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Ukraine must win war to join NATO - White House
"The alliance has talked about it and the United States certainly talked about it. They [Ukrainians] got to win this war first [before joining the alliance]. We're doing everything we can to make sure they can do that," said White House national security spokesman John Kirby.
Overnight fires at oil depots in Rostov region a special operation by SBU - sources
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was involved in overnight explosions at the Azovskaya and Azovnefteprodukt oil depots in Russia's Rostov region.
Italy to supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles - media
The ninth arms package for Ukraine, which Defense Minister Guido Crosetto will present to the parliament by the end of the month, will include not only the Samp-T air defense system, but also a batch of long-range Storm Shadow missiles, sources familiar with the matter told the news outlet.
Ukraine to get German Frankenstein air defense tanks
German arms producer Rheinmetall will hand over to Ukraine Frankenstein air defense tanks, with state-of-the-art guns mounted onto their hulls to tackle Russian missiles and drone swarms.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the prosecutor's office has registered almost 130,000 war crimes of the Russian Federation: in on average, 150 crimes are recorded every day, that is, about one crime every ten minutes.
War
Mariupol schoolchildren are being prepared for service in the Russian army
Source: Official channel of the Mariupol City Council
The occupiers continue to militarize the youth in the occupied city. Schoolchildren were now forced to take part in the so-called youth army game "victory".
the Russian military taught about 60 children combat tactics, disassembling and assembling weapons. They told how to behave on the battlefield. That is, schoolchildren were already being prepared for future participation in the war.
They are trying to impose the cult of war and hatred on the people of Mariupol. All under the Russian tricolor.
Crimea ferry crossing resumes work, weeks after Ukrainian strike
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian invaders resumed the operation of a ferry crossing in Kerch that had been targeted in the Ukrainian strike late May.
Damaged schools, kindergarten, and 12 residential buildings: Poltava region shows consequences of Russian shelling
Russian shelling in the Poltava community yesterday damaged 12 residential buildings, two schools, a kindergarten, a children's clinic, vocational education institutions, and dormitories.
Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine legionnaires work in Donbas
Source: The official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Soldiers of the International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine near Chasov Yar repulse attempts by the Russians to attack.
During contact, the order is simple - prevent the invaders from advancing and destroy everyone!
Russia admits that Ukraine shot down A-50 in February
Russia's Investigative Committee has recognized that Ukraine shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft on February 23, 2024.
Economy
DFC to finance political risk insurance transactions in Ukraine for $350M
During the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024), the U.S. corporation DFC announced a financing package that includes political risk insurance for Ukraine for $350 million.
Ukraine's partners allocated over $1B for energy sector last week - Shmyhal
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal clarified that the United States was directing $500 million in additional energy aid to Ukraine through USAID and redirecting another $324 million to rebuild the country's energy infrastructure.
Norway will make a $74 million contribution to Ukraine's energy sustainability. According to Shmyhal, part of these funds will be used to repair facilities in Kharkiv city and the Kharkiv region.
The Canadian government is also investing $14.5 million in Ukraine's energy sector.
Politics
Switzerland may reconsider its position on blocking arms supplies to Ukraine
The lower house of the Swiss parliament -- the National Council -- will consider changing the law on arms exports, which may allow indirect deliveries to Ukraine.
Society
When will Ukraine finally launch its own window glass production?
The country needs 27 mln m² of window glass. But how can we meet this demand if we don’t have our own production facilities, even though the raw materials are available?
According to experts’ estimate, $65 to $100 bln will be needed to purchase construction materials for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. Therefore, it is very important for us to have our own production of at least the basic ones, like cement, concrete and metal structures, bricks, roofing elements, and window glass. According to various estimates, even with the construction industry capacities lost due to Russian aggression, Ukraine will be able to meet 80 to 90% of its needs with its own construction materials in the first post-war years. However, there may be problems with metal structures (due to the destruction of key production facilities in the eastern part of the country), roofing materials (heavy dependence on Chinese imports), or, for example, cement, which is produced in half the amount of expected ‘reconstruction’ needs. But the situation with sheet (window) glass is the worst: Ukraine does not produce it at all, and each enemy shelling means new losses.