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2024-07-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 17, 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] 22:32 Russians attacked the Gulyai-Pole community of the Zaporizhia region with drones - in the village of Uspenovka, three people were injured, including two children aged five and ten, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. Two UAVs hit a house where a mother and children were. The house and outbuildings were damaged.
22:25 In the village of Krynki, 788 soldiers went missing from October 2023 to the end of June 2024, Slidstvo.Info reports, citing police data. During the same period, 262 bodies of deceased Defense Forces servicemen were removed from Krynki.
22:19 Russians shelled Antonovka in Kherson Oblast with artillery throughout the day, three people were wounded, OVA reported. In addition, one person was injured as a result of enemy shelling of Belozerka, and another - as a result of a Russian strike on the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson.
21:38 The Verkhovna Rada supported bill No. 11322, which provides for the possibility of returning to service military personnel who have voluntarily left their unit for the first time (voluntary abandonment of the unit - SZCh) or committed desertion. As explained by the Ministry of Defense, a serviceman who has committed SZCh or desertion for the first time will be able to voluntarily contact an investigator or prosecutor with the intention of returning to the military unit to continue service. The return of a serviceman to service requires the approval of the commander.
20:41 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia does not intend to participate in the second Peace Summit. According to him, "the second conference on Ukraine contains approaches unacceptable to Russia." He also believes that "the West has taken a course to push through Zelensky's ultimatum at any cost." At the same time, Lavrov claims that Russia is ready for negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine and the security system in Europe, but will insist on the inclusion of "safety measures against double interpretation" in a possible future treaty on European security, and will also "carefully monitor the wording and guarantees."
20:35 Zelensky said in an evening video address that by his decree he had put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the new Maritime Security Strategy of Ukraine: "This document takes into account the changes and innovations in security that we have ensured, in particular, in the Black Sea, in the development of our forces. This is a modern strategy, and we are implementing it together with our partners. In the near future, I am going to discuss the details of this strategy with them."
20:12 The European Commission has approved the first regular payment of around €4.2 billion under the Ukraine Facility programme, which aims to support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability and governance.
19:46 Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said that F-16 fighters from the Netherlands will be in Ukraine "in the near future."
19:14 The DELTA combat system has successfully passed an information security check, confirming that its integrated information protection system complies with the established requirements, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said. According to him, for the first time in the history of Ukraine, a military system has been certified according to the standards used in NATO countries. Previously, such systems were checked according to 20-year-old standards that have lost their relevance. The system's cybersecurity diagnostics lasted one and a half months. The next step is to put DELTA into operation by the Defense Forces.
18:37 Over the course of two months, from May 18 to July 16, 4,690,496 conscripts updated their data in accordance with the new mobilization law, the Defense Ministry reported. In particular, 510,203 people did this through the TCC, 1,152,227 people through the Administrative Service Center, and 3,028,066 people through the Reserve+ application.
18:13 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have completed the development and have begun implementing a comprehensive program
of actions to save the lives of servicemen, the Ministry of Defense reported. This is a universal system for each unit, the key priority of which is to save the lives of servicemen. Particular attention will be paid to improving the training of defenders, improving the quality of their training, improving the provision of medical care at all stages, ensuring rest for personnel performing combat missions, and a number of other activities.
18:00 Electronic booking has started working in Diia - from today, the heads of companies that are critically important for the economy of Ukraine or work for the needs of the Defense Forces will be able to book their employees on the portal, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
17:58 On Thursday, July 18, electricity consumption will be limited throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 00:00 to 5:00 there will be two stages of shutdowns, from 5:00 to 16:00 and from 22:00 to 24:00 - three stages, from 16:00 to 22:00 - four stages of shutdowns simultaneously.
17:51 In the Kupyansk community of the Kharkiv region, the Russians have once again destroyed the crossing over the Oskol River, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov: "The Kupyansk direction is difficult. In some places, we are recording even more combat clashes and attempts by the enemy to storm the positions of our servicemen precisely in the Kupyansk direction. Tonight, the enemy once again destroyed the crossing over the Oskol River. Now we will take all measures to restore and rebuild it, this is, unfortunately, a typical situation for us."
17:26 Russians have struck a social infrastructure facility in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast - according to preliminary information, five people have been wounded, OVA chief Vadim Filashkin reported. The building was partially destroyed by a direct hit, and six more multi-story buildings were damaged.
17:19 The Economist writes, citing Western analysts, that Russia has de-mothballed weapons accumulated during the Soviet era, but up to 70% of the old tanks "have not moved," and the rest have been "washed and passed off as new." Russia is also removing artillery barrels from old equipment and installing them on self-propelled howitzers. If this continues, then in 2025 Russia will reach a "critical point of exhaustion" and may go on the defensive, experts believe.
17:02 Belgium will allocate 150 million euros to Ukraine for the restoration of energy and social infrastructure in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, Shmyhal said following an online meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
16:45 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine. The document reaffirms support for "the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders" and condemns Orban's recent visit to Russia, "during which he did not represent the EU." The European Parliament considers this visit "a flagrant violation of EU treaties and common foreign policy."
16:39 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto complained to Lavrov that Ukraine had blocked the transit of Russian oil to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline. He said the problem needed to be resolved quickly.
16:28 The German government has approved a budget for 2025 with half the aid to Ukraine - 4 billion euros instead of the 8 billion that were in the 2024 budget. The Bundestag will begin reviewing the project in September and is expected to approve it on November 29. Changes may be made to the document before that time.
15:40 Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine has returned 95 defenders from Russian captivity. These are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, and border guards. The exchange took place with the mediation of the UAE. All those released this time are men: 88 privates and sergeants, seven officers, the Coordination Headquarters reported. Among those who were returned, in particular, are the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, this is already the 54th prisoner exchange. In total, 3,405 Ukrainians have been returned from captivity.
15:29 Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova stated that during the prisoner exchange, her office met with a representative of the Ukrainian Ombudsman's office and discussed "joint humanitarian actions."
15:21 NATO announced the appointment of former Deputy Secretary General for Defence Policy Patrick Turner as its Chief Representative in Ukraine. He will take up his duties in Kyiv in September 2024. "He will be the central figure in NATO's interaction with the authorities in Kyiv, will coordinate NATO's efforts on Ukraine and provide the Alliance with assessments and advice on the situation in Ukraine," the statement said.
15:05 A separate unit of reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial systems (RUBAK) will be created in each combat brigade of border guards, said the head of the State Border Service, Sergei Deineko. The first such unit was launched in the Pomsta brigade, which carries out tasks in the Bakhmut direction.
14:42 The Russian Defense Ministry announced that 95 Russian prisoners of war have been returned from Ukraine, and 95 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred in exchange. Saudi Arabia provided humanitarian mediation.
13:39 The State Special Communications Service announced that it will require operators to ensure ten hours of mobile communications operation in the network without power, and not four, as was previously the case.
12:55 Energoatom reported that it had connected another power unit to the grid ahead of schedule - after reloading nuclear fuel and performing scheduled equipment repairs. Returning the power unit to normal operation will significantly strengthen the domestic power grid, the company emphasized.
11:58 Unknown drones are monitoring Ukrainian military training at a German training ground, Politico reports. Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers are undergoing a six-week crash course in the woods at a secret base, covering the basics of trench warfare and urban combat. Unknown drones regularly fly over the trees during training. The military suspects that they are being launched "with hostile intent" and admits that it is difficult to jam them. Instructors use this situation during training to bring the training closer to real combat conditions.
11:29 Trump spoke about his relationship with Putin in an interview with Bloomberg: "Putin and I got along very well, we had a good relationship... He would never get involved in Ukraine. I said: never, never get involved in Ukraine." Trump also said that he is not a supporter of sanctions. In his opinion, in this way the US "pushes away from itself everyone who comes close to it."
10:44 During the day on July 16, the air defense of southern Ukraine destroyed four reconnaissance drones, including three Orlan-10 and one ZALA, the Air Force reported. During the day, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region with a ballistic missile, probably an Iskander-M, and late in the evening - Odessa. The launches were made from the territory of Crimea. The enemy also once again carried out an air strike on the Kherson region, using KABs.
10:40 Germany intends to halve military aid to Ukraine in 2025 - to 4 billion euros from about 8 billion euros in 2024, Reuters writes, citing a draft budget that is to be adopted today.
10:32 Japan will transfer $3.3 billion to Ukraine from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. As Kyodo writes, Japan has entered the final stage of coordinating the decision. This amount is more than 6% of the total amount of support of $50 billion.
10:23 The occupation authorities of Sevastopol have introduced a power outage schedule in the city since July 17 - the power will be turned off every two hours, for a total of 12 hours a day.
09:43 The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development announced that it will provide Ukraine with 10 million euros to restore the Okhmatdet children's hospital, which was destroyed by a Russian missile strike.
09:01 From today, new mobilization rules come into force in Ukraine: in particular, those who have not updated their military registration data will be fined from 17 to 25.5 thousand hryvnia, and men aged 18 to 60 years will not be able to leave Ukraine without a military ID.
08:33 Al Jazeera writes that Greece is going to decommission 32 old F-16 Block-30 fighters and sell them to the United States, where they will be modernized and then transferred to Ukraine. In exchange, a US Congressional committee has authorized Greece to purchase up to 40 fifth-generation F-35 multirole aircraft.
08:29 In the Kherson region, seven people were injured as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, OVA head Oleksandr Prokudin reported. A preschool educational institution, retail premises, a cell tower, seven multi-story buildings and 19 private houses were damaged.
08:25 In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling on July 16 - in Pivnichnoye. Another seven people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:16 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Ukraine and Russia are planning a prisoner exchange in the coming days with the assistance of the UAE on a 90/90 basis.
07:19 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 17:
- personnel - about 562,510 (+1,110) people,
- tanks - 8238 (+11),
- combat armored vehicles - 15,871 (+9),
- artillery systems - 15,411 (+43),
- MLRS - 1120 (+1),
- air defense systems - 893 (+1),
- aircraft - 361 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,224 (+31),
- cruise missiles - 2398 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,741 (+61),
- special equipment - 2586 (+9).
01:20 Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he met with Donald Trump and discussed, in particular, the war in Ukraine: "We discussed Ukraine, and I have no doubt that he will be strong and decisive in supporting this country and defending democracy." Meanwhile, Trump did not name the topic of the meeting, but only called Johnson "a very good guy."
00:17 NATO is preparing for a military conflict, Polish President Andrzej Duda said. According to him, the Alliance must be so strong that no one would have any reason to attack it. He added that "a potential war between Russia and the West would be incredibly close if Moscow prevails in the conflict in Ukraine."
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