These images show Ukrainian forces taking out Russian soldiers and military vehicles trying to advance on their position at night.
The images show the Russian war machines and infantry being hit by Ukrainian ordnance.
The images were obtained from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Tuesday, 11th July, along with a statement saying: “The city falls asleep, cockroaches wake up.”
The images were also relayed by the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine along with a statement saying: “Soldiers of the 72nd OMBr named after Black Zaporozhians successfully destroy the occupiers even at night.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022 in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation”. Today marks the 504th day of the full-scale war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 12th July 2023, Russia had lost about 235,530 personnel, 4,090 tanks, 7,990 armoured combat vehicles, 4,402 artillery units, 674 multiple launch rocket systems, 415 air defence systems, 315 warplanes, 310 helicopters, 3,726 drones, 1,271 cruise missiles, 18 warships, 6,978 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 647 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
NATO countries have said in a communique that Ukraine can join the Alliance “when allies agree and conditions are met”, recognising a need to move faster, although it did not provide a timeframe.
NATO said: “Allies will continue to support and review Ukraine’s progress on interoperability as well as additional democratic and security sector reforms that are required.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said that there appears to be “no readiness” to invite his country into the alliance.
He had said shortly before the communique was released: “A window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine’s membership in NATO negotiations with Russia. Uncertainties weakness.”
Zelensky said that he had “faith” but no confidence in NATO’s decision.
Before the communique was published, he had said that it would be “absurd” if Ukraine was not invited into NATO.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had said shortly before he flew to the two-day NATO summit that “Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO”.
Germany told the United Nations Security Council in a letter with Sweden and Denmark that it had found traces of explosives on a yacht that it believes “may have been used to transport the explosives” used to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September.
Stanislav Rzhitsky, 42, a senior Russian draft officer who was also a submarine commander that Ukraine accused of deadly strikes on its territory, was shot dead on Monday while jogging in Krasnodar, in southern Russia.
The Russian FSB security service said on Tuesday that a 64-year-old male suspect had been arrested.
The British government will provide Ukraine with a support package for equipment repair and to set up in military rehabilitation centre, it said on Tuesday.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has said that his country will begin providing Ukraine with long-range Scalp missiles.
Macron said: “I have decided to increase deliveries of weapons and equipment to enable the Ukrainians to have the capacity to strike deeply while keeping our doctrine to allow Ukraine to defend its territory.”
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, was critical of the NATO summit and of France’s offer of longer-range missiles.
