The war in Ukraine continues. Saturday was the 864th day of the Russian invasion. Vladimir Putin’s statements regarding the end of the war indicate that he does not accept anything other than the destruction of Ukrainian identity – the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes in its latest report. The dictator used his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to suggest that the deal between Russia and Ukraine should not lead to a temporary ceasefire, as it would allow Ukraine to reunify and reorganize. Putin also made it clear that Russia supports a “complete” and “final” end to the conflict, which would help him achieve his goal of destroying the Ukrainian state. Follow Virtualna Polska’s live coverage.
- Ukraine has been aggressively attacking Crimea in recent weeks, and the Russians themselves acknowledge this. Experts note that Ukraine is implementing a new strategy. With US long-range missiles, ATACMS destroys Russian air defenses at will Creating safe flight corridors for F-16 aircraft.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, 20,000 Russian vehicles have been destroyed, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered “sincere congratulations” to Iran’s president-elect Massoud Beseshkian, expressing hope for strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Putin noted that the two countries have “friendly and good-neighborly” relations and are “effectively coordinating their efforts to resolve current international issues.”
I am confident that your actions as President will contribute to strengthening constructive bilateral cooperation in all directions for the benefit of our friendly countries – he announced.
“Does anyone feel safe after Viktor Orbán’s exchange with Vladimir Putin on the ‘post-war architecture of European security’? History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often does,” writes Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Ukraine’s main intelligence agency has released a video showing the destruction of Russian intelligence compounds.
At least 12 civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours as a result of Russian attacks on Ukraine, authorities in Kiev-controlled Donetsk and Kherson regions announced Saturday morning.
The number of wounded in the Russian attack in the city of Selitov in the Donetsk region has risen to 15.
A Russian tank was lost at the front. Ukrainian drone pilots showed him the right path to hell, writes the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, publishing a recording of the successful strike.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s trip to Moscow on Friday was not about peace, but profit; This will harm Hungary’s relations with its allies – David Pressman, the US ambassador in Budapest, wrote on the X website on Friday.
During nighttime drone strikes on Ukraine, Russia struck, among others, energy infrastructure facilities; Ukrainian Air Force Commander General Mykola Olechuk announced on Saturday morning that air defenses shot down 24 Shahed drones.
“That night, the defenders of the sky shot down 24 Shaheds in Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Karkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Kiev, Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions,” he wrote on social networks.
The Iranian-made drones took off from occupied Crimea and Russia’s Kursk region. In total, the Russians released 27 such machines last night, Ołeszczuk explained.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published new data on the losses of Russian troops. Since the beginning of the invasion, more than 549,000 people have been liquidated. Invaders.
You can read more about Marek Rutte’s views on Vladimir Putin in the Virtualna Polska material.
NATO’s new chief, Mark Rutte, is under no illusions that Putin will be stopped in Ukraine. In his opinion, Putin’s “crazy dream” is to restore the great Russian empire – emphasizes Saturday’s “plus minus”, presenting Rutte’s profile.
“Plus Minus” emphasizes that Rutte can be described both as “Mr. Everyman” – meaning an ordinary person, one of us – and “Teflon Mark”, meaning “the man who doesn’t stick to gossip” or “the charm of Donald Trump”.
If necessary, NATO’s new chief will even reach a deal with Donald Trump; He believes for a decade that reconciliation with Russia is impossible, writes “PM”.
Burning fuel depot in Krasnodar Territory, Russia.
As a result of the Russian attack on Sumy Oblast, critical infrastructure was damaged. “On the night of July 6, as a result of a Russian attack using a Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicle, electricity was cut off in many populated areas of the region,” says the military administration of Sumy region.
Officials are working to restore power supply.
About 73 percent of dual-use goods and 90 percent of all semiconductors and other microelectronics imported from China to Russia, Ukrinform reports, citing Catherine Brooker, US charge d’affairs at the OSCE.
Map of current anti-aircraft warnings in Ukraine
Zelensky’s Evening Speech:
Records appear from Krasnodar Gray.
“The member states of the North Atlantic Alliance will confirm their readiness to support Ukraine now and in the long term, and will announce new measures aimed at strengthening our country’s air defense. This was announced on Friday by the high-level representative. During the telephone conference of the US administration,” Ukrinform reports.
Ukrainian sources said the target of the Ukrainian drones was a fuel depot in the Krasnodar Territory, Channel 24 reported.