Newsletter 26/07/2024
Daily news digest
In Lviv, a preventive measure is chosen for the suspect in the murder of Farion
The court of Lviv chose a preventive measure for an 18-year-old resident of Dnipro, who is suspected of murdering public figure, linguist Iryna Farion - two months in custody without bail.
As reported by Ukrinform, on the evening of July 19, an attempt was made on Iryna Farion in Lviv. As a result of a wound to the temple, she died in the hospital.
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Ukrainian forces struck Saky air base in Crimea overnight - General Staff
Ukraine's missile forces, in cooperation with other units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, attacked the Saky air base in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight into Friday, July 26.
EU makes first payment of EUR 1.5B from frozen Russian assets in support of Ukraine
The European Union today announced the first payment of EUR 1.5 billion for military support to Ukraine generated from immobilized Russian assets.
Pentagon allocates another USD 2 B to help Ukraine
The Pentagon has found additional errors in its calculations of ammunition, missiles and other equipment sent to Ukraine, which makes it possible to send Ukraine additional weapons worth USD 2 billion.
Russian missiles and drones contain components from more than 20 countries - KSRIFE
"For example, in the Shaheds, these are servos, processors, switches, generators from the United States, contact tips from Iran, spark plugs, indicators from China, electric fuel pumps from Germany and the United Kingdom, seals from Taiwan, Schottky modules from South Korea, etc. In the Kinzhal missile, these are sensors from Spain, buffers, diodes, transceivers, converters from the United States, flash memory from Taiwan, filters from Japan, relays from Germany, converters from Switzerland, etc. This means that all missiles and drones, their main high-tech component, without which they could not exist, are manufactured not in Russia but in other countries. We are talking about components of navigation, control, guidance systems, microcircuits, various chips, sensors, boards, etc.", said Nataliia Nestor, Deputy Director of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice.
War
IAEA says Russia once again restricts monitors’ access to ZNPP facilities
The Russian occupation administration at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant once again denied IAEA experts present at the facility access to the western part of the turbine hall at power unit 6.
"Mom will be nervous" - GoPro of a combat medic at ground zero
Source: @ab3army Офіційний канал 3 ОШБр
The occupiers in the Kharkiv region are hiding right in the trenches, where the soldiers of the Third Assault Division are helping the wounded. That is why medics pull out as quickly as possible and evacuate their own under enemy fire.
And so from one trench to another. From soldier to soldier, who are swabbed, bandaged and saved.
Powerful work of the 3rd company of the 2nd mechbat — through the eyes of combat medic Dino.
Russia continues to bet on demothballing old armored vehicles - defense intel
"As far as defense industrial output production is concerned, objectively the enemy is trying to mobilize as much as possible for such production to sustain the invasion forces. In some areas, they have certain achievements, and in some they don’t. If we are talking about the production of modern equipment, in particular, armored vehicles, here the bid remains on demothballing and modernizing older models," said Andrii Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
Damage to enemy tanks in Bilogorivka
Source: 81 separate aeromobile Slobozhan brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Politics
Britain considers long-range missiles to counter Putin's nuclear threat - The Times
Britain is considering developing long-range missiles that can take out President Putin's nuclear weapons launched from inside Russia as fears mount in Europe that he may be prepared to use them.
China to send special envoy to Global South countries for consultations on Ukraine
Chinese Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will leave for Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia on July 28 to hold consultations on Ukraine.
Energy
EU providing Ukraine with 68 generators to keep critical infrastructure running
The European Union and Germany are providing Ukraine with 68 generators to keep critical infrastructure facilities running, including in Pokrovsk.