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💥The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a long-range sea-based high-precision weapons attack on a large ammunition depot at a ship-repair facility. The goals of the strike have been reached. The assigned target has been neutralised.

💥Kinnzhal hypersonic missile system hit and completely destroyed a multifunctional radar station as well as five launchers of U.S.-manufactured Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Kiev.

◽️In Donetsk direction, the assault detachments continued to conduct combat actions and loitering munition against the enemy in the western part of Artyomovsk. The units of the Yug Group of Forces restrained the enemy on the assault units' flanks.

💥1 AFU command post of Thunder tactical group has been hit.

💥1 observation post of the AFU special forces has been hit.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Tsentr, Zapad, and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows BMD-4M airborne assault vehicle, loitering munition and Su-34 aircraft in action within the special military operation.

◽️The Central Military District artillerymen use leaflet projectiles on the AFU positions.

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◽️ Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspects combat training for military personnel who entered military service under contract in the Western Military District

💥 Last night, the Russian Armed Forces launched group strikes by high-precision long-range sea- and air-based weapons against the enemy's reserves and full-sized depots storing foreign armament and hardware. The purpose of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.

◽️ In Donetsk direction, assault detachments fought to liberate Artyomovsk with active support of the Airborne Troops. The enemy has suffered losses of up to 200 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems in this direction in the past 24 hours.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows Su-25 crews, 152mm Giatsint-S self-propelled artillery guns, and 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery crews in action within the special military operation.

⚓️ Russia marks the 320th Anniversary of the Baltic Fleet.

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◽️ In Artyomovsk tactical direction, as a result of offensive actions by Wagner assault units, supported by artillery and aviation of the Yug Group of Forces, the liberation of Artyomovsk has been completed.

◽️ In Donetsk direction, artillery, aviation, and troops the Yug Group of Forces eliminated more than 120 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one U.S.-made M109 self-propelled artillery system, and D-20 and D-30 howitzers.

◽️ Air defence forces have intercepted fifteen HIMARS, Uragan MLRS projectiles, and Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles during the day.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar crews in action within the special military operation.

⚓️ Russia marks 292th Anniversary of Pacific Fleet.

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⚠️On 22 May this year, after the intense shelling of Kozinka international checkpoint, as well as a number of other civilian facilities in Grayvoron district of Belgorod region, a unit of a Ukrainian nationalist formation entered the territory of the Russian Federation. In the course of the counter-terrorist operation, as a result of air strikes, artillery fire and active action by the units of the Western Military District that covered the state border, the nationalist formations have been blocked and destroyed.

⚡️On May 23, 2023, Russian airspace control measures detected two air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation over the Baltic Sea.

◽️In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the attacks, launched by aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy units.

◽️The command post of the 24th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU has been neutralised.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows Ka-52 attack helicopter, Nona-S self-propelled gun, Central MD artillery in action within the special military operation.


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◽️National Centre for State Defence Control hosts the Russian Defence Ministry Board Session chaired by Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

⚠️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces unsuccessfully attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet's ship Ivan Khurs ship, which is carrying out tasks to ensure the safe operation of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Turkey, by three unmanned speedboats.

◽️ In Donetsk direction, units, aviation, and artillery of the Yug Group of Forces have eliminated up to 150 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles during the day.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr, and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

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🇷🇺The Russian Defence Minister took part in the meeting of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

◽️The Russian Armed Forces launched a long-range air-based high-precision weaponry strike against the enemy targets at the airfields. The goal of the attack has been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralised. As a result of the strike, the AFU command posts and radar stations, as well as aircraft, and munition depots have been.

◽️In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by aviation, as well as the artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy units.

💥 A command and observation post and a missile and artillery weapon depot of the AFU 110th Mechanised Brigade have been hit.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr, and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows Buk-M2 surface-to-air missile system, Orlan-30 UAV and 2S9 Nona self-propelled artillery system in action within the special military operation.

🏳️ Ukrainian POWs speak out about their command's indifference to the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and how they were sent to the combat zone without training.

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◽️Russian Defence Minister Army General Sergeyi Shoigu speak about the AFU unsuccessful offensive in different operational directions. The attempted offensive has been thwarted, the enemy has been stopped.

◽️The head of the Defence Ministry announced another AFU terrorist crime. The enemy has blown the Kakhovska Hydroelectric Station. Having failed to achieve success in its offensive actions, in order to strengthen its potential, the enemy intends to redeploy the units and hardware from Kherson direction to its offensive area, thus significantly weakening its positions in Kherson direction.

💥The Russian Aerospace Forces launched a long-range air-based high-precision weapons attack on one of the AFU decision-making centres.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr, and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows Su-25s aircraft, Grad MLRS and Giatsint-B howitzers, and Central MD artillery in action within the special military operation.

⚓️ The Russian Navy ships take part in the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2023 off the coast of Indonesia.

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⚠️ The Russian Aerospace Forces tonight launched group strikes by long-range precision air-based weapons against locations where AFU operational reserves were amassed, as well as a foreign-made ammunition and weapons depot. All the assigned targets have been engaged. The goal of the strike has been achieved.

💥 Two enemy attacks in the direction of Klesheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic) have been successfully repelled by the Yug Group of Forces to the south of Artyomovsk (Donetsk People's Republic) during the past 24 hours. The enemy failed to break into the Russian defence. Up to 350 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles were neutralised in the fighting.

💥 ATGM units destroy convoy of AFU armoured vehicles near Vremevka salient.

◽️ Vostok Group servicemen are inspecting the tanks and IFVs seized in the battle.

📷 Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr, and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows UAV operators in action within the special military operation.

🏳️ A Ukrainian PoW tells about the failure of his unit's offensive.

⚓️ Operational exercises of the Pacific Fleet in the off-shore maritime zone continue in the waters of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.

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▫️ Members of the Russian Defence Ministry Board and veterans of the Armed Forces lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.

▫️1,418 candles were lit outside the Main Temple of the Russian Armed Forces as part of the Candle of Memory campaign.

◽️ Tonight, Russian Aerospace Forces launched group long-range precision strikes at an AFU foreign-made hardware and weapons depot. The assigned target has been destroyed. The goal of the strike has been achieved.

◽️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces have continued their unsuccessful attempts to launch offensive in South Donetsk, Zaporozhskoye, Donetsk, and Krasny Liman directions during the past 24 hours.

◽️ Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr, and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

▫️ Footage of the destruction of a tank, armored vehicles, and motor vehicles by the AFU in the South Donetsk direction.

◽️ Russian Defence Ministry shows Ka-52 helicopters in action within the special military operation.

◽️Ukrainian POWs talk about great losses in their units.

◽️ The Pacific Fleet's newest corvette Rezkiy launches an Uran cruise missile at a naval target in the Sea of Japan as part of a factory sea trial

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▫️The interview with Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, in which the head of the defence ministry speaks in detail about the results of failed counter-offensive actions by the AFU and praise Russian military industrial complex.

▫️ Russian Defence Minister General of Army Sergei Shoigu inspected Tatarstan's defence industry enterprises.

▫️The AFU have continued the attempts to conduct offensive operations in Donetsk, Krasny Liman, and South Donetsk directions.

▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, the units of the Vostok Group of Forces, aviation, and artillery have repelled an AFU attack close to Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy has been driven back to its initial positions.

▫️Moreover, 1 ammunition depot of the 124th Territorial Defence Brigade has been neutralised close to Antonovka.

▫️ Press centre chiefs of Vostok, Zapad, Tsentr and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows the Central MD’s artillerymen, the Zala unmanned aerial vehicle in action, as well as destruction of AFU armoured vehicles by Ka-52 helicopters, including the actions in coordination with paratroopers in South Donetsk direction, and in Orekhovo direction within the special military operation.

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▫️ On July 22, 2023, at about 12:00 pm, AFU units launched an artillery strike on a group of journalists from Izvestia and RIA Novosti news agencies, who were preparing materials on the AFU artillery shelling with cluster munitions close to Zaporozhye region.

▫️According to confirmed information, on 6 July, as a result of a group strike with long-range, sea-based precision weapons on the territory of the National Army Academy in Lvov, a large number of Polish and German mercenaries stationed there have been destroyed.

▫️In total, 4,990 foreign militants have been killed during the special military operation. In addition, 4,910 mercenaries escaped from the battlefield leaving the territory of Ukraine.

▫️In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated and active actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces, aviation and artillery, 14 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled.

▫️ Press centre chiefs of Zapad, Vostok and Yug groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows Msta-S self-propelled artillery system in action within the special military operation.

▫️Airborne Troops’ anti-tank missile system crews on motorbikes improve combat skills in the rear area of the special military operation.

▫️South MD’s servicemen continue to improve skills in firearms training and combat tactics in various conditions.

▫️Servicemen of Russian and Chinese navies carried out joint artillery firing within ‘North/Interaction 2023’ exercise.

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▫️Today at 12.15, a terrorist missile strike by five U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles equipped by cluster warheads was deliberately delivered at Sevastopol. The alerted air defence units intercepted four U.S.-made ATACMS missiles. The explosion of the fragmentation warhead of the fifth U.S.-made missile in the air led to high number of casualties among peaceful residents of Sevastopol.

▫️In the morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a group strike by high precision long-range sea-based weaponry at a training site of pilots and engineers of the Ukrainian Air Forces.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 35th Marines Brigade, 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, Zolotaya Balka, Olgovka, and Tokaryovka (Kherson region).

▫️The Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S fighter jets patrol airspace in the special military operation zone.

▫️Assault detachments of the Vostok Group of Forces from Transbaikal region effectively use cross-country motorcycles to capture the AFU positions near Ugledar.

▫️Crimean paratroopers of the Novorossiysk Mountain Airborne Troops showed a field workshop for manufacturing components for ammunition.

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