Week 72 (July 6 – 12, 2023)
Nicholas Zharkikh
The battle for Bakhmut continues
The total combat losses of the russian enemy as of the morning of July 6, 2023 approximately amounted to:
personnel — about 232,300 (+600) people were eliminated,
tanks — 4068 (+6) units,
armored combat vehicles — 7932 (+15) units,
artillery systems — 4310 (+22) units,
RSZV — 657 (+1) units,
air defense equipment — 404 (+9) units,
aircraft — 315 (+0) units,
helicopters — 309 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level — 3635 (+21),
cruise missiles — 1264 (+0),
ships/boats — 18 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 6,888 (+23) units,
special equipment – 605 (+7).
Makiivka (temporarily occupied by russians) hosts "cotton" for the third day in a row: vivid video.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the area of Berkhivka and Bohdanivka in Donetsk region, four control points of the occupiers and the headquarters of the BC General Staff were destroyed.
In the Bakhmut direction, the situation is very dynamic, artillery duels continue, – Major Kudryashov.
A small advance near Bakhmut
The total combat losses of the russian enemy as of the morning of July 7, 2023 approximately amounted to:
personnel — about 232,810 (+510) people were liquidated,
tanks — 4070 (+2) units,
armored combat vehicles — 7944 (+12) units,
artillery systems — 4330 (+20) units,
RSZV — 658 (+1) units,
air defense equipment — 408 (+4) units,
aircraft — 315 (+0) units,
helicopters — 309 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level — 3652 (+17),
cruise missiles — 1271 (+7),
ships/boats — 18 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 6,898 (+10) units,
special equipment — 612 (+7).
Drones attacked: Russians report mass explosions in the Kursk region.
Ukrainians advanced on two flanks, using creativity: the ZSU has success under Bakhmut.
The Dutch parliament recognized the Holodomor as a genocide of Ukrainians.
500 days of war
The total combat losses of the russian enemy as of the morning of July 8, 2023 approximately amounted to:
personnel — about 233,440 (+630) people were eliminated,
tanks — 4074 (+4) units,
armored combat vehicles — 7953 (+9) units,
artillery systems — 4346 (+16) units,
RSZV — 661 (+3) units,
air defense equipment — 410 (+2) units,
aircraft — 315 (+0) units,
helicopters — 309 (+0) units,
UAVs of operational-tactical level — 3666 (+14),
cruise missiles — 1271 (+0),
ships/boats — 18 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 6914 (+16) units,
special equipment – 619 (+7).
Almost at the border with the Russian Federation, there was a large-scale "cotton": video of explosions in Sukhodilsk.
The fire is burning, the siren is sounding: in Shebekino (Russia), the morning began with "cotton".
Zelensky from Zmiyny island addressed the Ukrainians on the 500th day of the full-scale war.
Push to the south
The total combat losses of the russian enemy as of the morning of July 9, 2023 approximately amounted to:
personnel — about 234,040 (+600) people were eliminated,
tanks — 4078 (+4) units,
armored combat vehicles — 7964 (+11) units,
artillery systems — 4366 (+20) units,
RSZV — 668 (+7) units,
air defense equipment — 413 (+3) units,
aircraft — 315 (+0) units,
helicopters — 309 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level — 3685 (+19),
cruise missiles — 1271 (+0),
ships and boats — 18 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 6929 (+15) units,
special equipment — 628 (+9).
Powerful "cotton" in Luhansk region (temporarily occupied by russians) in the rear of the Russians: ISW told the details of the strike.
"The russian enemy finds himself in a trap in some places": Syrsky – about the successes of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut direction.
Defense forces of Ukraine continue offensive actions in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions.
A little more cotton near the Crimean Bridge
The total combat losses of the russian enemy as of the morning of July 10, 2023 approximately amounted to:
personnel — about 234,480 (+440) people were liquidated,
tanks — 4085 (+7) units,
armored combat vehicles — 7966 (+2) units,
artillery systems — 4371 (+5) units,
RSZV — 668 (+0) units,
air defense equipment — 414 (+1) units,
aircraft — 315 (+0) units,
helicopters — 309 (+0) units,
UAVs of operational-tactical level — 3686 (+1),
cruise missiles — 1271 (+0),
ships and boats — 18 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 6937 (+8) units,
special equipment — 632 (+4).
Dzhankoy (temporarily occupied by russians) could not sleep at night: a loud "cotton" called there.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated 24 km² in the Bakhmut direction, and 169 km² in the south.
After the explosions in Kerch (temporarily occupied by russians), the occupiers announced an attack of S-200 missiles on the Crimean bridge.
Russian commanders die. And what happened?
The total combat losses of the russian enemy as of the morning of July 11, 2023 approximately amounted to:
personnel — about 235,020 (+540) people were liquidated,
tanks — 4089 (+4) units,
armored combat vehicles — 7983 (+17) units,
artillery systems — 4385 (+14) units,
RSZV — 672 (+4) units,
air defense equipment — 414 (+0) units,
aircraft — 315 (+0) units,
helicopters — 310 (+1) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level — 3693 (+7),
cruise missiles — 1271 (+0),
ships/boats — 18 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 6966 (+29) units,
special equipment – 640 (+8).
The Ukrainian Armed Forces staged a "cotton raid" at the occupiers’ ammunition warehouses in Novooleksiivka, Kherson Region (temporarily occupied by russians).
On the second attempt: an earlier wounded general of the Russian army was eliminated near Berdyansk (temporarily occupied by russians, photo).
Intelligence confirmed the fact of the liquidation of the Russian submarine commander Rzhitskyi.
Shelling Ukraine as a Russian response to the NATO summit
The total combat losses of the russian enemy as of the morning of July 12, 2023 approximately amounted to:
personnel — about 235,530 (+510) people were liquidated,
tanks — 4090 (+1) units,
armored combat vehicles — 7990 (+7) units,
artillery systems — 4402 (+17) units,
RSZV — 674 (+2) units,
air defense equipment — 415 (+1) units,
aircraft — 315 (+0) units,
helicopters — 310 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level — 3726 (+33),
cruise missiles — 1271 (+0),
ships/boats — 18 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 6,978 (+12) units,
special equipment — 647 (+7).
In Sevastopol (temporarily occupied by russians), they complained about the sounds of explosions and shooting.
A demonstrative answer: the ISW explained what is behind the new attacks of the Shaheds on Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have success in two directions near Bakhmut, the General Staff.