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2023-07-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 12th, 2023

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[Korrespondent] 22:23 Chief sergeant of the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Magura Valery Markus asked to be demoted due to disagreement with the actions of the command. Details about this story are in the material Scandal with Marcus .

22:18 Biden, when asked about the possible supply of ATACMS missiles to Kiev, said that Ukraine most of all now needs artillery shells: "They already have the equivalent of ATACMS, and most of all they need artillery shells. We are working on it."

21:49 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $410 million in new funding and projects to support Ukraine and strengthen transatlantic security.

21:37 In the Bakhmut direction on the southern flank around Bakhmut, the Defense Forces were advancing today - there is an advance, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fixed on the occupied lines, Anna Malyar said. Also, Ukrainian troops today continued the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions.

At the same time, the Defense Forces successfully held back the advance of Russian troops in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. The enemy has not advanced, there are heavy battles. In recent weeks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south have significantly undermined the offensive and defensive capabilities of the enemy. Thus, due to the destruction of a large number of ammunition depots, the number of enemy shelling has decreased, Maliar noted.

21:09 Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden signed a joint statement in which they expressed their intention to join the G7 countries on the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine. In particular, they are ready to "develop a framework of commitments and agreements" to promote long-term security. We are talking about the provision of military equipment, military training, financial support, etc.

20:24 Russian State Duma deputy and former commander of the 58th Army Andrey Gurulev confirmed the death in Berdyansk of the deputy commander of the South-Eastern District, Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov. He became one of the highest-ranking Russian servicemen liquidated during the war in Ukraine. This is already the 11th report about the death of senior officers of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine. At the same time, information about the death of six Russian generals has been confirmed at the moment. Their list leads the project we can explain:

Deputy Commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky,

Deputy Commander of the 8th Army of the Russian Federation, Major General Vladimir Frolov,

retired Major General Kanamat Botashev,

First Deputy Commander of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, Major General Roman Kutuzov,

Chief of Staff of the 35th Combined Arms Army, Major General Sergei Goryachev.

19:45 Ukrposhta has announced the release of a new stamp Destroyers of Evil , dedicated to the F-16 aircraft. It goes on sale August 4th.

19:32 Duda said that in the event of Russian aggression, up to 100,000 military personnel from NATO countries would be immediately deployed to Poland. According to him, this is included in the NATO defense documents approved in Vilnius. The President also called positive the decision of the Alliance on the location of NATO warehouses with weapons on the territory of Poland.

"Today there is no doubt: Russia is the aggressor and the greatest threat to the NATO countries, it is waging an aggressive war in Ukraine, and therefore it has been named the entity that is the biggest threat to the Alliance," Duda stressed.

19:26 Zelensky said after a meeting with Biden that Ukraine would definitely be invited to NATO when the war is over. He also stressed that Ukraine will never exchange any status for any territories - "even if it is one village in which one person lives, Ukraine will not agree to a frozen conflict."

19:18 Zelensky said after a meeting with Biden that there is still no decision to provide Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles. He also noted that Ukraine is not interested in deploying foreign troops on its territory: “No one raises the issue of deploying Polish troops here. Neither NATO countries nor we are interested in this - as long as we are not in NATO, so that we have those or other foreign armed forces. Our armed forces are enough, the only question is specific modern NATO-style weapons." Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda did not rule out that NATO could send a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine after the end of the war.

19:12 The Office of the President published a declaration of the G7 countries on support for Ukraine.

19:05 Erdogan said that his relations with Russia did not suffer due to the release of the defense commanders of Mariupol. According to him, agreements that military commanders should remain in Turkey were reached on a bilateral basis between Ukraine and Russia. Turkey gave them asylum, and when Zelensky asked to hand them over to Ukraine, Ankara gave them up.

19:01 Stoltenberg said that negotiations to end the war will begin only by the decision of Kiev, no decisions will be made without Ukraine.

18:57 IAEA experts continue to inspect the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the agency reported. Mines and explosives were not found there, but they are still waiting for access to the roofs of power units No. 3 and No. 4, where, according to Ukrainian intelligence, there may be explosives planted by the Russians.

18:52 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that PMC Wagner handed over to the armed forces more than 2,000 pieces of equipment and weapons, including hundreds of tanks, MLRS Grad, Uragan, SAM Pantsir, self-propelled artillery mounts, armored personnel carriers and more. Among the transferred equipment, "dozens of units" have never been used in combat conditions, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

18:35 Zelensky reported on a "very good, strong meeting" with Biden: "The meeting lasted at least twice as long as planned, and was just as informative as it should be. If the protocol had not stopped the meeting, we would have talked even longer. All topics: long-term support, weapons, politics, NATO... We clearly see how to end this war with our common victory."

17:44 Biden told Zelensky before the start of the bilateral meeting that he was looking forward to the day Ukraine officially joined NATO: "I hope that we are finally done with the opinion about whether they want to see Ukraine in NATO or not. It will happen. We are moving on, we're moving in the right direction... The bad news for you is that we're not going anywhere. You're stuck with us. We're not going anywhere."

"I think that the issue of inviting Ukraine to NATO membership is a matter of several months," Biden added.

17:20 In Zaporozhye, as a result of the fall of an unidentified enemy aircraft, 18 people were injured , including six children, said the head of the OVA Yuriy Malashko.

17:11 Zelensky said that he had a "good conversation" with the President of the European Council Charles Michel: "The main thing that was discussed was our ability to open negotiations on EU membership at the end of this year."

17:06 19 bodies of soldiers who died in Russian captivity were returned to Ukraine, Oleg Kotenko, Ombudsman for Missing Persons, said. According to him, four more bodies will be brought in the coming days. "These are those who were in captivity and died. This is about what we know, these bodies are returned to us. But it happens that the bodies may not be returned to us," Kotenko specified.

17:00 The Dutch government is ready to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighters, but so far it has permission only for training Ukrainian pilots, which will last 6-8 months, Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said. At the same time, she expressed confidence that sooner or later the United States would allow the transfer of aircraft to Ukraine.

16:47 Yermak called the Declaration of Support for Ukraine agreed by the G7 countries "an important victory on the way to NATO." According to him, the Declaration itself is a framework general document, and the next step is the conclusion of a system of bilateral agreements in the field of security between Ukraine and individual guarantor countries. The key thesis of the Declaration is confirmation of the fact that the security of Ukraine is a component of the security of the Euro-Atlantic region. This thesis reinforces the mention of the future membership of Ukraine in NATO.

Security assurances include the following components:

Measures to help Ukraine defend itself and prevent new aggression, including the supply of weapons, support for the development of the defense industry, training, cooperation in the field of intelligence and cybersecurity. In addition, the guarantor countries will help improve the stability of the Ukrainian economy and energy sector and will provide technical and financial assistance.

Measures in the event of a new aggression, providing for immediate consultations in order to provide Ukraine with everything necessary for defense in the shortest possible time.

Support in holding Russia accountable for aggression and economic and legal steps aimed at punishing the Russian Federation and increasing its spending on the war (tightening sanctions pressure, freezing assets, creating mechanisms for collecting reparations and prosecuting those responsible for crimes against Ukraine).

Further support for the democratic development of Ukraine.

Yermak noted that this document is open and allows other countries outside the G7 to join the security guarantees. "The Declaration is the first document symbolizing the presence of an umbrella in the form of security guarantees. It is important that before the NATO summit in Washington in 2024, we win the war and sign security guarantees for our state. They will be valid until we join NATO," he added. OP head.

16:29 The Russian army shelled a house in Kherson - one person was killed, one was wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.

16:16 The delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will most likely be carried out from the stocks of European countries, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said: "As for the F-16 fighters, President Biden made a decision a few weeks ago, working in close consultation with allies , to start training Ukrainian pilots on these aircraft. This training will take some time, and then the transfer of F-16s will be carried out, probably from European countries that have these aircraft."

15:48 Norway will transfer two more NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine , which include launchers and fire control centers, the country's Ministry of Defense said.

15:37 The G7 countries agreed on a framework agreement on long-term security guarantees for Ukraine , writes the Financial Times. In particular, the leaders of the G7 promised to increase the supply of weapons to Kyiv, speed up the exchange of intelligence, and expand the training of the military. Security guarantees to Kyiv include the supply of modern military equipment for ground, air and sea forces. In addition, in the declaration, the G7 countries promised to provide urgent military assistance to Ukraine in the event of a new conflict with Russia in the future.

In turn, Kyiv undertakes to carry out reforms, including the judicial system and civilian control over the Armed Forces.

15:22 The NATO summit in Vilnius was called historical for Ukraine, but its results cause mixed feelings. Ukraine was not officially invited to join the Alliance, but they simplified the entry procedure, promised security guarantees and a lot of military support, up to the training of pilots on the F-16. So what is it, victory or defeat? For more details, see the material Outcomes of the summit .

15:01 Leopard 2 tanks damaged in Ukraine will be repaired in Germany and, probably, in Lithuania, the German Defense Ministry said.

14:56 In Vilnius, on the sidelines of the summit, the first meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council began, it is being held behind closed doors. By this time, Zelensky managed to hold bilateral meetings with the prime ministers of Canada, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Australia, the German Chancellor and the President of France. A meeting with Biden is also expected today.

14:39 Stoltenberg said that NATO made its strongest decision regarding Ukraine on the way to its membership with the full knowledge that the Russian Federation would protest. "We will never allow Moscow to decide who can and who cannot be a member of the Alliance," the secretary general stressed.

14:35 To join NATO, Ukraine does not need a MAP, but it needs to carry out a number of reforms, said White House National Security Council Speaker John Kirby: “Part of this process is the existence of a healthy, vibrant democracy and healthy, viable, sustainable democratic institutions. There is work to be done in this regard." Among the necessary reforms, he named the eradication of corruption, the development of democratic institutions, a strong judiciary, the rule of law and "other key indicators that every country aspiring to become a NATO member needs."

14:26 Japan will supply UAV detection systems to Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Tokyo is using $30 million in NATO funds to provide Ukraine with non-lethal equipment, such as drone detection systems, he said.

14:02 The German government abandoned plans to open a Leopard tank repair center in Poland, which was supposed to repair Ukrainian tanks, Handelsblatt writes, citing sources. Officially, the refusal should be announced in the near future. Sources of the publication call the reason for the refusal the overestimated price expectations of the Polish side.

13:38 Stoltenberg said at a joint press conference with Zelensky in Vilnius that Ukraine will become a NATO member when all conditions are met: "Ukraine is now closer than ever to NATO. We will issue an invitation when all allies note that all conditions have been met" .

In turn, Zelensky called the results of the summit "good", "but if there was an invitation, they would be ideal." According to him, "we are civilized people and we understand that we cannot become members of NATO while the war is going on." The President also stressed that security guarantees should not replace NATO membership for Ukraine. In addition, he noted that if today the G7 countries agree to the first big declaration on security guarantees, then this will be "already a very specific signal, because it is written in them that they are acting on the way to NATO."

13:11 In Russia, public procurement of foreign drones for civilian needs will be banned until the end of the year in order to implement the state order, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

13:03 The director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the CIA, William Burns, at the end of June. According to him, during the conversation they "thought and discussed what to do with Ukraine." Naryshkin admitted the possibility of a personal meeting with the head of the CIA.

12:59 Peskov said that the provision of any security guarantees to Ukraine is "extremely wrong and very dangerous, they encroach on the security of Russia." According to him, this is fraught with "negative consequences" and will make Europe "much more dangerous for years to come." The Kremlin speaker also said that the provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine "changes the situation and forces Russia to take countermeasures."

12:47 Ukraine and Sweden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense procurement, as well as on the exchange and mutual protection of classified information, Reznikov said.

12:45 Australia will provide Ukraine with a new defense package, including 30 Bushmaster armored personnel carriers, Zelensky said following a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albenizi. In addition, Zelensky agreed with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to start training pilots in August. We also agreed on "the specific contribution of the Netherlands to the strengthening of our air defense and artillery."

12:38 Norway will transfer 1,000 Black Hornet reconnaissance drones to Ukraine, the country's Defense Ministry said. The drone is used for reconnaissance and target identification, it is easy to operate and difficult to detect. This drone is especially well suited for combat in urban environments.

12:29 Kuleba said in an interview with Radio Liberty that, according to the schedule, the first F-16 fighters may appear in Ukraine before the end of the first quarter of 2024. At the same time, he added that this is a very complex process, in which there are many nuances, so the schedule may shift. According to the minister's forecast, training should begin "somewhere in August, possibly early September." In parallel, legal decisions will be prepared.

12:20 The absence of an invitation to NATO is not indicative, since the West is preparing "big gifts" for Ukraine by the end of 2023, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said: "They are preparing serious and wonderful things for Ukraine, big gifts by the end of the year, especially that concerns the European Union.

In turn, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Brussels "fully supports" Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO, and if Ukraine maintains the pace of reforms, it will be able to quickly join the EU, "of course, if it fulfills all the necessary conditions."

11:58 For Ukraine to join NATO, "democratic reforms and security sector reforms" are required, said Amanda Sloat, senior director of the US National Security Council for Europe. The US and NATO are already working with Kiev on a series of governance and security reforms, progress on which is monitored annually, she said.

Sloat also confirmed that the United States and other NATO countries have agreed on a "substantial" aid package to Ukraine, but its details have not yet been disclosed. She also said that at today's bilateral meeting between Biden and Zelensky, they will discuss "immediate and long-term support for Ukraine." After that, Biden will make an "important report on foreign policy, on the strength and power of the NATO alliance."

11:32 Zelensky, following a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said that on the issue of guaranteeing Ukraine's security on the way to NATO, "there is an understanding of Canada, there will be an understanding of the world." "We are preparing an important security victory for Ukraine," the president added.

10:47 Zelensky said that the Ukrainian delegation arrived in Vilnius for the sake of three things - security guarantees, an invitation to NATO and weapons: "I believe that we will receive this invitation when security conditions allow it. I want to discuss all these issues with partners. And most importantly, these are security guarantees for Ukraine on the way to NATO membership. Today we will speak and fight for these guarantees." The President added that "Ukraine wants to achieve a common position with everyone."

10:21 The US and other G7 leaders will today announce plans to help Ukraine build a military that can defend itself and deter future attacks, the White House said. They also said that a series of bilateral negotiations between the G7 countries and Ukraine will be held to achieve bilateral security guarantees. Meanwhile, Zelensky, Kuleba, Reznikov and Yermak have already arrived at the NATO summit.

Sky News reports that the G7 declaration on security guarantees to Kyiv may be ratified on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius. The declaration provides for the allocation of military equipment and increased intelligence sharing, the expansion of training programs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and exercises, as well as the development of industrial capacities.

09:44 Ukraine does not know exactly what conditions they want it to fulfill in order to join NATO, Kuleba said in an interview with Radio Liberty: “It is not known. That is the problem. That is, when the conditions will be met? What are the conditions? "Our position: there are all conditions for inviting Ukraine to become a member of NATO. That is, here we have fundamentally different positions. Their position is that there are some conditions that must be met. We will work with allies in order to so that everything does not freeze in place, and we move forward.

The minister also said that Ukraine would be satisfied with any model that is not an alternative to its NATO membership: “We do not need a second Budapest Memorandum, when nuclear weapons were given away for empty promises. We will not give up NATO membership for some promises. Because everything understand, and partners understand, that the strongest, most powerful guarantee that there will be no more war in Europe is Ukraine's membership in the Alliance. All other security guarantees are good. But nothing can replace NATO membership. This is the principled position of the president. And it will be implemented in the decisions that are made."

09:19 The Washington Post writes that the United States "became furious" because of Zelensky's criticism of NATO yesterday. A senior NATO official said Zelenskiy's words put "a lot of pressure" on the Alliance, but helped get his message of readiness to "fight to the end" to a Ukrainian audience.

09:15 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed, five more were injured, including one child. In the Zaporizhia region, one person died as a result of an artillery attack on a residential area in Gulyaipol. Four people were injured in the Donetsk region, one in the Kharkiv region, according to the IVA.

08:51 Ukrainian troops are successful in the offensive in two directions near Bakhmut: Belaya Gora - Andreevka and Belaya Gora - Kurdyumovka, spokesman of the General Staff Andrei Kovalev said. The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues in the Bakhmut direction north and south of the city of Bakhmut, the Defense Forces are fixed on the achieved lines.

08:36 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 12:

personnel - about 235,530 (+510) people liquidated,

tanks - 4090 (+1),

armored combat vehicles - 7990 (+7),

artillery systems - 4402 (+17),

MLRS - 674 (+2),

air defense systems - 415 (+1),

aircraft - 315 (+0),

helicopters - 310 (+0),

UAV operational-tactical level - 3726 (+33),

cruise missiles - 1271 (+0),

ships/boats - 18 (+0),

automotive equipment and tankers - 6978 (+12),

special equipment - 647 (+7).

08:30 The British government has said it will provide Ukraine with more than 70 combat and transport vehicles, thousands of ammunition for Challenger 2 tanks and a £50m ($64.7m) support package for equipment repairs. The UK also said that all G7 members must sign on Wednesday, July 12, a new document providing for long-term bilateral security commitments for Ukraine.

08:12 The Russians attacked the Cherkasy region with shock drones - there is a hit in one of the non-residential infrastructure facilities in the Cherkasy region. There was a fire, two people were injured, said the head of the OVA Igor Taburets.

07:53 At night, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 15 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones, 11 of them were destroyed, the command of the Air Force reported. The enemy launched the UAV from the northeast direction (Kursk).

07:25 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 29 combat clashes, the General Staff said in the morning report .

04:02 Russia launches Iranian UAVs in Kiev for the second night in a row - all enemy targets in the airspace around the capital were detected and destroyed. Information about the victims or destruction has not yet been received, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko.

03:36 Washington will support South Korea if it decides to provide military assistance to Ukraine, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. At the same time, he added that this applies not only to South Korea, but also to any other country: "We will welcome the decision of any country to provide support - be it security support, economic support or other assistance to Ukraine in this conflict." At the same time, Miller stressed that providing Ukraine with any kind of assistance in the confrontation with Russia is "the sovereign decision of each state."

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