Russian troops have advanced in eight settlements in Donbass, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine repels Russian units in the Kharkiv region. This is reported by analysts from DeepState, quoted by FOCUS.
"The enemy has advanced in Pischani, Evgenevka, Severnoi, near Lozuvatski, Makeevka, Novoselovka Persha, Chasov Yar, Kalinovka”, the message says.
"The enemy is advancing in Peschanoe, Evgenovka, Severnoe, near Lozovachki, Makeevka, Novoselovka First, Chasov Yar, Kalinovka," the report states.
At the same time, analysts report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are pushing back Russian units in the Glubokoe region.
According to data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russian military correspondents claim that the VSU in the Kharkiv region carried out counterattacks near Liptsi and Glubokoe, in and near Volchansk and near Tikhoi.
In the Luhansk region, according to published maps, on July 6, Russian forces made a slight advance east of Peschanoe. Also, according to ISW, on July 5 and 6, Russian forces continued their advance near Sinkivka, Petropavlovka, Stelmakhovka, Nevsky, Makeevka, and Grekovka, as well as west of Kremennaya near Terni and Torsk and around the Silver Forest.
In the Donetsk region, Russian forces continue their attacks northeast of Seversk near Belogorovka and south of Seversk near Vemka.
Also on June 5 and 6, Russian forces continued ground attacks near Kalinovka, Ivanivskoe, Klescheevka, and Andreevka. In addition, geolocation footage released on July 6 shows that Russian forces have recently advanced into southwestern New York.
It is also reported that on July 5 and 6, Russian forces conducted offensive operations west of Donetsk near Krasnohorovka and Georgievka and southwest of Donetsk near Pobeda, Konstantinovka, Paraskovievka, Ugledar and Vodianoe.
"Russia is intensifying attacks on Ukrainian air bases to prevent the transfer of F-16s", writes Le Monde, quoted by FOCUS.
Days before the upcoming NATO summit in Washington from July 9 to 11, Russia has stepped up military pressure on Kiev by stepping up strikes on its air bases. According to analysts, this pressure is largely related to the upcoming official acceptance by Ukraine of the first F-16 fighter jets, which Western countries have been promising to transfer to the country for many months.
According to reports, confirmed by Russian and Western sources, several large-scale strikes were carried out on Ukrainian bases within a few days. First in Myrhorod, on July 1 and 2, in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine, and then at Dolgintsevo Air Force Base, in Dnipro Oblast, located 80 km from the front line, according to a July 4 statement by the Russian Defense Ministry. Moscow claims that at least six fighter jets were destroyed.
The Ukrainians did not deny these losses, although they tried to downplay them.
This is not the first time the Russians have targeted Ukrainian air bases. In recent months, however, their aerial campaigns have focused on the country's energy infrastructure, so much so that Ukrainians have already begun to worry about winter, as their access to heating and electricity looks set to be even more limited than in previous years. According to a Western military source, the recent strikes reflected Russia's desire to "flex its muscles to make the Ukrainians and their supporters think twice at a key moment.