[Korrespondent] 23:26 The European Union has allocated another 500 million euros to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Borrell said.
23:22 The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, and the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, warned Iran against helping Russia in the war against Ukraine. In particular, they warned Iran against supplying UAVs to Russia. "I don't think it's a good idea that Iran is supplying UAVs or other weapons systems that are being commented on in the Russian media. And we'll see where it all goes," Milli said.
23:06 Reznikov, after a meeting in the Ramstein format, said that representatives of a number of countries stated in plain text that there was and would not be any "weariness" from the war in Ukraine: "Many partners are ready to train our soldiers. This is an opportunity to get a high-quality reserve that will master Western weapons and equipment, and will create conditions for increasing the volume of support."
22:57 The export of Ukrainian grain will pass through three ports - Odessa, Yuzhny and Chornomorsk and without the participation of the Russian Federation, Rustem Umerov, a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the negotiations on the grain issue, said in a comment to Suspіlny: "There should be no Russian ships in our waters. We will not "We trust them. Even if they sign an agreement with the UN. This is an aggressor country, and until they retreat to their borders, they cannot be trusted. But along these corridors, we have developed a mechanism where there will be no control of these vessels at sea. There will only be a monitoring group to work with their mandate, and they will check that there are no weapons in these courts."
22:29 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Russia is testing in Ukraine something that can be used against other countries: "When we turn to our partners with this or that request, with this or that advice or demand, this is based on the experience of Ukraine - on what we have already experienced. Russia is testing in Ukraine everything that can be applied against other European countries. It began with gas wars, and ended with a full-scale invasion, missile terror and burned cities of Ukraine. whoever is greater, we must ensure a tangible common victory over Russia in Ukraine. The sooner this is done, the less losses and suffering will be suffered by all European families, all European countries."
22:22 Zelensky, in an evening video message, spoke about the agreements on air defense: "The name HIMARS has become almost native for our people - just like before Javelin or NLAW, like Stugna or Neptune. And it is obvious that the next equally significant name will appear from modern air defense systems that we request from partners. Representatives of our state have not stopped working for a day to get effective air defense, and we have certain agreements on this matter, there are certain successes that allow us to destroy part of the missiles, but we need a completely different speed and scale protection."
21:53 Reznikov commented on the results of the meeting in the Ramstein format: "By agreement with colleagues, we are keeping the intrigue on the lion's share of existing and new aid packages, which include the supply of weapons, ammunition, training of our soldiers and much more. First, the enemy will feel them on the battlefield. Positive The signal of the meeting is the new commitments of the partners, which concern land, sea and sky."
21:19 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, said that the Donbass is not yet lost to Ukraine, there will be long-term hostilities: "The answer to your question about whether the Donbass is lost is no, it is not lost yet ".
21:16 The fourth international meeting in the Ramstein format has already taken place - negotiations on military support for Ukraine. More details - in the material Results of the new Ramstein .
21:12 The circle of Ukraine's allies is expanding, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at a briefing following the meeting in the Ramstein-4 format, which this time was held online. As the special correspondent said on the air of the telethon, at the meeting, the allied countries agreed on the functionality: someone provides weapons, someone repairs them, someone trains Ukrainian soldiers. Austin himself announced the signing by Biden of the 16th support package for Ukraine, which will include coastal defense equipment, including for protecting Serpents' Island and preventing enemy landings near Odessa, and other types of weapons and ammunition.
Referring to several high-ranking sources, the special correspondent said that the system of control over the supply of weapons to Ukraine was discussed, but this was not an attempt to control, but an initiative of the Ukrainian side.
20:36 Is Ukraine guaranteed the support of the West if in the future it rejects the terms of a truce with the Russian Federation with the loss of territories? What role will gas prices play in this? Such issues were discussed by experts from Germany. More details - in the material How long will Western assistance last .
20:19 The United States, together with its allies, is providing Ukraine with more than 20 HIMARS MLRS, of which 12 have already been transferred, a Pentagon spokesman said at a briefing. Also, according to General Mark Milli, the United States has already trained 200 Ukrainian military personnel to work on HIMARS. The crew of one HIMARS is three people.
The Pentagon spokesman specified that the range of the MLRS, which the United States is transferring to Ukraine, is 80 km.
20:04 The dismissals of Venediktova and Bakanov will not be the last, Danilov said on the air of the telethon: "There were certain names, but I prefer to work with documents. Most likely, these were not the last dismissals, we will still see certain processes."
19:58 Olena Zelenskaya became the first wife of a foreign president in the history of the US Congress to speak in it, a special correspondent said on the air of the telethon. The First Lady of Ukraine thanked the United States for the allocated billions and called for more weapons for Ukraine's struggle "for our common values of human life." During her speech, photos of children and families affected by Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities were shown. According to the correspondent, congressmen, leaving after Zelenskaya's speech, said that Ukraine really needed more weapons.
19:42 Kuleba, after Lavrov’s words about changing the “geographical tasks” of the war in Ukraine, called on the world to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation and speed up the supply of weapons to Kiev: “The recognition of the Russian Foreign Minister in dreams of seizing more Ukrainian land proves: Russia rejects diplomacy and is focused on war and terror. The Russians want blood, not negotiations. I call on all partners to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation and accelerate the supply of weapons to Ukraine."
19:35 Lithuania will soon hand over additional M113 and M577 armored personnel carriers, as well as ammunition, to Ukraine, Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said. In addition, according to him, Lithuania proposes to organize large-scale military training for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, the country is ready to train military police and demining specialists. Also, the Lithuanian army will contribute to the training of Ukrainian personnel in the UK, sending instructors there.
19:17 The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the assault in four directions, fighting continues in the area of Berestovoye and on the outskirts of the Uglegorsk TPP. The enemy continues to try to capture Bakhmut, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the evening summary .
19:08 The International Criminal Court is preparing to charge Russia with crimes in Ukraine this winter, writes Bloomberg, citing its sources.
18:37 The West is building up military support for Ukraine. HIMARS have already become a real horror for the occupiers, but now you can hear more and more often about the supply of F-15 and F-16 fighters to Ukraine, which can completely change the nature of the war. The related supply bill has already passed the US House of Representatives. More details - in the material F-16 for Ukraine .
18:24 Zaluzhny said that he had discussed with the Commander-in-Chief of the Joint Armed Forces of NATO and the United States in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, the interaction of Ukrainian and NATO officers at the headquarters level: "Europe is going through difficult times, but now its history is being written. What it will be depends largely on from our cooperation."
17:40 Rolls Royce will restore the destroyed hospital in the village of Khukhra, Sumy region, BBC reports with reference to the Ministry of Health. The hospital was completely destroyed as a result of a direct missile hit, at that moment there were no doctors and patients in it. Part of the funds for the restoration will be raised by Rolls Royce employees, and the rest will be allocated by the company itself. The construction is expected to take six months and cost $440,000.
17:26 The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the Antonovsky bridge twice during the day, which connects Russian-occupied Kherson with the districts of the Kherson region on the left bank of the Dnieper, adjacent to the occupied Crimea. Antonovsky bridge is of great strategic importance for the Russian army. Read more in the material Cauldron for the occupiers .
17:21 Permanent representatives of the EU countries approved the seventh package of sanctions against the Russian Federation , it included a ban on the supply of Russian gold, said Lithuanian representative to the EU Raimundos Karoblis. Also included in the new package are more than 50 individuals and legal entities, including politicians and the military. In addition, new export control measures and freezing of Sberbank's assets are envisaged.
17:08 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the hostilities in Ukraine are at a decisive stage , and the West will continue to look for ways to provide long-term military assistance to Kiev: "We are talking about a decisive stage in the conflict. Therefore, our collective support for Ukraine is of vital importance, it must be urgent. Russia thinks it can outlast Ukraine, outlast us. But this is just the most recent of Russia's miscalculations."
17:05 The Estonian Parliament adopted amendments to the legislation, which give the government the right to deprive foreigners of Estonian citizenship at its own discretion. In particular, this applies to people who will go to fight in Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation. At the same time, those who defend the independence of Ukraine as part of the Ukrainian defense forces will not be deprived of their citizenship, since this does not threaten the national security of Estonia.
16:57 Against the backdrop of criticism of non-compliance with the agreements, the German government confirmed that the so-called circular exchange of tanks with Poland will take place, writes Der Spiegel. "There can be no talk of a disruption," the deputy speaker of the government said. Negotiations are currently underway at the level of specialists. The government hopes that a solution will be found.
16:55 Zelensky held a telephone conversation with President of the European Council Charles Michel, during which he discussed the situation at the front, a new package of sanctions against the Russian Federation and the financial needs of Ukraine, the press service of the Presidential Office reports.
16:19 The Russians shelled a village in the Esman community of the Sumy region. According to the head of the OVA, Dmitry Zhivitsky, one shell hit a public toilet, another one hit a church.
15:54 Yermak commented on the delivery of additional HIMARS: "We will receive four more HIMARS. But that's not all."
15:43 On July 13, Russian dry cargo ships Matros Koshka and Matros Pozynych planned to enter the Lebanese port of Beirut with 54,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain. However, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Lebanese authorities forbade their unloading, so the ships were redirected to Syria, to the ports of Latakia and Tartus. In the future, it is planned to deliver Ukrainian grain from Syrian territory by trucks to other countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
The invaders are also trying to resume the work of the seaport in Mariupol: first of all, it is planned to establish a connection with Rostov-on-Don for the export of Ukrainian metal. However, the failure of the Russians to ensure the supply of electricity for the operation of the port remains a significant problem.
15:36 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Washington will transfer four more HIMARS systems to Kiev - taking into account new deliveries, Ukraine will have a total of 16 such systems.
15:24 International creditors have agreed to defer the payment of Ukraine's debt on Eurobonds. According to their statement, quoted by Reuters, they agreed to a suspension of Ukraine's debt service from August 1, 2022 until the end of 2023, with the possibility of a year extension.
Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a resolution on a two-year delay in the payment of external debts. The document provides that the maturity date of the bonds is postponed for a period of 24 months from the respective final maturity date of the bonds.
15:10 Turkey expects to sign a memorandum on grain at a meeting this week, Erdogan said.
14:42 The European Commission has officially proposed a plan to reduce gas consumption in Europe by 15% until next spring. The department emphasizes that all consumers, including the population, industry, and government bodies, should take measures to save gas. The European Commission, in turn, undertakes to accelerate the work on diversifying gas supplies.
14:23 Information from the front is closed by 90%, Danilov said in an interview with Ukrainian Radio. According to him, these data are "extremely sensitive" and their leakage can lead to losses in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council also added that when the Ukrainian troops attack, "especially from the weapons that we have recently begun to receive from our partners," we must bear in mind that "the rashists have opened a hunt for these weapons." At the same time, Danilov assured that to date, not a single weapon "due to the fault of our military or for some media or other things has been destroyed by the enemy."
14:01 Zelensky, in his first interview for the Latin American media, criticized the neutral position of the President of Brazil: “I don’t think that when there is a war in the world, you can be neutral. Remember the Second World War. There were leaders who were initially neutral. This allowed fascism to eat half of Europe, and then go further and capture all of Europe."
In a conversation with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Zelensky told him that one should not take the position of a mediator, because in this case there are no two sides to the conflict, but Russia is fighting against Ukraine: "They are on our territory - we did not meet in the middle. One country seized part of our territory eight years ago. Many wanted to mediate or remain neutral, and this allowed the Russian Federation to launch a second wave of capture."
13:57 NABU and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense removed another Ukrainian military from the occupation in the south of the country. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, since February 24, the Main Intelligence Directorate, together with colleagues from other departments, has carried out more than ten successful operations to evacuate the civilian population, military personnel and their families, representatives of executive bodies, as well as material assets of state importance from the occupied territories.
13:44 Lavrov said that the geographical tasks of the "special operation" have changed - now it is not only the "DPR" and "LPR", but also "a number of other territories." At the same time, he added that "if the West supplies Kyiv with long-range weapons, the geographical objectives of the special operation in Ukraine will move even further."
13:23 The US authorities have included the Russian Federation in the list of countries that have a "policy or practice" of human trafficking, forced labor, or whose security forces use children as soldiers, writes Reuters. For the first time, a new section appeared in the US State Department's annual report on trafficking in persons - Trafficking in persons, which is sponsored by the state.
13:14 USAID will provide additional humanitarian assistance to Ukraine for $169 million. With this money, Ukrainians will be provided with food, shelter, water, hygiene products and medical care.
13:09 The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a $4.5 billion grant from the IBRD and the International Development Association. The funds will be used to support public spending to ensure sustainable public administration in Ukraine.
12:43 Foreign Ministers of the Czech Republic and Austria Jan Lipavsky and Alexander Shallenberg arrived in Ukraine.
12:28 Danilov announced "high-profile news" about some influential people who disappeared from the media space after February 24: "Now we cannot report to the public about everyone, but what our counterintelligence is doing, and especially lately, is impressive."
12:25 The defense forces with precise strikes destroyed the enemy command post, which held positions behind the Antonovsky bridge, said the adviser to the head of the Kherson Regional Military District Serhiy Khlan. He also said that the smoke in Novaya Kakhovka was the result of the BC and military unit where the occupiers were stationed in the warehouse. According to the adviser, the joint actions of the Resistance Movement and the army eliminated strongholds, manpower, warehouses with ammunition and armored vehicles of the Russians - "now there is panic."
In addition, Khlan said that Russian propaganda in Nova Kakhovka filmed a video about the distribution of Russian passports - 5-6 people came there who had never been seen before. The locals are sure that these are "guest performers" from the Crimea.
12:14 Lavrov said that "in the current situation, it makes no sense to negotiate with Ukraine." According to him, "the Ukrainians will not be allowed to negotiate until the Americans decide that they have scandalized enough." The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry also stressed that at the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian side requested negotiations, but then the West "began to persuade" Ukraine to "victory on the battlefield." According to Lavrov, "the United States and Great Britain, by arming Ukraine, want to push Russia against Europe."
12:01 Visiting the beaches of Odessa and the region is still prohibited, said the speaker of the Odessa OVA Sergey Bratchuk. According to him, everything is mined, and from the sea it regularly "brings" surprises in the form of Russian mines. "The danger is huge, and the danger during rocket attacks is added," Bratchuk explained.
11:39 In Lazurny, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the ultra-modern Russian radar station 48Ya6-K1 Podlet, the command of the Ground Forces reported.
11:15 As a result of enemy shelling of the Kharkiv region over the past day, one person was killed, seven were injured, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said. In particular, one person died in the Izyum region, and five residents of the Kharkov region were injured, one each in Chuguevsky and Bogodukhovsky.
11:03 Latvian President Egils Levits said in an interview with RTVI that he would support amendments to the law on the deprivation of citizenship of supporters of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. He believes that the Russians who live in Latvia and support Russian aggression are "outside the democratic spectrum." According to the President, a neutral position in this situation is impossible.
10:49 The EU will offer member countries to reduce gas consumption by 15% from August due to the threat of stopping supplies from Russia, writes Bloomberg.
10:28 The US and its allies are considering training Ukrainian pilots on a long-term basis, US Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown told Reuters. According to him, Kyiv may need help in the formation of the Air Force, however, although negotiations are underway, there are no concrete decisions on the training of pilots yet.
10:26 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom Putin met in Tehran, supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "War is an unkind, difficult issue, and Iran does not approve of ordinary people suffering from it, but in the case of Ukraine, If the Russian Federation had not taken the initiative, the other side would have started the war on its own initiative." According to him, "if NATO had not been stopped in Ukraine, then he would have started the same war in Crimea."
10:21 Aksenov, in an interview with the Russian RBC, said that the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions would become subjects of the Russian Federation, and promised them the same conditions for "integration" that Crimea had.
10:19 Antonovsky bridge in Kherson, which is being shelled for the second day in a row, will be closed to traffic, said "deputy head of the Kherson administration" Kirill Stremousov: "We will find other ways to cross to Kherson, the city will not remain without communication with the left bank."
10:17 As a result of the morning shelling by the occupiers of the Saltovsky district of Kharkov, three people were killed, including a boy of 13 years old, another person was injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
10:11 The Ukrainian military explored and demined the territories and underground fortifications of the Serpent Island. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, during the operation, samples of enemy weapons and equipment were discovered and seized: guidance and control systems, Orlan-10 UAVs, MANPADS systems, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, small arms, combat logs, personal documents of the Russian military, electronic media .
The Ukrainian flag was installed on the island instead of the "tricolor", in addition, a Ukrainian cat was found and evacuated to the controlled territory, which lived for several months in the occupation.
09:49 The Russians fired mortars at the Shostka district of the Sumy region in the morning, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. He promised to give details later.
09:30 The head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, announced an enemy strike on one of the districts of Kharkov, according to preliminary information, there are victims.
09:17 The "authorities" of the occupied Kherson region said that Ukrainian troops fired 12 missiles from the HIMARS MLRS on the Antonovsky bridge in Kherson, "part of the missiles were intercepted by air defense, there are damages."
Meanwhile, local publics write that today, at about 4:30, explosions were heard again in the area of the bridge across the Dnieper in the village of Antonovka, Kherson region. After the explosions, a column of smoke rose over the bridge.
09:12 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of July 20. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut direction.
- personnel - about 38,750 (+200) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1700 (+9),
- armored combat vehicles - 3905 (+13),
- artillery systems - 856 (+5),
- MLRS - 250 (+2),
- air defense systems - 113 (+0),
- aircraft - 221 (+1),
- helicopters - 188 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 703 (+10),
- cruise missiles - 167 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2775 (+8),
- special equipment - 70 (+0).
09:05 Shoigu inspected the Russian group of troops West, participating in the "special military operation" in Ukraine, and gave instructions on "further increasing the efficiency of destroying drones over the border areas with Russia, as well as strict suppression, taking into account the receipt of new means of counter-battery combat, shelling nationalists of the residential areas of the liberated settlements".
09:02 Syria has decided to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, SANA quotes the country's Foreign Minister.
08:57 In the Nikolaev area yesterday in the afternoon Russians fired at the villages of Mirnoe, Zorya and Kotlyarovo of the Shevchenkovsky community therefore residential houses suffered and there was an ignition of fields with grain, the head of OVA Vitaly Kim reported. The village of Liman of the Galitsinov community also suffered, there was a fire of residential and country houses. In the Bashtansky district, the remnants of the harvest caught fire due to shelling. At night, the village of Bereznegovatoe came under shelling, as a result of which eight houses were damaged, two people were rescued from the rubble.
08:48 British intelligence considers control over the crossings across the Dnieper a key factor in the outcome of hostilities in the Kherson region. Yesterday, the "authorities" of occupied Kherson reported that Ukrainian forces had attacked the Antonovsky bridge across the Dnieper. It is highly likely that the bridge will be usable, but it is a key vulnerability for Russian forces, analysts say.
The Antonovsky Bridge is one of two Dnieper crossing points where Russia can supply or withdraw its troops to the territory it has occupied west of the river. This zone includes Kherson, which has political and symbolic significance for Russia. There, the course of the Dnieper is a natural barrier, the width of the waterway is about 1000 m.
08:42 In the United States, Ukrainians were awarded the Dissident Human Rights Award for courage in defending human rights. The ceremony took place at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Washington DC. The award for the entire Ukrainian people was received by First Lady Olena Zelenska.
08:38 The United States, amid the threat of Russia and China, is developing a satellite system for tracking hypersonic weapons and intends to put 28 satellites into orbit by 2025, writes AP. The Pentagon has already announced $1.3 billion worth of contracts. The agency recalled that China last year tested a hypersonic missile, and Russia used such weapons to strike at the territory of Ukraine.
08:33 In the controlled territory of the Donetsk region, five civilians were killed over the past day from Russian shelling - two in Krasnopolye, one each in Kramatorsk, Soledar and Avdeevka. Another 16 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:14 In the Luhansk region, the occupiers hit Belogorovka several times late in the evening from the Grad MLRS, the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai reports. According to him, the enemy is throwing into battle the recently mobilized residents of the occupied settlements of the Luhansk region. Despite the dense artillery and rocket pressure, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding their positions.
Gaidai noted that the invaders are aimed at storming Bakhmut, and therefore arrange terror in the settlements located on the outskirts of the city. On the border of the regions over the past day, the Russians launched seven missile strikes, three mortar attacks, carried out two attacks using cannon artillery and two more with rocket support.
08:01 In the Zaporizhia region, more than 400 people are held captive by the invaders, said the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh. According to him, the Russians demand money from the relatives of the prisoners for their return and thus earn money.
07:45 Russian troops are trying to attack Bakhmut and capture the Uglegorsk TPP. The Russians also launched an air strike near Verkhnekamensky and Avdeevka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report . In the Black Sea, outside the base points, there are three Russian carriers of Caliber cruise missiles.
07:26 The Russians fired at a residential area in Nikopol from Gradov, firing more than 30 rockets. Previously, two people died, nine were injured, six of them were hospitalized, including four children, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. Three private houses were destroyed by shelling, about ten were damaged. Rescuers continue to dismantle the rubble and find out the extent of the destruction. Undetonated ammunition is scattered around the city, pyrotechnicians are working.
05:58 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warns that Putin may threaten with nuclear weapons to deter the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the occupied Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions. After the annexation, Putin could say, directly or indirectly, that Russian doctrine allowing the use of nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory applies to the newly annexed territories, analysts say. Such actions threaten Ukraine and its partners with a nuclear attack if Ukrainian counteroffensives to liberate Russian-occupied territory continue, the ISW warned.
At the same time, experts remind that Russia's previous hints about Moscow's readiness to use nuclear weapons turned out to be empty. Ukraine and Western partners are left with an increasingly narrow window of opportunity to support a Ukrainian counter-offensive into Ukraine's occupied territories until Russia annexes them, analysts say.
04:37 Russia turned to the UN Secretary General with a request to assist in the closure of the Peacemaker: "We ask you to take the necessary steps to draw the attention of the Ukrainian authorities to the criminal activities of the Peacemaker project and force them to close it." Moscow said that "including children and teenagers become victims of the project." At the same time, Russia has already raised this issue twice in letters to the former head of UNICEF, but to no avail.