[Korrespondent] 22:51 Stoltenberg said that Erdogan agreed to unblock Sweden's entry into NATO.
22:28 Biden, as part of the NATO summit in Vilnius, will hold two high-level bilateral meetings - with Erdogan and Zelensky, writes Politico.
22:26 Kadyrov said the day before that the Akhmat special forces under the command of Apta Alaudinov had been deployed "to the difficult Bakhmut direction." According to him, "such a castling speaks of the trust of the General Staff and the high combat capability of the unit." Today, the Atesh partisan movement reported that Akhmat was suffering casualties in Bakhmut.
According to agent Atesh from the Russian Armed Forces, the Kadyrovites were defeated in the vicinity of Bakhmut, they have "dozens of dead and wounded, they are fleeing from positions worse than many mobiles." Atesh added that along with the Kadyrovites, the military of the 83rd separate air assault brigade and 57/72 separate motorized rifle brigades are dying en masse.
21:55 There will be no emergency and forced evacuation of residents of the five-kilometer border zone of the Sumy region, said the head of the OVA Vladimir Artyukh. According to him, every resident of the border area will have the right to choose whether to leave for a safe place or stay.
21:42 In Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, search work has been completed at the site of a Russian air strike - the death toll has increased to seven, the State Emergency Service reported.
21:27 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Ukraine deserves to be in NATO: "Not now - now there is a war, but we need a clear signal. And we need a signal right now." At the same time, he stressed that the majority of the Alliance member countries are "clearly for us."
"The reality of security here, on the eastern flank of NATO, depends on Ukraine. When we applied for NATO membership, we said frankly: de facto Ukraine is already in the Alliance. Our weapons are the weapons of the Alliance. Our values are what we believe in "Alliance. Our defense is exactly that element of the formula of Europe that makes it united, free and at peace. Vilnius must confirm all this... Work is still ongoing on wording, that is, on specific words of such confirmation, but we already understand the fact “Ukraine will be in the Alliance, we are working to make the algorithm for gaining membership as clear and fast as possible,” the president said.
Zelensky also said that bilateral meetings of various levels are planned in Vilnius: "European countries, America, Canada, Japan ... The priorities are quite obvious - these are air defense for our cities, weapons for the front, and other aspects of protecting life and our common security. I am sure that for our soldiers there may be good news from Vilnius about weapons."
21:11 For the first time since the end of the Cold War, NATO has agreed on plans to respond to a potential attack by Russia, Reuters writes, citing three diplomats. According to them, in order to adopt a common plan, the countries of the Alliance had to overcome the blockade from Turkey.
20:59 In Russia, the commander of the Krasnodar submarine, Stanislav Rzhitsky, who was also the deputy chief for mobilization work in Krasnodar, was shot dead. Russian media write that he was shot while jogging in the morning. His boat launched Caliber cruise missiles in Ukraine, including in Vinnitsa.
20:14 Kuleba, on the air of the ARD TV channel, called on Germany not to block the Ukrainian application for NATO membership: "I urge the German government not to repeat the mistakes made by Chancellor Merkel in 2008. The overwhelming majority of NATO members have already spoken out for Ukraine's early entry into NATO."
20:03 Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will receive a multi-year assistance package from NATO, which will allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to switch from Soviet weapons to Alliance standards and match the level of allies.
19:37 Germany during the NATO summit in Vilnius will announce new aid packages to Ukraine, said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. According to him, the preliminary work is "practically completed." Pistorius expects the NATO summit to be "very united" and that it "should be in light of the current situation."
19:18 There has never been so much talk about the NATO summit as about the Alliance meeting in Vilnius in Ukraine. Membership, clear security guarantees, MAP, Israel's path - that only Ukrainians have not heard in recent weeks. About what to expect in the end - in the material Historical Summit .
18:46 Australia will send a reconnaissance aircraft to Germany, which will patrol the ways of deliveries of humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine, said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will be in Germany starting in October for about six months and will be responsible for early warning in case of any threats to the humanitarian and military aid routes. At the same time, the Prime Minister stressed that the personnel and equipment of Australia, as part of the operation, would not enter Ukraine and violate the airspace of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
18:20 Total wheat production in Ukraine in 2023 marketing year will be 25-26.5 million tons, of which 21-22 million tons will be harvested in the controlled territory, and 4.1-4.4 million in the occupied territory, satellite analysis showed NASA Harvest. According to satellite analysis, wheat yields in the occupied territories are lower than in the rest of Ukraine, but overall yields are higher than last year.
17:48 African leaders urged Putin to "demonstrate a desire for peace" ahead of the Russia-Africa summit to be held in St. Petersburg on July 27-28, Senegalese President Macky Sal said in an interview with the Financial Times. According to him, such a demand was voiced during the June mediation mission of African countries. Sal noted that the exchange of prisoners and the return of children to Ukraine "could be a very good signal."
17:17 Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier supported the US decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine and urged the German government not to stand "in the way of the allies." "The German position regarding the ban on cluster munitions remains correct, but in the current situation it should not interfere with the United States," he stressed.
16:29 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Zelensky will arrive in Vilnius on July 12, on the second day of the summit, where he will take part in the first meeting of the new Ukraine-NATO Council.
16:08 The Armed Forces of Ukraine use rocket-propelled ammunition for Grads from North Korea in battles, the Military portal writes. OSINT analyst War Noir noticed in a photo report about the work of the Grad crew of the 47th brigade Magura markings on 122-mm shells indicating the type of R-122 HE missiles. Investigators compared photos of Korean munitions captured on an Iranian ship in 2009 and came to the conclusion that it could be them. Then the cargo from the DPRK went to the Hamas terrorists. It is likely that these shells, like Iranian-made weapons, enter Ukraine from Western allies, who from time to time carry out raids on smuggled weapons destined for the Middle East.
15:19 Putin signed a law prohibiting until 2026 to collect overdue debts from residents of the "DPR", "LPR", occupied Kherson and Zaporozhye regions on loans and loans taken from banks or microfinance organizations.
15:05 Stoltenberg supported the cancellation of the MAP for Ukraine's entry into NATO. The Secretary General also spoke about the package that will be offered to Ukraine at the summit in Vilnius. It will include three elements: a practical support program to bring Ukraine closer to NATO; creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council; cancellation of MAP for Ukraine. Stoltenberg believes that this will be a "clear signal" for Ukraine.
14:28 In Bakhmut, for several days now, the Defense Forces have been holding the entrances, exits and movement of the enemy around the city under fire control. This became possible due to the fact that in the process of moving forward, Ukrainian troops took control of the main dominant heights around Bakhmut, said Anna Malyar.
14:16 The German concern Rheinmetall will open a plant for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine within three months, CNN reports. The company plans to build and repair tanks, as well as train Ukrainians to service armored vehicles.
13:59 Erdogan again said that Turkey supports Ukraine's entry into NATO after the war: "We believe that the early end of the war with a just and lasting peace will contribute to the process of Ukraine's membership in NATO." He also added that Ankara supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and believes in further simplifying the process of Kyiv's entry into the Alliance.
13:24 Peskov said that if Ukraine joins NATO, "it will become a threat to Russia, which will require a clear and firm reaction." The Kremlin speaker also believes that Ukraine's accession to NATO "will have very, very negative consequences for the security architecture of Europe."
13:20 Peskov said that Putin met with Prigozhin in the Kremlin five days after the rebellion, on June 29. The meeting lasted about three hours, it was also attended by the commanders of PMC detachments, there were 35 people in total. According to Peskov, Putin "gave his assessment of what had happened and offered the representatives of PMCs employment options."
13:03 In the Sumy region, they are starting to prepare and carry out the evacuation of the local population in the five-kilometer border zone, said the head of the OVA Vladimir Artyukh following a meeting of the Sumy Region Defense Council.
12:38 Kuleba said that NATO agreed to cancel the Membership Action Plan for Ukraine's future entry into the Alliance.
12:17 Reuters reports, citing sources, that Germany may announce "substantial" deliveries of equipment to Ukraine at the NATO summit. Berlin is also working on bilateral security guarantees for Kyiv. At the same time, a high-ranking German official acknowledged that it was not yet the time to invite Ukraine to the Alliance.
12:05 Zelensky wanted to publicly call for Ukraine to join NATO from the rostrum of the summit in Vilnius, but the United States and Germany opposed, writes Bild, citing sources. According to the publication, Ukraine's accession to NATO is supported by the Baltic countries, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and France. The United States and Germany are against it, blocking such a decision and putting pressure on other countries.
The diplomat told Bild that Berlin and Washington want to conclude a declaration with Ukraine, "which hardly goes beyond the one that was signed in Bucharest in 2008." In turn, the Financial Times writes that the United States and Germany are under strong pressure from allies to demonstrate greater support for Ukraine's membership in NATO on the eve of the summit in Vilnius.
11:51 Chinese Foreign Ministry opposed the supply of American cluster munitions to Ukraine: "You can not add fuel to the fire in the conflict in Ukraine."
11:46 In Ukraine, the construction of a plant for the production of Bayraktar drones has already begun, Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin said: "The plant began to be built in practice, and not just in a memorandum. This is exactly the large Bayraktar plant, about which a few years ago agreed, then there were stops, scandals. Today, this plant is starting to be built, we have moved on to real steps."
11:28 The Russians hit a residential building in the village of Inzhenernoe, Kherson region, from artillery, two people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
10:53 Turkey has not put forward any conditions to Ukraine regarding the return of the defense commanders of Mariupol, Ukrainian Ambassador Vasily Bodnar told Radio Liberty. According to him, Ankara is interested in this operation, because in this way they strengthen their positions in the international arena. The ambassador also said that negotiations on the release of commanders continued for several months, and "the entire diplomatic avant-garde of President Zelensky" was involved in this process.
10:21 The office of the Prosecutor General reported 13 wounded and four dead as a result of a strike on Orekhov, Zaporozhye region.
10:19 According to British intelligence, Russia loses an average of about 400 soldiers during the 17 months of the war in Ukraine. Analysts admit that up to 50% of deaths in combat could have been avoided with proper first aid. The very slow evacuation of the wounded, combined with the inappropriate use of Esmarch's coarse tourniquet, is the main cause of preventable deaths and amputations, intelligence said.
09:47 The Russian editions of Medusa and Mediazona published an investigation in which they assessed the possible losses of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The journalists analyzed the data on mortality for 2022 and the Register of inheritance cases opened by citizens of the Russian Federation after the death of close relatives. According to these data, the number of Russians who died in the war ranges from 40 to 55 thousand, and if we take into account the seriously wounded and dismissed from service, then the losses of the Russian Federation can reach at least 125 thousand people. Moreover, this figure only partially takes into account the missing and almost does not take into account those who are in captivity, as well as citizens of Ukraine who fought and died in the "LDNR" units.
09:14 Ukrainian troops liberated 169 sq. km to the south since the beginning of the offensive , said Andrei Kovalev, spokesman for the General Staff. "This is approximately commensurate with the area of the city of Odessa. Demining activities are underway in these territories," he added. Over the past week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced more than 1 km in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions. In general, advancement in these directions since the beginning of the offensive has been 8.6 km. Over the past week in the south of Ukraine released more than 10 square meters. km.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces liberated a total of 24 square meters. km , and last week - 4 sq. km. At the same time, the Ukrainian military is holding back the advance of Russian troops in the Avdeevka and Maryinsky directions. According to Kovalev, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions here 148 times over the past week, but had no success. Also, Russian troops are trying to attack in the Liman and Kupyansk directions, enemy attacks are repelled.
09:03 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five people were injured, in Donetsk - one, according to the OVA.
09:00 The head of the main headquarters of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Viktor Afzalov, said that one of the S-200 missiles allegedly launched by Ukraine on July 9 on "Russian territory" was directed to the Crimean bridge, the second flew to a military airfield in the Rostov region.
08:51 The Russians hit with a guided air bomb during the issuance of humanitarian aid in a residential area of front-line Orekhov, Zaporozhye region: four people died on the spot, 11 more were injured , said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko.
In addition, during the day, the enemy inflicted 36 targeted strikes on ten peaceful settlements of the region: one person was injured, and ten civilian objects were destroyed.
08:46 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that on July 9, Ukraine allegedly unsuccessfully tried to hit the Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga regions with S-200 anti-aircraft missiles converted into a shock version. According to Moscow, air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian S-200 missiles, two more were rejected by electronic warfare, there were no casualties or damage. The head of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, set the task of organizing work to identify the Ukrainian positions of the S-200 and strike weapons, "planning their pre-emptive defeat." It was also instructed to take "additional measures to improve the protection of facilities from air strikes" as soon as possible.
08:21 At night, the Russians attacked Nikolaev - they hit an infrastructure facility, presumably with an Iskander-M rocket, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
08:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 10.
- personnel - about 234,480 (+440) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4085 (+7),
- armored combat vehicles - 7966 (+2),
- artillery systems - 4371 (+5),
- MLRS - 668 (+0),
- air defense systems - 414 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 309 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 3686 (+1),
- cruise missiles - 1271 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 6937 (+8),
- special equipment - 632 (+4).
07:35 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, there are heavy battles. During the day, there were about 30 combat clashes, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, more than 300 people who have signed a contract with the Russian Armed Forces are being trained at one of the training grounds of the Eastern Military District of the Altai Territory. Among the recruits there are persons from among former prisoners, men of low social status without personal documents, drug addicts and patients with hepatitis. Most of them have already turned to medical institutions to try to delay their sending to the front.