Night air attack, 117 military clashes, battles in the Pokrovsky and Kramatorsk directions, losses of the occupiers, enemy shelling, agreement on the restructuring of external debt.
In Kyiv, they searched for many hours for the victim of a broken cable of a dangerous attraction.
Rescuers discovered the body of a guy born in 2004, who fell into the Dnieper in Kyiv as a result of a break in the ride's trolley. He was taken ashore. Search and rescue operations have been completed, the State Emergency Service reports. As reported, yesterday at 13:42 a message was received that on the Dnieper River, near the Pedestrian Bridge, the cable car broke, as a result of which a person fell into the water.
Rescue divers began search at 13:56. The operation lasted about seven hours. During this time, divers examined 8,000 square meters. m of the bottom, as well as 12,000 sq. m using an echo sounder. With the onset of dusk, the search operation was stopped. This morning it was extended.
Air defense forces shot down 16 Russian drones over the past 24 hours, the command of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
“In the past 24 hours, July 21, in the south and east of Ukraine, air defense forces destroyed 16 enemy drones of various types.” , the message says.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that 117 military clashes were recorded over the past 24 hours.
The Russian aggressor launched three missile strikes (four missiles), 72 air strikes (including 100 KAB) and 1,542 kamikaze drone strikes against the positions of our troops and populated areas, carried out 4,621 attacks on the positions of our troops, 135 of them from rocket systems.
Aviation and missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit a control post, ammunition composition, four artillery systems, two air defense systems, a radar station and 15 areas where the occupiers’ personnel and military equipment were concentrated.
In the Kramatorsk directionour soldiers stopped 13 enemy attempts to break through our defenses, including in the areas of Temporary Yar, where more than half of these clashes took place, and Andreevka, Donetsk region.
< b>In the Toretsky direction, with the support of aviation, the enemy carried out eight attacks near the settlements of Severnoye, Zheleznoye and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsky directionour defenders repelled 39 offensive and assault actions. The enemy concentrated its efforts in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Novoselovka Pervaya, Novoaleksandrivka, Progress, Kalinovy and Umansky of the Donetsk region.
More details about the operational situation are in the news.
Other enemy losses are in the news.
The enemy, despite the losses, continues to rush towards Pokrovsk. Fierce fighting in Krasnogorovka, in the areas of Progress, Zhelezny, Severny and Vremenny Yar. The Russians are trying to capture Stelmakhovka and Makeevka and attack Ukrainian positions in Ivanovskoe and Kleshchievka, trying to capture the floodplain islands of the left bank of the Dnieper River. In fact, active battles are taking place along the entire front, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky.
In his opinion, to stop the advance of an enemy who has a numerical advantage, one needs “effective fire defeat of the enemy’s main forces and his reserves on distant approaches, a comprehensive defeat of the enemy in front of the front line, stable retention of engineering-prepared lines and positions, and the most effective use of all.” capabilities of weapons and ammunition, primarily combat drones, in which we have an advantage.”
More details in the news.
At night, Ukrainian military intelligence drones attacked an oil refinery in Tuapse. A fire broke out at this facility, said the interlocutors of the UP in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
The flight of a drone in the sky over Tuapse was recorded at about 3:30 local time. Local public pages wrote that during the first wave of the attack, Russian air defense tried to shoot down four drones.
The second wave of attack occurred after 6 o'clock. Then several powerful explosions occurred in the area of the plant, after which a fire broke out.
That night, UAVs attacked different regions of Russia. The hostile Ministry of Defense announced the downing of more than 70 drones.
Ukraine has agreed with the Committee of Eurobond Holders on the restructuring of external debt. This will save $11.4 billion in debt servicing over the next three years.
And by 2033, the savings will be $22.75 billion. Prime Minister Denis Shmigal announced this.
“We are restoring debt sustainability. Today we have reached agreements in principle with the Committee of Eurobond Owners of Ukraine. This is an important stage in the debt restructuring process, which will save $11.4 billion on debt servicing over the next three years and 22.75 billion until 2033 “, he explained.
They plan to use the saved funds for defense, social protection and reconstruction.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba will visit China at the invitation of his colleague Wang Yi. The visit will take place on the 23rd July 25 and will be dedicated to bilateral relations between Ukraine and China, said the speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Grigory Tikhy.
“The main focus will be on ways to end Russian aggression and the possible role of the PRC in achieving a just and lasting peace,” said speaker.
Kuleba already met with Wang Yi in February – on the sidelines of the Munich Conference. The most complete picture of today will definitely be on our website.
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