07/22/2023 14:46:42
Moscow: 4 journalists injured by cluster bombs
The Moscow Defense Ministry reports that four Russian journalists were injured in a cluster munitions attack by the Ukrainian army in the Zaporizhia region. Ria Novosti writes: “Four media workers suffered injuries of varying degrees of severity and were quickly transferred to local medical facilities.” The Russian news agency previously reported that one of its war reporters had been killed in shelling, believed to have been the same attack. The military chief of the Russian Armed Forces in Zaporizhia wrote in Telegram that the shelling hit a civilian car in the village of Vladimirovka, where RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev was sitting. “During the evacuation, Rostislav Zhuravlev died from his injuries from a cluster munition explosion,” the ministry said. In addition, RIA Novosti’s photo correspondent Konstantin Mihalchevsky was injured, RIA Novosti reports. “Izvestia correspondent Roman Polskov and cameraman Dmitry Zhikov were injured in the zone of the special military operation when Ukrainian militants shot at them. The reporter suffered a broken leg and shrapnel wounds to his leg, stomach and back. The cameraman suffered shrapnel wounds and a hip fracture,” Ren TV reported. Dmitry Kiselyov, director general of the Rossiya Segodnya news agency, said Zhuravlev would be buried in Yekaterinburg, where he was born, in accordance with his mother’s wishes. Kiselyov described the late military correspondent as an experienced professional who was the first to venture into the most dangerous areas and relayed accurate and important information. The shelling took place around noon near the town of Pjatikhatki. The Moscow Defense Ministry said that journalists from RIA Novosti and Izvestia were preparing materials on the shelling of settlements in the Zaporizhia region by Ukrainian forces with cluster munitions.
07/22/2023 14:44:44
Moscow: Russian reporter killed by Ukrainian shelling
The military correspondent for the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Rostyslav Zhuravlev, was killed in a Ukrainian shelling in the special operations zone. This was announced by Ria Novosti at the launch of its website by posting a picture of the journalist. The news agency’s military correspondent photographer was also shot and injured. The shelling happened near the village of Pyatikhatki, south of Zaporizhia, where a group of journalists came under fire.
07/22/2023 12:37:33
Zelenskyy: The counter-offensive is accelerating
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine is nearing the moment when the counter-offensive can gain momentum: he said this via video conference at the Aspen Security Forum, as reported by Ukrinform. “Ukraine is advancing on the battlefield, liberating its territories step by step and approaching the time when the counteroffensive could accelerate.” “I understand that it is always better that victory comes first. But we don’t literally throw people over mines and under tanks. I believe in our victory,” Zelenskyy said
07/22/2023 11:55:52
Crimea, trains suspended due to explosions
Due to the explosions caused by an attack on an ammunition depot in the Krasnogvardeyskiy district of Crimea, the authorities have decided to stop rail traffic on the peninsula: this was announced by the head of the pro-Russian boss Sergey Aksyonov, quoted by Tass.
07/22/2023 11:31:59
Belgorod region attacked with cluster bombs
Ukrainian forces yesterday attacked the Russian border village of Zhuravlevka in the western Belgorod region with cluster bombs, the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov told Telegram. “In the Belgorod region, 21 artillery shells and three cluster munitions (by the Ukrainian army) were fired from a multiple rocket launcher at the village of Zhuravlevka,” Gladkov wrote today, referring to Friday’s attacks.
07/22/2023 10:11:53
Media: Crimean bridge closed to traffic
Car traffic on the Crimean bridge has been temporarily suspended, reports Tass. “The traffic of vehicles on the Crimean bridge has been temporarily suspended. “We ask those who are currently on the bridge to keep calm and follow the instructions of traffic safety officers,” reads a message on the Telegram channel “Crimean Bridge: Operational Information”. The Russian newspaper Kommersant emphasizes that traffic has been stopped in both directions, adding that the reasons for the blockade are not disclosed. Ukraine attacked the bridge with two naval drones on the night of July 17. Two Russian nationals were killed in the attack, which destroyed part of the bridge
07/22/2023 08:27:52
Bulgaria will send 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine
The parliament in Sofia has approved the delivery of 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine with a large majority, i.e. with 148 votes in favor and 52 against. It is the first time since the war began on February 24, 2022 that the Balkan country has decided to send military aid directly to Kiev. The Soviet-made BTRs had been purchased by Bulgaria in the 1980s and were never deployed. “Bulgaria no longer needs this equipment, which can provide valuable support to Ukraine in its struggle to maintain its independence and territorial integrity,” says the text of the Bulgarian parliament’s motion from Russia. The PSB socialists, heirs to the communist party that once ruled the country, opposed the decision, as did the young pro-Russian ultranationalist formation Vazrajdane (Renaissance), which spoke of “a treason and a disgrace”.
07/22/2023 08:06:21
Russian bombs in Donetsk, 4 dead
The number of yesterday’s Russian attacks on the village of New York in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to four dead and three wounded, the regional prosecutor’s office said, as reported by Rbs-Ukraine. “As a result of the shelling, four local residents died, the remains of their bodies were recovered by rescuers from the rubble of a destroyed house,” the statement said. “Three civilians were also injured, including a woman whose husband died. They were taken to a medical facility with varying degrees of injuries.”
07/22/2023 08:00:46
Zelenskyy: The Crimean bridge must be neutralized
“The Crimean bridge is not just a logistics route, it is the road through which war ammunition is delivered, and this happens every day.” This is how Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his speech at the Aspen Security Forum, explained the reasons why the Kerch Bridge, which has been bombed by the Ukrainians in recent days, needs to be neutralized. “It is understandable that our goal is to neutralize any goal that brings war and not peace,” the Ukrainian president continued, reiterating that Kiev’s goal is “to retake Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.”
07/22/2023 07:59:55
Moscow arrested nationalist Igor Girkin
Igor Girkin, a nationalist and a big supporter of the war in Ukraine, who had criticized Vladimir Putin and his mistakes in conducting the conflict on his very popular social networks, was arrested in Moscow. According to Russian media and his wife on Telegram, Girkin was taken from his home today by security officials and charged with “extremist activities”. Girkin, a former KGB agent, played a role in the annexation of Crimea and then served as defense minister of the pro-Russian Donetsk Republic. He was convicted by the Dutch judiciary for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which killed 298 people. Also known by his pseudonym Igor Strelkov, he is among the most well-known military bloggers who support the war but are increasingly critical of the military’s mistakes. But Girkin, who founded an ultranationalist group called the Club of Angry Patriots last spring, has taken the criticism to a whole new level and, more recently, has involved Putin himself. The day after Wagner’s uprising, June 25, he wrote that Putin was “unwilling to use leadership to create conditions conducive to war” and therefore must “really legally delegate powers to someone capable of this difficult task.” But the straw that broke the camel’s back was when he called Putin a “criminal” on Tuesday and accused him of cowardice.