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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: July 17th, 2022
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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:31 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC, information was received about the injured civilian - a woman born in 1946. as a result of the shelling of the VFU of the village of Golmovsky n.p. Gorlovka.

Additional information has been received about damage as a result of the shelling of the VFU of the village of Golmovsky settlement. Gorlovka:

- st. Mushketovskaya, 11 - apartment building;
- st. Bolnichnaya, 12 - a direct hit in an apartment building;
- st. Bolnichnaya, 14, 17, 19, 23 - apartment buildings;
- st. Bolnichnaya, 27 - a direct hit in an apartment building;
- st. Zagorodnaya, 2 - a direct hit in an apartment building;
- st. Zagorodnyaya, 3 - apartment building;
- st. Zagorodnaya - cafe "Olympus";
- st. Arkhipova, 19 - apartment building;
- st. Soviet Army, 2 - a private residential building;
- the gas pipeline of Boiler House No. 70 "Donbassteploenergo" was damaged.

Today, as of 22:30, the enemy fired 655 ammunition of various types, including the BM-21 Grad MLRS, as well as artillery ammunition with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm.

21:55 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:

▶️18:50 — n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Novobakhmutovka: eight shells of 122mm caliber were fired;
▶️19.50 n.p. Noises - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement sh-you named after Gagarin): fired five mines with a caliber of 120mm;
▶️20:20 — n.p. Leninskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement sh-you named after Gagarin): nine mines were fired with a caliber of 120 mm;
▶️20:30 — n.p. Leninskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement sh-you named after Gagarin): fired five mines with a caliber of 120mm;
▶️20:35 — n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Novoselovka: fired 20 mines in 120 mm caliber;
▶️20:50 — n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Zheleznaya Balka: fired five mines in 120mm caliber.
▶️21:05 — n.p. Otradovka - n.p. Dolomite: fired six shells with a caliber of 155mm.
▶️21:00 — n.p. Novomikhailovka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): eight shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
▶️21:30 — n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka: 10 missiles fired from BM-21 Grad.

20:25 Four servicemen of the Donetsk People's Republic were killed, seven more were injured over the past day, informs People's Militia of the DPR.

"We regret to inform you that four defenders of the Donetsk People’s Republic were killed and seven were injured in the performance of military duty in the struggle for independence,” reads a statement published on the Telegram channel of the People’s Militia."

20:24 The cultural institutions of Severodonetsk suffered the most during the hostilities during the liberation of the territories of the Republic occupied by the Kyiv security forces. About this following a trip to the regioninformedDeputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth of the LPR Roman Oleksin.

"It can be said that cultural institutions in Severodonetsk suffered the greatest damage among all the liberated territories. We have completely lost some institutions, because the buildings cannot be restored. Others require major repairs that will take a long time," he said.

19:30 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the DPR: over the current day, according to information from the JCCC of the DPR, the enemy fired more than 460 shells from Grad multiple launch rocket systems, barreled artillery with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm, 120mm mortars, and also used unguided aircraft rockets with a caliber of 80mm (without the use of aviation).

The fire was fired at the areas of ten settlements of the Republic. As a result of shelling, two civilians were injured. Twelve residential buildings and three civil infrastructure facilities were damaged. Additional information about the injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.

We regret to inform you that four defenders of the Donetsk People's Republic were killed and seven were injured while performing their military duty in the struggle for independence. We express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

19:03 Ukrainian militants leaving Severodonetsk destroyed the symbol of resistance in the south-east of Ukraine during the period of the first Maidan is the ice palace.

18:41 First confirmed destruction HIMARS

I knew yesterday that the crew of the MLRS and the machines of the complex were destroyed, I was waiting for video confirmation. As a result of the strike with high-precision weapons, Ukraine lost one HIMARS complex.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Western military advisers are now banking on this weapon system. They hit the rear to a depth of 120 km. HIMARS was killed in the DPR, in Krasnoarmeysk. Here I will add that usually these systems are accompanied by Western instructors and combat guards. I think that soon the Kyiv regime will lose all the MLRS that are coming from across the ocean. Reported by Rodion Miroshnik.

18:39 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:

— n.p. Artemovsk - n.p. Dolomite: fired 10 shells with a caliber of 155mm;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Verkhnetoretskoe: 24 each 122mm shells were fired;
— n.p. Marinka - n.p. Aleksandrovka: 10 mines fired in 120mm caliber.

18:35 Consequences of today shelling Ukrainian militants of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.

18:21 Roads of Donbass feed still traces of recently past fierce battles.

18:09 Ukrainian troops shelled the village of Verkhnetoretskoye in the DPR, firing 18 shells of 122mm caliber at it. Informs the DPR representation in the JCCC.

18:01 In Mariupol, for the first time since the liberation of the city, a pop-symphony orchestra performed in the city park of culture and recreation named after N. A. Gurov on Metallurgist Day, a TASS correspondent reports.

17:59 The headquarters of the Tero DPR reports: the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the village of Golmovsky, on the street. Outside, a woman was wounded.

17:55 The DPR reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine dealt a massive blow to Donetsk from Gradov.

The representative office of the republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire stated that 60 rockets were fired at the Kuibyshev district of the city.

17:39 Shelling at Gorlovki today. st. Arkhipova, 19.

17:33 Photo, video facts the consequences of the shelling of the village of Golmovsky by Ukrainian militants. Photo No. 1 shows multiple damage to the house on the street. Zagorodnaya, 2.

17:17 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:

— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Verkhnetoretskoye: 22 each 122mm shells were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Novobakhmutovka: 14 shells of 122mm caliber were fired.

16:41 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:

— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Verkhnetoretskoye: 14 122 mm shells were fired;
— n.p. Otradnoe - n.p. Dolomite: fired 11 shells with a caliber of 155mm;
— n.p. Marinka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 10 mines were fired with a caliber of 120mm;
- n.p. Kurdyumovka - Golmovsky: 20 missiles were fired from the BM-21 Grad.

17:01 An exhibition of captured equipment and weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is taking place in Mariupol. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the celebration of Metallurgist's Day in Gurov Park. It is reported that the equipment and weapons are straight from the Azovstal plant, where the Ukrainian Nazis tried in vain to defend themselves against Russian troops /TASS/.

16:35 There are battles for Soledar. In the city, social facilities were mined - a school, an administration and a city gas station. Vitaly Kiselev, Assistant Minister of the Interior of the LPR, reports this.

15:27 On the territory of the Avdievka Coke Plant holds about 500 hostages, including children.

15:11 The DPR JCCC stated that the number of victims and destruction in the republic increased by 2.5 times due to the use of weapons from NATO countries and Tochka-U tactical missile systems by Ukrainian militants.

14:43 Attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Mikhailovka: 10 shells of 155mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Leninskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (village of sh-you named after Gagarin): 15 shots fired from a tank;
— n.p. Codema - n.p. Dolomite: fired four mines with a caliber of 120mm.

13:59 AFU shelled the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk. Ukrainian militants fired at the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of the city from positions in Nevelskoye using the BM-21 Grad MLRS.

13:15 Against the backdrop of significant losses in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, cases of desertion are growing. Thus, the rifle company of the 58th battalion of the 104th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, which was operationally subordinate to the commander of the 108th battalion of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Verkhnekamenskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, left its positions in full strength, leaving for unknown direction

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-17 helicopter in the air near Slavyansk, Donetsk People's Republic.

As part of the counterbattery fight, a platoon of multiple launch rocket systems, nine artillery platoons of Giatsint-B howitzers and D-30 guns were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenskoye, Serebryanka, Bondarnoye, Dronovka and Zvanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as artillery units at firing positions in 107 districts.

In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic, high-precision ground-based weapons destroyed a launcher and a transport-loading vehicle of a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. MO RF

13:05 Ukrainian troops massively shelled the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing 60 rockets from the Grad, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported.

12:56 Personnel trolley bus depot "Alchevskpastrans" destroyed as a result of shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from HIMARS

12:50 Consequences of the night bombardment in Donetsk. Koltsevaya street, Kuibyshevsky district.

12:16 Footage of the destruction of the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka direction. Video published by DPR First Deputy Minister of Information Daniil Bezsonov from a drone.

12:16 Front-line summary for the morning of 07/17/22 according to wargonzo :

Another assault: the allied forces are trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the north-west of Slovyansk.

Battle for Soledar: fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the city.

Donetsk front: units of the People's Militia of the DPR take heights in the Semigorye region.

12:00 Head of the NGO “Food for Life. Donbass" Kirill Gubarev and volunteer Maxim Verovsky died as a result of the shelling of Alchevsk by the Kyiv security forces on July 17. This was reported to the LIC by the head of the administration of Alchevsk Albert Apshev.

"On July 17, at about 11:00, the police removed the bodies of the head of the Food for Life organization from under the rubble. Donbass by Kirill Gubarev, born in 1982 and volunteer Maxim Verovsky," he said.

11:24 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:

— n.p. Ceramic - n.p. Novobakhmutovka: 15 unguided rockets of 80mm caliber were fired (Without the use of aviation);
— n.p. Nikolaevka-2 - n.p. Dolomite: fired eight shells with a caliber of 155mm;
— n.p. Marinka - n.p. Aleksandrovka: eight mines fired in 120mm caliber.

10:30 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the DPR: over the past day, according to the JCCC of the DPR, the enemy fired more than 400 shells from Grad multiple launch rocket systems, barreled artillery with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm, 120mm mortars.

The fire was fired at the districts of 14 settlements of the Republic. As a result of shelling, one civilian was injured and one died. Sixteen residential buildings and two civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged. Additional information about the injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.

During the current day, the joint actions of the military personnel of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the following enemy weapons and military equipment: one installation of the BM-21 Grad MLRS, two trucks. Two enemy firing points were suppressed in the areas of the settlement. Avdievka and Krasnogorovka.

10:21 For 5 months (from 02/17/2022 to 07/17/2022), the Representative Office of the LPR in the JCCC recorded: 1033 shelling of the territory of the Republic by the armed formations of Ukraine using heavy weapons.

In total, the enemy used 10,398 ammunition of various calibers, including missiles of the Tochka-U tactical missile system (33 missiles) and the American M142 HIMARS MLRS (30 missiles), MLRS (BM-21 Grad, BM-27 Uragan, BM- 30 "Smerch") - 2,153 shells.

During the above period, 295 civilians became victims of the AFU aggression, of which 74 people died and 221 were injured. As a result of the shelling, three children were killed and nineteen children were injured.

A total of 1902 houses were destroyed and damaged in 31 settlements. In total, 173 civil infrastructure facilities were damaged.

Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.

10:02 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the LPR, Captain Filiponenko I.M. according to the situation as of 07/17/2022: during the clashes with units of the defense department, over the past day, the enemy suffered losses in manpower and military equipment, namely:

-62 personnel;
-three armored personnel carriers;
-nine vehicles.

The enemy continues to terrorize the civilian population of the Republic, shelling the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of the LPR, which do not pose a danger to the enemy and are not military facilities.

Over the past day, the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the settlement. Skargovka and Alchevsk with the use of American MLRS M142 HIMARS, firing three missiles.

Engineering and sapper units of the People's Militia of the LPR continue demining the territory of the Republic. So, yesterday, sappers of the NM LPR cleared more than nine hectares of territory from explosive objects left by Ukrainian nationalists in the areas of the settlements of Lisichansky and Maloryazantsevo.

The forces of the NM of the LPR, together with public organizations, continue to deliver humanitarian aid to residents of the liberated territories of the Republic. Thus, the volunteers of the Russian Humanitarian Mission, together with the NM of the LNR, delivered humanitarian aid to the needy residents of the settlement. Privolye, Rubezhnoye and Svetlodarsk.

Also, the Popular Front, together with volunteers from the Rostov region, with the support of the NM of the LPR, delivered humanitarian aid to the residents of the liberated Severodonetsk.

09:36 Activists organized pickets in Rovenki in support of the referendum on the entry of the LPR into the Russian Federation. This was reported by the press service of the public movement "Peace to the Lugansk region".

08:50 Two people were killed as a result of the night shelling of Alchevsk in the LPR from the HIMARS MLRS by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the head of the city, Albert Apshev, said.

08:02 The Kyiv security forces fired on the territory in the zone of responsibility of the LPR twice over the past day. This was reported by the representative office of the Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime.

From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, two attacks were recorded on the settlements of Skargovka and Alchevsk using American MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) M142 HIMARS (three missiles)

04:34 Air defense again worked over Lugansk, at least 6 anti-aircraft missiles were fired to intercept air targets, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. There are no signs of falling debris and destruction on the ground.

0:08 A civilian in Alchevsk was injured as a result of shelling from the American multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) HIMARS, undertaken by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, TASS reports with reference to the mayor of the city Albert Apshev.


Posted by: badanov 2022-07-18
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