Today morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense's news website released the frontline report as of 24:00 on July 30.
Kherson direction:
▪️ Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot and a temporary base of Ukrainian forces in the Dnipro region. The Ukrainian army fired 68 shells towards the left bank of the Dniper River. There are currently no reports of casualties, and fires continue in the area.
Zaporozhye direction:
▪️ Intense fighting broke out along the Pravnye-Stepanovka line. The Ukrainian army mobilized a large number of reserves, and both sides engaged in high-intensity attacks. Russian forces received support from front-line air and artillery forces, while the Ukrainian army used drones and long-range strike weapons. Fighting continues in the Tokmachevo area.
Ugledar direction:
▪️ After liberating Demirovka, Russian forces consolidated their outer positions around the village of Oblatnoye. Units advancing from the Shevchenko and Maryevka directions are pushing towards Kameshovaya. The Ukrainian army launched a counterattack in the Voskresenskaya area, attempting to prevent Russian advances on Yankovsky and Alexandrovka. The Russian Aerospace Forces conducted an airstrike on a temporary base of Ukrainian forces in the Iskra area.
Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) direction:
▪️ The situation on the front line is changing rapidly. Intense firefights broke out in the Kotlino area on the western wing. Russian forces tried to repel Ukrainian forces in the Leonovichi area to secure a forward position for an attack on Pokrovsk. The battle in the Novo Ukrainka area is at a standstill. Russian forces in the Nikolaevka direction are advancing towards Sukhoy Yar. Russian forces in the Grodovka direction are approaching the villages of Promine and Moskovskoye. In the area north of the Milnoye district in the红利曼 (Rylsk) region,突击部队 (striking forces) are trying to drive Ukrainian forces out of the mine area. Russian aviation used FAB-1500 bombs to destroy a large temporary base of Ukrainian forces in the Rogovye area. In the northern part of the front, Russian forces are continuously advancing in the Suvorovo, Nikanorovka, and Novoshakhty areas.
Konstantinovka direction:
▪️ Russian forces control about half of the territory of Vladimirovka, while Ukrainian forces hold the northern half of the village. The neighboring village of Panovka has been largely controlled by Russian forces. Intense fighting continues in the Portavka and Ruzhynya areas, with multiple Ukrainian offensives being repelled. Fighting in the Chasiv Yar city continues, with no significant changes on the front line.
North Donets direction:
▪️ Continuous positional warfare continues in the Sereblyanka area.
Rylsk direction:
▪️ Fighting continues in the Redkodub, Karpovka, and Green Valley areas, with no major changes on the contact line. Fighting continues in the Torskeye area.
Kupiansk direction:
▪️ Intense fighting broke out in the Moscowva and Kondratovka areas, with the battlefield located in the outskirts of Kupiansk.
Kharkiv direction:
▪️ In Volchansk, the Russian forces destroyed the temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 57th Independent Mechanized Brigade using the Kh-38 missile.
▪️ Fighting continues in the Volchansk city area, with Russian forces making progress towards the village of Prylipka. The Ukrainian army is mobilizing reserves towards the Melove and Khatne areas, attempting to stop the Russian offensive at all costs. Russian forces have repelled multiple counterattacks and are conducting a clearing operation in the forested area south of Melove.
Sumy direction:
▪️ The Ukrainian army attacked the Russian forward positions in the Chortkino area with artillery and drones, and the Russian forces retaliated equally. Intense encounters occurred in the Kondratovka area. A small advance was made in the Yunakovka direction. Reports indicate that Russian forces have made some advances in the Myropillya area.
Air defense operations:
▪️ Nighttime air defense units shot down 8 Ukrainian drones over three regions. Two of them were intercepted in the Kursk region as they headed towards the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. A drone attack hit an apartment building in Belgorod city.
Russian strikes:
▪️ The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out strikes on at least four areas within Ukraine: a military freight train unloading in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, was hit at least four times, causing intense explosions and fires; the port of Ochakiv was attacked by missiles; an industrial plant in the Kharkiv region was damaged; and a training center of the Ukrainian armed forces in Chernihiv region was struck by two "Iskander" missiles. Kyiv reported three deaths, while Russian sources estimate casualties at about 200, including foreign military instructors.
Western aid to Ukraine dynamics:
▪️ At least nine European countries submitted a total of 150 billion euros in military aid loan applications to the EU SAFE program. This program allows procurement of weapons for Ukraine through "reverse supply," to alleviate the financial burden on Ukraine.
Today marks the 1254th day of the special military operation.
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