War

Ukraine's defense forces advanced on the southern flank near Bakhmut on July 12 and are entrenching themselves on the achieved lines. Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "In the Bakhmut sector, today we advanced on the southern flank around Bakhmut. There are gains. Now our defenders are entrenching themselves on the achieved lines," she wrote. Also today, Ukraine's defense forces restrained the advance of Russian troops in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Avdiivka and Marinka sectors. "Successfully. The enemy has not advanced. Heavy fighting is going on," Maliar said. In the south, Ukrainian…

The Netherlands plans to begin training Ukrainian pilots on Western F-16 fighter jets in August and will help strengthen Ukraine's air defense system and artillery. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "A meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Specific things. We agreed to start pilot training in August. We are getting closer to a decision on modern aircraft for Ukraine," he said. Zelensky also said an agreement had been reached on the specific contribution of the Netherlands to strengthening Ukrainian air defenses and artillery. "Thank you for your support on the path…

Australia will provide Ukraine with a new defense package that includes 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Negotiations with Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese. Thank you! A new powerful defense package, including 30 Bushmasters. As always, we have a full political understanding. Successful meeting!" Zelensky said. Read also: Zelensky says agreement reached with Germany on additional Patriot launchers, missiles As reported, the NATO summit is taking place in Vilnius on July 11-12. The day before, President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Lithuanian capital. Photo: General Staff of the Armed…

On the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, Russians have begun to confiscate driver's licenses  from men who do not have a mark on their military ID card. The Luhansk Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "The invaders in the temporarily occupied territories are finding new ways of forced mobilization. Since yesterday, employees of the so-called "traffic police" have begun to confiscate driver's licenses from men who do not have a mark on their military ID card," the statement reads. According to the RMA, those who simply did not have the relevant documents with them…

The Ukrainian forces are conducting offensive operations north and south of Bakhmut and are successful in two directions. Spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Kovaliov said this on the air of the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports. "In the directions Bila Hora-Andriivka and Bila Hora-Kurdiumivka (the Defense Forces - ed.) have achieved certain success, they are entrenching themselves on the achieved lines," the spokesman said. Read also: Air defense forces down 11 out of 15 Russian kamikaze drones at night According to him, the Ukrainian soldiers inflicts artillery fire on the enemy targets identified,…

Russian invaders are setting up military hospitals in schools and kindergartens on the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory. The spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Kovalev said this on the air of the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports. "In violation of international humanitarian law, Russian invaders continue to seize pre-school educational institutions in the temporarily occupied settlements of Ukraine. They are converting Ukrainian kindergartens and schools into hospitals to provide medical care to their wounded terrorists," Kovalev said. Read also: Russian troops attack border settlement in Kharkiv region with helicopters, artillery Kovalev noted, in particular,…

Last night Russian troops struck the Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The enemy fired around 15 projectiles at the Dnipropetrovsk region last night. Attacks were launched with heavy artillery: twice on the Marhanets community, and once on Nikopol,” the report states. According to Lysak, civilians remained unharmed. The details are yet to be updated. A reminder that, on July 10, 2023, Russian invaders shelled a community in the Dnipropetrovsk region with the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). A civilian man…

The fragments of Russia’s Shahed loitering munitions have been discovered in one of settlements in the Kyiv region. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Windows and household buildings were damaged in a private household. Grass caught fire. No casualties were reported,” the ministry wrote. Relevant services are working at the scene. A reminder that, on the night of July 11, 2023, Russia again attacked Ukraine’s territory with missiles and drones. All Shahed loitering munitions targeting Kyiv were destroyed by Ukraine’s air defense units. Photo: Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry

On the night of July 11, 2023, Russian troops again fired Iranian-made Shahed loitering munitions at Ukraine’s capital city. The air defense units destroyed all enemy targets. The relevant statement was made by Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Iranian-made drones were fired from the southern direction, most likely from Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. All the air targets flying towards Kyiv were destroyed by our air defense forces and means,” Kyiv City Military Administration Head Serhii Popko noted. The operational data are yet to be updated. A reminder that, on the night of July 11, 2023,…

Three victims may be remaining trapped under the rubble in the Zaporizhzhia region’s Orikhiv, where Russians dropped a guided bomb on a humanitarian aid point. The relevant statement was made by Yuliia Barysheva, the Head of the Public Relations Department at the Main Department of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in the Zaporizhzhia region, in a commentary to Suspilne, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to the preliminary data, three civilians may be remaining trapped under the rubble. They are likely to be volunteers. Rescuers continue emergency and rescue works, which are complicated by constant air raid alerts and continuous air…