Harpoon & dozens of Ukrainian personnel eliminated in "high precision" Odessa strike

1. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the elimination of more than 200 Ukrainian reservists in the Odessa region with high-precision weapons. This was announced by the official representative of the RF Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.

“Sea-based high-precision long-range weapons hit the temporary deployment point of the 35th Marine Brigade in the village of Dachnoye, Odessa region, where reservists for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trained. More than 200 personnel were destroyed, as well as over ten units of foreign-made military equipment,” Konashenkov noted.

Also in the Odessa region, high-precision Russian weapons, according to Igor Konashenkov, destroyed the launcher of the American-made Ukrainian Harpoon missile system.
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2. Lavrov: Area of Russian Military Operation Expanded Beyond Donbass

The geographical area of the Russian military operation in Ukraine has changed and expanded beyond Donbass due to Kiev receiving the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and other weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Sputnik and RT.

According to Lavrov, the area of operation was different during first Moscow-Kiev negotiations held in Turkey in late March.

"Now the geography is different. It is far from being only the DPR and LPR [Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics], it is also the Kherson Region, the Zaporozhye region and a number of other territories, and this process continues, and continues consistently and persistently," Lavrov said.

The minister added that the area of the operation will expand even further if the West continues supplying Ukraine with long-range weapons, including HIMARS.

"Because we cannot allow the part of Ukraine that [President Volodymyr] Zelensky controls or whoever replaces him will have weapons that will pose a direct threat to our territory and the territory of those republics that have declared their independence, those who want to define their future themselves," Lavrov said.

The US and UK want to escalate the Russia-Ukraine conflict into a larger confrontation between Moscow and Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

“Our US and British colleagues… with the support from the Germans, Poles, and the Baltic states, very much want to make this war a real war, pitting Russia against European countries,” Lavrov said, speaking to RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan.

The Western governments are “literally holding Ukraine back from any constructive steps” towards a peace settlement, Lavrov argued. They are not only “flooding” the country with weapons, but “forcing” Ukraine to use them more brazenly , he added.
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Shoigu instructed to strictly suppress shelling of the liberated Donbass neighborhoods:
[https://rumble.com/v1cy3gb-shoigu-instructed-to-strictly-suppress-shelling-of-the-liberated-donbass-ne.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]
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Depots with ammunition for Western weapons in Odessa region destroyed: MoD Ru:
[https://rumble.com/v1ctoyh-depots-with-ammunition-for-western-weapons-in-odessa-region-destroyed-mod-r.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]
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Shoigu orders military group to hit Ukrainian weapons shelling homes in Donbass:
[https://rumble.com/v1corqz-shoigu-orders-military-group-to-hit-ukrainian-weapons-shelling-homes-in-don.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]
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Depot of Harpoon missiles destroyed in Odessa. HIMARS launcher also destroyed near Krasnoarmeisk:
[https://rumble.com/v1cmkdt-depot-of-harpoon-missiles-destroyed-in-odessa.-himars-launcher-also-destroy.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]
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New missile attack, on July 16, on Odessa: details became known:
[https://rumble.com/v1cgu2t-new-missile-attack-on-july-16-on-odessa-details-became-known.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]
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Destruction of the American Harpoon anti-ship missile complex near Odessa - MoD Ru:
[https://rumble.com/v1bz9ab-destruction-of-the-american-harpoon-anti-ship-missile-complex-near-odessa-m.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]
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Russia will push Ukrainian troops further away from its borders, Harpoons arrived in Ukraine:
[https://rumble.com/v1bgd2u-russia-will-push-ukrainian-troops-further-away-from-its-borders-harpoons-ar.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]