[Korrespondent] 22:53 Obtaining the status of a candidate member of the EU allows you to start integration into European institutions, and also opens up access to funding, Shmygal said in an interview with LB.ua. In particular, according to him, Ukraine at the level of official bodies and individuals gets access to the institutions of the European Commission and is already starting to work with them. Kyiv also gets access to funding for EU candidates: more than 14 billion euros of support for candidate countries, or 2 billion euros for each state, has been pledged for the next seven years.
But one of the key advantages of the status Shmyhal called the tools of pre-entry assistance - technical support for the development of rural areas and other industries.
22:50 The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain reported that the accounts of the British army on Twitter and YouTube were hacked, and an investigation is currently underway.
22:47 Podolyak, in response to Peskov's statement that Ukraine will have to "understand once again all our conditions," voiced Ukrainian demands to the Russian Federation: an immediate ceasefire; withdrawal of z-troops from Ukraine; return of abducted citizens; extradition of war criminals; reparations mechanism; recognition of the sovereign rights of Ukraine.
22:44 Zelensky in an evening video message commented on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Lysichansk: "We protect the lives of our soldiers. We will rebuild the walls, we will retake the land, and people should be protected most of all. And if the command of our army takes people from certain points of the front, where the enemy has the greatest fire advantage, in particular for Lysichansk, this means only one thing: we will return thanks to our tactics and the increase in the supply of modern weapons. Ukraine does not give up anything."
22:06 The war in Ukraine may drag on, former NATO Secretary General Anders von Rasmussen said during a visit to Kiev: "The biggest risk now is a protracted conflict. The Russians are masters of protracted conflicts. Just look at Georgia - in South Ossetia it has been going on for 2008, in Crimea since 2014, in the Donbass too. They have been in Moldova, Transnistria for decades. So they are specialists in this. And I am worried that the protracted conflict serves Putin’s goals, because he believes that so far there will be a smoldering or frozen conflict in the east of Ukraine, it will prevent Ukraine from making real progress, progress in rapprochement with the European Union, with NATO, and progress in the economy."
22:03 Since the beginning of the war, 89 athletes and coaches have died in Ukraine, another 13 were captured, Zelensky said at a meeting with the head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach: "Many Ukrainian athletes joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 89 athletes and coaches died as a result 13 were captured and are in Russian captivity."
21:59 The key goal of the Russian army in Ukraine is complete control over the Black Sea coast, said Vadim Denisenko, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "As of now, their minimum plan is just the annexation of the Kherson region, the maximum plan - if possible, then develop an offensive against Nikolaev and further to Odessa, because the key goal of this war is not really Donbass, but Odessa and full control over the Black Sea."
"The situation is such that we have partially cut off the supply system between parts of the Russian army groups in southern Ukraine. So far they cannot do much in this direction. They are digging in and preparing to annex this territory," Denisenko said.
21:54 Andrey Goncharuk, a diver of the Zaporizhzhya NPP hydroshop, died in Energodar. According to the mayor of the city, Dmitry Orlov, a few days ago he was extremely severely beaten by the occupiers after refusing to dive into the spray pool of the ZNPP. With numerous bodily injuries in a coma, he was taken to the Energodar hospital, where he died without regaining consciousness.
Earlier it was reported that the occupiers force the workers of the Zaporozhye NPP to drain the cooling pools. The Russians are preparing a provocation at the ZNPP - they want to accuse Ukrainian nuclear scientists of storing weapons on the territory of the plant.
21:47 More than 2,000 experts were involved in the development of the "Marshall Plan" for Ukraine, Cabinet Minister Oleg Nemchinov said on the air of the telethon: "Deputies, experts, scientists were maximally involved in the preparation of the plan. In addition to this plan, they will be presented [in Lugano] specific investment projects that may be of interest not only in terms of recovery, but also in terms of restarting the economy of our country. These are green technologies, new construction technologies, in fact, this is a restart of the economy and public life."
The plan contains 24 blocks and will be presented at the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Lugano (Switzerland) on July 4-5. Nemchinov noted that before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this conference was planned to be devoted to reforms. He clarified that the implementation of the Plan is expected after the completion of the active phase of hostilities.
21:23 Zelensky called Lukashenka's words about a united army with the Russian Federation and that Belarus' participation in the "special operation" has already been determined as a "dangerous signal" for Ukraine and the people of Belarus: "I think that we will see the result of this signal."
21:05 Unknown persons blew up the railway bridge between the occupied Melitopol and Tokmak, SSO reported. According to intelligence, the explosion occurred in the occupied village of Lyubimovka. It was along this branch that the occupiers drove trains with weapons and military equipment to the front.
20:59 Zelensky held a meeting in Kiev with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and thanked him for the decision to allocate a new support package for Ukrainian Olympians: "We appreciate the initiative to hold a special donor conference under the auspices of the IOC to restore sports infrastructure in Ukraine."
The President stressed that the war was a huge blow to Ukrainian sports - more than 100,000 Ukrainian athletes cannot train, hundreds of sports facilities have been destroyed.
20:51 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz at a briefing with Zelensky announced a new package of military-technical assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $100 million. Thus, Australia will provide 14 armored personnel carriers, 20 Bushmaster armored personnel carriers (to the previously transferred 40), drones, other military equipment and equipment at the request of Kyiv.
Albaniz added that Australia had already donated $390 million, making it the largest non-NATO donor in terms of aid. The prime minister also said that his country intends to impose sanctions against another 16 Russian ministers and ban the import of Russian gold.
20:36 Zelensky said after a meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia in Kiev that the presence at the G-20 summit in Indonesia in November this year depends on the situation in the country and Putin's participation in it: "Our participation depends on the Russian Federation, whether it will be present there. I told the President of Indonesia that we are grateful for the invitation, but we have a security situation... I'm not 100% sure that the war will end with a complete de-occupation, and therefore I can't imagine my coming there."
20:12 The mayor of Kramatorsk Alexander Goncharenko reported on the strikes on the city: "it looks like the MLRS again, we are investigating the consequences."
19:45 In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy crossed the Seversky Donets River, is trying to take Belogorivka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the evening report . In the Bakhmut direction, the occupiers are shelling the areas of Soledar, Pokrovsky, Bakhmut and Klinovo from artillery. In the Slavic direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the assault of the invaders in the direction of Pasek-Dolina.
19:37 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially confirmed the retreat from Lysichansk: "In the context of the multiple superiority of the Russian occupying forces in artillery, aviation, multiple launch rocket systems, ammunition and personnel, the continuation of the defense of the city would lead to fatal consequences. To save the lives of Ukrainian defenders, a decision was made about leaving."
19:33 Ukraine spends 130 billion hryvnias on maintenance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine every month, Shmygal said in an interview with LB.ua: "If we used to maintain the army about 156 billion hryvnias, this was the budget of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian army for a year, today it is about 130 "Billion is a monthly amount. Of course, we have greatly increased social payments, demining costs, emergency recovery costs, costs for internally displaced persons." The entire budget of Ukraine for a month is approximately 250 billion hryvnia, of which up to 100 billion comes from taxes and customs, the prime minister said.
19:21 Podolyak named four explanations for the “claps” in Russian front-line cities:
- attacking their own cities with their own missiles as a provocation to accuse Ukraine of shelling Russian cities and disrupting the supply of Western weapons;
- "intelligent" operators of Russian air defense systems have arms growing "from places where normal people have other parts of their bodies, so everything starts to burn";
- obligatory karma - evil always has consequences;
- divine work.
“If it seems to you that some actions of the Russian army are contrary to common sense, then remember: this whole war is contrary to common sense. Because modern Russia is not about common sense at all. The only thing I don’t understand is why not Voronezh, after all if according to plan, then according to plan ... "- wrote the adviser to the head of the OP.
19:09 There is a risk of the Russians seizing the Luhansk region, but so far it is impossible to talk about their complete control over Lisichansk, fighting continues in the vicinity, Zelensky said at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz: "There are such risks that the entire Luhansk region will be occupied "There are such risks, we understand them. But you must also understand that the situation can change every day."
18:53 Reznikov confirmed the delivery of NASAMS air defense to Ukraine: "I thank Joe Biden and my colleague Lloyd Austin for another significant step in support of Ukraine, namely, the decision to supply NASAMS to Ukraine. This increases our ability to protect the earth and sky. Ukraine's victory in the war against a terrorist state will ensure global security for years to come."
18:41 The Russians fired at the villages of Dergachevskaya and Olkhovskaya territorial communities of the Kharkiv region, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. According to preliminary data, three people were killed and one was injured.
18:29 Turkish customs detained a Russian cargo ship with stolen Ukrainian grain exported from Berdyansk, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasily Bodnar said on the telethon: "We have full cooperation, the ship is now standing in front of the port. It has been detained by Turkish customs authorities. Tomorrow there will be an interdepartmental meeting at which the future fate of this vessel will be decided."
The ambassador added that the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office was forwarded and Ukraine expects that the vessel will be arrested, the property will be confiscated and all those involved will be held accountable: “There is a special situation with this vessel, since it tried to use the temporarily occupied port of Berdyansk for the first time and then enter the Turkish port. This is illegal and , to be honest, this is a big impudence and an attempt to actually break through such a corridor in order to take advantage of the opportunity and take out the property."
In turn, a member of the "administration" of the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, said that the detention of a Russian ship in Turkey is "part of the plan to accuse the Russian Federation of world hunger, this is a classic example of piracy."
17:44 During the occupation of Snake Island, the Russians lost four Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems, two Tor anti-aircraft missile systems, a Grad multiple launch rocket system and radar installations, said Natalya Gumenyuk, head of the press center of the Pivden Operational Command. According to her, the operation on Serpentine continues and will be completed only after the Ukrainian military is convinced that there are no Russians on the island.
17:18 The death of a family from the Kharkiv region in Belgorod was confirmed by the head of the Dergachev community, Vyacheslav Zadorenko: "Tonight ... the Koptelov family from Tsupovka died in the city of Belgorod. This information came to us from internally displaced persons. Residents of Tsupovka and other occupied settlements were forced to escape from the war through Russia to the countries of Europe by any available means. Unfortunately, as we see, Russia is destroying our people on its own territory."
16:46 From September in Poland, children from the age of 13 will be taught how to use weapons, Education Minister Przemysław Czarnek told The Washington Post: “Ten years ago, if the current minister had offered elementary school students to conduct such classes, he would have been ridiculed. However, then what we saw [in Ukraine], and the way this war was waged with such atrocities, showed us that the danger is real.<...> This is not about the militarization of children, but about skills that would be useful for safety and security in the event of an escalation of the conflict.
16:42 Fences appeared on the beaches of Odessa, preventing the approach to the water. The State Emergency Service decided not to open the beaches for swimming, even partially, as previously planned by the city authorities, Marina Martynenko, the speaker of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Odessa region, said: "Not a single beach in the Odessa region will open. Currently, the coast is a line of defense, not a zone recreation". Also this year, it is forbidden to swim in rivers and lakes, including because before the start of the season they did not pass the corresponding annual check.
16:11 Scholz said that Germany, together with its allies, is working on security guarantees for Ukraine: "This process is ongoing. It is clear that this will not be the same as if it were a NATO member." According to the chancellor, "careful preparations" are being made in the diplomatic sphere for this matter "for the day we hope will soon come when the war is over."
16:07 In Kramatorsk, which the Russians fired at from the Smerch MLRS today, one of the missiles destroyed the hotel and residential complex, the other two damaged part of the road in a residential area. There are no casualties, said Pavel Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk OVA.
16:05 The Israeli High Court of Justice overturned the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to restrict the entry of Ukrainian citizens to Israel. Ukrainians will be able to enter Israel for three months without having to submit a special request for this, Zelensky said.
16:03 The Cabinet of Ministers will not change tariffs for housing and communal services until the end of the next heating season, Shmygal promised: "An important message: there will be no tariff changes until the end of the next heating season. We have declared this, we will comply with this. This is important. People should be I'm sure they'll make it through this winter."
But, according to the prime minister, the government does not expect an easy passage of this heating season: "Someone is now in a hurry to reorient to alternative sources, someone is preparing and insulating their homes - this is the right movement, the right approaches. At the same time, I want to assure that the state fulfilled and will fulfill its obligations.
16:01 As a result of today's shelling of Sloviansk, six people were killed and 15 were injured , the speaker of the Donetsk OVA Tatyana Ignatchenko said on the air of the telethon.
15:59 Czech fighters will guard the airspace of neighboring Slovakia from September, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said. Slovakia has asked its NATO allies to patrol its skies as it decided to land its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets that could be sent to Ukraine. "I do not see any problems in this, the government will definitely approve it," Fiala said.
Slovakia ordered F-16 fighter jets from the US in 2018. The first planes were expected to arrive this year and the shipment should be completed next year, but delivery is now expected to take place in 2024.
15:18 Peskov said that Ukraine will have to accept Russia's conditions and sit down at the negotiating table: "Now is the moment when Western countries are betting with might and main on the continuation of the war. This means that the moment continues when Western countries, under the leadership of Washington, speak Russian , do not allow Ukrainians to think, talk about peace, or discuss peace ... Kiev will have to understand the conditions of the Russian Federation, agree to them and sit down at the negotiating table, fix the document."
15:11 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow "refrains from retaliatory steps against Kiev's actions," but is closely monitoring the situation, "if provocations continue, they will not be in trouble."
15:09 Ukraine today has agreements on support from partners in the amount of $29 billion, Shmyhal said: "This is, in particular, assistance from the European Union, the United States and Canada. Separately, there is direct budgetary support from EU member states. There is a grant and credit assistance from international financial institutions: the IMF, the World Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. All this money is enough for us to fulfill the social and humanitarian obligations of our country. We see a predictable situation by the end of the year and understand how we will fulfill the budget" .
14:57 The mayor of Slavyansk Vadim Lyakh reported on the largest shelling of the city in recent times. The Russians are firing from multiple launch rocket systems, many are killed and wounded.
13:46 Lukashenka said that a "single army" has long been created in the union of Belarus and Russia. He said this during his speech on the occasion of the Independence Day of Belarus, BelTA reports: "We are the only country that supports the Russians in this struggle. <...> And that they did not know that we have long established in the union of Belarus and Russia has a single grouping of armed forces? In fact, a single army. You knew all this, so why are you reproaching us today? We were and will be together with fraternal Russia. I determined our participation in the special operation a long time ago."
13:43 NBU preliminary estimates the fall in Ukraine's GDP in the second quarter at the level of 40%, said Deputy Head of the National Bank Serhiy Mykolaichuk.
13:41 In Borispol, Kiev region, "planned filtration measures" have begun today, the head of the district administration, Ruslan Dyachenko, said. He warned that for the period of the events in certain microdistricts of the city, it is possible to restrict the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, check identity documents.
13:39 The mayor of Kramatorsk Alexander Goncharenko said that the Russians fired at the city from the Smerch MLRS. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties, but there is serious damage.
13:37 The French region of Ile-de-France proposes to rebuild the destroyed Borodianka as an ecological city, said the president of the region, Valerie Pecresse. According to her, Borodianka should become an ecological city with "systems operating on modern energy-saving technologies." The leadership of Ile-de-France has already decided to allocate 1.1 million euros for projects to support Ukraine.
13:35 The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albaniz, visited the Kyiv region, the head of the Kyiv OVA Oleksiy Kuleba said. This is his first trip to Ukraine. The delegation visited Bucha, Gostomel and Irpin.
13:33 In Finland, they proposed to place a NATO base on the border with Russia, writes Yle. This proposal was made by the mayor of the Finnish city of Lappeenranta, the distance from which to the Russian Vyborg is less than 100 km.
13:31 Ukrainians from next year will be able to freely buy pistols, said Viktor Andrusiv, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to him, 70% of Ukrainians supported the right to freely carry weapons, the Ministry of Internal Affairs agrees with the decision of citizens, and "relevant legislation will be adopted during the summer-autumn." After that, the corresponding weapon registries will run for a while.
13:17 In Russia, the conflict between the military leadership and directors of defense plants is gaining momentum, which instructed workers not to accept military equipment for repairs. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, delivering damaged equipment to repair plants, the Russians completely dismantle it, and sell spare parts and assemblies or exchange them for alcohol. Sometimes only burnt skeletons of infantry fighting vehicles and tanks reach the factories. Directors of repair enterprises motivate the refusal to repair equipment by the lack of components and insufficient payment for work already completed.
The command tried to save the situation with the help of specially created repair teams, which were supposed to restore equipment near the combat zones. However, corruption and greed among the military leadership of the Russian Federation brought this attempt to naught, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
12:51 Governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the death toll after the shelling of Belgorod increased to four people: one citizen of the Russian Federation, three citizens of Ukraine. And the “shell” stuck in the air conditioner of an apartment building in Belgorod on Narodny Boulevard turned out to be a fragment of an air defense missile, the press service of the regional government said. Earlier it was reported that part of the Pantsir air defense system, which is not in service with Ukraine, got stuck in the wall of the house.
12:43 Shoigu reported to Putin about the "liberation" of the so-called. "LNR". According to him, full control has been established over Lisichansk and a number of nearby settlements, the largest of which are Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo and Belaya Gora. The total area of the territories "liberated" over the past 24 hours allegedly amounted to 182 square meters. km.
12:29 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the RF Armed Forces allegedly captured Verkhnekamenka, Zolotarevka, Belogorovka, as a result, they closed the encirclement around Lisichansk. The Ukrainian grouping of troops is completely blocked in the "boiler", Moscow said.
12:08 The Donetsk region may be left without gas supply due to active hostilities, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko during the telethon: "Preparations are being made so that the region goes through the heating season with a minimum number of people. area is unlikely to be, because there are active hostilities."
According to Kirilenko's forecasts, about 300,000 citizens will remain in the region for the heating season: "This is a very large figure for the entire region for the heating season... Apartment buildings are of particular concern."
11:52 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that at night "Kiev delivered a deliberate strike with Tochka-U missiles with cluster munitions and Tu-143 drones on residential areas of Belgorod and Kursk." By means of air defense, all three Tochka-U missiles allegedly launched at Belgorod were destroyed in the air, fragments of one of them fell on a residential building in Belgorod.
10:54 In Slavyansk, the movement of electric vehicles is stopped, Mayor Vadim Lyakh said: "We were forced to do this due to the constant threat of shelling and the inadmissibility of crowds."
10:52 British intelligence suggests that Russia may hold a "referendum" on the accession of the Kherson region to the Russian Federation in the fall of 2022. For the Kremlin, this issue is a priority, since it will allow it to "legitimize" its presence in this territory. At the same time, with a high probability, the voting results will be falsified, analysts point out. According to intelligence, the Russians detained the mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolykhayev, in order to suppress the opposition. At the same time, large-scale armed and peaceful resistance continues in the occupied territories.
10:44 Parts of the Pantsir air defense system were found in Belgorod - a photo of a missile part stuck in the wall of a residential building is being circulated in local public. Observers agree that this is the Pantsir air defense system, with which the Russians themselves hit their homes. There is no such anti-aircraft missile system in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, emphasizes Anton Gerashchenko.
10:40 The American Institute for the Study of War notes that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops to Seversk, Donetsk region, will allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to reduce the risk of immediate encirclement by Russian troops. Experts believe that the Russian military can establish control over the remaining territory of the Lugansk region in the coming days. Most likely, then they will strike at the Ukrainian positions in Seversk, after which they will turn towards Slavyansk and Bakhmut. Withdrawing Ukrainian troops to Seversk would allow Ukrainian forces to reduce the risk of immediate encirclement, but Ukrainian forces could continue a fighting withdrawal to a line near the E40 highway from Sloviansk to Bakhmut, analysts say.
10:13 In the waters of Mariupol on June 30, a Russian landing boat of project 1176 Shark Black Sea Fleet D-106 was blown up by a mine, three sailors were killed, said the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. He also said that in the Levoberezhny district, a warehouse burned down, where the invaders kept the loot.
09:42 Today, at about 4:00 am, the Russians launched a missile attack on Kharkov, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. According to him, the blow fell on one of the critical infrastructure facilities of the Kyiv region, according to preliminary information, there were no casualties. Also from the explosion windows were knocked out in one of the schools in the Novobavarsky district of the city. The blow fell on a private house, its mistress was hospitalized.
09:37 Ukraine will present a large-scale recovery plan at a conference on July 4-5 in Lugano, Switzerland. The document occupies about 2000 pages, writes Bloomberg. According to the agency, the plan includes a wide range of projects in the field of infrastructure and security, investments in climate and the digital economy, as well as in the diversification of energy resources. Bloomberg reports that EU officials announced a contribution of 500 billion euros to implement the plan.
09:33 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of July 3. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Bakhmut directions.
- personnel - about 35,970 (+100) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1584 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 3744 (+7),
- artillery systems - 801 (+1),
- MLRS - 246 (+0),
- air defense systems - 105 (+0),
- aircraft - 217 (+0),
- helicopters - 187 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 654 (+1),
- cruise missiles - 144 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2618 (+4),
- special equipment - 64 (+3).
08:46 The Russians are entrenched in the Lisichansk area, the city is on fire , said the head of the Luhansk OVA Sergey Gaidai: “The invaders threw all their forces on Lisichansk, probably. They attacked the city with incomprehensibly cruel tactics. houses and administrative buildings, then in Lisichansk, within a short period of time, the same administrative buildings were destroyed to the ground. Gaidai specified that the Russians "are suffering significant losses, but are advancing stubbornly", are gaining a foothold in Lisichansk itself, as well as in Verkhnekamenka.
08:42 Russian Senator Andrei Klishas called today's strikes on Kursk and Belgorod "an act of aggression by Ukraine" and demanded "the toughest, including military response." The governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, said that two Ukrainian Strizh drones were shot down on the approach to Kursk at night, there were no casualties.
08:40 In the controlled territory of the Donetsk region, four civilians were killed yesterday - in Orlovka, Novonikolaevka, Krasnogorovka and Slavyansk. Five more people were injured, including two children in Dobropolye, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the UVA, said.
08:38 On the night of July 3, the Armed Forces of Ukraine put out of action one of the four Russian military bases in Melitopol, inflicting more than 30 strikes on it, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. According to him, the occupiers are trying to spread fakes that there was shelling of peaceful areas, that civilians suffered, and that urban infrastructure was destroyed. Fedorov also said that on July 2, thanks to the resistance forces, a Russian armored train loaded with ammunition derailed.
08:17 The American Institute for the Study of War reports that Russian troops have entered Lisichansk and advanced within the city, are conducting offensive operations southwest of Lysichansk and are likely to move west towards Seversk.
The invaders continued unsuccessful ground attacks north of Slovyansk, made limited attacks southwest of Donetsk, but achieved no confirmed success. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops threaten Russian ground communications throughout the Kharkiv region using Western weapons. UAF counterattacks and partisan activity continue to force Russian troops to prioritize defense operations in the southern direction.
08:09 The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the ammunition depots of the occupiers: the aviation of the Air Force of Ukraine over the past day worked in almost all areas of hostilities - in the Nikolaev, Zaporozhye, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the General Staff said in the morning summary . There are no signs of the formation of an offensive from Belarus. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the assault of the Russians near the village of Prudyanka in the Kharkiv region, as well as in the Slavic direction.
07:55 The Russians again shelled the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnepropetrovsk region in the morning, the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, said. Several times they hit a summer cottage in Zelenodolsk - three houses were destroyed, one was damaged, there were no previous victims.
06:38 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed another ammunition depot in Chernobaevka, said the speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk.
06:21 In Russian Belgorod, explosions were heard at night, a fire broke out, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that three people were killed, four were injured, including a child. 11 apartment buildings were partially destroyed, at least 39 private residential buildings were partially destroyed, five of them were completely destroyed.
05:40 Russian media write that Ukrainian troops shelled Melitopol twice a night, according to preliminary data, the Aviagorodok microdistrict was shelled.
01:33 British billionaire Richard Branson, who recently visited Kiev, intends to give Zelensky a letter from the Mary Robinson Organization, which says that they will be happy to help sort out the situation in Ukraine. Branson said this on the air of the UA telethon Razom.
"In the end, every conflict ends in negotiations," he said, but the time for negotiations is when both sides feel they can lose the war: "I'm not sure Putin has reached that position, but I'm sure there must be an organization talking to both sides." Thus, when the time for negotiations comes, it will be possible to react quickly, Branson explained.
00:53 On Saturday evening, the Russians again launched a missile attack on the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district of the Odessa region, OK Pivden reported. A Kh-31 missile fired from a Su-30 fighter hit the utility building of a coastal recreation center. There are no dead or injured.
And before that, enemy Su-24 bombers, under the cover of a Su-30 fighter, launched two bombing strikes on Snake Island.