++ Ukraine News: Russia May Want to Annex Kharkiv

Ukraine war: explosion on Russian railway – driver’s carriage damaged

+++ 9:19 PM: The explosion occurred on a railway line in the Bryansk region of Russia, not far from the border with Ukraine. Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomas said an “unknown explosive” damaged the driver’s cab. However, Bogomas did not provide any information on what the train was carrying, according to reports Independence of Kiev.

Ukraine war: Soldiers mine border with Belarus

+++ 7.43 pm: Commander Serhii Nayev announced that Ukrainian soldiers would mine the border with Belarus. From there, Belarus could attack Ukraine. He had about it Independence of Kiev reported.

+++ 5:03 pm: Germany wants to deliver first Gebhardt tanks to Ukraine soon. Ammunition is to be tested at the Bundeswehr shooting range in Schleswig-Holstein. In addition to the replenishment, nothing else is said to prevent the delivery of 30 “Gepard” systems to Ukraine. He had about it Spiegel reported. Ammunition supply is also secure. The tank manufacturer is already training Ukrainian soldiers in Germany.

+++ 3.06 pm: A UN report blamed Ukrainian troops for an attack by Russian rebels on a nursing home in the Luhansk region in early March. A few days before the attack, Ukrainian soldiers took up positions in a building in Stara Krasniyanka near Severodonetsk, making it a virtual target for attacks, according to a report by the UN human rights commissioner.

On March 11, pro-Russian rebels opened fire on the facility with heavy weapons. Some residents and staff reportedly managed to escape – at least 22 nursing home residents may have survived, although the exact number of dead is still unclear. It said it was a sign of human rights activists’ fears that civilians could be used as human shields to prevent military operations, according to the report.

Ukraine war: Belarusian forces reportedly conducting ‘operations’ in northern Ukraine

+++ 11.55 am: The Russian military continues its offensive in eastern Ukraine. Five people were killed Friday in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrilenko said Saturday. “The entire front line is under incessant fire,” he wrote on the Telegram messenger service Friday evening.

Kyrilenko explained that the city of Slozhansk in particular came under massive attack. He also accused Russia of setting fire to farmland “to destroy the harvest by any means”.

As Russian troops advance in eastern Ukraine, Sloviansk is their next target. Sloviansk and Kramatorsk are the two largest cities in Donetsk region still under Ukrainian control.

Ukraine-News: London Suspects Outdated Equipment in Reinforcements for Russian Army

+++ 10.10 am: Britain has questioned Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s claims that Russia has yet to launch a war against Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense in London noted Russian preparations for new attacks. The reinforcements are “current packages” that will be sent with outdated or inadequate equipment, it said on Saturday, citing intelligence.

For example, the bulk of Russian reserves, consolidated from across the country, have only Soviet-type MT-LB troop carriers at their disposal. These vehicles were significantly weaker armored and armed than the BMP-2 armored personnel carriers used at the beginning of the war.

Meanwhile, according to Ukrainian sources, the Russian military is increasingly targeting the Donetsk region. Ukrainian Luhansk Governor Serhiy Hajday said on Saturday that the invaders launched attacks westward from Lysychansk. “We are trying to stop the Russian armed groups,” however, according to Hajdaj, they are attacking from many sides and trying to penetrate deep into the neighborhood.

Ukraine war: Belarusian forces reportedly conducting ‘operations’ in northern Ukraine

Updated from 7.30 am on Saturday, July 9: Belarusian Armed Forces to carry out intelligence operations in northern Ukraine. According to The Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian civil servants said units of the Belarusian army were carrying out reconnaissance operations and were “intensifying measures to counter (Ukrainian) intelligence through unmanned aerial vehicles.”

Meanwhile, Russia has been found to have damaged Ukrainian cultural heritage sites 417 times in violation of the Hague Convention. According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture and Information, Ukrainian cultural sites have been attacked and damaged 400 times since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

+++ 8.30 PM: Since the beginning of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, international sanctions have been imposed against Russia as a country, but also against Russian celebrities. Canada has recently expanded its sanctions list Independence of Kyiv reported. As a result, 29 people were added, including Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova and campaigner Olga Skabeeva, who spoke recently. Russia is considering re-instating Donald Trump as US President.

Ukraine News: Russia calls military capability ‘massive’

+++ 4.45 pm: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described Russia’s military capability as “huge”. At the moment, only a “small fraction” of the energy is being used, he told the news agency on Friday. Interfax According to Pesco repeated Statements by President Vladimir Putin, who spoke on Thursday.

+++ 3.45 pm: Zahra Wagenknecht, former leader of the Left Party, has called for the lifting of all sanctions against Russia. “No relief package can compensate for the potential additional payments that threaten gas prices. The central government must immediately remove these senseless sanctions. said Wagenknecht fr.de IPPEN.MEDIA.

Ukraine War Update: Russia Probably Attacks Many Cities

+++ 8.30 am: Several days ago it was reported that Russia was taking an “operational hiatus” from the war in Ukraine. It is based on a study by the American Think Tank for the Study of War. The think tank has reaffirmed this assessment as per a fresh assessment (see update from 6.30 am). Accordingly, Russia should “relax” its efforts to seize Ukraine in order to increase the effectiveness of another major offensive. Obviously part of this is the recruitment of voluntary units, To absorb losses. Recently, several local authorities, especially from occupied cities such as Severodonetsk, announced that the Russian military is trying to recruit civilians into the army. Information provided by American think tanks and local authorities cannot be independently verified.

Update from 6:30 am on Friday, July 8: The Institute for the Study of Warfare (ISW) announced in Washington that Russia is taking an “operational pause” to regain combat capabilities. That means Moscow is likely to relax its offensive in Ukraine to improve the conditions for a future attack. News portal reports Independence of Kiev.

Meanwhile, the CDU and CSU’s demand to deliver 200 Fuchs armored personnel carriers to Ukraine at short notice did not get a majority in the Bundestag. On Friday night, Bundestag members voted against a related motion for a resolution of the Union Division. Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) ruled out the delivery of Fuchs armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, citing Germany’s own security interests.

Ukraine war: Russia pushes further into Donetsk region

First Statement: The situation in the Kyiv/Moscow-Donetsk region continues to worsen. Like an American news channel CNN Ukrainian authorities have now urged the remaining residents of the area to evacuate the area and move to safer places.

“Russia has turned the entire Donetsk region into a problem area where it is dangerous for civilians to be there,” Pavlo Kyrilenko, head of the Donetsk region’s military administration, said after a rocket attack on the city of Doretsk on Wednesday (July 6). “I call for everyone to evacuate. An evacuation saves lives,” He added that.

Ukraine War: The evacuation in Donetsk is already underway

Currently controls Ukraine CNNAccording to the data, in the Donetsk region, another 45 percent, After taking Lysychansk However, in the neighboring Luhansk region, Russian armed forces are now advancing further in the direction of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. As a result, more and more Ukrainians are forced to leave their homes.

“People who saw what happened in Severodonetsk or Lysisansk left the city a long time ago. Now Sloviansk has about 23,000 residents. [von rund 100.000] remained in the city,” said Vadim Liak, head of the Sloviansk military-civil administration. “The number of people who want to leave the city has increased. We are working on evacuations in two directions: to Lviv, Dnipro or Rivne.” (dpa/AFP with nak/lm/tu)