Bob Homans July 3
20220703
Ukraine – 7/3 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
July 3, 2022
“The Informal Volunteer Groups Leading Ukraine’s Aid Effort” - This is an excellent article from the Guardian. describing the effectiveness of Ukraine’s civil society and local groups delivering aid to Ukrainians, and the relative ineffectiveness of the big international aid organizations. Instead of the word “aid,” one can easily change it to “war.” Volunteer groups are a huge factor in Ukraine’s war effort, humanitarian and otherwise.
The article states (my underlining), “More than £2.15bn has been donated to Ukraine-related humanitarian response efforts since February – more than any other crisis this year. But a recent review by Humanitarian Outcomes, funded by the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub, concluded that about 85% is being held by international aid organisations who are scarcely present in Ukraine and have yet to spend the majority of the money. The report found that despite “informal” Ukrainian volunteer groups and NGOs providing “virtually all” humanitarian aid, they have received only 0.24% – or £5.3m - of the direct donations to Ukraine.” I’m not at all surprised by this. There are exceptions, one being World Central Kitchen. The article goes on to point out that there are now approximately 2,000 civil society organizations now working in Ukraine, plus thousands more volunteer groups. For the big international aid organizations to support them, they often must go through a mind-numbing due diligence process.
We have given names of groups that deserve support, and your response has been wonderful. We’re going to give out more and, for the benefit of those who have joined since our last solicitation, we’ll repeat the contact information for those we already listed. These people are friends of ours who, in many cases, are risking their lives. Other than that, we don’t do any due diligence, but we can attest to the fact that the money does get spent.
Partisans Are Now Being Noticed - Finally – According to CNN and reported in the “Kyiv Independent,” last Wednesday the U.S. Director of National intelligence Avril Haines described the increasing effectiveness of Ukrainian partisans operating in Kherson Oblast. The article states that the bulk of partisan activity is limited to Kherson Oblast. That is untrue. A major center of partisan activity is in and around the City of Melipopol, in Zaporizhia Oblast. The article also implies that the attacks have so far been limited to assassinations of pro-Russian officials, military, and other Russian supporters. That is also not true. There have been continuing attacks against military targets, railroad, airfields, vehicles, and other targets.
We have been highlighting the role of partisans in these emails since the start of the war, when very few others were. Personally, I must thank former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steve Pifer for bringing the subject of partisans to my attention. In January 2015, at a meeting I attended (one that I was really not supposed to attend), Pifer talked about the training an organizing of partisan groups in southern Ukraine, in anticipation of Russia attempting to occupy a “land bridge” connecting Russian occupied Donbas with Crimea. Now, 7 ½ years later, “here we are.”
The Latest Denys – In his maps, Denys is now including satellite data showing sites of explosions in and around the war zone, more than likely artillery hits. This seems to illustrate the introduction of the weapons that Ukraine is receiving from the West, including the HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and the 155mm howitzers. I think that once more weapons arrive in the theater, that they will be especially effective in the south, specifically in re-taking Kherson.
Times Radio – Interview with well-known correspondent Mark Galeotti, on how Ukraine has degraded Russia’s military, to the point where he doesn’t think they pose much of a danger to NATO.
7/3 Sitrep (my comments in bold face)
INTERNATIONAL: 8:49
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Russian media: The Novosibirsk Russian scientist Dmitry Kolker, accused of treason, died in a pre-trial detention center. On June 30, FSB (Federal Security Bureau), officers took the scientist directly from the hospital in the case of treason. He was unable to eat on his own due to pancreatic cancer.
Richard Branson: Ukraine needs weapons not within three years, but within three months. After a visit to Ukraine, the British billionaire, the founder of the Virgin Group, expressed his readiness to join the post-war reconstruction of the country. Richard Branson also criticized Western countries. The businessman said on the air of the telethon that he wants to force Western countries to do more than they are doing now.
Governor Roman Starovoit reports that in the Kursk region (RF) air defense shot down two Ukrainian drones.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov of Belgorod Region confirmed several explosions occurred in Belgorod. "A series of loud noises were heard in Belgorod. A private residential building on Mayakovsky Street, 23, was on fire. There are three victims. Causes of the incident are being investigated, presumably air defense systems went off," wrote Vyacheslav Gladkov. Denys reported in his latest (see above) that the remains of the missile reportedly fired in Belgorod was of a type that Ukraine doesn’t have in its inventory. If Denys is correct, and as he pointed out, it may be that Russia is firing on its own people, perhaps as a pretext for Putin to call for a general mobilization. If so, it wouldn’t be the first time.
Ukraine's Ambassador to France: The recently announced military aid from France will arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks. “France helped initially, but the only condition was not to disclose it. This is due to security reasons, logistics security. Help will come in the coming weeks. Something that was announced is already on the territory of Ukraine,” the ambassador said.
In June, the volume of Russian gas transit through the territory of Ukraine reached a historical minimum since 1991. This was reported by the press service of the GTS Operator of Ukraine.
Espresso: Belarusian journalist Franak Vyachorka said that the military of Belarus is not preparing for offensive operations. They are very scared and afraid that they will be forced to cross the border into Ukraine. And even the middle officers are also not ready for combat. My prediction, mentioned often, is that if Belarusian troops cross the Ukrainian border, they’ll immediately defect. Even Lukashenka must suspect this might happen. Perhaps this explains why Belarus is now supplying ammunition to Russia, because they have no intention of using it in an invasion of Ukraine.
Joe Biden appealed to the owners of gas stations with a call to immediately reduce the price of gasoline in the United States. “My message to the companies that operate gas stations and set prices is simple: this is a time of war and global danger. Reduce the price to match the price you pay for the product. And do it now,” the American leader tweeted.
Perhaps, as an incentive for gas station owners, Pres. Biden will propose that U.S. taxpayers pay for all the overhead necessary for gas station owners to keep their businesses open, overhead normally covered by the selling prices at the pump where Biden is asking owners to forego the markup, including state and local taxes, insurance, labor, raw materials other than gasoline, etc. Another reminder of the fact that Biden has never worked for a day in the private sector.
In my opinion Pres. Biden blaming Russia for high U.S. gas prices, as he has recently done on an incessant basis, has the potential to undercut the support for Ukraine by members of Congress from both Parties, as well as by Americans generally. If one believes this to be the case, that Russia is to blame for high gas prices, the obvious solution is to force Ukraine to the negotiating table and likely to cede territory. This is something that Ukraine will never do, and it will lead to an even wider gorilla war after such an agreement is achieved (assuming it can be achieved which is highly unlikely).
Welt am Sonntag: German Vice Chancellor, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck significantly underestimated the volume of Russian oil imports to Germany in April and May of this year.
The Pentagon is exploring the possibility of sending inspectors to Ukraine to directly receive information about the use of weapons provided by the United States to Ukraine. Over time, we would like to be able to increase our awareness and presence on the ground. By all means, send the inspectors, but if there is any country in the World that has done a better job than Ukraine in using the weapons we have provided, I’d like to know the name of that country.
Putin will try to provoke NATO through threats to Lithuania to elevate himself to the world level, military expert Oleh Zhdanov believes.
Saturday, July 02
Biden has sent a letter to Congress accepting Sweden and Finland into NATO, – the White House reports.
Oleksandr Lukashenko says at the meeting on the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus that "Minsk does not want to fight in Ukraine, there is not a single Belarusian soldier there".
● Minsk and Moscow should be ready to mirror the aggressive actions of the West within 24 hours
● he has ordered the military to target the decision-making centres of the opponents of Minsk.
● Western Europe first raised a monster called fascist Germany, and now it is raising a new monster in Ukraine
● According to him, the western neighbors of Belarus "glance eagerly at the border Belarusian and Ukrainian territories and do not even hesitate to speak openly about a possible annexation.
Local media: Estonia refused to make concessions to Russia on transit to Kaliningrad. In response to Olaf Scholz's proposal, the head of the Estonian Parliament's commission on foreign affairs, Marko Mihkelson, says that ""in no case should Russia be allowed to transit through Lithuania to Kaliningrad, there is no reason to make such concessions or weaken the sanctions policy to appease the aggressor.
Augsburger Allgemeine: German Minister for Culture and Media Claudia Roth considers it wrong to boycott Russian culture.
SPIEGEL: The European Commission intends to publish a clarification on transit to Kaliningrad, Moscow will be allowed to use the route for all goods, but in limited quantities
Ukrainian Ambassador to Serbia Tolkach calls on the country to join the sanctions against the Russian Federation. "Serbia has chosen the European path, which means that we are protecting the future of Serbia".
The Association of European State Postal Operators 'PostEurop' suspended the membership rights of 'Russian Post' and 'Belpochta'. The organization made this decision considering the war in Ukraine, and also because of “a request from a large number of members of the association.”
The appeal of the "officers of the 5th special brigade" of the special forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus to Lukashenka, which was published by the TG news channels, is a fake, the monitoring group "Belarusian Gayun" reports.
● A letter is circulating in TG news channels in which servicemen of the 5th special brigade of special forces of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus appeal to Alexander Lukashenko, who is in power in Belarus. In the letter, the military emphasize that the war for Belarus will be suicidal, and the Belarusian troops will turn into occupiers and war criminals.
"Like it - don't like it, be patient, my beauty," - this is how Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics commented with Putin's quote in response to Zakharova's criticism of the recognition of Ukrainian borscht as a UNESCO heritage.
The Moscow Times: The war with Ukraine, Western sanctions and inflation to record levels in 20 years are forcing Russian consumers to massively tighten their belts. Russians are spending less and less in stores and retail turnover in the country has been sharply declining for the second month in a row. According to the results of May, it turned out to be 10.1% lower than a year earlier, and compared to April, the decline accelerated by 0.3 percentage points, follows from Rosstat data.
NATIONAL
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Ministry of Internal Affairs: Starting next year, Ukrainians will be able to freely buy pistols. He stated that 70% of Ukrainians supported the right to freely carry weapons, the Ministry of Internal Affairs agrees with the decision of the Ukrainians, and "the relevant legislation will be adopted during the summer-autumn".
Kyiv Prosecutor’s office: Suspected of killing and torturing civilians in Bucha - the commander of the department of the federal service of the troops of the National Guard of Russia in the Ulyanovsk region Sergey Kolotsey, was put on the international wanted list. “Now he is wanted, including internationally. We are checking him for involvement in other murders in Bucha.
Operational report of the General Staff* 7:48 AM:
● In the Kharkiv direction, near Prudianka, the Ukrainian military successfully repelled the Russian assault.
● In the Sloviansk direction, the Russians are defending themselves. They repeatedly tried to carry out assault operations near Mazanivka, but unsuccessfully. Russians retreated.
● In the Donetsk direction, Russians are focused on strengthening positions in Lysychansk and Verkhnokamianka. They carried out offensives near Bilohorivka but were unsuccessful, the Russians were forced to retreat.
● In the Bakhmut direction, the Russians are trying to launch an offensive around the settlement of Spirne; fighting continues.
● Aviation of the Air Force of Ukraine made fifteen group flights. Air Forces destroyed 20 units of Russian equipment and 2 field ammunition depots.
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Institute for the Study of War
● Russian forces entered Lysychansk and advanced within the city on July 2.
● Russian forces are conducting offensive operations southwest of Lysychansk likely to push westward towards Siversk and complete the capture of the entirety of Luhansk Oblast.
● Russian forces continued unsuccessful ground assaults north of Slovyansk.
● Russian forces conducted limited attacks southwest of Donetsk City but did not make any confirmed gains.
● Ukrainian troops are likely planning to threaten Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) throughout Kharkiv Oblast using Western-supplied weapons.
● Ukrainian counterattacks and partisan activity continue to force Russian troops to prioritize defensive operations along the Southern Axis.
● Proxy leadership may be setting conditions for the direct annexation of proxy republics by the Russian Federation.
Adviser to the Interior Minister: The key goal of Russia is not the Donbas, but the complete control of the Black Sea. " As of now, they have a minimum plan, it's just the annexation of the Kherson region, a maximum plan - if it succeeds, then develop an offensive on Mykolaiv and further on Odesa. Because the key goal of this war is not really the Donbas, but it is Odesa and complete control over the Black Sea.
BBC: Russia is stealing water from the Dnieper to deliver it to Crimea: the damage to Ukraine will be approximately UAH 4 billion. The data was provided by the Ukrainian Ecological Inspectorate: these figures are indicative, since now it is impossible to monitor water consumption only with the help of satellite images.
Association of cities of Ukraine: ⚡As of July 2, eight city mayors, and rural and settlement heads from Kherson, Zaporizhia and Kharkiv regions are in Russian captivity.
Today, Russia has destroyed more than 15 million square meters of housing, and over 220,000 people have applied to Diya, Ukraine’s national database, said Olena Shulyak, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on organizing state power. According to her calculations, approximately 800,000 people were left without housing, or it is badly damaged and requires serious repairs due to the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The government has allocated UAH 1.4 billion, before the heating season most of the housing will be renovated. Most damage to the housing stock in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv regions, - said Shulyak.
Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova arrived on a working visit to Ukraine.
Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration: Ukraine plans to become part of the European Union in record time. The accession process will take up to five years.
State Security Service: In an intercepted conversation between a Russian soldier and his wife he said: They captured their own commander - he tried to escape.
● Russians brag to their relatives how they finish off wounded Ukrainians. This is evidenced by one of the interceptions published by the SSU. "I just cut his (Ukrainian - ed.) throat. Well, when am I going to cut a person’s throat again?” - A Russian from southern Ukraine tells his wife.
Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 6:47 PM:
● In the Bakhmut direction, the Russians fired on Ukrainian positions with mortars, cannon and rocket artillery in the areas of Kodema and Berestove. Near the latter, reconnaissance in force was carried out. The Ukrainian military gave a decisive rebuff and forced the Russians to withdraw.
● In the Pivdennyi Buh direction, the Russians continue systematic shelling of civilian and military infrastructure from cannon and missile artillery. They conduct aerial reconnaissance UAVs.
● According to the results of the actions of the Ukrainian military, the Russians left the village of Ivanivka, the Kherson region
Government Utility Regulator: On the territory of the temporarily occupied Kherson region, you need to pay for utilities only to the accounts of electricity, gas supply and utility companies, which are opened in the manner established by the legislation of Ukraine.
Minister of Internal Affairs: The risk of Russian capture of the Luhansk region is very high. At the same time, it is more difficult to occupy the Donetsk region.
Acting head of the city: The amphibious assault ship 'Saratov', flooded as a result of an AFU strike, was raised from the bottom in the port of Berdiansk, and now it is planned to be sent for repairs to Kerch.
The French region of Ile-de-France will create a concept and project for the restoration of Borodyanka in the Kyiv region, said the President of the region Valerie Pecresse. According to her, Borodyanka should become an ecological city with "systems operating on modern energy-saving technologies".
Office of the President: Forget about the phrase "tired of Ukraine". The world is not tired of supporting Ukraine. The world is tired of Russian gas blackmail, artificial crises, inflation, political assassinations, chemical weapons, terror and constant impudent lies. It is tired of Putin's personal "complexes." As much as I agree with Pres. Zelenskyy, there seems to be a tendency among some in the West to blame Ukraine for Russian crimes. As a group of German intellectuals said recently, in an open letter, “if only Ukraine would sit down and agree to all of Russia’s demands.” They give the word “intellectual” a bad name. I wonder if there was any payoff. It’s a legitimate question – after all, Russia paid lots of money to German groups opposing natural gas fracking on German territory.
407 crimes against the cultural heritage of Ukraine have already been committed by Russians, said the Minister of Culture of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko.
● Completely destroyed 10 cultural heritage sites.
● 125 cultural heritage sites and 101 valuable historical buildings were damaged.
● Destroyed or damaged 145 religious buildings. Of these, 51 are registered as a monument of history, architecture or valuable historical buildings.
Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: On the territory of Poland, a pilot project has been launched to produce ID-cards and passports for Ukrainians. The first documents can be received at the beginning of August.
State Border Service: In Chernihiv region, border guards discovered hundreds of gigabytes of data about an anti-aircraft artillery unit of the Russian troops that participated in the war. The hard drive contained maps, secret documents, videos, and all the information about Russian soldiers.
The Podolskyi District Court of Kyiv arrested the corporate rights to one of the largest Ukrainian cosmetics chains Brocard. The arrest was imposed as part of criminal proceedings on the appropriation of property and the financing of aggression against Ukraine.
British Intelligence 12:34:
● Russian forces continue to achieve minor advances around Lysychansk, with air and artillery strikes continuing in the district. According to the intelligence, Ukrainian forces probably continue to block Russian forces in the south-eastern outskirts of Lysychansk.
● Russia continues to employ air-launched anti-ship missiles in a secondary land attacks role, likely because of dwindling stockpiles of more accurate modern weapons.
● Analysis of CCTV footage shows the missile that impacted the Kremenchuk shopping centre on 27 June 2022 was highly likely a Kh-32. This is an upgraded version of the Soviet era Kh-22 KITCHEN.
● Further strikes on 30 June 2022 in Odesa Oblast likely involved Kh-22 KITCHEN missiles.
Prosecutor General of Ukraine: In Vinnytsia region, a border guard was detained who demanded a bribe of 10,000 dollars from a citizen of conscription age for assistance in illegally crossing the border.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces. The air defense of Ukraine has priority facilities where air defense systems are installed. These are strategic, military objects and densely populated cities. He added that air defense in Ukraine is very dynamic and mobile now.
POLTAVA
[ Saturday, July 02, 2022 ]
Mayor: Rescuers have completed search and rescue operations at the site of the destroyed Amstor shopping center in Kremenchug. To date, the number of dead and missing as a result of a missile terrorist attack in the Amstor shopping center in Kremenchug is 22 people. The search and rescue operation continues, less than 10% of the rubble remains to be dismantled.
● The families of those who died in the Amstor shopping center in Kremenchug will receive compensation.
● Together with the deputies of the city council, they decided to increase payments from the entire Kremenchug society from 50,000 to 100,000 hryvnias to each family of the deceased in this terrible tragedy. They also allocated funds to pay for the burial of all the dead.
SUMY
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Regional Military Administration: This morning in the Shalygyn community began with mortar fire, 10 arrivals after 7 am. There are no casualties or destruction.
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Regional Military Administration: On July 2, the Russian army shelled the Shostka region three times. There were 26 arrivals in the Shalygin community. There were 5 arrivals from a mortar along the Esmanska bulk during the course. Previously without casualties."
National Police of Ukraine: ⚡️In Sumy region, the property of companies registered in Russia, worth more than 30 million hryvnias, was seized.
KHARKIV
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Regional Military Administration: There was a missile attack on Kharkiv today at 4 a.m. In the morning, the Russians got into one of the critical infrastructure facilities of the Kyiv region. Previously, there were no casualties," the official said. Also from the explosion windows were knocked out in one of the schools in the Novobavarskoho district of the city. The hit was on a private house, his mistress in the hospital.
LUHANSK
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Regional Military Administration: Zolotarivka and Bilohorivka suffered from shelling by the Russian army. The Russian offensive was repulsed near the Bilohorivka.
● Russians are fixed in Lysychansk, the city is in flames
● The Russians are suffering significant losses, but are making steady progress. They are entrenching themselves in the city and in Verkhnokamianka and continue to destroy populated areas.
Saturday, July 02, 2022
National Guard of Ukraine: Lysychansk is not taken. Fierce battles are going on in the area of the city, however, fortunately, the city is not surrounded and will be under the control of the Ukrainian army.
● Russian media published footage of the Russian military against the background of a dilapidated building, apparently, the city council of Lysychansk.
● There were reports in the Russian mass media that "Lysychansk has been taken". There are no official Russian statements about the situation in the city.
● The Ukrainian military does not report on the situation in the city - there is no information about Lysychansk in the latest report of the General Staff.
Timur Beridze, imam of the Islamic community, the head of the cultural center "Bismilla", reports that Kadyrovites destroyed a mosque in Severodonetsk, the Luhansk region. During the attack, civilians of the city were killed.
● Kadyrov’s tiktokers, while still in Rubizhne, had information that there was a mosque in Severodonetsk. Instead of not touching the house of Allah, considering themselves believers, they opened fire on the building in the morning, seeing a crowd of people in the courtyard of the mosque, which was drawing water from a well. They killed more than 20 innocent people from neighboring houses who lived in the mosque, considering it a safer place", – Beridze says.
DONETSK
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol: We received confirmation that on June 30, in the waters of Mariupol, a D-106 mini Russian landing boat of the project 1176 "Akula" of the Black Sea Fleet exploded. Three sailors died.
Regional Military Administration: The Russians fired on Dobropillа, Donetsk region. Two people died and three were injured. Among the wounded there are two children - 4 and 7 years old
● The Russians know for sure that they are hitting civilians - and they do it consciously and purposefully.
Saturday, July 02, 2022
The mayor of Kramatorsk Oleksandr Goncharenko said that after the evening shelling, there were 2 shells of the ''Smerch'' MLRS in the city. Works explosive service. Previously without casualties.
DTEK reports: Ukrainian power engineers, together with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, returned electricity to almost 20,000 houses in Pokrovsky, Bakhmut and Kramatorsk districts of Donetsk region, which suffered from Russian shelling.
Mariupol City Council: More than 10,000 Mariupol residents are in the prisons of the so-called "DPR". The Russians have created real concentration camp conditions in which peaceful Mariupol residents are forced to survive. Peaceful, civilian residents were detained by the Russians and sent to places of deprivation of liberty. It is known about four such prisons: two in Yаlуnіvka, Donetsk pre-trial detention center and Makiivka.
Advisor to the Mayor: All Mariupol teachers are sent for certification to Russia. Most go to Moscow. Without certification that they know the fictional history of Russia and propaganda in Russian, they will not be allowed to work from September. In Mariupol there is an unofficial ban on the departure of teachers from the city.
National Police of Ukraine Over the last 24 hours, 11 settlements of the Donetsk region were under Russian shelling. 58 civilian objects were destroyed - houses, a school, a farm, a shopping center, a public transport stop, a fireproof factory, a fitness club, a railway, a gas distribution station, an electric power line, etc.
ZAPORIZHIA
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Mayor of Melitopol: On the night of 3 July, the Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up one of four Russian military bases in the city of Melitopol. The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched more than 30 strikes on the Russian military base. In temporarily occupied Melitopol, the airport on which the Russian military base is located is burning - local media reports. The video shows how burns the base of Russian troops on the Melitopol airfield.
Saturday, July 02, 2022
On the morning of July 2, 2022, a Russian armored train derailed near Melitopol (Zaporizhia region), local media reported. The incident occurred on the section of the railway between Akimovka and Melitopol. The occupation administration states that, according to preliminary information, the armored train was fired from a grenade launcher.
DNIPRO
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Regional Military Administration: The front line has moved more than 50 km from Kryvyi Rih. Now the boundary line runs inside the Kherson region. The Russians hit the Kryvyi Rih district in the morning. They hit the Zelenodolsk district several times - three houses destroyed, one damaged; people were not injured.
KHERSON
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: In occupied Chaplynka, Kherson region, the Russians are conducting mass searches. They are carried out very carefully, they even dig up the ground in search of hiding places. In the absence of the owners, the garage gates are broken down with the help of the Tiger AFV.
MYKOLAIV
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Operational command Pivden (South): Ukrainian aviation dealt a crushing blow to a Russian stronghold in the area of Blahodatne in the Mykolaiv region
● The capacities of the Russian Federation have been reduced by 1 Tor M1 anti-aircraft missile system, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and a dozen occupiers, the rest of the results are being reconnoitered.
Mykolaiv Regional Council: Russian troops continue to shell the Mykolaiv region, as a result of which at least 14 people were injured on the day of July 1.
● We took everyone who wanted it out of there, and now we are almost driving out the rest with sticks," - the head of Mykolaiv RMA Vitaliy Kim about evacuation from front-line villages.
● The Russians are constantly shelling Mykolaiv region. At the same time, peaceful residents remain in the front-line villages, they refuse to leave their homes. "Yes, local people sign refusal documents and don't want to go," Vitaliy Kim.
ODESA
Operational command Pivden (South): A Russian Su-30 fighter fired an X-31 missile, which fell into the house of the coastal zone. The building belonged to one of the recreation centers. There were no casualties.
● Before that, Russian Su-24 bombers under the cover of a Su-30 fighter launched two bomb attacks on the Zmiinnyi island.
● Two ammunition depots of the Russian Armed Forces were destroyed near Chornobaivka and Snihurivka.
● Four Russian infantry fighting vehicles were captured near Ivanivka
● One vacationer was killed by a mine on the beach in Karolino-Buhaz, the second was injured
Saturday, July 02, 2022
The State Emergency Service reports that they has completed rescue operations in Serhiivka, the Odesa region, where 21 people died after yesterday's shelling of a residential building and a recreation center by the Russian troops.
● Rescuers were able to pull animals out from under the rubble of a house destroyed by a Russian missile strike.
Digi24: Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said that Romania is ready to help the victims of the Russian rocket attack on Serhiivka in Odessa region. Aurescu said that Russia's attack on civilian facilities in the Odesa region is another brutal violation of international humanitarian law, another brutal violation of the rules of war
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://invite.viber.com/?g2=AQBD3wxTrZ6XUU7IdXeHUfjVCydekezQCCGuwYnT6qPd1r7n1aVbFIewa6ng6Lis