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[LB] Since the beginning of the day, 76 combat clashes took place at the front.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the Russian army.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a summary of the situation at the front.
"It is worth noting that today soldiers of the 110th separate mechanized brigade named after Colonel-General Mark Bezruchka shot down an enemy Su-25 attack aircraft. Since the beginning of the day, 76 combat clashes have taken place," the summary reads.
Kharkiv Oblast is under air bombardment . Today, the Russians shot down 26 anti-aircraft missiles. They aimed at the areas of Liptsi, Hlyboke and Mali Prohody settlements. The enemy also attacked the city of Chuguiv with two "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles.
In addition, in the Kharkiv direction, the Russians carried out four assault operations near Hlyboky and Vovchansk. The enemy has failed in three engagements, one more engagement continues.
In the Kupyansk direction, terrorists attacked positions of Ukrainian units near Novoosynovo, Petropavlivka, Synkivka, and Stelmakhivka. Four attacks have been repelled, one more is still ongoing.
In the Lymansky direction, during the day, the invading army attacked 11 times near Serebryansk Forestry, Nevsky, Grekivka, and Novosadovo. Defense forces of Ukraine repelled nine attacks, two more clashes continue in the Nevsky district.
On the Siverskyi direction, the enemy launched six unsuccessful attacks in the districts of Bilogorivka, Verkhnyokamyanskyi, Vyimka, and Pereizny.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders stormed the defense lines of the Ukrainians near Chasovoy Yar and Bila Hora three times. One battle is still going on.
In the direction of Toretsk, the enemy attacked our troops nine times near North, Toretsk, Zalizny and New York. Ukrainian defenders repelled seven assaults, two more clashes are ongoing in two locations.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have carried out assaults in the areas of the settlements of Vozdvizhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Progress, Novoselivka Persha, Yasnobrodivka, Yevgenivka, and Kalynov. The defense forces are restraining the onslaught of the enemy and have already repelled 18 attacks, three battles are ongoing near Novoselivka Persha and Yasnobrodivka. Enemy losses are being refined.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy attacked six times near Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, Karlivka, and Paraskoviivka. Our soldiers stopped four enemy attacks, two more are in progress.
In the Orihiv direction, the enemy tried to break through the Ukrainian defenses near Malaya Tokmachka, Shcherbaki and Novoandriivka. During six battles, the Russians were defeated.
In the Dnieper direction, the invaders will continue to try to knock out units of the Defense Forces from their positions on the left bank of the Dnieper. As a result, two enemy attacks were unsuccessful.
In other areas of the front, the situation has not undergone significant changes.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:36 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called Ukraine's halt to transit of Russian LUKOIL oil "incomprehensible and unacceptable" and wants to raise the issue at a meeting of the EU Council. According to him, Hungary has found temporary solutions to stabilize supplies, but they are not suitable for the long term, and a "quick solution" is needed.
22:15 Ukraine and its partners will probably finalize the vision of a special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine this fall, predicts Justice Minister Denis Malyuska. "The key problem that was, is and will remain, which needs to be monitored as a marker of the success or failure of negotiations, is the possibility of condemning Putin and his inner circle by such a tribunal," the minister noted, adding that the biggest discussions are continuing regarding the possible lifting of immunity from these individuals.
22:02 It is hypothetically possible to end the hot stage of the war with Russia by the end of 2024 - this opinion was expressed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a conversation with the BBC. He was not the only one who spoke the day before about how long the war would last. Korrespondent.net has collected the latest statements on this matter. Read more about the new predictions for the end of the war in the article By the end of the year and 10 years.
19:54 According to preliminary information, Russians hit Nikolaev with an X-59 missile, the prosecutor's office reported. As a result of the airstrike, a kindergarten playground in the courtyard of multi-story buildings was damaged. Multi-apartment residential buildings were damaged by the blast wave and debris. At present, three people are known to have died, including a 12-year-old child, and five injured.
19:08 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that the international community's efforts to end the war in Ukraine should first and foremost be aimed at creating conditions for direct dialogue between Moscow and Kiev. He added that major states "should demonstrate positive energy rather than exert negative influence."
18:57 On Saturday, July 20, from 02:00 to 05:00, electricity consumption will not be limited, Ukrenergo reported. From 13:00 to 24:00, two stages of shutdowns will be in effect, and one stage during other hours.
18:46 In Nikolaev, a Russian missile hit a children's playground near a multi-story building; as of now, five people are known to have been injured and three killed, including a child, Zelensky said.
18:24 Russians have attacked a residential area in Nikolaev - currently three people are known to have died, including a ten-year-old child, Mayor Alexander Senkevich reported.
17:39 Less than 10% of those who previously had the status of limited fitness are now considered unfit for service, said Roman Gorbach, head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He recalled that the status of "limited fitness" was previously removed from the law: within nine months, all these people must undergo a medical commission, which will recognize them as unfit, fit, or fit only for military service in certain places, such as rear units, logistics units, or the TCC.
"To understand, of all those who are partially fit, somewhere a very small share - less than 10% - are considered unfit now during their service, and approximately 50/50 personnel are divided into those who are absolutely fit and those who are fit in certain military units," Gorbach explained.
16:45 Zelensky said that the Polish government had made a decision that would speed up the receipt of F-16 fighters by Ukraine. However, he did not specify what decision he was talking about.
16:18 About 5,000 nuclear workers have left the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant for the territory controlled by Ukraine, Energy Minister German Galushchenko reported. "They all work for Energoatom, and this is exactly the personnel we plan to use to complete the construction of the Khmelnitsky NPP units," the minister added.
15:51 The number of casualties as a result of the morning Russian shelling of Belozerka in the Kherson region has risen to six, two people have died, OVA reported.
15:42 Zelensky told a UK government meeting that Russia is "weaker in many ways": "Their intelligence is weaker. Their diplomacy has become simple bribes, lies or threats. Economically, they are not strong. The only competitive advantage that Putin has left is a large stockpile of Soviet-era weapons, money and a complete disregard for human life. Quite a dangerous mix. We must deprive Putin of money and the ability to produce more weapons."
15:15 Ukraine and the UK have signed a £2 billion loan agreement to finance Ukraine's defence needs. The Defence Ministry reported that the agreement provides financial support for the purchase of modern weapons, military equipment and other defence equipment in accordance with NATO standards.
15:07 Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-25 in the Pokrovsk direction, the Operational-Strategic Group of Forces Khortytsia reported. They said that the plane tried to fire at the positions of the Defense Forces units.
14:56 The international depository Euroclear received 3.4 billion euros in interest income from investing blocked Russian assets in the first half of 2024 and will make the first contribution of approximately 1.55 billion euros to the European Fund for Ukraine in July, the depository’s report says.
14:30 Another 12 children have been returned to Ukraine, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported. According to him, the children lived with their families in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.
14:09 Zelensky, during a speech at a meeting of the UK government, asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer to "show his leadership" and lift the ban on strikes deep into Russian territory, The Guardian writes. Zelensky said that "if restrictions on Western weapons are lifted," this will help Ukraine strengthen its defense and secure its forward positions. He added that it is possible to destroy the sites of weapons concentration in Russia.
13:28 New UK Defence Minister John Healey did not rule out that Zelensky's request for the possibility of using British missiles to strike Russian territory could be granted, but added that London would not be involved in such attacks: "We provide weapons to Ukraine to defend their sovereign country. And that doesn't stop them from hitting targets in Russia, but that should be done by Ukrainians. That should be done within the parameters and within international humanitarian law."
As expected by British media, Zelensky will call at a meeting of the British government to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles for attacks on Russian territory.
13:11 Orban said that he will announce his further actions within the framework of the "peace initiative" after the fact: "There are many opponents to the peace mission, so if it is possible to know in advance what the next step is, many will act to prevent it from happening."
12:52 Air defense shot down an Iskander missile system that attacked Odessa Oblast the day before, Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk reported. He called it a "landmark event."
12:35 The European Union has allocated 100 million euros in grant funds to Ukrenergo for the modernization, restoration and protection of energy facilities, the company reported.
12:23 European countries have agreed on new measures against the Russian "shadow fleet", British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. He specified that 44 European countries have approved a plan to combat the "shadow fleet" of Russian oil tankers, which are used to circumvent international sanctions.
11:47 In Belozerka, two people were killed and five were wounded as a result of the morning Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
11:31 Scholz rejected Zelensky's call to shoot down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine, as well as to allow the use of Western weapons to strike Russian territory: "I see a consensus that such steps are out of the question, and the US has also spoken very clearly about this."
11:26 In Kherson, the Russian army attacked an ambulance team from a drone, two medical workers were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. In addition, in Belozerka, which the Russians shelled in the morning from the Grad MLRS, the death toll has risen to two. The previous evening, the Russian army attacked Antonovka, one person was killed.
11:02 NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Christopher Cavoli said Ukraine has an "excellent strategy" for waging war against Russia, although the course of hostilities is becoming increasingly difficult to predict. According to him, a key part of "force generation" for Ukraine depends on EU and NATO countries: "This will require us to stockpile and produce more equipment than we thought, perhaps, two years ago."
10:53 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports that Russians are massively canceling tours to Crimea. In particular, about 80% of Russians have cancelled tours to Sevastopol organized for June. The overall Crimean rate of cancellation of already booked tours last month was more than a third. The mass refusal of Russians to vacation in Crimea was influenced by the unreliable work of the Russian Air Defense, as well as the vulnerable Kerch Bridge, which remains the main artery for tourism from Russia and is used for military logistics.
10:06 Four explosions were heard in Luhansk, a helicopter base could have been hit, the Russian opposition publication Astra reports, citing local residents. Presumably, the Luhansk Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators was attacked. The "authorities" of the occupied region stated that air defense allegedly shot down three ATACMS missiles over Luhansk.
09:07 In Donetsk Oblast, five people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on July 18: three in Grodovets and two in Pleshcheyevka. Another seven people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:53 At night, Russians launched two strikes on the center of the city of Chuguev in the Kharkiv region, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Nine people were injured, including a 14-year-old child. Residential buildings, two stores, and an administrative building were damaged.
08:34 In the morning, Russian troops struck a residential building in Belozerka, Kherson region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. Over the previous day, one person was killed in the region, eight were injured, including one child.
08:28 Over the past 24 hours, seven reconnaissance UAVs were destroyed by air defense in the southern and eastern directions: four Orlan-10 and three Supercam, the Air Force reported.
07:49 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 19:
personnel - about 564,620 (+980) people,
tanks - 8250 (+5),
combat armored vehicles - 15,902 (+19),
artillery systems - 15,520 (+55),
MLRS - 1120 (+0),
air defense systems - 894 (+1),
aircraft - 361 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,316 (+42),
cruise missiles - 2401 (+3),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,909 (+76),
special equipment - 2593 (+0).
07:36 Zelensky and Trump will hold a telephone conversation today, CNN reports.
07:24 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that air defense allegedly destroyed 19 UAVs over the Kursk and Belgorod regions, as well as over the territory of Crimea and the Black Sea.
06:30 Stoltenberg admits that the war in Ukraine could last more than ten years. "But the main message is that the stronger the support for Ukraine and whether we are ready to take on long-term commitments, the sooner this war will end. Putin thinks that he can wait us out. That is why the war continues," the secretary general added. He also called on NATO's European members to increase their commitments amid concerns that US funding could be cut or even stopped if Trump wins the US presidential race.
05:13 By putting pressure on Russia, a diplomatic settlement to the war in Ukraine can be agreed upon, Zelensky told the BBC. According to him, the whole world will have to put pressure on Russia to convince it to sit down at the table and consider ending the war. "This does not mean that all territories are recaptured by force. I think that the power of diplomacy can help," the president noted, adding that a weaker Russia on the battlefield would put Ukraine in a stronger position at the negotiating table.
As for Trump's statements that he will allegedly end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, Zelensky believes that this is a "simple way" that consists of "making us pay." "This means simply stopping and forgetting: sanctions, Putin will take the land and make a victory for his society. We will never do this. And there is not a single guy in the world who will push us to do this," the president emphasized.
According to him, if Trump and Vance come to power, "we will have to work" with the United States. "We need their support. I think it will be hard work. It will not be easy to persuade them. But we are not afraid of hard work," Zelensky added.
He also admitted that the “hot phase” of the war could end by the end of the year.
00:08 Zelensky reported that he held a meeting with representatives of British defense companies, and discussed the prospects for joint defense production, primarily ammunition, air defense systems, guns, armored vehicles, and drones.
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[EngMilRu] From 13 to 19 July 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered 11 group strikes by high-precision weaponry and attack unmanned aerial vehicles at the enemy's aviation bases, objects of power infrastructure ensuring operation of the Ukrainian military industrial enterprises, AFU air defence and electronic warfare means.
Also strikes were delivered at deployment areas of the AFU units, echelons with weaponry and military hardware, ammunition depots including with those supplied by Western countries, and materiel.
The goal of the strikes have been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line.
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one motorised rifle brigade, two naval infantry brigades, and four territorial defence brigades.
In addition, 23 counterattacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments have been repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,370 Ukrainian troops, five tanks, 25 motor vehicles, 28 field artillery howitzers, including seven foreign-made 155mm howitzers, and seven electronic warfare stations.
As a result of successful actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of four AFU mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, two infantry brigades, and three territorial defence brigades. Six counterattacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 3,920 Ukrainian troops, one tank, eight armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 46 motor vehicles, 38 field artillery howitzers, including 12 155mm howitzers produced by the NATO countries.
Moreover, 30 field ammunition depots and six electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three AFU mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades, and two air assault formations.
In addition, 10 counterattacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments have been repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 3,930 Ukrainian troops, one tank, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers and three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, 48 motor vehicles, 71 field artillery guns (including 28 howitzers produced in Western countries.
Ten electronic warfare stations and 24 field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Yuriyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of three AFU mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, one infantry brigade, one air assault formation, and two territorial defence brigades.
Thirty-eight counter-attacks launched by the AFU units were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 2,215 Ukrainian troops, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers and one MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, 26 motor vehicles, and 27 field artillery howitzers.
As a result of active actions, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of five AFU formations, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade. Five counter-attacks launched by the AFU units were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 925 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 35 motor vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, including 19 howitzers and self-propelled artillery systems (155mm calibre) produced by the NATO countries.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two AFU mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one naval infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 715 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, 37 motor vehicles, and 21 field artillery howitzers. Nine electronic warfare stations and 11 field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Over the past week, air defence units shot down three MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, eight U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 10 French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one S-200 surface-to-air guided missile converted to hit ground targets, 44 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, 305 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 94 in airspace of the western regions of the Russian Federation.
Units of the Black Sea Fleet wiped out 10 uncrewed surface vessels in the Black Sea waters.
Over the past week, 19 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact.
In total, 630 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,841 unmanned aerial vehicles, 552 air defence missile systems, 16,611 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,379 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,059 field artillery howitzers and mortars, as well as 23,829 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:00 The crews of the Mi-28NM helicopters of the VKS army aviation successfully struck Ukrainian Armed Forces units. 19:55 Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed special equipment and enemy manpower in the area of responsibility of the Vostok group of forces –video.
19:22 Liberation of the village of Progress west of Ocheretino. Clearing of Ivano-Daryevka on the Seversky salient –map.
18:37 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Seversky direction: a dash to Ivano-Daryevka situation as of 18:00 on July 19, 2024
In the Seversky sector, which had not previously been characterized by high intensity of military clashes, the news of the capture of Ivano-Daryevka thundered like a bolt from the blue. Media coverage of the sector on both sides is very restrained, which sometimes leads to a lack of precise information about the configuration of the front.
Russian soldiers from the 123rd Motorized Rifle Brigade, after clearing the area, installed a flag in the center of the village. The nearest previously known positions of the Russian Armed Forces are at least three kilometers away from both Spornoye and the railroad in the Vyemka area. Now the prospect of an attack on the latter is open not only from the south, but also from the east.
Ukrainian formations may probably be located on the high ground near Ivano-Daryevka in the Ivano-Daryevka Razrez nature reserve and pine forest, where the enemy prepared a network of trenches and strongholds several years ago.
The difference in altitude compared to the village itself here is more than 70 meters, and the area near the local ravine and the Sukhaya Plotva River is swampy, so Russian troops can outflank the enemy's fortified area without advancing across open terrain, after which they can proceed to storm the Vyemka.
In connection with the capture of Ivano-Daryevka, the "pocket" on the Veseloye-Berestovoye line ceased to exist, and the Ukrainian formations, based on the fact of control over Ivano-Daryevka, retreated from the western outskirts of Spornoye. Less than seven kilometers remain to the outskirts of Seversk, which is an important fortified area of ??the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
18:05 Gorlovka – Druzhba.
Positional military actions in the Gorlovka area. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces in the village of Druzhba is under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The expansion of the Russian Armed Forces control zone to 300 meters to the north along Petra Velikogo Street.
17:47 The enemy is sad in the evening admits the loss of most of the village of Progress, which he had recently hoped to hold on to for a little while.
16:51 Ocheretino – Progress.
Consequencesmilitary actions on the northern flank of Avdeevka. Servicemen of the RF Armed Forces declare control over the settlement of Progress and demonstrate their presence in the settlement by freely moving within its boundaries. Advancement of the RF Armed Forces up to 3 km in the direction of Krasnoarmeysk.
14:47 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the settlements of New York and Nevsky –map.
14:27 Around 13:00 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
13:31 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Aleksandro-Kalinovskoye direction: expansion of the control zone in Novgorodskoye and fighting in Kirovo situation as of 13:00 on July 19, 2024
Russian troops continue their assault on the Dzerzhinsky agglomeration, expanding their zone of control simultaneously in several areas of the front.
In the Druzhba area, Russian troops took up new positions in the area of Petra Velikogo and Kutuzova streets on the approaches to the Magdalinovka railway station.
In Kirovo (Pivnichny), the Russian Armed Forces took control of several houses in the area of Tsvetochnaya and Pavlova streets in the SNT Sotsgorodok, and also occupied the spoil heap of the Yuzhnaya mine in Leninsky (Pivdenny).
In Artemovo (Zaliznoye), Russian troops are advancing along Kaspiyskaya, Chapayeva and Mayskaya streets, having advanced about a kilometer in 10 days. In the area of the latter, according to some reports, the advance assault units reached the territory of a local school yesterday, but there is no objective evidence of this yet. At the moment, fighting is taking place on Lomonosov Street.
On the northern outskirts of Shcherbinovka, a road bridge was destroyed as a result of a direct hit from an Kh-38 missile, which will complicate the enemy's logistics across the Krivoy Torets River in this area for some time.
In the Novgorodsky (New York) area, Russian troops expanded their control zone in the private sector to the west, gaining a foothold in the Pochtovaya Street area and occupying part of Yesenina, Ostrovsky, Zavodskaya and Dekabristov Streets. At the moment, there are battles for control over the multi-story buildings (locals call this area Petrovskaya Gora). Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are dropping FAB-500s from UMPKs on enemy positions in the industrial zone near the phenol and machine-building plants.
In the eastern part of Novgorodskoye, the landing party in armored vehicles advanced along Zheleznaya and Sovetskaya streets, reaching the territory of school No. 18. The enemy conducted remote mining of the area, as a result of which one of the armored vehicles was damaged and subsequently destroyed. Another BMP probably drove further north, but the scale of the advance is still unknown.
According to some reports, the Russian Armed Forces have managed to reach the Sotsgorodok quarter in the area of Ozerskogo Street to the northwest of the Fenolnaya railway station and are fighting near the Avangard stadium. Considering the current configuration of the front and the rapidly changing situation, such a rapid dash to the center of the settlement is entirely possible, but due to the lack of precise data from the ground, it is not yet possible to confirm this information.
12:12 Khar'kov direction (Kupyansk area).
It is reported, that after the liberation in the vicinity of the settlement of Ivanovka, our MLRS and TOS are working on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are hiding in forest belts and ruins.
11:38 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces and raising of the flag in Ivano-Daryevka –map.
11:15 Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group –video.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 118th Infantry Brigade, the 124th and 126th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of Novodanilovka, Kuibyshevo and Novotyaginka.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 125 servicemen, eight vehicles, two 155mm M777 howitzers, a 122mm self-propelled artillery unit 2S1 Gvozdika, and a Bukovel electronic warfare station.
Two ammunition depots and a military-technical equipment depot were destroyed.
10:48 Advancement of assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces near Progress –map.
10:21 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for July 18, 2024
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have been striking Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the territory of the so-called Ukraine in various regions. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, an airstrike destroyed a P-18 Ukrainian Armed Forces radar.
The enemy attempted another raid on Crimea, but more than 30 drones and ten unmanned boats were destroyed without causing any harm.
In the Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian formations continue to counterattack the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Glubokoye and Staritsa, while heavy urban fighting is taking place in Vovchansk.
In the Kupyansk-Svatovsky direction, Russian troops again destroyed the recently restored crossing over the Oskol River in the Kupyansk-Uzlovoye area.
In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, Russian army paratroopers are advancing in Novgorodskoye and fighting in neighboring settlements.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces reached the Brodok pond near the Volchya River west of Evgenovka, leveling the control zone in the fields.
In the South Donetsk direction, Russian troops during the assault captured the forest plantation between the Ikryanaya and Solenka ravines, entrenching themselves in new positions.
09:46 Orekhov – Malaya Tokmachka.
Positional combat operations in the Orekhov direction.
Successful defeat of "Lancet" loitering munition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tank at the starting position in the village of Malaya Tokmachka. Distance from the line of combat contact up to 5 km.
09:11 Frontline summary as of the morning of 19.07.2024.
Zaporizhzhya Front. Neither side has undertaken any active offensive actions here. Positional battles with the use of long-range weapons continue.
Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to storm Krasnogorovka, gradually pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces further and further to the outskirts of the city. There is progress.
In Karlovka, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting on the outskirts of the settlement and in the area of the Karlovskoye Reservoir. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance.
Heavy fighting continues in Novoselovka Pervaya, where the Russian Armed Forces continue to push the Ukrainian garrison out of the settlement in heavy fighting.
There are more tactical successes in the area of Yevgenovka, where Russian troops have advanced towards the designated point "Progress". Fighting continues in New York, there is progress by Russian troops.
Chasovoyarsk direction. Here, fighting continues in the eastern part of the city. Russian troops are putting pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces defense in the Kalinovka area. Ukrainian troops, in turn, stubbornly hold on to their defense line.
Khar'kov Front. Heavy fighting continues here in the area of Glubokoe and in Vovchansk. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not giving up their attempts to dislodge Russian troops from their occupied positions, sending more and more reserves into battle. There are no significant changes in the LBS, but the activity of military operations in this direction will remain extremely high.
08:37 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 11 UAVs over the Kursk region and three over the Belgorod region, as well as five UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea.
08:00 Official summary of DPR representative offices in the JCCC over the past day.
A total of 21 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
There were reports of four civilians killed and five injured.
DAMAGED:
Seven residential buildings,
One car,
One bus,
One civil infrastructure facility.
Eight artillery attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 13 artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction,
In total, 46 units of various ammunition were fired by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[Regnum] The footage of a medic from the Kiev hospital "Okhmatdet" in bloody clothes, circulated in Western media, turned out to be staged, reported "Ukraine.Ru".
Users immediately noticed the strange color of the blood, the publication said. Later, a video was published online showing a man in a police uniform pouring red liquid on a man in a white coat, the authors noted.
The same man later appeared in footage published by many Western media outlets, the article also says.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, shortly before the NATO summit, which took place from July 9 to 11, the Kiev regime accused Russia of allegedly striking the Okhmatdet children's hospital.
On July 8, the Russian Defense Ministry denied the accusations of striking civilian facilities in Kiev, including the damaged hospital. The ministry emphasized that photographs and video recordings from the destruction sites indicate that a missile launched from a Ukrainian anti-aircraft system within the city fell there. The ministry called the Kiev side's claims a provocation.
The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, noted that this is not the first time that Ukraine has organized PR operations based on bloodshed and used tragic events to create a backdrop that could accompany the participation of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, in the NATO summit.
On July 9, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that the incident with the hospital in Kiev could have been avoided if the Ukrainian Armed Forces had not deployed their air defense systems in residential areas. He recalled that Russia does not strike civilian targets in Ukraine.
The people in power in Ukraine are showmen who try to turn any tragedy to their advantage, turning it into a show. The trouble is that the people of one of the largest countries in Eastern Europe are hostages of these over-the-top showmen, noted Ilya Ropshin, a columnist for Regnum News Agency, in his article earlier.
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[REGNUM] Dozens of civilian bodies have been found in the basements of private houses in Toretsk, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). As TASS reported on July 19, citing an unnamed source in the DPR security forces, this is a part of the city abandoned by Ukrainian militants.
There are those who died as a result of the ammunition being dropped, there are those who were simply shot or pelted with incendiary shells, the agency's interlocutor explained. The information was also confirmed by refugees from Toretsk.
One of the rescued women explained that Ukrainian drones tracked the movements of citizens and deliberately hit crowds of people in basements, hit those, for example, who were trying to bury a neighbor, whom the Ukrainian Armed Forces simply shot.
Meanwhile, on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region, airborne units carried out a successful operation to eliminate an enemy battalion command post. According to intelligence officers, the strike was carried out at the moment of the arrival of a group of Ukrainian officers.
Artillerymen from Zabaikalsky Krai destroyed armored vehicles and enemy personnel using coordinates transmitted by UAV operators. The corresponding video footage was published by the Ministry of Defense.
"We received data from UAV reconnaissance. We left and worked within 10-13 minutes. The target was hit. There was no such thing that we did not hit," said the deputy platoon commander with the call sign Atlet about the results of the work.
The Russian Investigative Committee will conduct an investigation into the latest crimes of the Kiev regime that resulted in the death and injury of civilians, and will also check information about the bodies of civilians found in Toretsk. This was reported on July 19 by the press service of the department.
As a result of the attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Investigative Committee noted, a civilian was wounded in the Belgorod Region, and a civilian was killed in the village of Gornal in the Kursk Region. These facts will be investigated, and the actions of those involved will be given a criminal-legal assessment.
In addition, investigators will check information that bodies of civilians killed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were found in the basements of houses located near the line of combat contact.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier the security forces reported that the bodies of people killed as a result of drone attacks, incendiary shells or shootings were found in Toretsk. Dozens of bodies were found in basements, presumably victims of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The death of a civilian in the village of Gornal during an attack by a Ukrainian drone was previously reported by the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov. The drone attacked the territory of the monastery, he wrote on the Telegram channel.
[RT] An outspoken Ukrainian ultranationalist and former member of parliament, Irina Farion, was fatally shot outside her home in the western city of Lviv, according to local media.
Farion, 60, was a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2012-2014, and was best known for hard-line Russophobic positions. She was attacked on Friday evening as she stepped out of her house.
“There was a shot to the temple. The shooter was seen by the neighbors, he was wearing gloves and the weapon did not have a silencer,” local journalist Marta Olyarnik said in a Facebook post.
Farion was rushed to a local hospital. One local Telegram channel reported she was in critical condition, while city councilman Igor Zinkevich described her condition as “serious.” "Dead" is pretty "serious"
Several hours later, however, Lviv Mayor Andrey Sadovoy confirmed that she succumbed to her injuries.
“Doctors did everything possible, but the injury was incompatible with life,” Sadovoy said. “It is very scary and terrible that there is no longer a safe place in Ukraine. But for such a brazen, impudent murder, the killer must be found.”
Video from the scene showed a pool of blood on the street. Local media have described the attacker as a young man in his early twenties. The gunman’s identity and whereabouts remain unknown.
Farion was a member of ‘Svoboda’ (Freedom), formerly known as the Social-National Party of Ukraine, led by neo-Nazi Oleg Tyagnibok. She expressed open sympathy for WWII neo-Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera.
While in parliament, she championed a total ban on the use of Russian language in Ukraine. In January last year, she famously told the media that her grandson Dmitry was hitting Russian-speaking children at his kindergarten. Several months later, she called anyone who lived in Ukraine but did not speak Ukrainian “biological waste.”
This hard line led her to clash with other nationalists. Last November, Farion said that Russian-speaking members of ‘Azov’ were not proper Ukrainians, drawing the ire of Maksim Zhorin and Bogdan Krotevich, two veterans of the notorious neo-Nazi unit.
The Lviv Polytechnic, where Farion was teaching at the time, fired her over the comments. She was reinstated by a court order in May this year.
Moscow has repeatedly condemned Ukrainian laws restricting the use of the Russian language and policies aimed at eroding cultural and historical ties with the neighboring state. President Vladimir Putin has cited “the de-Russification and forced assimilation” of Russian speakers – more than a third of Ukraine’s population – by Kiev as being one of the causes of the current conflict.
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[Regnum] Russian submarines, including diesel-electric submarines, pose a threat to the West, the American magazine National Interest wrote in an article on July 16.
"Russian attack submarines, including the Kilo class, recently conducted missions in the Irish Sea despite legal and navigational challenges. The actions followed exercises in the Baltic Sea that demonstrated the submarines' torpedo attacks and combat maneuvers," the publication's columnist Maya Carlin noted.
The journalist emphasized that modernized Russian submarines pose a serious danger.
Russian Kilo-class submarines (as all Varshavyanka and Paltus class submarines are called in the West) can cause damage to underwater infrastructure.
Russia's underwater power cannot be underestimated, the author concluded.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, the Russian multipurpose nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk poses a major threat to NATO, journalists from the British newspaper Express stated. The submarine, armed with hypersonic missiles, will be based 60 km from the border with Norway. The submarine is equipped with nuclear missiles flying at a speed of 6,670 miles per hour (10,700 km/h). Construction of the vessel began in 2015 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. In 2023, Arkhangelsk was launched.
On June 11, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the submarine Kazan and the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov had practiced using high-precision missile weapons in the Atlantic. During the military exercises, strikes were carried out at targets at a distance of more than 600 km. The following day, June 12, a detachment of Russian Navy ships arrived in Cuba as part of international cooperation.
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