05 July 23 - Ukraine News Summary

Tldr:Ukrainian forces conducted a successful raid on Russian logistics, demolishing a crucial oil depot and disrupting their defensive operations. A Russian missile attack in Lviv claimed four lives, caused injuries, and damaged residential areas. Legal action is being pursued against Iran at the United Nations for the 2020 shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet. Ukraine plans to transition to a professional army once the war concludes. The conflict continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians and infrastructure.

• (2023-07-06 - East) Ukrainian forces conducted another raid on Russian logistics and batteries, resulting in the collapse of the most formidable Russian strong point in the east. The targets included a huge oil depot and an assemblage of equipment being transported to the front line positions. The destruction of these targets created massive short-term problems for the Russians, decreasing their ability to conduct defensive operations. Sopuli

• (2023-07-06 - East) The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 06.07.23 were approximately:

  • Personnel ‒ about 232300 (+600) persons were liquidated
  • Tanks ‒ 4068 (+6)
  • APV ‒ 7932 (+15)
  • Artillery systems – 4310 (+22)
  • MLRS – 657 (+1)
  • Anti-aircraft warfare Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

• (2023-07-06 - Lviv) The death toll from a Russian missile attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv climbed to four, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported. Another nine were injured. Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said around 60 apartments and 50 cars in the area of strike were damaged. Ground News

• (2023-07-06 - Lviv) The youngest victim of a nighttime missile attack on Lviv was 21 years old, the oldest was 95, and she survived World War II. More than 30 houses, over 250 apartments, ten dormitories, an orphanage, two universities, and a sanatorium school were damaged. This is the most destructive attack on civilians in Lviv region since the beginning of the full-scale war. Mastodon Ukrinform

• (July 6, 2023 - Lviv) The mother and sister of a Lviv journalist were killed as a result of a nighttime Russian missile attack on Lviv. Ukrinform

• (July 6, 2023 - Lviv) At least 10 shelters in Lviv were closed during a Russian missile strike. Ukrinform

• (July 6, 2023 - Lviv) Rescuers in Lviv are dismantling the rubble in two apartments of a house destroyed by a nighttime missile attack, where two people may be staying. Ukrinform

• (2023-07-05 - London) The UK is among several nations launching a case against Iran at the United Nations' highest court over the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 on board in 2020. Ground News

• (2023-07-05 - East) Ukraine plans to move to a professional army after the war ends. Ground News

• (2023-07-06 - Zaporizhzhya) The situation at Zaporizhzhya NPP remains stable and under control. The water level in the cooling pond is sufficient to meet the needs of the plant, despite the blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP dam by the Russian occupiers. Mastodon Ukrinform

• (July 6, 2023 - Zaporizhzhia) Russian invaders have placed machine-gun nests on the roofs of power units at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Ukrinform

• (July 6, 2023 - Kharkiv) Russian forces shelled a village in the Borova community in Kharkiv region, injuring a 71-year-old woman. Ukrinform

• (July 6, 2023 - Kharkiv) Russian troops shelled the Odnorobivka station in the Bohodukhiv district with artillery, completely destroying the station. Ukrinform

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