⚡️Russian pro-government journalist and State Duma deputy Yevgeny Popov admitted that the attack on the port of Odesa was carried out by Russian missiles
The deputy claims that the target of the Russian strike was the Harpoon missile systems, which, according to him, were located in the port. "They were based in Odesa, and we destroyed them," he said. It is reported by BBC News
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1/5⚡️The Security Service of Ukraine identified all collaborators and traitors who joined the occupation of «Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia» in the Kherson region.
The «Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kherson Region», created by the Russians,
2/5 carries out tasks to suppress resistance and intimidation of residents of the temporarily occupied regions. This occurs through mass repression, persecution, and unlawful detention of citizens.
The Russians have resumed the activity of the regional police unit «Berkut»
3/5 Psychological pressure, violence, and death threats are used against the victims. Kidnapping and torture of people have been also documented. Also, collaborators, under the guidance of the special services of Russia, recruit «like-minded» people.
1/4⚡️Ukrainian officials are increasingly acknowledging Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in the Kherson region, - The Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Ukrainian strikes have damaged all three Russian-controlled bridges leading into Kherson within the past week.
2/4 The Kremlin is likely facing mounting (if still very limited) domestic dissent from within ethnic minority enclaves, which are disproportionately bearing the brunt of the Kremlin’s force generation efforts.
3/4 Russian forces attempted limited ground assaults northwest of Sloviansk, east of Siversk, south of Bakhmut, and in the Kherson region.
1/4⚡ The head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reports that Mykolaiv city has been shelled in the morning. It is known about the hit on the warehouse. Details of injuries and injuries are being clarified.
2/4 On July 23 the Russians shelled residential quarters in the Korabelnyi district of Mykolaiv. As a result, the school, several homesteads, private and multi-story houses, outbuildings, cars were completely destroyed. So far, 5 people have been injured, including a teenager.
3/4 Yesterday, Russians shelled the Lymany village. Houses, economic structures, and forest plantations were burning down. There were no casualties. Also yesterday afternoon, the Russians struck the Shevchenko village. Two people died.
⚡️ Russian forces are mining roads and the banks of the Inhulets River in the areas bordering Snihurivka and Zelenodolsk, suggesting that Russian forces may be preparing for a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive in the area, - ISW.
⚡ISW: Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov announced that the newly-formed Chechen “West-Akhmat” battalion will not be immediately deployed into Ukraine and will stay in Chechnya.
⚡️ISW: Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) Denis Pushilin signed a cooperation agreement with the occupation head of the Kharkiv region, indicating that the Kremlin intends to integrate the Kharkiv region into Russia.
⚡️The occupying "authorities" of the Kherson region are trying to equip a pontoon crossing across the Dnieper, not being able to promptly restore the damaged Antonovsky bridge, - Yuryi Sobolevskyi, First Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional Council, said on the air of the telethon
According to him, the Antonovsky Bridge is a priority target for both Ukraine and the Russian Federation, therefore the Russian Federation is actively protecting it with missile defense systems.
“The damage is really so significant that they have already applied to Moscow in order to raise archival plans for this bridge and develop documentation for repairs.
1/4⚡️Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russians are conducting assault operations in the direction of Verkhniokamianka-Verkhniokamianske, hostilities continue.
2/4 In the Bakhmut direction, the assault operations in the directions Dolomytne - Novoluhanske and Striapivka - Soledar ended with losses for the troops of the Russian Federation.
3/4 The Russians continue to attempt an assault in the direction of the Vuhlehirsk thermal power plant and near Pokrovsk, the fighting continues.