War Information

Ukraine lost nearly 21,000 troops. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Ukraine lost nearly 21,000 soldiers in July alone.

Speaking at a conference attended by senior military commanders, Shoigu said Kiev was “aggressively launching new forces to attack many Russian positions”. He said that the Russian military had prevented any breakthrough attempts by relying on fortified defenses. According to him, the endurance of Russian soldiers plays an important role.

The Russian Defense Minister emphasized that in July alone, Ukraine lost 20,824 soldiers and 2,227 military equipment, including 10 Leopard tanks supplied by Germany, 11 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by the United States, and 50 self-propelled howitzers supported by a number of Western countries.

According to Shoigu, on July 26-27 alone, Ukraine lost more than 400 soldiers and 31 tanks and other heavy weapons near the Rabotino residential area in the Zaporizhzhia region. “Western weapons supplied to Ukraine do not bring success on the battlefield, but only prolong the conflict,” Shoigu said.

Russia stepped up its attack. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that in the previous 24 hours, Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet, destroyed 23 drones and intercepted 12 rockets tank of the highly mobile artillery rocket system (HIMARS) during the special military operation in Ukraine.

Konashenkov said that Russian forces repelled more than 10 Ukrainian attacks in the east and south, and carried out attacks in several areas, causing the Ukrainian forces to lose more than 600 troops and a lot of equipment and ammunition. medicine.

Fierce fighting in Donetsk and Zaporizhia. In the southern regions of Donetsk and Zaporizhia, Russia announced the removal of about 275 Ukrainian soldiers, 3 tanks, 6 infantry fighting vehicles, 3 armored fighting vehicles, 5 motor vehicles, and 3 artillery pieces. foreign production, especially the US-made M109 Paladin and the M777 and a British-made FH70, in addition to two Msta-B and D-20 guns.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the Russian military forces destroyed the unmanned aircraft assembly workshop of the Ukrainian army in Kharkov in the past day. In addition, Russian forces destroyed the headquarters and gathering place of members of the 35th Marine infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army near the settlement of Vesyoloye in Zaporizhia.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials claim that the country’s military forces have recaptured nearly 15 square kilometers of territory in the east and south in the past week as fierce fighting broke out.

“Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have continued their offensive efforts in the directions of Donetsk, south of Donetsk and Zaporizhia ,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov.

Some related developments

Mr. Medvedev spoke out about Ukraine’s refusal to dialogue. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Kiev’s refusal to negotiate with Moscow is beneficial, because it allows Russia to promote the completion of all the goals of the special military operation.

“All of this will allow Russia to carry out a special military operation to the end ,” Medvedev stressed.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once proposed a 10-point “peace formula”. Russia considers this proposal unacceptable, and this is a sign that Ukraine is not serious about the negotiations.

Russia talks about attacks on civilian facilities in Moscow. A Kremlin spokesman said Ukraine’s attacks on Moscow and other civilian facilities in Russia were a “desperate act” by Kiev.

“Kiev did not achieve any success. It is clear that the counter-attack is not going as planned ,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The United States and its NATO allies have invested billions of dollars in preparing for the Ukrainian counterattack by providing Kiev with German-made Leopard 2 tanks, the American Bradley fighting vehicle, and many modern weapons. other.

But Peskov said the devices were being “used inefficiently and wasted in vain”. According to him, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks on Moscow are “a kind of desperate act”. These were attacks against civilian targets, he stressed.

Asked if Russia planned to strengthen its defenses around Moscow, Peskov said “security measures have been strengthened” in the capital, and other affected areas.

The United States will attend the Ukraine peace dialogue. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is expected to attend peace talks on the hostilities in Ukraine next week in Saudi Arabia.

Many Western and developing countries are expected to attend, but Russia will not attend. U.S. officials have said they want the talks to define common principles for ending the war and move toward holding a peace summit later this year to back those principles.

Ukraine warns of sinking Russian warship. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia currently cannot control Ukraine’s seaports, so all attacks on these facilities can be considered terrorism.

“Russia cannot occupy these ports. This is not a military action. They are not even related to conflict. We will sink the entire Russian fleet if they get too close. Russia is fully aware of that ,” Zelensky said.

“So this is not a military goal. Russia launched attacks on Odessa, its seaports and historic sites ,” Zelensky said.