Newsletter 15/07/2024
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Spain sending new batch of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Spain has begun transferring a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which includes ten Leopard 2A4 battle tanks, several backhoes and a significant number of anti-tank missiles.
Russian army losses in Ukraine exceed 560,000
Russia lost about 560,290 troops in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and July 15, 2024, including 1,200 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours.
In addition, Ukraine's defense forces destroyed:
8,214 (+8 over the past day) Russian tanks;
15,826 (+15) armored fighting vehicles;
15,324 (+62) artillery systems;
1,119 multiple rocket launchers;
892 (+2) anti-aircraft warfare systems;
2,398 (+2) cruise missiles;
361 warplanes;
326 helicopters;
12,148 (+41) tactical unmanned aerial systems;
28 warships/cutters;
1 submarine;
20,623 (+85) vehicles and fuel tankers;
2,569 (+3) pieces of special equipment.
Russia deploying brigade from Kherson region to Kharkiv sector - partisans
Russia's 810th brigade is being redeployed from the Kherson region to the Vovchansk area. After numerous failures in Krynky, part of the brigade has already moved to the Kharkiv section of the front. Due to heavy losses in the Kherson sector, more than 100 people refused to participate in further combat operations. The wounded are being left in the hospitals of Henichesk and Skadovsk.
Stoltenberg confirms Ukraine has right to attack military targets inside Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine's right to attack legitimate military targets inside Russia is clearly defined by international law. Since this is a war that Russia started against Ukraine, then Ukraine has the right to self-defense, and this includes strikes on the aggressor's territory, he said.
War
Delayed U.S. aid weakened Ukraine's position on battlefield - Zelensky
"The turbulence of the electoral process [in the U.S.] has a big impact, starting with a package that has been delayed for so long and not voted on for so long. I believe that the long delay in this decision weakened our position on the battlefield. We lost the initiative without wanting it," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Clearing enemy landings with the help of Bradley BMP crews
Video: Official page of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade
Social media: military unit on Cape Fiolent hit in Sevastopol
"The smoke in Sevastopol is dissipating. At night there were hits to the Russian military unit near Cape Fiolent. This is a division of S-400 / S-300 air defense systems from the 12th anti-aircraft missile regiment (military unit 85702)," this was reported by the Crimean Wind Telegram channel.
Fighters of the Separate Detachment "Omega Wings" destroyed an enemy D-30 howitzer
Source: Channel of the Separate Detachment of Special Purpose Unmanned Systems "Omega Wings"
Defense
MoD reports on creation of JATEC following NATO summit
Following the meeting of the NATO North Atlantic Council at the summit in Washington, the Declaration on the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC) was adopted.
Economy
Russia increases domestic gas prices due loss of EU market - British intelligence
From 01 July 2024, Russia implemented an increase in gas domestic gas prices of 11.2%. This hike is almost certainly intended to increase revenue from Russia’s domestic market, in response to the loss of natural gas exports to Europe. This was a consequence of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, as well as Russia intentionally reducing gas supply to Europe in response. In 2023, Gazprom's net annual loss was approximately 629 billion rubles (USD $6.9 billion), its biggest annual loss in 25 years.
Politics
Stoltenberg rejects idea of shooting down Russian missiles from Polish territory
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO would support Ukraine and allies had increased their support, including through various air defense systems. F-16s are also important in this context, he added. NATO will provide more ground-based air defense systems to Ukraine and ammunition for the systems that the country already has, Stoltenberg said.