Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:08 Russian "shahed" crashed in Belarus and exploded, the monitoring group Belaruski Gayun reports. According to its data, the "shahed", which flew into the airspace of Belarus this morning, crashed in the Gomel region and exploded.
20:14 The General Staff confirmed the destruction of Russian air defense systems near Mariupol. We are talking about the ATACMS missile strike last night. Intelligence confirmed the destruction of the enemy's radar station and S-300 launchers.
19:45 Russians shelled Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast - currently there are four wounded and seven damaged houses, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
19:39 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. The main topics included humanitarian support for Ukraine and assistance in preparing for the winter period.
19:34 The Czech Republic will train 1,700 Ukrainian military personnel this year, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said. According to him, a total of 6,000 people have been trained in the country.
19:16 Zelensky said that he initiated a bill "on depriving people of state awards for popularizing or promoting an aggressor state or committing other illegal actions against Ukraine." According to him, this applies to those who received, in particular, the Hero of Ukraine, the Order of Merit, and others.
18:27 On Wednesday, July 17, restrictions on electricity consumption will be applied throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 00:00 to 6:00, regional power companies will apply two stages of shutdowns, from 6:00 to 17:00 and from 22:00 to 24:00 - three stages, from 17:00 to 22:00 - four stages.
18:11 Lavrov said at a UN Security Council meeting that Russia is ready to seek a "balance of interests" to resolve the current "crisis" in Ukraine. According to him, Moscow calls on all those interested in "overcoming the Ukrainian crisis" to take into account the problem of the rights of national minorities.
18:00 The authorities of the Belgorod Region are restricting entry to 14 populated areas from July 23 due to the "tense operational situation," Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Checkpoints will be set up at the entrances, and public transport will be prohibited from entering these populated areas. To get there, you will need to submit an application, and only adult men in bulletproof vests and accompanied by military personnel will be allowed in.
17:57 Ukraine has already received the first 50,000 shells from the Czech Republic, and some of them are already on the front line, Shmyhal said. "We have good prospects, and we hope for joint projects to produce ammunition in the future," the prime minister added.
17:42 The Ministry of Defense reported that it has returned to the Ukrainian Armed Forces a significant amount of ammunition of various calibers, which before the Russian invasion were transferred to enterprises for disposal as surplus. The returned cartridges, after a thorough quality check, are already being used on the battlefield. In particular, this concerns artillery shells, ammunition for small arms, components, etc.
17:35 Ukraine remains the first issue on the agenda of the European Parliament, said Roberta Metsola, who was re-elected as President of the EP for the second time today: "We have learned that we can never take democracy for granted. We have seen that our European values ​​are seen by too many as a threat... Russia's aggressive war against sovereign Ukraine remains the first issue on our agenda."
17:29 The destruction of the Kiev and Kanev hydroelectric power plants by Russia through shelling is "very unlikely", stated the general director of Ukrhydroenergo Igor Sirota: "The largest Ukrainian hydroelectric power plants are practically impossible to destroy from the outside. Only if several aerial bombs are dropped on them - for this, the Russians would have to fly into Ukrainian territory on airplanes. This is a very unlikely scenario."
He recalled that the Russians blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station dam from the inside. But even if the Kyiv and Kanev hydroelectric power station dams are blown up, the consequences will be less than after the disaster at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, Sirota added: "The Kyiv and Kanev reservoirs are almost six times smaller than the Kakhovka reservoir. In the worst case, basements in some areas of Kyiv adjacent to the Dnieper may be flooded. But in this case, of course, the ability to generate electricity and supply fresh water will disappear for a while."
16:35 Ukraine and the Czech Republic signed an agreement on the construction of a cartridge factory in Ukraine, as well as an agreement on the production of Czech Colt assault rifles, Prime Minister Shmyhal said following his visit to Prague.
15:48 Zelensky reported that he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters. Syrsky reported on the situation in the main areas: Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Chasov Yar, Kupyansk, Volchansk and others. They also discussed the issue of staffing brigades for rotation in the most difficult areas. Another topic of the meeting was weapons, including our own production and supplies from partners.
15:26 British intelligence writes that the Russian government is introducing an information exchange system between the Ministry of Defense and the FSB to transmit data on conscripts to the border service in order to prevent "potential recruits" from fleeing the country. The system should be fully functional by autumn 2024.
15:12 The European Commission plans to submit "very soon" a proposal for a 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine in the form of a loan secured by profits from Russian assets, said Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni. According to him, they want to adopt a legislative framework for such a decision by the end of the year. One of the challenges for the EU is to bypass the opposition of Hungary, which currently chairs the bloc. The issue will be discussed by the heads of financial departments and central banks of the G7 countries in Rio de Janeiro next week.
14:53 The Verkhovna Rada has adopted laws on the abolition of tax and customs duties for energy equipment and mechanized mine clearance machines, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported. The list includes electric generator equipment, wind and solar power generation equipment, batteries (except for low-power batteries), mine clearance machines, and equipment for the manufacture of countermeasures against technical intelligence.
14:47 Ukrainian intelligence together with cyber volunteers attacked almost 100 Russian web resources, the Main Intelligence Directorate reported. The cyber attack was aimed at destroying internal information of companies servicing clients from the Russian state sector involved in waging war against Ukraine.
14:34 Restoration of the Dnieper hydroelectric power station after the enemy shelling on the night of June 1 will take at least three years, said Igor Sirota, CEO of Ukrhydroenergo. According to him, clearing the rubble after the shelling lasted a month and a half, and was completed only on July 14.
13:41 Russian military attacked a repair crew from a drone that was repairing gas equipment in Antonovka, Kherson region. One worker was wounded, as well as the head of Antonovka, OVA reported. In addition, one person was injured as a result of another shelling of Kherson.
13:28 Latvia and Germany agreed at the NATO summit in Washington to deepen cooperation within the framework of the drone coalition for Ukraine. "Within the framework of the drone coalition, an initiative will be implemented to provide Ukraine with reconnaissance drones, armored drones, drones equipped with artificial intelligence, as well as defense against drones. This can be achieved by offering other coalition members to conclude contracts with drone manufacturers in Latvia and Germany," said Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds.
13:17 Concerns are growing in the EU about a second Trump term and its impact on US foreign policy, Politico writes. The appointment of Ohio Senator J.D. Vence to the campaign has only deepened doubts about the potential new administration's commitment to Ukraine and NATO. "This is a disaster for Ukraine," a senior EU official said after Trump announced Vence as his running mate.
12:44 More than 60 MEPs have written to the presidents of the European Commission and the European Council and the head of the European Parliament calling for Hungary to be stripped of its voting rights in the EU following Orban's "peace missions," Politico reports. In their letter, 63 MEPs say the Hungarian prime minister "has already caused significant damage by exploiting and abusing his role as the presidency of the Rada."
12:15 On Monday, July 15, Russians shelled Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region - one person was killed and two were injured, the prosecutor's office reported. Another person was injured in an airstrike on the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
12:03 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Ukrainian forces have recaptured some positions in southern New York south of Toretsk. At the same time, the Russian army has advanced northwest of Avdiivka in the Pokrovsk direction.
11:47 This night, equipment at one of the energy facilities failed, the energy deficit in the system increased, Ukrenergo reported. Four stages of shutdown schedules are in effect throughout the day. In addition, at 10:00, Ukrenergo gave the command to apply emergency shutdowns in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions.
11:18 From the evening of July 15 and during the day of July 16, the air defense destroyed two Shahed-type attack UAVs, two more of the same drones were lost in the airspace of Belarus, the Air Force reported. Also, eight reconnaissance UAVs were shot down in the southern and eastern directions: four Orlan-10, two ZALA, one Supercam and one of an unspecified type.
10:29 The death toll from the Russian strike on a five-story building in Mirnograd, Donetsk Oblast, on July 14 has risen to three, the State Emergency Service reported. Emergency rescue operations have been completed.
09:56 At night, Russians attacked the Kiev region with attack drones, said the head of the OVA Ruslan Kravchenko. Air defense forces were active, civilian and critical infrastructure facilities were not damaged, there were no casualties. Two uninhabited buildings were damaged by debris.
09:27 Late in the evening of July 15, Russians struck the KAB in the village of Kondrashovka in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv region, two people were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:59 In the Donetsk region, eight people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling on July 15: five in Liman, two in Chasovy Yar and one in Ilyinka, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:41 In the Kherson region, six people were injured as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. A preschool educational institution, an administrative building, a multi-story building and 15 private houses were damaged.
08:37 Republican vice presidential candidate Senator J.D. Vance spoke about Trump's plans for Ukraine: "Donald Trump promised to go to talks with Russia and the Ukrainians to quickly resolve this issue." According to him, Trump wants the United States to focus on "the real problem, which is China."
07:38 In Korenevo, Kursk region, at night a drone dropped an explosive device on the territory of a low-voltage equipment plant, a fire started in one of the workshops on an area of ​​400 square meters, employees were not injured, said the acting head of the region Alexey Smirnov.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that at night, air defense allegedly shot down nine drones over the Rostov region, and one more over the Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh regions and over the Black Sea.
07:19 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 16:
- personnel - about 561,400 (+1110) people,
- tanks - 8227 (+13),
- combat armored vehicles - 15,862 (+36),
- artillery systems - 15,368 (+44),
- MLRS - 1119 (+0),
- air defense systems - 892 (+0),
- aircraft - 361 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,193 (+45),
- cruise missiles - 2398 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,680 (+57),
- special equipment - 2577 (+8).
02:55 Washington supports Kiev's decision to involve Russian representatives in holding the second Peace Summit, said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
00:42 There were at least two strikes in Mariupol, probably between Nevsky and Agrobaza in the direction of Mangush. Power went out in part of the city, said mayoral adviser Petr Andryushchenko. In his opinion, the strike could have been carried out on Russian air defense.
00:13 Orban, in his letter to the head of the European Council Charles Michel, calls for the resumption of diplomatic relations with Russia and negotiations with China on a peace conference to end the war in Ukraine, writes Bild. The Hungarian prime minister also believes that Trump, if he wins, could become a mediator in the negotiations: "Immediately after winning the election, he will not wait for the inauguration, but will be ready to immediately act as a peace mediator. He has detailed and well-founded plans for this."