The war in Ukraine continues. Sunday was the 837th day of the Russian invasion. Nazar Voloshin, spokesman for OSU “Khortytsia”, said that most of Volcha is under the control of security forces. – Most of the city of Vovsansk is under the control of security forces. They are keeping the enemy under fire, inflicting maximum losses on him and trying to advance to liberate all our territories, he said in an interview to the media. He said the Russians were moving additional forces from other parts of the front to the north of the Kharkov region. He also said that Russian troops were putting up “special barricades” to support their operations. Follow Virtualna Polska’s live coverage.
“Agreements have already been made with partners on additional air defense systems for Ukraine,” Zelensky announced, as well as new agreements on training soldiers and security guarantees.
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video statement in which he insisted that Russian forces had not been able to make any progress in the Kharkiv region. He called it a “very important decision.”
Vladimir Putin is terrorizing the West again. Recently, he has been talking a lot about powerful Russian weapons. – Europe is insecure – he said.
The Russians have failed to carry out the Kharkiv operation, and we are holding them back as much as possible and eliminating Russian troops from entering our territory and terrorizing the Kharkiv region. The front in the Kharkov region will be strengthened and strengthened.
Volodymyr ZelenskyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video on Saturday that Russian forces had failed to advance in the Kharkov region, which he described as a “very important decision”. He also announced new arrangements with allies to help Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine has purchased a second air defense system from France.
– In May, our combat capabilities were expanded to include long range. In June, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that we must strengthen our diplomatic and strategic opportunities and do everything possible to bring closer and strengthen Ukrainian society.
On the last day, the Russians carried out 26 shelling of 11 municipalities in Sumy province.
Bloomberg notes The Russian military has achieved only limited success in recent months On the battlefield and It begins to lose its advantage.
According to the publication, Ukraine was able to stop the Russian attack when the flow of weapons from partners began.
In the Kherson region, the driver of a medical team rushing to the call was injured when the Russians fired explosives from a drone, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
Unsuccessful on the front in northern Ukraine, the Russians have begun moving troops from Kherson province to Kharkiv, the National Resistance Center of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
French technology group Thales has announced the purchase of a second air defense system by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense after delivering the first such system in 2023. The amount of the purchase was not disclosed, Le Monde reported.
Ukraine uses Yak-52 training aircraft to shoot down Russian dronesAnd evidence of this was provided by the Russians, who registered one of the Ukrainian machines in action – UNIAN agency reported on Saturday.
Ukrainian expert Oleksandr Kovalenko explained that since the Yak cannot install weapons to combat air targets, the function of the gunner is performed by a passenger in the back seat designed for the instructor. A training aircraft for shooting down drones is used in Odessa on the Black Sea, which is why it has also been the target of attacks by Russian troops.
“The efficiency of this crew is very high, and the Russian occupying army organized a hunt for the pilot, gunner and engine. Several raids in Odessa were aimed at eliminating this plane and its pilot,” Kovalenko wrote in a telegram.
It would be a slap in the face for Putin because it is his bridge, his backbone. But when it comes to the strategic location of the Russian army, it doesn’t change anything – General Waldemar Skripzak tells Virtualna Polska. The former commander of the ground forces comments that the Ukrainian side is preparing to destroy the Crimean bridge.
Zelensky also emphasized that work is underway to provide the Ukrainian army with large reserves. – Now, thanks to the negotiations and meetings in France, we have new solutions for Ukrainian security – from France and America. Thanks guys! – says the President in the published video.
“There are already agreements with partners on additional air defense systems for Ukraine, and some decisions will be implemented soon, and some closer to autumn,” he added.
In his recent video speech, the President of Ukraine provided information on the situation on the Kharkiv front.
– Today I spoke to the commander – about the situation in general. The most important conclusion was that the Russian army did not carry out its Kharkov operation. Volodymyr Zelensky says that now we stop them as much as possible, destroy the Russian units that enter our land and threaten the Kharkov region, and the direction will be strengthened and strengthened even more.