16 July 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News

Russia reports destroying 13 Ukrainian drones VOA 16 Jul 2024 -- Russia's military said Tuesday its air defenses destroyed 13 Ukrainian aerial drones, while officials in Ukrainian regions along the border with Russia reported damage from Russian shelling.
Russian Strikes, Heat Wave Force More Power Restrictions On Ukrainians RFE/RL 16 Jul 2024 -- Ukraine's national electricity distributor Ukrenerho announced on July 16 that emergency shutdowns will continue in several regions amid difficulties caused by ongoing Russian attacks on power infrastructure and a spell of hot weather that has pushed consumption to record levels.

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov visits Vostok Group CP in special military operation zone Russia MoD 16 Jul 2024 -- Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces / First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov has visited the command post (CP) of the Vostok Group of Forces in the zone of the special military operation.
Russian Air Defenses Take Down Ukrainian Yak-52 Jet, Six ATACMS and 28 Drones in Major Strike Sputnik 16 Jul 2024 -- Operational-tactical aviation, drones, missile troops, and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces targeted Ukrainian personnel and equipment in 124 areas over the past day.

Russian Navy Holds Live-Fire Exercises Near Coast of Sevastopol Sputnik 16 Jul 2024 -- The Russian Navy is holding live-fire exercises off the coast of the city of Sevastopol, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Tuesday.

Russian-Chinese naval patrols complete in South China Sea Russia MoD 16 Jul 2024 -- The Russian-Chinese naval patrols have completed in the South China Sea.
On first day of Maritime Interaction 2024 naval exercise between Russian Navy and PLA Navy, sailors from two countries practise anti-submarine warfare and conduct artillery firings Russia MoD 16 Jul 2024 -- The maritime part of the Maritime Interaction 2024 naval exercise between the Russian Navy and the PLA Navy began with an anti-submarine episode, during which joint efforts in the waters of the South China Sea detected and destroyed one submarine of the mock enemy. In the course of practical operations, the combat crews of the Russian and Chinese ships fired rocket-propelled bombs.
China, Russia navies wrap up joint patrol, start live-fire exercise in South China Sea Global Times 16 Jul 2024 -- Chinese and Russian navies recently wrapped up a joint naval patrol that stretched from northern Pacific waters to the South China Sea, meanwhile, the sea phase of a live-fire exercise between the two navies started, as experts expect the joint operations to enhance the two navies' interoperability in dealing with maritime security threats.

Russia may have shared US arms info with China: lawmakers Radio Free Asia 16 Jul 2024 -- Moscow may have shared information with Beijing about the capabilities of American weapons systems it has encountered in its invasion of Ukraine, a group of U.S. lawmakers say.

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