12:46 PM .: US General – Tensions in Russian leadership after mercenary uprising
According to the U.S. military, tensions have been high among the Russian leadership since last month’s mutiny by Wagner mercenaries. “At a strategic level, it’s clear that there is a significant amount of friction and confusion,” US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told reporters during a trip to Asia. “There’s a lot of drama at the higher levels.” How all this will affect him is still unclear. But the whole thing is not over yet. The consequences for the course of the war in Ukraine are still uncertain. Russian troops may be more focused on the situation on the ground and day-to-day survival.
12.30 pm: At least four people were injured in a late-night drone strike in Kyiv
The Ukrainian military said it intercepted 20 drones and two cruise missiles during nighttime attacks on the capital Kiev, injuring several. According to officials, at least four people were injured when debris fell during the overnight attacks. The drones “entered the capital from different directions,” Kiev’s military administration said on the online service Telegram. Bombs exploded in many parts of the city.
One person died in a house fire that was not directly attributed to the attacks. In earlier reports, the deceased had been wrongly identified as the victim of an attack.
12:05 pm: Ukrainian army seizes territory in southern and eastern Ukraine
According to the Ukrainian military, it is stationed in the southern part of Zaporozhye, southeast of the city of Orihiv. Ukrainian units are settling into new positions, General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalyov said today. However, the Russian opposition continues to offer “strong resistance” and attract reserves. He did not provide any further details.
In eastern Ukraine, according to Kovalyov, Ukrainian troops are advancing south of the Russian-held city of Pakmut. There was some success. At the same time, attacks by Russian troops in the Donetsk region in the Lyman, Avdivka and Marginka sectors and near Kubyansk in the Kharkiv region were repelled. In addition, the Russian Air Force carried out dozens of strikes.
12.01 pm: Caritas – Global hunger crisis worsened by war in Ukraine
According to Catholic aid organization Caritas, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has worsened the global hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine is one of 217 armed conflicts. But hunger returned with him. “This battle has long become a battle with global changes,” Eva Maria Velskopf-Deffa, head of the German Caritas association, told the association’s annual press conference in Freiburg. Since then, the poorest of the poor have faced even greater problems in getting enough food.
11:35 am: Transgender arrested in Russia for giving money to Ukraine
Russia’s FSB says it has arrested a transgender man on charges of treason for providing money to support Ukraine’s military. The FSB said the LGBT activist had previously changed his gender from female to male. The arrested person has not been named. He was a volunteer at the human rights organization OVD-Info and ran an unspecified “anti-Russian information source.” A spokesman for the organization said there were thousands of volunteers and the identity of the arrested person was not yet known. In April, Russia raised the maximum sentence for treason from 20 years to life in prison.
10:37am: British intelligence – Russia is using improvised vehicle bombs
Russia is also using advanced vehicle bombs in its war of aggression against Ukraine, according to British intelligence. The Ministry of Defense in London said on Twitter today that Russian forces used obsolete armored vehicles with several tons of explosives as rolling bombs in June. Employees may have jumped from the vehicle after takeoff. Most of the Russian cases were reported around Marzinga, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, the Defense Ministry’s daily update said. The British bring together cases from the Russian Republic of Chechnya in the North Caucasus. The cases began after Chechen forces reinforced the region, the ministry wrote.
10:28 am: Bundeswehr orders ammunition for “Leopard 2” tanks
Bundeswehr has ordered large quantities of ammunition for the “Leopard 2” main battle tank from Rheinmetall Armament Group. Rheinmetall announced that the existing framework contract has been expanded to around four billion euros. By the end of 2030, the Bundeswehr will receive several hundred thousand combat and training cartridges of various designs. The company did not provide any information about the previous order quantity.
With the order, the Bundeswehr wants to close gaps in its stocks and increase its ammunition reserves, it said. The framework agreement also provides for the supply of “substantial amounts of tank ammunition” to the Ukrainian armed forces. In January, the German government agreed to supply Ukraine with modern Cheetah 2 tanks, making it possible to send these tanks to other countries.
08:24: Kiev – Attack by 20 drones
According to the city administration, Russia launched an attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev with Iranian-made drones. Explosions were heard in different parts of the city on Thursday morning. Debris from the intercepted “Shahad” drones fell from the sky in four districts, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported. In total, Russia has deployed 20 drones, mainly to the Kiev region. All were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force said. The Ukrainian military also reportedly intercepted two cruise missiles. Not one rocket was intercepted, it said. The report did not specify what damage it caused.
8:00 am: Russian general sacked for criticizing military leadership
A Russian general says he was fired as commander for criticizing military strategy in Ukraine. Major General Ivan Popov of the 58th Army said in a voice message released by Russian MP Andrey Kurulev that he believed the failure of frontline commanders was a stab in the back of Russian soldiers as he briefed the military leadership on the front line. He noted that Russian soldiers were killed by Ukrainian artillery because the army lacked adequate security and intelligence systems. The general said it was his choice to remain silent or to speak. Apparently, his superiors saw him as a threat, and created a Defense Department order to remove him within a day. The Russian Defense Ministry did not initially comment on the matter.
5:37am: Downed Russian drone parts hit Kiev – at least one dead
According to Ukrainian reports, Russia carried out drone strikes on the capital Kiev for the third night in a row. Debris from the downed drones would have hit the Solomjanskij district in the city center. According to officials, at least one person was killed and at least four others were injured. Bombs exploded in many areas.
Mayor Vitaly Klitschko says one floor of a residential building in the Tarnitsky district in the city’s east was damaged. Further west in the Shevchenkivsky district, a balcony caught fire. According to Reuters witnesses, explosions were also heard in other Ukrainian regions, including Khmelnytskyi in the west, Mykolaiv in the south and Zaporizhia in the southeast.
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