Kramatorsk
In Kramatorsk, four Russian prisoners, including a Wagner PMC militant, escaped from a convoy. They do not speak Ukrainian and may be looking for transport, the military warns of their danger.
Fighters of the 5th Separate Assault Kyiv Brigade destroyed a motorcycle, a ground drone, and a shelter with enemy infantry in the Kramatorsk direction. No enemy object remained unnoticed by FPV operators.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 150 combat engagements, Russians used 1161 kamikaze drones and carried out 3562 shellings. Five missile strikes with fifteen missiles and 48 air strikes with 65 guided aerial bombs were launched.
Ukrzaliznytsia is launching an additional daytime train No. 218/217 in test mode, which will connect Zakarpattia with Lviv region on July 17, 19, and 25. It will have convenient connections to international and domestic flights.
A 63-year-old man was detained in Kramatorsk for wounding a 15-year-old boy with a knife. The injured teenager is in the hospital with a penetrating abdominal wound.
During the night and day, Russian troops launched strikes on Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka. In Kramatorsk, an FPV drone hit a car service station, while in Kostiantynivka, a FAB-250 aerial bomb damaged an educational institution, and FPV drones damaged private houses and an apartment building.
As of the morning of July 8, Ukrzaliznytsia updated the list of trains delayed due to bad weather, including train No. 749/750 Vienna-Kyiv, which will be delayed by eight hours. Stormy weather conditions in Zakarpattia, Slovakia, and Hungary caused changes in passenger train schedules.
On July 7, Russian occupiers shelled Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. The head of the city military administration, Oleksandr Honcharenko, reported casualties.
Due to a break in the contact network in Khmelnytskyi region, a number of trains are delayed. Traffic is moving on one track, and restoration work is underway.
July 5 marks the Day of Kramatorsk's liberation from pro-Russian terrorists who occupied the city on April 12, 2014. Also today, International Cherry Pit Spitting Day is celebrated, and the memory of Saint Athanasius of Athos is honored.
On July 4, three civilians were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the Donetsk region: two in Kramatorsk and one in Kostiantynivka. The wounded sustained mine-blast injuries, and an educational institution was also destroyed.
In Kyiv, work is underway to restore the track, and power has been partially supplied. Trains in the Fastiv direction run according to the usual schedule, in the north-western direction — with reserve locomotives. Flights in the Korosten direction go through Pochayna and Darnytsia.
On July 2, an anticyclone from Western Europe will bring clear weather without precipitation to most of Ukraine; daytime air temperatures will reach +29°. Short-term rains and thunderstorms are possible on the Left Bank.
On June 27, 153 combat engagements were recorded on the front, 56 of which were in the Pokrovsk direction, where the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks. The total losses of the Russians amounted to a thousand people, as well as a significant amount of equipment and weapons.
Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina posthumously awarded the George Orwell Prize in the "Political Non-Fiction" category for the book "Looking at Women Looking at War. " She died on July 1, 2023, as a result of a missile strike by the occupiers on Kramatorsk.
Rescue operations have been completed in Kramatorsk after a Russian strike on a 4-story building. The bodies of five deceased individuals were recovered from under the rubble, and four people were injured.
In Kramatorsk, a rescue operation continues after the Russian army's air strike that destroyed part of a residential building. Four dead and four wounded are known, 230 tons of destroyed structures have already been dismantled.
The President of Ukraine expects a full report on the circumstances and consequences of Russia's missile strike on the training ground in the Kherson region, which resulted in the death of servicemen.
Rescuers continue search operations in Kramatorsk after enemy shelling. The bodies of two dead people were recovered from under the rubble of a high-rise building, for a total of three dead, four wounded; two more remain under the ruins.
As a result of an airstrike on Kramatorsk, a 4-story building was partially destroyed, people may remain under the rubble, rescue operations are underway. In Sloviansk, a private house was destroyed, a 17-year-old boy died.
On the night of June 22, as a result of shelling in the Donetsk region, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Sloviansk and Kramatorsk came under enemy fire.
Russian troops attacked 4 settlements in Donetsk Oblast, including Kramatorsk, wounding at least 7 people. Damage to private homes and cars was recorded.
Since the beginning of the day, 91 battles have taken place at the front. About two-thirds of the combat engagements were recorded in the Pokrovsk, North-Slobozhansky, Kursk, and Lyman directions. The Defense Forces of Ukraine are holding back the advance of the Russian occupiers, repelling their attacks.
On the night of June 15, Russian troops shelled the outskirts of Kramatorsk, using FAB-250. 7 residential buildings were damaged, but fortunately, no one was injured.
An explosion occurred in a dormitory in Kramatorsk, as a result of which a 15-year-old boy died, and two more teenagers are in serious condition. A 6-year-old child who was nearby was also injured.
Since the beginning of the day, 168 combat clashes have taken place. The occupiers used 863 kamikaze drones and carried out 3536 shellings on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
There were 99 combat clashes on the front. The hottest is in the Pokrovsky direction, where the enemy attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 33 times, but was repulsed.
Ukrzaliznytsia is adding a new train No. 228/227 Ivano-Frankivsk – Kramatorsk to the summer schedule. The train will run every other day, starting from June 29, stopping in 9 regions.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that of the 88 battles on the front, more than a third occurred in the Pokrovsky and Kursk directions. Russian troops continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
Since the beginning of the day, 75 combat clashes have taken place. The hottest situation is in the Pokrovsk direction, where the occupiers made 25 attempts to dislodge Ukrainian defenders.