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President Zelensky said Major General Ihor Skybyuk will become Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, with decrees replacing the military leadership being prepared. He said future roles for Oleksandr Syrskyi and Andrii Hnatov have been determined. Planned reforms include cyber forces, troop training, mobilization, the corps system, and air defense initiatives including the Freya ant...
❗️Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov said Moscow assumes Washington has not rejected the proposals presented in Anchorage. He also claimed Americans directly assist in targeting Ukrainian weapons against sites in Russia, including civilian facilities. Lavrov said he will meet U.S. Secretary of State Rubio tomorrow.
President Zelensky said Ukraine successfully struck logistics hubs in Russia's Krasnodar and Stavropol regions that supply drone components, navigation equipment, and military gear to the Russian military, as well as another oil depot. He also said Ukrainian forces struck a tanker and four cargo ships from Russia's shadow fleet in the Black and Azov seas, describing the attacks as part of efforts ...
Fire Point released footage of long-range strikes on Russian Wildberries warehouses.
Ukraine’s Kursk grouping released an expanded account of yesterday’s strikes on Khalino airfield, saying medium-range strike drones from its forces and other Ukrainian units were used. The attack destroyed the main control building of a satellite communications center and struck Shahed launch sites, an air defense system, a fuel and lubricants park, and other military targets.
❗️The United States and Ukraine have signed a bilateral statement of intent establishing a framework for exporting Ukrainian combat drones to the U.S. for military testing, according to two sources cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The report says the agreement is the first of its kind between the two countries and could eventually support broader defense-industrial cooperation, including ...
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces reported that Operation "MoLoChKa" hit 13 more shadow fleet vessels on July 21-22, including 1 tanker, 10 cargo ships, and 2 tugboats. The operation has hit or engaged 196 vessels across the Black and Azov seas between July 6 and July 22. The force also said Operation "Crimean Switch Off" targeted 13 energy facilities in Crimea and other Russian-occupied territory...
❗️Bloomberg reports the Kremlin has hardened its position on negotiations to end the war. According to people close to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin no longer intends to return occupied parts of Sumy and Kharkiv regions and now plans to retain them as buffer zones. The report says he remains committed to seizing all of Donetsk region and is prepared to resume negotiations only after that objective i...
Former Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi issued a farewell message, reflecting on the defense of Kyiv, the Kharkiv offensive, the Kursk operation and reforms carried out during his tenure. He highlighted the creation of the Unmanned Systems Forces, the transition to a corps structure and said Ukraine's military now holds the initiative. Syrskyi said he leaves behind an army that is not only def...
Ukrainian attack drones struck an oil depot in Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, overnight. A video from the scene shows the moment of impact and a fire at the site.
Some more shots froim Krasnodar. A large-scale fire is ongoing.
Ukrainian attack drones struck another Wildberries distribution center in Krasnodar overnight. The facility was engulfed in flames, and residents filmed a massive fire and a large column of smoke rising from the site.
Ukrainian attack drones struck a second Wildberries distribution center in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, setting it ablaze overnight. Residents filmed a huge fire and column of smoke. Half of the company's 10 largest distribution centers have now been destroyed in the past week.
Drone strikes left large parts of a Wildberries logistics center in Elektrostal, Moscow region, destroyed. Estimated losses are put at around $2.5 billion.