Ukrainian forces strike Russian military training ground in Donetsk region
Photo: Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a Russian training ground in the Donetsk region (Getty Images)
Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Russian combined arms training ground Kalmiuske in the Donetsk region, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"On July 10 and during the night of July 11, as part of efforts to reduce the offensive capabilities of the Russian aggressor, units of Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a number of important enemy military targets," the statement said.
Among the targets hit was the Kalmiuske combined arms training ground near Dokuchaievsk in the Donetsk region. The extent of the damage and the results of the strike are being clarified.
Enemy drone command posts were also struck near Krysanove in Russia's Belgorod region and Pershotravneve in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Defense Forces also struck enemy troop concentration areas in Horlivka, Donetsk region, and Karyzh in Russia's Kursk region.
The General Staff also updated the results of previous strikes:
- June 27 – The estimated direct damage caused by the strike on JSC Federal Research and Production Center Titan-Barrikady in Volgograd, Volgograd region, is approximately $105 million.
- July 4 – As a result of the strike on the St. Petersburg oil terminal in St. Petersburg, two RVS-3000 storage tanks, four RVS-10000 tanks, one RVS-15000 tank, one RVS-20000 tank, a technological pipeline rack, and other technological equipment were damaged.
- July 6 – Following the strike on the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl region, a hit was recorded on the AVT-6 unit, along with damage to the pipelines of the AVT-1 and AVT-3 units.
- July 8 – As a result of the strike on the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh region, 28 aviation fuel tankers with a total volume of 1,600 cubic meters caught fire.
- July 8 – Following the strike on the TAIF-NK refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, a delayed coking unit was hit and caught fire, while cable racks, pipelines, and technical buildings were also damaged.
- July 10 – As a result of the strike on the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, the AT-5 and AT-6 units caught fire, pipelines were damaged, and fires were recorded near the AT-2 and AT-3 units.
Ukraine's latest strikes on Russian targets
Overnight, Ukraine's Defense Forces carried out a new operation in the Sea of Azov, striking dozens of vessels that Russia uses for military logistics and to circumvent sanctions.
As part of the operation aimed at reducing the aggressor state's military and economic potential, 21 Russian tankers were struck.
Ukrainian forces also struck four tugboats, two cargo ships, and one dredger.
