Newsletter 24/07/2024
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Car bomb mauls Russian Army’s SatCom HQ deputy chief in Moscow
Deputy head of the satellite communication center of the Russian Armed Forces, Andrei Torgashov, reportedly suffered traumatic amputation of both feet after a bomb went off in his car in Moscow.
Romania issues air raid alert amid Russian drone attack on Ukrainian port
In the populated areas on the Romanian side of the Danube, in the early hours of Wednesday, July 24, an air raid alert went off in connection with the Shahed drone barrage Russia launched at Ukrainian seaports.
CinC Syrskyi says liberating Crimea “realistic”
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, says the liberation of Russian-occupied Crimea is a realistic task, adding that Ukraine has a plan to de-occupy the peninsula.
Invaders strike in center of Kharkiv, two injured
A strike by a KAB on almost the central part of the city. The area of private residential buildings. There are victims.
In Kharkiv, as a result of the Russian strike, the office and cars of the Swiss foundation FSD were damaged
The number of injured as a result of a Russian strike on an industrial area in the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv has increased to nine.
War
SBU detains Russian accomplice plotting arson at railway infrastructure, orchestrating strikes on Odesa
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian FSB asset who is believed to have been preparing a series of arson attacks against the strategic facilities run by the Ukrzaliznytsia railway operator and monitoring the army deployment sites in Odesa to spot Russian missile strikes targeting them.
Siverskyi direction. The bomber of border guards Vampire burns dozens of enemy shelters
Source: Official Telegram channel of the State Border Service of Ukraine
Russians build fortifications on Mariupol-Donetsk highway
“The invaders continue to build fortifications near the village of Hranitne in the area of the Mariupol-Donetsk highway. In addition, the Russians continue to supply military equipment and manpower to the north of the Donetsk region,” this was reported by city council of Ukrainian Mariupol on Telegram.
Cemeteries of Russian equipment on Ukrainian land
Source: The 72nd Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians
In TOT of Zaporizhzhia region, 12 organisations involved in militarisation of children have been created
In the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Zaporizhzhia region, the invaders created 12 different youth organisations. They are engaged in propaganda and militarisation.
Defense
Czech Republic launches second project to purchase ammunition for Ukraine
The Czech Republic is launching a second project to purchase ammunition for Ukraine called Initiative 2025, which will involve five arms companies.
Rheinmetall receives order to build ammo factory in Ukraine
The German defense concern Rheinmetall received an order from the Ukrainian government for the construction of an ammunition production plant in Ukraine, within the initiative announced in February 2024.
Politics
EU accession negotiations: Ukraine starts consultations on economic integration
Deputy Ministers of Economy of Ukraine Taras Kachka, Tetiana Berezhna and Nadiia Bihun met with representatives of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) Advisory Group of Advisers.
MFA China: negotiations only way to resolve "Ukraine conflict"
At a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Guangzhou, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized that the settlement of the "Ukraine conflict" should take place at the negotiating table.