The war in Ukraine continues. Friday was the 856th day of the Russian invasion. In the last 24 hours alone, the Ukrainians have pulled about 1,170 Russian soldiers out of the war. Also destroyed: 24 enemy tanks, 21 armored vehicles and 60 artillery systems. In the past 24 hours, Ukrainians have also shot down a Russian fighter. In total, more than 540,000 people have been killed or seriously injured since the start of the full-scale invasion. Russians. Follow Virtualna Polska’s live coverage.
Ukraine is intensifying its attacks against Russian drone launch sites – The British Ministry of Defense announced on Friday.
On Ukraine’s Constitution Day, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday appealed to his compatriots to pledge to defend their homeland and constitutional rights under attack from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
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– Our security agreement with Ukraine has been practically finalized; 99 percent will sign the deal with President Volodymyr Zelensky before the NATO summit – Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday.
The Border Guard reported on Friday that 40 attempts to illegally cross the border into Belarus were made in the past 24 hours.
A fuel depot in Russia’s Tambov region, several hundred kilometers from the Ukrainian border, caught fire on Friday after a Ukrainian drone strike, the region’s governor, Maxim Egorov, was quoted as saying by AFP.
– NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Yonhap news agency that South Korea would welcome significant support for Ukraine.
He insisted that giving arms to Kiev was morally justified because of the illegal nature of the Russian invasion.
– We should not compare Russia’s support for North Korea with South Korea’s possible support for Ukraine – said Stoltenberg.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that he had arranged talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw ahead of the July NATO summit.. “The EU understands what the Poles have known since the beginning of the war: Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security,” Tusk stressed.
USA, Israel and Ukraine Negotiating delivery of eight Patriot air defense systems to Kiev – British newspaper Financial Times reported the talks, citing five people.
Latest data on Russian losses at the front.
Alexander Lukashenko restructured the Belarusian government. The dictator replaced two ministers and the head of the presidential administration, Belarusian state agency Belda reported. All nominees are subject to international sanctions.
According to the Ukrainian military, About 1,100 Russian soldiers were pulled out of the war in the last 24 hours alone..
The main topics of the first debate between US presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump were the war in Ukraine and America’s position in the world. In Atlanta. However, the conversation was often chaotic and full of exchanges of personal insults. CNN commentators unanimously rated Biden’s performance as “disastrous.”
– Putin’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine are unacceptable, but I will end the conflict before I become president – Donald Trump said during a CNN presidential candidate debate. Biden said that if Russia is not stopped, it will threaten Poland and other NATO countries.
The pre-election debate about the US presidential candidates is over. Many tensions and sharp exchanges ensued. Emotions were fueled by, among other things, the topic of the war in Ukraine. During the discussion, Poland was mentioned.
The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has released its latest map of ongoing military operations in Ukraine.
A video has been released online showing the Ukrainian army clearing a path for vehicles through landmines.
Chasiv in Donetsk Oblast touches whose photos. “The ‘Russian world’ brings only destruction and death,” writes the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
The Russians are trying to take control of Ukraine’s strategically important Chasiv Yar by wiping it off the face of the earth using heavy-duty Solntsepiok thermobaric ballistic missiles, Ukrainian ground forces announced Thursday evening.
The city in Donetsk Oblast is under the control of the 24th Independent Mechanized Regiment named after King Daniel (Halitsky). The statement said that the most intense fighting continues in the Donets-Donbass canal area.
“To evict Ukrainian troops from the area, the Russians bombard the city with Solntsepiok heavy flamethrower systems. The TOS-1A heavy flamethrower systems, which use thermobaric warheads, have a significant ‘destructive effect’ due to their high destructive power and shock wave. More than conventional munitions of the same size,” it said. Said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.
“I attach great importance to preparations for the NATO summit in Washington. We expect decisions to strengthen the alliance’s role in coordinating security assistance and training for Ukrainian soldiers, as well as long-term financial commitments to ensure stable support to Ukraine,” Zelensky writes. .
The United States, Israel and Ukraine are in talks to supply Kiev with eight indigenous air defense systems, the British daily Financial Times reported Thursday evening.
As the newspaper’s website writes, the agreement being discussed between the ministers and senior officials of the three countries has not yet been finalized, but it will most likely see the patriotic organizations first sold by Israel to the United States and then transferred. America to Ukraine.