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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 11, 2024
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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 22:33 Ukraine's membership in NATO is a guarantee of World War III, said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico: "I understand Ukraine's desire, it is a sovereign country, but Ukraine's membership in NATO is only a guarantee of World War III."

22:16 The US and Ukraine are working on a "forceful response" to the Russian attack on Okhmatdet, Biden adviser Jake Sullivan said: "We are working to deal with this attack and respond to it with force."

22:08 In Kherson, Russians dropped explosives from a drone, one rescuer was injured, the State Emergency Service reported. At that time, rescuers were assembling firefighting equipment in one of the city's microdistricts after eliminating another shelling. Two civilians were also injured at the scene.

21:45 Stoltenberg, commenting on the Russian assassination attempt on the CEO of Rheinmetall, said that "these are not isolated cases": "We are recording Russian attempts to intimidate us in the matter of providing assistance to Ukraine. But in fact, this has the opposite effect - NATO allies, on the contrary, will increase assistance."

21:42 Today, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council will take place, Zelensky said: "We are counting on powerful decisions. On air defense, F-16, permission to hit Russian terrorists where they are. We will discuss these issues today."

21:37 Six EU countries will boycott ministerial meetings during the Hungarian presidency, said Jessica Rosvall, Minister for Europe of the Swedish government. According to her, in addition to Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland have joined the boycott. They will be represented at the ministerial meetings at the level of civil servants, not ministers. Rosvall noted that other EU member states are also discussing similar decisions.

21:34 The death toll from Russian airstrikes on the village of Bely Kolodets in the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region has risen to three, eight people were injured, the prosecutor's office reported.

21:31 The International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), a group of Kiev's allies led by Great Britain, has signed an agreement to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine worth £300 million (over $387 million). Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said the shipment would contain up to 120,000 152mm artillery rounds. In total, Norway has contributed about $168 million to the IFU since 2022.

21:23 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been incredibly active diplomatically since his country assumed the presidency of the EU Council on July 1. He says his goal is a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. He has already discussed the idea of ​​a ceasefire with Zelensky, Putin, Erdogan and Xi Jinping before the start of negotiations. Trump is next. No one has authorized Orban to be so active diplomatically. His visit to Moscow raises the most questions. The West is preparing a response to the initiative of the Hungarian Prime Minister. Read more in the article Curb the Peacemaker.

21:18 The Pentagon announced the contents of a new $225 million military aid package for Ukraine:

  • Patriot air defense system battery;

  • ammunition for NASAMS and HIMARS;

  • anti-aircraft missiles for Stinger;

  • artillery shells of 155 mm and 105 mm calibers;

  • TOW anti-tank guided missiles;

  • Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;

  • small arms ammunition;

  • explosive ammunition.

The Pentagon also reported that the total amount of military support to Ukraine from the United States during Biden's presidency exceeded $54.4 billion.

21:00 Biden will unveil a new deal for Ukraine that brings together signatories of security agreements, White House adviser Jake Sullivan said: "In a few hours, we will once again write our name into history. President Biden will gather more than 20 world leaders who have also signed their own bilateral security agreements with Ukraine to launch the Ukraine Compact."

Meanwhile, Biden announced a new aid package for Ukraine at a meeting with Zelensky, but did not specify its details.

20:48 Erdogan met with Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington and told him that he had begun work on renewing the grain agreement. The Turkish president also said that Ankara was ready for "any initiative, including mediation, to lay the foundation for peace."

In turn, Zelensky said that a conference dedicated to food security and freedom of navigation will soon be held in Turkey as part of the implementation of the decisions of the Peace Summit.

20:44 Australia has announced its largest package of military aid to Ukraine, worth $250 million. It will include, in particular, guided missiles and air defense missiles, anti-tank weapons, and ammunition. Australia will also send personnel to the new NATO command in Wiesbaden (NSATU), created to coordinate the supply of military equipment to Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian troops.

20:39 In Mirnohrad, Donetsk region, the number of casualties as a result of today's Russian shelling has risen to 13, one person has died, the prosecutor's office reported. A Russian missile hit an apartment building. Among the wounded are two 13-year-old children.

20:11 The United States did not allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with ATACMS missiles, said Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan. "Our policy has not changed," he stressed.

19:50 After the Russian strike on Okhmatdet, a Russian pilot "shocked by the strike on the children's hospital" wrote in the GUR chatbot and transmitted data that helped identify 30 commanders of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (military unit 06987, Engels airfield), UP reports, citing intelligence sources. The array of information includes documents from the personal files of senior officers, personal data of Russian military personnel and their family members. The most valuable are the classified documents of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.

19:47 The EU legal service has established that the meeting between Orban and Putin was contrary to EU norms. The EU legal service informed member states of this on July 10, the Financial Times writes. In particular, this concerns norms prohibiting any "measures that could jeopardize the achievement of the union's objectives." In addition, Orban violated the provision calling on all members to conduct foreign policy "unconditionally in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity," EU lawyers note.

19:43 The Russian army struck the village of Bely Kolodets in the Volchansk community of the Kharkiv region: an aerial bomb hit a private sector, at least two people were killed and eight were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

19:39 Biden will announce a $225 million aid package for Ukraine during a meeting with Zelensky in Washington, which will include the Patriot air defense system, Associated Press reports.

19:36 American intelligence has prevented an assassination attempt on the CEO of the German defense company Rheinmetall, which also produces weapons for Ukraine, CNN reports, citing sources. According to the TV channel, earlier this year, American intelligence discovered that the Russian government was planning to kill Armin Papperger. The Russians were also planning to eliminate other defense industry executives across Europe. The plan to kill Papperger was "the most thought out," CNN reports.

19:33 Denmark must give Ukraine all of its air defense systems, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. She recalled that Denmark had previously decided to give Ukraine all of its artillery. "And now we must do the same with air defense," Frederiksen emphasized.
All? Is that wise?
19:30 Russians struck the village of Borovaya in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region with a KAB - four people were injured, 12 private houses were damaged, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

19:27 On Friday, July 12, measures to limit electricity consumption will be in effect throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 16:00 to 23:00, regional power companies will apply four stages of shutdowns simultaneously, and three stages at other times.

Chairman of the Board of Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytskyi stated that the situation in the Ukrainian energy system will gradually begin to improve at the end of July: "When the heat subsides (we expect this to happen closer to the 20th of July) and there will also soon be a certain increase in the generation available to us in the energy system - the situation will begin to improve. It will not magically improve in one day or one hour. But it will gradually improve, and we will see a trend of improvement from the end of July, as we predicted. In August, the situation will be a little better. And in September-October, there are even good chances to avoid shutdowns. At least, such massive and repeated ones as we had in July."

19:21 Ukraine and Romania signed a security agreement in Washington, Zelensky said: "We have recorded specific points of cooperation to strengthen security in the Black Sea region. Ukraine will receive the Patriot system and support for the defense industry from Romania. Romania, together with its partners, will help the F-16 training center to train Ukrainian pilots."

19:10 Russians shelled populated areas of Donetsk Oblast all day long, OVA head Vadim Filashkin reported. A 15-year-old teenager was killed in Myrnohrad, three people were wounded, including a 13-year-old child. One person was killed and one wounded in Novoselovka of the First Ocheretinskaya Community. Five people were wounded in Raygorodka of the Nikolayevskaya Community. Another person was killed in Seversk and one was wounded in Liman.

18:48 In Stanislav, Kherson region, Russians used a drone to strike a car that was carrying humanitarian aid for local residents. A little later, the enemy used an FPV drone to strike a humanitarian aid distribution point in Stanislav - two volunteers were injured, OVA reported.

18:21 There may be about 400 mines and explosives in the Black Sea that were washed away from the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, said spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy Dmitry Pletenchuk. He also specified that the exact number could only be estimated during operations to clear the Black Sea of ​​mines. "World experience of such conflicts shows that this is work that will take years," Pletenchuk added.

17:46 More than 50 Russian tankers are idle due to sanctions, Bloomberg writes. Thus, empty oil tankers are in the Baltic and Black Seas, as well as off the coast of China and the Suez Canal. The publication also notes that Russia's income from oil exports has fallen to a minimum since February amid lower supply volumes.

17:19 EU leaders are preparing a common response to the "diplomacy" of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Financial Times reports. They are trying to draw a red line under his controversial visit to Putin.

16:57 The first prisoners mobilized into the Ukrainian Armed Forces will appear at the front before the end of the summer, Justice Minister Denis Malyuska told the Financial Times. According to him, they are already undergoing military training, which will last at least two months. Malyuska noted that the initial recruitment campaign for convicts is expected to yield about 5,000 new recruits, and "under the most favorable circumstances" their number could triple.

16:18 Norway will allocate $92.6 million to support Ukraine's air defense, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced.

16:09 The Chinese mission to the EU has lodged a protest with NATO over accusations of supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine. Beijing called the statements in the declaration following the NATO summit "provocative, containing obvious lies and slander." China has once again stated that it seeks a political settlement of the war in Ukraine and has never provided lethal weapons to either side in the conflict, but simply supports "normal trade flows" with Russia.

15:20 Sweden has joined the drone coalition for Ukraine - the corresponding agreement was signed by Defense Minister Poul Johnson in Washington.

14:43 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said during a visit to Washington that Ukraine has a plan to fight the Russian Federation, but needs more weapons: "We are capable and can win. We have a plan. And we say that we need more weapons. Indecision in providing us with weapons, indecision in providing us with permits and lifting bans - this takes time. Time is very important, but we can and are able to do this."

14:07 Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom announced his country's readiness "in the future" to transfer Gripen fighters to Ukraine. He recalled that Stockholm had previously suspended the delivery of aircraft to Kiev because having two fighter systems at the same time - both the F-16 and the Gripen - was "too much". The minister added that we are talking about complex systems, since it is not just about getting the aircraft and training the pilots, so implementing two at the same time would be too difficult.

13:54 Ukraine has received another batch of aid from Lithuania, the country's Defense Ministry reported. In particular, counter-drone equipment, 5.56x45 mm cartridges, and folding beds were delivered today. The total long-term support from Lithuania amounts to 1 billion euros; to date, Lithuania has provided Ukraine with military aid worth about 641 million euros, the ministry reported.

13:05 Ukroboronprom and the American company Northrop Grumman signed an agreement to create a new production facility for medium-caliber ammunition in accordance with NATO standards. The signing took place during Zelensky's visit to Washington, the President's Office reported.

12:57 Denmark has joined the international drone coalition for Ukraine. The agreement was signed by Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

12:49 Russians struck the Pokrovsk community of the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone, two people were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.

12:36 The press service of the 32nd separate mechanized brigade showed a video from the frontline Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast. "Insane intensity of fighting, constant shelling. Even explosions from KAB hits were captured on camera," the brigade commented.
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12:20 F-16 fighters will appear in the Ukrainian skies this summer - this promise has been fulfilled, Kuleba said in an interview with 24 Kanal: "I cannot share the route of the F-16 aircraft. When we see them in the Ukrainian skies, I think all questions will be removed. There are two fundamental points here. Firstly, we promised that in the summer of 2024, F-16s would be fighting in the Ukrainian skies, and this promise has been fulfilled. Secondly, this is only the first wave. In fact, we need more aircraft, and the issue of delivery, the arrival of the first wave of F-16s has already been resolved."

The Minister assured that Kyiv is already working on the future - on increasing the number of F-16s, on obtaining other Western models of aircraft, as well as on obtaining MiG-29s, which are still in service with friendly countries.

12:13 Peskov stated that NATO expansion into Ukraine is an "unacceptable threat to Russia's security."

11:59 Russia will not participate in the new summit on Ukraine, said Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. According to him, Moscow considers the plans of Kiev and the West for the new event "an attempt to rehabilitate themselves for the failure" in Switzerland. Galuzin also called Zelensky's peace formula "a dead end and an ultimatum."

11:12 The leader of the Hungarian opposition party Tisza and Orban's main opponent Peter Magyar said that he came to Kiev and already visited the wall of fallen defenders of the Russian-Ukrainian war near St. Michael's Cathedral. Orban, who recently visited Kiev, avoided visiting the wall of memory, although it is located near the Hungarian embassy.

11:08 The Netherlands is allocating 20 million euros for the purchase of FPV drones for Ukraine, the country's Defense Ministry reported. The funds will be transferred to a joint drone coalition fund.

11:03 The SBU reported that it detained a foreign cargo ship and its captain in the waters of the Odessa region, who was helping Russians export Ukrainian grain from Crimea. The ship was sailing under the flag of one of the Central African countries, and its crew was carrying out orders from the Russian Federation to export Ukrainian grain from Crimea.

10:56 The first 18 Ukrainian Bogdana self-propelled howitzers, financed by Denmark, will be delivered to the Defence Forces in the coming months, said Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

10:45 The countries participating in the drone coalition for Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding, within the framework of which they have created a common fund of 45 million euros. The statement indicates that the coalition intends to supply Ukraine with one million FPV drones. Its members are also working to provide Kyiv with reconnaissance, attack and artificial intelligence drones, as well as counter-drone equipment.

10:14 In the morning, Russians struck the territory of an agricultural enterprise in the village of Glushkovka in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region with a KAB, four people were wounded. In addition, the previous evening, as a result of shelling of the village of Slatino in the Kharkiv district, one person was killed and one was wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

09:39 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on July 10 - in Toretsk and Novoekonomichesky. One person was also wounded in Novoekonomichesky, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.

09:35 The Sumy OVA clarified that the Russians struck the Krolevets community with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one person was wounded.

09:28 Orban will meet Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate today, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. The publication notes that this visit is likely to increase concerns that the Hungarian leader is working as a mediator between Putin and Trump. Formally, the Hungarian prime minister arrived in the United States for the NATO summit.

08:57 Several thousand people have already registered to participate in the Ukrainian Legion in Poland, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said: "In Poland, we are starting to prepare the first Ukrainian brigade, consisting of volunteers. We have up to a million Ukrainians of both sexes, and several thousand of them have already registered to participate in this call. And what is interesting is that many really want to serve and rotate their compatriots, but they say: we do not want to be sent into battle without being properly trained and equipped."

Sikorski noted that Poland would provide training and equipment, and then the volunteers would be transferred to Ukraine as a unit with the right to return to Poland after completing the rotation.

08:24 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and two were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. A critical infrastructure facility, an administrative building, agricultural enterprises, a multi-story building and 14 private houses were damaged.

07:48 In the Zaporizhia region, one person was wounded as a result of Russian attacks on the Vasilievsky district, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.

07:13 At night, the Russians struck the Sumy region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and also attacked with six Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. All drones were shot down in the Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

06:59 Canada will provide Ukraine with a new $350 million military aid package, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. In addition, he said Canada is ready to provide the necessary medical support to those injured in the Russian strike on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kiev.

04:12 Ukraine wants to hold a second Peace Summit with Russia before the US elections, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. The publication notes that this indicates that Kiev fears Trump's return to the White House.

03:46 Ukraine should have the right to strike at Russian territory, as this is provided for by the right to self-defense, Stoltenberg said: "According to international law, Ukraine has the right to self-defense. We are helping Ukraine to realize its right to self-defense by supplying weapons and equipment, including long-range missiles, in particular ATACMS."

00:51 NATO has decided to establish a Security Assistance and Training Unit for Ukraine (NSATU), which will operate in the Alliance countries. In the final document after the summit, as expected, NATO declares Ukraine's "irreversible path" to membership: "We reaffirm that we will be able to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance when the Alliance members agree and the conditions are met." In addition, NATO promises to provide Ukraine with 40 billion euros in aid in 2025, and also undertakes to provide long-term assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The declaration also says that Russia's aggressive hybrid actions could force the Alliance to invoke Article 5, and that Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to the Alliance's security. And China, according to the document, has become "the decisive factor contributing to Russia's war against Ukraine."

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Russian Perspectve: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (11 July 2024)
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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 115th Mechanised Brigade, 106th, 117th, 125th Territorial Defence brigades, and 13th National Guard Brigade bear Basovka, Novenkoye, Veselovka (Sumi region), Volchansk, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 355 Ukrainian troops, one tank, and six pickup trucks.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 100mm MT-12 Rapira gun, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station were neutralised.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 14th, 44th, 116th Mechanised brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Sinkovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Olivovskiy Yar and Serebryansky forestry.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured personnel carriers, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 11 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 72nd Mechanised brigades, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 79th Air Assault Brigade near Konstantinovka, Kurakhovo, Iliynka, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 700 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm AS-90 self-propelled artillery system, four 152mm D-20 howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer, and two UK-made L-119 howitzers.

Moreover, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two Anklav electronic warfare stations, and two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and liberated Voshod (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 31st, 41st, 47th Mechanised brigades, 109th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Progress, Rozovka, Novgorodskoye, Novosyolovka Pervaya, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 31st, 32nd, and 47th mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 335 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer, four 100mm MT-12 Rapira guns, and one AN/TPQ-36 U.S.-made counter-battery warfare station.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade and 110th Territorial Defence Brigade near Prechistovka, Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulai Pole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 141st Infantry Brigade and 128th Mountain Assault Brigade near Pyatikhatki, Zherebyanka, and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 Ukrainian troops, seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and one Plastun electronic reconnaissance system.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 127 areas during the day.

Air defence units shot down 24 unmanned aerial vehicles and five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

In total, 627 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,520 unmanned aerial vehicles, 545 air defence missile systems, 16,551 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,374 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,718 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 23,551 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: July 11 (updated)
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[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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Ukrainian doctors are ready to maim those who don’t want to go to the front for money
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Kirill Velesov

[REGNUM] "First of all, do no harm" is a commandment that the famous Hippocrates left to his professional descendants. But it is unlikely that the ancient Greek founder of medicine imagined that many centuries later this rule would be questioned in modern Ukraine. At the same time, doctors even violate it with a high purpose - to save lives. Although for the benefit of their own pockets.

Total mobilization in Ukraine shows no signs of slowing down. Local TCCs, also known as military commissars, are coming up with increasingly sophisticated ways to make up for the large losses at the front: men are being rounded up on the streets, in workplaces, gyms, and shopping malls, “packed up,” and sent into battle as quickly as possible.

But every action gives rise to a reaction, so ordinary Ukrainians are also looking for ways not to perish in the trenches.

An announcement was posted in one of the public pages of the city of Dnepr (former Dnepropetrovsk):

"I provide a deferment quickly and professionally. Specialized medical education. Pinpoint impact. Use of high-quality anesthesia. Monitoring of the condition during recovery. Assistance in preparing the necessary documents."

The offer, authored by a certain Mikola, is designed according to the classic laws of advertising, and a discount is promised for repeat requests. The ad is accompanied by a photograph of a man's leg in a cast. Prices are not indicated in the text.

In other words, a certain medical worker offers not to cure a patient for a monetary reward, but on the contrary, to carefully and relatively painlessly break a person's leg or arm. That is, to do what in the language of the law is called self-mutilation and is usually severely punished.

TEMPORARY EFFECT
Obviously, the clients of such bone-breakers want to get injured and avoid mobilization. However, opinions differ on how much intentional injury will help to "dodge" service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian publication published a commentary by lawyer Maria Lekalo, who noted that this method of avoiding mobilization may not actually produce the desired result. According to her, everything will depend on the severity of the injury. If it can be treated conservatively, the medical commission will declare the person fit. If surgery is required, the deferment will only be temporary: the maximum that can be expected is six months to a year.

In addition to purely practical doubts, the proposal itself raises questions, as it clearly goes against medical ethics. On the one hand, the one trained to heal in this case uses his knowledge not for good, but for evil. On the other hand, the nominal crime is committed with a good intention - a broken leg can save a person's life, leaving him in the rear.

It is hardly possible to throw a stone at ordinary Ukrainians who are not ready to become cannon fodder and are forced to take the most desperate steps in order to survive.

But there are still more questions for the author of the advertisement.

The main thing is the commercial nature of the service. For such a doctor, apparently, money comes first. In essence, there is no difference - to treat or to maim. But demand creates supply, no matter how cynical it may sound. Doctors conducted fake medical commissions and wrote out fake certificates of exemption from mobilization - this is also, strictly speaking, not according to Hippocrates.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the author of the ad is a convinced pacifist and sympathizes with his compatriots, and the fee for the service is just a bonus for the trouble. But here again the problem of social inequality, characteristic of Ukraine, emerges, including in the face of a supposedly universal mobilization. Don't want to go to the front, but have the money? Break your leg in comfortable conditions and with anesthesia, no money - do it the old-fashioned way, "live".

This is exactly what happened recently in Cherkassy. There, a man, allegedly hiding from mobilization, jumped out of a window on the first floor of a military registration and enlistment office and broke his leg. The commentary from the Ukrainian Armed Forces says that he did it on purpose, in order to "deliberately injure himself."

"MASKS OF THE OLD MEN" AND THE RIVER OF DEATH
In May, Ukrainian authorities announced that about 100,000 people in the country were evading mobilization. Experts question this figure, suggesting that it be multiplied by at least ten. Some managed to leave the country and settle abroad, while others settled in a gray zone for the state and are simply not registered with the military registration and enlistment office.

Those for whom being sent to a combat zone remains a real threat are evading it as best they can. For example, realistic masks are in use, which turn the man who puts them on into an old man or a woman. However, they write on social networks that this does not always work now: man-catchers, as representatives of the TCC are increasingly called, have adapted to such techniques and, just in case, even stop the elderly.

Knowing a foreign language can help avoid an unpleasant encounter with man-catchers. In June, a video of a military commissar raid in one of the Ukrainian cities was circulated in Telegram channels, where a young man they met said a few words in broken English, after which they left him alone.

More traditional ways of avoiding the army are not losing popularity. The Ukrainian Ministry of Education has admitted that 90% of those entering postgraduate studies at higher education institutions this year are men of draft age. Of the 100,000 such applicants, 90,000 are men aged 25 to 60, meaning that they are theoretically subject to mobilization.

At the same time, against the backdrop of the tragicomedy unfolding in the country, the number of cases is growing in which escape from mobilization ends in death. The Tisza River in the Zakarpattia region has long been nicknamed the "river of death" - just last May, local border guards fished out the bodies of ten drowned men who tried to swim across the river to escape the country. But Ukrainians continue to dive into it, hoping to avoid being sent to the front.

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Russian Foreign Ministry rules out Russia's participation in new summit on Ukraine
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[Regnum] The Russian side does not intend to participate in a new summit on Ukraine, including because of attempts to raise the ultimatum "peace formula" of the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, at future meetings. This was stated on July 11 by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Galuzin.

“We are aware of the intentions of the Kiev regime and its Western curators to ‘rehabilitate’ themselves for the failed ‘peace summit’ in Burgenstock, Switzerland, in mid-June of this year and to try to hold a similar event,” the diplomat noted.

At the same time, he emphasized that the content of the meeting, to which they even think of inviting Russia, is known in advance. Galuzin noted that such events are organized in the hope of pushing through the absolutely "dead-end and ultimatum" Zelensky formula, while ignoring other initiatives to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.

"This is yet another instance of fraud. We do not accept such ultimatums and do not intend to participate in such 'summits'," Lenta.ru quoted a representative of the Foreign Ministry as saying.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland, to which representatives of Russia were not invited, was held in Bürgenstock on June 15-16. Russian President Vladimir Putin called this "peace" conference a freak show. He noted that its organizers admit that this issue cannot be resolved without Russia, but at the same time they do not invite its representatives to the event.

On July 10, Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that Ukraine intends to hold a second conference dedicated to resolving the conflict, to which it plans to invite Russia. Kiev hopes to do this before the presidential elections in the United States, fearing the likely return to the White House of former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly stated his determination to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, the publication's sources noted.

At the same time, Kyiv, based on the far from successful results of the conference in Switzerland, now intends to use the theses outlined at that time on nuclear and food security as issues on which it would be possible to establish initial contact with Russia.

According to sources, the second conference on Ukraine after the Swiss summit may be held in Saudi Arabia. This is one of the possible options; there are no specific decisions yet on the date and format of the conference on Ukraine.

The Russian side has repeatedly declared its readiness for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, taking into account its interests, the goals outlined within the framework of the SVO, and new territorial realities. On June 14, at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Putin named the conditions under which Moscow is ready to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine. The head of state emphasized the need for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territory of the DPR and LPR, the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, as well as the official renunciation of Kiev's plans to join NATO.

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Russian State Duma has ruled out sending conscripts to the special operation zone
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[Regnum] Conscripts called up to the Russian Armed Forces during the autumn draft will not be sent to the special military operation (SVO) zone. This was announced by the head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov.

He stressed that there had been no changes in the issue of military service, so everything would proceed as it had during the previous call-up.

“Nothing has changed, we didn’t plan to take them, and we won’t plan to do so,” Kartapolov told journalists.

The deputy added that “everything will be fine” for the conscripts.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the spring conscription of Russian citizens for military service. It began on April 1 and will last until July 15.

According to the new rules, which came into force on January 1, 2024, citizens aged 18 to 30 are subject to conscription for military service, excluding those who turned 27 before the end of 2023 and those who are 28 or 29 years old and who are in the reserve. The Russian Armed Forces must recruit 150 thousand people - 3 thousand recruits more than in the spring conscription of 2023. The autumn conscription will take place from October 1 to December 31.

The Chief of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky, announced on the eve of the spring conscription for military service that new recruits will not be involved in the SVO. This was announced on April 2 at a thematic conference call Sergei Shoigu, who held the position of head of the Ministry of Defense at that time, recalled the situation with the leadership of the Armed Forces.

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Peskov on US plans for missiles in Germany: West and Russia are moving towards a cold war
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[Regnum] US plans to deploy long-range weapons in Germany and NATO countries' support for this initiative are confidently leading the West and Russia to a cold war, with confrontation, said Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

"We are confidently moving towards a cold war. All this has already happened! And all the attributes of the cold war with confrontation, with direct confrontation are returning," he said in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, who published a recording of the conversation on his Telegram channel on July 11.

The Kremlin spokesman noted that Russia should take into account the actions of Western countries. Peskov expressed confidence that this is not a reason for pessimism. On the contrary, in his opinion, the US plans should push Russia to pull itself together and use its full potential to achieve the goals of the special military operation.

The Kremlin president's press secretary also added that the United States, Germany, France and Britain are directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict.

As reported by Regnum News Agency, on July 10, the United States announced that in 2026 they would begin deploying long-range strike systems, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany. In particular, we are talking about systems such as SM-6 and Tomahawk.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov noted that such a step would be a serious mistake. According to the diplomat, the US initiative threatens international security and strategic stability, and increases the likelihood of an arms race.

On July 11, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the American plan to deploy missiles in Germany was destructive. At the same time, the Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized that Russia had expected such a move and had prepared a response in advance. He specified that Moscow would announce specific response measures.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been extremely positive about the US plans to deploy missiles on German territory. At the same time, Bundestag member Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the party "Sahra Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice" (BSW), called this American initiative madness.

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The era of drone wars is undermining the established order of the world's defense industry
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Text taken from the Live Journal account of bmpd

[ColonelCassad] The Financial Times published an article by Sylvia Pfeifer, John Paul Rathbone and Christopher Miller, "The age of drone warfare is disrupting the defence industry." The fast-growing industry of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other military innovations are having an impact on the defence industry.

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