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Russo-Ukraine War - 10 July 2023 - Day 502

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

The UK Ministry of Defence reported that Russia is almost certainly struggling with a crisis of combat medical provision, after suffering an average of around 400 casualties a day for 17 months.

The influx of military casualties has likely undermined the normal provision of some Russian civilian medical services, especially in border regions near Ukraine. It is likely that many dedicated military hospitals are being reserved for officer casualties.

As claimed by the head of the Kalashnikov company's combat medicine training division, it is likely that up to 50 per cent of Russian combat fatalities could have been prevented with proper first aid. Very slow casualty evacuation, combined with the inappropriate use of the crude in-service Russian combat tourniquet, is reportedly a leading cause of preventable fatalities and amputations.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that that night, the Russian Federation launched another missile attack on the territory of one of the infrastructure facilities of Mykolaiv. Also, Russian forces carried out 22x airstrikes and carried out about 30x MLRS attacks. Unfortunately, infrastructure was damaged and civilians suffered.

The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.

Russia is concentrating its main efforts on the Kup'yans'k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mar'inka axes, heavy battles are ongoing. During the day, 17x combat clashes took place.
Volyn' and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian forces carried out airstrikes at Basovoy, Odnorobivka, and Veterinaryny of the Kharkiv Oblast. They shelled with mortars and artillery about 10x settlements, among them Hirsk of Chernihiv Oblast; Chuykivka of the Sumy Oblast and Uda, Veterinarne, Ohirtseve, Zemlyanka of the Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding their ground. Krasne Pershe, Novomlyns'k, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka and Kislivka of the Kharkiv Oblast were under artillery and mortar fire.
Lyman axis: Russian forces carried out airstrikes at Rozdolivka and Bilogorivka of the Donetsk Oblast. More than 15 xsettlements, including Nevs'ke, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast, and Tors'ke, Verkhn'yokam'ians'ke, Ivano-Daryivka, Berestov, Vesele, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast, were shelled by artillery.
Bakhmut axis: despite heavy fire from Russian aviation and artillery, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled attacks near Hryhorivka, Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces launched an air strike near Toretsk. More than 10x settlements, including Vasyukivka, Bogdanivka, Khromov, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivs'ke, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and Pivdenne of the Donetsk Oblast, were shelled by artillery.
Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the assaults of Russian troops at Pivdenne of the Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces launched an airstrike in the Avdiivka area. russians shelled with artillery more than 10x settlements, including Avdiivka, Pervomais'ke, and Nevels'ke in the Donetsk Oblast.
Mar'inka axis: under Russian artillery fire, Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinities of Mar'inka and Krasnohorivka settlements. Near the latter, Russian forces also carried out an air strike. russians shelled more than 10x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Mar'inka, Georgiivka, and Pobyeda in the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations at Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast. Conducted an airstrike near Odradny in Donetsk Oblast. They shelled more than 10x settlements, including Vugledar, Storozheve and Blagodatne of the Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russia is concentrating forces to prevent further advance of Ukrainian troops. They carried shelled more than 20 settlements, including Novodarivka, Levadne, Malynyvka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Orihiv of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Beryslav, Kozats'ke, Lviv, Antonivka, Inzhenerne, Dniprovs'ke of the Kherson Oblast and Kherson.

Defense Forces of Ukraine continue conducting offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, digging trenches at achieved positions, while also shelling with artillery identified enemy targets, and carry out counter-battery measures.

Ukrainian Air Force conducted 4x strikes on Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment concentrations.

Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 3x operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.

Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit the command post, 3x manpower, weapons and military equipment concentrations, an ammunition warehouse, 7x artillery units at firing positions and anti-air defense system of the Russian occupiers.