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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 15th, 2022
2022-07-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:18 As a result of Russian missile attacks on the Dnieper, three people were killed, according to preliminary information, 15 more were injured , said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. The missiles hit the industrial plant and the busy street next to it, he said.

23:16 The CEC stated that any attempts by the Russian occupiers to hold so-called "referendums" in the occupied territories will not have legal consequences, and personal sanctions must be applied to responsible Russians.

23:10 In Kharkiv, more than 200 km of heat supply systems are being shifted, Mayor Igor Terekhov said on the air of the telethon. According to him, about 80 km of main heat supply networks have already been transferred. Despite the destruction of urban infrastructure, "where there is even the slightest opportunity to turn on heat and hot water, this will be done, we are very attentive to this, on October 15 the city will be warm," Terekhov assured.

23:08 Mayor of Dnipro Boris Filatov said that due to missile strikes, there could be water shortages in the area of ​​Rabochaya Street and the Southern Machine-Building Plant.

23:06 Zelensky, in an evening video message, urged Ukrainians not to ignore air raid signals: "The invaders realize that we are gradually becoming stronger, and the goal of their terror is very simple - to put pressure on our society, intimidate people, inflict maximum damage on Ukrainian cities, while Russian terrorists are still able to do so. So I ask you: please do not ignore the air raid alerts now. Appropriate rules of conduct must be observed at all times, and especially at sites of public importance. Of course, we will come to the day when Russian terror becomes impossible. But for this still needs time. There is still a fight to be made."

23:03 In the sky over the Belotserkovsky district of the Kiev region, Ukrainian air defense shot down an enemy missile, said the head of the OVA Oleksiy Kuleba. There were no preliminary casualties or destruction, debris fell into the field.

23:01 The head of the Poltava OVA, Dmitry Lunin, said that in Kremenchug there were no hits by Russian missiles on objects, there were no damages and no casualties.

22:59 In Israel, cases of anti-Ukrainian rallies paid for by Russians have become more frequent, Ukrainian Ambassador Serhiy Korniychuk said. According to him, the actions are held in different municipalities and near the embassy building. The protesters call on the Israeli authorities not to provide military assistance to Ukraine.

22:30 As a result of a missile attack on the Dnieper, there may be water shortages for some time, Deputy Mayor of the city Mikhail Lysenko said.

22:27 As a result of today's shelling of the border areas of the Sumy region, one person was killed, seven were injured, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky.

22:25 As a result of the enemy shelling of Kramatorsk about an hour ago, according to preliminary data, no one was killed, the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko said on the air of the telethon. He clarified that this was the second shelling in a day, the first was in the morning, both shellings were from MLRS. The enemy was aiming at the very center of the city.

The head of the OVA also said that today the number of attacks on the Donetsk region has increased. As a result of the shelling of Slavyansk, one person was killed, one was wounded; in total, eight people were killed in the region that day, and 13 were wounded. Alexandrovskaya bulk, Bakhmut, Soledar were fired from the MLRS, and were also subjected to rocket attacks. Avdeevka, Toretsk, Marinka, Krasnogorovka are shelled around the clock. The evacuation continues in the region - an average of 500-550 people per day are transported to safer regions.

22:15 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have enough forces and means to deter and prevent the advance of enemy forces, Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Nayev said on the air of the telethon: "We provide for various options for the enemy's actions, so we plan in advance and prepare everything necessary for a worthy meeting of the enemy. Accordingly, we are considering different scenarios and options for action." According to Naev, the defense is being strengthened in certain areas and a quick maneuver of forces and means is envisaged in case the situation changes.

22:12 Families of civilians killed and wounded as a result of the rocket attack on Vinnytsia will be paid 50 and 25 thousand hryvnias, respectively, said Mayor Sergei Morgunov.

21:53 Briton Paul Ury, who was held captive in the self-proclaimed "DPR", died on July 10. The militants said that he allegedly died "from illness and stress." The story of a volunteer from Britain - in the material Death in captivity .

21:44 Last month, Germany provided Ukraine with 1 billion euros of aid, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on the air of the telethon. According to him, Ukraine's partners are now inclined to discuss sanctions as the cause of the crisis, so it is necessary to remind them that the crisis is caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation: "I hope for a wise decision by European leaders and for receiving macro-financial assistance before the end of the year in the volumes promised to us."

21:20 Russians fired at Bakhmut of Donetsk region from MLRS Hurricane today, shells hit the administration of the local market and shop buildings, wounded six civilians. In addition, about ten multi-storey and private houses were completely destroyed or damaged, cars burned down, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

21:15 The head of the Poltava OVA, Dmitry Lunin, announced explosions in Kremenchug.

21:14 The Russians shelled Slavyansk, one person died, the mayor of the city Vadim Lyakh said.

21:12 Media reports about explosions in the Dnieper, Mayor Boris Filatov urged residents not to leave their shelters.

21:01 Today, three Russian missiles attacked Odessa, one of them was shot down by air defense forces, said the head of the OVA Maxim Marchenko.

20:19 Residents of Krivoy Rog heard explosions in the evening - as the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Nikolai Lukashuk said, it was shelling of the territories of the Nikolaev region on the border with Dnipropetrovsk.

20:17 The world press is increasingly supporting Ukraine's demands to recognize the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. More details - in the material Western media about the attack on Vinnitsa .

20:02 The Russians have stepped up in the Donetsk direction - the enemy is using aircraft, cannon and rocket artillery. However, the Ukrainian military successfully repelled an assault attempt in several directions, the invaders were forced to retreat, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in an evening report . In particular, the Ukrainian soldiers again successfully repulsed the assault on Bogorodichny.

19:56 The Russian-appointed "head of administration" of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, said that he had signed a decree on eviction to the territory of Ukraine "for helping terrorists and radicals like the Right Sector."

19:29 In the mosques of Chechnya, men are recruited for the war in Ukraine. Imams during Friday sermons urge parishioners to go to the Akhmat battalions for 60,000 rubles. At the same time, they are told that they will not be sent to Ukraine, Ibragim Yangulbaev, the founder of the Chechen socio-political movement 1ADAT, said: "In this deceitful way, Kadyrov recruits volunteers to participate in the war against Ukraine. Only Kadyrovites and petty sycophants go there."

19:10 British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss blamed Russia for the death of Briton Paul Ury in the "DPR": "I am shocked to hear reports of the death of British medical aid worker Paul Ury while in Russian custody in Ukraine. Russia must bear full responsibility for that".

19:08 In the occupied part of the Kherson region, citizens will be held accountable "for discrediting the authorities of the Russian Federation" - the corresponding decree was signed by the "head of the CAA" Vladimir Saldo. Those deemed guilty are threatened with deportation from the region. Similar measures are announced by the "authorities" of the Zaporozhye region appointed by the Russians.

18:57 Reznikov said that the M270 systems arrived in Ukraine: "They will be a good company for the Hymars on the battlefield."

18:46 A monument to the Russian revolutionary Pyotr Zaporozhets has been dismantled in the White Church.

18:20 In Odessa, a man was blown up in the sea on an unknown explosive device - he went swimming despite the ban. His head was blown off by the explosion, OK Pivden reported.

18:17 In Vinnytsia, after a rocket attack, 197 victims asked for help, 11 people are still missing, Zelensky said.

17:50 After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, not only Ukrainians began to talk about the need for the collapse of the Russian Federation into several states. For example, the ex-president of Poland, Lech Walesa, said that the Russian population should be reduced to 50 million people. He is confident that "the dismemberment of today's Russia" will ensure global security. And in one of the committees of the US government, hearings on the division of the Russian Federation have already been held. More details in the material Decolonization of Russia .

17:46 In Nikolaev, from the Smerch MLRS, the Russians fired at a silicate plant, tourist recreation centers, a pedagogical university, a shipbuilding university, and residential areas of the city, OK Pivden reported. According to the command, three missile and three large landing ships continue to be located in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

17:40 The Armed Forces of Ukraine, thanks to HIMARS, have already destroyed more than 30 logistics military facilities of the Russians, the speaker of the Ministry of Defense Alexander Motuzyanyk said on the air of the telethon. According to him, it is precisely because of this that the offensive potential of the Russian troops has been significantly reduced. Motuzyanyk also noted that Ukraine expects from lend-lease "a very positive effect, because it will be able to choose the types of weapons and military equipment that we will need at one time or another."

The speaker of the Ministry of Defense also said that Russian troops make only 30% of strikes on military targets in Ukraine, and the remaining 70% - on peaceful cities.

17:09 Reznikov, in an interview with the Ukrainian Air Force, said that the Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down up to 50% of the missiles fired. At the same time, he stressed that no one in the world can give 100% guarantees of protection against cruise and ballistic missiles - in Israel, for example, protection is guaranteed by 80%. The minister noted that Western partners are preparing to transfer two NASAMS air defense systems, but this is not enough.

17:04 According to a survey by the National Bank of Ukraine, enterprises in all areas are planning to reduce staff in the coming year - an average of 29%. Most of all, they plan to cut in the construction, mining industry and electricity and water supply. Least of all - in the agricultural sector.

17:01 Danilov said that in Russia "the flywheel of covert mobilization has been launched", the allowance for contract soldiers has been increased to $4,000, and so-called "volunteer battalions" are being created. He also confirmed that in Russia, prisoners convicted under criminal articles are recruited for service.

16:35 Reznikov said in an interview with BBC Ukraine that Kiev undertook not to hit Russian territory from American HIMARS. And answering the question of whether the obligation of the Ukrainian side extends to Crimea, the minister said: “I told [U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin] that we have enough strategic facilities in the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russians. To which he answered me: we understand you ".

16:33 The European Commission has proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia, including an embargo on the export of gold, said the head of the EC Ursula von der Leyen. The European Commission also proposed extending all existing anti-Russian sanctions until the end of January 2023.

16:30 Reznikov, in an interview with BBC Ukraine, expressed his conviction that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive aircraft from the West. According to him, this work is going "step by step". The minister recalled that in November 2021, the United States denied the possibility of providing Ukraine with long-range weapons, and now there are both MLRS and HIMARS at the front.

"There are two things that I am still fighting for - these are modern tanks and aircraft. Until we break through this moment. But I am convinced that we will succeed. For me today the answer "it is impossible" means that it is possible, only in the future. And there will be planes. The question is what. If someone thinks that the F-16 planes are the solution, then they are deeply mistaken. Our airfields are not ready for the F-16, there are nuances. Therefore, perhaps we need others aircraft. Not only the F-16s are good. There are other aircraft of the modern standard. For example, the Swedish-made Gripen," Reznikov said.

16:09 The "LPR" is preparing for a "referendum" on joining the Russian Federation - an organizational headquarters has already been created, said adviser to the head of the "republic" Marina Filippova.

16:07 Reznikov, in an interview with BBC Ukraine, called the issuance of subpoenas in the form of punishment "complete stupidity": "Sometimes this is done as a punishment for something - for example, breaking the speed limit - I'm definitely against it. I think that this is complete stupidity, because that serving the country and defending the country should definitely not be a punishment." The minister also recalled that the agenda does not mean automatic conscription into the army, but is an invitation to the recruitment center to clarify the current status of the conscript.

16:05 Germany opposes the easing of anti-Russian sanctions, as this will make the West more vulnerable to Russian blackmail, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock. According to her, the easing of sanctions for those who "severely" violate international law will be tantamount to an invitation to repeat the actions of the Russian Federation "to everyone who despises human rights, freedom and democracy."

16:03 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense has published a list of supposedly independent Telegram channels , the work of which is actually coordinated by the Kremlin through its special services.

15:57 At the Ukraine Accountability Conference in The Hague, 45 countries agreed to jointly coordinate the investigation of Russia's war crimes in Ukraine, as well as to ensure the responsibility of those responsible, Yermak said.

15:55 The Russian military is importing new military equipment, including missile systems, to the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP, said the head of Energoatom Petr Kotin.

15:41 Ukrainian pilots are planned to be trained to fly F-15 and F-16 fighters in the United States - such an amendment to the US defense budget bill for fiscal year 2023 was supported by the House of Representatives. It is planned to allocate $100 million for this, Yermak said.

15:39 Sanctions against Russia do not help Ukraine and destroy the EU economy, Orban said: "Initially, I thought that we shot ourselves in the foot, but now it is clear that the European economy has shot itself in the lungs and is suffocating." According to the Hungarian prime minister, Ukraine needs help, but the EU must reconsider its strategy, since the sanctions have not weakened Russia and have not brought the outcome of the war closer.

15:36 Kramatorsk was hit by a missile, the mayor of the city Alexander Goncharenko said. According to preliminary information, there are no victims.

15:34 The International Legion confirmed the death of British citizen Paul Uri, who was held captive by the "DNR". At the same time, the press service clarified that he was not a member of the International Legion and did not fight in Ukraine, but was an employee of the non-profit humanitarian organization Presidium Network.

15:32 Putin fired the director of Roskosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, and appointed former Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Industry Yuri Borisov instead. And Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade, has been appointed chief of the military-industrial complex instead of Borisov. Earlier, the media reported that they plan to hire Rogozin to work in Putin's administration and give him supervision over the occupied Donbass.

15:23 Reznikov said in an interview with BBC Ukraine that the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered the most losses in May, then up to 100 soldiers died per day, from 300 to 400 were injured: "The biggest peak of our losses was in May. When Mikhail Podolyak and the president spoke in June - they were meant." The Minister of Defense noted that at that time the advantage of the invaders was significant, especially in the Donetsk direction - the Russians used up to a thousand artillery shells per hour.

15:01 Zelensky ordered the Ukrainian army to recapture the south of the country. Military analysts from the United States told whether this task can be solved, what could interfere with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and what role the American weapons supplied to Kyiv play here. More details - in the material Battle of the will.

14:28 In Krakow, near the Russian embassy, ​​the Free Ukraine Square appeared. "This is our humble gesture, given the enormous strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people," said the head of the City Council, Rafal Komarevich.

14:06 A conference dedicated to prosecution for war crimes in Ukraine was held in the Netherlands. About what goals its participants set and what they agreed on - in the material Turning point .

14:04 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that during the negotiations on grain, measures were agreed that would exclude the use of sea routes for the transfer of weapons and "provocations". "In the near future, work on the formation of the final document of the Black Sea Initiative will be completed," - reported in Moscow.

14:02 The Israeli Defense Minister's office announced that it will give Ukraine an aid package that will include 1,500 helmets, 1,500 protective vests, hundreds of mine suits, 1,000 gas masks and dozens of hazardous substance filtration systems.

14:00 In one of the villages of the Koryukovsky district of the Chernihiv region, a mined enemy cache with ammunition was found. The border guards, together with the National Police and pyrotechnicians, discovered a cache of ammunition, the occupiers installed a trip wire in an abandoned building. The cache contained five hand grenades with fuses, more than 150 rounds of ammunition for a heavy machine gun, two anti-tank mines, as well as body armor and dry rations.

13:58 Yesterday, a car with occupants exploded on the central street of Severodonetsk. As the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, said, as a result, six Russians were injured, four of them in serious condition. According to Gaidai, dissatisfaction with the invaders is growing in the occupied territory, who only rob and persecute the local population.

13:55 Putin will hold an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council today, Peskov said.

13:52 Reznikov, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that Ukraine will receive HIMARS ammunition capable of hitting 300 km: "I think this is a phased movement. We give them proof that we can use HIMARS with accuracy, and we will get more longer and longer range." According to the minister, "this year we will see a counter-offensive campaign, and that it will be successful."

13:27 The Russians cannot break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in two settlements and reach the border of the Luhansk region, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, very heavy battles are going on there, but the enemy cannot break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, even despite the advantage in artillery.

13:09 Law enforcement officers have identified the bodies of two more children who died during a rocket attack on Vinnitsa - these are two boys of seven and eight years old, said the head of the National Police Igor Klymenko. According to him, one of the boys at the time of the attack was being examined at the medical center and died along with his mother. The second boy was waiting for his uncle in a parked car. In total, according to Klymenko, the bodies of 19 out of 23 dead have been identified so far.

In turn, the head of the Vinnitsa OVA, Sergei Borzov, said that 80 victims are still in hospitals, 11 people are considered missing. Borzov added that the House of Officers, which suffered as a result of the shelling, will be demolished, and the fate of the House of Life Yubileiny will be decided by an expert commission.

12:44 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that they have scenarios of a "military state of emergency" to protect 150,000 Hungarians in Ukrainian Transcarpathia, but the authorities "would like to avoid such scenarios."

12:32 For a day across Nikolaev Russians have caused 31 rocket blow and 18 artillery. According to the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim, ten rockets hit universities, a private house and an apartment building. In addition, front-line villages are constantly shelled in the region, where it is difficult to count the affected facilities.

Kim also said that two people were injured from today's shelling of Nikolaev, they have moderate injuries.

12:21 Reznikov told the Financial Times that some of Ukraine's allies have already sent military representatives to the country to monitor the weapons provided to Kiev. He added that the Ukrainian government does not support Western concerns about the risks of arms smuggling, but recognizes the need to expand its weapons tracking systems.

Reznikov said that Ukraine has been using NATO weapons tracking software since 2019, which can be accessed by NATO allies as well. The system, currently only managed centrally, will be extended to the level of brigades and possibly battalions. Kyiv will consult with its partners on how far to deploy it, the minister added. The systems are equipped with GPS trackers, and the US can follow the movement of vehicles using satellites.

12:17 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that yesterday high-precision Caliber missiles hit the "garrison house of officers in Vinnitsa." Moscow claims that at that moment a meeting of the command of the Ukrainian Air Force with representatives of foreign arms suppliers was allegedly taking place there. "At the meeting, they discussed the transfer to the Ukrainian military of the next batch of aircraft, weapons of destruction and the organization of the repair of the Ukrainian aviation fleet. As a result of the strike, the meeting participants were destroyed," the Russian Defense Ministry said.

12:14 "DPR Ombudsman" reported that Briton Paul Ury, who was in captivity in the "DPR", who fought for Ukraine, died on July 10 "due to illness and stress." According to her, Uri was captured in April while trying to break through a checkpoint controlled by the "DPR" forces.

11:55 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense warns that the dissemination of information about a person who is in captivity can complicate the exchange process and harm the prisoner himself. Information about the significance of a person, his political views, place of service, previous work, relatives and friends provokes a picky attitude of the enemy. As a result, the requirements for the exchange of a particular person can be overestimated, and the process itself can be as complicated as possible.

In addition, the dissemination of information about the call signs, the military unit, the location of the unit, the circumstances of being captured poses a threat not only to the captive himself, but also to his combat brothers and the unit, the GUR emphasized.

11:37 The SBU exposed Russian agents, whose information about the placement of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the location of infrastructure facilities was used by the occupiers for recent missile attacks on Nikolaev and Bashtanka. Residents of the Nikolaev area appeared malefactors. The agents passed the collected information to their curator through the exhausted channels of closed communication.

11:24 The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation recognized the activities of the Bellingcat investigative group and The Insider as undesirable. Also included in this list is the Institute for Legal Initiative of Central and Eastern Europe.

11:15 As a result of the morning shelling of Nikolaev, the buildings of the Nikolaev National University and the National University of Shipbuilding were damaged, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said.

11:13 Since the invasion, Russia has inflicted 17,614 strikes on the territory of Ukraine, Deputy Interior Minister Yevgeny Yenin said on the air of the telethon. According to him, only about 300 strikes hit military facilities, the rest - on civilian infrastructure.

11:10 In Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, a residential five-story building was fired upon, windows were knocked out in the building, one person was injured, the OVA reported.

11:06 Germany will allocate another 2.4 billion euros for Ukrainian refugees this year. According to Labor Minister Hubertus Heil, about 800,000 people from Ukraine have found asylum in Germany, 30% of them are under 14 years old. At the same time, the number of unemployed in Germany increased over the past month - this is due to the fact that Ukrainian refugees are en masse registered in employment centers in Germany. This is a necessary requirement to receive social benefits and housing compensation.

10:59 a.m. The US House of Representatives passed the 2023 Defense Budget Bill, which provides for a total funding of $839 billion. The bill, which is yet to be passed by the Senate and signed by Biden, would provide $1 billion under the Ukraine Security Initiative.

The document also provides for the fight against dependence on Russian energy; requires oversight of the use of aid to Ukraine; involves quarterly briefings on efforts to replenish and restock tactical missiles provided to Ukraine; and also calls for reports on Russian atrocities in Ukraine, operations linked to Russian "filtration camps", and threats posed by the global food security crisis.

10:47 Belarus has defaulted on foreign debt obligations, as the Ministry of Finance made payments on Eurobonds in Belarusian rubles, Moody's reported.

10:31 The DPRK Foreign Ministry said that Ukraine "has no right to raise issues of sovereignty after joining the unjust and illegal actions of the United States that violated the sovereignty of Pyongyang." "We will continue to strengthen and develop friendship and cooperation with all countries that respect our sovereignty and treat us favorably, based on the principles of sovereign equality, non-interference in internal affairs and mutual respect," the ministry commented on the break in diplomatic relations with Kyiv after the recognition North Korea "LDNR".

10:14 On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland accused the Russian delegation of condoning war crimes: "Not only generals commit war crimes, but also technocrats from the economy who allow war to occur and continue." She also said that war is now the biggest threat to the global economy.

09:55 As a result of morning shelling of Nikolaev two people are wounded, rockets got to educational institutions, the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich reported.

09:47 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of July 15. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk direction.

  • personnel - about 38,000 (+130) people liquidated,

  • tanks - 1672 (+5),

  • armored combat vehicles - 3866 (+14),

  • artillery systems - 842 (+2),

  • MLRS - 247 (+0),

  • air defense systems - 109 (+0),

  • aircraft - 220 (+1),

  • helicopters - 188 (+0),

  • UAV operational-tactical level - 681 (+0),

  • cruise missiles - 155 (+0),

  • ships/boats - 15 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tankers - 2731 (+11),

  • special equipment - 67 (+0).

09:32 British intelligence believes that after the capture of Seversk, Bakhmut will become the target of the Russian Federation. At the moment, the entry of Russian forces to the outskirts of Seversk is not confirmed, but they continue to slowly move west. British intelligence points to attempts by the Russian Federation to strike at Zmeiny Island, and also writes about the forced deportation of Ukrainians and their ill-treatment in filtration camps.

09:23 At night, Russians launched a missile attack on Kharkov. Two rockets hit near an educational institution in Kholodnogorsk district, another rocket hit a courtyard near a school in Industrialny district. According to preliminary information, there are no victims or injured. One person was wounded in the Chuguevsky district, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.

08:56 As a result of a rocket attack on the center of Vinnitsa, 23 people were killed, including three children, the bodies of two of them have not been identified. Also, 11 adults cannot be identified, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Borzov. There are 73 injured in the hospital, 18 people are missing.

08:25 In Nikolaev in the morning on July 15 more than ten powerful explosions thundered, the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich reported.

08:08 Russian troops are trying to advance towards Soledar and Bakhmut, and are also regrouping in order to resume the offensive in the direction of Seversk, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in the morning summary .

08:05 On July 14, three civilians were killed in the controlled territory of the Donetsk region from Russian shelling - one each in Bakhmut, Ivangrad and Avdeevka. Seven more people were injured, said Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA.

07:39 In the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, fuel caught fire due to the shelling, fragments from Gradov and phosphorus ammunition were found at the site of the shelling, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. In the Krivoy Rog district, the enemy again fired cannon artillery at the park zone of Zelenodolsk, and in the Sinelnikovsky district, a rocket hit a school. Information about the dead and injured is being specified.

06:31 Three vessels left the port of Mariupol towards Rostov with a cargo of rolled metal. Four more ships and a tanker are leaving Rostov for Mariupol, possibly with military cargo, Piotr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said.

06:23 EU High Representative for External Affairs Josep Borrell and European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janusz Lenarcic commented on the rocket attack on Vinnitsa: "This atrocity in Vinnitsa is the latest in a long series of brutal attacks aimed at civilian infrastructure. This is Russia's barbaric behavior, which completely tramples international humanitarian law must stop immediately."

06:10 Residents of Vinnytsia, who suffered from a missile attack, were settled in hotel rooms. According to preliminary data, about 50 residential buildings were partially destroyed or damaged, which were located near the epicenter of the explosion, said Mayor Sergei Morgunov.

05:54 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russians are likely to launch a larger offensive along the Slavyansk-Seversk-Bakhmut line soon. At the same time, it is not yet known how this offensive will start or where it will be concentrated.

04:47 Canada has expanded sanctions against Russia. The sanctions included ferrous metallurgy, the production of finished metal products, computers, electronics, optics, electrical equipment and vehicles, as well as land transport, pipelines. Canada also banned the provision of a number of industrial services to the oil and gas, chemical and engineering sectors of the Russian industry.

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