Day 130: The Lysichansk War stands in the way of full Russian control | Abroad
The main thing for July 3, 14:36:
– Shoigu reported to Putin about the capture of the Lugansk region;
– Arestovich: Lisichansk may fall;
– British intelligence told about the plans of the invaders for a pseudo-referendum in the Kherson region;
– The assessment of the Ukrainian side of the loss of the Russian army: the destruction of about 36,000 Russian soldiers;
– Russia claims to have met the city of Lisichansk;
– ISW: Ukrainian troops probably carried out the planned withdrawal from Lysichansk;
– a series of explosions thundered in Belgorod;
– Melitopol announced the responsibility of the Russian Federation.
Shoigu reported to Putin about the capture of the Luhansk region
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the “liberation” of the Luhansk People’s Republic.
According to Shoigu, full control has been established over the Luhansk region of Ukraine, Interfax reports.
Yuriy Sak, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, told the BBC that Lysychansk is not under the full control of Russian troops. At the same time, he noted that the situation in Lisichansk “has been very unpleasant for a long time,” as the Russians attacked the city non-stop.
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Arestovich: Lisichansk may fall
Oleksiy Arestovich, adviser to the President of Ukraine, said that Lisichansk could be taken by Russian troops this weekend, BBC reports.
Arestovich stated that Russian troops had crossed the Seversky Donets River and were approaching the city from the north.
“This is really a threat.
British intelligence spoke about the plans of the occupiers for a pseudo-referendum in the Kherson region
The occupiers announced that they plan to hold a pseudo-referendum on the accession of the Kherson region to Russia by the fall of 2022. With a high probability, the Russian Federation will be ready to falsify the “vote” in order to achieve an acceptable result, the UK Ministry of Defense said.
It is noted that on June 28, the mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolykhaev, was detained, probably in order to file opposition to the occupation. However, large-scale armed and global resistance continues in the temporarily occupied territories.
Finding a constitutional solution to the occupation problem is likely Russia’s top political priority, according to British intelligence. With a high probability, the Russian Federation will be ready to falsify the pseudo-vote in order to achieve an acceptable result.
Russia announced the detention of Lisichansk
According to the Ukrainian side, their armed forces are under intense shelling by Russian troops, but Lysichansk is still under Ukrainian control, BBC reports.
The Russian-backed separatists are copying that they managed to enter Lisichansk and even made it to the city center.
Russian media measure footage of military personnel along the streets of Lisichansk.
The ambassador of the Luhansk People’s Republic in Russia, Rodion Miroshnik, said on the air of Soloviev Live that Lisichansk has been taken under control, but has not yet been liberated.
The head of the Lugansk regional administration, Sergei Gaidai, announced that the Russian armed forces were attacking Lisichansk from all sides.
Lysichansk is a meeting point with a city in the Luhansk region, which remains under the control of the Ukrainian army. Last month, Russian troops captured the outskirts of the city of Severodonetsk.
If Lisichansk, then the entire Luhansk region is occupied.
Ukrainian side’s assessment of the loss of the Russian army: the destruction of about 36,000 Russian soldiers
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total combat losses of the Russian army from 24.02 to 03.07 are tentatively fixed:
personnel – about 35,970 people;
tanks – 1584;
armored combat vehicles – 3744;
artillery systems – 801;
MLRS / MLRS – 246;
air defense systems – 105;
– 217 aircraft;
helicopters – 187;
UAV operational-tactical level – 654;
cruise missiles – 144;
ships / boats – 15;
ISW: Ukrainian forces likely carried out planned withdrawal from Lysichansk
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US think tank, Ukrainian troops likely carried out their planned withdrawal from Lysychansk, which was carried out in time for the city’s capture by the Russians on July 2.
According to ISW, footage with the geolocation of the luggage room shows that citizens walk freely around Lisichansk.
ISW experts predict that Russian troops are likely to take control of the remaining territory of the Luhansk region in the coming days and are likely to give priority to strikes against Ukrainian positions in Seversk, rather than primarily turn to Slavyansk and Bakhmut.
The mayor of Melitopol announced the American occupation.
Oliver Carroll, a correspondent for The Economist, published on Twitter a message from the mayor of occupied Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, that the Ukrainian armed forces carried out more than 30 strikes during the night and disabled one of the four Russian military bases supposed to be in the city.
“More than 30 shots were fired exclusively at military bases,” Fedorov said.
There are also reports that on the eve of the resistance forces have achieved a departure from the railways of Russian armored vehicles.
Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel that at least three people had died as a result of the explosion in Belgorod, reports the BBC.
According to Gladkov, 11 apartment buildings and more than 30 houses were partially destroyed in Belgorod, five houses were completely destroyed.
In times of war, the BBC cannot promptly check the officials of the belligerents.