War
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.
Gazprom has reported a drone attack on a compressor station on the Blue Stream gas pipeline
Russia’s Gazprom has stated that drones attacked the Krasnodarskaya compressor station, which facilitates the transport of gas to Turkey via the Blue Stream pipeline. The company maintains that gas supplies are continuing without disruption.
Norway is to allocate 268 million euros to support Ukraine’s air defence, including missiles for the Patriot system
Norway has announced 3 billion kroner (around 268 million euros) in support of Ukraine’s air defence. Specifically, this involves the procurement of missiles for Patriot systems via PURL.
An unnamed NATO country has ordered thousands of Rheinmetall artillery shells for Ukraine
One of the NATO member states, the name of which has not been disclosed, has funded the purchase of several thousand 155-mm artillery rounds for Ukraine from the German defence conglomerate Rheinmetall.
Ukraine has claimed to have struck 19 tankers carrying fuel to occupied Crimea
The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces have stated that, over the course of three days, they struck 19 tankers carrying fuel to occupied Crimea. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that six such vessels had been struck during a night-time operation.
Zaluzhny urged people not to assume that Russia has already lost the war: what is the main danger?
The former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine believes that the war has entered a phase of attrition, and that its outcome will be determined not by individual successes on the front line, but by the states’ ability to withstand a protracted conflict.
Syrsky summarised the results of the strikes against the enemy in June and put forward the Russian Federation’s losses
In June, drones operated by the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck more than 200,000 verified enemy targets and killed nearly 28,000 Russian occupiers.
The Russians struck a residential building in Kharkiv with a ‘Banderole’ missile. Two people are known to have been killed and more than 30 injured
On the morning of 8 July, the Russians struck a five-storey residential block in the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv. Two people were killed and more than 30 others were injured.
The Ukrainian military has bombed four bridges in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Video
On 7 July, the Ukrainian military carried out strikes on bridges in the Valuy District of the Belgorod Region in Russia. According to Russian sources, the damaged bridges were being used to supply Russian troops in the Kharkiv sector.
