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Ukraine to attract almost $4 billion US grant via World Bank
"The government will use this money to pay salaries to rescuers, teachers, doctors, and social support programs," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
"The government will use this money to pay salaries to rescuers, teachers, doctors, and social support programs," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
Lawmakers from several opposition parties – Holos (Voice), European Solidarity, and Batkivshchyna – blocked Ukraine's parliament rostrum on July 23 following the governing party's decision to not bring the bill on banning the Russian-linked church to the floor.
Decentralizing a power grid is a huge undertaking, even in peace times. Countries around the globe are nevertheless shifting toward “decentralization” – or generating smaller amounts of energy closer to where it is used, rather than in large, centralized hubs. For most, the goal is producing greener energy or building grid
Czechia joined the drone coalition for Ukraine led by Latvia and the U.K. after its delegation signed a memorandum of understanding during the NATO summit in Washington, the Latvian Defense Ministry announced on July 22.
The opposition media outlet Mtavari reported on July 21 that at least four Georgians who fought in Ukraine have been sought for interrogation by Georgia's State Security Service (SUS).
When asked about a possible set of acceptable conditions for peace, the highest number of respondents (62%) said that a situation in which Ukraine regains all occupied territories and becomes a member of the EU but refuses to join NATO would have the broadest level of support.
The parties may cooperate in training, logistics, and overhaul of tactical unmanned aircraft systems used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including the long-range drone ScanEagle by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, according to the memorandum.
Four days earlier, the Khortytsia group of forces said it had shot down another Russian Su-25 jet near Pokrovsk.
Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan Krotevych, one of the Azov Brigade's commanders, accused the general of abuse of power and incompetent command of the troops, which led to the loss of Ukraine's territory, as well as personnel.
The victims have been hospitalized and are in a condition of moderate severity, the governor reported.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down seven of the eight Shahed-type kamikaze drones launched overnight, the Air Force said.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief and recently appointed ambassador to the U.K., delivered a speech at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies in London on July 22.
Russia claims its forces downed 21 Ukrainian drones over occupied Crimea and the Black Sea overnight on July 23, while local Telegram channels reported explosions on the peninsula.
Responding to a question about Kyiv's plans for a second peace summit, Borrell said he is certain that President Volodymyr Zelensky's "will to continue advancing on peace talks and to have another conference with Russia's attendance is real."
This number includes 1,220 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 59,725 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
A total of 1,642 medical facilities have been damaged, and another 214 facilities have been completely destroyed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine's Health Ministry reported on July 22.
The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, announced on July 22 that Ukraine is expected to receive the first transfer of $1.5 billion in payments from Russian frozen assets at the beginning of August.
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Another 12 F-16s will be in the country by the end of the year, Lockheed Martin, the company that manufactures the jets said in a press release.
"Some ammunition of certain types, can be provided to Ukraine. This package will also be linked to an agreement with an ally country on compensation, similar to the previous package we sent," Bulgarian acting Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said.
Key developments on July 22: * Ukraine hits Russia's Tuapse oil refinery, source confirms * Russia gathering forces in Kharkiv Oblast for fresh attacks, military says * Russia pushing toward Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast despite heavy losses, Syrskyi says * Kuleba to visit China on July 23-25 in first visit since February 2022 * Czech
Riga has prepared a batch of more than 500 drones to be sent to Ukraine, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said on July 22. Earlier this month, Riga announced it would send more than 2,500 combat drones of different types to Ukraine in July, worth 4 million euros ($4.3 million).
As U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris moved closer to securing the Democratic Party nomination, the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov made clear that Russia was paying attention. "So far, her contribution to our bilateral relations has not been noticed," said Peskov, only to later notice the vice president's "unfriendly" remarks.
"The Commission has three days to execute our request, after which we will bring the issue to court," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, calling Ukraine's decision "an unacceptable move," which "violates the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement."
"He is entitled to his opinion. He is acting in the best interests of Ukraine and can afford to do so because he knows the position of our president and the position of Ukrainians," Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak said that a 37-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition as a result of the attack, and that four others were treated on an outpatient basis.
All eyes turned toward Vice President Kamala Harris as the likely person to lead the Democratic ticket this fall following U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would be leaving the 2024 presidential race. If Harris is officially confirmed as the candidate to take on Republican Donald Trump
There are sufficient finances to supply Ukraine with 500,000 shells by the end of the year, though this number could go up to 800,000 "if more financing is secured," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said.
Based on the deal, Ukraine stands to save $11.4 billion over the next three years and $22.75 billion by 2033, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal explained.
The impact of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's potential reelection will also cause "our region (to) calm down sooner, which will change the attitude towards Georgia as well," Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze claimed
A power outage in Russia caused the breakdown of the Don-Donbas water supply system's pumping stations, Ukraine's National Resistance Center reported on July 21.