Newsletter 23/07/2024
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Ukrainian forces destroy another Russian Su-25 jet in Donetsk region
Video: Хортицький вітер
"Today, in the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-25 combat aircraft, which, together with another Su-25, tried to fire at the positions of units of the Defense Forces," announced the press service of the Khortytsia Group of Forces this on Telegram
Drones attack ferry at Kavkaz port near Kerch - media
Drones attacked a ferry at the Russian port of Kavkaz overnight into Tuesday, killing one person and injuring several others.
Kremlin legalizing persecution of war critics - think tank
Russia is codifying terms to legitimize criminal prosecution of those who oppose the Kremlin's policies and the ongoing war against Ukraine, - the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs published on July 22 the draft of a new Russian counterterrorism strategy, which establishes legal definitions for "Russophobia" and "xenophobia" and modifies the definitions of "radicalism," "countering extremism," and "subjects of countering extremism," ISW wrote.
Russians increase number of protective barges near the Kerch Bridge to 30
The analyst published satellite images of different periods on his account on the social network X. They show an increase in the number of security barriers by the end of July.
War
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the total number of women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is 66,900, of which 47,000 are servicemen. 6.5 thousand women hold managerial positions.
In Marhanets, Russians drone attacks family-type orphanage, injuring three teenagers
“Three children were injured by the enemy in Marhanets. The Russian army struck the city with a kamikaze drone. Two boys aged 14 and one boy aged 13 sustained shrapnel injuries,” the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhii Lysak reported this on Telegram.
Russians taking garbage to TOT of Donetsk region, almost 4 million tons of waste there - National Resistance Center
3 million 620 thousand tons of hazardous waste are lying in the open air in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. The occupation authorities have made the Donetsk region a kind of landfill for dumping waste from the Rostov region. The Russian occupation administration does not see this as a problem, and convinces the locals that a waste processing plant will soon be built here.
Last week, units of the National Guard destroyed 22 tanks on the front line
Source: Official channel of the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine - Oleksandr Pivnenko
Defense
Boeing, Antonov sign agreement on drone production
Boeing and the Antonov Company have signed a memorandum of understanding, which may contribute to the joint production of drones in Ukraine.
The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.
Economy
Ukraine to receive first EUR 1.4B from frozen Russian assets in early Aug – Borrell
The European Union will make the first tranche of EUR 1.4 billion at the expense of proceeds from the frozen Russian assets to purchase military equipment for Ukraine at the beginning of August 2024.
Politics
Ukraine, UK pursue cooperation in nuclear industry
NAEC Energoatom and a consortium of international banks, consisting of Deutsche Bank AG and Barclays Bank PLC, concluded a loan agreement worth GBP 181 million.
Next peace summit should be held with Russia, but not on Putin's terms - Borrell
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will continue to look for ways to hold the next peace conference with Russia's participation, but such participation should take place on the basis of international law, rather than "preconditions" that Putin puts forward for Ukraine.
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