Ukraine hits a Russian airport, fuel depots and a submarine; Ukrainian fencers won the first gold of the 2024 Olympics. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The defense forces of Ukraine launched a series of attacks on the territory of the aggressor country, Russia. Among the affected facilities is the Morozovsk military airfield in the Rostov region. “A hit was recorded in ammunition depots, where, among other things, guided aerial bombs were stored information about the destruction of enemy air defense systems and aircraft was clarified ,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement. . It is indicated that this work is carried out by the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate in cooperation with the Armed Forces.
Ukrainian special services also hit a warehouse of fuels and lubricants on the territory of the Atlas plant of the Office of the Federal Agency of State Reserves of the Russian Federation in the Rostov region and the Gubkinskaya oil depot in the Belgorod region .
The Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked an enemy submarine and S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in temporarily occupied Crimea, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. “According to confirmed information, yesterday, units of the missile forces, in cooperation with units of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, significantly damaged 4 launchers of the Triumph air defense system Also in the port of Sevastopol , the submarine of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Rostov-on-Don was successfully hit As a result of the hit, the submarine sank in the area,” the statement said. The General Staff reported that the B-237 Rostov-on-Don submarine (according to the NATO classification – Kilo class) is one of the four Kilo class submarines that can use Caliber missiles.
The saber team won Ukraine’s first gold at the 2024 Olympic Games. Fencers Olga Kharlan, Elena Krovatskaya, Alina Komashchuk, Yulia Bakastova defeated the South Korean team.
International rating agency S&P Global downgraded Ukraine’s long-term and short-term foreign currency credit ratings to the level of “selective default” – from CC/C to SD/SD – due to the missed payment on Eurobonds on August 1 amid restructuring of debt. As a result, the sovereign’s 2026 Eurobond issue was also downgraded to D (default) from CC, while the CC rating on the remaining senior unsecured foreign currency bond issue was affirmed.
The United States is sending a carrier strike group, additional warships and a squadron of fighter jets to the Middle East following Iran’s threats to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. In addition, destroyers and cruisers capable of intercepting ballistic missiles will also be sent to the Middle East and Mediterranean Sea.
The Israel Defense Forces reported on Saturday night that they attacked several Hezbollah targets and eliminated a representative of the terrorist organization. Hezbollah said it responded with dozens of rockets targeting northern Israel.
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Source: korrespondent
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