What happened? russian units advanced north of Sloviansk, east of Siversk and north of Kharkiv without success.
Source. This was reported by analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Details. russian forces remain in an operational pause in Ukraine. “They continue to regroup, rest, refit, and reconstitute; bombard critical areas to set conditions for future ground offensives; and conduct limited probing attacks,” experts said.
It was noted that the occupiers were following the plan to encircle the Armed Forces in Donbas, but they had no success.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reported on July 11 that Iran would provide russia with “up to several hundred UAVs” on an expedited timeline; it would also train the russian military to use them.
What does it mean? This is likely to improve russian aerial reconnaissance and indirect fire accuracy, according to ISW.
ISW also noted that the occupiers probably launched an attack under a foreign flag on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in occupied Enerhodar.
“russian and Ukrainian sources reported that Ukrainian strikes killed multiple russian officers in Kherson City on July 10. At the same time Ukrainian forces continued to strike russian ammunition depots in the Southern direction,” the analysts noted.
Previously. The General Staff of the Armed Forces also noted that in the East, Ukrainian fighters repelled several attacks by russian troops and made them flee.