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What happened in the war on 27 July 2022?
Summary
A look back at the capture of a power station, a disputed claim over HIMARS launchers and strikes on bridges and ports.
What did 27 July 2022 bring in the sixth month of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine? Russia said it had captured the Vuhlehirska Power Station, Ukraine's second largest power plant, near the city of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk Oblast. On the same day, Russia said an airstrike on Dnipro had destroyed more than 100 M142 HIMARS missiles.
Power station and the HIMARS claim
The reported fall of Vuhlehirska put a major energy facility in Donetsk Oblast under Russian control. The Russian claim about Dnipro concerned the HIMARS system, which Ukraine had been using in the days before. The figure of more than 100 missiles was Russia's own statement.
Strikes in the south
The previous day, 26 July 2022, Ukrainian forces struck the Antonivka Road Bridge in Kherson Oblast with HIMARS. The strike caused severe damage and stopped vehicles from crossing. Ukraine also claimed to have destroyed a Russian ammunition depot, artillery and other equipment in the region, and said 51 Russian troops had been killed.
On 26 July Ukraine also said Russia had launched cruise missile strikes at targets along the Black Sea coast, including port infrastructure at Odesa and Mykolaiv.
Legal and diplomatic threads
On 25 July 2022, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, said Russia had charged 92 members of Ukraine's Armed Forces with crimes against the peace and security of humanity. He said a further 96 people were wanted and that 1,300 criminal investigations were under way.
Also on 26 July, the Philippine government announced it was ending a US$227-million deal to buy 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia. It cited the risk of US sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
Eurovision
On 25 July 2022 it was announced that the United Kingdom would host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in place of Ukraine, the 2022 winner, because of the war. The UK, represented by Sam Ryder, had finished second behind Kalush Orchestra. Ukraine was still to qualify automatically for the grand final. The contest was later held in Liverpool on 13 May 2023, with the BBC staging it on behalf of Ukraine's public broadcaster.
