[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/18/2023 to 00:00 07/19/2023
Over the past day Representationreportedabout 102 facts of firing by the VFU.
Information was received about the death of two civilians in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and the previously liberated Vladimirovka.
Wounds of varying severity were received by seven civilians, incl. teenager born in 2005 in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka and Staromikhaylovka.
A total of 17 residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Chervonogvardeysky district of Makeevka, Staromikhaylovka and Yasinovataya, as well as 6 civilian infrastructure facilities.
The region of nine settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire: Horlovka (Nikitovsky, Kalininsky districts), Yasinovataya, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city. Donetsk (Kuybyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeivka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Aleksandrovka, Staromihailovka, Yelenovka, Volnovakhsky district.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 88 artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Gorlovsky five artillery attacks from artillery 152mm, mortars 120mm. On Yasinovatsky eight artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery. Having fired 542 units of various ammunition.
A previous 36 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU side in 24 hours.
22:00 Svatovsko-Kremenskaya section setting by the end of July 18, 2023:
After a successful assault on two strongholds at a height northwest of Novovodyanoe, Russian units went on the defensive. For the past two days, Ukrainian formations have been attacking positions, trying to regain lost control.
Today, footage appeared on the Web confirming the control of the RF Armed Forces over the area near Karamzinovka. Now the Russian fighters are holding all-round defense. Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conduct a massive shelling, but the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation beat off the rolls.
To the south, positional battles are taking place in the direction of Krasnopopovka, where formations of the 411th battalion of the 141st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the strongholds of the Russian army from small arms.
On the Torsky ledge, the military personnel of the RF Armed Forces "probe" the enemy's defenses, carrying out regular attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Similar battles of low intensity are observed in Serebryansky forestry.
Due to the increased activity of the RF Armed Forces, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began the forced evacuation of citizens from Yampol in case the front was broken. Artillery fire and UAV strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to hold back the advance of the RF Armed Forces.
In addition, in the vicinity of Zolotye Prudy, the battalion-tactical group of the Lyut' MAF was deployed. In total, about 600 people arrived in 12 Kirpi AFVs and 161 vehicles.
It is not yet clear where exactly the unit of the so-called "offensive guard" will be sent. Earlier, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine considered the option of using the brigade near Bakhmut, however, the complication of the situation in the Kremensky sector may force the Armed Forces of Ukraine to adjust their plans.
This is also indicated by the beginning of the transfer of assault detachments of the 121st Brigade of the defense to the Liman from the Kherson direction. 121 mod SRW was originally prepared for forcing the Dnieper and hitting the Energodar sector. Her appearance in the LPR was clearly not included in the initial plans of the Ukrainian leadership.
21:30 Massed blow drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Presumably, about 10 Geranium-2 drones are involved in the raid. There are several important military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the region at once: the headquarters of the operational command "Vostok", training bases and locations of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade and 93rd Separate Motorized Brigade, as well as the 239th combined-arms training ground, where Ukrainian military personnel are trained.
20:30 District Worked. A tank attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repulsed. The enemy lost two "Leopards" and confidence in the future.
20:00 Russian Army comes to Kupyansk, knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Liman the First
Heavy fighting continues in the Liman Pervy - Sinkovka - Masyutovka area.
Ours knocked out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from several oporniks, occupying enemy trenches.
“North-west and west of the village of Liman First, the advance of Russian troops in a forest plantation was recorded,” Ukrainian military analysts report in today's report.
Earlier, enemy resources reported that Russian troops were advancing near Liman Pervy, actively using Solntsepyoks, artillery, aircraft and demining vehicles - Ur-77 Serpent Gorynych.
The report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also states that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are conducting offensive operations west of the First Liman in the Kharkiv region.
The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes in the areas of Kislovka and Kotlyarovka. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Novomlinsk, Dvurechnaya, Zapadnoye, Kupyansk and Kislovka were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling.
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19:30 Ukrainian formations continue to strike at the settlements of the Zaporozhye region.
The village of Burchak, Mikhailovsky district, came under fire: warehouses and the territory of the utility services base were damaged.
Also, Russian air defense systems intercepted Ukrainian missiles over Molochansk and Melitopol: there were no casualties or damage.
19:00 NATO armored vehicles attack near Orekhova: blazing Bradley and the battles at the trenches on the Zaporizhzhya Front:
In recent days, the 47th and 65th Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been regrouping, pulling up armored vehicles and personnel to the Novodanilovka areas and to positions code-named “Barcelona”.
Around 04:00, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (they love the time of the Nazi attack) launched an offensive operation at the Rabotino-Kopani line, sending American infantry fighting vehicles, tanks and a significant number of militants to try to break through our defenses.
The enemy was covered by howitzers, incl. from the area of ??Malaya Tokmachka.
The attack was detected in time by our reconnaissance and fire was opened on the enemy.
Special Forces guided missiles with anti-tank systems burned 2 American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, later a third was hit by a kamikaze drone.
The infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, covered by fire, lost up to two platoons killed and wounded, but the Ukrainian command threw new waves of meat to increase pressure.
Several dwarf groups of survivors of 3-4 militants managed to run to the trenches on the front line and lie down there.
The fighting continues, ours are being finished off by the remnants of the militants who cannot evacuate and receive full-fledged reinforcements.
18:25 From the very morning Ukrainian formations conduct a massive artillery attack of the settlements of the Donetsk agglomeration.
In the capital of the republic, civilian objects were damaged in the Kyiv, Kirovsky, Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts: in the latter, one of the direct hits on a residential building led to the injury of three people and the death of one woman.
At the place of arrival, fragments of TR-122 missiles with a range increased to 40 km, delivered to Ukrainian formations by Turkey, were also found.
In addition, Horlivka, Makiivka, Yelenovka, Yasinovataya, as well as the suburbs of Donetsk, were under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the latest data, three civilians were killed, and at least four more were injured.
At the moment, the artillery attack of the enemy continues. It is possible that by the end of the day the list of victims and victims will be replenished.
17:45 Orekhovsky section situation according to conditions at 17.00 July 18, 2023
In the Orekhovsky sector, assault detachments of the 65th Brigade on two tanks tried to penetrate the defenses of the RF Armed Forces north of Rabotino, but to no avail. Spetsnaz archangel @rusich_army reports the destruction of two units.
At the same time, to the east of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they still hold the positions previously captured from the soldiers of the 7th company of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the RF Armed Forces. According to the landings, Ukrainian formations transfer small groups of infantry and rotate.
Self-propelled guns of the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade were transferred to Malaya Tokmachka and Novoselovka to support the forces of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Also, artillery units of the 116th and 118th Separate Mechanized Brigades occupied the lines on the Primorskoye-Kamyshevakha line.
Our fighters bravely hold the onslaught of the Ukrainian formations. Yes, there are small gaps in the defense, but the Ukrainian command did not achieve significant results, which forced the Marun tactical group to be withdrawn to the front line.
However, regular, even continuous, surges of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exhaust our servicemen. The lack of rotation, the problem of which was raised by Major General Popov, has not gone away.
Recently reported that Gen. Popov was ordered to Syria
Whatever the plan of our command, without rest and regular replacement for reserves, the human resource of fighters on the front line will simply dry up. And this can already lead to extremely sad consequences.
Ukrainian formations are well aware of this and put pressure on exactly where there are prerequisites for this. And they rotate regularly, which allows them to constantly attack. We hope that the leadership of the Dnepr group of troops understands this.
17:25 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" group:
Aviation of the "Southern" group of forces delivered strikes with UPAB-500 guided munitions at the points of temporary deployment of the 112th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Serebryanka and Seversk settlements. Helicopters of the group's army aviation carried out strikes on concentrations of enemy manpower in the areas of Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka.
The missilemen of the Southern Military District formation hit the ammunition depot, fuel and lubricants and the location of the SBU in Kramatorsk, as well as the temporary deployment points of the 3rd Mountain Assault and 53rd Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Konstantinovka.
The artillery of the group carried out a fire raid on the enemy's ammunition depot in the Verkhnekamensk region, as part of the counterbattery fight, 120mm mortars were destroyed at firing positions in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka and Stupochki.
The crew of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system near the village of Spartak shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valkyrie.
17:00 Sudden attack of a powerful Russian armored group broke through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Donetsk near the Trudovskaya mine for one km:
The unexpected attack that began yesterday with significant forces allowed our fighters to significantly advance, ours are gaining a foothold on the achieved lines and clearing the complex of buildings near the mine from the enemy.
The enemy is actively resisting, including carrying out large-scale remote mining of our forward positions and the nearest rear.
Also, our artillery hit the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnogorovka.
So far, all attempts by enemy counterattacks have been thwarted.
During the fighting, ours took about one km of territory towards Krasnogorovka. The enemy was taken by surprise and now we continue to expand the zone of control. The Armed Forces of Ukraine put up fierce resistance, sparing no carloads of rounds.
16:25 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group:
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the group of forces "Vostok", with the support of artillery, repelled several enemy attacks in the direction of Staromayorsky, a tank and infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed. An attempt by the enemy to carry out a rotation of personnel in the area of the Oktyabr State Farm was thwarted.
By means of aerial reconnaissance, a pickup truck of nationalists in the Maksimovka area was opened and artillery fire destroyed, and places where militants gathered in the Staromayorsky area were hit. During the counterbattery fight, a 152mm towed Msta-B howitzer was destroyed in the Neskuchny area and a MANPADS crew with ammunition west of Makarovka. The forces of the army and assault aviation destroyed the places of accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Staromayorsky and Urozhayny. Air defense systems shot down two UAVs "Fury" and "Leleka".
- In the Zaporozhye direction, motorized rifle units destroyed enemy infantry groups that were trying to gain a foothold in the forest belts in the vicinity of Rabotino. Aerial reconnaissance and artillery fire destroyed a pickup truck with nationalists in the Zaleznichny area and a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Malaya Tokmachka area. The forces of the army and assault aviation destroyed the places of accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Rabotino, Pyatikhatka and Priyutnoye.
The servicemen of the group of troops "Vostok" show high professionalism in the performance of combat missions. An officer of the army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the group, senior lieutenant Anton Dzhunkovsky, during the counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops in the South-Donetsk direction, carried out combat missions to guide aviation. Within a few days, in a difficult operational situation, Senior Lieutenant Dzhunkovsky carried out 34 air guidance on ground targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of the competent and professional actions of the officer, helicopter crews and pilots of attack aircraft of the Vostok group of forces hit six enemy strongholds, four pickup trucks with militants, five armored combat vehicles and more than 50 nationalists.
15:50 Kherson direction setting as of 15.00 July 18, 2023
The Ukrainian command, after several weeks of fighting near the Antonovsky bridge, shifted its focus to the Golopristan sector. In two days, the Armed Forces of Ukraine made seven attempts to cross the Dnieper and drop DRGs on the islands of Vasilkov, Belogrudy, Maly Belogrudov and Veliky.
Our fighters, having established minefields in advance, as well as artillery strikes, destroyed three boats with personnel. Four boats left for the starting area to Kizomys, and two groups of four or five people landed on Belogrudy and Maly Belogrudovo.
Guidance of the Ukrainian DRGs was provided by two Bayraktar drones from the Shkolny and Uman airfields. One of them, armed with MAM-L missiles, flew too close, for which he was punished by the air defense crew of the 80th Brigade over Herosky.
At the Antonovsky Bridge, the DRG of the Grom tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine once again tried to land on Antonovsky Island, moving along the Koshevaya River. However, the UAV operators found the boat, and the gunners worked on the DRG, forcing the enemy to withdraw.
And along the coastline of the Dnieper, Ukrainian artillery and mortars, as well as copters with FOG, are intensively working. The UAF strikes do not subside, which is used by the DRG, trying to infiltrate under cover of fire.
15:25 Enemy again threw NATO armored vehicles on the offensive near Orekhov, attacking our trenches on the front line of the Zaporozhye Front:
In the morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began an offensive operation at the Rabotino-Kopani line, sending armored vehicles and many militants to try to break through our positions.
The enemy was detected by drones in time and hit.
Two American Bradley guided missiles were immediately destroyed, and a third was later shot down.
The infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, covered with fire, also suffered significant losses, but the Ukrainian command threw new waves of meat to increase pressure.
The hard fighting continues.
15:00 Ukrainian formations continue artillery terror in the border area of the Belgorod region.
Under enemy fire were the settlements of the Shebekinsky urban district: the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka and the village of Shamino.
In the latter, five local residents were injured. Four victims received minor injuries, one man was in a moderate condition with a shrapnel wound to the chest.
14:40 Satellite intelligence service Kherson region
American military satellites continue to survey some areas of the Kherson region. As a rule, it is Topazs that determine the importance of an object and the validity of a strike against it with Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles.
Over the past month, satellites have been most actively monitoring the situation at the Tavria recreation center in Strelkovoe, near the bridge in Chongar, in the village of Novoalekseevka, at the Armyansk border checkpoint, as well as in Alekseevka and Sokologorny.
The fact that the Americans are focusing on reconnaissance of these areas indicates a possible preparation for a strike on them. And so that another tragedy does not happen, as happened in Berdyansk, it is necessary to pay special attention to such activity.
14:25 Vremyevsky section -Circumstance as of 12.00 July 18, 2023
Enemy advances continue in the Staromayorsky area. Now the village is under the control of the Russian army - naval infantry of the 35th detachment of the Ukrainian Navy are trying to stay on the northwestern outskirts, taking up positions in a couple of houses.
In this area, the Ukrainian command, under the cover of tanks, is deploying additional units to hold positions. Artillerymen work on them. One of the tanks was destroyed north of Harvest.
At the same time, assault detachments of the 36th infantry regiment of the Ukrainian Navy, under the cover of two tanks, attacked the landings north of Priyutnoye, trying to squeeze out the fighters of the RF Armed Forces from there. A total of 40 people were transferred to the forest belt to the north-west to support the offensive.
Ukrainian formations continue to advance with "creeping" tactics, regardless of the losses. The exhaustion of the Russian defense by constant surges partially allows the Armed Forces to advance, but the price of this is really huge.
13:50 Ukrainian formations continue artillery attacks on the border settlements of the Kursk region.
In the Glushkovsky district, the village of Elizavetovka was hit: two residential buildings and buildings on the territory of the machine and tractor yard were damaged
13:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 18, 2023)
During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued to attempt an offensive in the Donetsk, Krasnolimansk and South-Donetsk directions.
- In the Kupyansk direction, units of the "Western" group of troops continue successful offensive operations in their area of responsibility. The total advance was up to two kilometers along the front and up to one and a half kilometers in depth. In addition, air strikes and artillery fire hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Kalinovo, Berestovoe, Kislovka, Tabaevka in the Kharkiv region and Novoselovskoe in the Luhansk People's Republic.
An ammunition depot of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the village of Kotlyarovka, Kharkiv region. The losses of the enemy amounted to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar.
- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of well-coordinated and active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire, twelve enemy attacks were successfully repelled during the day in the areas of the settlements of Pervomayskoye, Veseloye, Krasnogorovka, Maryinka and north-west of Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Stupochki, Konstantinovka and Krasnoe of the Donetsk People's Republic, accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit. An ammunition depot of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Krasnogorovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the hostilities, enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 400 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, an M777 artillery system made in the United States, three Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mounts, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, two 152mm MSTA howitzers -B", as well as guns 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30.
- In the Krasnolimansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping of troops, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Makeevka of the Luhansk People's Republic. Also, in the areas of the settlements of Terny of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chervonaya Dibrova, Kovalivka and Karmazinovka of the Lugansk People's Republic, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by fire.
In the area of the settlement of Kuzmino, Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped. During the day, up to a hundred Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in this direction.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the Vostok group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Priyutnoye of the Zaporozhye region. Three enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Vladimirovka and Urozhaynoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, coordinated actions of Russian units repelled three enemy attacks in the area of the settlement of Novodanilovka, Zaporozhye region. In the areas of the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka and Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, fire damage was inflicted on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, three ammunition depots of the 23rd and 33rd Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka and Uspenovka in the Zaporozhye region.
Enemy losses in these areas per day amounted to more than two hundred servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, a 152mm MSTA-B howitzer, and a 152mm D-44 cannon.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, four pickup trucks, two MSTA-B howitzers, as well as a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery installation were destroyed during the day.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated 89 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 98 districts.
Air defense systems intercepted three rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system per day.
In addition, 43 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Tavolzhanka, Zhovtneve of the Kharkiv region, Novodruzhesk, Berestovoe, Zaliman of the Luhansk People's Republic, Krasnaya Gora, Podgorodnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Novohorivka, Rabotino, Gulyaipole, Mirne of the Zaporozhye region and Heroiskoye of the Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 455 aircraft, 242 helicopters, 5,090 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,740 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,139 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,504 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 11,735 units of special military vehicles.
12:55 Locals report about the sound of an explosion near Melitopol in the Zaporozhye region.
According to preliminary information, Russian air defense systems intercepted an air target over the city.
12:30 Massed raid of Ukrainian drones to the Crimea
On the night of July 18, Ukrainian formations carried out a mass launch of drones in the direction of Crimea. Five groups of UAVs from the Shkolny airfield in Odessa took off in several directions.
Approximately, from one in the morning until early morning, Russian air defense units destroyed 17 drones from the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and gun system and small arms near Capes Tarkhankut and Priboyny, as well as Razdolie, Olenevka and Portovoy.
Another 15 drones were suppressed by means of electronic warfare on approach to the Crimea at Capes Peschany, Priboyny and Tarkhankut. The total number of affected UAVs was at least 32 units.
Curiously, at least one reconnaissance UAV of an unidentified type took off from the airfield in Chernobaevka near Kherson, which provided visual tracking for kamikaze drones from Karkinitsky Bay. After the raid, he returned.
This attack was the most massive in recent months, but our servicemen successfully repelled it. None of the UAVs reached the target. Moreover, only a couple of drones were shot down by anti-aircraft weapons - the air defense rifle detachments achieved the greatest result, which proves their effectiveness against low-flying targets.
11:45 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the "Center" group:
- In the Svatovsky direction, artillery fire from the "Center" grouping of troops thwarted two attempts to attack the positions of Russian troops by assault groups of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In the Krasnolimansky direction, the aircraft of the "Center" grouping carried out 12 missile and bomb strikes on the areas of concentration of manpower, enemy firepower, as well as on the command and observation post and two ammunition depots.
In the area of Serebryansky forest, units of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of equipment, made five attempts to regain lost positions. As a result of the fire damage of artillery and army aviation, the enemy retreated, having suffered losses in manpower and equipment.
During the counter-battery fight, a 122mm D-30 gun and two 120mm mortars of Ukrainian troops were destroyed.
11:30 At the very beginning of the Bayraktary NWO, they wanted to use as attack aircraft, but having lost up to 90 percent of the vehicles, they abandoned this idea. Since then, they have been used at a great distance from the front line (the optical system can detect targets at a distance of up to 40 km) and with their help they corrected artillery strikes.
KABAs were again hung on this "Bayraktar". Did they really want to test our air defense? Have you believed in the myths about the invincibility of Turkish cars again? The result was predictable.
11:20 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the group "West":
In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation of the Zapad group of forces delivered fifteen missile and bomb strikes on the concentration of manpower, armament of military and special equipment from the 14th brigade and territorial defense units.
The artillery of the group thwarted two attempts to rotate the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd arr TerO in the area of the settlement. Novoselovskoe and Timkovka.
In addition, in the course of counter-battery fire, artillery fire from the 152mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzer under the command of junior sergeant Sergei Avdeev destroyed two enemy mortar crews in the area of the settlement. Novoselovskoe and Razovka.
By means of air defense by the calculation of the Buk-M2 complex in the area of the settlement. Pilipovka was destroyed by an UAV of the Sinitsa aircraft type.
10:55 Chronicle of the special military operation:eventsJuly 17, 2023.
Ukrainian maritime drones attacked the Crimean bridge connecting the peninsula with the mainland.
As a result of the terrorist act, two spans of the automobile part of the structure were damaged, two people were killed.
Russia has notified all parties of its withdrawal from the grain deal that has not been in effect for a month now.
The western part of the Black Sea has again been declared a territory dangerous for navigation.
In the Starobelsky direction, Russian units attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine northwest of Novovodyanoe.
During fierce battles, two enemy strongholds on the opposite bank of the Zherebets River were occupied.
To the north of Bakhmut, the battle continues near the Berkhovsky reservoir.
The Ukrainian command is again using the tactics of "meat assaults", trying to realize its advantage in manpower.
The situation remains stably difficult on the southern flank, where the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are again attacking the heights west of Kleshcheevka.
Nevertheless, Russian troops successfully hold the line on this sector of the front.
Ukrainian formations have again increased the intensity of artillery strikes on the front-line cities of Donbass.
In the past three days alone, as a result of artillery attack in the Donetsk agglomeration, one person was killed and at least ten people were injured, including a child.
In the Vremievsky sector, as a result of fierce fighting, Russian units retained control over Staromayorsky.
The armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was trying to storm the settlement, lost most of its equipment and retreated to the Makarovka area.
10:25 Over the past three days, Ukrainian formations undertake attempts to attack objects on the territory of the Crimean peninsula.
Tonight, the enemy used 28 drones to strike targets in the east of the republic. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, air defense systems intercepted 17 drones, and another 11 were suppressed by electronic warfare equipment.
As a result of the successful reflection of the raid, there were no casualties and no damage.
09:58 Kherson direction at 08:00, 18.07:
Front Bird reports that the night passed quietly for us, but not for the enemy. At several lines, the receiver worked out for planned targets on the right bank. Aerial reconnaissance is constantly being carried out on our part to prevent the enemy from suddenly crossing the Dnieper.
According to updated data, the number of troops on the right bank of the enemy has decreased due to its local failures in other directions. The transfer was carried out at the expense of those who were supposed to break through here on Kherson. But attacks on the islands separating the two banks along the Dnieper are carried out by the enemy more often than before the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. Haven't had any success so far. He was met with fire and thrown back to his former lines.
09:30 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
-- to n.p. Great Kardashinka fired seven rounds;
-- Nine rounds were fired at the village of Solontsy;
-- Seven rounds were fired at the village of Peschanovka;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement Nova Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Sagi, n.p. Dnipro, n.p. Novaya Zburyevka, n.p. Berilevka firing a total of 37 rounds from cannon artillery
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
08:40 Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk three times on Tuesday, firing a total of 16 rounds of 155mm caliber, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported on its telegram channel.
“Fire was recorded from the side of the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine - ed.) in the direction: 02.00 (coincides with Moscow time) - the settlement of Zhelannoe Pervoe - the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired," the representative office said in a statement.