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2024-07-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 12, 2024

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] 22:29 The IAEA Board of Governors condemned the attack on the Okhmatdet children's hospital in Kiev on July 8 and blamed it on Russia. The corresponding resolution was approved at a closed meeting held at the request of Ukraine.

22:16 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has denied and called absurd the statement by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova that Ukraine is allegedly "preparing to destroy the dams of the Kiev Hydroelectric Power Station and the Kaniv Reservoir." The department emphasized that the aggressor country will be held responsible for any criminal intent regarding the dams.

20:30 Ukraine expects to receive six F-16 aircraft from Western partners this summer and up to 20 aircraft by the end of the year, Bloomberg writes. According to the agency's sources, the process of sending the aircraft to Ukraine is currently complicated by issues with spare parts and a language barrier between Ukrainian pilots and their foreign instructors. Experts who are working on this issue are also concerned that Ukraine does not have enough runways, and those that do exist are vulnerable to Russian attacks.

19:43 One of the key issues at the NATO summit in Washington was the ability of the Russian army to rearm, which is becoming increasingly "surprising and alarming," Le Monde writes. Analysts note that sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union complicated the development of the Russian defense industry at the beginning of the war, but Moscow partially mitigated the restrictions with evasive tactics. Thus, since the beginning of the year, the Russian Federation has exceeded the pre-war level of production and stockpiles of cruise missiles. In 2023, the country produced six Iskander 9M723 missiles per month and had 50 units in reserve, and since January 2024, there are already 200 units in reserve. Russia's military efforts in the tank segment are equally significant.

19:39 Russians are mining the harbor near the Novorossiysk seaport, trying to protect their ships from Ukrainian sea drones, according to partisans from the Atesh organization. Thus, their agent discovered four large landing ships on the traverse of Mount Koldun near Cape Myskhako. According to the partisans, the ships are mining the entrance to the harbor with small anchor-type mines.

19:31 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh reported. According to her, Austin stressed the importance of maintaining open channels of communication between Russia and the US. Singh also said that the US does not allow Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles to strike deep into Russian territory, but this could change.

19:26 The status of a combatant can be obtained on the Diia portal - the corresponding decision was made by the government, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Mykhailo Fedorov. "This will make life easier for our defenders and reduce the burden on military units," he added.

19:22 Russians dropped an aerial bomb on Liman in Donetsk Oblast - four people were injured, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin. The bomb fell in the private sector, damaging houses. In addition, the number of victims of the shelling of Mirnohrad has increased - currently three dead and ten injured are known.

18:27 The missiles and drones that Russia uses for daily attacks on Ukrainian settlements contain foreign components produced in at least 19 countries - China, South Korea, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Taiwan, the USA and others, said Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin.

17:58 On Saturday, July 13, measures to limit electricity consumption will be in effect throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 6:00 to 19:00, regional power companies will apply two stages of shutdowns simultaneously, and three stages at other times.

17:10 Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Ukraine is allegedly preparing to "destroy the dams of the Kiev Hydroelectric Power Station and the Kanev Reservoir" with the aim of blaming Moscow for this.

16:54 The Russian army attacked Berislav in the Kherson region from a drone, one person was killed, the OVA reported. In addition, a resident of Antonovka, who was injured the day before as a result of Russian shelling, was hospitalized.

15:38 Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Ryabkov stated that the experience of the war in Ukraine showed that the Russian nuclear doctrine "contains overly general formulations."

15:07 Luxembourg and Denmark have transferred network equipment and auxiliary licenses worth more than 2 million euros to Ukraine as part of the IT coalition, the Ministry of Defense reported. The department noted that this equipment will increase the capacity of data processing centers and cyber defense of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

14:21 In the village of Staritsa in the Vovchansk community of the Kharkiv region, six people were blown up by a tripwire left behind by Russian soldiers, the regional prosecutor's office reported. The victims were walking through a forest belt during the evacuation when they were blown up by the tripwire. Three of them have an acute stress reaction, the rest have blast injuries.

13:46 Two buildings of Okhmatdet cannot be restored after the Russian missile strike, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said. According to him, a new building will be built, including through donations, of which 800 million hryvnias have already been collected. Today, the Blood Center was launched in the children's hospital, and the return of cancer patients to the hospital is next in line. The oncohematology laboratory and the radiology department have already been launched.

13:19 Orban was not invited to the first plenary session of the new European Parliament, despite the fact that Hungary currently holds the presidency of the Council of the EU. Usually, the leader of the country beginning a six-month presidency of the Council addresses the parliament. MEP Clara de Melo explained that Orban was not invited because "he does not respect the role and rules of the European Union."

13:05 Russians are preparing for possible provocations along the state border in the Kharkiv region and are trying to regroup their units, said OSGV Khortitsa spokesman Nazar Voloshin.

11:56 On the evening of July 11, Russian troops fired at the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson from a tank, the National Police reported. A multi-story building and three private houses were damaged. After police, the State Emergency Service, and utility services arrived at the scene, the Russians struck them with drones. Two police officers, a rescuer, an employee of the press service of the Kherson OVA, and one civilian were injured.

11:04 Canada is allocating about $285 million to train Ukrainian pilots and service F-16s, the country's government reported.

10:45 Scholz rejected Zelensky's calls to lift all restrictions on the use of Western weapons: "Nobody is going to change the existing requirements and guidelines - and for good reason. Our task is to provide maximum support to Ukraine, but not to allow the war to escalate into a war between Russia and NATO. And this requires wisdom, clarity and firmness."

10:07 The British Ministry of Defence stated that London did not give permission to fire Storm Shadow missiles at Russian territory, The Telegraph writes. The department clarified that Ukraine has the right to strike its occupied territories, but not at Russian territory, because otherwise Britain would be drawn into the Russian-Ukrainian war.

08:46 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian shelling of the urban settlement of Bely Kolodets in the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region has increased to nine, three people have died, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

08:43 Biden did not rule out the possibility of negotiations with Putin if he "changes his behavior": "I don't have any compelling reasons to talk, to discuss anything with Putin. Just as he, in general, is not ready to make any changes in his behavior. But there are no world leaders with whom I am not ready to communicate and deal. I understand your general question. Is Putin ready for dialogue? I am ready, but not ready if he does not change his behavior. I am ready to talk to anyone, but I do not see any inclination on Putin's part to do so." Biden also said that "there is no point in striking at Moscow and the Kremlin."

08:35 In Donetsk Oblast, four people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on July 11: in Mirnohrad, Raigorodka, Seversk and Novoselivka Pervaya. Another 21 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.

08:32 In the Kherson region, seven people were injured as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, OVA head Oleksandr Prokudin reported. A critical infrastructure facility, a gas pipeline, a farm and a utility company, two multi-story buildings and ten private homes were damaged.

08:23 On the evening of July 11, Russia attacked Ukraine with five Kh-101 cruise missiles from strategic aviation aircraft, and during the night - with 19 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. The main direction of the attack was Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytsky region, where a military airfield is located.

All missiles were shot down - in the Khmelnytsky, Sumy and Cherkasy regions. Also, the air defense shot down 11 "shahids" and unidentified drones in the Nikolaev, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Kherson and Sumy regions. The remaining eight drones were lost. Probably, the enemy is using simulators of attack UAVs to overload the Ukrainian air defense, the Air Force noted.

07:44 Orban said he met with Trump in the US: "Peace Mission 5.0. It was an honor to visit President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago today. We discussed ways to achieve peace. The good news of the day: he is going to solve this problem." Trump thanked Orban: "Thank you, Viktor. There must be peace, and as soon as possible. Too many people have died in a war that should never have happened."

07:32 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 12:

personnel - about 556,650 (+1030) people,

tanks - 8191 (+9),

combat armored vehicles - 15,755 (+23),

artillery systems - 15,158 (+48),

MLRS - 1119 (+0),

air defense systems - 888 (+2),

aircraft - 361 (+0),

helicopters - 326 (+0),

Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,035 (+26),

cruise missiles - 2397 (+5),

ships/boats - 28 (+0),

submarines - 1 (+0),

automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,409 (+84),

special equipment - 2543 (+8).

07:13 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine. The document emphasizes the need for demilitarization and deoccupation of the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

04:51 Biden said the Ukraine Compact unites allied states in a "single comprehensive security architecture." He said the document is at the center of a "bridge" on Ukraine's path to NATO: "This is the path to future membership. This treaty is at the center of that bridge. We are united against Putin in this senseless and brutal war."

The US President noted that the treaty would help protect Ukraine, in particular, in the long term. As for the short term, Biden said, "we will provide Ukraine with ammunition, weapons, training to counter Russian aggression." "In the medium term, we will help build an army to protect Ukraine and deter new aggression. So that if Putin decides to do it again, all countries will support it," Biden explained.

02:23 The US is calling on all NATO allies to provide Ukraine with all possible air defense systems that they can share. "Our position is let's provide air defense to Ukraine, that's the most effective way to protect the skies. That's why we've called on every ally - provide any system that you can provide," said White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

01:20 The European Union and 21 other countries signed the Ukraine Compact during the NATO summit, which will coordinate and accelerate their defense assistance to Ukraine, the European Commission reported. The agreement was signed by the leaders of the United States, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, together with the President of the European Union, the President of the European Commission and the President of Ukraine

The document provides for the implementation of the goals set out in Ukraine's bilateral agreements. The signatories undertake to support Ukraine in defense by providing military equipment, finances, and training for Ukrainian troops. In addition, the agreement provides for the acceleration of assistance in the development of the future Defense Forces of Ukraine until 2027, with the prospect of an extension in the 2030s. To this end, the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine will convene at ministerial level every six months to review and approve the development roadmap. In the event of a new Russian attack on Ukraine after the end of the current war, the signatory countries are obliged to quickly meet at the highest level to determine further steps to support Ukraine.

00:49 The island state of Mauritius signed the communiqué of the first Peace Summit, Zelensky said.

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