[RT] A Russian citizen suspected of carrying out a car bombing in Moscow has told Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that he collaborated with a presumed member of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) while being instructed on how to conduct the attack.
A Toyota Land Cruiser reportedly belonging to a Russian serviceman exploded near a residential building in the northern part of Moscow on Wednesday. The bomb went off when the owner of the vehicle and a person believed to be his wife entered it. Both were hospitalized, with the man reportedly losing his feet and the woman receiving shrapnel wounds.
Evgeny Serebryakov, 29, who is accused of blowing up the car, was detained the same day by police in the Turkish city of Bodrum and transferred to Moscow.
In a video of his interrogation shared by the FSB on Friday, the man says he began collaborating with “Ilya from the SBU” in February 2023. Serebryakov stated that he communicated with the man via messengers and met him in Istanbul once.
“After that, I received the components to assemble an improvised explosive device. Ilya proposed to eliminate the officer,” the suspect said.
Serebryakov claimed that ‘Ilya’ instructed him on how to assemble the bomb and plant it under the serviceman’s car in Moscow, adding that he was promised Ukrainian citizenship and a reward of $10,000 to $20,000 for the attack. Kiev has denied involvement in the terrorist attack.
Serebryakov lived in a rented apartment in central Moscow. According to his brother, he moved to the Russian capital 12 years ago. He worked in a bank and also served as an altar boy for a Catholic church in Moscow.
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[Korrespondent] 23:52 Switzerland has refused to transfer income from frozen Russian assets stored in Swiss banks to Ukraine, Swissinfo writes. This decision was made "in accordance with Swiss law and international obligations." As of April 2024, more than 7 billion Swiss francs belonging to the Russian Federation are frozen in Switzerland.
23:39 Britain is not allowing Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles on Russian territory "over fears of a serious escalation of tensions with Moscow," the Times writes. According to the newspaper, some of London's NATO allies have come to the same decision. Overall, the British government's policy on such strikes "has become so confused that even President Zelensky was confused by a meeting with Keir Starmer," the newspaper notes.
23:27 The Russian army shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson in the evening, one person was killed, the OVA reported. Another person was wounded in Kherson as a result of another shelling of the city. In addition, during the day, one person was killed in Antonovka and one was injured in the Belozersk community.
22:34 The Ministry of Defense claims that more than 75% of wounded servicemen return to duty after rehabilitation. "We have a very high percentage of high-quality rehabilitation, return to duty. This is noted by Western partners, those countries that have never had such experience, such a war as ours. This is more than 75% of the wounded. They are after injuries of varying severity," said Deputy Defense Minister Natalia Kalmykova. According to her, today almost every healthcare institution has rehabilitation programs.
21:26 Russian Armed Forces shelled the village of Moskalivka in the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region - as a result of a direct missile hit on a residential building, one person was killed, the prosecutor's office reported. Another person was wounded as a result of an enemy strike on the Kupyansky district.
19:18 Orban spoke of Europe's "self-destruction" and questioned Ukraine's accession to NATO and the EU: "Europe has stopped defending its own interests... All that Europe does today is unconditionally follow the pro-democratic foreign policy of the United States, even at the cost of self-destruction." As for Ukraine, according to the Hungarian Prime Minister, it is unlikely to join NATO or the EU: "We Europeans do not have the money for this. Ukraine will return to the position of a buffer state." At the same time, he added that international security guarantees "will be enshrined in an agreement between the United States and Russia."
17:27 Russians have taken another thousand children from the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region to Kabardino-Balkaria for "recuperation," said ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets. According to him, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has been systematically taking Ukrainian children aged 6.5 to 16 thousands of kilometers away from home. Most of these children have parents who probably give permission for the child to be taken away. "However, to what extent such a choice is free under occupation remains an open question," Lubinets added.
The Human Rights Commissioner emphasized that children are not only forced to adopt the culture and traditions of an enemy state - a powerful resource is being used to destroy their Ukrainian identity, which in turn is a component of the genocidal policy of the Russian Federation.
17:01 GUR confirmed the destruction of three Russian helicopters and showed a video:
16:32 Zelensky announced that in Ukraine, officers' ranks will be awarded to doctors without a military department: "I have signed a decree - a regulation on military service, regulating the service of persons with medical education and the assignment of primary officer rank to doctors who have not completed a military department."
16:15 Russians fired from MLRS at the Glukhiv community in Sumy Oblast - a total of 13 people were wounded, including seven children. One child later died in hospital, the prosecutor's office reported.
16:06 Zelensky instructed the government to provide funding for the creation of a modern rehabilitation hospital with a module for the reintegration of Ukrainians released from captivity and stabilization points for the uninterrupted provision of medical care in the combat zone.
15:43 In the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation, a Su-34 aircraft crashed during a scheduled training flight. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the crew ejected.
15:21 This night and morning, GUR drones attacked a military airfield in Engels in the Saratov region, Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region and the Olenya military airfield in the Murmansk region. Also, as a result of the kamikaze drone attack, an oil refinery in Ryazan was hit, Ukrainian media write, citing intelligence sources. As a result of the UAV hit of the Olenya airfield in the Murmansk region, damage to a long-range supersonic bomber-missile carrier TU-22M3 has been preliminarily recorded
The media also reported that recently enemy Mi-28 and Ka-226 helicopters were hit on the territory of the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Manufacturing Center in the Moscow Region, as well as a multi-purpose Mi-8 helicopter on the territory of the Russian Defense Ministry's Kryazh airfield in Samara.
11:39 Russians shelled a power transmission system and a mine in Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy reported. In particular, on July 26, the enemy shelled power facilities in the Chernihiv region three times, as a result of the attacks, substations and overhead lines were de-energized. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, equipment was damaged at a substation due to a drone attack. In addition, Russian troops shelled a mine in the Donetsk region, causing a fire in the area. At the time of the accident, 86 workers were underground.
11:23 The New York Times writes that Russia complained to the US about Ukraine preparing a "secret operation." According to the newspaper's sources, in July, the new Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov called Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and said that the Russians had learned about the "secret operation" that Ukraine was allegedly preparing in coordination with the Americans. Pentagon representatives were surprised by this statement, and Belousov's statement was taken seriously. Therefore, the US asked Ukraine not to do this. However, the newspaper does not specify what operation was being discussed.
10:31 At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with a Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missile and four Shahed-type attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. All targets were shot down in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. In addition, over the past and current days, air defense destroyed eight more air targets in the southern and northeastern directions: four Supercam reconnaissance UAVs, one Forpost attack and reconnaissance UAV, one UAV whose type is being determined, and two Lancet loitering munitions.
10:13 Russia attacked Poltava region with drones at night, OVA head Filipp Pronin reported. An industrial facility was damaged, no one was hurt.
09:29 Ermak stated that "the Patriot will be bigger."
08:42 The Russian Defense Ministry announced that 14 UAVs were shot down over the Ryazan Region at night and another seven in the morning. Publics write that the drones were shot down as they approached the oil depot and the Dyagilevo military airfield.
08:29 In the morning in Berislav, Kherson region, a Russian drone attacked a car of an emergency medical team, one person was injured, OVA reported. Over the previous day, eight people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
08:13 In Donetsk region on July 26 as a result of Russian shelling three people were wounded - two in Konstantinovka and one in Toretsk, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
07:53 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 27:
personnel - about 573,510 (+1210) people,
tanks - 8331 (+11),
combat armored vehicles - 16,074 (+24),
artillery systems - 15,885 (+45),
MLRS - 1125 (+0),
air defense systems - 905 (+1),
aircraft - 363 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,736 (+53),
cruise missiles - 2403 (+1),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 21,500 (+86),
special equipment - 2671 (+3).
07:32 As a result of Russian attacks in the Zaporizhzhya region, three people were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
06:13 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russians have probably captured two villages in the Donetsk region - Yasnobrodovka and Lozovatskoye near Avdiivka. The Russian army has also been recorded advancing near Svatove in the Luhansk region and near Donetsk. Experts note that the Russians are trying to press along the entire front to prevent Ukraine from seizing the initiative on the battlefield.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the defense in the south and east of Ukraine.
The defense forces are holding their lines and taking all necessary measures to prevent a breakthrough of the defense, the General Staff assured.
Since the beginning of the current day, 73 combat clashes have occurred along the entire front line. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a statement on Saturday, July 27.
Thus, six combat clashes took place in the Kharkov direction. Our troops stopped three Russian attacks in the area of Glubokoe and two near Volchansk and Tikhe. The repelling of another assault in the area of Volchansk continues.
In the Liman direction, the enemy is attacking in the areas of Makeyevka, Nevsky and Novosergeyevka. In total, since the beginning of the day, there have already been 12 combat clashes in this direction, five of which are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy failed in attempts to storm the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Verkhnekamenskoye and Spornoye. In total, there were five attacks.
The battle continues in the Andreevkino-Kramatorsk area, where the enemy, with air support, is trying to advance on the positions of our defenders.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked our troops' positions nine times. At present, fighting continues near Severny and Zhelezny.
The hottest part is in the Pokrovsk direction. Fierce battles are taking place in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Novoalexandrovka, Veseloye, Sergeyevka, Timofeyevka and Yasnobrodovka. At present, the enemy has made 21 attempts to storm Ukrainian positions.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, one combat clash continues in the Krasnogorovka area. Nine assaults were repelled near Georgievka, Paraskoveevka and Konstantinovka.
In the Vremivsky direction, three enemy assaults towards Razdolnoye have been repelled. At the same time, the Russians are not abandoning their attempts to break through the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses in the direction of Konstantinovka, where two attacks have been repelled so far.
In the Orekhov direction the situation did not undergo any significant changes; three enemy attacks were repelled by our defenders.
In the Dnieper direction, one attack by the occupiers was unsuccessful.
"The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is taking the necessary measures to contain the enemy's advance and inflict significant losses on it," the General Staff assured.
Let us recall that on July 26, the number of Russian invaders decreased by 1,210 people. In total, since the beginning of the great war, Russia has lost more than 573 thousand fighters.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of 42nd Mechanised, 92nd Assault, 71st Infantry brigades of the AFU, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade and the 125th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Liptsy, Tikhoye, Petrovka, Bayrak, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
Two counterattacks by formations of the 92nd Assault Brigade and the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 165 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, four 122mm D-30 howitzers, and two ammunition depots.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line and also defeated formations of 30th, 44th, 67th, 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, the 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade, the 110th Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 1st National Guard Brigade close to Sinkovka, Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Makeyevka, Nevskoye, Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repelled an attack by an assault detachment of the 241st Territorial Defence Brigade.
The AFU losses were up to 570 servicemen, one tank, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system launchers, and one U.K.-made 105mm L-119 howitzer.
In addition, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare radar station has been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have occupied more favourable lines and positions and defeated AFU 28th, 54th Mechanised, 79th, 80th Air Assault and 46th Airmobile brigades near Stupochki, Katerinovka, Maximilyanovka, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 540 servicemen, four armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, three 152mm D-20 guns, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, two UK-made 105mm L-119 guns, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 gun have been destroyed.
In addition, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station and Anklav-N electronic warfare station have been neutralised.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Lozovatskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, formations of 32nd, 53rd, 151st Mechanised, 1st Air Assault, 59th Motorised Infantry, and 68th Infantry brigades of the AFU have been defeated near Toretsk, Ivanovka, Ukrainsk, Novgorodskoye, Shcherbinovka, and Novosyolovka Pervaya (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repelled three counterattacks by assault detachments of 31st, 151st Mechanised, and 95th Air Assault brigades of the AFU.
The enemy losses were up to 425 troops, one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M113 APC, five motor vehicles, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line and defeated manpower and hardware of 123rd, 128th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Neskuchnoye, Vremyevka, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 125 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated formations of 65th mechanised, 128th Mountain Assault, 141st Infantry brigades of the AFU and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade near Nesteryanka, Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), Tyaginka and Poniatovka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 85 troops, four motor vehicles, one -N electronic warfare station, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have destroyed two electronic warfare stations, one aerial weapons depot, and one ammunition depot, as well as defeated AFU manpower and military hardware concentration areas in 124 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down 10 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles and 81 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 37 out of the special military operation zone.
In total, 630 airplanes, 278 helicopters, 28,545 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 air defence missile systems, 16,698 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,390 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,446 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 24,115 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/27/2024 to 00:00 07/28/2024
A total of 38 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of three civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Three cars,
Four residential buildings,
Two civil infrastructure facilities,
Nine artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 29 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 117 units of various ammunition were fired.
22:59 Odessa region: A powerful explosion was heard in Odessa after a high-precision strike on a warehouse with NATO weapons. There is heavy smoke and fire above the "landing" site.
21:03 Attack aircraft of the "South" force group conduct combat coordination before performing tasks on the front line
The servicemen hone their skills in proper movement, cover and continuous suppressive fire. Particular attention is paid to organizing interaction and communication with the command post.
19:56 A 155mm FH-70 howitzer, which the West transferred to Kiev as part of military aid, was destroyed in the SVO zone.
19:17 From the Khar'kov direction, the Paratrooper's Diary reports:
"Liptsevsky area. The enemy in the area has increased the intensity of attacks with strike drones, in turn we have pushed the enemy out of the northern and southern parts of Glubokoe.
We have strengthened the electronic warfare in this area, the enemy is losing a lot of birds, and the effectiveness of strikes is also significantly reduced.
On the banks of the Travyanskoye Reservoir, we identify a concentration of enemy manpower and carry out air strikes, thereby disrupting enemy attacks in the direction of Glubokoe.
Foreign mercenaries have been spotted near Liptsi, and our aviation is also dropping FABs there.”
18:55 Sumy region – destruction of a hangar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlement of Belopolye. The target of the Russian Armed Forces was “worked” by four FAB-500 with UMPK.
18:24 An explosion has occurred in Odessa, the city's mayor Gennady Trukhanov reported.
18:05 In the Avdeevka direction, Russian soldiers are actively using robotic systems to deliver food and ammunition to the combat contact line. The robotic platform is a remote-controlled cart with permanent all-wheel drive and a load capacity of up to 160 kg.
"It's very easy to operate, like a radio-controlled car. It has high cross-country ability, since each wheel has its own motor. The battery lasts for 10 hours of continuous operation. It has shown itself to be a good player in combat," said the operator with the call sign "Strela."
17:52 The advance of units of the Russian Armed Forces continues to the west of Ocheretino in the Avdeevsky direction.
The village of Volchye, located on the river of the same name, was successfully occupied, which allowed them to advance further without painful attempts to force a water barrier and approach the villages of Vesyoloye and Ivanovka, reports the TG channel “Military Informant”.
The current configuration will allow Ivanovka to be stormed from two directions at once, and there are only a couple of kilometers left to the small but significant Zhelannoye.
The crisis of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense in this direction is obviously worsening.
17:10 The 2nd Artillery Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroys the positions of Ukrainian troops in the Seversky direction.
16:50 Paratroopers dropped a drone across the Dnieper and destroyed the command post of an enemy battalion in an abandoned house – video.
16:44 In the area of the settlement Sotnitsky Kazachok, the Severyan artillery "covered" a large concentration of infantry personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who had taken up residence in houses. The surviving militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fled the settlement.
16:42 Ukrainian Telegram channels reported explosions in Dnepropetrovsk.
16:40 Boris Rozhin published a photo of the Russian tricolor raised in Krasnogorovka.
15:59 The Telegram channel "Military Chronicle" reported details of the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the direction of Krasnogorovka:
The Russian Armed Forces control the treatment facilities (water treatment plant) and the adjacent buildings. Behind the Armed Forces is a small piece of private sector, which can no longer be left without losses in the event of a boiler short circuit.
15:39 Airstrikes by the Aerospace Forces with FABs from UMPK on the places where the Ukrainian Armed Forces were detected in Volchansk – video.
15:17 Terminator combat vehicle crews assist tank crews in destroying enemy strongholds and equipment.
14:55 Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed a stronghold and enemy manpower in the area of ??responsibility of the East group of forces.
The strike was carried out by unguided aircraft missiles at specified coordinates. According to the forward air controller's report, all specified targets were hit. The flight proceeded as planned.
13:54 A precise drop by a drone operator from the Siberian Association destroyed the Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone in the Pokrovsk direction – video.
13:14 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The North group defeated five enemy brigades in one day, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces losing up to 165 soldiers;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two electronic warfare stations and a warehouse of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ aviation weapons;
Units of the Central Group of the Russian Armed Forces defeated formations of six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and repelled three enemy counterattacks in one day. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses in the area of ??responsibility of the "Center" group in one day amounted to 425 servicemen;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of the “South” group amounted to 540 soldiers, four armored vehicles and a number of field artillery guns;
The Eastern group improved its position along the forward edge and destroyed the manpower and equipment of three brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
Over the course of 24 hours, air defense systems shot down ten HIMARS rockets and 81 UAVs;
The Dnepr troops destroyed formations of four brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
"Zapad" fighters defeated six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, territorial defense and national guard, as well as the special forces brigade "Azov"
13:07 The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the village of Lozovatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
12:54 A UAV operator from the Vostok group of forces destroyed a machine gun crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, ensuring the advancement of an assault unit in the South Donetsk direction.
11:57 The Russian Armed Forces have made significant progress in Krasnogorovka. At the moment, the Russian army controls all high-rise buildings, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces hold only the private sector.
11:50 Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group:
Units of the Dnepr group of forces carried out combat missions in the Kakhovka direction. Provided control over the island zone of the Dnieper River. Artillery fire prevented the regrouping of enemy troops. Continued the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces floating craft seeking to land on the left bank of the Dnieper. Actively destroyed FPV drones, reconnaissance and attack UAVs.
Over the course of 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to: up to 140 servicemen.
During the counter-battery attack, a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bravehart" and a 152mm howitzer "Msta-B", as well as a "Nota" electronic warfare station and a field ammunition depot were destroyed.
The use of strike UAVs disabled five vehicles and one tank.
11:35 Destruction of the enemy mortar crew position by the “Aida” group of the “AKhMAT” special forces.
10:49 Destroyed Italian self-propelled howitzer FH70 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces – video.
10:10 Frontline report for the morning of 27.07.2024:
- Zaporizhzhya Front: no significant changes. Positional battles continue in the Rabotino area and northwest of Verbovoye. Long-range weapons are actively operating.
– Donetsk Front: the area near Konstantinovka has become more active, there are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces. In Krasnogorovka, fighting continues in the northern part of the settlement. Fierce fighting continues in Karpovka and on the shore of the Karlovskoye Reservoir.
There is an advance of Russian troops in Yasnobrodovka.
In the Novoselovka area, the First Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are also developing an offensive to the west.
In the area of Volchye and Progress, Russian troops are also advancing westward toward the settlements of Vesyoloye and Ivanovka. Fierce fighting continues in New York.
– Chasov-Yar direction: The Russian Armed Forces continue to improve their positions north of Chasov-Yar, in order to develop a further offensive on the city. Fighting continues in the Kalinovka area and in the eastern part of Chasov-Yar.
- Khar'kov Front: no significant changes in LBS. Ukrainian troops are trying to counterattack, but to no avail. However, the fighting activity in the direction remains extremely high.
09:57 Enemy reports:
“In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the area of Stelmakhovka and Andreyevka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing north of Chasov Yar, and in one section they have crossed the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass Canal.
Fierce urban fighting continues in the Toretsk direction. Ukrainian troops were forced to retreat from several positions in Zheleznoye and the outskirts of New York.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the Lozovatskoye area, and they have also captured the settlement of Volchye. In addition, the advance of Russian forces has been noted in the Yasnobrodovka area, as well as near Dubrava and Zhelannoye."
09:55 In the Soledar direction, our Russian Armed Forces soldiers carry out about 100 reconnaissance and combat sorties per day – video.
09:34 The Russian Armed Forces have made significant advances in the DPR and have secured a foothold in the village of Vesyoloye. Despite all attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to stabilize the front, they have not succeeded so far.
08:19 Destruction by the LMUR of another temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Prechistovka.
08:17 Units of the North group of forces are successfully using the Shturm-S self-propelled anti-tank missile systems.
Anti-tank gunners repel counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces units, destroying enemy armored vehicles and strongholds.
08:15 Footage of the "night hunt" of the Smolensk infantry, guardsmen of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division.
08:11 The Sever group of the Russian Armed Forces has struck manpower in six Ukrainian brigades, they have lost up to 240 people. This was reported by the senior officer of the group's press center Yaroslav Yakimkin.
According to him, the enemy also lost a Kozak combat armored vehicle, three vehicles, an M777 howitzer, and a field ammunition depot.
08:09 Footage of the assault on Ukrainian fortifications in a forest plantation in the Kupyansk direction. Soldiers from the 27th Brigade of the 1st Tank Army got close to the enemy dugouts and threw grenades.
08:04 A fighter from the evacuation group with the call sign “Khoma” spoke about the assault on the village of Urozhainoe – video.
08:00 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces took control of the village of Volchye and advanced in Yasnobrodovka, Krasnogorovka, near Dibrova and Zhelannoye."
*The Azov Battalion is an organization that is recognized as terrorist and banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Baltic Fleet ship Smolny entered the port of Havana
[Regnum] The Baltic Fleet training ship Smolny entered the port of Havana on July 27.
Salutatory salvos were fired. The ship was greeted in return from the port fortress. The patrol vessel Neustrashimy and the tanker Yelnya followed the Smolny.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a detachment of Northern Fleet ships arrived in Cuba on June 12 for an unofficial visit as part of international cooperation. The frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the nuclear submarine Kazan, the tanker Akademik Pashin and the rescue tug Nikolai Chiker entered the port of Havana.
The Russian ships interested the residents of Havana. Many Cubans visited the port, they were able to inspect the ships and take photos. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited the Admiral Gorshkov and Kazan. On June 17, the frigate and the nuclear submarine left Havana.
As the Kremlin noted, the visit of naval ships to Cuba is a common practice, especially for such a large maritime power as Russia.
The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba announced two days ago that the Baltic Fleet ships Smolny, Neustrashimy and Yelnya would call at the port of Havana on July 27. The working visit will last until July 30. Cubans will be able to board the Smolny on July 28 and 29.
More from regnum.ru Indian Navy frigate INS Tabar arrives in St. Petersburg
The frigate INS Tabar (Battle Axe), assigned to the Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy, arrived in Saint Petersburg to celebrate Russian Navy Day. This was reported on July 27 by the REN TV channel.
The frigate moored at the English Embankment in the Admiralty District of the Northern capital.
Previously, this ship took part in the Main Naval Parade in honor of the 325th anniversary of the Russian fleet, which took place on July 25, 2021 in St. Petersburg and Kronstadt.
The frigate INS Tabar, equipped with surface-to-air weapons systems and created using stealth technologies, was built in 2004 at the Baltic Shipyard. The frigate was put into operation on April 19 of the same year in Kaliningrad.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the first rehearsal of the Main Naval Parade for the Russian Navy Day took place on July 16 in the Neva River waters in St. Petersburg. The small missile ships Grad and Naro-Fominsk, the base minesweeper Aleksandr Obukhov, and the landing craft Aleksey Barinov took part in the parade rehearsal. The Main Naval Parade will take place on July 28 on the fairways in the Neva River waters between the Blagoveshchensky and Troitsky bridges and on the fairways in the waters of the Bolshoy Kronstadt Roadstead along the southern protective wall of the port.
On July 26, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that Vladimir Putin would take part in the parade in St. Petersburg on Navy Day.
Even more from regnum.ru Russia and China discusses cooperation in the naval sphere
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin and Chinese Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Hu Zhongming discussed cooperation in the naval sphere. This was reported on July 27 by the press service of the Russian military department.
It is noted that Fomin held a meeting in St. Petersburg with Hu Zhongming, who arrived in Russia to participate in the Main Naval Parade.
“During the meeting, current issues of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the naval sphere were discussed,” the statement said.
The Russian military department noted that Fomin thanked the Chinese side for its active participation in the ceremonial events dedicated to Navy Day.
As previously reported by Regnum News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on holding the Main Naval Parade and fireworks display in St. Petersburg on Navy Day.
On July 26, the head of state's press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that Putin would take part in the parade in St. Petersburg on Navy Day.
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[Regnum] The Russian sailing frigate Shtandart must leave the territorial waters of Spain. This order came from the Maritime Directorate in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia.
Russian frigate Shtandart ordered to leave Spanish territorial waters
The vessel, which is having difficulty entering ports in the European Union due to anti-Russian sanctions introduced at the end of June, was off the coast of La Isla de Arousa. Law enforcement agencies said the frigate had entered the kingdom's waters without permission. The frigate set out from Spain at around 19:00 local time (around 20:00 Moscow time).
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 23, the Russian vessel was not allowed into France. This happened after the EU added a wording about “copies of historical vessels,” which is what the frigate is, to the anti-Russian sanctions.
The head of the Mor Glaz seamen's aid association, Jean-Paul Elkan, criticized the decision of the Brest port. He noted that he had communicated with a pro-Ukrainian association that sought sanctions against the frigate. The head stated that they have no ideology, but only one goal - to destroy everything Russian. He also added that by denying the Russian frigate the opportunity to moor in the port of Brest, the French authorities demonstrated their weakness.
Political scientist and specialist in interethnic conflicts Evgeny Mikhailov, in a commentary to the Regnum news agency, called France's refusal to allow the vessel into the country's port a gross violation of the rules. He emphasized that it was France that was at the origins of the general international rules of maritime traffic, port calls, and others, while it itself does not comply with them.
After that, the ship decided to go to Spain and moor in the port of Vigo, but was refused there too. In an interview with the Regnum news agency, the captain of the Shtandart, Vladimir Martus, said that in 25 years of the frigate's travels and participation in festivals throughout Europe, the sailors had never had any problems, but the sanctions changed everything. He added that many Europeans were outraged by the refusal to moor the ship, and the crew itself intends to go to court. There are 15 people from seven countries on board, including three teenagers.
[Regnum] Residents of one of the cities on the island of Il-Arousa began to help the crew of the Russian frigate Shtandart replenish food and water supplies. This was reported on July 27 by the REN TV channel.
The article notes that the residents of the Spanish island themselves offered to bring water on local fishing boats. They also take the crew to the shore to replenish their food supplies.
Thus, the video recording from on board the ship shows the frigate’s crew loading bags filled with food on board.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 23, the Russian vessel was not allowed into France. This happened after the EU added a wording about “copies of historical vessels,” which is what the frigate is, to the anti-Russian sanctions.
The decision of the port of Brest was criticized by the head of the association for assistance to seamen Mor Glaz Jean-Paul Elkan. He noted that he had communicated with the pro-Ukrainian association, which sought sanctions against the frigate. The head of Mor Glaz stated that they have no ideology, but only one goal - to destroy everything Russian.
After that, the ship decided to go to Spain and moor in the port of Vigo, but was refused there too. In an interview with the Regnum news agency, the captain of the Shtandart, Vladimir Martus, said that in 25 years of the frigate's travels and participation in festivals throughout Europe, the sailors had never had any problems, but the sanctions changed everything. He added that many Europeans were outraged by the refusal to moor the ship, and the crew itself intends to go to court. There are 15 people from seven countries on board, including three teenagers.
Political scientist and specialist in interethnic conflicts Evgeny Mikhailov, in a commentary to the Regnum news agency, called France's refusal to allow the vessel into the country's port a gross violation of the rules. He emphasized that it was France that was at the origins of the general international rules of maritime traffic, port calls, and others, while it itself does not comply with them.
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