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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 21:52 Chinese leader Xi Jinping is stepping up efforts to position himself as a peacemaker to end the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg writes. Last week, Beijing received the first high-ranking official from Ukraine since the conflict began in 2022, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. After meeting with him, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that both sides were signaling their readiness for talks. On Sunday, July 28, Beijing continued this work, sending its special envoy Li Hui to Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia to "create conditions for the resumption of peace talks."
21:40 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed Ukrainian strikes on traction power substations in the Kursk region. "There is information about work in the area of enemy air defense systems and explosions in the areas of at least four substations. As a result, power outages are being recorded in the Ponirovsky, Kursky and Solntsevsky districts of the Kursk region," the General Staff reported. They clarified that the operation was carried out by the Special Operations Center A of the SBU in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces.
21:17 During a meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador Miroslav Kastran, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened Kiev with consequences if the transit of Russian Lukoil oil is not resumed. In particular, he threatens to stop diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine due to interruptions in the transit of Russian oil.
20:22 Zelensky said in an evening video address that after the Kharkiv region, he visited Poltava: "Meetings with entrepreneurs, with workers within the framework of the Made in Ukraine platform. Including defense industries."
19:56 Germany, in cooperation with Denmark, has transferred eight more Leopard 1A5 tanks with spare parts to Ukraine, the German government reported. Kiev also received 21,000 rounds of ammunition for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, two Bergepanzer 2 armored repair and recovery vehicles with spare parts, ten surface drones, ten ground surveillance radars, almost 25,000 combat helmets, and a field hospital.
19:43 Penny Pritzker announced that she is leaving her post as the US Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery. She clarified that Congressional requirements limit her time in this position to one year.
19:35 The Pentagon announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $200 million. In addition, $1.5 billion will be allocated under the USAI program for orders to weapons manufacturers. The packages will include, in particular, ammunition for HIMARS, NASAMS and short- and medium-range air defense systems; RIM-7 air defense missiles, 155-mm and 105-mm artillery shells; 120-mm mortar mines, high-precision aviation munitions; Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems, TOW anti-tank guided missiles; electronic warfare systems, small arms, explosives, etc.
18:24 Ukraine expects $3.9 billion in budget support from the United States in the coming weeks, Shmyhal said. The prime minister specified that these funds are the first part of $7.85 billion that the United States has allocated to Ukraine.
18:03 Russian troops attacked the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, one person was wounded, OVA reported. In addition, two people who were wounded as a result of yesterday's shelling of the city sought hospital treatment today.
17:40 After the defeat of dozens of Wagner mercenaries in Mali, Tuareg rebels took a photo with a Ukrainian flag, Kyiv Post writes and publishes the photo. Sources in the Defense Forces confirmed the authenticity of the photo.
16:51 Russians are digging trenches around the Zaporizhia NPP cooling pond, according to an analysis by British military analysts McKenzie Intelligence Services commissioned by Greenpeace. According to the analysts, more than 1,000 meters of trenches have been built in the area of the nuclear power plant's cooling pond. The militarization of the cooling pond area may be related to the restart of nuclear reactors at the plant, since all six reactors were shut down in 2022, the authors of the report point out.
16:23 The General Staff does not support the exemption from military service of former "limited fitness" up to 25 years, the department told Radio Liberty. They explained that some citizens used this status to evade military service in peacetime. Also, in the opinion of the General Staff, this will reduce the mobilization resource of the troops.
15:59 Ukrainian hackers have attacked the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian media report, citing sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate. Since approximately 11:00 local time, the Bank of Russia's resources have been operating with significant interruptions, and some resources are completely unavailable to users. In particular, Russian users cannot use the online services of Zenit Bank and Gazprombank. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation acknowledges the fact of a cyberattack and notes that the intensity of the attack is growing.
15:24 Russians shelled Seversk in Donetsk region, one person was wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
14:18 Rebels in Mali who liquidated and captured Wagner mercenaries "received the necessary information and not only the information that allowed them to conduct a successful military operation against Russian war criminals," said GUR spokesman Andrei Yusov. "We certainly won't talk about the details, to be continued," he added.
14:06 US Special Representative for Ukraine Reconstruction Penny Pritzker has arrived in Kyiv, US Ambassador to Kyiv Bridget Brink said. "Together with the leaders of Amentum, Clayco Inc and Westinghouse Nuclear, we are committed to helping Ukraine build its own future. A transparent business environment and strong rule of law are key to Ukraine's recovery and its path to the EU," she said.
13:57 Zelensky reported that he was on a visit to the Vovchansk area in the Kharkiv direction - he visited the forward command post of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, congratulated the SSO soldiers on their professional day, and awarded them with state awards.
13:50 In the morning, Russians shelled Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast - according to preliminary data, at least three people were killed and three were wounded, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin. In addition, one person was killed in Grodovka.
13:34 The SBU has reported suspicions to the heads of the colony involved in the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners, namely the former head of the "Volnovakha colony of the DPR" in Elenovka, Sergei Yevsyukov, and Yevsyukov's former first deputy, collaborator Dmitry Neyolov. Both were in their "positions" when the terrorist attack occurred, but they were subsequently replaced. They are currently hiding in the occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast.
13:12 Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, confirmed the destruction of the Tu-22M3 at the Olenya airfield and the oil refinery: "We do not comment on what and where, but the Supreme Commander-in-Chief noted the long-range capability. It is clear that the direction here is not difficult to guess. As for the fact of the destruction, we confirm the fact of the incident, the destruction, something hit somewhere."
12:28 Russians attacked the colony in Elenovka, where some of the Ukrainian prisoners of war from Azovstal were held, exactly two years ago - on the night of July 29, 2022. But Moscow has still not provided access to Elenovka to either Ukraine or international organizations, said Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets. He recalled that more than 50 Ukrainian soldiers were killed then, and about 130 were wounded. At the same time, the dead had the official status of prisoners of war and were verified by the ICRC.
The UN and the ICRC, as guarantors of the agreements regarding the defenders of Azovstal, expressed their readiness to investigate the terrorist attack, but five months later, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres dissolved the mission due to the lack of security guarantees. In addition, the UN mission never agreed to familiarize itself with the Ukrainian materials on the explosion in the colony. "Ukraine demands that the UN mission resume its work as soon as possible or that a new mission be created," the human rights ombudsman emphasized.
11:55 Russia has for the first time launched three submarines at sea that carry cruise missiles, said Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk. "In fact, these are all those available in the Azov-Black Sea region. Sometimes the Black Sea Fleet is called a submarine fleet. Now this is true," he added.
11:39 Fragments of an X-101 cruise missile with a warhead have been found in the steppe of Kalmykia, several kilometers from the village of Pervomaysky. There are no casualties, the Russian opposition publication Astra reports, citing sources. Earlier, on July 9, a fallen cruise missile exploded in the steppe near the village of Solenoye - according to the police, it was a 3M14 Kalibr missile. A two-meter crater remained at the site of the explosion, with fragments scattered around. There were no destruction or casualties. An X-101 cruise missile had already fallen in Kalmykia on February 1, 2023.
10:43 In the morning, Russian troops fired at Kizomys in the Kherson region, one person was wounded, OVA reported.
09:54 In Donetsk region on July 28, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were wounded - two in Toretsk and one in Yekaterinovka, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:35 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, 12 people were injured, including three children, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
07:59 At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with a guided Kh-59/Kh-69 air-to-air missile and ten Shahed-type attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. The missile and nine drones were shot down in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Kirovohrad regions.
07:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 29:
- personnel - about 576,000 (+1310) people,
- tanks - 8356 (+12),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,103 (+8),
- artillery systems - 16,010 (+74),
- MLRS - 1129 (+2),
- air defense systems - 906 (+0),
- aircraft - 363 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,805 (+39),
- cruise missiles - 2406 (+1),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 21,634 (+62),
- special equipment - 2690 (+19).
07:26 In the Zaporizhia region, over the past 24 hours, one person was wounded as a result of Russian attacks on the Polohovsky district, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
07:19 A substation was damaged in Glazunovka in the south of the Oryol Region as a result of a drone attack, Governor Andrei Klychkov reported. In Tomarovka, Belgorod Region, a substation also caught fire after a drone attack, local public groups write. In the Ostrogozhsky District of the Voronezh Region, a drone was suppressed, and when it fell, a utility infrastructure facility in the village of Gazoprovod was damaged, Governor Alexander Gusev reported. The Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 39 drones over the Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Bryansk and Leningrad Regions overnight.
00:17 The unknown UAV that recently flew to Kiev is a new development of the Russians called Gerbera. These drones are positioned in the Russian Federation as the junior series of "shaheeds", reports military radio technology specialist, technical blogger Sergey Beskrestnov (Flash). According to him, the tasks of the Gerbera will differ from the Geraniums: in addition to strikes on objects, reconnaissance elements and tasks to distract the attention of the Ukrainian air defense will be added. The enemy also announces the use of swarm solutions.
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