War
Zelenskyy announced redundancies at Ukroboronprom following Russia’s strike on an ammunition depot in Vyshneve
A criminal investigation has been launched following the Russian strike on an ammunition depot belonging to one of Ukroboronprom’s subsidiaries in Vyshneve. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that those responsible will be held to account, and that there will be dismissals at Ukroboronprom.
Reuters has learnt of Putin’s reluctance to negotiate and the likelihood of the war escalating
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not currently prepared for peace talks with Ukraine and is likely considering a further escalation of the war. This was reported to Reuters by three sources whom the agency describes as close to the Kremlin.
A database containing details of more than 6,000 employees of the Russian company ‘Alabuga’ has been published online
The Open Alabuga website has been made publicly available, containing the personal data of over six thousand people who, according to its authors, are linked to the ‘Alabuga’ special economic zone, where Russian military drones are assembled. The Russian authorities and the company’s management have not yet commented on the situation.
Russia has lost around 40 per cent of its oil refining capacity as a result of Ukrainian strikes
The fuel crisis in Russia has become the most serious since the collapse of the USSR, and attacks by Ukrainian drones have, according to various estimates, put between 20 per cent and 40 per cent of the country’s oil refining capacity out of action. Around 50 million Russians are already feeling the effects of the fuel shortage.
Iran has announced strikes on targets in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain following US attacks
Iran has stated that it attacked military targets in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain using drones in response to overnight strikes by the United States. Tehran has also reported that there were casualties as a result of the US attacks.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have struck 12 Russian tankers
On the night of 9 July, the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out strikes against a number of Russian military and military-economic targets. The strikes targeted vessels in the Sea of Azov, an oil terminal in the Rostov region and an ammunition depot in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.
The US has resumed air strikes on targets in Iran and announced a new military operation Video
The United States has launched a new wave of air strikes against targets in Iran. US Central Command stated that the operation is aimed at undermining Tehran’s ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Russia has attacked seven regions of Ukraine over the past 24 hours; there have been fatalities, dozens of people have been injured and there has been widespread destruction
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have carried out strikes on the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Mykolaiv regions. The attacks resulted in the deaths of civilians, with dozens of people injured, and damage to residential buildings, infrastructure and civilian structures.
In Russia, two oil depots in the Tver Region and the Stavropol Krai are on fire following a drone attack
On the night of 9 July, drones attacked a number of targets in Russia. Fires broke out at oil depots in the Tver Region and the Stavropol Krai, and there are also reports of damage to tankers in the Sea of Azov.
Work has begun on installing new air defence systems on the Moscow Ring Road
Air defence systems have been spotted being installed on the Moscow Ring Road near the ‘Mega’ shopping centre. This comes against the backdrop of an increase in drone attacks on Russian regions, particularly Moscow.
The General Staff reported 268 clashes over the past 24 hours and identified the most active sectors of the front
Over the past 24 hours, there have been 268 combat engagements on the front line. Russian forces were most active in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, Kostiantynivka and Sloviansk sectors.
Russia has lost a further 1,310 troops and one aircraft in the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defence Forces have eliminated a further 1,310 Russian soldiers. The Russian army has also lost one aircraft, dozens of artillery systems, tanks, armoured vehicles and other military equipment.
