US gives Ukraine $200 million worth of additional weapons; The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to prevent the advance of Russian troops in the area of Maryinka and Krasnogorovka. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The US announced a $200 million military aid package for Ukraine
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced a new $200 million aid package from Washington to Ukraine. The new package includes air defense munitions, artillery shells, anti-armor protection and additional mine clearance equipment. He also said that the United States will be with Ukraine “as long as necessary.”
The General Staff spoke about the counteroffensive
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the directions of Melitopol and Berdyansk, combine with the achieved lines and carry out counter-battery measures. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 12 missiles and 67 air strikes, carried out more than 40 attacks from multiple rocket-launching systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and communities.
President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to the Donetsk region
Zelensky heard reports on the operational situation in the brigades’ areas of responsibility and the details of the use of various types of weapons. He discussed with the brigade commanders and battalion commanders the problematic issues faced by the military personnel and ways to solve them. The military gave Zelensky a list of needs for weapons, ammunition and equipment, including front-line air defense systems and various types of drones.
Russian invaders attacked Odessa and the region three times, air defense repelled all attacks
The Russian Federation attacked Odessa with two waves of Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, a total of 15 drones and eight Kalibr-type sea-launched missiles. The invaders sent rockets into the center of Odessa, as a result of shooting their fragments damaged the dormitory of one of the educational institutions and a supermarket. The blast wave damaged windows and balconies, battered cars parked nearby. As a result of the attack of the Russian aggressors in Odessa, more than 200 buildings were destroyed in total.
Three civilians were injured.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner arrived in Kyiv
The finance ministers of Ukraine and Germany signed a memorandum of cooperation between the two countries, which will expand the possibilities to help Ukraine’s budget in the future. The document provides for the German side’s provision of advisory support to the Ukrainian side, especially in the areas of customs policy, monitoring of financial markets, public investment management, and privatization of enterprises. state property. Christian Lindner said that Ukraine can continue to count on the fact that Germany, together with the world community, will support Ukraine itself.
Head of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission killed in Armenia
In Armenia, the head of the diplomatic mission of Ukraine Alexander Senchenko died sadly, local media wrote that he drowned in Lake Sevan. According to the rescue service of the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, rescuers received a message 25 meters from the shore of Lake Sevan that they noticed a man missing while swimming in the water. The body was removed from a depth of about 1.5 m and brought to the shore, doctors declared him dead.
Valery Shaitanov. SBU major general sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason
Major General of the Security Service of Ukraine Valeriy Shaitanov was sentenced to 12 years in prison for high treason. Investigators claim that Shaitanov was under the pseudonym “Bobyl” under the pseudonym “Bobyl” with the Colonel of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Igor Yegorov – the latter under the pseudonym “Elbrus” was one of the organizers of the work of the Donbass part in 2014. The SBU wrote that Shaitanov collected and passed to the Russians information about secret operations in the areas of ATO / JFO and the employees involved in them.
Gasoline in Ukraine has increased significantly in price
In July, there was a sharp increase in fuel prices in Ukraine. So, in July, compared to June, A-92 gasoline increased in price by 14.9% – up to 47.1 Hryvnia per liter, A-95 gasoline increased in price by 7.1% – up to 49.1 Hryvnia per liter. Diesel fuel increased in price by 9.8% – up to 48.5 hryvnias per liter.
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Source: korrespondent
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