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Weekly Ukraine News Digest for July 15-21
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July 15/ Anastasia: Russian captivity is uncertainty
July 15/ Video: F-16’s, strikes deep into sovereign Russian territory; Poland’s shooting down of missiles – Zelensky’s press briefing
July 17/ Kraev: What can Ukraine expect in the event of Trump's second term?
July 18/ Stupak: Shakheds in Belarus: failure or provocation?
July 19/ Huseynova: Torture house in Donetsk: you can't die to survive
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July 16/ Inauguration ceremony for the street display "Language murder is integral to the ideology of Ruscism”
July 16/ “Drone Force” project for recruiting UAV operators got underway in Lviv
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July 16/Funeral ceremony for the OUN battalion leader, Mykola Kokhanivskyi took place in Kyiv
July 17/ Support Center for War Prisoners’ & Missing Persons’ Families was launched in Lviv
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July 17/ UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi visited Kharkiv
July 18/ An educational center for internally displaced children was opened in Zaporizhzhia
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July 18/ Seven child patients were sent for treatment from Okhmadyt hospital to health care centers in Lviv Oblast
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July 19/ German diplomats inspected the destruction caused by a Russian missile attack on the children’s hospital Okhmadyt, Kyiv
July 19/ Deputy Minister for Veteran’s Affairs inspected the construction site of a veterans’ rehabilitation center in Uzhhorod
July 20/ A new Day of Action for prisoners of war was held in Vinnytsia
July 20/ War prisoners’ families held a new Day of Action under the motto "Don't be silent! Captivity kills!" in Zaporizhzhia
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July 20/ Lviv city residents carry flowers to the place where Iryna Farion was assassinated
HOSTILITIES
The General Staff has reported 926 firefights at the frontline over the week from July 15 through 21.
The Ukrainian Army’s air defense units took out 148 drones of various sizes and purposes, as well as six cruise missiles launched by Russia against Ukraine over the week under review.
Sea Baby drones can carry explosives weighing more than 1,000 kilograms over distances in excess of 1,000 kilometers, meaning they can reach and hit Russian ships anywhere in the Black Sea.
July 18: The SBU and the Armed Forces Navy, in a combined attack using aerial and maritime drones, successfully attacked the Russian Coast Guard base on Lake Donuzlav located on the currently Russian controlled Crimea Peninsula, leaving it in flames.
July 15: In the currently Russian occupied city of Sevastopol, a Russian military base on Cape Fiolent sustained a severe damage from an overnight shelling attack, satellite images reveal.
July 15: The Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrsky ordered an inspection of the Yakiv Handziuk 59th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade after news of excessive casualties among personnel.
July 15: The last patrol ship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet fled from currently Russian-held Crimea.
The invading Russian forces are seeking to maintain combat at high speeds, bringing in additional personnel and capabilities.
Frontline situation by days of the week
July 15
No enemy personnel concentrations have been observed in Russian areas bordering Chernihiv and Sumy regions, according to Vadym Mysnyk, the press officer for the Tactical-Operational Group of Forces.
Kharkiv axis: Invading Russian forces made ten attempts, all unsuccessful, to storm Ukrainian entrenchments outside of Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
Lyman axis: Russian infantry, supported by aerial fire, launched three assaults aimed to breach Ukrainian defensive lines in the areas of Makiivka and Terny.
Kramatorsk axis: Russian military carried out five assaults on Ukrainian defenses on approaches to Chasiv Yar and Hryhorivka.
Toretsk axis: The adversary increased the number of its assault attacks to nine a day. Enemy personnel were found to be concentrated towards the villages of Pivnichne and New York.
Pokrovsk axis: Russian invading forces, supported by bomber and strike aircraft, carried out 16 assaults aimed to push Ukrainian defenders out of their held positions near the villages of Progres, Novoselivka Persha, Novooleksandrivka, and Yasnobrodivka.
July 16
Ukrainian forces took out an S-300 air defense system deployed in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region.
Kharkiv axis: Russian invading forces launched four assaults at Ukrainian defensive lines near Vovchansk and Hlyboke.
Kupyansk axis: the Russians carried out eight assaults targeting Ukrainian defensive lines near the villages of Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Synkivka, Berestove, and Andriivka.
Lyman axis: Russian forces carried out five assaults targeting Ukrainian defenses in the vicinity of Nevske and Makiivka neighborhoods.
Pokrovsk axis saw the largest daily number of attempted assaults aimed to force Ukrainian defenders out of their held positions in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Kalynove, Vozdvyzhenka, Progres, Novoselivka Persha, and Umanske neighborhoods.
July 17
The Russian invading forces were mustering their offensive capabilities on Kharkiv axis.
Kharkiv axis: Russian invaders focused their efforts towards taking over the village of Hlyboke and the town of Vovchansk.
Kupyansk axis: Russian forces increased the intensity of offensive operations, having launched eight assaults on Ukrainian defenses in the area.
Siversk axis: the Russian military persistently sought to win tactical gains in areas nearby Spirne, Vyimka, Fedorivka, and Verkhnyokamyanske.
Kramatorsk axis: The invading forces, with air fire support, were assaulting towards Chasiv Yar, having launched three anti-air missiles on the location.
Toretsk axis saw the number of assaults surge to 17 over the day.
July 18
The opposing forces carried out five assaults towards Ukrainian defenses in the village of Krynky located on the left bank of the Dnipro River. All the assaults ended without success.
Ukrainian forces withdrew from Urozhaine, a village on the southern front line in an area of Donetsk Oblast that borders Zaporzhzhia Oblast. The withdrawal was necessitated by “the fact that the enemy destroyed almost everything in Urozhaine." The decision was made "to preserve the lives and health of our personnel who were defending there," according to a press officer for the Khortysia group of forces.
Kharkiv axis: the Russian invading forces made eight attempted assaults targeting Ukrainian defenses in the areas of Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
Lyman axis: the invading army launched seven attacks targeting Ukrainian positions near Makiivka, Nevske, Terny, and Torske.
Toretsk axis: the total daily number of enemy attacks reached ten. The adversary was concentrating its offensive efforts towards Pivnichne and Toretsk areas.
July 19
Pokrovsk axis: The Russian invaders reduced the intensity of their offensive actions.
Donetsk axis: air defense units organic to Colonel-General Mark Bezhruchko Independent Mechanized Brigade took out yet another Su-25 strike aircraft.
Kharkiv axis: the Russian military launched four assault attacks towards Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
Lyman axis: the invading army launched 11 assaults towards the areas of Serebriyansky Forest, Nevske, Hrekivka, and Novosadove.
Siversk axis: the enemy carried out six attacks towards Bilohorivka, Verkhnyokamyanske, Vyimka, and Pereyizne. All the attacks had ended without success.
Kramatorsk axis: the invading forces thrice attempted to storm Ukrainian entrenchments outside of Chasiv Yar and Bila Hora neighborhoods.
July 20
Kupyansk axis: the adversary attempted, without success, to advance towards Ukrainian held positions in the areas of Hlushkivka and Petropavlivka neighborhoods.
Lyman axis: The daily number of attacks by occupying forces had reached six, with fighting still ongoing in areas near Nevske and Makiivka as well as on approaches to Lozova.
Siversk axis: the enemy tried eight times to break out through Ukrainian defenses near the neighborhoods of Vyimka, Spirne, Pereyizne, and Verkhnyokamyanske.
Toretsk axis: the Russian military launched a series of assault attacks towards Zalizne area, where the attacks are still ongoing, as well as towards the village of New York, while simultaneously continuing its bombing attacks on Pivnichne, Dyliivka, and Toretsk.
July 21
Kharkiv axis: the occupying forces tried seven times to assault Ukrainian defensive lines in Hlyboke and Vovchansk areas. All the assaults had been fought off by Ukrainian defenders.
Kupyansk axis: the invading forces seven times tried to advance towards Ukrainian defensive lines in the areas of Synkivka, Stelmakhivka, Berestove, and Andriivka.
Siversk axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled three assaults targeting the approaches to Verkhnyokamyanske and Vyimka.
Toretsk axis: the Russians focused their attacks towards Pivnichne, Zalizne, and New York areas.
Pokrovsk axis: the occupying forces, using aerial fire support, tried 23 times to squeeze Ukrainian defenders out of their held entrenchments in the areas of Progres, Novoselivka Persha, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Kalynove, and Umanske.
WAR: LOSSES AND AFTERMATH
ENEMY LOSSES
Russia’s combat losses in the war in Ukraine over the time period from July 15 through 21 had totaled:
7,820 personnel
74 tanks
152 combat armored vehicles
322 artillery gun systems
2 MLRS
6 air defense systems
1 warplane
482 tactical-operational UAVs
5 cruise missiles
439 automobiles and fuel tanks
50 pieces of special-purpose equipment.
On July 15, a volunteer hacker community and cyber experts with Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence launched a string of cyber attacks targeting around one hundred web resources in the aggressor state's space.
On July 20, a hangar and a fuel depot at MIllerovo airbase in Russia’s southern Rostov region sustained damage in the aftermath of a drone attack.
UKRAINE: LOSSES AND WAR AFTERMATH
Russian bombing attacks on the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv left 10 people dead and 74 others injured.
Since the break-out of the full-scale war in Ukraine, Russian troops have killed 561children and injured at least 1,462 more as of July 15, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
July 19: Russian invading forces shelled the village of Bilozerka in Kherson region with artillery and mortars, firing some four dozen rounds of ammunition and leaving two people dead and five others injured.
July 19: Four people died and 24 others sustained injuries in the aftermath of a Russian missile strike that hit a children's playground nearby a high-rise apartment building in the southern city of Mykolaiv.
Zurab Yashvili, a Georgian soldier who volunteered in the fighting in eastern Ukraine, died in the battles for Ukraine.
Mykola Lenok, a harmonicist with the Wild Theater died in a battle for Chasiv Yar.
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July 20 Attack on Ukraine
Defense forces shot down 12 out of 16 Shakhed strike drones and one UAV of an unidentified type launched by Russia against Ukraine. Three Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile failed to be shot down and reached their targets.
Russian bombing attacks on railway infrastructure in the Kharkiv region left behind buildings and rolling stock damaged and four railway workers injured.
Russia launched three missiles at the town of Barvinkovo, Kharkiv Oblast. According to early reports, the attack killed two and injured three civilians, and more than 50 apartment buildings, administrative buildings, farm buildings, and vehicles were damaged.
In Kyiv’s Solomyansky District, several fragments of a Russian launched drone were found, with no damage or casualties reported.
An energy infrastructure asset in Konotop District, Sumy Oblast, came under Russian attack.
Russian military struck an energy facility in Poltava Oblast.
July 21 attack on Ukraine
Air defense forces shot down 35 out of 39 Shakhed strike drones and two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles launched by Russia at Ukraine. Three "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles failed to be intercepted and reached their targets.
Two civilians sustained injuries from a Russian missile attack on Bashtan District in the Mykolaiv region.
Falling debris from downed drones caused a minor damage to façade and windows of properties and a vehicle in two locations in Kyiv Oblast.
WAR: POLITICAL DECISIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, ARMAMENTS, ALLIED AID
UKRAINIAN HOME FRONT
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky:
July 16: chaired a meeting at the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters addressing the situation on the main fronts, troops rotation and the provision of armaments;
July 19: announced a “positive decision from the Polish government on an issue that will allow F-16 fighters to arrive in Ukraine at the earliest time possible”;
July 20: had a telephone conversation with Donald Trump, former US President and currently in the running for a return to the White House;
July 15: hosted a meeting with the heads of regional military administrations to discuss current situation in in each region, as well as issues relating to the energy sector, fortifications, and security;
signed decrees posthumously awarding the title of "Hero of Ukraine" and the medal of the Order of Gold Star, which is presented with the title, to seven soldiers;
July 17: enacted the National Security and Defense Council decision endorsing Ukraine’s new Maritime Security Strategy.
July 15: held a press conference. Following are the highlights:
it’s appropriate for Poland to shoot down Russian missiles heading towards gas storage facilities in Ukraine;
the number of F-16s to be transferred to Ukraine by allies will not be sufficient to effectively compete in the skies with Russia’s air power;
the military command claims everything is going to their plan in terms of mobilization, but there are currently not enough training grounds;
Ukraine’s defense forces operating in the Kharkiv region have successfully contained ongoing vigorous Russian offensive from the north;
announced a potential reshuffle in Cabinet;
twenty-five Patriot air defense systems are needed to fully protect the skies over Ukraine;
Ukraine ranks first in Europe in terms of the number of artillery systems manufactured per month; Ukrainian arms manufacturing companies are developing long-range systems;
the second edition of the Peace Summit should be held with Russia at the table;
announced to be ready to work with Trump in the event the latter wins another term;
allied weapons deliveries began to arrive to arm the 14 brigades that have been organized but still remain understaffed. However, they have not yet received enough weapons to start fighting.
In an interview to BBC, Zelensky highlighted the following:
the world should pressurize Russia to force it into negotiating an end to the war;
the F-16 fighters the allies committed to provide to Ukraine are yet to arrive;
the stronger Russian power is beaten on the battlefield, the stronger will be Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table;
Putin loves power, but he is also ruthless, which makes him dangerous;
there is not a single person in the world who can force Ukraine to concede its territories to Russia in order to end the war as soon as possible;
Russia drops 3,500 glide bombs on civilians in Ukraine every month, so the hostile bombers need to be destroyed at their home bases;
if unity is preserved and the Peace Summit format continued, the hot phase of the Russo-Ukrainian war could be over by year’s end;
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Visits to Ukraine
July 17: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Kharkiv;
July 20: The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Parolin paid a visit to Ukraine. While in Odesa, Cardinal Parolin inspected the destruction of the Transfiguration Cathedral caused by a Russian Kh-22 missile strike.
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A new group comprised of 95 Ukrainian citizens were released from Russian captivity and brought back home in the latest war prisoner exchange. A total of 3,405 prisoners of war have been repatriated to Ukraine over the time of the full-scale war.
Naftogaz of Ukraine JSC has no intention of extending the gas transit agreement with Russia; the Ukrainian government is looking for alternative solutions to support the operation of the Ukrainian gas transportation system.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has authorized the new Kozak-5MED armored ambulance for operational use by the country’s armed forces. The Kozak-5MED is designed for battlefield evacuation of wounded and injured soldiers.
Verkhovna Rada:
passed a legislation to abolish customs duties and VAT on the import of energy and mine action equipment;
passed a bill that would terminate Daylight Saving Times;
raised excise taxes on fuel;
empowered the government to suspend foreign debt payments.
The Cabinet of Ministers:
endorsed State Budget adjustments that include an UAH 500.3 billion boost to government coffers, of which UAH 495.3 billion will go towards funding the defense and security sector;
earmarked nearly UAH 206 million worth of subventions for school shelter projects in six regions; of this, UAH 78 million will go to Zaporizhzhia Oblast;
Heorhiy Tykhii has been appointed new spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Prior to this new appointment, Tykhii served as liaison adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba (March 2020 - July 2024).
Naftogaz of Ukraine JSC made mandatory payments on Eurobonds in compliance with the restructuring schedule.
Andriy Pyshnyi, Chief of National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), held a meeting with Gavin Gray, the IMF mission chief for Ukraine, and Priscilla Tofano, the newly appointed IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine, to discuss preparations for the fifth revision of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal:
July 15: met with a World Bank delegation led by Executive Director Eugene Ruggenat to discuss the needs of Ukraine and priority avenues for cooperation;
July 18: while in Zaporizhzhia region, Shmyhal inspected fortifications under construction and spoke on that issue with the head of Zaporizhzhia regional military administration;
announced that Ukraine has begun integrating its defense-industrial complex into the arms markets in the United States and NATO countries.
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Iryna Farion’s assassination
On July 19, an unidentified person shot at Iryna Farion, a former MP and linguistincs professor at Lviv Polytechnic. The woman was rushed to a hospital in extremely serious condition, where she underwent an emergency surgery for a penetrating head injury, but never survived.
Initially, the law enforcement classified the attack on Farion as an attempted murder. However, after she died at hospital, the case was reclassified as premeditated murder.
July 20: President Zelensky listened to reports from the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and the SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk regarding the status of investigation into the murder; theories being investigated include Russian involvement.
July 21: Farewell and funeral ceremony for Iryna Farion, a former MP, linguistics professor, and public activist took place in Lviv.
Investigators are working on different theories of her assassination, ranging from her public and political activities to reasons of personal dislike.
The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security has analyzed and branded as fake social media posts featuring photo of a young man alleged to have murdered Iryna Farion.
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Beginning on July 17, men citizens aged 18 to 60 will be obliged to carry military registration documents when crossing the state border;
The Ukrainian maritime corridor, secured by the Defense Forces of Ukraine, has successfully exported 57.7 million tons of cargo over the past 10 months, including 39.0 million tons of agricultural products to 45 countries. Despite ongoing shelling, the corridor has seen an increase in volume, highlighting its effectiveness and maintaining Ukraine's position as a major agricultural exporter.
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine recognized as unconstitutional Clause 6, Article 615 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine regarding the extension of the term of detention under martial law.
MP Maryana Bezuhla was dismissed as Chair of the Subcommittee on Democratic Civil Oversight and Control in the parliamentary Committee on National Security.
ALLIES AND PARTNERS
Presidential visit to the UK, July 18-19:
in Woodstock, President Zelensky and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala signed bilateral Agreement on Security Cooperation and Long-Term Support between Ukraine and the Czech Republic.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob signed bilateral Agreement on Security Cooperation and Long-Term Support between Ukraine and the Republic of Slovenia.
President Zelensky met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The two particularly discussed Ukraine's success in taking out Russia’s naval capabilities in the Black Sea and agreed to continue efforts to boost Ukraine's maritime defenses.
Zelensky had an audience with the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, King Charles III.
Speaking at the inaugural plenary session of the European Political Community summit, Ukrainian President called on Western leaders to allow Ukraine to use the weapons they’d provided to strike military targets across the border into Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed British government ministers on July 19, a rare appearance by a foreign leader at a cabinet meeting that new Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will underline London's support for Kyiv.
On the margins of the European Political Community summit:
President Zelensky held a meeting with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vučić;
met and talked with Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez;
at a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen discussed the expansion of training missions for Ukrainian pilots;
in a ceremony attended by President Zelensky, Ministers for Defense Rustem Umerov of Ukraine and John Healey of the United Kingdom signed an intergovernmental agreement on official credit support for the development of the capabilities of the Ukrainian Navy.
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At the recent summit of the European Political Community, heads of state and government reaffirmed their commitment to support Ukraine, including its energy needs ahead of the cold season and countering vessels that help Russia evade sanctions.
On July 15, Spain began transferring a new shipment of military aid to Ukraine, which includes ten Leopard 2A4 tanks, several backhoe loaders and a major supply of anti-tank ammunition.
Greece is going to transfer to Ukraine its decommissioned fleet of 32 F-16 Block-30 fighters.
Newly appointed Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Breckelmans announced soon transfer of F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands to Ukraine.
The European Union ambassadors have approved the allocation of €4.2 billion worth of macro-financial aid to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program. The money will support Ukraine's financial stability and the functioning of its public administration.
Japan is readying to grant Ukraine a USD 3.3 billion loan as part of the support the Group of Seven committed to provide to Ukraine, using windfall proceeds from sanctioned Russian central bank assets.
During the inaugural plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, members of the EU Parliament re-elected Roberta Metsola for a new term as President of the European Parliament.
Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs. She secured the backing of 401 Members of the European Parliament at a vote in Strasbourg on 18 July, 41 more than she needed. She will now serve another five years at the helm of the EU.
The UK government has expanded its sanctions list to include 11 vessels transporting Russian oil in breach of existing Western restrictions.
The European Council has extended until 27 July 2025 the restrictive measures in view of Iran's military support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and for armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region. Existing restrictive measures will continue to be reviewed annually.
On July 17, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the appointment of Patrick Turner as a senior representative to lead the Alliance's mission to Ukraine.
Denys Shmyhal's visit to the Czech Republic:
Ukraine’s Prime Minister held a meeting with his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala to discuss economic and defense cooperation.
Ukraine and the Czech Republic signed a number of intergovernmental agreements, in particular, on the construction of a new cartridge factory in Ukraine and on the production of assault rifles.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine by a majority vote at its inaugural plenary session on Wednesday, 17 July. The resolution, which was supported by 495 MEPs out of 679 who voted, reaffirms support for "Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders".
On July 19, the leadership of the US Democratic Party decided to postpone the official nomination of Joe Biden as a presidential candidate.
Former US President Donald Trump on July 19 formally accepted the nomination as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in the November 2024 election.
Germany will not provide fighter jets to Ukraine, as it would require lengthy training for Ukrainian pilots, according to German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit.
"It makes no sense to hand over various types of fighter jets to Ukraine, regardless of who would even be in a position to supply such aircraft. Even if fighter planes look so similar from the outside, they are very different to handle. It’s about long-term training," Hebestreit explained.
Germany does not have any American aircraft, as its Air Force is built based on Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.
The US Senate Homeland Security Committee has launched a bipartisan investigation into Donald Trump assassination attempt, with the final hearing set for the end of the month.
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has canceled the visit of the College of Commissioners to Hungary, according to European Commission spokesperson Eric Mamer.
Mr Mamer noted that in light of recent events related to the Hungarian presidency, the President of the European Commission decided to represent the body at the level of senior civil servants only during informal meetings of the Council. Instead, the College's visit to the presidency will not take place.
PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS
July 16/ How the wounded and captured can be returned to life
July 16/ Saving Ukrainian culture and identity
July 16/ Serhii Dzherzh, head of the Ukraine-NATO Public League: Challenges remaining following NATO Washington summit
July 17/ How the destruction of Mariupol began and a story of one captivity lasting eight months
July 17/ How recruits prepare for soldiering
July 17/ Pavlo Palisa, leader of the 93rd OMBr "Kholodny Yar": An officer should have balanced aggressiveness and readiness to take reasonable risks.
July 18/ The tenth anniversary of the downing of MH17: The Netherlands commemorates and reminds
July 18/ The front line of the Royal Brigade
July 18/ Oleksa Kravchuk, film director, paratrooper and volunteer: Fighting for the third year now, my comrades in arms are never tired of defending Ukraine
July 19/ Government spending budget 2024 will be boosted by UAH 500 billion. Where the money is going to come from
July 20/ Oleksandr Khara, expert at the Center for Defense Strategies: We need a hub to facilitate defense industrial development
July 20/ Zelensky's visit to Britain: military aid, political cohesion, and money
July 20/ Iryna Farion’s assassination: a crime against unity.
Compiled by Maryna Dmytriv, Kyiv