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2024-07-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 11, 2024
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:33 Ukraine's membership in NATO is a guarantee of World War III, said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico: "I understand Ukraine's desire, it is a sovereign country, but Ukraine's membership in NATO is only a guarantee of World War III."
22:16 The US and Ukraine are working on a "forceful response" to the Russian attack on Okhmatdet, Biden adviser Jake Sullivan said: "We are working to deal with this attack and respond to it with force."
22:08 In Kherson, Russians dropped explosives from a drone, one rescuer was injured, the State Emergency Service reported. At that time, rescuers were assembling firefighting equipment in one of the city's microdistricts after eliminating another shelling. Two civilians were also injured at the scene.
21:45 Stoltenberg, commenting on the Russian assassination attempt on the CEO of Rheinmetall, said that "these are not isolated cases": "We are recording Russian attempts to intimidate us in the matter of providing assistance to Ukraine. But in fact, this has the opposite effect - NATO allies, on the contrary, will increase assistance."
21:42 Today, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council will take place, Zelensky said: "We are counting on powerful decisions. On air defense, F-16, permission to hit Russian terrorists where they are. We will discuss these issues today."
21:37 Six EU countries will boycott ministerial meetings during the Hungarian presidency, said Jessica Rosvall, Minister for Europe of the Swedish government. According to her, in addition to Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland have joined the boycott. They will be represented at the ministerial meetings at the level of civil servants, not ministers. Rosvall noted that other EU member states are also discussing similar decisions.
21:34 The death toll from Russian airstrikes on the village of Bely Kolodets in the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region has risen to three, eight people were injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
21:31 The International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), a group of Kiev's allies led by Great Britain, has signed an agreement to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine worth £300 million (over $387 million). Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said the shipment would contain up to 120,000 152mm artillery rounds. In total, Norway has contributed about $168 million to the IFU since 2022.
21:23 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been incredibly active diplomatically since his country assumed the presidency of the EU Council on July 1. He says his goal is a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. He has already discussed the idea of a ceasefire with Zelensky, Putin, Erdogan and Xi Jinping before the start of negotiations. Trump is next. No one has authorized Orban to be so active diplomatically. His visit to Moscow raises the most questions. The West is preparing a response to the initiative of the Hungarian Prime Minister. Read more in the article Curb the Peacemaker.
21:18 The Pentagon announced the contents of a new $225 million military aid package for Ukraine:
- Patriot air defense system battery;
- ammunition for NASAMS and HIMARS;
- anti-aircraft missiles for Stinger;
- artillery shells of 155 mm and 105 mm calibers;
- TOW anti-tank guided missiles;
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
- small arms ammunition;
- explosive ammunition.
The Pentagon also reported that the total amount of military support to Ukraine from the United States during Biden's presidency exceeded $54.4 billion.
21:00 Biden will unveil a new deal for Ukraine that brings together signatories of security agreements, White House adviser Jake Sullivan said: "In a few hours, we will once again write our name into history. President Biden will gather more than 20 world leaders who have also signed their own bilateral security agreements with Ukraine to launch the Ukraine Compact."
Meanwhile, Biden announced a new aid package for Ukraine at a meeting with Zelensky, but did not specify its details.
20:48 Erdogan met with Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington and told him that he had begun work on renewing the grain agreement. The Turkish president also said that Ankara was ready for "any initiative, including mediation, to lay the foundation for peace."
In turn, Zelensky said that a conference dedicated to food security and freedom of navigation will soon be held in Turkey as part of the implementation of the decisions of the Peace Summit.
20:44 Australia has announced its largest package of military aid to Ukraine, worth $250 million. It will include, in particular, guided missiles and air defense missiles, anti-tank weapons, and ammunition. Australia will also send personnel to the new NATO command in Wiesbaden (NSATU), created to coordinate the supply of military equipment to Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian troops.
20:39 In Mirnohrad, Donetsk region, the number of casualties as a result of today's Russian shelling has risen to 13, one person has died, the prosecutor's office reported. A Russian missile hit an apartment building. Among the wounded are two 13-year-old children.
20:11 The United States did not allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with ATACMS missiles, said Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan. "Our policy has not changed," he stressed.
19:50 After the Russian strike on Okhmatdet, a Russian pilot "shocked by the strike on the children's hospital" wrote in the GUR chatbot and transmitted data that helped identify 30 commanders of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (military unit 06987, Engels airfield), UP reports, citing intelligence sources. The array of information includes documents from the personal files of senior officers, personal data of Russian military personnel and their family members. The most valuable are the classified documents of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.
19:47 The EU legal service has established that the meeting between Orban and Putin was contrary to EU norms. The EU legal service informed member states of this on July 10, the Financial Times writes. In particular, this concerns norms prohibiting any "measures that could jeopardize the achievement of the union's objectives." In addition, Orban violated the provision calling on all members to conduct foreign policy "unconditionally in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity," EU lawyers note.
19:43 The Russian army struck the village of Bely Kolodets in the Volchansk community of the Kharkiv region: an aerial bomb hit a private sector, at least two people were killed and eight were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
19:39 Biden will announce a $225 million aid package for Ukraine during a meeting with Zelensky in Washington, which will include the Patriot air defense system, Associated Press reports.
19:36 American intelligence has prevented an assassination attempt on the CEO of the German defense company Rheinmetall, which also produces weapons for Ukraine, CNN reports, citing sources. According to the TV channel, earlier this year, American intelligence discovered that the Russian government was planning to kill Armin Papperger. The Russians were also planning to eliminate other defense industry executives across Europe. The plan to kill Papperger was "the most thought out," CNN reports.
19:33 Denmark must give Ukraine all of its air defense systems, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. She recalled that Denmark had previously decided to give Ukraine all of its artillery. "And now we must do the same with air defense," Frederiksen emphasized.
19:30 Russians struck the village of Borovaya in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region with a KAB - four people were injured, 12 private houses were damaged, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
19:27 On Friday, July 12, measures to limit electricity consumption will be in effect throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 16:00 to 23:00, regional power companies will apply four stages of shutdowns simultaneously, and three stages at other times.
Chairman of the Board of Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytskyi stated that the situation in the Ukrainian energy system will gradually begin to improve at the end of July: "When the heat subsides (we expect this to happen closer to the 20th of July) and there will also soon be a certain increase in the generation available to us in the energy system - the situation will begin to improve. It will not magically improve in one day or one hour. But it will gradually improve, and we will see a trend of improvement from the end of July, as we predicted. In August, the situation will be a little better. And in September-October, there are even good chances to avoid shutdowns. At least, such massive and repeated ones as we had in July."
19:21 Ukraine and Romania signed a security agreement in Washington, Zelensky said: "We have recorded specific points of cooperation to strengthen security in the Black Sea region. Ukraine will receive the Patriot system and support for the defense industry from Romania. Romania, together with its partners, will help the F-16 training center to train Ukrainian pilots."
19:10 Russians shelled populated areas of Donetsk Oblast all day long, OVA head Vadim Filashkin reported. A 15-year-old teenager was killed in Myrnohrad, three people were wounded, including a 13-year-old child. One person was killed and one wounded in Novoselovka of the First Ocheretinskaya Community. Five people were wounded in Raygorodka of the Nikolayevskaya Community. Another person was killed in Seversk and one was wounded in Liman.
18:48 In Stanislav, Kherson region, Russians used a drone to strike a car that was carrying humanitarian aid for local residents. A little later, the enemy used an FPV drone to strike a humanitarian aid distribution point in Stanislav - two volunteers were injured, OVA reported.
18:21 There may be about 400 mines and explosives in the Black Sea that were washed away from the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, said spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy Dmitry Pletenchuk. He also specified that the exact number could only be estimated during operations to clear the Black Sea of mines. "World experience of such conflicts shows that this is work that will take years," Pletenchuk added.
17:46 More than 50 Russian tankers are idle due to sanctions, Bloomberg writes. Thus, empty oil tankers are in the Baltic and Black Seas, as well as off the coast of China and the Suez Canal. The publication also notes that Russia's income from oil exports has fallen to a minimum since February amid lower supply volumes.
17:19 EU leaders are preparing a common response to the "diplomacy" of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Financial Times reports. They are trying to draw a red line under his controversial visit to Putin.
16:57 The first prisoners mobilized into the Ukrainian Armed Forces will appear at the front before the end of the summer, Justice Minister Denis Malyuska told the Financial Times. According to him, they are already undergoing military training, which will last at least two months. Malyuska noted that the initial recruitment campaign for convicts is expected to yield about 5,000 new recruits, and "under the most favorable circumstances" their number could triple.
16:18 Norway will allocate $92.6 million to support Ukraine's air defense, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced.
16:09 The Chinese mission to the EU has lodged a protest with NATO over accusations of supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine. Beijing called the statements in the declaration following the NATO summit "provocative, containing obvious lies and slander." China has once again stated that it seeks a political settlement of the war in Ukraine and has never provided lethal weapons to either side in the conflict, but simply supports "normal trade flows" with Russia.
15:20 Sweden has joined the drone coalition for Ukraine - the corresponding agreement was signed by Defense Minister Poul Johnson in Washington.
14:43 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said during a visit to Washington that Ukraine has a plan to fight the Russian Federation, but needs more weapons: "We are capable and can win. We have a plan. And we say that we need more weapons. Indecision in providing us with weapons, indecision in providing us with permits and lifting bans - this takes time. Time is very important, but we can and are able to do this."
14:07 Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom announced his country's readiness "in the future" to transfer Gripen fighters to Ukraine. He recalled that Stockholm had previously suspended the delivery of aircraft to Kiev because having two fighter systems at the same time - both the F-16 and the Gripen - was "too much". The minister added that we are talking about complex systems, since it is not just about getting the aircraft and training the pilots, so implementing two at the same time would be too difficult.
13:54 Ukraine has received another batch of aid from Lithuania, the country's Defense Ministry reported. In particular, counter-drone equipment, 5.56x45 mm cartridges, and folding beds were delivered today. The total long-term support from Lithuania amounts to 1 billion euros; to date, Lithuania has provided Ukraine with military aid worth about 641 million euros, the ministry reported.
13:05 Ukroboronprom and the American company Northrop Grumman signed an agreement to create a new production facility for medium-caliber ammunition in accordance with NATO standards. The signing took place during Zelensky's visit to Washington, the President's Office reported.
12:57 Denmark has joined the international drone coalition for Ukraine. The agreement was signed by Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
12:49 Russians struck the Pokrovsk community of the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone, two people were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
12:36 The press service of the 32nd separate mechanized brigade showed a video from the frontline Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast. "Insane intensity of fighting, constant shelling. Even explosions from KAB hits were captured on camera," the brigade commented.
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12:20 F-16 fighters will appear in the Ukrainian skies this summer - this promise has been fulfilled, Kuleba said in an interview with 24 Kanal: "I cannot share the route of the F-16 aircraft. When we see them in the Ukrainian skies, I think all questions will be removed. There are two fundamental points here. Firstly, we promised that in the summer of 2024, F-16s would be fighting in the Ukrainian skies, and this promise has been fulfilled. Secondly, this is only the first wave. In fact, we need more aircraft, and the issue of delivery, the arrival of the first wave of F-16s has already been resolved."
The Minister assured that Kyiv is already working on the future - on increasing the number of F-16s, on obtaining other Western models of aircraft, as well as on obtaining MiG-29s, which are still in service with friendly countries.
12:13 Peskov stated that NATO expansion into Ukraine is an "unacceptable threat to Russia's security."
11:59 Russia will not participate in the new summit on Ukraine, said Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. According to him, Moscow considers the plans of Kiev and the West for the new event "an attempt to rehabilitate themselves for the failure" in Switzerland. Galuzin also called Zelensky's peace formula "a dead end and an ultimatum."
11:12 The leader of the Hungarian opposition party Tisza and Orban's main opponent Peter Magyar said that he came to Kiev and already visited the wall of fallen defenders of the Russian-Ukrainian war near St. Michael's Cathedral. Orban, who recently visited Kiev, avoided visiting the wall of memory, although it is located near the Hungarian embassy.
11:08 The Netherlands is allocating 20 million euros for the purchase of FPV drones for Ukraine, the country's Defense Ministry reported. The funds will be transferred to a joint drone coalition fund.
11:03 The SBU reported that it detained a foreign cargo ship and its captain in the waters of the Odessa region, who was helping Russians export Ukrainian grain from Crimea. The ship was sailing under the flag of one of the Central African countries, and its crew was carrying out orders from the Russian Federation to export Ukrainian grain from Crimea.
10:56 The first 18 Ukrainian Bogdana self-propelled howitzers, financed by Denmark, will be delivered to the Defence Forces in the coming months, said Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
10:45 The countries participating in the drone coalition for Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding, within the framework of which they have created a common fund of 45 million euros. The statement indicates that the coalition intends to supply Ukraine with one million FPV drones. Its members are also working to provide Kyiv with reconnaissance, attack and artificial intelligence drones, as well as counter-drone equipment.
10:14 In the morning, Russians struck the territory of an agricultural enterprise in the village of Glushkovka in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region with a KAB, four people were wounded. In addition, the previous evening, as a result of shelling of the village of Slatino in the Kharkiv district, one person was killed and one was wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:39 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on July 10 - in Toretsk and Novoekonomichesky. One person was also wounded in Novoekonomichesky, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:35 The Sumy OVA clarified that the Russians struck the Krolevets community with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one person was wounded.
09:28 Orban will meet Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate today, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. The publication notes that this visit is likely to increase concerns that the Hungarian leader is working as a mediator between Putin and Trump. Formally, the Hungarian prime minister arrived in the United States for the NATO summit.
08:57 Several thousand people have already registered to participate in the Ukrainian Legion in Poland, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said: "In Poland, we are starting to prepare the first Ukrainian brigade, consisting of volunteers. We have up to a million Ukrainians of both sexes, and several thousand of them have already registered to participate in this call. And what is interesting is that many really want to serve and rotate their compatriots, but they say: we do not want to be sent into battle without being properly trained and equipped."
Sikorski noted that Poland would provide training and equipment, and then the volunteers would be transferred to Ukraine as a unit with the right to return to Poland after completing the rotation.
08:24 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and two were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. A critical infrastructure facility, an administrative building, agricultural enterprises, a multi-story building and 14 private houses were damaged.
07:48 In the Zaporizhia region, one person was wounded as a result of Russian attacks on the Vasilievsky district, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
07:13 At night, the Russians struck the Sumy region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and also attacked with six Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. All drones were shot down in the Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
06:59 Canada will provide Ukraine with a new $350 million military aid package, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. In addition, he said Canada is ready to provide the necessary medical support to those injured in the Russian strike on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kiev.
04:12 Ukraine wants to hold a second Peace Summit with Russia before the US elections, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. The publication notes that this indicates that Kiev fears Trump's return to the White House.
03:46 Ukraine should have the right to strike at Russian territory, as this is provided for by the right to self-defense, Stoltenberg said: "According to international law, Ukraine has the right to self-defense. We are helping Ukraine to realize its right to self-defense by supplying weapons and equipment, including long-range missiles, in particular ATACMS."
00:51 NATO has decided to establish a Security Assistance and Training Unit for Ukraine (NSATU), which will operate in the Alliance countries. In the final document after the summit, as expected, NATO declares Ukraine's "irreversible path" to membership: "We reaffirm that we will be able to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance when the Alliance members agree and the conditions are met." In addition, NATO promises to provide Ukraine with 40 billion euros in aid in 2025, and also undertakes to provide long-term assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The declaration also says that Russia's aggressive hybrid actions could force the Alliance to invoke Article 5, and that Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to the Alliance's security. And China, according to the document, has become "the decisive factor contributing to Russia's war against Ukraine."
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