Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:19 Ukraine has transferred two more priests of the UOC MP to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange: Nikolai Zakroets and Alexander Lunegov, Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova reported. Lunegov was a cleric of the Dnipropetrovsk diocese and was sentenced to five years on charges of justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine. Zakroets was the rector of the St. George Church of the UOC MP in Yampil, Sumy Oblast. In October 2023, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison on suspicion of treason.
20:14 Zelensky said in an evening video address that today he heard a report from the military on key front lines - Pokrovsk and others in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. They also discussed some fundamental decisions to increase Russia's losses. "For Russia, all this must end in defeat, and only in this way does the very idea of war against Ukraine lose. We are doing everything for this, both with weapons and diplomacy. The relevant processes are going side by side," the president added.
In addition, the head of state said that today he held several meetings with international experts, discussed plans for July. "And this month can bring Ukraine even more strength, including in protecting the sky and bringing real security closer to our country," Zelensky announced. He also met with a bipartisan delegation of the US House of Representatives, discussed the main areas of further American assistance, including additional air defense systems.
18:46 Since the launch of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian program, Ukraine has sent 221.4 thousand tons of agricultural products to ten countries in Africa and Asia, the Presidential Office reported. At the same time, some of the food is purchased by the states participating in the project - in this way, international partners support the Ukrainian economy and simultaneously improve the food situation in the world. Now Ukraine plans to expand the program to other regions of the world: possible deliveries to Haiti, Chad, Cameroon, Tanzania, Djibouti and other countries are already being discussed.
18:24 On Tuesday, July 2, regional power companies will be using three stages of shutdowns simultaneously throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. The reason is a significant increase in energy consumption due to the heat.
Chairman of the Board of NEC Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudritsky explained that the increase in the duration of outages over the past few days was influenced by four factors at once: ongoing shelling, increased consumption due to high temperatures in Ukraine, reduced imports due to heat in Europe, and the summer repair campaign at a large number of power plants.
18:14 The first burials at the National War Memorial Cemetery may begin as early as early or mid-autumn 2024, said the head of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, Alexander Porkhun. "The first burials will 100% take place this year. But we will speed up these deadlines, and I think that by early autumn, by mid-autumn, we will begin burying our soldiers," he noted.
At the same time, Porkhun added that discussions with residents of the village of Markhalovka, Gatnenskaya territorial community, who oppose the construction of a memorial cemetery, are still ongoing.
17:37 NATO countries are passing on information to Ukraine that is collected by aircraft with AWACS early warning systems, writes UK Defence Journal. Airborne early warning aircraft monitor the situation in Ukrainian airspace during regular flights over Poland. This allows Ukraine to quickly respond to missile threats.
16:41 In June, Russian troops shelled Kharkiv 22 times, the city council reported. In particular, the Russians launched 19 UMBP D-30 guided bombs, one missile and seven aerial bombs, including the super-powerful KAB-250 and FAB-500, at the city. Six people were killed and 92 were injured in Kharkiv last month.
15:55 Ukraine is indeed strengthening the section of the border with Belarus, as Minsk has stated, said State Border Service spokesman Andrei Demchenko: "The border with Belarus remains a threatening direction for us, and we continue to strengthen it both in engineering terms and to keep the necessary number of forces and resources there to prevent any actions that may come from the territory of Belarus." At the same time, he called Minsk's statements an "information operation" and recalled that they are not the first time they have been heard.
According to Demchenko, Minsk has been testing the combat readiness of its military units since June 21, so this could be "one of the components to shift responsibility to Ukraine."
14:48 In the Budget Declaration for 2025-2027, the Cabinet of Ministers allocated UAH 2.2 trillion for security and defense in 2025, UAH 1.6 trillion for 2026, and UAH 1.5 trillion for 2027, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported. The government also expects GDP growth in 2025 by 2.7% (compared to 4.6% this year), in 2026 by 7.5%, and in 2027 by 6.2%. The government cites the destruction of Ukraine's energy capacity as the main constraint on economic development.
14:13 Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania have launched a mine-clearing operation in the Black Sea to defuse drifting mines, Bloomberg writes. Despite the fact that the mines will be cleared by military ships, the operation will be exclusively peaceful. The threat will be eliminated in the territorial waters and economic zones of the participating countries, which should make shipping safer. This will also help ships carrying grain from Ukraine.
13:36 Russian troops attacked a house in Antonovka, Kherson region, with artillery, one person was injured, the OVA reported. In addition, three people who were hit by enemy strikes the day before - near the village of Veletenske and in the village of Razliv - sought medical assistance today. Also in the morning, the Russians attacked Mykhailivka, Berislav district - a first aid station and a private house were damaged, no one was injured.
12:57 The Washington Post has obtained internal documents from the Belgorod region authorities that show that glider bombs launched by Russian troops into Ukraine have fallen on Russian territory. According to the document, at least 38 bombs fell in the Belgorod region between April 2023 and April 2024, most of which failed to explode. Meanwhile, the Russian opposition publication Astra calculated that in March, April, May, and June 2024 alone, the Russian Aerospace Forces dropped at least 119 bombs on their own and occupied Ukrainian territories.
12:19 The Clooney Foundation for Justice and the Austrian human rights organization International Center for the Strengthening of Human Rights have filed a case with the Vienna prosecutor's office regarding the rape of two Ukrainian women by Russians during the occupation of the Kiev region in 2022. Experts have collected evidence and identified the direct perpetrators of the crimes, as well as seven mid- and high-level commanders, and are asking for an investigation to be launched into them.
11:26 On Sunday, June 30, at about 19:30, Russia attacked Kiev with two Iskander-K cruise missiles, Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash reported. According to him, the missiles were shot down, but the falling debris damaged infrastructure.
11:10 In the morning, Russians shelled Ukrainsk in Donetsk Oblast - at least two people were killed and eight were wounded. According to preliminary information, ten multi-story buildings and an administrative building were damaged, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin. On June 30, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast - in Toretsk and Seversky. Another 12 people were wounded in the region in the past 24 hours, including six in Tsukurino in Pokrovsky District.
10:58 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russians have made significant progress in one of the hottest areas - Toretsk. According to analysts, Russian troops have advanced up to 2.6 km deep and up to 5.6 km wide, without encountering strong resistance during the offensive on Pivdenne. Russian publics write that Russian troops have dug a tunnel, which allowed them to transfer a significant number of troops to Toretsk with virtually no losses. Russian troops dug a similar tunnel in February near Avdiivka, using ready-made engineering communications. This played a key role in capturing the city.
10:33 The SBU reported that it had detained a group of provocateurs who were preparing riots in Kiev and the seizure of the Verkhovna Rada building after Constitution Day. Under the guise of holding a so-called "veche," the perpetrators planned to announce the "removal from power" of the current military-political leadership of Ukraine. Those detained face up to ten years in prison.
09:50 Traffic lights are not working in Belgorod, there are problems with electricity and the Internet, Russian media write. Belgorodenergo stated that the problems are related to "external technological influence", power engineers are switching electricity supply to consumers to backup circuits.
09:34 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian FAB-500 strike on the Nova Poshta branch in the Slobodsky district of Kharkiv has risen to ten, including an eight-month-old child. Another person died, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. As a result of the shelling, eight Nova Poshta trucks were on fire, three production and warehouse buildings and a medical facility were damaged.
09:08 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and another was wounded, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. 15 private houses, critical infrastructure facilities, an educational institution, a humanitarian headquarters, a store, a cell tower and gas pipelines were damaged.
08:49 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that air defense forces allegedly destroyed and suppressed 36 drones over the Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod regions overnight.
08:35 As a result of yesterday's missile attack in the Kiev region, three people were injured, including a child, said the head of the OVA Ruslan Kravchenko. There were no hits on residential or critical infrastructure facilities, but as a result of falling debris in one of the districts of the region, three private houses, a warehouse, and administrative buildings were damaged.
08:27 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 1:
personnel - about 543,810 (+1,110) people,
tanks - 8099 (+19),
combat armored vehicles - 15,550 (+26),
artillery systems - 14,599 (+66),
MLRS - 1111 (+1),
air defense systems - 874 (+1),
aircraft - 360 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 11,620 (+36),
cruise missiles - 2333 (+2),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 19,713 (+70),
special equipment - 2448 (+0).
07:42 At night, Russians launched a ballistic attack on the Dnieper, seven people were injured, including a 15-year-old teenager, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak. A store, private and multi-story buildings were damaged in a residential area.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.
The invaders are most active in the Pokrovsky direction in the Novoaleksandrovka area - 13 attacks.
Since the beginning of the current day, 121 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Most of the fighting is in the Pokrovsky direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Monday, July 1.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, our defenders repelled six assaults in the areas of the settlements of Glubokoe, Volchansk and Liptsy. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction , the enemy attacked 11 times - at the locations of Sinkovka, Stelmakhovka, Peschanoye, Berestovo and Stepnaya Novoselovka.
In the Liman direction, the invaders did not abandon their attempts to advance towards Makeyevka, Grekovka and Nevsky. There were 13 attacks in total.
In the Seversky direction, the number of clashes has increased to 18. Our soldiers are repelling the assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of Belogorovka (the Russians attacked 11 times near this village alone), Ivano-Daryevka, Spornoye, Vyemka and Verkhnekamenskoye.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian troops from Bakhmut are again trying to advance to Chasov Yar (Novy Microdistrict) and Kleshchyivka. Our soldiers have repelled five assaults.
In the Toretsk direction, the invaders launched 13 attacks - towards the city of Toretsk, the settlements of Pivnichnoye, Pivdenne and New York. Four combat clashes continue.
The Pokrovsky direction has seen the most enemy attacks - 37 since the beginning of the day, of which 12 are ongoing. The invader is most active in the Novoalexandrovka area - 13 Russian attacks have already been counted near this village today. Also hot areas of the front this day are in the areas of the populated areas of Novoselovka Pervaya, Vozdvizhenka, Evgenyevka, Netailovo, Voskhod, Sokol.
In the Kurakhovsky direction , the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled six assaults near Krasnogorovka, Konstantinovka, and Georgievka.
In the Vremevsky direction, the enemy is being repulsed near the settlements of Vodyanoye, Urozhainoye and Makarovka. Here, since the beginning of the day, eight assault attempts by the aggressor have been recorded.
In the Orekhov direction , the occupiers are trying to advance from Novopokrovka to Novodanilovka, where they are receiving a worthy rebuff.
In the Dnieper direction, three combat clashes took place on bridgeheads. They ended unsuccessfully for the enemy.
In other areas, there are no significant changes.
Let us recall that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated 1,110 occupiers . Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has lost about 544 thousand soldiers.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, in the hottest areas of the front in Ukraine, the casualty ratio is 6 Russians to 1 Ukrainian .
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[Korrespondent]
Vladimir Putin hopes to win in Ukraine through long-term, creeping offensive operations, according to the Institute for the Study of War
Ukraine and Russia are facing a “deadly summer” in which thousands of people could die, but neither side will be able to achieve a decisive breakthrough, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal
PRESSURE FROM RUSSIA
It is noted that the main task of the Ukrainian Defense Forces now is to hold positions using Western weapons. An unnamed senior Ukrainian security official said that Russia will most likely continue to sacrifice large numbers of soldiers for small gains. In addition, he claims that the aggressor country does not have enough troops for a major offensive on Kharkov, since moving forces there will weaken other parts of the front.
WSJ writes that both sides are trying to strike deep to gain an advantage before winter. Thus, Russia is striking at Ukrainian energy infrastructure and the defensive positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, Ukraine is attacking the temporarily occupied Crimea with long-range missiles.
“While Russia is still making some gains on the battlefield, it appears that the Ukrainians are doing a pretty good job of strategically striking and moving and holding their own,” said a senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Russian army has reportedly been able to compensate for its losses by replenishing its personnel, but the occupiers' progress is now slow and predictable.
The WSJ noted that for Ukrainian strategists and Western advisers, it remains an uncertain question whether Russia will attempt a large-scale offensive in the summer.
PUTIN'S TACTICS
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War believe that Vladimir Putin’s theory of victory assumes that Russian forces will be able to continue a gradual, creeping advance indefinitely, preventing Ukraine from mounting successful counteroffensives, and ultimately winning a war of attrition against Ukrainian forces. The Russian military has so far favored successive offensives that yield incremental tactical gains rather than large, rapid maneuver offensives aimed at achieving significant operational gains, ISW says. It suggests that Putin and the Russian military’s leadership likely view this approach as a greater guarantee of success in Ukraine than large, mobile offensives. They also appear to acknowledge the reality that Russian forces will likely have to march toward individual operational objectives (such as capturing strategically important cities) for months, if not years.
Putin probably hopes that the slow advance of his forces in Ukraine, which could last for months if not years, will convince the West that military victory over Russia is impossible and that losing some territory is preferable to the complete defeat of Ukraine.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 41st Mechanised Brigade, 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 34th Naval Infantry Brigade, 113th, 125th Territorial Defence brigades, and 13th National Guard Brigade near Volchansk, Tikhoye, Goptovka, Neskuchnoye, Zhovtnevoye, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
Two attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU Vostok Special Operations Centre and 92nd Air Assault Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 320 Ukrainian troops, one armoured personnel carrier, seven motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Moreover, one AFU field ammunition depot and three U.S.-made and one Israeli-made counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed.
As a result of active actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Stepovaya Novosyolovka (Kharkov region) and took more advantageous lines.
Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 21st, 44th, 60th, 66th Mechanised brigades, and 125th Territorial Defence Brigade near Makeyevka, Novovodyanoye, Nevskoye, Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Terni (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 475 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and four pickup trucks.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and five AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 23rd, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 80th Air Assault Brigade, 109th, 114th, and 119th Territorial Defence brigades near Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Krasnogorovka, and Spornoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 10th Mountain Assault Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 620 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and 12 motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer, and three Anclav-N electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Novopokrovskoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and improved the tactical situation.
Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 24th, 31st, 110th, 118th Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Yevgenovka, Novgorodskoye, Timofeyevka, Sokol, Toretsk, and Progress (Donetsk People's Republic).
Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 142th Infantry Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 23rd, 41st, and 47th Mechanised brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 405 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 33rd Mechanised Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Nikolskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 Ukrainian troops, seven motor vehicles, and two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 126th Territorial Defence Brigade near Rabotino, Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region), and Tokaryovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one Anclav-N electronic warfare station, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in an open park and infrastructure of the military airfield, repair and recovery system of the AFU weapons and equipment, a location of storage and a launch site for uncrewed surface vehicles, as well as clusters of enemy manpower in 124 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down eight UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, five French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, five U.S.-made HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles, and 72 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 616 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 27,040 unmanned aerial vehicles, 535 air defence missile systems, 16,471 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,362 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,185 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 23,201 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:35 Covering airfield in Mirgorod. Material damage is significant, and there are probably serious losses in people as well. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost six aircraft.
Also noteworthy is the lack of shelters for aircraft, as well as the painted outlines of aircraft to mislead our aerial and satellite reconnaissance.
20:20 Crew of the Ka-52M helicopter struck enemy manpower and equipment in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces.
19:30 Sevastopol time.
Active air defense work.Shot down several missiles (according to the governor - four) were approaching the city, probably one was on the outskirts of Sevastopol (a column of smoke was visible). The governor reported that the smoke was the consequences of the fall of debris from the downed missile.
18:49 Special military operation. Situation as of July 1 –map.
17:48 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Chasy Yara and Bogdanovka –map.
17:19 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 1, 2024) –video.
16:51 Around 15:00 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
16:27 Map of air raid sirens in Ukraine.
15:41 Kherson direction. Right bank. Stanislav settlement
Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted airstrikes with several FAB-500 aerial bombs from the UPMK on a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment. Su-34Ms were used.
15:15 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Stelmakhovka –map.
14:15 Kherson direction.
Russian Aerospace Forcesinflicted"cast iron" strikes on enemy positions.
13:46 New satellite images of the Liptsy-Volchansk area –map.
This time, the changes are shown over a long period – from May 10 to June 29, 2024. The images show areas with changes of different nature in different colors.
12:25 Number of published strikes by Lancet loitering munitions in the SVO area reached 2,000.
In total, 1,121 Lancet strikes were published in the six months from January to June 2024, which is more than four times higher than the figure for the same period in 2023 (258 strikes).
11:55 Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group –video.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces carried out combat missions in the Kakhovka direction. They ensured control of the island zone of the Dnieper River. They did not allow the enemy troops to regroup with artillery fire. They continued to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces' floating craft trying to land on the left bank of the Dnieper. They actively destroyed FPV drones, reconnaissance and attack UAVs.
Artillery fire damaged the manpower and equipment of the 35th Marine Brigade, the 121st Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 23rd Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Zolotaya Balka, Ilyinka, Olgovka, and Tyaginka.
During the counterbattery fire, two 155mm M777 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and a 105mm M119 gun were destroyed.
During the day, the enemy's losses amounted to 105 servicemen. The Anklav-D electronic warfare station and three field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The use of attack UAVs disabled eight vehicles.
11:10 By the air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces on duty destroyed and suppressed:
A total of 18 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region
Nine UAVs over the territory of Kursk region
Nine UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region.
10:47 Artemovsk direction (area of the settlement Chasov Yar).
Works tactical and frontline aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, striking the enemy with FAB-500 and 1500 with UPMK.
10:03 Statement by the senior officer of the press center of the "North" group -video.
Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 41st Mechanized, 57th Motorized Infantry, 71st Infantry brigades, 34th Naval Infantry Brigade, 125th, 127th Territorial Defense brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of Neskuchnoye, Staritsa, Vesyoleye, Ternovaya, Zhovtnevaya, Volchansk and Liptsy.
The enemy's losses amounted to 285 servicemen, a tank, five vehicles, an M109 Paladin howitzer, two M777 howitzers, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun, and a 122mm BM-21 BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle. The ammunition depot of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade was destroyed.
09:53 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from barrel artillery:
-- Four rounds in the village of Aleshki;
-- In the village of Kardashinka four rounds;
-- In the village of Kazachiy Lagerya three rounds;
-- Five rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
-- Three rounds in the village of Tavriysk;
-- Five rounds were fired at the settlement of Kairy.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kakhovka, Novaya Kakhovka, Velyka Lepetikha, Babine, and Dnepryany, firing a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.
09:22 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»
Frontline report for the morning of 01.07.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. In the Rabotino area and northwest of Verbovoye, there are no significant changes, positional battles continue. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides.
– Donetsk Front. Here, after a short pause, Russian troops have resumed active offensive actions.
In the area of Konstantinovka, there is progress on the outskirts of the settlement.
In the area of Paraskoviyevka, the Russian Armed Forces also carried out assault actions, there are small tactical successes.
In Krasnogorovka, Russian troops, with the support of long-range weapons, continue to push the Ukrainian garrison to the outskirts of the settlement.
In Nevel'skoye, there have been no significant changes, heavy fighting continues. In the area of Karlovka, Russian troops continue to fight on the outskirts of the settlement, so far without any significant changes in the LBS. It is possible that the complete liberation of Yasnobrodovka will allow the Russian Armed Forces to quickly take control of the northern side of the reservoir.
There is progress west of Sokol, where Russian troops are developing an offensive in the direction of the settlements of Yevgenovka and Voskhod.
- Chasov-Yar direction. Fighting continues in the eastern suburb of Chasov-Yar, there are more tactical successes. The Russian Armed Forces were able to advance from the northern flank from Kalinovka.
- Khar'kov Front. No significant changes in the LBS. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not abandoning their attempts to dislodge Russian troops from their positions. Heavy fighting continues in Volchansk and in the area of Glubokoe. The activity of military actions in this direction is not decreasing, therefore the LBS is in constant motion, although there are no significant advances by either side.
08:50 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of a special military operation: events of the week of June 24-30, 2024
Last week, Russian troops continued to strike military targets in various regions of the so-called Ukraine. In the Odessa region, a strike destroyed one of the workshops of the medical instrument plant in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
In Khmelnytskyi Oblast, a Kinzhal missile struck the Starokostiantyniv airfield. This military facility is used by the enemy to base Storm Shadow cruise missile carriers.
The Khar'kov Aviation Plant was hit in Kharkov. The facility had been the target of airstrikes for several days.
Strikes on various targets in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia Oblast continued. Russian troops hit a train with military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the Yantsevo railway station.
Russian troops continue systematic work to destroy enemy air defense systems. In Velikodolinskoye, a cluster munition destroyed a low-altitude detection and illumination station for a battery of S-300 air defense systems, as well as a command post.
Ukrainian formations continued to attack the rear regions of Russia with drones. In the Tver region, as a result of the detonation of several UAVs, equipment was damaged at the Redkinsky experimental plant.
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces once again carried out a combined raid on Crimea. All missiles and drones launched were shot down in the sky over Sevastopol, and three civilians were injured as a result of falling fragments.
In the area of the special operation, Russian troops continued to hold the initiative in several sections of the front. In the North Ukrainian direction, the enemy is still engaged in fortification work and training personnel at training grounds.
08:00 Official summary Representatives of the DPR in the JCCC.
A total of 26 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
There were reports of four civilians being injured, including children born in 2020 and 2009.
Four employees of the Russian Emergencies Ministry were injured.
Damaged:
Four residential buildings,
Four cars.
A total of 15 artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
Ten artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yasinovataya direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 64 units of various ammunition.
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[REGNUM] The Russian army continues to advance in Donbas, pushing back the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several sections of the front. Over the past week, the Russian Armed Forces have liberated a number of settlements along the entire contact line, the Defense Ministry reported. In particular, Spornoye northeast of Bakhmut and Novooleksandrivka northwest of Avdeevka have been liberated.
At the same time, units of the Center group of forces inflicted losses on the formations of the 23rd, 47th Mechanized, 95th Airborne Assault, 59th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 2nd National Guard Brigade, the department noted.
At the same time, Donbass has literally become a hot spot: during the day, the temperature in the region rises to 32-33 degrees, and in the coming days it will become even hotter. The unbearable heat complicates the conduct of battles and trench life for both sides, a source in the ranks of the 1st Army Corps told IA Regnum. 33°C (degree Celsius) is 91.4°F (degree Fahrenheit). Balmy.
"Imagine: a steel armored vehicle with a working engine. At the same time, the heat outside is over 30 degrees, the armor is heating up. These are extremely difficult conditions for the crew and the troops. The same in the trench. There are the most trivial moments, like bringing water to the positions, which in some cases is not so easy to do, especially at the "front line". Consider Afghanistan, not Donbass," the source says.
THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES ARE READY TO RETREAT
If the heat lasts for several weeks, the steppe will dry out and start burning, which will also complicate the fighting for both sides. However, despite the difficult conditions, Russian troops continue to advance - from Avdiivka to Krasnogorovka. This direction was previously called Avdiivka, now Pokrovskoe is increasingly mentioned - by the name of the district center, which is still under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
On the northern side of the front, after the liberation of Novoalexandrivka, Russian troops are advancing in the direction of the settlement of Vozdvizhenka. Previously, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command denied problems in this direction, but now Ukrainian sources report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces and territorial defense units have suffered heavy losses trying to recapture Novoalexandrivka. Now they have to roll back, without rotation or reinforcements.
Things are no better for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the south, in the area of the settlement of Sokol. Here, the enemy is clinging to the fortifications of the former "Poroshenko line" - the old line of defense created in 2015-2016. In fact, this is the last line of defense that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command planned to hold in the worst-case scenario. The fighting is taking place on the western outskirts of the settlement, in the direction of the village of Voskhod.
Further south, fighting continues in the area of the village of Yasnobrodovka, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to reports from the field, are also retreating. On the southern front, the Russian army managed to advance to the settlement of Karlovka.
"There is a rumor that they are essentially no longer planning to hold the front. Reserves are arriving not at the front, but at the new line of defense - this is the right bank of the Volchya River and behind the Karlovskoye Reservoir. At least, this is where everything is heading," explains a source for IA Regnum.
Urban fighting also continues in Krasnogorovka, a suburb of Donetsk that can still be used to shell the capital of the DPR. After the liberation of the city, Russian troops will enter operational space, as happened after the liberation of Avdiivka. The only solution for the Ukrainian Armed Forces command in this direction will be to retreat behind the same Volchya River.
STRIKES AT THE REAR
The advance of Russian troops in the Donetsk direction is far from the only problem for the Ukrainian Armed Forces command. Combat operations are also taking place in the area of the Toretsk agglomeration - on the outskirts of the settlement of New York. At the same time, sources maintain silence and do not comment on the advance of Russian troops.
The Ukrainian side is reporting contradictory information. On the one hand, there are panicky reports that "the Russians have broken through to the center of New York," and that fighting is taking place in the urban area. On the other hand, on the contrary, it is claimed that the situation has been stabilized by the transfer of reserves from Chasov Yar.
In general, it can be stated that a full-scale offensive by Russian troops in this area has not begun. Reconnaissance in force is being conducted to probe the enemy's defenses and find weak spots. The Russian Armed Forces are also striking at the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In particular, the headquarters of the 41st Brigade in central New York came under attack.
A similar situation has developed in the area of Chasov Yar and Volchansk. Russian aviation is systematically knocking out the enemy's headquarters, warehouses and defense nodes, which is forced to throw reserves into the battle.
And on the Zaporizhzhya direction, the day before, an Iskander OTRK strike hit a train with armored vehicles at the Volnyansk station. The destroyed tanks could have been transferred to either the Pokrovsk direction or the Zaporizhzhya direction, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to rumors, are preparing their offensive.
THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF SHELLS, BUT THE DEFICIT REMAINS
A year after the start of the failed counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia region, individual sources are increasingly reporting that Kyiv is planning a new offensive. This time without pompous statements and threats, but with air support.
Earlier, the Danish Ministry of Defense reported that the first batch of F-16 fighter maintenance technicians had completed training at European training grounds and were ready to begin their duties. The Belgian government, in turn, noted that aircraft deliveries could begin literally any day now.
However, planning an offensive relying on five to ten fighters is very strange. Moreover, the Ukrainian Armed Forces need to first resolve the issue of a shortage of shells. The West, by all appearances, is trying to stop the collapse of the front by replenishing the empty arsenals of the Ukrainian army, and is not preparing its protégés for new offensive operations.
Over the past quarter, neither the US nor its allies have announced deliveries of armored vehicles to Kyiv, as was the case on the eve of the "counteroffensive" a year ago, and it is impossible to advance without them. At the same time, in recent weeks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received artillery ammunition, the French newspaper Le Tribune reports.
“The supply situation has improved and continues to improve over the past month, at least in terms of 155mm artillery shells,” the publication quotes a statement from a Ukrainian Armed Forces artilleryman.
However, the Ukrainian army does not have enough ammunition for everyone, notes a source for Regnum news agency.
"They have started shooting more often, yes. But it is still clear that they are saving. In short, their shortage of shells may have ended, but a serious deficit remains. Either they are distributing shells from the Westerners in very measured doses, or they are saving for a rainy day," the agency's interlocutor sums up.
It is possible that Kyiv is leaving some of the shells in warehouses, fearing that the supply situation could worsen again in the near future and that they will have to fight "with their own forces." At the same time, the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may be hatching a plan to take revenge for the recent defeats in Donbas and try their luck in another direction.
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[Regnum] Ukrainian authorities are trying to hide from the public the situation with the cholera epidemic in Kyiv-controlled Kherson, the head of the Kakhovka municipal district Pavlo Filipchuk said on July 1 in his Telegram channel.
According to him, at least two more people died from this disease on the right bank of the Dnieper.
"Cholera continues to kill Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen. It can't be stopped - it can't be hidden. But Kiev continues to pretend that nothing is happening," he wrote.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 21, the pro-Russian underground in Kherson reported an outbreak of cholera in the city. According to the underground, there were about 100 people in hospitals, mostly military personnel, and at least 12 people died from the disease.
On June 27, the press secretary of the governor of the Kherson region, Volodymyr Vasylenko, said that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to hide the outbreak of cholera in Kherson, temporarily occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, disguising it as typhus. He specified that they are not informing the population about the disease, and wells with clean water on the right bank of the Dnieper are not being serviced due to the lack of electricity.
According to the governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo, the outbreak of cholera on the right bank of the Dnieper occurred due to flooding after the Kiev regime blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and ignored sanitary norms there. He noted that on the left bank, the Russian authorities carried out a huge range of work to disinfect and sanitize the area, while in the part of the region occupied by Kiev, no one did anything in this direction.
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Ukrainian authorities are trying to hide the outbreak of cholera in Kherson, ..., disguising it as typhus.
Trying to pass off a disease caused by contaminated water as an epidemic disease caused by fleas and lice? Y'all need a better marketing department!
In the olden days, it used to be that in a war more people died of disease than combat. Likely modern medicine has changed that to a degree, but the old problems don't go away. Also, precision munitions mean we don't carpet bomb cities anymore, something which had a deleterious effect on infrastructure.
The layout of the tank "Object 775" was a general layout of the tank with a crew of two people(commander-operator and driver-mechanic) in a rotating turret and aft MTO location.
In the front part of the turret there was a single launcher for guided missiles and unguided rockets and a paired 7.62-mm PKT machine gun. The launcher is recoilless, closed type.
When using the Rubin ATGM, screw rifling was made in the tube for launching the NURS, of which four deeper rifling were used to launch the guided missile. When using the Astra ATGM, the tube had similar screw rifling for the NURS and two longitudinal grooves for launching the guided missile. On the end side of the breech of the launcher there was a mechanism for ejecting pallets through a hatch in the roof of the turret after bringing the system to the loading angle and opening the breech wedge.
According to the requirements, the tank's ammunition loadout was to include 24 guided missiles or 48 NURS, which were supposed to be placed in the loading mechanism. Either one guided missile or two NURS were placed in the same cell (pipe) of the conveyor, since the length of the NURS was equal to half the length of the missile.
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