[Korrespondent] 23:25 Zelensky said that for the first time in the history of Ukrainian-Paraguayan relations he had a conversation with the President of Paraguay. I also spoke today with the President of Mozambique - I congratulated him on the election of his state to the UN Security Council. "I believe that Africa should receive greater representation on international platforms and in solving global issues. It is African countries that are most threatened by the food crisis provoked by Russia, and we must do everything to force the terrorist state to unblock Ukrainian agricultural exports," Zelensky stressed.
23:21 Zelensky commented on the supply of Western weapons: “Finally, it is felt that Western artillery, the weapon that we received from our partners, has started to work very powerfully. Its accuracy is really as it should be. "are important for the logistics of the occupiers. And this significantly reduces the offensive potential of the Russian army. The losses of the occupiers will only grow every week, as will the complexity of their supplies."
22:48 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come close to resigning, but until the last he refuses to leave. Read more about what is happening - in the material of the Friend of Ukraine, will they be fired?
22:42 The UOC and the OCU signed a Declaration of Understanding and condemned the position of the Moscow Patriarchate, which has become a "servant" of the Putin regime and blesses Russian soldiers for bloodshed.
22:24 Zelensky, in an evening video message, said that Ukrainian forces are advancing in several tactical directions, including in the south, and asked to communicate with people in the occupied territories: "In the south of our country, in the occupied areas, Russian forces have blocked any opportunity for people to know the truth about what is happening. They block access to social networks, instant messengers and YouTube. People should know about it. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to talk with people in the south - with Kherson, Genichesk, Berdyansk, Melitopol and other cities and villages, spread "please tell the truth there. Use every opportunity to tell the people in the occupied areas that we remember them and we are fighting for them."
22:01 The Lugansk region is not 100% occupied, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, in four and a half months, the Russians traveled only 30 km. Fighting continues in the vicinity of the region, the Russians continue to suffer losses. Gaidai also noted that in the occupied territories in the rear, "pops" continue to occur - Russians have fewer ammunition depots every day. Gaidai predicts that the Russian army will develop an offensive against Bakhmut and Slavyansk.
21:39 Scholz announced new military supplies to Ukraine on the principle of "circular exchange". Speaking in the Bundestag, the chancellor said that these deliveries would take place in the near future according to the following principle: the countries of Eastern Europe would give Kyiv their remaining Soviet weapons, and in return they would receive modern ones from the FRG.
21:36 The Bayraktar drone, which was raised in Lithuania, has already been sent to Ukraine.
21:19 Tonight, the Russians fired at the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region from the MLRS, hit the Pokrovskaya community. Three people were injured, one of them in serious condition. A fire started at one of the enterprises, said the head of the OVA Valentin Reznichenko. Also, from the very morning, the enemy has been shelling the Krivoy Rog region - Shirokovskaya, Apostolovsky, Nivotrudovskaya and Zelenodolsk communities.
20:45 Another bridge between the occupied Melitopol and Tokmak is "tired", said the head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Oleksandr Starukh.
20:27 During the conference in Lugano, agreements were reached on the allocation of almost $1.9 billion for the restoration of Ukraine, Shmyhal said. In particular, 600 million will go to financial support; more than $500 million - for the development of the agricultural sector, storage, improved logistics, liquidity for enterprises; $500 million - to prepare for the heating season; almost $250 million - for the development of digital transformation projects.
19:59 Russian troops are planning a large-scale offensive from Izyum to Slavyansk and are now concentrating forces in this direction, Konstantin Mashovets , a military expert and coordinator of the Information Resistance group, said. According to him, the Russians south of Izyum are now regrouping, there are massive artillery strikes on the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Also, the Russian Federation has a small tactical success in the Mazanovka area.
19:47 The timing of the end of the war depends on sanctions against Russia and the supply of weapons to Ukraine, Zelensky said, answering the question of how long the war will continue. According to him, it depends on when Russia realizes what it has done and starts to leave the territory of Ukraine: “I don’t really believe that they can understand this on their own. Therefore, the second thing is how the whole world puts pressure on Russia and ousts them from our We are on the battlefield with weapons, and the whole world is sanctions, politically, with help and quick deliveries of weapons to us." The President added that the timing of the end of the war also depends on the citizens of Ukraine - their support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the domestic economy.
19:41 Ukraine no longer expects planes from the West, but expects to receive air defense systems, Zelensky said at a joint briefing with Irish Prime Minister Michol Martin: "Maybe I'm very persistent, but still, the safety of the sky is a priority. And no one expects that or other aviation, but we all count and have confirmation, so far theoretically, but we count on the arrival of powerful air defense systems in Ukraine."
19:29 The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repelled enemy attacks in several directions, the General Staff announced in the evening summary . Thus, the invaders were rebuffed in the direction of Dolgenka - Mazanovka and retreated with losses. In addition, the defenders of Ukraine successfully repulsed the enemy assault in the direction of Cossack Lopan - Sosnovka. Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped the enemy’s offensive in the directions of Mironovka-Lugansk and Golmovsky-Novoluhansk: the invaders had to withdraw.
19:26 Head of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin reminded the United States that Alaska was Russian and the Russian Federation can begin to "return" it.
19:17 The General Staff reported that ValriZaluzhnyi's Twitter account is fake. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny is not on this social network.
18:40 Due to a full-scale attack by Russia, Ukraine is facing incredible economic challenges. One of the ways to overcome them was the additional issue of the hryvnia, that is, in other words, its printing. But this cannot go on for long. For more details, see What's Happening in the Economy .
18:38 The United States and allies are discussing setting a ceiling price for Russian oil at $40-60, Bloomberg reports. The US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, came up with the idea of ​​introducing a ceiling price. The concept is to tie the provision of important services related to the transportation of Russian oil to a predetermined price ceiling.
18:35 China and India have bought $24 billion worth of energy resources from Russia since the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg. So, according to customs data, in the three months before the end of May, China spent $18.9 billion on Russian oil, gas and coal. This is almost twice as much as a year earlier. India paid $5.1 billion in the same period, more than five times last year's amount. Thus, the Russian Federation received an additional $13 billion in revenue from both countries compared to the same period in 2021. Analysts note that China is already buying almost everything that Russia can export through pipelines and Pacific ports.
18:17 The Russians attacked the Odessa region from a Su-35 aircraft with an X-31 missile, they managed to shoot it down over the sea, said OVA speaker Sergei Bratchuk.
17:37 The Russian army turns the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant into a military base, writes The Wall Street Journal. At the nuclear power plant, more than 500 Russian soldiers deployed heavy artillery batteries and laid anti-personnel mines along the banks of the reservoir.
17:19 As a result of the Russian missile attack on Kharkiv on June 30, the 39-year-old Brazilian actress and supermodel Talita Do Valle, who worked as a volunteer in the structures providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine, died. At the time of the impact, she was hiding in a shelter along with another Brazilian volunteer, former soldier Douglas Burigo, writes with the BBC. As a result of the impact, a fire started in the bunker, the woman suffocated from the smoke. Burigo also died: he returned to the hideout to find Talita and try to save her. Also, according to the Brazilian media, in early June, the Brazilian volunteer Andre Hac Bahi died.
17:14 Ukraine doubts that an agreement on unblocking grain exports will be reached in the near future, Kuleba said in an interview with Bloomberg: "We are just a few steps away from the agreement, but these steps are the most difficult. I do not want to join the chorus of those who say that the agreement will take place next week." According to the Foreign Minister, the negotiators have not yet reached an agreement on protecting Odessa from Russian attack, as well as foreign patrols guarding non-military cargo. "We need firm guarantees," Kuleba stressed.
16:53 The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law on providing for the armed forces during "operations" outside the country. Under the new rules, companies in Russia will not have the right to refuse contracts in order to ensure such operations. The Cabinet will also be able to regulate labor relations in individual organizations, including the conditions for granting leave, work after hours, at night or on weekends.
16:51 Zelensky told reporters that there are no misunderstandings between him and the General Staff, and the issue of permits for the movement of conscripts is a "minor mistake" compared to unity against Russia: "Today we had a meeting with the military. Every day we have these meetings, but today there was a separate meeting on the decision of the General Staff on July 5 ... We decided that the decision was not taken quite correctly, and it will be canceled."
16:47 GTS of Ukraine is ready to work in conditions of "zero" transit, said the head of the GTS Operator of Ukraine Serhiy Makogon: "It will be necessary to carry out a very large-scale optimization, we no longer need such a capacity of the GTS. We understand: most likely, in the years, Europe will completely abandon Russian gas, and there will be no actual need for transit through Ukraine's GTS."
16:35 In Kherson, near the railway station, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the warehouses of the occupiers, the adviser to the head of the OVA Serhiy Khlan confirmed.
16:32 Russian propagandists are actively spreading a fake that the Russian army destroyed HIMARS, but this is not true, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar: "This is that they wishful thinking. Perhaps information that we have HIMARS , led to panic and increased fear in Russian society. Therefore, they were advised to provide such information. This is work for their internal information market."
16:26 Another fuel depot caught fire in Kherson. According to local residents, the explosion occurred near the railway station. At the same time, they note that there were no shelling, although an explosion was heard. The enemy used the warehouse to refuel armored personnel carriers and other military equipment. A column of thick black smoke is visible from several places in the city.
15:58 The State Bureau of Investigation reported on suspicion of treason to ex-People's Deputy Alexei Kovalev, he faces up to 15 years in prison. Kovalyov joined the Russian-appointed "government of the Kherson region" as "deputy prime minister for agriculture."
15:47 The security guarantees promised to Ukraine by the German federal government at the G7 summit cannot yet be specified, Scholz said. He explained that the procedure for guarantees should first be discussed with partners, as well as with Ukraine itself.
15:33 Zaluzhny confirmed that the order banning men from leaving their place of residence without the permission of the military registration and enlistment office was canceled and sent for revision: “I emphasize that this document initially dealt exclusively with the internal work of the TCC and the Joint Venture and did not create obligations, restrictions on the rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine. Despite to this, his appearance on the network led to numerous manipulations, discrepancies and even illegal actions to prevent the movement of citizens, which became the basis for discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the military-political leadership of the state.Therefore, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to prevent further manipulation around this issue, a decision was made to cancel the procedure with sending it for revision.
15:22 The Armed Forces of Ukraine handed over a helicopter and a plane used by the family of a people's deputy suspected of treason, the Prosecutor General's Office said. Earlier, at the request of the prosecutors, the Medvezhya Oakwood complex and other assets were seized, the ultimate beneficiary of which is the wife of a people's deputy of Ukraine, suspected of treason. The name of the deputy is not disclosed, but ex-People's Deputy Sergei Leshchenko wrote that the property belonged to Medvedchuk.
15:16 The restoration of Mariupol will cost more than $14 billion and will take 7-10 years, Mayor Vadim Boychenko said. According to him, 1,356 multi-storey buildings were destroyed or damaged in the city, 40% of private houses were bombed. Most of them are not subject to reconstruction.
15:14 Peskov said that Japan "occupies an extremely unfriendly position towards Russia. In any case, such an unfriendly position does not contribute to the establishment of trade and economic relations, including energy dialogue."
15:11 The European Commission will present in mid-July an emergency EU action plan in case Russia cuts off gas, Ursula von der Leyen said.
15:07 Russia tried to attack Serpent's Island after the Ukrainian flag was returned there, Natalya Gumenyuk, head of the press center of the Southern Defense Forces, said. According to her, the occupiers tried to carry out aerial reconnaissance and, probably, strike, but when they realized that weapons would be used against them, they decided to stay away.
15:05 The White House gift shop has released a collector's coin dedicated to the defenders of the Serpentine. The coin costs 100 dollars, it is delivered free of charge to Ukraine and residents of NATO countries. 20% of sales will go to help Ukrainian women and children.
14:43 The European Commission is preparing a legislative framework for the transfer of frozen Russian assets for the restoration of Ukraine , Ursula von der Leyen said: "The European Commission considers it fair and is preparing a legal framework for the frozen Russian assets and the assets of Russian oligarchs to be transferred for the needs of the restoration of Ukraine."
14:20 Yermak criticized the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on human rights violations during the war in Ukraine, which notes violations from both sides of the conflict: "There is one culprit in this war - this is Russia. Given this, make sacrifices and the aggressor in one row - this is a blurring of responsibility and a shift in focus from the main problem. From the fact that Russia attacked Ukraine. And it is killing our people."
"The Ukrainian side is investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Russian side is covering up its tracks. This is a fundamental difference between us," the head of the Presidential Office stressed.
14:11 Zelensky instructed the General Staff to cancel the scandalous procedure for issuing travel permits for military personnel in the country, Ukraine 24 TV channel reported, citing sources.
13:58 After Russian troops captured Severodonetsk and neighboring Lisichansk, the entire Luhansk region was under their control. Now the main battles are going west and south - for the cities controlled by Kyiv in the neighboring Donetsk region. The main ones - Kramatorsk, Slavyansk and Bakhmut - have not only strategic, but also symbolic significance for both sides. Read more about this in the article Decisive Battle for Donbass .
13:52 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of two HIMARS MLRS launchers near the village of Malotaranovka in the Donetsk region. Advisor to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Anton Gerashchenko, said that this is not true - "all HIMARS complexes are ready to strike the enemy."
13:33 Limiting the movement of those liable for military service violates the principle of legal certainty and contains corruption risks, Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said. According to him, when preparing the order of the General Staff, "one of the constituent principles of the rule of law was not observed - the principle of legal certainty, which guarantees the ease of clarifying the content of the law and the opportunity to use this right if necessary."
13:19 Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov urged Kharkiv residents to refrain from walking: “If you choose between refraining from walking and taking a walk around the square, of course, you need to refrain. I understand how hard it is: good weather, I want to go out into the fresh air, but it is very dangerous ". He stressed that the residents are being psychologically affected by regular shelling at 4 am, but added that "despite this, we will stand: we will not be intimidated, we have a very strong spirit."
12:57 Irish Prime Minister Michal Martin visited Borodyanka, Bucha and Irpen, head of the Kiev OVA Oleksiy Kuleba said.
12:48 The head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, reported on the shelling of Toretsk: rockets hit two houses in the private sector, it is known for sure that one was wounded. Also, according to preliminary information, three people are under the rubble. Another rocket hit near a social facility, but did not explode.
12:43 Podolyak explained why Russia needs "constant performances" with the shelling of its own cities: "To distract the Russians from the" refrigerator ", maintain the degree of anti-Ukrainian hysteria and disrupt the supply of Western weapons. But everything is fixed. The Kremlin is waiting for a tribunal for crimes not only against the Ukrainian people , but also in front of one's own.
12:19 The guerrilla movement BOAK - the Combat Organization of the Anarcho-Communists - claimed responsibility for the arson of military registration and enlistment offices in Russia. According to the partisans, the war unleashed by Putin against Ukraine forced them to declare their existence publicly. They plan to continue to commit sabotage on the territory of the Russian Federation without harm to the civilian population.
12:03 Russia has several scenarios for waging war in Ukraine, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said in an interview with Channel 24. According to her, it is difficult to predict the course of the war, since it is influenced by many factors, and besides, the Russian Federation cannot predict Ukraine's actions: "We also focus on how they will act, and in this way we will counteract."
According to Malyar, the Russian Federation also has several scenarios for integrating the occupied territories of Ukraine, but these processes are facing resistance from local residents. Of the forecasts, Malyar named the imminent depletion of the resources of the Russian Federation: "We can make predictions that it will be more and more difficult for them to fight at such an intensity."
11:49 Danilov said that after four months of war in Ukraine, "instead of demilitarization, maximum militarization took place - Ukraine is rapidly rearming according to NATO standards, there is a constant accumulation and saturation of defense forces with Western weapons and technologies." He also added that about a million Ukrainians receive combat and military experience.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council also stressed that the Russian troops were not "tired" after the battles for Lysychansk - "they were very battered by our military, and many Russian military are already" resting "in another world." At the same time, he added that the war would not be short - "the enemy is powerful, insidious and has not changed its plans for the complete destruction of Ukraine." Danilov added that the final unified anti-Putin coalition does not yet exist today, it is only being formed. And the main security guarantees for Ukraine are membership in NATO.
11:33 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijarto said that Budapest refused to participate in the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine so as not to endanger the Hungarians living in Transcarpathia: "Obviously, these supplies will be the target of the Russians for shelling. We do not want them to shoot at regions where Hungarians live. We must take into account the security of Hungary and Hungarians."
11:29 In the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region, the invaders intend to create four "administrations" - Kupyanskaya, Izyumskaya, Volchanskaya and Kharkiv, Vitaly Ganchev, appointed by the Russians, told TASS. According to him, a "regional temporary civil administration" has already been created. Ganchev stressed that "the authorities and residents of the Kharkiv region are striving to ensure that the region becomes part of Russia."
11:25 In Latvia, following Germany, they are discussing the return of conscription to military service as a reaction to the Russian threat. "Now we have no reason to believe that Russia will change its behavior," Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said. Compulsory military service is planned to be introduced from 2023 for men from 18 to 27 years old. The call will be carried out for 11 months. For women - on a voluntary basis.
| I guess they never reinstated military training for schoolboys after the Soviet Union broke up. |
11:21 In the Mariupol port, the invaders seized two foreign cargo ships. According to Reuters, the invaders told the owners of the ships that their property was being transferred to "state property." The first vessel arrived at the port of Mariupol on February 21 and is the property of the Liberian company Smarta Shipping, the second was set with the flag of Panama, its name is Blue Star.
11:10 In the occupied Mikhailovskaya and Razdolsky communities of the Zaporozhye region, local "authorities" have banned the sale of any alcohol to Russian servicemen. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, there is a massive abuse of alcoholic beverages by Russians in the region, which leads to numerous violations of discipline and serious offenses.
10:48 YouTube and Instagram have been disabled in the occupied territory of the Kherson region, the press secretary of the "military-civilian administration" Serhiy Moroz said in Telegram: "We are now without YouTube, without Instagram. Well, nothing, we manage somehow, normally." According to him, the resources were turned off a few days ago.
10:37 Irish Prime Minister Michol Martin has arrived in Ukraine. He will hold a series of meetings designed to reaffirm Ireland's solidarity with the Ukrainian authorities, writes The Guardian. "The spirit and determination of the Ukrainian people have inspired us all, and Ireland will provide all possible support for Ukraine's path to full EU membership and will continue to welcome and support civilians fleeing this war," the prime minister said.
10:21 Tonight, the military of the anti-aircraft missile division of the Pivden air command destroyed two enemy sea-based cruise missiles of the Caliber type, with which the Russians tried to attack Nikolayevshchina. The missiles were fired from a submarine in the Black Sea.
09:44 Russia has stopped the transit of oil from Kazakhstan to Europe. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), by decision of the Primorsky District Court of Novorossiysk, will suspend the operation of the marine terminal for 30 days. The reason for this decision was violations allegedly revealed by Rostransnadzor during the assessment of the technical condition of hazardous production facilities and compliance with environmental requirements during their operation.
Last night, President of Kazakhstan Tokayev said that Kazakhstan is ready to use its hydrocarbon potential in order to stabilize the situation on the world and European markets. According to Tokayev, the country is committed to developing sustainable ties with the European Union, Kazakhstan's largest trading partner.
09:32 The State Bureau of Investigation initiated the dismissal of the deputy head of the Kharkiv Regional Council, who had a Russian passport he received in 2014, as well as a driver's license and a tax number, which is needed, in particular, to pay taxes in Russia.
09:21 As a result of rocket attacks in the Kievsky district of Kharkov, the building of a higher educational institution was almost completely destroyed, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Three people were injured in the area during the day.
08:55 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of July 6. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Slavic and Donetsk directions.
- personnel - about 36,500 (+150) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1600 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 3789 (+17),
- artillery systems - 812 (+6),
- MLRS - 247 (+0),
- air defense systems - 107 (+2),
- aircraft - 217 (+0),
- helicopters - 187 (+0),
- UAVs of the operational-tactical level - 664 (+4),
- cruise missiles - 153 (+9),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2648 (+14),
- special equipment - 65 (+0).
08:49 In the Nikolaev area for the past day two people were lost, reported OVA. One of them - as a result of the shelling of the village of Zaselye of the Pervomaisky community, the second - during the shelling of the village of Nechayane. Also on July 5, the Russians fired at the water zone of the Ochakovo community and the village of Aprilskoe of the Pervomaisky community. As a result, crop fields caught fire.
08:31 British intelligence believes that the next key battle in the fight for Donbass could be the battle for Slavyansk. Continuing to strengthen its control over Lisichansk and Lugansk region, the Russian Federation transferred most of the remaining units of the Eastern and Western groups of forces to the Izyum direction. Over the past week, Russian forces have likely advanced another 5km towards Slovyansk along the main E40 highway from Izyum, analysts say.
According to them, Russian forces from the Eastern and Western Groups of Forces are now probably located about 16 km north of Slovyansk. In addition, the city is also under threat from the Central and Southern groups of troops.
08:25 Ukrainian and Russian telegram channels report that during the battles for Lisichansk, a Belarusian unit, which fought in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, suffered losses. So, on June 26, the commander of the Belarusian battalion Volat Ivan Marchuk with the call sign Brest died. The battalion was part of the regiment of Kastus Kalinovsky, where mostly people from the Republic of Belarus fight. Several more Belarusians went missing in Lisichansk and one was taken prisoner.
08:23 The Russians are trying to seize the Bakhmut-Lysichansk road, at the moment the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the onslaught, said the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai. According to him, as soon as more long-range weapons appear, the advantage of the Russian Federation in personnel will be leveled.
08:20 The mayor of Slavyansk Vadim Lyakh said that as a result of yesterday's shelling of the city, one person was killed, seven more were injured. In total, since the beginning of hostilities, 17 people have been killed and 67 injured in the community.
08:18 In the controlled territory of the Donetsk region over the past day, five civilians were killed by Russian shelling: two in Avdeevka, one each in Slavyansk, Krasnohorivka and Kurakhovo. Another 21 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:11 The head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, announced the shelling of the Krivoy Rog region. The village of Shesternya, Shirokovskaya community, was hit, several houses were damaged, but no one was injured.
08:00 The Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped the enemy offensive near Seversk, in the area of ​​​​Disputed, not far from Vershina, as well as in the area of ​​​​Bakhmut and Slavyansk, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report .
05:15 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that the goal of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is regime change in Kiev and the destruction of the sovereignty of the Ukrainian state.
ISW also reports that Russian troops continued offensive operations to the northwest and east of Slovyansk, trying to move west of the Lisichansk area in the direction of Seversk. It is likely that Russian troops are trying to gain access to rural roads southeast of Bakhmut in order to attack the city from the south.
Ukrainian forces launched a limited counterattack southwest of Donetsk. Russian troops continued limited and unsuccessful assaults in the north of the Kharkov region. The Russian authorities are carrying out enhanced conscription measures in the occupied territories in order to compensate for the losses incurred in manpower. The Kremlin continues to consolidate administrative control over the occupied territories of Ukraine, which is likely to create conditions for the direct accession of these territories to the Russian Federation, analysts say.
04:37 Kadyrovites deliberately destroyed a Muslim mosque in Severodonetsk. According to the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai, in June, Kadyrov's men opened fire on the Bismelie Islamic Cultural Center in Severodonetsk. They knew that people were hiding there, and they deliberately started shelling when the civilians went into the yard to draw water from the well. Probably, there are dead, the information is being specified. The religious center was completely destroyed.
03:16 About 200 Russian intelligence officers are working in Germany. The German security authorities are now shadowing them while their curator works at the Russian embassy, ​​writes Bild. The main task of spies is to collect and transmit information about local politicians and leaders of large companies.
01:40 The first rotation of the Ukrainian military arrived in the UK for exercises. According to the press service of the British Parliament, the Ukrainian military will take courses based on basic military training. These will include weapons handling, battlefield first aid, combat skills, patrolling tactics, and training in the laws of armed conflict. Each course will last several weeks.
00:34 The Ukrainian company UkrSpecSystems, which produces PD-2 drones, has decided to move production to Poland. Such a step is necessary to ensure that the needs of the Ukrainian military are met.
00:22 For the Register of Oligarchs, information is collected on potential defendants, the decision of the Venice Commission is expected on the work of the Register, Minister of Justice Denis Malyuska said on the air of the telethon. According to him, the war significantly "deoligarchized" many of the holders of the status, and the oligarchs in Ukraine no longer have their former influence.
00:09 Erdogan hopes that it will be possible to reach an agreement on opening grain corridors in 7-10 days. According to him, Ankara seeks to be a mediator for a speedy resolution of the issue under the auspices of the UN: "The Black Sea Grain Corridor is of great importance. The approaches of both leaders are important - both Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelensky. We continue our negotiations."