War

On Monday, South Korea dispatched a military transport aircraft to send additional non-lethal military supplies to Ukraine. The relevant statement was made Yonhap, referring to a defense official, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The defense ministry made the decision to provide the supplies at Kyiv’s request, the official said, noting that Seoul has offered humanitarian and military logistics support to help Ukraine defend its freedom. “We decided to send additional military supplies in consideration of Ukraine’s request, and have sent a military transport aircraft to transport related materials,” the official told. Traditionally, the plane's destination and other details were not disclosed.…

Turkey's Baykar has started building a plant in Ukraine to produce Bayraktar drones. Oleksandr Kamyshin, the Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, announced this on national television, Ukrinform reports. "Work to build a plant in Ukraine has already begun. This is a large Bayraktar plant, on which an agreement was reached a few years ago, but then there were delays. Today this plant is under construction," he said. Kamyshin also added that the recently concluded memorandum with Turkey also refers to "another production" which, he said, he cannot tell about yet. On July 8, during a working visit by Ukrainian…

The enemy is trapped in Bakhmut, with Ukraine's defense forces taking the city "under fire control." Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi said this in a Telegram post, according to Ukrinform. "Bakhmut. The enemy is trapped. The city is under fire control of the Defense Forces," Syrskyi wrote. https://youtu.be/YPXJRFVKqqg?t=1

On the night of July 10, 2023, Russian invaders struck the city of Mykolaiv with the Iskander-M ballistic missile. The relevant statement was made by Spokesperson for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yurii Ihnat during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Iskander-M ballistic missile was used. The enemy attacks very unexpectedly,” Ihnat said, adding that these missiles are very fast, and there is very little time to react. According to Ihnat, certain air defense systems are needed to counter ballistic missile threats, for example the Patriot. A reminder that, around 01:00 a.m., July…

Determined and skillful Ukrainian resistance has forced the culmination of multiple Russian offensives including the one aimed at Kyiv and has liberated Sumy and Chernihiv regions, as well as the parts of Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions that Russian forces had temporarily seized. The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said this in a new Russian offensive campaign assessment, Ukrinform reports. "Five hundred days ago Russia launched an unprovoked war of conquest against Ukraine. The Russian military intended to take Kyiv within three days but failed to accomplish any of its intended objectives in Ukraine," ISW analysts said.…

On July 5, 2023, the budget committee of Germany’s Bundestag approved the procurement of additional ammunition for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzer, the Leopard 2 main battle tank and the Puma infantry fighting vehicle. The relevant statement was made by the German Federal Ministry of Defence, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to the ministry, this way the Bundeswehr will cover its own needs, provide further support to Ukraine and replace the ammunition stocks that have already been sent to Kyiv. “Russia’s attack on Ukraine has radically changed the security policy framework. This makes it necessary to procure additional ammunition –…

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 25,170 civilian casualties in 1,504 settlements of Ukraine, including 9,177 killed and 15,993 injured, since Russia’s full-scale invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, among the victims whose sex was known, there were 4,202 men, 2,506 women, 281 boys and 225 girls. The regions with the highest numbers of civilian casualties were as follows: Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kherson, and Luhansk. According to the OHCHR, actual numbers of civilian casualties…

On July 8, 2023, Russian troops launched 11 attacks on the Sumy region’s border areas. A total of 54 explosions were recorded. The relevant statement was made by Sumy Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The following communities came under enemy fire: Bilopillia, Nova Sloboda, Putyvl, Krasnopillia, Seredyna-Buda and Esman. In particular, the enemy struck the Bilopillia community with artillery and mortars (11 explosions each). Russians fired unguided air-launched missiles from helicopters at the Nova Sloboda community (six explosions). The invaders also launched mortar strikes on the Putyvl community (two explosions). In the Krasnopillia community, Russian troops…

Madrid and London do not look kindly on the American decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. The Biden administration announced on Friday that the weapons will be included in the U.S.’s next $800 million arms package to Kyiv — a decision that has raised humanitarian concerns. A cluster bomb is a weapon engineered to scatter submunitions (or “bomblets”) over a wide area, potentially risking civilian collateral damage. Washington is not party to the 2010 Convention on Cluster Munitions, endorsed by more than 100 countries, including the U.K. and Spain, and banning their use. Neither are Russia and Ukraine. “It…

Ukraine is 500 days closer to victory, according to Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council. He said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. According to Danilov, it took three days to destroy the myth of Russia's military as "the second-strongest army," 49 days to sink the Moskva guided missile cruiser and 61 days to hold the first meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. He recalled that Snake Island was liberated on day 126 and the Crimean Bridge "got tired" on day 230 of the war.