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16 July 2023 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 16.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 16 Jul 2023
- Kharkiv Endures Third Attack In One Day As Russia Says Towns In Belgorod Region Hit RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- Russian forces struck the Kharkiv region for a third time late on July 16, the governor said as Russia reported an apparent retaliatory strike on towns in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.
- Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine's Counteroffensive Grinds On VOA 16 Jul 2023 -- Fighting in eastern Ukraine "somewhat intensified" as Ukrainian and Russian forces clashed in at least three areas on the eastern front, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Sunday on the messaging app Telegram.
- Russian president: Ukraine's counteroffensive failing, enemy not successful Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says the counteroffensive, which has been launched by Ukraine against his country's forces since last month, has not been successful and is failing.
- Putin warns of 'reciprocal action' if Ukraine uses US-supplied cluster bombs Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Ukraine against the use of globally-banned cluster bombs against Moscow, saying it would retaliate with the same type of weapons.
- Russia repels drone raids on Crimea's Sevastopol, conducts air strikes on Ukrainian targets Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- Russian forces have repelled a "terrorist attack" by Ukraine on the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol in Crimea, destroying several aerial and underwater drones, the country's defense ministry declared, adding that its forces have also conducted air strikes against Ukrainian targets.
- Russian Army Repulses 18 Attacks Near Donetsk, Krasny Liman Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- Over the past day, the Russian armed forces have repelled 18 attacks by the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk and Krasny Liman directions, with enemy losses amounting to some 370 servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
- 'Enemy Has No Success': Putin Positive About Special Op in Ukraine Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday positively assessed the course of the special military operation in Ukraine, noting that the Russian armed forces are thwarting all enemy attempts to break through the Russian defenses during Kiev's so-called counteroffensive.
- 'They're Running Out of Ammo': Putin on US Move to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The Biden administration unveiled a new military assistance package for Ukraine on July 7, which included cluster bombs. The lethal weapons are banned by the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which has been ratified by 123 countries, excluding the US and Ukraine, and several other nations.
- Russian Air Defense, Navy Successfully Repel Drone Attack on Sevastopol Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- In total, two UAVs were shot down overnight and five were suppressed by electronic warfare forces. Two surface drones were also destroyed in the outer roadstead, the Sevastopol governor said on Telegram.
- Russian Aviation Makes Over 40 Sorties to Strike at Ukrainian Targets Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- Aviation of the Russian "Tsentr" Group of Forces has made more than 40 sorties to strike at temporary deployment points, an ammunition depot and eight areas of concentration of manpower and weapons of the Ukrainian military, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
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- Another Russian General Reportedly Fired In Latest Military Shakeup Post-Mutiny RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- Another Russian general has reportedly been fired in the latest shakeup in the military since Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a short-lived mutiny three weeks ago.
- Wagner Troops Said To Enter Belarus As Mercenary Group's Future Still Uncertain RFE/RL 16 Jul 2023 -- A long convoy transporting Wagner troops entered Belarus from Russia on July 15, the independent Belarusian military monitoring project Belaruski Hayun reported.
- Russia Could Reverse Engineer Its Trophy NATO Weapons - Putin Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The Western alliance has sunk tens of billions of dollars' worth of weaponry into Ukraine over the past year, including everything from outdated 1960s junk to the latest high-tech systems. Russian forces have managed to capture some of this equipment in fierce battles with Ukrainian forces and mercs.
- China, Russia to kick off joint air, naval drill in Sea of Japan Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- China and Russia are set to start joint naval and air drills in the Sea of Japan aimed at safeguarding the security of strategic waterways, as the two countries have pledged to deepen military cooperation.
- US mulling military options against Russia in Syria, irked by Iran ties Press TV 16 Jul 2023 -- The US is considering military options to address "Russian aggression in the skies over Syria," an unnamed Pentagon official has declared, further voicing rising concerns about "growing ties between Iran, Russia and Syria across the Middle East."
- Russian Military Says US-Led Coalition Breached Deconfliction Protocols 12 Times in Syria Sputnik 16 Jul 2023 -- The coalition led by the United States breached deconfliction protocols 12 times in Syria over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Oleg Gurinov, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Sunday.
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