Newsletter 22/07/2024
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EU becomes full-fledged participant of Register of Damage for Ukraine
The European Commission welcomes today's decision by the Council of the EU to change the format of the EU's participation in the international Register of Damage for Ukraine from associate member to participant.
Ukraine reports over 900 combat engagements on front lines in past week
More than 900 combat engagements were recorded on the front lines in the past week, as Ukrainian forces repelled 237 enemy attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.
Quarter of Il-76 aircraft in Russia fail due to poor quality parts - media
In Russia, five out of eighteen Il-76MD-90A military aircraft have failed due to landing gear problems caused by poor quality spare parts.
On July 19, a well-known social and cultural activist, Iryna Farion, was killed in an assassination attempt in Lviv
The crime is being investigated by law enforcement agencies. The organizers, performers, and their motives are currently unknown. It is assumed that the Russian special services were involved in the attempt. However, it is premature to say for sure.
Russian propaganda tries to sow discord among Ukrainians by speculating on the murder of Iryna Farion. This is the traditional reaction of the enemy to all socially significant events in Ukraine.
War
Russian Marines facing recruitment issues in Crimea - guerillas
In the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, the 810th Marine Infantry Brigade, based in the Cossack Bay, is experiencing problems with recruiting personnel as Crimeans remain unwilling to participate in a criminal war unleashed by Russia.
Border guards-aerial reconnaissance conducted a night raid in the direction of Zaporizhzhia
Source: Official Telegram channel of the State Border Service of Ukraine
Almost 20 Russian artillery, drone strikes target Nikopol district on Monday
"The terror targeting the civilians in the Nikopol district just doesn’t stop... In total, there were almost two dozen attacks by kamikaze drones and artillery in the area. They targeted the district center, as well aas the Pokrovsk, Chervonohryhorivka, Myriv, and Marhanets communities," - Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Mykola Lukashuk.
Kherson's shipping district after yesterday's Russian strikes
Source: Official page of Oleksandr Prokudin
The occupying forces targeted a high-rise building - it hit two apartments. Cars parked nearby were also mutilated.
A 52-year-old man, who was in a vehicle, received an explosive injury and a head injury. He is currently in hospital in a moderate condition.
Defense
Czechia to deliver 100,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine by end of summer - MFA
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky has said that 100,000 more rounds of ammunition will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of the summer as part of a Czech-led initiative.
Economy
Ukraine’s debt restructuring: First payment scheduled for 2029
Ukraine has reached an agreement in principle with creditors on the restructuring of USD 23.4 billion in external debt, following which the maturity of Eurobonds will be extended.
Politics
EU renews economic sanctions against Russia for another six months
On Monday, July 22, the Council of the European Union renewed restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine for a further six months, until January 31, 2025.
EU sanctions Russian official over crimes against civilians in Kherson region
The European Union today added four individuals and two institutions involved in torture and gender-based violence to the list of individuals subject to the EU's Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. The listing includes one of the invaders who took part in harassing the residents of Ukraine’s Kherson and Kherson region while the city remained occupied by the Russian forces.
Hungary blocks Poland's initiative to hold Foreign Affairs Council in Lviv
Accordinghead of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski, at the moment there is no final decision in this regard as several countries believe that Budapest cannot host an informal Council due to the recent "peacemaking" visits to Russia and China by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán without the consent of the rest of the EU member states.
He added that for logistical reasons, such a meeting could be held in the west of Ukraine, citing Lviv as an example. Sikorski added that Hungary had blocked Poland’s proposal.
Photos
Toretsk direction: indomitable infantrymen of the 28th brigade perform combat tasks at ground zero
