Situation Reports Part 2 - 2025-07-16
Top News Today From Russia Ukraine War
▫️Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov inspected combat missions carried out by formations of the Combined Arms Army of the Tsentr Group of Forces operating in Krasnoarmeysk direction in the zone of the special military operation.
▫️As a result of active and decisive operations of the Vostok Group of Forces' units, Malinovka (Zaporozhye region) was liberated. Russian Defence Minister congratulated servicemen who showed courage and heroism during the liberation of the settlement.
▫️The Tsentr Group's units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Mayak (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows T-72B3M tanks, Kornet ATGM systems, and FPV drone operators in action within the special military operation.
▫️Demining groups of the International Mine Action Centre continue to clear areas in the border area of Belgorod region.
▫️Russian servicemen arrived in Uzbekistan to take part in the Hamkorlik 2025 exercise.
#TopNews
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
💥 Russia's Geran-2 drones hit a UAV command post and a temporary deployment area of the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade of the AFU near Rayskoye, the Donetsk People's Republic.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🎮 Russian troops actively use drones to eliminate the enemy
00:00 The Vostok Group's FPV drones launched strikes at enemy vehicles transporting personnel to the line of contact in South Donetsk direction.
00:22 The Dnepr Group's 42nd Motorised Rifle Division's drones wiped out an AFU dugout in Zaporozhye region.
01:00 The Tsentr Group's attack drones disrupted the command and communication system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by destroying radio control antennas, repeaters, and satellite communication stations of Ukrainian militants in Krasnoarmeysk direction.
01:33 The Yug Group's UAVs hit a U.S.-made electronic warfare station and aimed artillery at the enemy's targets.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
⚡️ The Yug Group's units continued the offensive, improved the tactical situation, and liberated Petrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
⚡️ As a result of active and resolute actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, Voskresenka (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 15 July 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
📍 The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment and air assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Kondratovka, Alekseyevka, Khrapovshchina, Ryzhevka, and Novaya Sech (Sumy region).
💥 In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted losses on air assault brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Volchansk and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
▪️ The AFU lost up to 180 troops. Five armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, eight field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot were neutralised.
📍 The Zapad Group's units improved the situation along the front line and defeated three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Borovskoye, Boguslavka, Petrovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region) and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Two counter-battery warfare stations and four ammunition depots were neutralised.
🚩 The Yug Group's units continued the offensive, improved the tactical situation, and liberated Petrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
💥 They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade near Zakotnoye, Slavyansk, Pleshcheyevka, Seversk, Dronovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The enemy lost up to 125 troops, two motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.
📍 The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of enemy defences. They inflicted fire damage on three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Novoekonomicheskoye, Novopavlovka, Dobropolye, Krasnoarmeysk, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Udachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▪️ Ukrainian armed formations lost up to 435 troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.
👉 See Part 2
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 15 July 2025
Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)
🚩 As a result of active and resolute actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, Voskresenka (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated.
💥 Russian troops inflicted fire damage on one mechanised brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades near Novogeorgiyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Temirovka and Poltavka (Zaporozhye region).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 185 troops, 10 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.
📍 The Dnepr Group's units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on one mechanised brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Kamenskoye, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
▪️ The AFU sustained losses of up to 35 troops, 12 motor vehicles, six electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on military airfields, assembly and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas. Two German-made IRIS-T launchers and one P-18 radar were neutralised.
🎯 Air defence systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 103 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
🔹663 aircraft,
🔹283 helicopters,
🔹69,593 unmanned aerial vehicles,
🔹618 anti-aircraft missile systems,
🔹24,220 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
🔹1,577 MLRS combat vehicles,
🔹27,394 field artillery guns and mortars,
🔹38,192 special military vehicles.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🤝 Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated command and personnel of the 1465th Motorised Rifle Regiment on liberation of Petrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
'I congratulate you on your successful combat mission. Today, you have once again proved that with cohesion, professionalism and loyalty to military duty, one can overcome any difficulties,' the telegram says.
🚩 The Russian Defence Minister noted that the regiment's successful combat actions in the liberation of the settlement are a model of bravery and courage, 'and each of you, having overcome the enemy's resistance in the course of these battles, showed resilience, initiative and true fighting spirit'.
🫡 Andrei Belousov thanked the servicemen for successfully carrying out combat missions, for their service and devotion to the Motherland, and expressed confidence that they would honourably continue to ensure Russia's security and defend its national interests.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
'No one can resist the onslaught of the Russian army'.
🇷🇺 The Russian flag is hoisted over Petrovka in the DPR by servicemen of the 1465th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Yug Group of Forces).
🪖 The regiment, manned by servicemen from Transbaikal region, has been knocking the enemy out of the settlement for two weeks.
💬 A UAV operator with the call sign 'Zima' revealed the details of the liberation of the settlement.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🚩 Servicemen of the 37th Motorised Rifle Brigade (Vostok Group of Forces) broke the enemy's defence on the west bank of the River Mokrye Yaly and liberated Voskresenka, the Donetsk People's Republic.
🪖 In the course of the battle, units of an AFU mechanised brigade suffered losses and were forced to retreat. Full control of the settlement has been established, and the Russian state flags have been installed in various areas of the settlement.
🫡 Units of the Vostok Group of Forces successfully advance, improving tactical positions in South Donetsk direction.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🧩 Paratroopers from Ivanovo use Grad MLRS to support assault detachments near Chasov Yar.
🎮 Accurate guidance plays an important role in delivering strikes. Reconnaissance UAV teams help airborne artillerymen in this mission.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🎮 Rubikon Centre's drone pilots eliminated the following targets:
🔹 armoured and motor vehicles,
🔹 signal equipment,
🔹 fortified installations,
🔹 AFU drones.
#Rubikon
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
⚔️ Our artillerymen continue to hit enemy targets
00:00 The Tsentr Group's Giatsint-S self-propelled gun (90th Guards Tank Division, Tsentr Group of Forces) destroyed an AFU stronghold in Krasnoarmeysk direction.
00:18 Artillery units of the 40th Separate Guards Marine Brigade (Sever Group of Forces) destroyed AFU defence facilities and hardware in Sumy region.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
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🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🗓 Top News Today
▫️The Yug Group's units continued the offensive, improved the tactical situation, and liberated Petrovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated command and personnel of the 1465th Motorised Rifle Regiment on liberation of the settlement.
▫️ As a result of active and resolute actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, Voskresenka (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated.
▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on military airfields, assembly and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries.
▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows Grad MLRS crews, artillerymen, and UAV pilots in action in the special military operation.
▫️The Hamkorlik 2025 Russian-Uzbek joint tactical exercise started in Uzbekistan.
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🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:40:51 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novospaske
🕰 Date: ~14.07.2025
📌 Coordinates: 48.387999,37.778726
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian Armed Forces raised the flag in Novospaske.
🖥 id: 15072025.0919
✉️source: https://t.me/dva_majors/75374
Map: militarysummary.com
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Posted: 2025-07-15T13:41:43 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Military Summary
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Yablunivka
🕰 Date: ~14.07.2025
📌 Coordinates: 48.421566,37.631305
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian Armed Forces attack Ukrainian positions with motorized infantry group in Yablunivka.
🖥 id: 15072025.0918
✉️source: https://t.me/dva_majors/75376
Map: militarysummary.com
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Posted: 2025-07-15T13:41:43 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Military Summary
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Pershomarivka
🕰 Date: ~15.07.2025
📌 Coordinates:48.734472,37.690167
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Footage of the destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank by Russian FPV drones near Pershomarivka.
🖥 id: 15072025.1455
✉️source: https://t.me/finistteamm/109
Map: militarysummary.com
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Posted: 2025-07-15T13:41:43 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Military Summary
Putin understands that there will be no peace unless Russia liquidates Nazi Ukraine. This means that Russia will continue to fight the Western proxy army in Ukraine until it achieves a complete victory over this "coalition of those wishing to be destroyed by Russia."
University of Chicago professor Mearsheimer on Trump deceiving himself and Zelensky hoping for a miracle:
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:43:18 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Victor vicktop55
‘We are very, very close to adopting the 18th package of sanctions [against Russia]. I hope that this will happen today’ – Kallas.
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:43:18 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Victor vicktop55
‘Germany plans to buy long-range Typhon missile systems from the US, capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 2,000 kilometers, including Russia’ – NTV
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:43:18 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Victor vicktop55
Governor Gladkov posted footage of how they are resisting enemy drones in Belgorod.
Video: Gladkov's official Telegram channel.
It seems that they are not very good at resisting Ukrainian drones.
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:43:18 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Victor vicktop55
"Putin, unimpressed by Trump, intends to continue the war and may seize more territory in Ukraine": Reuters unearthed a sensation - Russia's interests are more important to Putin than Trump's love.
"Three sources said that Putin does not intend to end the war under Western pressure and is confident that Russia, which has already endured the toughest sanctions from Western countries, is capable of withstanding further economic blows, including possible US tariffs against buyers of Russian oil.
"Putin believes that no one, including the Americans, has really discussed the details of a peaceful settlement in Ukraine with him," one of the sources said. "So he will continue until he gets what he wants. Putin values his relationship with Trump and positively evaluates the dialogue with Whitkoff, but Russia's interests are above all else for him," the source added.
The White House declined to comment on this information."
POOL N3
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:43:18 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Victor vicktop55
Trump on the war in Ukraine:
I am not on anyone's side, I want to stop the killing.
Trump: Zelensky should not strike Moscow.
Trump said that he does not plan to supply Ukraine with long-range JASSM missiles.
The range of such missiles can reach 800 km, they could also reach Moscow.
belarusian_silovik.
I do not know if Trump really said this, but it is obvious that he is trying to show and prove that the US is not participating in this war and Trump is only a peacemaker here. In fact, this is what he tries to instill in every speech. In reality, the US leads NATO and it was they who created a hopeless situation for Russia, provoking and inciting this war. Putin today also talks about peace and expects Trump to drag the Ukrainian delegation to peace talks by the scruff of the neck. It is very difficult to separate the play on words from true intentions - although Trump's intentions are more transparent. As for Putin, regardless of his intentions, he will have to fight and win in Ukraine to achieve the stated goals of this war. Only after Russia wins will the war really end. The West does not risk fighting Russia any more and testing the effectiveness of Russian nuclear weapons.
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:43:18 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Victor vicktop55
Trump to critics of ultimatum:
‘I don’t think 50 days is long. And it could happen sooner. 50 days is not long. You should have asked Biden questions. Why did he get us into this war? You know why he got us into this war? Because he’s a dumbass, that’s why.’
Oh, and smart Trump now doesn’t know how to get the US out of this war. He’s trying so hard to make peace in Ukraine that he’s going to send more and more weapons there.
Posted: 2025-07-15T13:43:18 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Victor vicktop55
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