The Russian Ministry of Defense updated its war report, announcing its withdrawal from Snake Island, and before retreating, it also intercepted rocket artillery shells fired by the Ukrainian army at Snake Island.
html On June 30, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Ko Lieutenant General Nashenkov released the latest briefing on the special military operations of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. Konashenkov announced that the Russian army destroyed a total of 3,859 tanks and armored vehicles, 3,059 artillery pieces, 698 rocket launchers, 353 air defense systems, 3,916 military vehicles, as well as 224 aircraft, 134 helicopters, 1,400 A drone.
Screenshots of the Russian TOS-1A Heavy Spitfire System troop action video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the 30th
When mentioning the losses of the Ukrainian army, Konashenkov said that the Russian army used sea-based long-range high-precision weapons on June 28 , destroyed the Ukrainian Army's "Khortycha" tactical group headquarters in Dnieper City; in the past day and night, the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the Ukrainian Army's 123rd Homeland Defense Brigade Headquarters in Nikolayev Oblast In high-precision strikes on targets such as the ammunition depot of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Federation, as well as the gathering place of foreign mercenaries in Nikolayev City, more than 20 Ukrainian troops and 80 foreign mercenaries were eliminated, 6 units Armored and ordinary vehicles, thousands of rounds of various types of artillery shells, etc., and destroyed two temporary strongholds of the 113th Homeland Defense Brigade stationed with about 140 people in Kharkiv Region .
On the 29th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a screenshot of the video of its minister, General Sergey Shoigu, visiting the hospitalized sick and wounded and conferring medals on them. In it, Colonel Severin and others were awarded the title of "Hero of Russia" and the Order of Gold Star.
In its attacks on the Ukrainian army in various parts of Donbas, the Russian army caused irreparable losses of more than 50% of the troops of the 4th Mechanized Brigade and the 56th Motorized Rifle Brigade. These troops were retreated to the rear to restore their combat effectiveness. . Konashenkov emphasized that due to huge losses and insufficient supplies, 13 soldiers of the 34th Battalion of the 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade left their duty positions without permission during the day, including many officers.
Screenshots of the Russian Aerospace Forces Su-25 attack aircraft dual-aircraft grouping action video released in the Konashenkov battle report video by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the 30th
The Russian Aerospace Forces used high-precision weapons in Kharkov , Bakhmut and other places destroyed 5 Ukrainian army ammunition depots and other targets. In the anti-artillery operation, they attacked 2 Ukrainian army rocket launchers of "Hurricane" and "Hail" in Donbas, and 2 "Hyacinth-B" "The artillery platoon. The Russian tactical air force, army aviation , artillery and missile units hit a total of 39 command points and 218 assembly points and other targets. The Russian Tactical Air Force shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft in Kherson Oblast and other places, destroyed a Ukrainian Army "Buk-M1" mobile launcher of the air defense system in Odessa, and destroyed a mobile launcher of the Ukrainian Army's "Buk-M1" air defense system in Dnieper Petrolo. The Fusk Oblast destroyed radar equipment of an S-300 air defense system
Screenshots of videos previously released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense of drones guiding firepower against targets on Snake Island
The Russian Aerospace Forces air defense force in the "Donetsk People's The Republic" shot down 1 Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 fighter jet; a total of 9 Ukrainian drones were shot down in Donbass and Kharkiv Oblast and other places; a total of 5 intercepted in the "Luhansk People's Republic" and Snake Island, etc. A rocket launcher shell. Konashenkov announced that as a goodwill step, the Russian army completed its mission on Snake Island on June 30 and withdrew its troops from the island to prove to the international community that the Russian Federation would not interfere with the United Nations . Ukraine 's efforts to organize humanitarian corridors to export agricultural products, the decision to evacuate will invalidate Ukraine's claim that "Russia's control of the northwestern part of the Black Sea has caused a food crisis."
Pictures of captured Russian personnel released by the "Donetsk People's Republic" media in this exchange.Konashenkov emphasized that this exchange was ordered by the Supreme Commander of the Russian Army. This term in the Russian army currently specifically refers to Putin. It is reported on the Internet that this exchange was personally proposed and promoted by Putin.
Konashenkov released on the 30th The emergency statement stated that on June 29, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 144 captured personnel. This exchange was organized and conducted under the direct order of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The Russian side used Russian military personnel and Donbas armed personnel. Life, health and release are the top priority. They are the majority of those who returned from this exchange. Almost all of the released persons were injured or seriously injured and have now received the necessary medical care they need. Konashenkov emphasized that the total number of Ukrainian troops captured or surrendered exceeded 6,000.
The Ukrainian army said that the Russian army was trying to encircle Lisichansk and block the logistics route.
The Ukrainian army general staff spokesman Stupen issued a battle report on the morning of June 30, claiming that in the direction of Donetsk , the Russian army, with the support of artillery, was trying to Blockade the city of Lischichansk and control the road from Lischichansk to Bakhmut. The Russian army shelled local civilian infrastructure and launched air strikes, attacking the oil refinery in Lischichansk; in the direction of Kramatorsk , the Russian army only shelled the Ukrainian army positions and did not launch an attack; in the direction of Bachmut, the Russian army The Ukrainian army launched multiple rounds of air strikes, but the Ukrainian army still defeated the Russian army's dominant offensive, caused heavy losses to the Russian army in some areas, and repelled its attack on a local thermal power plant. The Russian army chose to retreat after suffering failure.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released photos of Polish "Crab" self-propelled howitzers on June 30, saying that as part of military assistance, Ukraine has obtained this type of 155mm self-propelled artillery. However, there are neither Ukrainian landmarks nor Ukrainian landmarks in this set of pictures. Military soldier figure
The Ukrainian Air Force announced on the morning of the 30th that the Ukrainian Air Force dispatched attack aircraft on June 29 and conducted as many as 20 large-scale air strikes on Russian positions in various directions. The Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-24M bombers attacked the Russian command post, 2 ammunition depots, 1 artillery and missile ammunition depot, and destroyed the Russian army's weapons, equipment and manpower. Ukrainian attack aircraft are also actively dispatched in the Luhansk region to support the Ukrainian army's operations from the air. It is reported that compared with previous battle reports, this battle report maintains the tradition of information ambiguity of the Ukrainian Air Force: it does not report specific processes, time, location and other elements; while it is closer to the Russian military battle report in that it reports the results from intercepting cruise missiles to shooting down Russian troops. Fighters and helicopters turned into ground strike results, emphasizing the Ukrainian air force's ground strike power in Donbas and other places.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister said that NATO has not yet made a gesture of accepting Ukraine
At a meeting on the humanitarian situation of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the evening of June 29, Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the Russian National Defense Command Center The admiral said that Russia organized 5 humanitarian activities that day in the "Donetsk People's Republic", Zaporozhye Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Kherson Oblast and other places, and dropped food to civilians. A total of about 381 tons of supplies and necessities were released, and 343.3 tons of supplies were also dropped in Donbas and other places at night. Since March, Russia has dropped a total of more than 37,770 tons of humanitarian supplies in Ukraine.
A screenshot of the Ukrainian media "European Pravda" report on the 29th, which also included Zelensky's words criticizing NATO policy that day: "NATO policy should not be like KievOld turnstiles on the subway: originally open, but It's closed when you come up until you pay."
On the 29th local time, the leaders of NATO member states updated the organization's latest strategic document again after 10 years. On the same day, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said in an interview with the Ukrainian media "European Pravda" that he did not rule out the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO, but he also pointed out that NATO has not made a gesture to support Ukraine's membership since February 24. Kuleba said that joining NATO has been written into Ukraine’s constitution . For Ukraine, the desire to join NATO is not enough. According to the report, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg avoided the question about whether Ukraine can follow the example of Finland and Sweden and join NATO in accordance with the accelerated procedure.
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