Between announcements and denials, the circle of Russian forces tightens around Lysychansk, where in these hours the Russian forces have launched the final offensive: control of the city will be decided by Monday. This was said in an online interview by an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksiy Arestovych, according to whom Russian forces managed for the first time to cross the river that separates Lysychansk from Sievierodonetsk from the north, creating a “threatening” situation. . And fierce hostilities continue along the entire front line in Donbass. This was reported by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in his daily evening video message The numbers: since the beginning of the war, on 24 February last, the territories of 10 regions of Ukraine have been hit and that has since been possible liberate 1,027 towns and villages. Another 2,610 are still under Russian occupation and many will need to be rebuilt. It is always Zelensky who says this in the usual video message taken by Ukrainska Pravda, in view of the international conference on reconstruction scheduled for Monday in Lugano. Meanwhile, during the night, other bombings: there were explosions in the Russian Belgorod, where at least 3 deaths are counted. At the same time, rocket and artillery shelling in the southern and northern regions of Ukraine has increased, including the border areas of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. And Ukrainian rescuers found the remains of 29 bodies in the rubble of the Kremenchuk shopping center, which was hit by Russian missiles on Monday.
Germany is increasingly concerned about gas, also in light of Nord Stream’s announcement to turn off the taps for ten days in July. And the internal debate also does not exclude the possibility that in the event of a serious supply interruption, showers can be rationed. This is what Senator Jens Kerstan implied, among others, who warned: in the event of “a serious shortage of gas, hot water could only be made available at certain times of the day”.
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07.14 – Kiev, Russian attack rejected near Prudyanka
The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully repelled an enemy assault near Prudyanka. This was reported, according to reports from “Ukrainska Pravda”, the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces. Russian forces reportedly carried out an air strike near Mospanovo and Grakove. There were also bombings in Ruska Lozova, Perepod, Verkhniy Saltiv, Zamulivka, Volobuivka, Milova, Protopopivka, Pytomnyk, Prudyanka and Nortsivka. Russian forces, reports the General Staff, unsuccessfully attempted to conduct an assault near Mazanivka. They were rejected and left. In the direction of Donetsk, the main efforts of the Russian forces focus on consolidating positions in the Lysychansk and Verkhnokamenka area.
06.30 – Media: explosions in the night in Melitopol controlled by the Russians
There would have been explosions in the night in Melitopol and in the airport controlled by the Russian forces. This was reported by the Russian news agency ‘Ria Novosti’. There is currently no information about any victims.