Timeline Week 20 Of Russia S War In Ukraine News About The Russia Ukraine War

July 6

For the first time since the war began, Russia is not claiming any territorial advances and Ukraine is not reporting any, suggesting that Russian forces may be on an operational pause, the Institute for the Study of War reports. Russian forces are trying to control the Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway in the Donetsk region, a critical logistics path that would allow them to move offensive equipment west. Luhansk Governor Serhii Haidai says Ukraine has yet to hand over its eastern Luhansk province as fighting continues in smaller settlements, although Russian forces are advancing. The UK Ministry of Defense says Russian forces have gained 5km (3 miles) in their advance towards Sloviansk on the E40 motorway last week “in the face of extremely determined Ukrainian resistance” and are about 16km (10 miles) north of the city. He sees the battle for Sloviansk as the likely next hotspot of the war in the east. In the south, Russian forces are shelling Ukrainian positions but appear to be gaining back none of the ground lost to the counter-attacks. Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down two Kaliber cruise missiles in the Mykolaiv region that were launched from a submarine in the Black Sea. The Odessa City Council announced that Ukrainian forces shot down an X-31 missile that was launched into the Black Sea. (Al Jazeera)

July 7

Ukraine’s general staff says its forces repelled a ground attack on Bogorodychne, a front-line settlement in Donetsk Oblast, and other areas further south near Bakhmut. They say Russian forces have yet to fully control Luhansk Oblast, which Russian forces declared they captured on July 3. Deputy Minister of Defense Hana Maliar confirms this. Ukraine’s southern command says Russian forces fired 12 Kalibr high-precision missiles at Mykolaiv and Ochakiv. Ukrainian jets engage a Russian SU-35 as it fires a missile at Odessa, forcing it to withdraw and destroying the missile. Ukrainian special forces say they approached Snake Island, which was recently vacated by Russian forces, established a safe passage for naval vessels, took stock of damaged or abandoned Russian equipment there, raised Ukrainian flags and departed. Too late, Russian ships launch missiles that hit the island’s pier. Ukraine’s southern command says its forces have found 30 pieces of damaged Russian equipment and abandoned ammunition. The version of the Russian Ministry of Defense is that its missiles killed several members of the landing team. Russian forces fire rockets into the center of Kramatorsk in the heart of Donetsk region, causing casualties, the city council says. (Al Jazeera)

July 8

Ukraine’s general staff says Russian forces in the Donetsk region attempted to invade Bogorodikhne, near Sloviansk, and were repulsed after suffering heavy casualties. Russian forces have also been pushed back twice from Dementievka, a settlement in the northern region of Kharkiv, where they are increasingly active. Luhansk’s governor, Haidai, says Russian advance forces bombed villages indiscriminately, causing civilian casualties. Russian Su-30 again fires cruise missile at Odessa coast from Black Sea. European High Commissioner Josep Borrell says Russia’s war in Ukraine is “dramatically worsening the food crisis” and has made some 50 million people “severely food insecure”. “In just two years, the number of severely food insecure people in the world had already doubled from 135 million before the COVID-19 pandemic to 276 million in early 2022, and [it is] 323 million today,” Borrell is quoted as saying. A total of 1.2 billion people are “severely exposed to the combination of rising food prices, rising energy prices and tighter economic conditions,” it says. Borrell says the European Union will donate 7 billion euros ($7.005 billion) over two years to support economically vulnerable nations, increase its own crop production and exports and help Ukraine export its blocked grain through the Solidarity Routes across Europe. The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights publishes a report on Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Dunia Mijatovic says in the report that the Russian invasion resulted in “serious and massive violations … of almost all human rights.” “The Commissioner received compelling evidence of systematic violations of the right to life by Russian forces, including arbitrary killings and enforced disappearances. violations of property rights, including widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure; cases of war-related torture and ill-treatment, gender-based and sexual violence; violations of the right to liberty and security of the person, including abductions, arbitrary detention and detention without communication,” the report says. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pulling out of the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, after what he called “frenzied criticism” of Russia by Western members of the group of 20 largest economies.

July 9

Haidai, the governor of Luhansk Oblast, which was seized in early July, says Russian forces are trying to advance into neighboring Donetsk Oblast along all borders, from Kremenyuk to Popashna. Ukraine’s general staff says Russian forces have shelled Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, the twin cities in the heart of the Donetsk region that are believed to be the Russians’ ultimate target. The head of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko, says Russian forces have bombed civilian infrastructure and homes along the front line in Donbass.

July 10

Russian rocket attacks in the Kharkiv region destroy a school and in Chasovoy Yar level a high-rise building, killing six and burying dozens of people in the rubble. An Iskander missile lands in the city of Kharkiv. Ukraine is protesting the return to Germany of a turbine operating on Nord Stream 1 after undergoing repairs at Siemens’ Canadian subsidiary. Ukraine’s foreign ministry says this contradicts the sanctions regime on Russia. The turbines are used to pressurize natural gas pipelines and increase their capacity to deliver natural gas, but Ukraine says NS1 can easily operate at a higher capacity using its existing turbines or use alternative pipelines that cross the Polish and Ukrainian territory. Ukraine’s agriculture ministry says it can export grain after Russian forces withdraw from Snake Island and free the Bystre Pass.

July 11

Russian forces continue efforts to move south along the E40 highway from Izyum to Sloviansk in the Donetsk region. Russia fires four X-31 missiles into the coastal region of Odessa. No casualties were reported. Ukraine reports that Czech Mi-24B attack helicopters had entered active service. Putin signs decree extending procedures for fast-track acquisition of Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians. Previously they were offered only to citizens of the occupied regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson. Ukraine calls it “yet another violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The EU High Representative later says that the EU will not recognize Russian passports issued to Ukrainians in the occupied territories. Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline shuts down for 10 days of maintenance. Some European officials fear it will not restart, denying Europe the chance to fill gas storage to 85% of capacity before winter. American investment bank Goldman Sachs estimates that the Russian gas cut will cause a 65% increase in European energy prices during the winter.

July 12

Russian forces continue small-scale ground offensives in the Sloviansk and Bakhmut regions of the Donetsk region. Mykolaiv receives “massive rocket fire”, with two medical facilities and houses destroyed. The Institute for the Study of War says: “Russian forces continue to regroup, rest, regroup and regroup. bomb critical areas to set the stage for future ground attacks; and conduct limited reconnaissance strikes.” The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports that 5,024 civilians have been confirmed killed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

title: “Timeline Week 20 Of Russia S War In Ukraine News About The Russia Ukraine War " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-24” author: “Lisa Chase”

July 6

For the first time since the war began, Russia is not claiming any territorial advances and Ukraine is not reporting any, suggesting that Russian forces may be on an operational pause, the Institute for the Study of War reports. Russian forces are trying to control the Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway in the Donetsk region, a critical logistics path that would allow them to move offensive equipment west. Luhansk Governor Serhii Haidai says Ukraine has yet to hand over its eastern Luhansk province as fighting continues in smaller settlements, although Russian forces are advancing. The UK Ministry of Defense says Russian forces have gained 5km (3 miles) in their advance towards Sloviansk on the E40 motorway last week “in the face of extremely determined Ukrainian resistance” and are about 16km (10 miles) north of the city. He sees the battle for Sloviansk as the likely next hotspot of the war in the east. In the south, Russian forces are shelling Ukrainian positions but appear to be gaining back none of the ground lost to the counter-attacks. Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down two Kaliber cruise missiles in the Mykolaiv region that were launched from a submarine in the Black Sea. The Odessa City Council announced that Ukrainian forces shot down an X-31 missile that was launched into the Black Sea. (Al Jazeera)

July 7

Ukraine’s general staff says its forces repelled a ground attack on Bogorodychne, a front-line settlement in Donetsk Oblast, and other areas further south near Bakhmut. They say Russian forces have yet to fully control Luhansk Oblast, which Russian forces declared they captured on July 3. Deputy Minister of Defense Hana Maliar confirms this. Ukraine’s southern command says Russian forces fired 12 Kalibr high-precision missiles at Mykolaiv and Ochakiv. Ukrainian jets engage a Russian SU-35 as it fires a missile at Odessa, forcing it to withdraw and destroying the missile. Ukrainian special forces say they approached Snake Island, which was recently vacated by Russian forces, established a safe passage for naval vessels, took stock of damaged or abandoned Russian equipment there, raised Ukrainian flags and departed. Too late, Russian ships launch missiles that hit the island’s pier. Ukraine’s southern command says its forces have found 30 pieces of damaged Russian equipment and abandoned ammunition. The version of the Russian Ministry of Defense is that its missiles killed several members of the landing team. Russian forces fire rockets into the center of Kramatorsk in the heart of Donetsk region, causing casualties, the city council says. (Al Jazeera)

July 8

Ukraine’s general staff says Russian forces in the Donetsk region attempted to invade Bogorodikhne, near Sloviansk, and were repulsed after suffering heavy casualties. Russian forces have also been pushed back twice from Dementievka, a settlement in the northern region of Kharkiv, where they are increasingly active. Luhansk’s governor, Haidai, says Russian advance forces bombed villages indiscriminately, causing civilian casualties. Russian Su-30 again fires cruise missile at Odessa coast from Black Sea. European High Commissioner Josep Borrell says Russia’s war in Ukraine is “dramatically worsening the food crisis” and has made some 50 million people “severely food insecure”. “In just two years, the number of severely food insecure people in the world had already doubled from 135 million before the COVID-19 pandemic to 276 million in early 2022, and [it is] 323 million today,” Borrell is quoted as saying. A total of 1.2 billion people are “severely exposed to the combination of rising food prices, rising energy prices and tighter economic conditions,” it says. Borrell says the European Union will donate 7 billion euros ($7.005 billion) over two years to support economically vulnerable nations, increase its own crop production and exports and help Ukraine export its blocked grain through the Solidarity Routes across Europe. The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights publishes a report on Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Dunia Mijatovic says in the report that the Russian invasion resulted in “serious and massive violations … of almost all human rights.” “The Commissioner received compelling evidence of systematic violations of the right to life by Russian forces, including arbitrary killings and enforced disappearances. violations of property rights, including widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure; cases of war-related torture and ill-treatment, gender-based and sexual violence; violations of the right to liberty and security of the person, including abductions, arbitrary detention and detention without communication,” the report says. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pulling out of the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, after what he called “frenzied criticism” of Russia by Western members of the group of 20 largest economies.

July 9

Haidai, the governor of Luhansk Oblast, which was seized in early July, says Russian forces are trying to advance into neighboring Donetsk Oblast along all borders, from Kremenyuk to Popashna. Ukraine’s general staff says Russian forces have shelled Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, the twin cities in the heart of the Donetsk region that are believed to be the Russians’ ultimate target. The head of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko, says Russian forces have bombed civilian infrastructure and homes along the front line in Donbass.

July 10

Russian rocket attacks in the Kharkiv region destroy a school and in Chasovoy Yar level a high-rise building, killing six and burying dozens of people in the rubble. An Iskander missile lands in the city of Kharkiv. Ukraine is protesting the return to Germany of a turbine operating on Nord Stream 1 after undergoing repairs at Siemens’ Canadian subsidiary. Ukraine’s foreign ministry says this contradicts the sanctions regime on Russia. The turbines are used to pressurize natural gas pipelines and increase their capacity to deliver natural gas, but Ukraine says NS1 can easily operate at a higher capacity using its existing turbines or use alternative pipelines that cross the Polish and Ukrainian territory. Ukraine’s agriculture ministry says it can export grain after Russian forces withdraw from Snake Island and free the Bystre Pass.

July 11

Russian forces continue efforts to move south along the E40 highway from Izyum to Sloviansk in the Donetsk region. Russia fires four X-31 missiles into the coastal region of Odessa. No casualties were reported. Ukraine reports that Czech Mi-24B attack helicopters had entered active service. Putin signs decree extending procedures for fast-track acquisition of Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians. Previously they were offered only to citizens of the occupied regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson. Ukraine calls it “yet another violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The EU High Representative later says that the EU will not recognize Russian passports issued to Ukrainians in the occupied territories. Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline shuts down for 10 days of maintenance. Some European officials fear it will not restart, denying Europe the chance to fill gas storage to 85% of capacity before winter. American investment bank Goldman Sachs estimates that the Russian gas cut will cause a 65% increase in European energy prices during the winter.

July 12

Russian forces continue small-scale ground offensives in the Sloviansk and Bakhmut regions of the Donetsk region. Mykolaiv receives “massive rocket fire”, with two medical facilities and houses destroyed. The Institute for the Study of War says: “Russian forces continue to regroup, rest, regroup and regroup. bomb critical areas to set the stage for future ground attacks; and conduct limited reconnaissance strikes.” The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports that 5,024 civilians have been confirmed killed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.