Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (1 July 2023)

The Russian Armed Forces have carried out a high-precision sea- and ground-launched attack against the command and control posts of the Donetsk task force.

All the assigned targets have been engaged. The goal of the strike has been achieved.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have continued their attempts to conduct offensive operations in Donetsk, Krasny Liman, and South Donetsk directions during the previous 24 hours.

In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces in defence has successfully repelled 15 enemy attacks close to Belogorovka, Artyomovsk, Pervomayskoye, Latochkino, Vodyanoye, and Veseloye (Donetsk People’s Republic) during the past 24 hours.

In the past 24 hours, the enemy has lost up over 265 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, two Msta-B howitzers, and D-20 gun.

An ammunition depot of the AFU 54th Mechanised Brigade has been hit close to Vyemka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces’ units, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted losses on the units of AFU 21st, 42nd, and 67th Mechanised Brigades close to Nevskoye, Kremennaya, and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).

One sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been disabled close to Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Up to 90 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pick-up trucks, one D-20 howitzer, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit have been eliminated in this direction during the day.

In South Donetsk, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok Group of Forces have repelled two enemy attacks in the area of Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In addition, actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been thwarted near Novodarovka and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

In Zaporozhye direction, the dedicated and coordinated actions of the Russian troops reflected an AFU attack in the areas of Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region). Moreover, a unit of the 106th Territorial Defence Brigade was hit close to Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye region).

?? Up to 140 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, two D-20 howitzers, and one Msta-b howitzer were eliminated in these directions during the day.

In Kupyansk direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces have engaged the enemy manpower and hardware close to Timkovka, Topoli, and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).

One sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been disabled close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The enemy’s losses amounted to more than 75 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, as well as a D-30 howitzer.

In Kherson direction, up to 30 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made M777 artillery system have been neutralised over the past 24 hours.

In addition, a sabotage group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was neutralised in an attempt to land in two motorboats on Antonovsky Island.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 85 AFU artillery units at their fire positions, manpower, and military hardware in 102 areas during the day.

A facility storing fuel and military hardware for Zaporozhye Ukrainian force grouping was destroyed near Zaporozhye.

Russia’s air defence forces intercepted two Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles and five HIMARS projectiles during the past 24 hours.

Moreover, 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were obliterated in the areas of Artyomovsk, Soledar, Spornoye, and Volodino (Donetsk People’s Republic), Berdyansk and Balochki (Zaporozhye region).

In total, 444 airplanes and 240 helicopters, 4,845 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,430 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,134 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,291 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,324 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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No “chem-trails”, no vapor trails literally at all. Lots of jets of all types, though…

Use to be when I heard a jet, as I worked in the yard, you could look up and see a very visible vapor trail. Now when you see the jet, the vapor is visible and dissipates very fast. Like on your car when you drive. Yes there is vapor, but as it cools, it just goes away fast…

Interesting. No trails anymore? Ask yourself, “Why?”

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In recent days, I have been reading with interest the news from the capitals of the rotting Anglo-Saxon world. The fact that they are supposedly watching the events in our country and will discuss them with some partners. Some figures even spoke about the cracks that appeared on the facade of Russia.

It looks like they forgot, damn observers, that just recently we were admiring the collapse of the entire US political machine and the capture of the Capitol.

And now we are watching with interest who and how the long-suffering American people will choose – a shuffling old man with acute dementia or a young overage playboy with the habits of a provincial dictator.

With no less interest, we are also watching the events in France, the pandemonium and riots in the streets. And, of course, we will also discuss them with our partners.
Especially in the context of many years of “successful” migration policy of the once enlightened Europe. Who are these people, why are they?

In general, there is no one to look at. And even more so there is no one to do business with. How is it with the great St. Petersburg writer Nikolai Gogol: “There is only one decent person there: the prosecutor; and even that one, to tell the truth, is a pig.” However, if you recall another quote from Nikolai Vasilyevich, it becomes completely sad: “I don’t see anything. I see some pig snouts instead of faces, but nothing else.

A curtain.

Medvedev

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EU now says while falling back to a recent G7 meeting, says China has “special responsibility” in upholding “rules-based” UN Charter, calls on Beijing “to press Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine.”

Beijing was called upon to support a comprehensive and just peace based on the territorial integrity, principles and purposes of the UN Charter.

Hmm, interesting that the EU Sites UN regulations about China and Russia all the time and is so worthless in all aspects to do with USA and its own real and in our face breaking of the UN charter rules…

Rules for you, but not for me…

Hmm, by UN standards what Russia is doing is actually legal and what the west is doing is illegal…

That is how the regulations read to me.

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In other words, instead of sobering up to the reality that the U.S.-led proxy war in Ukraine against Russia is doomed, the Biden administration and its European flunkies are doubling down. They are strapped by their own ideological straitjackets, corrupt personal interests, the short-term elite profits of war, and Russophobia.

https://strategic-culture.org/news/2023/06/30/meanwhile-in-other-news-ukraine-proxy-war-is-an-unmitigated-disaster-for-us-nato/

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