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How many lives did they sacrifice for that kilometer?
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And how long will they be able to hold it?
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And how long will they be able to hold it?
Ukraine has managed to hold everything they have taken back so far and Russians in the south have proven to be incompetent at the attack.
I don't think they have taken a huge cost in lives for it, but equipment and artillery may be another story. They still have many uncommitted brigades left, but I wonder if they will blow their load so to speak for little gain. It all depends on how much supplies and ammunition the Russians can bring with the bridges, rail lines and warehouses being targeted.
[Asia Times] The worm turns in the still uncertain aftermath of the Wagner Group rebellion against Russia’s top brass
Citing Russian media but identifying the Moscow Times, which is not official and often unreliable, the British Daily Mail has published a shock report about a radical change in Russia’s military leadership.
According to the story, as published, General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of Russia’s armed forces, and Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov have been purged. The story goes on to say that Gerasimov has been replaced by Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinskiy. A number of other news outlets claim "General Armageddon," Sergey Surovikin, also is missing.
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Gerasimov has been an incredibly effective field commander for setting the defensive strategy for Russian ground troops.
It sounds like Gerasimov was kicked back upstairs, and the new field commander, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinskiy, is preparing for a new Russian offensive.
The stuffing (to use a Russian term) about the difficulty in plumbing Russian military thought is just that: Stuffing.
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[Korrespondent] 22:08 Zelensky said in an interview with ABS News that he would not agree to peace through territorial concessions, and if Trump made such an offer to him, he would refuse. Zelensky also reproached Trump that, when he was president, he did nothing to stop the war in eastern Ukraine. "I assume that he had this time, but, apparently, he had some other priorities," the Ukrainian president said.
21:55 Zelensky said in an interview with ABS News that he does not believe in the possibility of the Russian Federation using nuclear weapons. At the same time, he believes that the Russians could have mined the ZNPP to stage an explosion that would help stop the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield. "Are there other explosives at the facility? Yes. Can the IAEA see explosives at the present time? No. Are there enough impartial people there to draw any conclusions about how much the territory of the facility is mined? No," the president said.
21:42 The Russians once again hit Berislav in the Kherson region, the OVA reported. One of the shells hit near the local hospital, the director of the medical institution was injured.
21:20 Hot battles are going on in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, where the Defense Forces are advancing, Anna Malyar said. The Ukrainian military is entrenched on the achieved lines, conducting aerial reconnaissance, preparing to continue offensive operations.
In the East, fighting continues in all directions of the enemy's offensive - Avdeevsky, Maryinsky, Kupyansky, Limansky - without changing the provisions. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is on the defensive, on the southern flank there is a certain advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On the northern flank, fighting without changing positions.
20:33 NATO urgently agrees on security guarantees for Ukraine right before the summit, Politico writes, citing sources. We are talking about agreeing on security commitments for a transitional period until the war ends in Ukraine and the country joins NATO. “In essence, this will be a guarantee for Ukraine that we will equip their armed forces for a very long time, we will finance them, we will advise them, we will train them so that they have the ability to deter against any future aggression,” the senior official said. NATO diplomat.
20:11 Russia immediately sent representatives of the Russian Guard to the Zaporizhia NPP after Ukraine published a mining map for the plant, Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said: "Urgent representatives of the Russian Guard - they are responsible in the occupation corps for the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant - went to make appropriate adjustments which, however, will also not be a secret for us.
20:06 Kuleba said that he had a telephone conversation with Blinken: "We are working to ensure that the final decisions of the Vilnius summit become a victory for Ukraine, NATO and global security."
19:58 Residents of Melitopol report a powerful explosion in the north of the city. According to preliminary information, it took place in the hangar of the village of Zarechnoye, which the invaders turned into their base, said the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov.
19:17 Ukraine in June produced more mortar and artillery shells than in the whole of last year, Minister for Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin said in an interview with Bloomberg. “I would not say that we are such great fellows that we were able to increase the production of ammunition in three months. In 2022, we produced so little,” he added. At the same time, the minister expects that soon Ukraine will again become a major arms exporter: "My goal is to make Ukraine the arsenal of the free world."
17:53 Putin dismissed Valery Gerasimov from the post of commander of Russian troops in Ukraine, his place was taken by the commander of the Airborne Forces Mikhail Teplinskiy, writes the Daily Mail. According to the publication, Gerasimov will remain the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, but the overall responsibility for the war now falls on Teplinsky.
15:59 The "head" of the occupied Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said that in the Kerch region, air defense forces allegedly shot down a cruise missile, there were no injuries or casualties. After that, traffic jams formed at the entrances to the Crimean bridge.
Meanwhile, the governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz claims that two "Ukrainian missiles" were shot down by air defense forces, there were no casualties. The governor of the Rostov region, Vasily Golubev, also announced the destruction of an allegedly Ukrainian missile by air defense forces.
13:40 Syrsky said that the Defense Forces are successful in the Bakhmut direction, they continue to move forward, and in some places the enemy is trapped.
12:57 Zelensky held a coordination meeting in Lutsk on the security and social situation in Volyn: "First: the border, the situation in border Belarus. Second: the strengthening of our Defense and Security Forces and the entire northern section of the border, in each region. Reported by the military, law enforcement, local authorities. Third: the state of shelters. Fourth: budgetary support. Fifth: jobs."
11:44 Zelensky and Duda in Lutsk honored the memory of all the innocent victims of Volyn.
09:56 Poland secretly transferred about ten Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.
09:20 The Bundestag approved the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry reported. We are talking about the purchase of an additional BC for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled guns, the Leopard 2 tank and the Puma infantry fighting vehicle.
08:49 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, ten people were killed - nine in Lyman and one in Avdiivka. Another 13 people were injured during the day. In the Kherson region, one person was injured, according to the IVA.
08:12 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 9.
personnel - about 234,040 (+600) people liquidated,
tanks - 4078 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 7964 (+11),
artillery systems - 4366 (+20),
MLRS - 668 (+7),
air defense systems - 413 (+3),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 309 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 3685 (+19),
cruise missiles - 1271 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 6929 (+15),
special equipment - 628 (+9).
07:25 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - more than 30 military clashes occurred in a day, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
06:07 Germany at the NATO summit in Vilnius will insist on postponing Ukraine's entry into NATO, because it does not want to get involved in a war with the Russian Federation, writes The Telegraph. According to the publication's sources, Berlin plans to urge NATO partners to focus not on proposals for Ukraine's membership in the Alliance, but on security guarantees. "Berlin is reticent about the prospect of offering Ukraine immediate NATO membership. It takes time to develop guarantees that will essentially block membership. Berlin doesn't want Putin to check if Article 5 is working," the source said.
00:14 During the 500 days of a full-scale war, almost 50 thousand Ukrainians were awarded state awards, and 298 were awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine, Zelensky said. At the same time, he added that "we can not name all the names now - we will be able to tell about some heroes only after our victory, their courage is so special."
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:49 ATGM crew from the Southern Group of Forces of the RF Armed Forcesspentdeadly work to destroy the BMP of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the crew 21:48 Ukrainian journalist Roman Revedzhuk writes that several people were killed in the 122 Brigade Troops (Odessa region), who prevented the command from stealing humanitarian aid.
For eight months in the armed formation there were several “suicides” of the Teroboronists, who were witnesses of the crimes being committed.
The story began to resonate. In order to prevent inspections, the brigade commander is looking for an opportunity to resign from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
21:47 Another dissatisfied with Russian music.
Ukrainian did remark to vacationers for Russian music, but Allegrova's connoisseurs turned out to be militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:00 Sad Ukrainianis divided no less sad shots of the results of an artillery duel
Our rocket artillery guys burned KrAZ-5233 vehicles and 122mm D-30 howitzers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:00 APU group with losses ran away from under the fire of Russian artillery
The militants planned to take a stronghold in the "neutral" zone, but a couple of Russian shells, which created a pair of KIAs and wounded, discouraged the Nazis from all desire to fight.
18:36 Direct hit of ATGM missiles against enemy armored personnel carriers in the Donetsk direction
18:35 Russian military and volunteers showed personnel repulsing an attack by armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region.
17:59 Ukrainian HMMWV blown upon a mine in the Zaporozhye region
Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, moving in another car, filmed the explosion of their colleagues.
17:59 Russian aviation struck deployment of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region
17:59 Personnel 18+. Scouts of the 291st Regiment share footage of the work on clearing the trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the battle. Zaporozhye direction.
16:50 Personnel detonation on a mine of an armored car HMMWV from the twin camera. Judging by the explosion, there are all 200s.
16:50 Sun of the Russian Federation smashed Polish tank RT-91 in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
This is the first recorded footage of the destruction of a Polish licensed tank. A Ukrainian T-72EA tank and an M113 armored car are also burning next to it.
15:53 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
🔹In the Donetsk direction, up to 180 militants and foreign mercenaries, four armored combat vehicles, a Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, as well as an M109 Paladin self-propelled guns made in the USA were destroyed in a day.
🔹Over 210 militants and foreign mercenaries, four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns, two 152mm D-20 howitzers and one 152mm Msta- B", as well as ACS M109 "Paladin" made in the USA.
🔹Up to 80 militants, infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and one 152mm D-20 were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction.
🔹In the Kupyansk direction, up to 20 militants, 122mm self-propelled guns "Gvozdika", as well as an ammunition depot of the 127th Brigade of the defense were destroyed.
🔹In the Kherson direction, up to 60 soldiers, one tank, 122mm self-propelled guns "Gvozdika", as well as the US-made M777 artillery system were destroyed.
🔹Air defense systems destroyed ten UAVs per day.
14:15 Dump a bat of Ukrainian-NATO equipment in the Zaporozhye direction.
Zaporizhzhya steppes continue to be replenished with piles of scrap metal.
13:20 An enemy tank in the Artyomovsky direction took off into the air as a result of a well-aimed launch of an ATGM by reconnaissance officers of 58 obSpN-video.
The enemy advanced a column of armored vehicles to attack our positions in the Artyomovsky direction. However, the lead tank loaded with full ammunition was hit by a well-aimed shot from the ATGM crew of the 58th Separate Special-purpose battalion of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (previously 3 Special Forces of the NM of the DPR). The ensuing explosion not only completely destroyed the tank, but also hit the neighboring vehicles of Ukrainian militants, disrupting their attack.
13:17 Over the past day, the Ukrainian military fired more than 40 ammunition at the settlements of the Belgorod region, including an explosive device dropped from a drone. There are no casualties or injuries, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to Gladkov, three artillery shells were fired at the village of Dolgoe in the Valuysky urban district, seven mortar shells were fired at the village of Verigovka, and five mortar shells were fired at the villages of Novaya Tavolzhanka and Murom in the Shebekinsky city district, and one at the Shebekino international automobile checkpoint. mortar projectile.
13:15 The air defense system worked in the Rostov region, there is damage to buildings, there are no casualties, authorities say
13:05 In the Kerch region, air defense forces shot down a cruise missile. There are no injuries or casualties, according to the head of the Crimea, Aksyonov.
12:38 Russian Ka-52 crews continue incinerate armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front
The Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopter discovered an enemy armored personnel carrier in one of the forest belts of the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, after which it attacked a moving target with a high-precision guided missile.
11:33 Armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed in the South-Donetsk direction
11:32 Russian kamikaze drone “Lancet-3” takes off destroyed APU tank in Zaporozhye region
10:34 For the past day:
As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:
- the place of temporary deployment of one of the armed formations of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Velitenskoye, losses: 12 VFU militants were destroyed, three were injured of varying severity, three units. automotive equipment - disabled;
- one installation of the 122mm MLRS "Grad" BM-21, enemy losses - five5 militants of the VFU were destroyed, three were injured of varying severity.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- two 120mm mortar crews and ammunition for them, losses: 10 VFU militants destroyed;
-122mm ACS 2S1 "Gvozdika" with a crew of five people and ammunition;
- one T-64 tank with crews, enemy losses amounted to - two VFU fighters were destroyed, one was wounded;
- one M777 howitzer, ammunition for it and a crew of five VFU militants.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:
- places of temporary deployment of the armed formations of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement. Cossack, Shlyahovka. 21 VFU militants were destroyed, six were injured of varying severity, three units. automotive equipment - disabled;
- positions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the areas of N. p. Kozatskoye, Dutchany, losses: Eight VFU militants destroyed; two - received injuries of varying severity, two units. equipment is disabled;
09:35 On the Kupyansky direction destroyed DRG from the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade. Also, the group of troops "West" thwarted two attempts to rotate units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront, said the head of the press center of the group "West" Sergei Zybinsky.
In addition, a missile attack was carried out on the points of temporary deployment of the unit of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Solntsepek systems dealt two blows to the concentration of manpower of the units of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the enemy’s losses amounted to a platoon of manpower.
09:13 Destroyed over the past two weeks, senior officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine:
- Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Verbilo - commander of the 138th battalion of the 115th brigade of the Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Lieutenant Colonel Gleb Lakusta - Deputy Commander of Unit "A" of the SBU Directorate for the Chernivtsi region;
- Major Ivan Tereshchenko - deputy commander of the motorized infantry battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Major Rostislav Parkhomenko - officer of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine;
- Major Valery Baranets - commander of the motorized infantry battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Major Igor Sharamko - deputy commander of the mechanized battalion of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Major Viktor Nazarenko - senior engineer for the repair of missile weapons of the 12th Separate Brigade of army aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Captain Bogdan Bratanov - commander of the mechanized battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
08:40 Attack drone of the 123rd Brigade is working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Seversky direction -video.
08:17 UAV crew commander with the call sign "Mayak" told about military everyday life in the area of the NWO
“In recent days, we have hit the enemy’s crew, who worked on our territory and tried to defeat our equipment and personnel. Moreover, they destroyed it along with the equipment. In addition, several enemy watercraft were damaged, on which he is trying to carry out landings on our coast. Military pickup trucks were also damaged. We shoot exclusively at military targets. We do not shoot at those vehicles or people who may look like civilians…” Mayak shared.
08:05 Russian bombers destroyed the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Shevchenko in the South Donetsk direction.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/09/2023 to 00:00 07/10/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 15 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 10 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 4 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 152mm artillery.
Having fired 89 units of various ammunition.
The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Central City districts), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts).
Over the past day, there have been no reports of civilian casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure.
In the previous day, 58 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
19:27 Tank commander T-90M "Breakthrough" told about repulsing the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Soledaro-Artemovsk direction.
The complexity of combat work in this area is due not only to the intensity of the daily fire confrontation, but also to the difficult terrain. The demarcation line runs between two hills, on the opposite side of the hill there are already enemy fortified areas.
The day before, the militants attempted to storm our positions. With fire from the T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks attached to the units of the Tula paratroopers, the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repelled, the nationalists retreated with heavy losses.
For courage and heroism shown during the battle, all tankers were awarded medals "For Courage".
18:23 Svatovsky sector of the front and fighting near Novoselovskysettingas of 18.00 July 9, 2023:
Fighting continues in the vicinity of Novoselovskoye, west of Kuzemovka. After several attacks in Novoselovskoye and clearing two streets, the Russian servicemen withdrew to positions near the railway, concentrating their efforts on the southern outskirts.
Assault detachments of the RF Armed Forces are advancing in the landing area, trying to break through to an important tactical hill of 190 meters. The path to it runs through the forest belt, half of which has already been cleared, and the other is in the gray zone.
This height will provide a safer exit to the village than an assault in a frontal attack. This will save the lives of the personnel and will keep the approaches to Novoselovsky and the settlement itself under fire control.
18:17 Recaptured another attack on our positions. The assault detachment of the enemy approached the distance of the shooting battle. Then our artillery joined. The enemy suffered heavy losses and retreated. Our battalion and the entire 4th Brigade continue to securely hold their positions near Artemovsk.
17:10 Circumstance in the Pyatikhatok area at 17:00:
According to many Telegram channels, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are carrying out incomprehensible maneuvers with the withdrawal of personnel from Pyatikhatki. This information is also confirmed by local sources.
At the same time, the positions and observation posts of the enemy are even closer to the positions of our troops, namely, on the segment of Pyatikhatka-Zherebyanka. And although our troops continue to inflict constant blows on Ukrainian militants, it is impossible to talk about the abandonment of this direction by the enemy.
16:17 Fixation of consequences of the artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attack of the Kirovsky district, and also specified the direction of firing. The enemy fired from their positions located in the area of the settlement. Miner, from artillery caliber 155mm.
15:15 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to attack in the Donetsk, Yuzhno-Donetsk and Krasnoliman directions;
Russian troops repulsed several attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region in a day;
The RF Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye region destroyed the ammunition depot of the 228th Logistics Battalion of the 9th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
Russian troops destroyed up to 60 military personnel and the M777 artillery system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 210 fighters, including foreign mercenaries, in a day in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the battles in the Donetsk direction per day amounted to 180 military personnel and Vampire MLRS made in the Czech Republic;
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Krasnolimansky direction repelled the attacks of units of three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed the AFU ammunition depots in the area of Karlovka and Kramatorsk in the DPR;
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were stopped;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction amounted to 80 servicemen;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade near Staritsa, Kharkiv Region;
Russian air defense systems destroyed 10 Ukrainian drones in a day.
14:20 In the Svatov direction, units of the "Center" grouping of troops repelled attempts to attack the assault group of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
14:12 The situation in Zaporozhye at 14:00:
On the Orekhov-Rabotino direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine still do not stop attacks in small groups. Time after time it looks like this - the enemy comes close to our positions, artillery strikes are made on him, after which he retreats back.
14:00 Russian tankers near Kremennaya in the LPR discovered a German Leopard tank, which did not engage in battle and retreated. This was told by the commander of the tank crew with the call sign Cossack, serving in one of the formations of the Western Military District -video.
13:30 Kyiv district of Donetsk. artillery attack of the private sector by the VFU using the 122mm Grad BM-21 MLRS. Direct hit to the house with subsequent ignition -video.
12:55 Defending enemy attacks in the zone of the 70th Regiment of the 58th army in the Zaporozhye direction.
12:20 Strikes against the enemy south of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) -video.
Now in the area of Kleshcheevka and Kurdyumovka, battles are continuing that are of the utmost importance for the defense of the entire city.
12:12 Militants of the Kyiv regime fired five rockets from the MLRS in the Kievsky district of Donetsk - DPR JCCC.
11:16 Footage of the combat work of the Osman army special forces unit in the Zaporozhye direction -video.
10:46 Explosions sounded in the Melitopol region. According to preliminary data, the air defense worked out, the artillery attack was carried out from the Himars MLRS. Details are being specified.
10:20 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Aleshki fired 22 rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki fired seven rounds;
-- Nine rounds were fired at the settlement of Staraya Zburyevka;
-- Six rounds were fired at the settlement of Podstepnoe.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Novaya Kakhovka, the settlement of Kakhovka, N. Golaya Pristan, N. Tavriysk, firing a total of 28 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
09:27 APU carried out a targeted shelling using MLRS "Himars garage boxes located at the address: Zaporozhye region, Mikhailovsky district, with. Lyubimovka.
As a result of the criminal actions of the Nazis, the garages caught fire and one civilian was injured.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation recorded the consequences of the criminal actions of the VFU.
09:20 Over the past day, 58 facts of firing by the AFU were recorded:
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 38 artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. On Gorlovsky 13 artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm. On Yasinovatsky seven artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm. Having fired 328 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Svetlodarsk, Golmovsky, Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Staromikhaylovka. Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a man, in Yasinovataya.
Wounds of varying severity were received by 5 civilians in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and Panteleymonovka.
A total of 13 residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka, as well as two civilian infrastructure facilities.
09:00 Summary military operations as of the morning of 07/09/2023:
In the Zaporizhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped trying to take Pyatikhatki or attack Zherebyanka from them. But there is still a high chance of a front breakthrough in this hour. At the Orekhovsky sector of the RF Armed Forces, two attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repulsed in the areas of Marfopol and Rabotino, our positions are in place, the artillery is working.
In the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked near Priyutnoye, but failed to advance, and also tried to push through our defenses in Staromayorsky - the RF Armed Forces held all the lines.
On the Avdievka and Donetsk directions, neither side has a clear advantage for serious breakthroughs. There are positional battles.
In the Artemovsky direction, the enemy continues to try to take control of Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka and Berkhovka. Russian units are still holding the height at Kleshcheevka and the positions near the canal in the Kurdyumovka area - reinforcements arrived in time, aviation is helping. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are also attacking in the area of dachas in the south-west of Artemovsk from the side of Ivanovsky (Red), Russian units are holding the defense.
Fighting continues in the Kremensk direction as well. The attack at Dibrova was repulsed. The airstrike destroyed the ammunition depot and the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Serebryansky forest.
08:37 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on 07/09/2023
08:10 The situation on the fronts over the past day:
Svatovo-Kremennaya direction:
Our fighters continue to successfully advance in the forests near Kremennaya. On the Seversky ledge, the militants suffered serious losses, which greatly affected the offensive capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Razdolovka.
Bakhmutskoe (Artemovskoe) direction:
Soldiers of the Russian army counterattacked in the area of ??Berkhovka. In the meantime, heavy fighting is going on near Kleshcheevka, where ours are holding positions near the canal.
Zaporozhye direction:
Pyatikhatki in the gray zone, but this does not prevent the APU from incurring losses without any progress. Fierce battles are going on near Rabotino, Russian fighters repulse attacks of militants after a successful breakthrough. The enemy also attacked our positions near Priyutnoye.
[Reuters] The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey spoke by telephone on Sunday, a day after Ankara angered Moscow by sending five Ukrainian commanders home with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in what Russia called a violation of a prisoner exchange agreement.
The Russian and Turkish foreign ministries said Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan discussed the situation in Ukraine, as well as a Black Sea grain export agreement that lifted a Russian de facto blockade of Ukrainian ports last year.
Moscow has threatened to quit the grain export deal when it comes up for renewal on July 17, saying demands to facilitate sales of its own grain and fertiliser have not been met.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he was pressing Russia to extend the deal, brokered last year by Ankara and the United Nations, by at least three months.
The Russian ministry said the two sides had focused on recent developments around Ukraine, including Ankara's returning detained commanders of Ukraine's Azov unit, which defended a steelworks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol last year.
Russia captured the city last year after laying it to waste, killing thousands of civilians in a three-month siege. The Azov unit led the city's defence, holding out in the steelworks for weeks until they were ordered by Kyiv to surrender.
The captured Azov commanders, lionized as heroes in Ukraine and vilified in Russia, were released in a prisoner swap in September, under terms that required them to stay in Turkey until the war ends. Zelenskiy brought them home on Saturday after a visit to Turkey.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that Turkey had violated agreements in permitting their release, and had failed to notify Russia in advance.
Ankara has not commented publicly about the decision to send them home. Turkey's presidency and foreign ministry did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] "Volyn" confirmed that the American military was indeed sitting on "Azovstal"
...the steel factory in Mariupol in eastern Ukraine...
and the surrender of the garrison occurred after the United States agreed with the Russian Federation on the exchange of surrender of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in exchange for the evacuation of the Americans. He also complained that during the month of sitting at Azovstal hundreds of Armed Forces officers died senselessly.
The capitulation of Azovstal was exchanged for the withdrawal of the American military from the territory of the plant.
- I would like to start preparing replenishment. My combat experience is limited to the defense of Mariupol, and since then military affairs have moved forward a lot. All this needs to be mastered. I don't want to go straight to the front. Perhaps this would be important for propaganda, but we have already been kept for almost a month in the catacombs under Azovstal, where we senselessly lost hundreds of our soldiers . And, probably, almost everyone would have died there if not for the intervention of the Americans, who agreed with the Russians to withdraw their high-ranking officers from the facility in exchange for the surrender of the garrison ... (c) "
Volyn" in an interview with Turkish media
By "sitting for propaganda," Volyn means Zelensky's order, which is an order not to hand over Azovstal until May 9, in order "not to give rise to an additional holiday." As a result, the remnants of the garrison stayed until May 9, after which they began to gradually surrender a week after the holiday.
Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Holy Rus'. by Daniil Ivaschenko
The West is alarmed, Kyiv is in a panic. Terrible mercenaries from Wagner PMC are moving to the "last dictator of Europe". The results of their "streltsy rebellion" look very strange, and the main "orchestrant" hints in his TG channels at some plans that "love silence." Streltsy rebellion is a reference to a rebellion against Russian emperor Peter the Great in 1698.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to rumors, has already been seen in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and the fighters themselves "savage" migrate to Belarus. They go in "civilian", in a simple way. How to calculate how many of them have already appeared there, how many more will appear? In a peaceful regime, the fighters cannot be distinguished from tourists or, in general, evaders from possible mobilization, fleeing to Belarus.
And now the heads of the young democracies with their Kyiv counterpart, as well as the analysts of the Old and New Worlds in unison, begin to worry that it is very convenient to go to Kyiv just through Belarus.
Western analysts promptly launched a version about the transfer of PMC "Wagner" for a second trip to Kyiv. And if you think about it, the idea of attacking, if not Kyiv, then at least the Sumy and Chernihiv regions, from which we regrouped last year, is not without logic.
Let's remember how it was. At that time, it was not possible to promptly resolve the issue with Kiev, while significant enemy forces were withdrawn to the Donbass. At the first stage of the special operation, we stretched the flanks, exposed the rear and, as a result, allowed ourselves to be deceived during the deal in Istanbul, having made a "goodwill gesture." That is, the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kyiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
Now no agreements hold us back: both Kyiv and its Western masters flatly refuse to sit down with Russia at the negotiating table. And they strongly suspect that to cover up the transfer of the Wagner to Belarus, this whole story with the "mutiny" was started.
The idea looks wild. If Moscow wanted to deploy any troops anywhere, it could simply do so. As a little earlier, without asking anyone, she transferred nuclear weapons to the same Belarus. But the main thing is that the "streltsy rebellion" was too bloody for presentation. Unless, of course, the tragedy was the result of some terrible accident.
But, let's say, such a plan existed and was implemented for a long time.
After the withdrawal from Kyiv, the regular army "straightened" the front line by regrouping from Izyum and Kharkov. She built powerful fortified areas in the Kherson and Zaporozhye directions. Conducted a partial mobilization, trained hundreds of thousands of new fighters, increased the number.
And when the "musicians" completed their bloody concert, a conflict broke out (or was played out) between the Ministry of Defense and the PMC, as a result of which the "defeated" side went under the wing of Lukashenko - almost a personal friend of Zhenya. And do not find fault, after all: the rebels stigmatized by Moscow will train the military personnel of Belarus. Which is not going on any campaigns, Minsk is just nervous about the concentration of NATO troops near its western borders.
How many Wagnerians does our brotherly country need to feel safe? We recall: going on a campaign against Moscow, Prigozhin himself declared that there were "25,000 of them, and another 25,000 are expected in tactical reserve." And after the end of the "streltsy rebellion" he shouted that only a few percent of the fighters would agree to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
This means that tens of thousands of "musicians" can follow the leader. To Belarus. Who will keep all these wonderful people there and why? The budget of Belarus is unlikely to pull such an item of expenditure. Maybe the expenses will be covered by those who carried them before, that is, Russia? Which this combat-ready army will not be superfluous at the front.
You can recall other words of Prigogine, said even before the turmoil:
We rest and prepare. On June 5, we left, on August 5, according to forecasts, PMC "Wagner" in full combat readiness will be able to carry out the combat missions that have been set.
But what if the tasks are still standing? Just in August, "musicians" will go from Belarus to perform them?
Military expert, political scientist Alexander Artamonov admitted that such a scenario is not excluded. Strategically, the campaign of the Wagnerites from Belarus could at least pull significant forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from today's line of contact. Facilitating the tasks of the Russian Armed Forces in Kherson, Zaporozhye and other areas.
The West sees this in its nightmares right now. They fully consider such a danger to them. And they got it right. Because a strike on Kiev is theoretically possible, - the expert expressed his opinion.
Artamonov assumes that everything will be arranged as the PMC's own initiative. Under which both Putin and Lukashenko will seem to have nothing to do with it. And only later will the presidents support the "musicians" in their version of the "Azov seat".
What can Lukashenko do if the Wagnerites suddenly move across the Belarusian-Ukrainian border? And what if some border outpost is disarmed at the same time? Formally, he will not bear any responsibility for anything. And Belarus will not become a participant in the conflict. Such a scenario is possible. And he is objectively good,- Artamonov praised the idea.
A retired military expert, Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk, is sure that the Wagnerites in Belarus will not be left without work.
Prigogine created a well-functioning commercial enterprise. Its main activity is the performance of security and combat functions. In Russia, he now has no contract, he has one in Syria, Central Africa. He relocated to Belarus, I think new agreements will be concluded there too, - the expert suggested. And he added:
"This is one of the most combat-ready military groups in the world. And if they start hostilities against Ukraine, then Ukraine will not find it a little."
Matviychuk does not even hypothetically believe that Lukashenko will join the performance of the Russian PMC in any format. Unless, of course, the Zelensky regime itself provokes him to this by attacking the territory of Belarus...
"Plans love silence." Photos of Prigozhin with such an inscription appeared in the Telegram channels controlled by him.
The results of the "March of Justice" are really strange. Western conspiracy theorists can be understood. Why was the criminal case on the armed rebellion simply taken and closed? And what, is it possible?
Why did Lukashenka fly in to reconcile the parties, to whom Russia had previously issued nuclear weapons? What is he going to support the mercenaries for? Russia, as we now know, they cost a pretty penny.
How did the president, who had already survived a riot in his country, dare to take in such an unpredictable team?
In general, the concerns of the West are understandable. Are they justified? As they say, August will show...
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#1 Putin holds secret meeting with Yevgeny Prigozhin amid claims the Wagner chief will be tasked with assassinating Zelensky as he seeks to return to favour in Moscow
So secret in fact, the meeting was publicized on the Kremlin website.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Yashar Niyazbaev
[REGNUM] President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited Turkey on July 7, 2023 to enlist the support of Ankara, including in the supply of weapons, as well as the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. Later it also became known that Ankara extradited to Ukraine the commanders of Azov (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), who were in Turkey and were supposed to remain there until the end of the conflict with Russia.
During his visit, Zelensky met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , and the next day visited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew . At 16:30, information appeared on the page of the President of Ukraine that five Azov commanders* had been handed over to the Ukrainian side.
MAIN MESSAGE
The President of Ukraine arrived late, and the dialogue between Erdogan and Zelensky lasted two and a half hours. The details of the communication were not disclosed, but at the ensuing press conference, Erdogan read a long speech, followed by Zelensky. Journalists were allowed to ask one question from each country.
If we analyze the speech of the President of Turkey, we can pay attention to three points. First, he highlighted Turkey's efforts to promote peace and resolve conflicts, mainly between Ukraine and Russia. It was stated that Turkey will continue its efforts as a mediator to end the crisis through negotiations.
Secondly, Erdogan voiced Turkey's position: Kyiv deserves to be a member of NATO. These words became the main news of the meeting. And they were uttered at the moment when US President Joe Biden talks about Ukraine's unpreparedness for membership, and Washington is still waiting for Turkey's approval of Sweden's membership in NATO. However, Ankara is not in a hurry with Stockholm, but talks about Kyiv's membership.
Turkey, therefore, knowing about the claims of the West because of its close relationship with Russia, is trying to show that it is not opposed to NATO expansion. In addition to trying to balance between Moscow and the West, this could also be a gesture aimed at demonstrating its influence on decision-making within the alliance.
Thirdly, Erdogan noted the importance of continuing the initiative of the Black Sea Grain Corridor, which, according to him, has proven its effectiveness. And he announced that he was waiting for the visit of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to Turkey.
The main message following the meeting between Zelensky and Erdogan is as follows: it was important to show the Turkish citizens that the actions of their president contribute to the positioning of Turkey in the international arena as a key player in regional and global issues, including the situation around Ukraine.
They should instill in the Turks a sense of pride and confidence in their leader, a sense that Turkey plays an important and active role in world affairs, strengthening its international status and influence.
That is why the meeting itself on Turkish air was accompanied by headlines like: “Will Turkey end the conflict in Ukraine?”, “Will the Putin-Zelensky peace treaty be signed in Istanbul?”.
UNFRIENDLY MOVE
In addition to an agreement on the construction of a plant for the creation of strike drones in Ukraine, other topics of negotiations were not disclosed. But the next day it became known that Ankara had handed over to Kiev the Azov commanders * who were in Turkey and, according to informal agreements, were supposed to stay there until the end of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
In Turkey itself, this news was made public rather late. Even though she appeared at 5:00 p.m., it was not until 8:00 p.m. that a Turkish news agency released statements from the Zelensky administration website. At the same time, there were no official statements from the Turkish side.
Perhaps the silence is due to the fact that the Turkish layman did not care about the “Azovites” * from the very beginning. Few commentators tried to explain that this could be some kind of "message" due to the possible non-renewal of the "grain deal" by Russia.
Others have suggested that the "message" may be related to the situation in Syria. In particular, expert Omer Ozkizildzhik spoke about this on the air of the Saudi TV channel Ash Shark. In his opinion, the current actions of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Idlib zone displease Turkey. However, he also noted that only five Azov commanders* were handed over, which is a symbolic gesture.
PREPARE IN SILENCE
Meanwhile, political scientist, RIAC expert Kirill Semenov recalls rumors about the transfer of Turkish Fyrtyna T-155 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine.
“If indeed Turkey made a decision on these deliveries and, in addition to this, also released interned militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, then this will indicate a serious turn of Ankara towards Kiev, and we can expect further reciprocal steps from Turkey towards Ukraine and the stagnation of Russian-Turkish relations, ” he thinks.
And this can be explained by the fact that Turkey now needs to attract Western investments and financial injections into the country, since it sees them as a possible way out of the economic crisis.
However, according to the expert, "if Turkey does not deliver these howitzers in the end, then the transfer of fighters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not such a significant problem for Russian-Turkish relations, unlike the transfer of those same howitzers to Ukraine. "
It is worth recalling here that information about the transfer of self-propelled guns has already appeared in Ukrainian publications with reference to the deputy chief of the main operational headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Aleksey Gromov .
Turkey has already sent various weapons to Ukraine, such as Bayraktar TV2 drones, Kirpi, Kobra-II armored personnel carriers, TR-122 and TRLG-230 missiles, personal protective equipment. However, these deliveries have never been publicly reported, and there is no information about this in Turkish open sources, just as there is none in relation to self-propelled howitzers.
The main question is how Russia relates to the transfer of the Azov people. This step could not but cause discontent, however, the statements made by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov , in the context of relations between Ankara and Moscow, can be called restrained.
Peskov told RIA Novosti that the transfer of the leaders of Azov* to Ukraine from Turkey is a violation of the terms of the agreements both on the Ukrainian and Turkish sides. They, the presidential press secretary added, were supposed to remain in Turkey until the end of the conflict, and their extradition is connected with the failures of Ukraine in the counteroffensive.
In other words, in Moscow, Erdogan's decision was perceived negatively, but they are trying to find logic. Or you can call it an excuse in a difficult situation for Ankara. Russia does not consider the transfer of the “Azov”* to be the right step, but it does not intend to aggravate the situation because of this.
Given bilateral relations, economic ties, and Turkey's position as a NATO country that has not joined the anti-Russian sanctions, Ankara believes that it can afford such gestures, including in order not to look overly pro-Russian in the eyes of NATO allies. And, most likely, in Turkey they believe that on the eve of the summit of the North Atlantic Alliance next week in Vilnius, such an understanding should be on the part of Moscow.
ESCALATION OR DE-ESCALATION?
The situation related to the return of Ukrainian captured Azov militants* to Kyiv points to a complex geopolitical picture in which Turkey, Ukraine and Russia are involved. Apparently, Russia does not seek to escalate relations. And at the same time, Turkey may be trying to balance its relationship with Russia and NATO, especially in light of its potential economic needs and the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.
If we talk about a negative scenario for the development of events, then tension in bilateral relations may manifest itself in different directions, for example, in Syria or Karabakh. Or in limiting Turkey's actions as a mediator.
There were many such moments between Russia and Turkey. But here it is important to note that the further development of events will depend on the actions of both sides. Efforts to de-escalate the situation, diplomatic resolutions or readiness for dialogue could potentially ease further tensions in relations.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed by telephone with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan the destructiveness of Ankara's course to continue military assistance to Kiev and the situation with the return of the leaders of "Azov" to Ukraine, according to the website of the diplomatic department.
"Ankara's attention was drawn to the destructiveness of the course to continue the supply of military equipment to the Kiev regime. The corresponding steps, as it was emphasized, can only lead to negative consequences," the statement says.
It is noted that Lavrov and Fidan also exchanged views on the regional situation, including the situation around the return of the Azov leaders to Ukraine.
On Friday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey, where he held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The next day, the head of the Kyiv regime announced that Denis Prokopenko, Svyatoslav Palamar, Sergey Volynsky, Oleg Khomenko, Denis Shlega were flying to Kyiv from Istanbul.
As the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov emphasized , the return of the Azov commanders to Ukraine was a violation of the terms of the existing agreements. According to him, these persons, according to the agreements, were to stay in Turkey until the end of the conflict. At the same time, the official noted that Ankara made this decision under pressure amid the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the counteroffensive and the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.
In September last year, the acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin , said that after the exchange of prisoners with Kiev, 56 people were released, of which 55 were military personnel: five of them were from Donbass , the rest were Russian troops. A total of 215 people were handed over to Ukraine, among whom were the leaders of the Azov terrorist regiment.
Erdogan also reported on the exchange. In January, the Hurriyet newspaper, citing sources, wrote that the Azov people were still in Turkey, which, as noted, was a demand from Russia.
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