According to rumors, an accident occurred at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant.
There was a release into the atmosphere of radioactive isotopes with radioactivity of up to one and a half million curies. The radioactive cloud is moving towards Saratov. pic.twitter.com/4PfefcnRPf
— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔇𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔱 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇺🇲🇬🇷 (@TheDeadDistrict) July 19, 2024
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Isn't this old and happen a couple days ago? Yeah a turbine to cool a reactor failed and they had to scram the system for a bit which caused power outages to several cities/towns in the south. No danger and the rest of the plant is back online.
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[LB] Nazar Voloshyn noted that the Russian army destroyed the village almost completely.
by Sergey Albul
The spokesman of the operational-strategic group of troops, Nazar Voloshyn, told Suspilny by phone that the Defense Forces of Ukraine withdrew from Urozhany, Donetsk region.
"Due to the fact that the enemy destroyed almost everything in Urozhany, the defense forces withdrew to other positions. A decision was made to preserve the lives and health of our servicemen who were defending there," said the spokesman of the operational-strategic group.
The decision to withdraw from Urozhany was made because the positions of the Defense Forces, as well as the settlement itself, were destroyed by constant, combined and prolonged shelling by Russian troops, Voloshyn explained.
"The settlement itself was almost completely destroyed by enemy shelling. The positions of the Ukrainian defenders were destroyed, and keeping personnel there was a threat to the lives of our soldiers," said Khortytsia, the spokesman for "OSUV".
According to Voloshyn, the Russian army does not count on losses, destroying Ukrainian cities and towns.
"In order to achieve success and some kind of victory in the destroyed settlements and villages, the enemy suffers considerable losses every day. They only kill more than one hundred, and the result is a destroyed settlement and around it a pile of corpses of Russian soldiers who will no longer return to their native homes." Voloshyn added.
He emphasized that the Ukrainian military controls the situation in that direction.
Suspilne notes that the notification of the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from the positions in Urozhany appeared on July 11, but the Khortytsya National Security Agency denied this information at the time.
The settlement has been under occupation since March 2022. Defense forces liberated the village of Urozhaine during the summer counteroffensive in the south of Donetsk region in 2023. It became known about the dismissal of Urozhany on August 16.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:07 The authoritative British security think tank RUSI has published a 48-page report Preliminary lessons from Ukrainian offensive operations in 2022-23, in which it named the main reasons for the unsuccessful counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2023. The analysts also expressed doubts about a new offensive in the near future. Read more in the article Analysis from Britain .
22:03 Ukraine and the UN are launching a platform for Ukrainians who want to return from abroad. Kuleba said that this platform "will help people get reliable and up-to-date information on all issues related to returning to Ukraine, see what opportunities and advantages there are, and make an informed choice."
21:59 In 2024, 90% of the capacity of DTEK thermal power plants was destroyed, said the company's CEO Maksym Timchenko. According to him, Ukrainian engineers are now looking for equipment from mothballed thermal power plants in Europe for use in Ukraine.
20:47 Ukraine may even be ahead of Russia in terms of the number of drones, said Vadim Sukharevsky, commander of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Forces: "We have more than 165 developments of various types that are being tested and used on the battlefield. In terms of the number of drones, we are clearly not losing, and may even be winning."
18:37 On Friday, July 19, electricity consumption will be limited throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 00:00 to 9:00 and from 23:00 to 24:00, two stages of shutdowns will be in effect, and from 9:00 to 23:00 - three stages.
18:06 The UK has expanded sanctions against Russia due to a full-scale war against Ukraine, the country's government reported. In particular, 11 new sanctions have been introduced against sea vessels, including Amursky Bay and SKF Pechora, associated with the transportation of oil or oil products from Russia to a third country. The vessels are likely to fly the flags of Panama, Gabon and the Cook Islands.
17:49 Russians have struck Mirnohrad in Donetsk Oblast with two missiles - three people have been wounded, OVA head Vadim Filashkin reported. Three administrative buildings, two residential two-story buildings and an industrial building have been damaged.
17:28 The government has approved changes to the budget, according to which the expenditure side will be increased by UAH 500.3 billion. Of this, UAH 495.3 billion is allocated for the needs of the security and defense sector, said Taras Melnychuk, the permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada. The funds should be used to pay military personnel and purchase military and special equipment.
16:55 Ukraine has signed security agreements with Slovenia and the Czech Republic , the President's Office reported. Slovenia, according to the agreement, will continue to provide weapons and help with training Ukrainian military personnel, will support Ukrainian defense industry projects, and will additionally allocate 5 million euros for humanitarian aid and economic recovery.
The Czech Republic will help Ukraine with small and large caliber ammunition, production of small arms, drones, electronic warfare and heavy equipment. Ukraine and the Czech Republic will strengthen industrial capacities on their territories and create joint ventures. The Czech Republic will also help in the restoration of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
16:17 Russian troops fired artillery at the village of Pleshcheyevka in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast, killing two people, the prosecutor's office reported. Three more people were killed in a Russian strike on the village of Grodovka in Pokrovsky district. Two people were wounded in the village of Bolshaya Novosyolka in the Volnovakha district as a result of a strike by two KAB-250 aerial bombs. Another person was injured in the city of Zheleznoye.
16:11 Russians have once again struck residential areas of Kherson - three people were wounded, including a 16-year-old teenager. Another person was wounded as a result of shelling of Belozerka, OVA reported.
16:02 Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as head of the European Commission. She will therefore serve as EC President for the next five years.
15:54 Slovakia, following Hungary, has stopped receiving Russian oil via a Ukrainian pipeline. "We are currently recording the cancellation of Russian oil supplies to a Slovak refinery by Lukoil, which, according to available information, is included in the expanded Ukrainian sanctions list," Bloomberg quotes the Slovakian operator Transpetrol.
15:43 France is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine, which will include, in particular, 128 VAB armored vehicles, 18 Caesar self-propelled howitzers and 24 light tanks, writes France Info.
15:38 The Cabinet of Ministers has banned power outages in frontline zones and at the border with Russia and Belarus, Shmyhal said. Populated areas and facilities within a 20-kilometer zone from the border with Russia, Belarus, and within 20 kilometers of the frontline zone will not be disconnected from power. "We are also writing and improving an algorithm that will ensure a uniform sequence and duration of outages," the prime minister added.
15:19 Russians attacked Oleksandrivka in the Kherson region from a drone, one person was killed, OVA reported.
14:51 NATO's Ukraine Support Coordination Command will begin operations in September with 700 personnel in Germany, Stoltenberg said. He said the command would provide support and assistance in ensuring Ukraine's security and coordinate the efforts of NATO allies.
14:25 During the inaugural plenary session of the IV summit of the European Political Community, Zelensky once again called for lifting restrictions on the use of Western weapons on Russian territory: "We can direct this war to its just end by the power of our weapons and our diplomacy, and we should not be afraid of these possibilities. The more effective our air defense is, the more helpless Putin will be. The fewer restrictions we have on the use of effective weapons, the more actively Russia will strive for peace. Military airfields from which Russian planes take off with bombs against our cities, launch sites for Russian missiles - all this must be destroyed. This will not only eliminate some targets, but will also reduce Russia's ability to continue the war. Missiles and drones are not "carriers of state sovereignty", so a collective will is needed to shoot them down - just as it was with Iranian missiles and drones."
13:59 Last night, SBU sea and air drones hit a Russian coast guard base on Lake Donuzlav in Crimea, Ukrainian media write, citing sources. At that time, the Russian Navy was conducting exercises to protect the lake's waters. As a result of the combined attack, the headquarters with a control point, an ammunition and equipment depot, an electrical substation, technical structures, and enemy firing positions were hit and disabled.
13:03 In the Bryansk region, after shelling, the power supply to several settlements was disrupted, reported Governor Alexander Bogomaz.
12:42 Defense forces have withdrawn from the village of Urozhainoe in Donetsk Oblast , said Nazar Voloshin, spokesman for the OSGV Khortitsa. According to him, the decision was made due to the actual destruction of the settlement along with the defense positions - keeping personnel there was dangerous for the lives of the military.
12:20 Zelensky said that he arrived in the UK for the European Political Community summit. The Ukrainian president is also scheduled to meet with King Charles III, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, officials, and heads of defense companies. An intergovernmental agreement on support for the Ukrainian defense industry will be signed, and future defense cooperation will also be discussed.
12:14 To meet military needs, 1.2 million Ukrainians can be reserved from mobilization, Deputy Minister of Economy Vitaliy Kindrativ reported. According to him, 800 thousand people have already been reserved, so there is still "a certain reserve" for the reservation of workers of critically important enterprises.
11:57 In the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, there is a fire in the area of the Uraltransmash military plant, local publics write. According to them, the fire started during welding work, the roof of an empty workshop is burning. Uraltransmash is the only enterprise in the Russian Federation that produces self-propelled guns.
11:28 The Freedom of Russia Legion stated that in the Perm region, resistance fighters burned several units of military equipment at the airfield of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
10:41 Ukrenergo reported that due to equipment failure at two energy facilities, four stages of shutdowns were applied from 08:00 to 22:00 in the city of Kyiv, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad regions. In other regions, the restrictions are in effect according to the announced schedule: from 16:00 to 22:00 - four stages, at other times - three stages.
10:13 Ursula von der Leyen promises in her election program until 2029 to continue military support for Ukraine "as long as necessary." She also declares her intention to introduce the position of European Commissioner for Defense, implement a project to create a European air defense shield, and turn the EU into a defense union.
10:05 The situation with the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Krynki is "not so critical", said the spokesman for the Tavria group of forces, Dmytro Likhoviy: "The situation is not as critical as some media and bloggers interpret it. Our key message is this: The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to carry out combat missions on the left bank of the Dnieper, including in the Krynki area. However, it is true that most of the main positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this village have been completely destroyed as a result of enemy fire... But the Ukrainian defenders continue to be in certain positions and on the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper." Read more about the battles for the bridgehead on the left bank of the Kherson region in the article Withdrawal from Krynki .
09:18 Air defense destroyed all 16 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs that Russia used to attack from the Kursk region at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, the enemy used three guided air missiles from the southern direction - two Kh-59/Kh-69 (both were shot down) and one Kh-35. Air targets were destroyed in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporizhia, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions.
08:52 At night, Russians struck the village of Glushkovka in the Kupyansk district with a KAB - one person was killed, two were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Another person was injured as a result of the munition being dropped from a drone in the village of Petrovpavlovka in the Kupyansk district.
08:47 In the Donetsk region, 19 people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, reported the head of the OVA, Vadim Filashkin.
08:34 In the Kherson region, six people were injured as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. An agricultural enterprise, four multi-story buildings and 22 private houses were damaged.
08:26 Russians attacked Poltava region with drones at night, OVA head Filipp Pronin reported. In Kremenchuk district, a civilian house and yard were damaged, no casualties.
08:20 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that air defense allegedly destroyed and intercepted 33 UAVs over Crimea and two over the Bryansk region at night, and ten unmanned boats were destroyed in the Black Sea.
08:01 Russians shelled Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, two people were injured, reported OVA Chairman Serhiy Lysak. In addition, in the evening the enemy launched a missile strike on the Sinelnykovsky District - a fire broke out there, no one was injured.
07:42 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 18:
personnel - 563,640 (+1,130) people,
tanks - 8245 (+7),
combat armored vehicles - 15,883 (+12),
artillery systems - 15,465 (+54),
MLRS - 1120 (+0),
air defense systems - 893 (+0),
aircraft - 361 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,274 (+50),
cruise missiles - 2398 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,833 (+92),
special equipment - 2593 (+7).
07:24 Russia attacked Kiev with drones at night, all of them were shot down on the approaches to the capital, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko. There were no damages or casualties.
05:56 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya voiced opposing versions of the shelling of the Okhmatdet children's hospital in Kiev, reported Ukraine's Permanent Representative Sergey Kyslytsya. Thus, Nebenzya claimed that Okhmatdet was hit by a Ukrainian missile, Lavrov - by a Russian one, which was allegedly shot down by air defense.
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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 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 125th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 13th National Guard Brigade near Volchansk, Liptsy, and Staritsa (Kharkov region).
Two counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 92nd Assault Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, one 152mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces continue to take more advantageous lines and positions.
Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 21st, 60th, 115th Mechanised brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Torskoye, Ivanovka, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 520 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer, and one Anklav electronic warfare station.
Six AFU ammunition depots have been destroyed during the day.
As a result of active offensive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 24th, 54th Mechanised brigades, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 79th Air Assault Brigade near Maksimilyanovka, Katerinovka, Chasov Yar, and Verhnekamenskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 540 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and 10 motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, two U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzers, one UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer, one AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare station, and two Anklav electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
Five AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 32nd, 110th, and 151st Mechanised brigades near Toretsk, Novozhelannoye, and Veseloye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Seven counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 41st Mechanised Brigade and 144th Infantry Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 290 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made MaxxPro infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and two 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade near Ugledar and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 Ukrainian troops, one tank, four motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 towed howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one Nota electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 118th Infantry Brigade, 124th, and 126th territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Kuibishevo, and Novotyaginka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station.
Moreover, two ammunition depots and one AFU materiel depot were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed the infrastructure of one military airfield, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 127 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 74 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
Units of the Black Sea Fleet wiped out 10 uncrewed surface vehicles in the Black Sea waters.
In total, 629 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,783 unmanned aerial vehicles, 552 air defence missile systems, 16,608 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,379 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,037 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 23,800 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 22:31 A Ukrainian drone struck a civilian bus in Gorlovka, killing a man and injuring the driver and three passengers. Thisreported Ambassador of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik. 21:00 Combat Job of assault units of the "North" group of forces to capture positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the SVO zone.
19:48 Artillerymen of the Dnepr group of forces they are smashing the enemy in the Kherson direction
This time, the crew of the 152mm Msta-B gun inflicted fire damage on a camouflaged enemy stronghold, which had been identified and equipped in a forest plantation along one of the roads on the right bank of the Dnieper.
19:22 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
About the next combined strike of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Crimea
This night, after a long break, Ukrainian forces carried out a massive combined attack on the peninsula, using unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats.
After midnight, Russian air defense units, the Black Sea Fleet, special forces and paratroopers repelled the attack almost all night. The first waves of UAVs were recorded in the Yevpatoriya district of Crimea along with BEKs.
At least 24 UAVs were shot down by the 31st Division and suppressed by electronic warfare in the west of the peninsula. The debris hit several objects near Yevpatoria, but the damage was not significant.
At the same time, a group of unmanned boats attempted to attack Black Sea Fleet facilities on Lake Donuzlav, as well as northwest of Sevastopol. Naval aviation boats and helicopters were called in to intercept them.
Despite the fact that Ukrainian resources present a whole list of damaged coastal objects as a successful result of the attack, this is not so. The footage of explosions is the result of the work of our servicemen, who destroyed ten BEKs that night.
In addition, nine more drones were shot down by the 31st Air Force and Air Defense Division in Sevastopol. The sounds of explosions woke up many residents around 4 a.m., but the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not reach their targets this time.
However, there is no time to relax. There have been no missile strikes on the peninsula for a long time, and today's attack could be a harbinger of them, given that the massive drone strikes are aimed at depleting air defense reserves.
In addition, for several weeks, deliveries of Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles and ballistic ATACMS continued to be delivered to the territory of the so-called Ukraine. According to our data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces currently have about 20 ATACMS with a range of up to 300 km and over 50 cruise missiles in their warehouses.
18:53 Artillerymen of the "Center" group of forces supported Actions of motorized riflemen in the Avdeevka direction
Having received the target coordinates, the self-propelled artillery vehicle 152mm 2S19 Msta-S crew arrived at the firing position, aimed the combat vehicle at the target and destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold camouflaged in a forest belt along the route of the assault units. The artillerymen also defeated the enemy manpower that had taken up defense at the stronghold. The Orlan-30 UAV crews performed fire adjustment and target engagement control.
18:06 Telegram channel «War Chronicle»:
Storming of Chasov Yar, July 18
After some lull in the city limits, an advance along the northern flank began. In the area of Kalinovka, the front line began to shift to the west. At the moment, the watershed of the defensive lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is still the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal. The Russian Armed Forces advanced in the area of ??abandoned ponds and forest.
In this area, several Ukrainian units are suffering heavy losses: the 225th assault battalion of the 127th Troops Brigade, the 21st motorized infantry battalion of the 56th Separate Mechanized Brigade, as well as units of the 21st Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was left practically without equipment.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been holding their positions on the western side of the canal for the past 14 days by transporting a large number of mobilized personnel from neighboring cities - Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, as well as from several large cities in central Ukraine.
Judging by the activity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the last 72 hours, the Ukrainian army command managed to solve the problem of delivering reinforcements to the Chasovoyarsk refractory plant area. This means that in the near future the Ukrainian Armed Forces may try to conduct a "meat assault" on the northern flank, although the chances of its successful completion are practically zero.
17:20 Telegram channel «War Chronicle»:
We have noted more than once that for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the story of Chasovy Yar will be a direct tracing of the battles for Artemovsk in 2022-2023.
And now respected war correspondents are publishing a video where the systematic shooting of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment continues both on the main and secondary roads around Chasov Yar. The hunt for armored (and not so armored) equipment has reached a new level, and now movement both near the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass Canal and many kilometers away from it is significantly complicated, and the time of day and weather do not play any role.
In this area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have long since switched to “mosquito logistics,” thanks to which they have more or less managed to keep the first line of defense afloat.
But time passes and the situation gradually changes not in favor of the Ukrainian army, so we can expect that soon (primarily as we advance on the northern flank) fighting will begin on the western side of the canal.
In fact, from this moment on, the battle for Chasov Yar will enter its decisive stage.
16:29 Calculation of the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile and gun system destroyed unmanned aerial vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the SVO
The crews of the Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun systems reliably provide protection to units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from enemy air attack weapons.
15:43 Helicopter operations against enemy BEKs in the Sevastopol area —video.
15:07 According to operational lines As of 12:00 on July 18, the DPR representative office in the JCCC received information about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Armed Forces of the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk city (Petrovsky district):
– private residential buildings on Chernogorskaya Street.
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
Drop of explosives from a UAV at 08:15, power outages: settlement of the Gagarin mine, residential area "Komsomolets", settlement of Kirov, settlement of the Mercury plant, settlement of Komarova.
Information about the consequences of the artillery attack continues to arrive.
13:45 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Seversky direction: fighting in the area of Spornoye and the advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the north of Razdolovka, the situation as of 13:00 on July 18, 2024
– In most areas of the Seversky direction, there is relative calm after several unsuccessful attempts by the Russian Armed Forces to advance in the Belogorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye areas.
– In the area ofSporny, some time ago, Russian troops managed to expand the zone of control within the boundaries of the settlement and occupy several strongholds nearby. However, there is no footage confirming full control over the village yet.
– The greatest successes are being recorded in the Razdolovka area, where earlier Russian paratroopers, after fighting in the vicinity of the settlement, attacked the village from three sides, liberating it relatively quickly. By now, assault groups have occupied a landing on the edge of a hill to the north, having driven Ukrainian formations out of several strongholds.
- There are also local successes to the west of the railway. The advanced assault groups consolidated their positions on the outskirts of Pereyezdnoye as early as June 12, but did not go deeper into the settlement. Advancing in Pereyezdnoye will require "pulling up" the flank from Sakko and Vanzetti in the direction of Fedorovka, but there has been no activity here yet.
13:19 Frontline bird broadcasts:
Chasov Yar Direction
The eastern part of Kalinovka and the farm territory north of the village came under the control of the Russian army
12:40 Front-line soldier reports:
Toretskoye direction. In Artemovo (Zaliznoye) attack aircraft drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the building of school No. 13.
12:11 Frontline bird broadcasts:
Operational information. Khar'kov region. 18.07.
There are reports of night strikes by our ballistic and cruise missiles on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Volchansk area!
The Iskander-K OTRK and tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out strikes with cruise missiles, including the Kh-69, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants were unable to intercept.
11:43 Crews of self-propelled howitzers 152mm 2S19 "Msta-S" destroyed camouflaged temporary deployment points and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Artillery units of the North group of forces carry out precise strikes around the clock on exposed objects, positions, fortifications, armored vehicles and manpower of Ukrainian nationalists in the zone of the special military operation. Shooting can be carried out both from closed firing positions and direct fire without preliminary preparation.
11:17 Summary as of July 18, 2024.
Slobozhansky direction:
In the area of Glubokoe, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their attacks, and in Vovchansk, intense urban fighting is taking place.
Chasov Yar:
The Russian army has liberated the Orlova tract and the eastern part of Kalinovka, advancing towards Grigorovka. From the direction of Bogdanovka, fighters have also advanced towards this village. North of Grigorovka are the heights of the mine, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to hold.
Seversky direction:
Russian troops have advanced in the Razdolovka area, and positional battles are being fought near Belogorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye.
Pokrovskoe direction:
On several sections of the front, Russian troops are advancing towards the Volchya River, and are also achieving success in Novoselovka Pervaya and Lozovatskoye.
Kalinovka:
The liberation of the eastern part of Kalinovka, located on the Russian side of the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal, opens up the possibility of a flank attack on the northern areas of Chasov Yar. In this area there is a land section leading to the enemy bank.
10:52 Statement of senior officer of the press center of the "North" group
The North group of forces continues to carry out combat missions in the area of the special military operation.
The group's units defeated the manpower and equipment of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade, the 107th and 113th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of Volchansk, Veterinary and Krugly. A counterattack by a unit of the 92nd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repelled.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 170 servicemen, two pickups, an M198 howitzer, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a Bukovel electronic warfare station, and two Anklav electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot was destroyed
. 10:24 The FPV strike drone crews of the Vega special forces unit are destroying equipment and disrupting enemy rotations in the Avdiivka direction —plot.
09:45 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:
-- in the village of Golaya Pristan five rounds;
-- in the village of Velikie Kopani four rounds;
-- Four rounds in the village of Malokakhovka;
-- Six rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
-- n.p. Saga three rounds;
-- Five rounds in the village of Aleshki.
As a result of artillery attack of the settlements of Golaya Pristan, Sagi and Aleshki, four civilians were injured. In the settlement of Velikiye Kopani, houses were damaged.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Dnepryany, Aleshki, Kardashinka, Korsunka, and Golaya Prystan, firing a total of 24 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.
09:22 During the past night, during an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 33 UAVs over the Republic of Crimea and two over the Bryansk region.
In addition, ten unmanned boats heading towards the Crimean Peninsula were destroyed by fire weapons on duty in the Black Sea.
08:46 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for July 17, 2024
– Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces did not carry out any massive strikes on enemy-controlled territory. Ukrainian formations, in turn, also did not undertake any major raids, launching several UAVs at the Bryansk, Voronezh and Belgorod regions.
– In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy does not stop attacks in the area of Glubokoe, and in Vovchansk there are heavy urban battles.
– In the Seversky direction, Russian troops have advanced in the Razdolovka area; positional battles are underway near Belogorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye.
– In the Pokrovsky direction, information is coming in from several areas at once about the advancement of Russian troops in the direction of the Volchya River, as well as successes in Novoselovka Pervaya and Lozovatskoye.
08:00 Official summary of DPR representative offices in the JCCC over the past day.
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 seven civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Eight residential buildings,
One car,
One civil infrastructure facility.
A total of 12 artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 11 artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction,
Three artillery attacks 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] "I myself tried to persuade him not to rush into this. Why do we need stamps in our passports when we are already happy? I didn't want to put pressure on him. Let's live our lives." Continued on Page 49
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[Regnum] Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin has been removed from his post as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. This was reported on July 18 by his lawyer Igor Dyukin.
“Vadim Shamarin was removed from his post as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces back in May,” said Dyukin, whose words are quoted by Gazeta.Ru.
At the same time, the defense attorney noted that the general was not fired, but simply removed from the staff.
On July 18, the 235th Garrison Military Court extended the arrest of General Shamarin in the bribery case until October 21.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Defense Ministry's chief communications officer was arrested in May, and he did not admit guilt.
According to investigators, in 2016–2023, Shamarin received 36 million rubles as a bribe from the general director of the Perm telephone plant Telta, Aleksey Vysokov, and the enterprise's chief accountant, Elena Grishina. The bribe was supposed to be for increasing supplies under government contracts for the needs of the Defense Ministry and general patronage.
Vysokov and Grishina have been under arrest since the summer of 2023 on charges of fraud. Shamarin could face up to 15 years in prison.
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[Regnum] The Carnegie Foundation (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) will be added to the register of undesirable organizations, the Ministry of Justice reported on July 18.
“Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (USA),” follows from the Justice Department’s registry, published on its website.
The Moscow Times is also included in the list of non-governmental organizations whose activities are considered undesirable in Russia.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 12, the Russian Ministry of Justice added the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel and the Russian Crime project to the register of foreign agents. It is noted that these resources disseminate false information about decisions made by Russian authorities and the policies they pursue.
On July 10, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office declared the activities of the online publication The Moscow Times, whose founder is a citizen of the Netherlands, to be undesirable. He also heads the organizations Stichting Potamos, Stichting 2 Oktober (included in the register of foreign agents) and TVR Studios BV (activities recognized as undesirable on the territory of Russia).
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[Regnum] There is no doubt that the assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was previously reported by the head of the Kiev regime's Defense Ministry Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov (an individual included in the Russian Federation's list of terrorists and extremists), was planned and financed with the participation of Kiev's Anglo-Saxon masters, said Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, on July 18.
“There is no doubt that such crimes were planned and financed with the direct participation of the Anglo-Saxon masters of the Kiev regime,” Zakharova said at a briefing.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 13, Budanov stated that the Kiev regime had previously organized assassination attempts on Putin, but they had been unsuccessful.
In response, the head of state's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, emphasized that the threats from the Kiev regime are obvious, and the security of the Russian president is being ensured at the proper level.
The assassination attempt on Putin that Budanov spoke about was prepared with US money, Zakharova noted earlier.
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[Regnum] The leaders of the Kiev regime have begun a second round of talks with creditors to reach an agreement on debt restructuring to prevent default, Bloomberg reported on July 18, citing informed sources.
Ukraine begins new talks on deferring payments two weeks before default
The first round of talks took place in June, but no agreement was reached.
"A group of Ukrainian bondholders have signed confidential agreements to begin a second round of formal talks with the government to restructure more than $20 billion in debt. The talks began this week ahead of the expiration of a moratorium on Ukrainian debt payments on August 1," the statement said.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, the British magazine Economist reported earlier that the Ukrainian authorities could declare default as early as August if they fail to agree on debt restructuring. The publication's experts noted that the deal is unlikely.
Under normal conditions, restructuring negotiations take months, but official Kiev has only a few weeks left and no arguments to convince counterparties of its solvency, noted Regnum news agency observer Denis Davydov in his article.
If Kiev fails to reach an agreement on debt restructuring, then practically everything that was somehow stipulated as collateral will officially become the property of Western transnational companies, publicist and political scientist Vladimir Skachko stated in a conversation with the Regnum news agency.
[TOLONEWS] Germany plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine next year, despite concerns that U.S. support for Kyiv could potentially diminish if Republican candidate Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... returns to the White House.
German aid to Ukraine will be cut to 4 billion euros ($4.35 billion) in 2025 from around 8 billion euros in 2024, according to a draft of the 2025 budget seen by Rooters.
Germany hopes Ukraine will be able to meet the bulk of its military needs with the %50 billion in loans from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets approved by the Group of Seven, and that funds earmarked for armaments will not be fully used.
"Ukraine's financing is secured for the foreseeable future thanks to European instruments and the G7 loans," German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Wednesday at a news conference.
Washington pushed to "front load" the loans to give Ukraine a big lump sum now.
Officials say EU leaders agreed to the idea in part because it reduces the chance of Ukraine being short of funds if Trump returns to the White House.
Alarm bells rang across Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... this week after Trump picked Senator J.D Vance, who opposes military aid for Ukraine and warned Europe will have to rely less on the United States to defend the continent, as his candidate for vice president.
Trump sparked fierce criticism from Western officials for suggesting he would not protect countries that failed to meet the transatlantic military alliance's defence spending targets and would even encourage Russia to attack them.
Germany has faced criticism for repeatedly missing a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... target of spending 2% of its economic output on defence.
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Without communication or diplomatic diplomacy the west has made the bed they lie on.
"Russia would violate Russia's obligations under the Outer Space Treaty". Such accords violated many times to be irrelevant. Constant harping on war against Russia and China. The EU is now bastardized and new people better skilled to lead into the future is required.
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