Zelensky promised to strengthen air defense in Kharkiv and Poltava regions; United States announces $200 million arms package to Ukraine Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The US will give Ukraine a new military aid package of up to $200 million This time, US aid under the Special Presidential Powers Program will include air defense, HIMARS ammunition, mortar shells and Javelin anti-tank missiles. The Pentagon is also providing long-term support through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative fund to strengthen air defense, long-range strike and anti-tank capabilities.
President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Kharkov and held a meeting on the security and energy situation in the city and the region. At the meeting they discussed the preparation of the Kharkov region for the heating season. The President emphasized that he expects a clear plan for protecting the region’s airspace and restoring energy infrastructure facilities. According to the mayor, 22 cogeneration units and 31 modular boiler houses have been installed. In total, the city needs more than 140 energy generating facilities, providing 340 MW. The head of state said that work is now being carried out on the adjustment of air defense to protect the Kharkov region and other regions.
Zelensky also visited the Poltava region, where he also promised to strengthen air defense. “We started to strengthen the airspace of Kharkov, as well as other places I am in the Poltava region today, I want to see the critical infrastructure and some businesses that we will do everything to strengthen the defense system in air.” Zelensky said.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that the Tuareg rebels who defeated the Wagner column in Mali “received the necessary information and not only information that made it possible to conduct a successful military operation against war criminals Russian.” The Main Intelligence Directorate also noted that they would not disclose the details, but promised to continue.
Defenders of Ukraine attacked several electrical substations in the Kursk region that ensure the functioning of the railway, the General Staff reported. The operation was carried out by soldiers of the Special Operations Center “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine in cooperation with other parts of the Defense Forces.
Officials of the Odessa City Council organized a scheme to steal 3.9 million Hryvnias from the budget funds allocated for the provision of the defense of terrorists and volunteer formations in the city. The head of one of the city council departments and his deputy were informed of the suspicion and chose preventive measures in the form of detention with the alternative of bail.
There are no plans to limit electricity supplies in the regions of Ukraine on Tuesday. However, if the situation in the energy system changes, the application of measures to limit consumption will also be announced.
In 2024, the recruiting centers recorded more than 10 thousand calls. Currently, more than 3.2 thousand people are registered at TCC or are already studying at the training centers. And more than 300 thousand resumes were processed on online platforms. A total of 17-18 thousand vacancies have been posted from various branches of the Defense Forces.
More than one and a half hundred scientists from leading universities in Europe, the USA and other countries of the world sent an open letter to NATO, in which they called on Ukraine to join the Alliance as soon as possible. Scientists prove their opinion by the fact that the entry of Ukraine into the Defense Alliance “will not create any additional incentives for the aggressive actions of the Kremlin, because Russia is already determined to destroy Ukraine and does not need additional motivation for it.”
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Source: korrespondent
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