Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important things in the war in Ukraine on July 16. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the aggressor’s invasion for more than a year.
17.20. Speaking on television, the press representative of the operational command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “South” Natalia Humenuk allowed the possibility that the statements of the occupiers about the alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Sevastopol could be a provocation in order to give the impression to the residents of Sevastopol that their safety is being taken care of.
15.25. Since the beginning of Russia’s repeated invasion of Ukraine on February 24 of last year, the Russians have lost 4,102 tanks, 8,019 armored personnel carriers, 4,463 cannons, 680 multiple warhead rockets, 425 anti-aircraft artillery systems, 315 airplanes, 310 helicopters, 3,807 drones, 1,273 cruise missiles, 7 036 cars and tankers, 18 ships and speedboats, as well as 664 units of specialized equipment.
The extent of Russia’s losses is being clarified, as the acquisition of information is hindered by hostilities.
13.20. The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valery Zaluzhny, admitted in an interview to “The Washington Post” newspaper that the Ukrainians are striking Russian territory as well.
He added that for this purpose the Ukrainians use self-made weapons.
“If our partners are afraid to use their weapons, we are [iebrucējus] we will kill with our own,” emphasized the Ukrainian commander, pointing to the demands of the Western allies not to use the weapons supplied by them for strikes on Russian territory.
“Saving my people, why should I ask for someone’s permission to do something in the enemy’s territory,” asks Zaluzhny rhetorically.
“As long as I have the funds, I will do what I will. I can spit, no one will stop me,” stressed the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army.
11.43. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 237,680 soldiers by Sunday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army.
According to the data of the general staff, 500 invaders were destroyed during the day.
10.21. On the night of Sunday, a drone attack took place on the Crimean city of Sevastopol, the occupation authorities announced.
“The attack was massive and long-lasting,” Mikhail Razvozhaev, head of the Sevastopol occupation administration, wrote on the Telegram platform.
He also claimed that the Russian air defense repelled the drone attack and that no damage was done to the city. There is no independent confirmation of this.
09.06. Russian missiles often contain components produced in Germany and other Western countries, Vladislav Vlasyuk, adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, has said.
According to the memorandum submitted to the embassies, most of the components found in Russian rockets were made in the USA, which makes up 81% of all found Western products.
Switzerland follows with 8%, while Germany and Japan share the third place with 3.5%.
2023-07-16 14:21:50
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