Pray for brothers and sisters in Ukraine

[Justin Adams]

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One of the pilots – Konstantin Krivolapov – died. But the other one went into hiding. However, self-defense fighters still managed to find him.

While in the barn, Krasnoyartsev put a bandage on his neck as it was bleeding.

Ukrainian officers arrived to the place immediately after Krasnoyartsev was found. They tried to ask him questions, but it didn’t work smoothly.

Locals came over and soldiers had to defend Krasnoyartsev from getting killed by the angry mob. “People were asking – why did you bomb Chernihiv? Pilot was answering according to the legend that he had – that he didn’t know anything, he was participating in the military exercise. He refused to take any responsibility, blaming own commanders,” said Lut.

Svitlana Voyteshenko also came over to her neighbors’ place to look into the eyes of a man who killed her brother. “I told him: what have all the peaceful civilians done to you? Why are you doing this? He said: I didn’t know where I was,”she tells.

[Justin Adams]

The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine calls on all citizens of the United States to immediately leave the territory of Ukraine. This is caused by the cynical rocket fire of the Russian occupation forces of the cities of Ukraine.

The corresponding statement is published on the official website of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.

The Embassy notes that the security situation throughout Ukraine continues to be violent and unpredictable due to ongoing military attacks by Russia, with active fighting in country and uncertain safety conditions.

“The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens not to enter Ukraine and those in Ukraine to depart immediately using privately available ground transportation options if it is safe to do so.  Avoid large gatherings and organized events as they may serve as Russian military targets anywhere in Ukraine, including its western regions,” the statement reads.

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Little girl killed by Russians. Mom in critical condition.

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The USA is very satisfied with the effectiveness of HIMARS work in Ukraine.

This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

He noted that he had a conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley.

"Traditionally, I informed my colleague about the current operational situation. I noted that the enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts in the north of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, trying to push us out of our positions," Zaluzhnyi noted.

He added that active combat operations are being conducted in the directions of Izium-Sloviyansk, Sviatohirsk-Sloviyansk, Lysychansk-Soledar, Lysychansk-Siversk, Popasna-Soledar.

"We manage to repel massive enemy attacks. In the Kherson direction, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to liberate our territories," the Commander-in-Chief adds.

According to him, Milley noted the efficiency of Ukrainian missile and artillery systems, in particular the use of M142 HIMARS.

Zaluzhnyi promised that the Ukrainian side is clearly aware of the responsibility for each weapon and will not allow it to fall into the hands of terrorists.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Ukraine is negotiating to receive missiles for HIMARS with a range of up to 300 km.

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed the transfer to Ukraine of 4 more HIMARS rocket launchers.

 

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Ukraine has received the first MLRS M270 - American Multiple Launch Rocket Systems. Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov announced this on his Twitter page on Friday, July 15.

“Long Hand Family of #UAarmy has been enlarged: the first MLRS M270 have arrived! They will be good company for #HIMARS on the battlefield. Thank you to our partners. No mercy for the enemy,” Reznikov wrote.

It is known from open sources that the M270 MLRS (M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System) is an American multiple launch rocket system on the tracked base of the Bradley IFV. It is designed to perform combat missions at any time of the day and under various weather conditions to defeat and destroy areas of concentration of troops and military equipment, enemy gun and rocket artillery positions, areas of deployment of its forces and air defense equipment, trucks, lightly armored personnel carriers, as well as command posts, communication units and other targets.

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"The shortening and leveling of the Ukrainian defense line allowed the Armed Forces of Ukraine to successfully repel Russian attacks and contributed to the "reduction in momentum" of the invaders." This is stated in the text of the next intelligence review of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom, dedicated to the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

British intelligence notes that Russian offensive operations remain limited in scope and scale, with combat operations west of Lysychansk focused on Siversk and Bakhmut.

"And this despite the fact that Russian troops entered the outskirts of Siversk at the beginning of the week," the statement says.

The UK Defense Ministry points out that Russia has previously made premature and false claims of success. This was likely, at least in part, to demonstrate success to a domestic audience and boost military morale.

"The Ukrainian defense successfully repulsed Russian attacks after Lysychansk was abandoned, and the Ukrainian defense line was shortened and straightened. This allowed to concentrate power and fire against the reduction of Russian attacks and contributed to the reduction of Russian momentum," the review emphasized.

[Justin Adams]

In Donbas, occupiers are likely to focus their efforts on taking several small towns over the next week, including Siversk and Dolyna on the outskirts of Sloviyansk and Kramatorsk.

This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense on Twitter.

"The urban areas of Sloviyansk and Kramatorsk are likely to remain the main targets at this stage of the operation," the summary said.

The British Ministry of Defense notes that Russia continues to seek to undermine the legitimacy of the Ukrainian state and strengthen its own governance and administrative control over the occupied parts of Ukraine. Recently there was an initiative on the "twinning" of Russian and Ukrainian cities and regions and a decree making it easier for Ukrainians to obtain Russian citizenship.

However, anti-Russian sentiment in occupied Ukraine leads to the persecution of Russian and pro-Russian officials. The Russian-appointed administration of Velykyi Burluk has admitted that one of its mayors was killed on July 11, 2022 in a car bombing, British intelligence recalled.

"The persecution of officials is likely to intensify, exacerbating the already serious problems facing the Russian occupiers, and potentially increasing pressure on already reduced military and security forces," the UK Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

As Ukrainian News Agency reported, yesterday, Russian troops tried to advance from the side of the border north of Kharkiv, but were stopped by the Ukrainian military.

And according to the statement of the South Operational Command of the AFU, in Kherson region, the Ukrainian military attacked the ammunition depot, which the Russian troops placed in the village of Charivne.

Meanwhile, the AFU successfully repulsed the enemy assault in the direction of the settlements of Dovhenke and Dolyna.

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Russian pogrom.

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A Russian delegation has visited the Kashan airfield in central Iran at least twice in the past month to study the Shahed-191 and Shahed-129 combat drones, which can be armed with precision missiles. This is stated in the material posted on the CNN portal.

"Our assessment is that the official Russian delegation recently had a demonstration of Iranian strike-capable UAVs... We released these images taken in June showing the Iranian UAVs that the Russian government delegation saw that day. This indicates Russia's interest in acquiring Iranian UAVs capable of attacking," said Jake Sullivan, U.S. President's National Security Adviser.

At the same time, Sullivan said that, as far as the U.S. knows, the June visit was the first time a Russian delegation visited this airfield for such a demonstration.

Later, a group of Russians visited the airfield again for a similar demonstration already on July 5.

CNN clarifies that this information appeared during the tour of U.S. President Joe Biden to the Middle East, where Iran was a key topic of discussion between the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia and the countries of the Persian Gulf. A U.S. official told CNN that the growing partnership between Iran and Russia is an example of why the U.S. needs to maintain its presence and influence in the Middle East.

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Britain is ready to go to war with Russia if it attacks London or one of the member states of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), said the commander of the Royal Air Force, Michael Wigston. This was reported by Sky News on Sunday, July 17.

Wigston said Moscow was becoming increasingly aggressive, which Britain needed to be prepared for, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine became the most important lesson for European security. The commander noted that Russia is the most urgent threat to the security of the United Kingdom and Europe due to its aggression not only now, but also in the past in relation to Georgia.

"So we have to be ready and we have to be ready to support our NATO allies and defend NATO territory, not just British territory. I have no doubt that this is a clear and real threat that we are training to be prepared for. Obviously, we hope that it will not come to that and deterrence will work, but the day will come when Russia will resort to aggressive actions against a NATO state, which we would be ready for," Wigston emphasized.

He noted that Britain must have pilots with the training, skills and experience to deal with any surprise, whether it be a missile launch or close-quarters air combat.

As Ukrainian News Agency reported, on March 2, the United Kingdom closed its ports to Russian ships and expanded sanctions against Russia.

On April 8, the United Kingdom announced sanctions against the daughters of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

At the same time, on March 1, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Britain will not fight in Ukraine with Russian troops.