Victory Chronicles-DAY 882

A guided aerial bomb was dropped by Russian occupation forces in Kharkiv, resulting in casualties and damage to a private residential building. The mayor initially reported two casualties and a fire at the site, with all relevant services working on the scene. However, an update later indicated that three civilians were injured. Earlier in the day, the Russian army had also fired on Kharkiv, targeting an infrastructure facility and causing a massive fire. Local authorities reported six casualties from the air attack.

Ukraine will be receiving 500,000 artillery shells by the end of the year as part of a program initiated by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. The supply of shells under the Czech initiative to Ukraine will continue at the expected pace in the coming months. Fiala assured that the Ukrainian army will receive about 500,000 rounds of 155 mm ammunition by the end of the year, along with hundreds of thousands of other types of large-caliber ammunition each year. The Czech Prime Minister also mentioned that 15 countries are participating in the initiative to provide ammunition to Kyiv, and they are working to encourage more states to join and continue their support in the following years. The Czech Republic has been searching for artillery ammunition for Ukraine across the European Union and beyond, as outlined in a plan introduced by President Petr Pavel earlier this year. It was previously reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would receive 50,000-100,000 large-caliber artillery shells each month through the Czech initiative.

In the suburbs of Kherson, the enemy targeted rescuers once again by dropping explosives from a drone, causing a residential building to catch fire. The firefighters immediately began extinguishing the flames. However, the enemy attacked again by shelling the area where the rescuers were working. This second attack resulted in damage to a fire truck due to shrapnel. 

The 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Cossacks has released a video with footage of destroyed equipment of the Russian occupiers. “These are cemeteries of Russian equipment on our land. Infantry, artillery, tankers, UAVs. Everyone is working to keep it that way,” the brigade said in a statement.

Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted drone strikes against a ferry crossing in Kavkaz, Krasnodar Krai on the night of July 22 to 23. Krasnodar Krai officials claimed that Ukrainian drones struck a ferry in the port of Kavkaz, causing a temporary fire. The ferry crossing in Kavkaz is roughly 15 kilometers from occupied Kerch, Crimea across the Kerch Strait, and Russian forces routinely use ferries in the area to relieve pressures on the Russian ground line of communication (GLOC) connecting Krasnodar Krai and occupied Crimea across the Kerch Strait Bridge.

Staff Sergeant Yevhen Tantsiura, with the call sign Zhora, died on March 29, 2022, in Mariupol as a result of an air raid during a combat mission. Two days before, he turned 46.

Yevhen was from the town of Haisyn in Vinnytsia Oblast. He received a degree in economics from the Odesa National Academy of Communications. He worked as a commercial director of children’s goods stores. He was involved in the launch of a children’s store from the EVA chain. He loved sports, especially boxing. He lived in Odesa.

In 2015, he took the oath of allegiance, joined a security company, and then signed a contract with the Azov Regiment. On February 25, 2022, he arrived in Mariupol, according to the commander’s order, and defended the city to the last. He held the position of driver of the 1st squad of the 1st rifle platoon of the rifle company of the Azov Special Forces Detachment of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was awarded the Order “For Courage” of the III degree and the medal “For Military Service”.

“My father was an example in all areas – he always proved that nothing is impossible. He was cheerful and at the same time strict when necessary. For me, he was a true friend. He was a patriot of Ukraine, took part in public events in Odesa, and was a member of organizations such as Self-Defense Odesa and Automaidan Odesa,” said Maksym Tantsiura.

Yevhen is survived by his wife and son. A street in his native Haysyn was renamed in his honor.

*Yevhen’s story on the Heroes Memorial – a platform for stories about the fallen defenders of Ukraine.

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