Timeline: day 141 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
Today is July 14. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 141 days. We're reporting on the current news. The article will be updated.
What about today?
Key points
In four weeks, HIMARS destroyed more than 50 large targets: command centers, arsenals, oil depots, missile depots. Without ammunition, russian artillery lost 60-70% of its effectiveness. The latest russian anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems proved utterly defenseless against the missiles the Ukrainians were firing at russian positions. The russians are incapable of shooting down these missiles. Unable to defend headquarters and bases. Unable to do anything against HIMARS.
By mid-August, Ukraine will probably have at least 20 HIMARS systems. Correct use will allow the transition from strategic to tactical goals, opening the possibility of de-occupation of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions.
Over the past day, five russian warehouses with weapons were destroyed.
The latest information as of the morning of July 14 from the General Staff:
- In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy tried to conduct an assault in the direction of Kurulka, was unsuccessful, and retreated.
- In the direction of Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers repelled assaults in the direction of Kodema and Vershyna.
- Yesterday's information about the offensive of russian troops on Verkhnokamianske, through which the road to Siversk from Lysychansk passes, has been confirmed. The fighting continues there.
- To the north of Avdiivka, the enemy has partial success in attacking the village of Kamianka. It is located on the Donetsk-Kostiantynivka highway.
- There are recorded cases of the inadequate food supply of the occupying troops. According to the available information, the staffing level of platoon commanders in the 2nd Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District units remains low. The reason is significant losses and refusal to participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two control points of russian troops and the landing site in Nova Kakhovka, the South operational command reports. Also, during the previous day, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 13 russian service members and six armored vehicles: Eleron-3 UAV and a kamikaze drone. The losses of the enemy are specified.
In the Donetsk region, russian forces continue to launch artillery strikes and attempt assaults but have not made significant territorial gains in the past 72 hours and risk losing military potential, British intelligence says.
More than 40 countries supported Ukraine's claim against the russian federation to the International Court of Justice of the United Nations. The lawsuit's purpose is to prove that russia had no legal grounds for military action in Ukraine. Also, the russian federation does not and has never had any excuses for using genocide against Ukrainians.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
On financial and information aid, weapons and politicians
The weapon that Ukraine is asking for from its Western partners can be compared to a vaccine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address to the participants of the Asian Leadership conference in Seoul. Zelensky emphasized that the supply of weapons was needed not only for the defense of Ukraine but also for the benefit of those who supply them. "It's like with vaccines: if you don't help other peoples, be prepared for the emergence of new strains of the virus that will make your protection invalid," the president compared.
Military aid to Ukraine from the United States after the start of hostilities exceeded $7.3 billion, Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary of the State Department for Military and Political Affairs, said. According to her data, weapons for Ukraine were sent from Pentagon warehouses and other sources.
The White House said they are now focused on providing free security assistance to Ukraine, using the $40 billion allocated by Congress. After that, the US will switch to the lend-lease program, which provides for the return of funds for the received weapons.
News from partners
The European Union condemns the Kremlin's decision to simplify the distribution of russian passports to all citizens of Ukraine and will not recognize these documents, EU foreign and security policy representative Josep Borrell said.
Bloomberg reports that the European Commission has prepared a plan of emergency measures to mitigate the consequences of a possible stoppage of Russian gas supplies. The document states that everyone can save gas "even if they are in protected sectors, such as households, or buildings operated by public authorities, industries who have fuel switching potential and, depending on the national context, also the electricity sector."
"We should just stop complaining and step up and provide support, full stop," Jens Stoltenberg addressed the European Parliament members during the Committee on Foreign Affairs hearings. The NATO Secretary-General noted that the West should be ready to support Ukraine for a long time. "So, even if you don't care about the moral aspect of this, supporting the people of Ukraine, you should care about your own security interest. So therefore, you have to pay," Stoltenberg said. Thank you for the position!
The UK government has announced a new £2.5m support package to investigate russian war crimes. "The evidence of the terrible crimes committed by the russian troops in Ukraine and the first-hand stories I heard from the survivors will stay with me forever. But even stronger is the determination of the Ukrainian people to respond to these atrocities," says British Ambassador Melinda Simmons.
Sanctions on the aggressor!
The new package of EU sanctions against russia will not include restrictions on the supply of russian gas. The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, stated this, Reuters reports. He says too many EU member states "cannot adapt quickly enough" to life without russian gas.
Therefore, the seventh package will include previously announced sanctions against russian gold, expansion of the list of dual-purpose goods, and personal sanctions.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Enemies launched 12 rocket and air strikes on populated areas bordering the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Massive artillery and mortar attacks continue, and MRLS are used. Through small settlements, the russians are trying to break through to Siversk and open the way to Bakhmut; that is why they are destroying everything on their way. Since the morning of July 14, the russians have been on the offensive in the direction of Verkhnokamianske; hostilities continue.
In the morning, russian troops launched a missile strike on the industrial zone of Kramatorsk. The city's mayor, Oleksandr Honcharenko, urges residents not to leave their shelters.
The mayor of Sloviansk reports on night shelling of the city and two wounded.
Rescuers have completed the demolition of the rubble of a high-rise building in Chasiv Yar. Forty-eight people, including a 9-year-old boy, died in the rocket attack on the building. The emergency service rescued another nine people. The search operation lasted five days, and 323 people were involved. russians will be punished for every Ukrainian death!
Kharkiv region
Kharkiv was hit by two rockets at night — at 11:00 p.m. and after 2:00 a.m. — Oleh Sinehubov, the region's governor, said. The russian shelling destroyed the subway depot, a private enterprise, a three-story building, and cars. Preliminarily, there were no victims or deaths.
Enemy attacks also hit Tsyrkuny, Ruski Tyshki, and Zolochiv.
Kherson region
Soldiers of the Ukrainian army have already liberated 44 settlements in the Kherson region. The acting governor Dmytro Butrii stated this.
Mykolaiv region
The morning in Mykolaiv began with shelling. Ruscists again targeted several civilian objects in the city. Several shops, a hotel, and residential buildings were damaged. Rescuers and emergency teams are already working on the ground, the city's mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych wrote.
UPD: In Mykolaiv, due to the morning shelling, one person was killed, and another was wounded, Anna Zamazeieva, the head of the Mykolaiv Assembly on Humanitarian Affairs, reported.
The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, showed the consequences of morning attacks on schools in Mykolaiv. In one school, a part of the building was destroyed; in another, the shelling broke windows and doors, roof and facade were damaged. According to preliminary information, russians fired nine missiles from the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system at Mykolaiv.
Vinnytsia region
10:50 — explosions and smoke are observed during a large-scale air alert in Vinnytsia. The city council confirmed the missile hots in Vinnytsia—no details yet.
11:30 a.m. — In Vinnytsia, the ruscists launched a rocket attack on a very crowded place — this is another terrorist act of russia. Three ruscist rockets hit the office building. The Officers' Building (actually a concert hall, one of the city's most prominent stages was there) and nearby residential buildings were also affected by the blows. So far, six were wounded and two dead, including a small child.
About 50 cars are on fire. Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire.
12:30 — 12 are dead, and 25 are wounded from a russian rocket attack on civilians in Vinnytsia.
2:00 p.m. — About 90 victims in Vinnytsia sought help at medical facilities, about fifty of them are in serious condition, the National Police reports. According to the latest data, 20 people died, including three children. The russian federation officially declared that the "Officer's House" in Vinnytsia "was a temporary accommodation point for nationalists." Are the three dead children also "nationalists"?
Ukraine's air defense forces shot down four rockets over the Vinnytsia region, Serhii Borzov, the head of the region, said. Anti-aircraft defense on approach destroyed most of the missiles launched by Muscovites at Vinnytsia (three landed).
The russians attacked the central part of the city of Vinnytsia with Kalibr cruise missiles from a submarine, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. Kalibr missiles are high-precision weapons with a deviation of 2-4 meters. That is, russia deliberately struck the civilian infrastructure to destroy the population of Ukraine.
