Newsletter 26/01/2024
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Ukraine returns bodies of 77 fallen defenders from Russia
According to Ukrinform, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported this in a telegram.
"Another repatriation event took place, as a result of which the dead soldiers were returned to Ukraine: the bodies (remains) of 77 Ukrainian defenders were returned to the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine today," the statement said.
PM Shmyhal about EUR 50B from EU: All 27 countries tentatively agree to support programme
According to the Prime Minister, Ukraine expects this year that the EU will be able to provide financial assistance at the level of 2023. In order to cover the budget deficit, it is important to attract about EUR 18 billion from the European Union.
IAEA chief to visit Ukraine, including ZNPP
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi will visit Ukraine the week after next.
Kremlin is not going to stop violence: Ukraine tells OSCE about latest shelling
The new attacks in 2024 are a stark reminder that the Kremlin regime is not going to stop using violence... The latest rhetoric of Russian officials leaves no doubt about what Ukraine can expect from Moscow - the destruction of the Ukrainian people and the dismemberment of the Ukrainian state.
War
Russia no longer offers pardons to convicts going to war - ISW
Analysts believe that Russian officials probably stopped recruiting for Storm-Z units in August 2023 and began recruiting convicts for Storm-V units based on new contract terms.
Defense
Ukraine, Belgium sign documents on defense cooperation
Relevant agreements were reached during the Belgian-Ukrainian defense industry seminar, Ukrinform reports, referring Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industry Development.
The seminar was attended by representatives of 33 Ukrainian and eight Belgian companies, the Belgian Security and Defense Industry Association (BSDI), and representatives of the government defense and security sector of both countries.
Ukraine and Denmark to hold Defense Industry Forum with focus on drone production
Economy
Ukraine to build six shelters at schools with funds from EU and Lithuania
On Thursday, the EU Delegation to Ukraine and the Lithuanian Central Project Management Agency signed an agreement to implement this initiative. "At the expense of the EU and Lithuania, we will build six shelters in six schools and return them to the educational process. This is about 6,000 children," Ukrainian Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi told Lithuanian journalists in Kyiv.
International Support
Sweden sends 93 cargoes of aid to Ukrainian energy sector
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy following the webinar "Restoration of Ukraine’s Energy Sector: Opportunities for Swedish Business," with the participation of Minister German Galushchenko.
"Galushchenko thanked Sweden for its assistance to Ukraine's energy sector - 93 humanitarian cargoes weighing a total of 1,108 tonnes, including generators, transformers, substations and other equipment for repairs at energy facilities after enemy attacks," the statement reads.
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