Timeline: day 133 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
Today is July 6. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 133 days. We're reporting on the current news. The article will be updated.
What about today?
Key points
Until we have received enough weapons from our partners, the main task of the state is to maintain an army that will take back all occupied territories. The military has clear plans; Western HIMARS are already working on the fronts. There are few of them yet, but there will be more.
Today, the Ukrainian army conducts maneuver defense, giving positive results. They can already be seen in the Kharkiv region and Kherson region.
Yesterday, according to reports from the General Staff, the russian army carried out assault operations near Sosnivka of the Zolochiv community in the Kharkiv region but retreated unsuccessfully.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces also repressed an attempt to attack the invaders in the direction of Lozova.
Near Kherson, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 18 occupiers, two ammunition depots, and two Nona-S mortars, the South operational command reports in the morning.
In Sloviansk's direction, our defenders repelled the enemy assault and pushed the invaders back into the area of the Dolyna settlement. The enemy is conducting assault operations near Mazanivka, and the fighting continues. In the Kramatorsk direction, the Ukrainian forces inflicted significant losses on the enemy during his attempted offensive in the areas of Verkhnokamianske, Bilohorivka, and Hryhorivka settlements. The occupiers left.
Over the past day, bombers and attack aircraft of Ukraine's Air Force destroyed two field ammunition depots, two strongholds of the russian occupiers, and more than ten units of enemy equipment. Workforce losses are being specified.
The total losses of the occupiers from February 24 to July 6 already amount to 36,500 soldiers!
The battle for Sloviansk will be the next critical battle in the Donbas, British intelligence says. According to military experts, the decisive battle for Ukraine will most likely occur not in the east, where russia is delivering the major blow, but in the south, where Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive to regain territory.
"russia of the 21st century is using the weapons of the 20th century to wage a war of attrition of the 19th century along with the looting of the 18th century," Philip Wasielewski, a military analyst, USA, characterized russia's war in Ukraine.
russia's strategic goals in the course of a full-scale war remain, as before, changing the current regime in Kyiv and destroying Ukraine's sovereignty, the Institute for the Study of War notes.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
On financial and information aid, weapons and politicians
Canada transferred 140 tons of buckwheat seeds to Ukraine to overcome the deficit, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reports. They did this to support Ukrainian farmers because after February, the prices of seeds, plant protection products, fertilizers, and fuel increased by 40-45%. Because of this, there may be risks that it will be unprofitable to grow buckwheat.
The first rotation of the Ukrainian military arrived in Great Britain for training.
Military expert Oleh Zhdanov spoke about the successes of HIMARS during the first two weeks of use. In two weeks, our service members destroyed about 20 warehouses of the russian army on the territory of Ukraine of various importance. Thanks to HIMARS systems, Ukrainian armed forces often destroy not only ammunition depots but also command posts or entire military bases — for example, in Snizhne and Melitopol. Not only are shells stored there, but also equipment, fuel, etc.
News from partners!
The General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine has asked the Ministry of Justice of Turkey to conduct an investigation and provide evidence regarding three more vessels that may be involved in the transportation of grain from occupied Kherson, Reuters writes. According to the Equasis database, all three large dry cargo ships carrying grain—Mikhail Nenashev, Matros Pozynich, and Matros Koshka—are owned by the United Shipbuilding Corporation.
Australia canceled customs duties on the import of Ukrainian goods for a year. Since July 5, tariffs on Ukrainian-made goods have been reduced from 5% to zero. This was reported by the Australian Ministry of Trade and Tourism. Such a decision should support the Ukrainian economy and expand its trade opportunities.
Life considering hostilities
Ukraine has applied to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, — PM Denys Shmyhal. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is an international community of 37 countries that studies and analyzes agreements between states. The OECD searches for the most effective solutions for countries' governments and helps to conclude contracts on fighting corruption, improving socio-economic conditions, foreign investments, etc. "Ukraine's membership in the OECD is one of the cornerstones of Ukraine's successful recovery and development," the Prime Minister noted.
Kyiv and the region
The capitals of Ukraine and Poland are planning to connect with a high-speed railway for $1.2 billion. The related project is included in the Recovery Plan of Ukraine. The Ministry of Infrastructure said that on the eve of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the parties jointly worked out a project implementation plan and prepared for its presentation at the EU level. Thanks to the construction of the Kyiv–Warsaw euro track, the travel time will take up to 4 hours.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
The number of dead in Sloviansk has increased to two, and seven more people were injured due to yesterday's shelling of the city by rocket launchers, Sloviansk Mayor Vadym Liakh reports.
Kharkiv region
A child aged one year and 11 months and a 64-year-old man were injured as a result of russian shelling of the village of Pechenihy in the Chuhuyiv district on July 5, the prosecutor's office of the Kharkiv region reported. Residential buildings are damaged.
During the day, the occupiers shelled the Izium, Kharkiv, Chuhuyiv, and Bohoduhiv districts throughout the region. A wheat field in the Izium district caught fire from russian shelling. The fire area is about 500 square meters, the State Emergency Service of the Kharkiv region reported.
Zaporizhzhia region
russians are preparing to mobilize people in temporarily occupied Berdiansk, the Center of National Resistance has learned. Condominium managers have already been ordered to submit lists of residents of conscription age. "It will not be superfluous to remind that a condition for mobilization is a russian passport, which is issued by the russians in the occupied territories," the message emphasizes.
Kherson region
YouTube and Instagram were disabled in the Kherson region. This was announced in the press service of the "military-civilian administration" of the occupied region appointed by the russian military.
Mykolaiv region
The South air command destroyed two rockets that were headed in the direction of Mykolaiv. Serhii Bratchuk, the spokesperson for the Odesa region, reported this.
According to the South Operational Command, there are currently four surface ships and two submarines with a full salvo of 40 cruise missiles in the Black Sea. All of them are aimed at Ukraine.
Khmelnytskyi region
Details of yesterday's rocket attack on the Khmelnytskyi region were revealed by the head of the region, Serhii Hamalii: the russians fired 4 rockets.
