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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…

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.…