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Ukrainian Invasion Day 143: no difference in combat despite operational pause [1]

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Date: 2022-07-15

Russia is apparently ending its operational pause even as they continue to attack civilian targets.

Putin Potentially Transforming 'An Imperialist War Into A Civil One' - OpEd https://t.co/U0cs7JkHxl In order to replace combat losses and boost the size of Russian forces in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has ordered the regions and republics of the Russian Federation to form their ... pic.twitter.com/Ddf898qbc2

Day 143 of #PutinsWar in #Ukraine .Here the key events of yd https://t.co/Vq2MYHHE8Z 🇷🇺missile strike on an industr.plant in Dnipro killed 3 & injured 15.🇺🇦military losses peaked in May with up to 100 soldiers a day.More than 30 RU military logistic centres destroyed in past weeks pic.twitter.com/7prin1iRVu

Ukrainian rocket strikes have destroyed more than 30 Russian military logistics centres in recent weeks and significantly reduced Russia’s attacking potential, Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The official, Oleksandr Motuzianyk, emphasised the role played by US Himars (high mobility artillery rocket systems) rocket systems, one of several types of long-range weapon supplied by the west to assist Ukraine in the war.

Europe has “shot itself in the lungs” with sanctions aimed at Russia over its war in Ukraine , the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said on Friday. Orbán, a nationalist who has ruled Hungary since 2010 and frequently clashes with Brussels, has been a fierce critic of European Union sanctions on Russian oil. In an address on national radio, Orbán urged EU leaders to change the sanctions policy.

Ukraine’s military losses peaked in May , the defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said in a new interview aired on Friday. Speaking to the BBC, Reznikov said : “ The biggest peak of our losses was in May,” with up to 100 soldiers being killed a day.

Ukrainian officials have confirmed that the US House of Representatives approved $100m in funding to train Ukrainian pilots to operate American aircraft as part of the National Defence Authorisation Act. The pilots will be trained on F-15 and F-16 jets, according to Andriy Yermak, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff.

A wounded soldier who returned from Russian captivity has recounted how Russian forces would threaten Ukrainian soldiers with the death penalty if they refused to cooperate. Denys Piskun, an Azov soldier, told Azov Media: “They said that if you don’t testify, if you don’t cooperate, there will be the death penalty. You all have the death penalty on trial as a Nazi terrorist organisation.”

A top Ukrainian official has accused Russia of deliberately escalating its deadly attacks on civilian targets . Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security council, told the Guardian that monitoring of Russian strikes suggested an increased emphasis in recent weeks on terrorising Ukraine’s civilian population. “That’s not my emotions but what our monitoring is telling us.”

The UK said the Kremlin was “fully responsible” for the death of a British captive in east Ukraine as rescue workers in Vinnytsia scoured debris for missing people after devastating Russian rocket attacks. The British foreign secretary, Liz Truss, said: “I am shocked to hear reports of the death of British aid worker Paul Urey while in the custody of a Russian proxy in Ukraine. Russia must bear the full responsibility for this.” Rescue workers were still clearing debris in the wake of strikes in Vinnytsia, central Ukraine, that killed at least 23 people.

At least three people were killed and 15 injured following a missile attack on Friday on Dnipro in central Ukraine, the country’s fourth-largest city with more than 1 million inhabitants. “The rockets hit an industrial plant and a busy street next to it,” the regional governor, Valentyn Rezynchenko, said on his Facebook page.

Supporting Effort #2—Southern Axis (Russian objective: Defend Kherson and Zaporizhia Oblasts against Ukrainian counterattacks)

Russian forces continued to shell Ukrainian positions along the contact line along the Southern Axis on July 15.[21] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched airstrikes in the areas of Velyke Artakove and Olhine, along the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson-Mykolaiv Oblast borders.[22] Ukrainian officials confirmed on July 15 that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in Radensk (approximately 26 km southeast of Kherson City) and unspecified Russian positions in Nova Kakhova on July 14.[23] The Ukrainian Southern Operational Command reported that Russian Su-35s conducted three unsuccessful attacks on Ukrainian ground attack aircraft over Nova Kakhovka, deep in Russian-controlled territory, suggesting that Russian forces may lack sufficient ground-based air defenses in the area.[24]

Russian forces continued to launch missile strikes at Mykolaiv City on July 15. Mykolaiv Oblast Administration Head Vitaly Kim reported that Russian forces launched at least 10 missiles on two Ukrainian universities in Mykolaiv on July 15.[25] Russian milblogger Yuri Kotyenok claimed that the universities served as temporary housing for Ukrainian National Guard servicemen.[26] ISW cannot independently verify Kotyenok’s claims.

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Main Effort—Eastern Ukraine

Subordinate Main Effort—Southern Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk Oblasts (Russian objective: Encircle Ukrainian forces in Eastern Ukraine and capture the entirety of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas)

Russian forces continued to launch localized attacks and continued shelling north of Slovyansk on July 15. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces have repelled a Russian assault on Bohorodychne, approximately 20 km northwest of Slovyansk.[4] Geolocated footage shows Ukrainian artillery striking a Russian armored mobility vehicle in Bohorodychne on an unspecified date, which may indicate that Russian forces are attempting to advance through the settlement.[5] Russian forces continued to shell Slovyansk and settlements southwest and southeast of Izyum.[6] The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) released footage of the aftermath of Russian shelling at the Sviatohirsk Lavra (a monastery approximately 19 km northeast of Slovyansk), which indicates that Russian forces have not crossed the Siverskyi Donets River in the area.[7]

www.criticalthreats.org/...

Supporting Effort #2—Southern Axis (Russian objective: Defend Kherson and Zaporizhia Oblasts against Ukrainian counterattacks)

Russian forces continued to shell Ukrainian positions along the contact line along the Southern Axis on July 15.[21] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched airstrikes in the areas of Velyke Artakove and Olhine, along the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson-Mykolaiv Oblast borders.[22] Ukrainian officials confirmed on July 15 that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in Radensk (approximately 26 km southeast of Kherson City) and unspecified Russian positions in Nova Kakhova on July 14.[23] The Ukrainian Southern Operational Command reported that Russian Su-35s conducted three unsuccessful attacks on Ukrainian ground attack aircraft over Nova Kakhovka, deep in Russian-controlled territory, suggesting that Russian forces may lack sufficient ground-based air defenses in the area.[24]

Russian forces continued to launch missile strikes at Mykolaiv City on July 15. Mykolaiv Oblast Administration Head Vitaly Kim reported that Russian forces launched at least 10 missiles on two Ukrainian universities in Mykolaiv on July 15.[25] Russian milblogger Yuri Kotyenok claimed that the universities served as temporary housing for Ukrainian National Guard servicemen.[26] ISW cannot independently verify Kotyenok’s claims.

www.criticalthreats.org/...

x Just as we couldn't believe in Ukrainian resistance in February, now we can't believe in Ukrainian victory. But they did resist, and they can win. — Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) July 14, 2022

x The Russian fascist invaders assaulted Ukrainian defenders at Spirne, Bilohorivka, Vershyna and Kodema in Donetsk region.



"The occupiers received stiff resistance, suffered significant losses and withdrew ingloriously."

–Armed Forces of Ukraine operational info, 06:00, July 15 pic.twitter.com/j7pKlZJ9XM — Michael MacKay (@mhmck) July 15, 2022

x The rashists conducted airstrikes on Verkhnokam'yans'ke, Semyhir'ya, Berestove and the territory of the Vuhlehirs'ka power plant. pic.twitter.com/xTYBwXRlJ8 — Michael MacKay (@mhmck) July 15, 2022

x military summary Ukraine

Quatorze 14th July 22



some of the blue brigades are gone..

Ukie losses were impressive in Donbashttps://t.co/JCKCEaId5C — StClair ⚡ NordicAsset (@newmind99) July 14, 2022

x Russia struck 2 universities in Mykolaiv today with more than 10 cruise missiles.



Yesterday’s massacre in Vinnytsia wasn’t enough for them. pic.twitter.com/RFPW3HHM0P — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 15, 2022

x With UK in political tumult, Russia's terrorists kill British aid worker Paul Urey. They kidnapped him in Ukraine, staged a sham trial, sentenced him to death.



Torture is likely b/c Russian-occupied gangster pseudo-republic "DNR" has been a literal torture chamber since 2014.

🧵 https://t.co/Z7gehA7sf3 — 🇺🇦Paula Chertok🗽🇺🇦 (@PaulaChertok) July 15, 2022

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