The destruction of the HPP in Novaya Kakhovka could end in a man-made disaster
On July 8, armed formations of Ukraine launched a missile attack on a hydroelectric power station in Novaya Kakhovka. Russian air defenses managed to repel the attack, preventing the destruction of both the HPP itself and the infrastructure of the North Crimean Canal. The consequences of the strike on the power plant "could be catastrophic" for civilians, said the head of the military-civil administration of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of two British installations of the coastal missile system "Harpoon" and other enemy equipment.
Attacks on hydroelectric power plants
Rocket attacks on the hydroelectric power plant in Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region, were carried out on the morning of July 8. The authorities of the region reported that the Russian air defense managed to repel the attack on the hydroelectric power station and prevent the station from going out of order, no serious damage was inflicted on it. However, there are victims, said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Kherson military-civil administration.
— The consequences of the destruction of such a production facility could be catastrophic for the residents of the Kherson region, — said the head of the military-civil administration of the region, Vladimir Saldo.
Servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Kakhovskaya HPP
Image source: Photo: IZVESTIA/Alexey Ramm
The administration also added that there is no threat to the North Crimean Canal. This missile strike cannot be called anything other than a terrorist act, former UN Deputy Secretary General Sergei Ordzhonikidze told Izvestia.
"Such actions fall under the international convention on combating terrorism," the diplomat believes. — All the recent Ukrainian strikes are carried out either on residential areas where civilians are dying, or on industrial facilities, which can cause man-made disasters. This is done consciously. It is impossible to understand the logic of people committing such attacks. They deliberately kill their fellow citizens and destroy their businesses — at least, they consider them as such. Even the Nazis did not do this, they took care of the Germans. It is impossible to find something similar in the history of the twentieth century.
Su-35 clear the sky
The Russian armed forces continue a special military operation in Ukraine.
— As a result of the fire damage to the positions of the 188th battalion of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the city of Ochakov, Mykolaiv region, up to 290 Ukrainian servicemen and 29 units of armored and automotive equipment were destroyed, - said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, on July 8.
As a result of the strike of the Russian Aerospace Forces, up to 85 personnel and 15 units of weapons and military equipment of the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade were destroyed.
In addition, two British installations of the coastal missile system "Harpoon" were destroyed by high-precision sea-based weapons in the Odessa region.
The strike of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed two launchers of the Tochka-U missile system, more than 150 nationalists, six combat vehicles of BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems and an ammunition depot, the military department said.
Multi-purpose fighter Su-35 of the Russian Aerospace Forces
Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti
As part of the counter-battery struggle, four MLRS batteries and four artillery batteries were destroyed.
Operational-tactical, army aviation, rocket troops and artillery hit 156 areas of concentration of troops and fuel storage for Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In an air battle over the Mykolaiv region, Russian Su-35s shot down MiG-29 and Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Russian air defense units destroyed a MiG-29 aircraft and nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles during the day.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 237 aircraft, 137 helicopters, 1,488 unmanned aerial vehicles, 353 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,964 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 730 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 3,112 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 4,076 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed, Igor listed Konashenkov.
Provocation against the military commander of Izvestia
The special services of Ukraine are trying in every possible way to interfere with the work of Russian military correspondents in the zone of a special military operation. On the night of July 8, a journalist of the BBC Russian Service (the site is blocked in Russia by the decision of Roskomnadzor for spreading fakes about a special operation) Ilya Barabanov committed a provocation against Izvestia journalists.
He published a fake statement by "soldiers' mothers" from Astrakhan, who accused Izvestia correspondent Valentin Trushnin of the death of Russian servicemen — allegedly his report on the work of the "tank carousel" helped to deliver a pinpoint strike on Russian positions, which killed their sons.
Valentin Trushnin told about the real circumstances of the shooting of the plot.
— Firstly, there were no positions at all, because we were working from the gray zone that day. It was a tank fire raid. The guys went to neutral territory. They worked on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the so-called "Sausage" position near Novolugansk, and went back. Secondly, we did not work with Russian servicemen, but with the Donetsk separate tank battalion "Diesel". All the guys there are Donetsk. We went to the positions with them early in the morning, shot back, and returned with the same composition," Valentin Trushnin said in his video message.
The letter of the "soldiers' mothers" itself is a gross forgery, as evidenced by many inconsistencies. In particular, it indicates the military unit where the "dead tankers" allegedly served. In fact, the military unit with the number 74325 is a training unit, is part of the missile forces training center, and is generally engaged in utility and maintenance work. She is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the landfill and tanks cannot be there by definition.
Statement of "soldiers' mothers"
Image source: Photo: social networks/ibarabanch/Ilya Barabanov
The fact that the part indicated in the fake letter has a utility purpose can be easily verified in open sources.
This is not the only gross mistake made by the authors of the fake. In the place where the date is indicated, instead of the letter "G", which means the abbreviation of the word "year", there is a "P". The author of the document, apparently, is used to writing the word "rock", which translates from Ukrainian as "year".
— This means that the letter was written in a hurry and by a Ukrainian who habitually put the letter "R", — explained Valentin Trushnin in his video message.
The Astrakhan branch of the "Committee of Soldiers' Mothers" denied receiving a complaint against the film crew of the military commander of Izvestia, Valentin Trushnin.
— I haven't received any letters, and I don't even know these people. I don't understand who needed it," the head of the department, Asyla Dikhtyar, told Izvestia.
By the way, she is also mentioned in the fake letter of the "soldiers' mothers" and her name is misspelled — Asila.
After the video message of Valentin Trushin, Ilya Barabanov deleted the publication from his Telegram channel.
Punishers from the "Tsunami"
The armed formations of Ukraine continue to use educational institutions for military purposes, said on July 8, the head of the National Center for Defense Management (NCSO) of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.
In the village of Viry, Sumy region, foreign mercenaries are stationed in the school building, weapons and ammunition depots are located. Heavy equipment and artillery are deployed in the immediate vicinity of the educational institution.
In Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian nationalists placed armored vehicles, artillery and MLRS on the territory of gymnasium No. 44, and roadblocks were set up along the perimeter of the educational institution.
The destroyed classroom of a school in the Kharkiv region
Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/Viktor Antonyuk
In Kharkiv, militants of the Ukrainian nationalist battalion "Kraken" are stationed in the building of school No. 165, a strong point with warehouses of weapons and ammunition is equipped.
In the urban-type settlement of New York (DPR) at school No. 17, the units of the VFU equipped a strong point with a warehouse of weapons and ammunition, and armored vehicles, MLRS and artillery were placed in the adjacent territory. At the same time, the approaches to the educational institution are mined.
Mikhail Mizintsev also said that on the instructions of Western curators, the Ukrainian authorities gave an order to conduct punitive raids in Nikolaev. During them, citizens who are pro-Russian or dissatisfied with the Kiev regime will be identified. In the future, according to the head of the NCSO, they will be punished.
— For this purpose, SBU officers and up to 500 militants of the nationalist battalion "Tsunami", specially prepared for such acts of intimidation, arrived in the city of Nikolaev from Kiev, Odessa and Lviv, — said the Colonel-General.
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Assistance to comrades in arms
On July 8, the Russian military department told about the soldiers and officers who showed courage and dedication during the special operation.
The commander of the howitzer artillery platoon, Sergeant Timofey Nechepurenko, was responsible for artillery support of the advancing units from the first days of the special military operation. Under constant fire, he repeatedly promptly made decisions, as a result of which the enemy suffered significant damage.
During one of the battles, Nechepurenko's crew destroyed an observation post, an ammunition depot, four mortar crews and more than 15 nationalists with targeted fire. The enemy retreated, suffering significant losses, the military department said.
Photo: RIA Novosti/Alexey Maishev
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The battalion-tactical group of Junior Sergeant Danila Dorokhov drove the Ukrainian nationalists out of the quarters of the settlement. During these battles, a column of Russian armored vehicles came under fire while moving across a narrow bridge. One of the armored vehicles lost its course.
By order of the commander, Dorokhov's armored personnel carrier moved forward to cover and provide first aid to the wounded. Under continuous shelling, Danila Dorokhov provided first aid to wounded comrades and began to evacuate them. Noticing this, the nationalists began shooting at an armored vehicle from a high-rise building.
Danila, having quickly assessed the situation, destroyed the enemy's machine-gun crew with a well-aimed shot, after which he took the damaged car in tow.
"The bold and decisive actions of Junior Sergeant Dorokhov contributed to the rapid overcoming of the water barrier and the development of a further offensive," the Defense Ministry said.
The group of Ensign Sergei Nikiforov operated on the territory controlled by Ukrainian nationalists. Sergei, having found an armed group of radicals in the forest belt, ordered his subordinates to take firing positions and prepare for battle.
— During the clash, a group of militants, despite fierce resistance, was completely destroyed. The competent actions of the ensign contributed to the destruction of the enemy's sabotage group and the further advancement of our forces," the Defense Ministry said.
In the new deployment area, Ensign Nikiforov prevented two attempts by a group of Ukrainian saboteurs to infiltrate, personally destroying six militants. The saboteurs were found to have valuable documents about the numerical strength, time and place of the upcoming provocations by Ukrainian nationalists, the Defense Ministry said.
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