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Current information on the situation on the front line: July 11 (updated)
2024-07-12
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:41 It is reported about the launches of Geraniums at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the southern regions.

21:35 Around 20:35 Moscow time stopped another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the territory of the Voronezh region.

20:22 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 11, 2024) –video.

19:47 Artillerymen disguised under the shed of the 152mm 2S5 self-propelled gun "Giatsint-S": they built wooden walls around the perimeter of the firing position, and made the roof out of boards and slate, covering it with masking tape.

In this original way, they manage to deceive the enemy, and he cannot understand where the 152mm “surprises” are “flying” at him from.

19:40 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are leadingshellingNovaya Kakhovka in Kherson region is being attacked with mortars and drones, there are no casualties - Governor Saldo

19:39 Explosions in Poltava region.

19:30 Explosions in Pokrovsky district (DPR, temporarily occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

19:20 Situation in the Kurakhovsky direction from "NgP raZVedka":

The assault continues in the settlement of Krasnogorovka. As a result of fierce fighting, Russian troops pushed through the stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and advanced further along Voroshilov (G. Skovoroda) and Lomonosov streets, there is also success in the Vostochny microdistrict.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively using FPV drones to delay the advance of the Russian Armed Forces; Russian fighters are also using drones to eliminate firing points and observation posts; artillery is working.

In a number of areas, close-range firefights are taking place at pistol range; Russian assault aircraft continue to demonstrate miracles of endurance, driving the enemy from long-held positions.

18:49 Kherson direction.Hitwith a Kornet ATGM missile at an enemy observation point on the opposite bank of the Dnieper.

18:10 238th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a temporary deployment point (PVD) in the Krasnogorovka area.

Using the 152mm 2A65 Msta-B artillery system, the 238th Artillery Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces successfully destroyed the enemy's temporary deployment point and ammunition depot near the settlement of Krasnogorovka. These actions significantly supported the offensive actions of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division, strengthening their positions and facilitating their advancement in this region.

17:45 Consequences of artillery attack of Krasny Partizan in the DPR, as a result of which a woman died –photo.

16:50 Four artillery howitzers of Ukrainian troops were destroyed in the suburbs of Gulyaipole in the Zaporizhia region, reported the coordinator of the Mykolaiv underground, Sergei Lebedev. According to him, these are presumably American M777 howitzers.

16:35 In Nova Kakhovka (Kherson region) a multi-storey building caught fire due to artillery attack by Ukrainian troops, the city administration reported. Rescuers are working at the scene. There are no preliminary casualties or injuries.

15:59 Calculation of the anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Tor-M2" of the "North" group of forcesdestroyedUkrainian Armed Forces drones in the SVO zone.

15:55 At 15:20, Ukrainian troops again used MLRS during the artillery attack of Gorlovka; a total of 10 missiles were fired at the Nikitovsky district of the city, the JCCC reported.

In addition, according to the mayor of Gorlovka, Prikhodko, the number of civilians injured as a result of today's artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased to three.

15:17 A civilian born in 1972 was killed by artillery attack by Ukrainian troops in the village of Krasny Partizan north of Donetsk, local authorities reported

14:45 Russian military is gradually continuing to liberate block after block in Volchansk, Khar'kov region, and is taking care of its military personnel, said adviser to the head of the DPR, Yan Gagin.

13:54 Russian troops are advancing in several directions in Krasnogorovka (Maryinka direction). Ukrainian sources confirm that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have withdrawn from most high-rise buildings in the southeast to avoid being surrounded.

Russian fighters have also advanced northeast, capturing everything up to Tolstoy Street, both sides confirm. The medical center remains under Ukrainian control, but is now under threat of encirclement.

Russian troops have also made significant advances in the west of the city, which was also confirmed by both sides.

13:34 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

The "West" group of troops occupied more advantageous positions within 24 hours; the enemy lost up to 460 servicemen and an electronic warfare station;

The servicemen of the "North" group struck the manpower of five brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, territorial defense and the National Guard in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 355 servicemen in the area of responsibility of the "North" group;

Units of the Eastern Group of the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces – the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 155 soldiers;

Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defense forces have shot down 24 UAVs and five HIMARS MLRS projectiles;

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the “Center” group zone in the DPR over the past day amounted to 335 soldiers, two infantry fighting vehicles, one of which was a Bradley;

In one day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 700 soldiers, a tank, and a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle as a result of the actions of the Yug group in the DPR;

Over the course of 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian military personnel and equipment in 127 districts.

13:30 The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the settlement of Voskhod in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

12:48 Footagecombat work of the crew of the ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun of the Southern group of troops.

During the patrol, an enemy strike unmanned aerial vehicle of the aircraft type was detected in the sky, the crew of a 23mm anti-aircraft gun opened aimed fire on it and destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone in the air.

During the special military operation, the air defense crews of the combined arms formation "Southern" group of forces shot down dozens of attack and reconnaissance UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

12:34 Servicemen of the Dnepr group of troops successfully perform combat missions, destroying reconnaissance UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Osa SAM crew destroyed 10 attack and reconnaissance drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of various types and modifications, including the Furia and Leleka types, in their area of responsibility in the last week alone. Thus, the anti-aircraft gunners managed to prevent artillery strikes, save the lives of personnel and maintain the combat readiness of units.

12:17 The number of wounded civilians in Gorlovka (DPR) due to fire from Ukrainian troops has increased to two, the city's mayor Prikhodko reported.

11:52 Statement of Head of the Press Center of the "West" Group. The "West" group of troops continues to carry out tasks in the area of the special military operation.

The group's units continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense, capturing 26 strongholds and inflicting losses on the manpower and equipment of units of the 14th, 30th, 44th Separate Mechanized brigades, 110th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, and 12th Special Forces Brigade "Azov" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Makeyevka, Sin'kovka, Kupyansk, Petrovpavlovka, and Torskoye.

During the counterbattery operation, the group's artillery units and operators of the Lancet loitering munitions destroyed two Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, a US-made M777 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, and 10 mortar crews.

Air defense crews destroyed two aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, including a Leleka-100 and a Columba.

Over the course of 24 hours, the enemy lost up to 495 militants and 25 units of weapons and military equipment, including a T-64 tank, an Anklav electronic warfare station, an AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, five vehicles, and four ammunition depots.

11:15 A civilian was wounded by Ukrainian artillery attack in the center of Gorlovka (DPR), said the city's mayor Ivan Prikhodko.

10:50 Ukrainian troops fired 20 rockets from MLRS at the Central City District of Gorlovka at 10:30, the JCCC reported. The city's mayor, Ivan Prikhodko, said that an educational institution in the center of Gorlovka was damaged by fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

10:25 In the Avdeevka direction, the 3rd Special Forces Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces destroys an enemy infantry fighting vehicle –video.

10:10 "Surgical" precision of the "Lancet": to the west of Avdiivka, reconnaissance aircraft spotted an enemy howitzer from the air, which thought it was safely hidden under a "barbecue". The operators of the "Lancet" loitering munition from the 3rd Special Forces Brigade thought otherwise. Footage of destruction of an enemy howitzer followed by detonation of ammunition.

10:02 Information is received that the territory of the hospital in the Eastern microdistrict of Krasnogorovka has come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

09:48 Explosions thundered in Odessa, the Ukrainian publication “Mirror of the Week” reported.

09:45 The crew of a 122mm D-30 howitzer of the artillery unit of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West Forces Group during the performance of fire missions destroyed acamouflaged crew of Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs in the area of special military operation.

09:24 The Ukrainian Armed Forces Command, responsible for the troop grouping in the Kupyansk direction, recognizes the successes of Russian forces near Sin'kovka and Petropavlovka in the Khar'kov region, said military expert, retired LPR People's Militia Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko.

He added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Kupyansk direction are in a low moral and psychological state.

09:15 Summary as of July 11, 2024 from war correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:

Khar'kov direction: the Russian army took advantage of the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and increased the onslaught. The Russian Armed Forces crossed the Volchya River, creating a bridgehead in the west of the city and starting battles near the railway station. The Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated from Gagarin and Dukhovnaya streets to the southern bank of the river and left the central high-rise buildings, retreating to the private sector;

Avdeevka direction: Russian attack aircraft are breaking through enemy defenses in several areas along the Novoaleksandrivka - Novoselovka Pervaya line;

Zaporizhia direction: the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the energy infrastructure of Energodar, causing power outages in the city;

Kupyansk-Svatovskoye direction: Russian troops are fighting on the Sin'kovka-Liman Pervy line and, according to some reports, have expanded their zone of control in the direction of Petropavlovka;

Aleksandro-Kalinovskoe direction: fighting is underway on the approaches to Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk). Russian troops are pushing the enemy out of positions in Druzhba, Kirovo and Novgorodskoe.

08:17 Enemy reports:

"The Russian Armed Forces took control of the village of Voskhod, almost the entire territory of Yevgenovka, and also advanced near New York. A gray zone was added in Krasnogorovka."

08:14 In the Volchansk direction, in the area of the settlement of Liman, an airstrike destroyed large hangar with Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment.

Two FABs with UMPKs hit the building of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with amazing accuracy. The hangar contained MLRS, from which the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled settlements in the Belgorod Region.

08:08 FPV drone operators of the West military group in a few daysdestroyedmilitary equipment and launched strikes on camouflaged strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

08:05 Scouts of the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade calculated drone launch point and quickly worked on the enemy.

08:00 Mortarmen of the Dnepr group covered calculation of the American AGS "Mk-19" in the Orekhov direction.

According to the UAV operator with the call sign "Kasper", a thorough aerial reconnaissance was conducted before the strike, which allowed the enemy's actions to be revealed: a group of Ukrainian militants were trying to equip a firing position for an automatic mounted grenade launcher. The enemy's plans were thwarted, the targets were hit.

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