WRR Ukraine

Current War Situation in Ukraine

WAR UPDATES

  • Heavy battles are going on in the Lyman, Bakhmut, and Mariinka  directions, where the russian occupiers are concentrating their  main efforts.
  • The offensive operation in the  Bakhmut direction continues.
  • The liberated area in the South  is approximately 300 square kilometers.

The Ukrainian military has repeatedly demonstrated their courage to the whole world.
Our defenders are defending the cities  of Ukraine as long as possible:

Bakhmut – 326 days (still  ongoing);

Vuhledar – 313 days (still  constant).

RUSSIA KILLED 11 PEOPLE BY SHELLING  THE CENTRE OF KRAMATORSK

• On June 27, the occupiers fired two Iskander missiles at the center of the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk oblast.
• The attack took place in the evening when people were returning home after work.
• The popular restaurant, which is usually full of visitors in the evening, was targeted.
• Up to 80 people, including staff members and customers, were in the restaurant.
• 11 people have been killed, including 3 children.
• At least 60 people were injured.

Photo: https://vikna.tv/ru/dlia-tebe/novyny-ukrayiny/kramatorsk-poslednie-novosti-raketnyh-obstrelov-27-iyunya-2023-goda/

ATTACK ON KYIV (JUNE 24)

3 people were killed and 8 injured;

During the eighth attack on the  Ukrainian capital in June, falling  debris hit the 24-story building  and caused a fire.

 

EXPORT (as of July 1, 2023)

BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE

  • Since the beginning of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, about 32,4 mln tons of  agricultural products have been exported.
  • June 12-18, 2023 (the 46th week of operation): 438K tons of agricultural  products were exported (33% less than a week before).
  • During this period, 9 vessels were loaded, which is 4 units less than the  week before.
  • June 19-25, 2023 (the 47th week of operation): 358,3 K tons of agricultural  products were exported, which is 18% less than a week before.
  • 6 vessels were loaded, which is 3 less than the previous week.
  • In June, only 2 mln tons were exported from Ukrainian ports.
  • russia completely stopped the registration of the new fleet from June 26,  which indicates intentions to disrupt food supplies to world markets.
  • 29 vessels, which are supposed to export 1.4 mln tons of food for countries  in Asia and Africa, including China, Egypt, Bangladesh, Turkey, are blocked  by russia in the territorial waters of Turkey.

 

The main importing countries of  Ukrainian agricultural products within  the Black Sea Grain Initiative:

  • China – 7.7 mln tons (24%)
  • Spain – 5.9 mln tons (18%)
  • Turkey  – 3.2 mln tons (10%)
  • Italy  – 2.1 mln tons (7%)
  • Netherlands – 1.8 mln tons (6%)
  • Others  – 11.4 mln tons (35%)

CONSEQUENCES OF BLOWING UP KAKHOVKA HPP

 

  • The irrigation system of the right and the left bank of Kherson oblast is destroyed.
  • According to experts, 94% of the irrigated fields of Kherson oblast are  left without water, and next year they may turn into deserts.
  • The Kherson fields, where grains, oil crops, watermelons, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and other vegetables of the borscht set were grown thanks to the established system of irrigation canals, will be empty.
  • This year crop of watermelons in the flooded areas of the region was washed away.
  • It will be impossible to conduct agriculture in the way it was before the  HPP was blown up. It will take years and a lot of money to restore the irrigation system.
  • According to the experts, after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP, this year, Ukraine will be without a harvest and will lose 14% of exports.
  • It is still difficult to determine the exact number of the flooded area in  Kherson oblast.
  • On the right bank it is approximately 3 K ha, and on the left – more than 7 K ha, considering  the satellite images.
  • During the next 3-5 years, Ukraine  will lose from 1 mln to 1,5 mln of  agricultural fields due to the destroyed irrigation system.
  • Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts suffered from this event.

HARVESTING

THE FARMERS OF ODESA OBLAST ARE THE LEADERS IN  HARVESTING GRAIN AND LEGUMINOUS CROPS – HARVESTED

37.4 THOUSAND HECTARES.

  • Farmers in Odesa, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts have started harvesting of winter crops: barley, wheat and peas.
  • Harvesting was carried out on an area of 66.2 K ha.
  • 216.9 K tons of the new crop were harvested: 
    Winter barley — 205.5 K tons (61.5 K ha);

Peas — 7.6 K tons (3.6 K ha);

Winter wheat — 3.8 K tons (1.1 K ha).

 

According to the forecasts of the Ministry of Agriculture, the grain harvest  in Ukraine in 2023 is expected to be around 46 mln tons. This is 5-7% less  than last year.