(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Ukraine Invasion Day 517: more UAV attacks in Moscow will occur [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-07-24 Ukrainian forces may have conducted a drone strike near the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) building in Moscow on July 24. Other actors could have launched such an attack. Likely Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike near the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) building in Moscow on July 24. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) claimed that Russian electronic warfare (EW) suppressed two Ukrainian UAVs that detonated, damaging two non-residential buildings. [1] One drone detonated on Komsomolsky Prospekt within 500 meters of the MoD building and within 200 meters of a reported secret Russian General Staff Main Directorate (GRU) building. [2] Russian sources reported that the second drone hit a business center on Likhachev Prospekt. [3] CNN reported that an unspecified Ukrainian intelligence official confirmed that Ukrainian forces conducted the attack. [4] Ukrainian Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated that unspecified UAVs attacked the capital and warned that more UAV attacks against Russia will occur. [5] Russian opposition source The Insider reported that Russian authorities banned Russian television channels from covering the drone strikes, citing sources in Russian state media channels. [6] Russian milbloggers had a muted reaction to these strikes; some criticized the Russian air defenses for allowing the drones to penetrate that far into Moscow, while others argued that the informational victory of such attacks is minimal and short-lived. [7] understandingwar.org/... Peter Clifford Online @PeterClifford1 #Ukraine: 5. Explosions reported in Moscow early this morning said to be UA drones. UA made no comment. The drones hit 2 office blocks 2 km from RU MOD. Interestingly, @ChuckPfarrer says photo still shows a drone type not known to be used by UA. Since February 24, 2022, a projected 11,675 foreign mercenaries from 84 countries have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense on July 10. The largest numbers of mercenaries apparently came from Poland (over 2,600), the US and Canada (over 900 from each), Georgia (over 800), Great Britain and Romania (over 700 each), Croatia (over 300), as well as from France and the part of Syria controlled by Türkiye (over 200 each). According to Moscow, the peak influx of foreign mercenaries was from March to April of last year, but after the first casualties, the growth rate suddenly decreased. The number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine appears to be rapidly declining. Russia’s Ministry of Defense believes that only around 2,000 remain today. It has also claimed that about 5,000 foreign volunteers fled Ukraine after seeing how the authorities treated them. web.archive.org/... x Mercenaries head to Ukraine, thinking they are in for a fun spot of adventure. Then they discover too late, that the combat conditions are unlike anything they've ever experienced, with the worst day in Afghanistan or Iraq being considered a great day in Ukraine. There isn't… — Chebureki Man (@CheburekiMan) July 24, 2023 x ⚡"The threat of attack UAVs for Kyiv continues. Air defence is operating in the region, near the capital. Stay in shelters," Serhiy Popko, Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) July 25, 2023 Key Takeaways: Likely Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike near the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) building in Moscow on July 24. Likely Ukrainian forces targeted Russian military assets in occupied Crimea, temporarily disrupting Russian logistics through Crimea on July 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an article published on July 24 likely intended to mitigate damage to Russia’s position in Africa and his own reputation resulting from Russia’s withdrawal from the Ukraine-Russia grain deal, Russian attacks on Ukrainian grain and port facilities, and Putin’s inability to attend the upcoming BRICS summit due to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued for him. Russia conducted another drone strike on Ukrainian port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast overnight on July 23-24. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations along at least three sectors of the front on July 24 and have reportedly advanced in certain areas. The Kremlin continues to codify domestic repression into Russian law, generating minimal opposition from select Russian lawmakers. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, in the Bakhmut area, and along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line and made marginal gains south of Kreminna. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, and in the Bakhmut area and reportedly advanced in the Bakhmut area. Russian forces conducted offensive operations in western Donetsk Oblast and did not make any confirmed or claimed gains. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in western Donetsk Oblast and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in the Orikhiv area. Russian officials continue to highlight the claimed successes of the Russian defense industrial base (DIB). Ukrainian officials continue to reveal the involvement of Belarusian entities in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children. understandingwar.org/... x ⚡️ WAR IN #UKRAINE - JUL 24 18:24 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 by @Rebel44CZ 🇨🇿 (18:25 net change after duplicates and/or corrections) VISUALLY CONFIRMED: 2.9x losses to date ➡ 2.5x since last year's 🇺🇦 counteroffensive ➡ 2.7x 30-day average (current counteroffensive) ➡ 📈 https://t.co/MBV8a8Tp2K pic.twitter.com/cRXqNDkbti — Ragnar Gudmundsson 🇮🇸🇺🇦 ragnarbjartur@masto.ai (@ragnarbjartur) July 24, 2023 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/24/2183145/-Ukraine-Invasion-Day-517-more-UAV-attacks-in-Moscow-will-occur Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/