Military special operation in Ukraine July 12, 2023: live streaming online
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Since February 24, the Russian military has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine to denazify and demilitarize the country. The KP.RU website publishes online the latest news about the Russian military special operation in Ukraine on July 12, 2023.
On July 11, an air alert was announced in all regions of Ukraine. The information was confirmed by data from the online portal of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Russian troops from the Dnepr group destroyed two Ukrainian Su-25 fighters in the Kherson region. It was noted that the pilots were unable to escape.
The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, reported on the casualties of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the start of the counteroffensive. He noted that as of July 11, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since June 4 amounted to more than 26,000 servicemen and 3,000 units of various weapons.
The air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces shot down three Storm Shadow cruise missiles and one HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in the areas of the Sadovoye and Tyaginka settlements in the Kherson region in the special operations zone in Ukraine.
In addition, ten Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian Armed Forces launched a counterattack in the direction of Krasnolimansky. The troops advanced a kilometer and a half deep and two kilometers in front.
Andriy Marochko said that the Ukrainian army continues unsuccessful attempts to break through the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces and loses about one battalion of personnel every day.
According to the military, the main attacks are carried out by the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artemovsk, Soledar and Vasyukovka area.
Retired US Army Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt said that the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is not advancing due to the high-quality multi-layered defense of the Russian Armed Forces.