Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:56 Poland as a NATO member will not shoot down Russian missiles and aircraft in Ukrainian airspace, Stoltenberg said: "NATO policy is unchanged - we will not participate in this conflict. We will support Ukraine in destroying Russian aircraft, but NATO will not be directly involved."
21:04 Russian troops fired a Grad multiple launch rocket system at residential areas of the city of Belopolye in the Sumy district, two people were injured, the prosecutor's office reported. High-rise buildings, private houses, and power lines were damaged.
19:39 Russians launched a missile attack on an administrative building and a multi-story building in Mirnohrad, Donetsk Oblast - one person was killed and six were wounded, OVA head Vadim Filashkin reported. Three more people were wounded as a result of shelling in Liman - at least one house and a cafe were damaged there.
19:25 On Monday, July 15, electricity consumption will be limited throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 16:00 to 24:00, regional power companies will apply four stages of shutdowns simultaneously, and three stages at other times.
17:48 Russians showed a video of a Su-34 carrying out a strike with a FAB-3000 gliding bomb, which weighs 3 tons. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russian troops allegedly dropped the FAB-3000 "at a deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces." The Russian pilot in the video claims that "it is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit with an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass."
The head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, emphasized that the Russians are dropping such bombs from Su-34 aircraft, "which are based at airfields that we must destroy to protect our people." According to him, for this, Ukraine needs permission to strike deep into Russia with Western weapons so that these aircraft no longer drop these bombs. "One such decision can save many lives," he added.
17:02 The number of today's combat clashes along the entire front line has increased to 66, the most tense situation is in the Pokrovsky direction, where more than a third of all battles took place. The Russian army is also actively attacking the Toretsky direction, the General Staff reported. In particular, 24 Russian attacks have been recorded in the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day. The enemy is making almost all of its efforts in the areas of Novoaleksandrovka and Progress. There were also battles near Vozdvizhenka, Yasnobrodovka and Novoselovka Pervaya.
15:06 Ukraine and Sweden are negotiating the provision of Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets to Kiev, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Ihor Zhovkva told Voice of America: "This is a topic that the President constantly raises with the Swedish leadership. And this was the case even before Sweden joined NATO. For obvious reasons, they were not ready to make any promises back then, since they had finalized their membership in the Alliance. Now the country is in NATO, and the President is again communicating with the Prime Minister of Sweden, and our Ministry of Defense is communicating with the relevant Swedish authorities. These fighter jets are as good as the F-16, and we are moving in this direction."
14:13 In Sudzha, Kursk region, a TV tower caught fire after a drone attack, said acting head of the region Alexey Smirnov.
11:54 Since the beginning of this week, Russia has used more than 700 guided aerial bombs, more than 170 attack drones of various types and about 80 missiles against Ukraine, Zelensky said.
09:57 The number of casualties as a result of the Russian missile strike on the village of Budy in the Kharkiv district has increased to 25, two people have died, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. He said that two Iskander missiles hit the ground near the railway station. 26 residential buildings, nine administrative buildings, the station building, and the railway track were damaged. The head of the Kharkiv district department of the State Emergency Service and a police officer of the patrol police response sector were killed. Among the wounded were two children aged nine and 14. In addition, two people were injured as a result of shelling from the MLRS in Kupyansk and another in the urban-type settlement of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
09:53 Six people were killed in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian shelling on July 13: two each in Novoocherednoye and Progress, one each in Konstantinopolskoye and Novoselovka Pervaya. Another 11 people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:49 Ukraine is working on security agreements with the Czech Republic and Slovenia, Zelensky said. In addition, at a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ireland, a decision was also made to prepare an agreement.
09:18 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five people were killed, nine were injured, including a child, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. Critical and social infrastructure facilities were damaged, in particular the point of invincibility, educational institutions, a medical facility, an administrative building, a gas pipeline, two multi-story buildings and 42 private houses.
09:06 At night, air defense shot down two Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles and four reconnaissance UAVs in eastern Ukraine - three Orlan and one ZALA, Air Command East reported.
08:37 At night, Russians attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with missiles and drones. Fires broke out in the Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih districts, in the latter one person was injured, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
08:15 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 14:
personnel - about 559,090 (+1,320) people,
tanks - 8206 (+7),
combat armored vehicles - 15,811 (+32),
artillery systems - 15,262 (+46),
MLRS - 1119 (+0),
air defense systems - 890 (+1),
aircraft - 361 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,108 (+39),
cruise missiles - 2397 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,538 (+77),
special equipment - 2566 (+10).
07:28 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.
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" The Russian pilot in the video claims that "it is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit with an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass."
Illustrating the perils of google translate
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"it is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit with an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass."
If you change the target language from English to Hillbilly, you get "Woo Doggies! We done blowed that sumbitch up good." which I suspect is closer to the original intent.
Translation is a challenging problem. Even simple declarative sentences can have layers of meaning, like when your wife says, "That's nice! You just keep on doing that."
Still, we have come a long way from the early days of machine translation where the phrase "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" came out as "The wine is good, but the meat is spoiled".
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of 31st Mechanised and 92nd Assault brigades of the AFU, 34th, 36th Naval Infantry brigades, 116th, 117th, 125th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Zhuravka, Miropolye, Konstantinovka (Sumy region), Volchansk, Liptsy, Tikhoye, Volchanskiye Khutora, and Staritsa (Kharkov region). Russian troops have repelled two attacks by assault detachments of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU.
The enemy losses were up to 150 troops, five pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, and six 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and defeated formations of 14th, 44th, 63rd, 115th, 116th Mmechanised brigades of the AFU, 107th and 112th Territorial Defence brigades and the 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade near Kupyansk, Sinkovka, Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Petrovskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova, Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 520 troops, four motor vehicles, 155mm howitzers: on U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made M198 howitzer, and one UK-made FH-70 howitzer, two UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 gun, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line and defeated manpower and hardware of 24th, 54th, 72nd, 93rd Mechanised, 56th Motorised Infantry, 46th Airmobile, and 10th Mountain Assault brigades, the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU near Seversk, Grigorovka, Pereyezdnoye, Zvanovka, Kalinina, Predtechino, Andreyevka, Verkhnekamenskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops have repelled three attacks by units of the enemy 5th Assault Brigade.
The AFU losses were up to 450 servicemen, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, and nine motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, U.S.-made 155mm M109 Paladin and Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, three 152mm D-20 guns, three U.S.-made 105mm M119 guns.
In addition, one Anklav electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station, and six ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved their tactical position and defeated formations of 47th, 59th, 110th Mechanised, 57th Motorised Infantry brigades of the AFU and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Novgorodskoye, Rozovka, Lozovatskoye, Tarasovka, Novosyolovka Pervaya, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, six counterattacks by units of the Lyut Assault Brigade, 31st, 32nd, 151st Mechanised, 68th Jaeger brigades, and the 425th Separate Assault Battalion of the AFU have been repelled.
Th enemy losses were up to 300 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, three U.S.-made 105mm M119 guns, and one 122mm Grad multiple-launch rocket system.
As a result of successful operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops are clearing and demining it.
In addition, 72nd Mechanised, 58th Motorised infantry, 1st Tank brigades of the AFU, and the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade have been hit near Vodyanoye, Prechistovka, Veliaya Novosyolka, and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repelled two counterattacks by assault detachments of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade.
The AFU losses were up to 155 servicemen, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, five 155mm U.K.-made FH-70 howitzers, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of 65th Mechanised and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the AFU, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and the 23rd National Guard Brigade close to Tokarevka (Kherson region), Novokamenka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Nesteryanka, Pyatikhatki, and north of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were up to 70 servicemen, four motor vehicles, U.S.-made M777 and U.S.-made M198 155mm howitzers, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
In addition, one Plastun electronic reconnaissance station, one Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 air reconnaissance radar station, and four field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have defeated one railway echelon with manpower and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at an unloading station, combat positions of the German-made IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system, and one Pechora surface-to-air missile system division of the 160th Air Defence Brigade of the AFU.
As a result of the strikes, the enemy losses were over 140 military personnel, five armoured combat vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, one German-made IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system launcher, three S-125 Pechora surface-to-air missile system, one German-made TRML-4D multifunctional radar, and one target illumination and guidance radar station, as well as manpower and military hardware in 129 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down 33 unmanned aerial vehicles and ten U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles.
In total, 627 airplanes, 277 helicopters, 27,586 unmanned aerial vehicles, 551 air defence missile systems, 16,578 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,377 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,885 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 23,686 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:03 Calculation of the R-934 electronic warfare station of the North troop group suppressed reconnaissance UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 19:40 Artists of the song and dance ensemble of the Central Military District performed for the soldiers
On an improvised open-air stage, the ensemble performed several musical and song numbers -video.
19:20 Militarist claims: Russian troops have occupied Novoselovka Pervaya in the Avdeevka direction.
18:26 Always we're coming back home:
Search and rescue team specialists on the Mi-8PSG helicopter completed another combat mission.
This unit includes a fire support group and a medical worker.
Its tasks include continuous monitoring of the situation, evacuation of pilots, and their transportation to a military medical facility.
The commander of the fire support group, call sign "Friday", talks about combat work:
"Today there were combat sorties on Mi-35 helicopters, we were escorting them, as usual. We are working in a normal mode, without incidents, we always return home."
17:57 Frontline soldier reports:
The control zone in the Berestovoye area has been expanded.
17:29 "He who does not remember his past has no future"
Servicemen of the 1st Separate Guards Motorized Rifle "Slavyanskaya" Brigade conducted a lesson in courage for the young army members of Donbass.
The lesson of courage was dedicated to the largest tank battle of the Great Patriotic War – the battle of Prokhorovka. It was this battle that turned the tide of the Kursk defensive operation and the entire war.
The children heard stories about the heroes of the past, and also met modern heroes who are currently carrying out combat missions on the front lines.
The children listened with genuine interest to the exploits of the past days, how the soldiers acted then and how they act now. Each realized for himself how valuable the Victory was then and how important it is to remember one's past.
16:50 Footage of destruction of launcher of the anti-aircraft missile system produced by Germany "IRIS-T"
The Russian Armed Forces UAV operators identified enemy air defense missile systems at a prepared firing position near the settlement of Voloske in the Dnepropetrovsk region. The Iskander OTRK crews dealt a crushing blow to the identified target.
Objective control means confirmed the destruction of the IRIS-T SAM launcher, the TRML-4D radar station, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel servicing the complex’s combat vehicles.
16:24 Eyes and ears of fighters: what capable Supercam S350 Unmanned Aerial System
Supercam S350 is one of the main reconnaissance drones used in the SVO zone. In the special military operation zone, this UAV performs surveillance, reconnaissance and target designation functions - these are the eyes and ears of our soldiers.
The S350 is the optimal tool for obtaining high-precision data at any time of day and in jamming conditions. Flight duration of up to 4.5 hours with data transmission up to 100 km provides the necessary reserve of capabilities for using UAVs in combat zones.
The main advantages of the device are the speed of deployment of the complex and its launch, a high degree of counteraction to electronic warfare, as well as effective stable communication and video transmission.
Also among the features of the unmanned complex, it is worth noting modular composite elements, interchangeable and combined payloads with unified gyrostabilized platforms and a system for detaching wing consoles during landing to prevent possible damage.
15:31 Russian Armyknocks outenemy from Makeyevka in the Kupyansk-Limansk direction
In Makeyevka, the Russian Armed Forces managed to gain a foothold along Zarechnaya Street, from where they continue attacks in the northern direction with the goal of reaching the bridge and the intersection with Tsentralnaya Street 49.219931 37.980976
East of Makeyevka, Russian troops continue attacks along the ravine in the direction of the village. Our units have increased the control zone to a depth of 300 meters 49.19985, 38.0162
Positional combat operations continue south of Olshany, in the Berestovoye area and east of Stelmakhovka.
14:44 Frontline soldier reports:
The control zone was expanded towards the village of Progress.
13:31 Frontline soldier reports:
Makeyevka. (LPR)
We confidently move through the village.
12:53 Frontline soldier reports:
Toretskoye direction. Units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced in forest plantations in the Novosyolovka-Yuryevka area.
12:24 “The combat power of this bomb cannot be ignored”
The crew of the Su-34 fighter-bomber launched a FAB-3000 strike on temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces
The strike was carried out by a FAB-3000 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module. After successfully completing the flight mission, the crew safely returned to the departure airfield. According to the results of objective control, the target was hit.
The Su-34 pilot noted the special combat power of the FAB-3000:
“It is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit by an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass.”
11:57 Statement of Head of the press center of the Dnepr group
Units of the Dnepr group of forces continue to carry out combat missions of the special military operation.
The group's units inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 65th and 118th Mechanized brigades, the 35th Naval Infantry brigade, and the 124th and 126th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of Novodanilovka, Tokarevka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Kherson.
The enemy lost more than 100 soldiers wounded and killed.
Three vehicles, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station and two field ammunition depots were destroyed by artillery and loitering munitions. A 155mm M777 howitzer and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were disabled during counterbattery fire.
11:26 Icon of the "Holy Heavenly Patrons of the Russian Army"handed overservicemen of the "Center" group of troops
The icon was delivered to the soldiers at the front lines. A prayer service was organized for the believing servicemen in a mobile field church, after which they could approach the icon itself and take part in the sacrament of communion.
Then, representatives of the Central Military District military clergy sprinkled all servicemen with holy water and distributed prayer books, crosses, and blessed chevrons with images of the heavenly patrons of the Russian army.
10:58 Excellent hit. From the first shot!
Crew of the towed gun "Nona-K" of the "West" group of forces destroye denemy UAV crew
Servicemen of the motorized rifle brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army continue to strike at firing positions, military facilities and combat equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using information received from reconnaissance units.
This time, the crew of the towed Nona-K gun destroyed the crew and takeoff point of the enemy UAV with the first shot.
The intensity of the crews' work is very high, especially when our attack aircraft are moving forward and it is necessary to support them with fire. According to the gun commander with the call sign "Makarych", it happened that they fired more than 90 rounds per day.
The uninterrupted delivery of ammunition, armored protection and food is ensured by the logistics service.
"Everything is fine with the rounds, there are supplies, everything is normal. If the shooting intensity is high, rounds are brought in during combat operations so that we do not have interruptions. Protective equipment is also issued. Everything is fine. Everything arrives on time," Makarych noted.
10:29 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 14.07.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. LBS without significant changes. In the area of Rabotino and northwest of Verbovoye, neither side took any active actions, except for the work of long-range weapons.
– Donetsk Front. Russian troops were able to advance in Urozhayne, significantly expanding the zone controlled by the Russian Armed Forces.
In the area of Konstantinovka, there are no significant changes, fighting continues on the outskirts of the settlement.
In Krasnogorovka, Russian troops continue to push the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the outskirts of the settlement.
Fierce fighting continues in the area of Karlovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stubbornly hold on to their positions.
In Novosyolovka Pervaya, Ukrainian troops still maintain their presence, but the situation of the Ukrainian garrison is becoming more and more difficult every day.
In New York, the assault continues, Russian troops have consolidated their positions in the central part of the settlement.
- Chasov Yar direction. With the support of aviation and artillery, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in the eastern part of Chasov Yar.
- Khar'kov Front. Without any significant changes. Counter battles continue in Vovchansk and in the area of Glubokoe. Ukrainian troops try to counterattack almost daily, but have not yet achieved any particular success. Although, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, judging by everything, still have enough reserves for further attempts to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from their occupied positions.
09:56 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:
Six rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
Four rounds in the village of Kakhovka;
Four rounds in the village of Dnepryany;
Five rounds in the village of Aleshki;
-- in the village of Golaya Pristan three rounds;
Four rounds were fired at the settlement of Bolshaya Lepetikha.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Novaya Kakhovka, Kairy, Gornostayevka, Aleshki, and Tavriysk, firing a total of 22 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.
09:27 During the past night, during an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian UAV was destroyed by the air defense forces on duty.destroyedover the territory of the Bryansk region.
08:50 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for July 13, 2024
– Russian troops carried out a series of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure facilities and enemy concentrations in several regions of the so-called Ukraine.
– In the Khar'kov region, a train carrying equipment and personnel of Ukrainian formations was hit by an Iskander OTRK strike in Budy. In Odessa, according to preliminary data, an air defense position was hit by a missile, and in Poltava, kamikaze UAVs were recorded.
– In the Kupyansk-Svatovsky direction, fighting continues in several areas at once, and in Kupyansk, a bridge near the railway junction was hit by a missile strike.
– Heavy assault battles continue in the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction; Russian troops are advancing in several populated areas of the Dzerzhinsky (Toretsky) agglomeration.
– In the Avdeevka direction, assault operations are developing after the capture of Evgenovka and battles for Novoselovka Pervaya have begun; Russian troops are making progress.
– In the Vremyevsk direction, most of Urozhainoye came under the control of Russian troops, and fighting continues north of Staromayorskoye.
08:00 Official summary Representatives of the DPR in the JCCC.
A total of 51 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
DAMAGED:
One residential building.
A total of 29 artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 21 artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Volnovakha direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 138 units of various ammunition.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnumj Joint patrols with Russia in the Pacific Ocean are not directed against any third party and are carried out in accordance with the annual plan and agreements with the Russian Defense Ministry, the press service of the Chinese Defense Ministry reported on July 14.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense noted that the 4th joint maritime patrol has begun in the western and northern parts of the Pacific Ocean. The military of the two countries are implementing the plan and agreements in force between the naval units.
"These actions are not directed against third parties and have nothing to do with the current international and regional situation," the Chinese department said.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the evening of July 13, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that in the Philippine Sea, Russian and Chinese ships conducted practical artillery and simulated missile firing at sea targets as part of a joint patrol.
The Russian side was represented by the Pacific Fleet corvette Sovershenny, while the Chinese side included the destroyer Yinchuan, the frigate Hengshui, and the universal supply transport Weishanhu.
At the end of July last year, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the third joint patrol in the Pacific Ocean with the Chinese Navy. During the exercises, the ships' crews repelled an air raid by a simulated enemy.
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