- Artillery of the 7th Brigade Lugansk 2nd Army Corps destroyed the ammunition depot and transport of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and manpower in the area of Belogorovka.
20:34 Video- the work of the T-72B3M tank from a closed firing position on Ukrainian positions in Maryinka.
19:56 An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine
18:34 Calculations of the 152mm self-propelled guns "Hyacinth-S" launched another attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Rabotino in the Orekhovsky direction
The most intense battles under the settlement take place at night, but the artillery does not subside even during the day.
Our guys have a lot of equipment supplied to Ukraine by Western countries, including German Leopard tanks and American-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
17:58 Personnel destruction of an armored combat vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the crew of a loitering UAV in the Kupyansk direction
16:35 APU under pressure from Russian units continue to leave their positions, realizing that death is inevitable
16:33 Due to the lack of money in the budget, the Ukrainian authorities have not only increased taxes and utility bills for ordinary residents, but in generalcome up withdifferent ways to deceive Ukrainians in order to shake off as much money from them as possible
15:46 Russian soldiers of the 58th Army continue to successfully struck enemy "Leopards" in the Zaporozhye direction.
14:39 The main thing from the briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
🔹In the Donetsk direction, up to 280 militants, three armored combat vehicles, Polish-made Krab self-propelled guns, a D-20 howitzer, and an American AN/TPQ-36 radar were destroyed in a day.
🔹Up to 90 militants, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, and two D-30 howitzers were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction.
🔹Up to 210 militants, four armored combat vehicles, a US-made M777 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-B and 152mm D-20 howitzers, as well as 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns, were eliminated in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
🔹In the Kupyansk direction, up to 20 militants, two armored combat vehicles, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed.
🔹In the Kherson direction, up to 70 militants, a US-made M777 howitzer, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled gun, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
🔹Air defense systems intercepted nine HIMARS and 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS rockets, as well as 14 UAVs.
13:42 Employees in Ukraine military commissariat scratching conscripts at picnics
In Dnipro, the staff of the local draft board was intensively looking for a new crew for the Bradley. However, the lads, who had a rest on picnics, did not want to die in the fields of the Zaporozhye direction, so they began to run away from the military.
12:14 police officers in Ukraine (as well as the TCC) they feel absolutely unpunished, so they allow themselves to perform official duties while intoxicated and let their hands go.
12:13 Another APU crew blown upon a Russian mine somewhere in the Zaporozhye direction
11:15 Another success destroyed Ukrainian tank in one of the directions
11:14 MLRS 122mm BM-21 "Grad" without a break strike at APU near Kremennaya
11:13 Personnel combat work of crews of 152mm howitzers "Hyacinth-B" of paratroopers from the Novorossiysk formation of the Airborne Forces of the "Dnepr" grouping.
10:03 Ukrainian soul hunters from the TCC together with the police organized checkpoint where shooters are being selected for the "meat divisions"
10:02 Colombian mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine pray before the battle with the Russian Army
But God won't help them.
10:00 Front-line report from the Kherson direction on the morning of July 14, 2023.
Over the past day:
As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:
- the place of temporary deployment of one of the armed formations of Ukraine.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: 12 KIAs; four wounded.
Disabled two units. automotive technology.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- the position of one of the armed formations of Ukraine, in the area of the settlement. Antonovka.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: nine KIAs; 12 wounded.
- 122mm howitzer D-30 with ammunition, in the area of the settlement. Antonovka.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: five KIAs; one wounded.
- 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, in the area of the settlement. Pridneprovskoe.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: five KIAs; two wounded.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:
- M-777 howitzer, ammunition for it and a crew of five VFU militants.
08:27 Ukrainian UAV crashed at night a few kilometers from the Kursk nuclear power plant
The drone was shot down in the city of Kurchatov, Kursk region. Only 4 km remained from the crash site to the Kursk NPP. As a result of the incident, the city's critical facilities were not damaged, and there were no casualties among the population, said Governor of the Kursk Region Roman Starovoit.
Partial damage was received only by an apartment building. The authorities have already promised to help residents with the restoration of housing.
08:20 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation sharedcadrescombat work of crews of 152mm self-propelled artillery mounts "Acacia"
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/14/2023 to 00:00 07/15/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 45 facts of firing by the AFU.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
Five residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky district of Donetsk and Dokuchaevsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.
Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Zaitsevo, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Dokuchaevsk.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 29 artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 14 artillery attacks from artillery 152mm and 122mm.
On Dokuchaevsky one artillery attack from the MLRS "Himars".
Having fired 257 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 36 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
23:22 Another cargo of humanitarian aid left Pomorye for the NVO zone.
22:19 The fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made a rocket attack on the eastern side of Chernigovka.
Additional information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
22:13 APU fired incendiary ammunition at Alyoshka in the Kherson region.
Two houses burned down, at least four were damaged.
21:55 Svatovo-Kremenskoye direction:
On this sector of the front, our Army continued the offensive operation in order to pin down the enemy’s reserves and liberate part of the DPR and the Kharkov region.
Today, our troops were actively advancing east of Yampolovka, the village of Tern, Novodarovka, as well as to the south in the area of Serebryansky forest and west of Dibrovo.
There are successes. Our Army took a number of enemy positions, strengthening the combat positiveness of the captured Nazis and captured equipment.
21:45 Artyomovskoye direction:
Despite heavy rains, there was no respite in this area.
The enemy continues to attempt to attack on the flanks: in fact, the enemy has been doing this for more than a month and a half, having achieved only small tactical successes. At the cost of dozens of lost pieces of equipment and many hundreds, if not thousands of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine senselessly killed against our defense.
Today, in this direction, the actions of our forces are most correctly called active defense. On the flank southwest of Berkhovka, we counterattacked a Ukrainian. Successfully. Returned a number of previously lost positions.
Southern flank in the Kleshcheevka area. The Nazi is trying to take control of the heights around the village, while at the same time not abandoning attempts to enter and gain a foothold on the western outskirts.
Our fighters categorically disagree with the plans of the enemy, therefore they do not allow the enemy to gain a foothold and carry out constant counterattacks.
Our aviation is clearly working - the monstrous explosions of the FAB-500 have become a familiar accompaniment for the advancing enemy columns.
20:34 Captured serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: “We send for the slaughter"
The next soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered to the Russian servicemen. They tell how they were taken away on mobilization right from home and sent to the front line. Few weapons were given. “There was an old machine gun, 82, I had four horns of cartridges, they gave me one grenade,” the prisoner specified.
They also had a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, which was constantly breaking down.
When servicemen of the RF Armed Forces appeared, their detachment did not even resist - the fighters immediately laid down their arms and raised their hands.
The prisoners urge their colleagues not to go to the front and avoid mobilization by any means.
20:04 Crest right now trying to land troops in the area of the Antonovsky Bridge. Our Artillery successfully destroys enemy boats.
19:32 Tank battle near Kleshcheevka: Russian army passed in counterattack:
A fierce battle is going on between the western outskirts of the village and forest plantations, from where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing.
Ours and the enemy use tanks, light armored vehicles and artillery.
The approaching reserves of the Russian army are moving to counterattacks.
“In the area of the Kleshcheevsky fortified area, fierce battles also do not stop. Here, the Russian army also regularly counterattacks and commits reserves to battle. Periodically, the battles are shifted to the outskirts of Kleshcheevka," the enemy military analysts report.
The enemy continues to attack the Kurdyumovka village and the Ozaryanovka village, artillery is working intensively.
18:45 Video- a serviceman with the call sign "Caliber" told how the attack aircraft hold the defense in the Orekhovskoye direction:
“The enemy threw all his forces into the offensive. Ours repulsed all these attacks and crushed the enemy in their positions, ”said Kalibr.
Artillerymen of the Southern Military District are destroying the M2 Bradley BMP, which are disembarking the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while attack aircraft are destroying infantry in the forest belt.
“They don’t particularly want to come to us, they are afraid,” the serviceman notes.
18:20 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" group:
The reconnaissance unit of the special forces unit of the Southern Group of Forces uncovered an attempt to advance an enemy group from the 711th Assault Company of the Border Detachment of Ukraine in the direction of Kleshcheevka. A fight ensued.
Artillery fire from the formations of the third army corps of the Southern Military District thwarted an attempt to break through by Ukrainian attack aircraft, Russian special forces captured two prisoners, and most of the attackers were destroyed.
The crew of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system inflicted a defeat on the accumulations of manpower of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Kurdyumovka.
During the counter-battery fight, the artillery of the group of troops destroyed two 152mm D-20 howitzers and a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun in the areas of the settlements of Seversk and Aleksandrovsk. The gunners also hit two enemy pickup trucks in Ivano-Daryevka and Ivanovsky.
17:30 Zaporozhye direction at 17:10
An enemy tank drove out to the positions, received a kamikaze from a drone, smoked and rolled back.
On the n.p. Rabotino is a special silence, the enemy moves in 1-2 vehicles with personnel, artillery is working on them.
Mercenaries increasingly began to move on the M113 without APU. Aerial reconnaissance forces noticed single moving groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (3-5 people) who were left after the shelling, hiding in the landings, they are not planning to evacuate them.
On the n.p. An enemy group (eight people) approached Pyatikhatki, and was destroyed by ATGM operators.
17:00 Video– Calculations of 152mm self-propelled guns "Hyacinth-S" thwarted another attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Rabotino in the Orekhovsky direction
The most intense battles under the settlement take place at night, but the artillery does not subside even during the day.
Our guys have a lot of equipment supplied to Ukraine by Western countries, including German Leopard tanks and American-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
16:30 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the "Center" group:
In the Krasnolimansky direction, a unit of the 63rd mechanized brigade of Ukrainian troops, with the support of equipment, also attempted to attack the positions of Russian troops. As a result of fire damage, an infantry fighting vehicle and two pickup vehicles of the enemy were destroyed. The enemy suffered significant losses in manpower.
The crews of the Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems inflicted fire damage on five targets, two of which were strongholds of the nationalists.
In the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Novoegorovka and Serebryanskoye Lesnichestvo, the aircraft of the Center group carried out strikes on two points of temporary deployment, an ammunition depot and a concentration of militants. Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle and a kamikaze drone
16:02Video- The Russian “Solntsepyok” of the 35th Army of the “V” group worked on the APU defensive midfielders in the forest belt. Zaporozhye.
15:25 Video- Footage from the liberated Artemovsk.
14:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 14, 2023)
During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine made unsuccessful attempts to attack in the Donetsk and Krasno-Liman directions.
- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of the coordinated actions of the units of the "Southern" group of forces, sixteen enemy attacks were successfully repelled per day in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Zaitsevo, Vesele, Krasnogorovka, Severnoye, Maryinka and west of Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated. In addition, two ammunition depots of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Paraskoviyivka and Razliv in the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the hostilities, the enemy lost up to 280 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, and a US-made counterbattery radar AN/TPQ-36.
- In the Krasnolimansky direction, the professional actions of units of the "Center" group of troops, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems successfully repelled three enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic during the day.
Also, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova and Karmazinovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement of Kuzmino, Lugansk People's Republic, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped. During the day, up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, three cars, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Priyutnoye, Pyatikhatki, Zaporozhye region, Urozhaynoye and Rivnepol of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In the areas of the settlements of Pyatikhatki and Dorozhnyanka of the Zaporozhye region, the activities of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped. In addition, six ammunition depots of the 23rd, 33rd Mechanized, 128th Mountain Assault Brigades, as well as the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka, Malokaterinovka and Uspenovka in the Zaporozhye region.
Enemy losses in these areas amounted to up to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, the US-made M777 artillery system, two howitzers: 152mm Msta-B and 152mm D-20, as well as the 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount .
- In the Kupyansk direction, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire from the "Western" group of forces hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Tabaevka, Timkovka, Novomlynsk, Olshana, Berestovoye, Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka, Luhansk People's Republic.
Up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, five vehicles, an M777 artillery system made in the United States, a 152mm Akatsia self-propelled artillery mount, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed during the day.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated 89 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 112 districts.
A fuel depot for military equipment of the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of the Uspenovka settlement in the Zaporozhye region.
Also, in the areas of the settlements of Predtechino, Aleksandro-Shultino of the Donetsk People's Republic and the city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, three command posts of the 22nd, 28th and 65th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit.
- Air defense systems intercepted nine rockets of the HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems per day. In addition, fourteen Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Tokarevka in the Kharkiv region, Volodino in the Donetsk People's Republic, Lyubimovka, Semenovka in the Zaporozhye region, and Dmitrovka in the Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 455 aircraft, 242 helicopters, 5,009 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,700 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,138 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,453 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 11,664 units of special military vehicles.
14:00 Video– more than 20 servicemen of the assault detachment of the Central Military District were awarded state awards in the zone of the Northern Military District
The medals "For Courage", "For Combat Distinction" and "Participant of a Special Military Operation" were awarded by representatives of the command of the Central Military District in the Krasnolimansky direction.
13:30 Vremievsky ledge.
The Nazi went on a large scale offensivein the Harvest area. Before these, the enemy carried out massive artillery preparation.
Now there's a big fight going on
13:15 Ukrainian formations fired upon the village of Belaya Berezka in the Bryansk region.
According to Mash, citing local residents, there were at least seven arrivals, three houses caught fire, one received severe damage as a result of a direct hit.
12:46 Video- statement by the officer of the press center of the group "West":
During the hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the crews of Ka-52 and Mi-28 attack helicopters of the Zapad group of forces delivered ten strikes at temporary deployment points, accumulation of manpower, weapons and military equipment from the 14 Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103 Separate Territorial Defense Brigade .
In the defense zone of the 1st Tank Army, when repulsing an enemy attack with fire from T-72B3 tanks from closed firing positions, 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery mounts and 122mm D-30 howitzers, two tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed to a platoon of manpower.
The enemy retreated to the starting line.
In the defense zone of the 6th Combined Arms Army, the artillery of the group thwarted an attempt to rotate units of the 20th Separate Rifle Battalion at the forefront in the area of the Molchanovo railway station.
In addition, the air defense group in the area of the settlement of Tavolzhanka, the calculation of the Tor-M2U air defense system, destroyed the Leleka-100 reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle.
12:26 Video– AFU changed tactics after the failure of the counteroffensive, attack aircraft "Caliber"
Bearing colossal losses, the enemy changed tactics.
“Now they attack mostly at night. Three at night, four in the morning. When they get closer to us, they land on the Bradley, they work in groups. Ten people are brought in and taken away. We meet them and beat off their attacks in the wooded areas," Kalibr said.
11:55 Alexander Khodakovsky - commander of the Vostok battalion, deputy head of the National Guard of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR):
After massive artillery preparation, the enemy went on a breakthrough in the direction of the settlement Harvest to the right of Velikaya Novoselovka. At the moment, he is suffering tangible losses, but he does not stop trying to break through our defenses. Harvest is not the first time attacked: apparently, after unsuccessful attempts to capture Novodonetsk, the enemy determined for himself this direction as the most optimal vector of advance.
11:28 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group:
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the group of forces "Vostok" with the support of artillery suppressed the activities of the reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Novodonetsky. The group has been liquidated.
The motorized rifle units of the group thwarted an attempt by the enemy to reconnoiter in combat in the Ravnopol region. The surviving nationalists retreated.
A group of militants in pickup trucks was also destroyed in the area east of the Oktyabr State Farm. Artillery fire thwarted an attempt to rotate units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Makarovka area. The militants who arrived for the rotation were destroyed.
In addition, AA helicopters destroyed armored combat vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine preparing to attack in the direction of Makarovka.
During the counterbattery fight, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were destroyed in the areas of Zeleny Pole and Vremovka.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, during the systematic fire impact and repulse of enemy attacks, a tank, armored combat vehicles, pickup trucks with nationalists and enemy infantry groups were destroyed in the areas of Rabotino, Pyatikhatki and north of Zherebyanka.
During the counter-battery fight, three howitzers were destroyed in Orekhovo, Stepnogorsk and Temirovka.
The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.
The platoon commander of the motorized rifle brigade of the group, junior lieutenant Etigel Balzhanov, supervised the combat work of the entrusted personnel during the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian troops in one of the sectors of the South Donetsk direction.
During the next counterattack of the superior forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Urozhaynoye, the platoon under the command of Junior Lieutenant Balzhanov completed the combat mission of preventing the enemy from advancing to the defensive positions of our troops and destroying his manpower and equipment by fire.
During the battle, motorized riflemen managed to disable several armored combat vehicles and destroy several dozen Ukrainian militants with fire from standard weapons. The surviving nationalists retreated. The enemy attack was thwarted.
10:45 Chronicle special military operation: the events of July 13, 2023.
- On the Svatovsky sector of the front, Russian troops continue the assault on Novoselovsky.
After taking control of the forest plantations to the south, the forward detachments entered the territory of the village and are fighting in residential areas.
- Under Klescheevka, Russian units continue to expand the zone of control in the direction of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal.
All attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack did not lead to anything, the situation in the area is completely controlled.
– Intense fighting is taking place on the flanks of the Avdeevsky fortified area.
Ukrainian formations, in an attempt to seize the initiative, carried out several unsuccessful counterattacks on Krasnohorivka and Vodiane.
- To the south-east of Maryinka, Russian troops failed to continue offensive operations.
Under the onslaught of the enemy, the previously occupied important fortified area on the heights near the former fur farm was abandoned.
- At the Vremievsky section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they tried to break through the defense of the Russian troops near Priyutnoye and Staromayorsky.
Numerous attacks by small enemy infantry groups were successfully repulsed.
- In turn, the Russian units launched a counteroffensive on the Gulyai-Polye sector of the front.
The unexpected attack brought success and made it possible to occupy the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in forest plantations north of Marfopol.
- The situation in the Kherson direction remains quite tense, the enemy continues to hold a bridgehead near the Antonovsky bridge.
According to intelligence data, a large-scale operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to seize the islands in the Dnieper Delta is expected in the coming days.
10:24 Video- The anti-aircraft gunner with the call sign "Pierrot" told us how difficult it is to shoot down enemy drones, and how our units hunt enemy "birds". The fighters admit: in the NWO zone there are so many of them flying overhead that even on vacation in civilian life, out of habit, you follow the sky.
10:12 Hit on warehouse AFU in Malokaterinovka
Yesterday, Russian troops attacked several objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region. One of the hits fell on the warehouse, and the Ukrainian authorities immediately accused the Russian Federation of “destroying civilian infrastructure.”
However, our GEOINT team was able to determine the location of the hangar, which became the target of the Russian army. The object was located in the village of Malokaterinovka south of Zaporozhye.
Coordinates: 47.66515185899102, 35.26306191369638
There is one BUT in the thesis of the Ukrainian leadership about a strike on civilians: the Armed Forces of Ukraine forcibly evacuated the population of nearby villages, including Balabino, Kushugum, Primorskoe, a few weeks ago before the settlement of forces 117 and 118 Separate Mechanized Brigades 10 Army Corps.
In these settlements in the second line are the main units of the 10th Army Corps, and a little further south in Stepnogorsk, a forward command post was equipped.
What was in the warehouses is not known for certain, but the covered spacious premises are usually used to store weapons and military equipment. Judging by the black thick smoke, which is visible in the photo, the hit was right on target.
09:49 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Aleshki fired 11 rounds;
-- Eight rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka;
-- 12 rounds were fired at the village of Solontsy;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery six rounds.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Nova Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Proletarian, n.p. Peschanovka, firing a total of 35 rounds from cannon artillery
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
08:41 The Kiev regime continues the terror of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services
Yesterday, the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 37 rounds from cannon artillery at the settlements: Alyoshki, Korsunki, Solontsy, Kazachi Lagery.
The artillery attack did not stop at night - the Ukronazis fired 35 rounds from cannon artillery at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Proletarka and Pechanovka.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Kirill Averyanov
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Commentary by Russian military journalist Andrey Chervonets
Comment: It looks like a case of spycraft, not a war crime.
South-east of Vuhledar, a group of Ukrainian military wanted to occupy a forest plantation in the "gray zone". A small group worked, which was delivered by a Cossack car. After disembarking, they disappeared in the landing, but did not go far and it was clear that one person was looking out.
While our military was pointing mortars at them, they saw a car in the gray zone. At the same time, the road along this forest plantation is marked on Russian maps as the only one not mined.
Ukrovermacht saboteurs opened fire on a random car with civilians. They fired at the car point-blank and tried to hide the bodies. They also wanted to drive the car there, but Russian artillery began to hit them, forcing them to retreat.
What was the need to kill people? Generally without distinction. Animal. Of course, this is not the first such crime of the Pig Reichs, not the tenth, and certainly not even the hundredth. But for the first time such a crime has been recorded in such detail and undeniably.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] A photo of Prigozhin appeared in some field camp. Made July 12th. The choice is actually not great - either the field camp of PMC "Wagner" on the territory of the LPR (where the transfer of heavy equipment and weapons of the RF Armed Forces took place), or new camps that were urgently erected on the territory of Belarus through the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.
Belarusian sources today confirmed the start of the transfer of Wagner PMC to Belarus. The transfer is proceeding without heavy weapons - all of them returned to the Ministry of Defense, which even before the North Military District supplied weapons and ammunition to Wagner PMC.
The future role of Prigozhin in the current realities is rather vague. On the one hand, the criminal case against him was closed and he retained some positions in the country. On the other hand, nobody forgot anything. The fact of the rebellion will remain in history. Putin in an interview yesterday clearly shared this moment - heroism at the front is one thing, but the June 24 rebellion is quite another. Prigozhin has stated Wager will be ready for combat operations by August 5th.
Peskov today supplemented Putin's yesterday's interview, saying that PMC Wagner currently has no legal status, and the Kremlin does not consider it appropriate to publish additional information about Putin's meeting with the leaders of PMC Wagner.
The issue of the future of PMC "Wagner" in the legal sense, will be considered as part of the overall process of considering the legal status of PMCs in Russia. So, it is very likely that in the autumn the State Duma will begin discussing some law on the legal status of PMCs, which now either exist in the gray zone of the legal field, or mimic private security companies. Now conflicting signals are coming from the Duma - some deputies say that the law is not needed, others say the opposite. what is needed. The Kremlin has yet to give a definite answer.
It will be interesting to see how the position of various departments on the law on PMCs has changed in the light of the attempted military mutiny on June 24th.
Previously, the Russian Foreign Ministry supported the adoption of a law on the status of PMCs, while the FSB and the RF Ministry of Defense were against the adoption of such a law. Since then, the situation has worsened as the number of PMCs in Russia has increased. The authorities recognize the existence of this conflict, but so far they are in no hurry to reveal the cards on the issue of its elimination in one way or another. So we just wait and there it will already be clear whether Wagner will repeat the fate of Blackwater.
From my personal point of view, if PMCs exist in our country one way or another and most likely will continue to exist, then it is better for them to exist within the legal field with prescribed rights and obligations than outside the legal field, when formally non-existent structures, exist for themselves and are provided by the state for huge sums (as everyone could see, if we take the amount of state subsidies for Wagner, it is quite clear that without these funds PMC Wagner in its strongest form 2022-2023 could not exist as a private company - it simply would not have had so much money for this).
The absence of a law, while maintaining the practice of using PMCs, will simply lead to the fact that they will continue to operate in a gray legal zone, where the state, taking into account the experience of June 24, will strengthen actual control over their activities.
Text by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
Expert of the Center for Military-Political Journalism, author of the Telegram channel @boris_rozhin Boris Rozhin, especially for RT
[ColonelCassad] Forty days of the enemy’s offensive in the Zaporozhye direction, allows us to conclude that the initial plans for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of NATO have failed in all directions of the main strikes.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine got bogged down in the area of Pyatikhatki and Rabotin, and in the area of the Vremevsky ledge, the enemy got stuck in the area of Priyutnoye, Makarovka, Urozhaynoye and Novodonetsky.
At the same time, most of these settlements, according to leaked operational documents of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were supposed to be captured on the third - fifth day of the offensive and further develop attacks on Vasilyevka, Tokmak, Pologa, Volnovakha in order to achieve strategic goals related to access to Melitopol and breakthroughs to Berdyansk and Mariupol to cut the land corridor along the coast of the Sea of Azov.
It was under such plans that the Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred huge volumes of weapons during the winter and spring of 2023: tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, MRAPs, self-propelled guns, towed artillery, aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, engineering equipment. For this, for several months in Ukraine and in the West, strategic reserve brigades were trained, which were supposed to break through the Russian front and turn the tide of hostilities in favor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
But the reality turned out to be different. The heroic and stubborn resistance of the Russian troops, coupled with competent work on the engineering preparation of defensive positions, thwarted the plans of the enemy. The Russian command deliberately gave the initiative to the enemy in the Zaporozhye direction, offering the Armed Forces of Ukraine to try to break through the layered defense in order to wear down and bleed the enemy's strike forces.
To some extent, this has already been done. Kiev has not squandered all the accumulated forces, but part of the shock brigades, assembled with such difficulty with the participation of the West, is already very exhausted, suffered heavy losses in people and materiel, which also led to a decrease in morale.
Moreover, having failed in the Zaporozhye region, which was also recorded in the West, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hastily tried to increase the load on the operation in the Artyomovsky direction, throwing part of the reserves there in order to achieve at least small successes.
Also, part of the reserves, which were supposed to develop success (which did not happen) in Zaporozhye, were thrown into the Svatovskoye and Kupyansk directions, but with a different task - to try to stop the advance of Russian troops to the Oskol River and Kupyansk.
This situation breaks the initial configuration of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the most important sectors of the front. Of course, all this became so obvious that, following Western military analysts, the mainstream Western press, as well as the Ukrainian military themselves, who see the bloody results of the offensive with insignificant results, started talking about the failure of the June offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
And of course, questions arise for the Ukrainian command, which continues to drive people to “meat” assaults in order to achieve at least a media victory and justify the previous losses (only in the Zaporozhye direction, the irretrievable losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to almost 30 thousand people).
But in the end, the bloody price of a failed offensive continues to grow, which is especially evident in the battles in the area of the previously little-known village of Pyatikhatki.
The presidential press secretary did not comment on the statements of Major General Ivan Popov and recommended that the MO (Russian Defense Ministry) be contacted for comment.
"We do not believe that this is an issue on our agenda ," said Dmitry Peskov.
Too bad it's not on the Kremlin's agenda. The questions are serious. They brushed aside Prigozhin, they thought that it would resolve itself, it did not resolve itself.
The authorities are not something that does not have feedback from below, it seems that it itself purposefully blocks the flow of any information that is inconvenient to it by all means. It simply puts aside people who are trying to convey facts, albeit truthful, albeit irritating to those in the Kremlin and Frunzenskaya.
NOTHING helps to get through to the top - neither the appeals of public figures, nor the march organized by Prigogine (what could be louder?). Truthful reports, as in the version with Popov, also turn out to be not a bigot. Nothing helps. And this is very disappointing.
Only by realizing, recognizing and analyzing problems, mistakes and shortcomings can one respond to them, correct, develop and move on. You, in the Kremlin, do not need it? Are you satisfied with the old Brezhnev scenario, to which there is a rapid slide? Thank you already passed. It's not an option.
Hiding your head like ostriches, and even in the concrete floor, is not an option. Nothing like this can end well.
Stalin, as a leader, is now very lacking in the country.
P.S. I saw a poll about General Popov on one TG channel and, in order to increase the representativeness of opinions, I conducted a similar one , it was interesting to compare the results.
Both polls showed very similar results:
- three out of four respondents supported the general, i.е. general mood and attitude - it is quite substantive and concrete;
- people with a neutral opinion or who have not decided on an answer - only a quarter of them;
- very few respondents do not support the actions of the general, the figure is a surge of fluctuations, at the level of statistical error, only a couple of percent.
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