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No strike force has been detected on Belarusian territory, but the development of military infrastructure near the Ukrainian border is continuing. At the same time, according to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia continues to put pressure on Minsk to play a more active role in the war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine is initiating the formation of an anti-ballistic coalition to implement the joint European ‘Freya’ project. The first meeting of the countries and companies that may join the project is due to take place in France in the coming days.
Following the resumption of hostilities between Iran and the US, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply. At the same time, Iran continues to export oil, although the ultimate fate of these shipments remains unknown.
On the night of 10 July, Ukrainian drones attacked the Krasnodar Krai and the Rostov Oblast. The Russian authorities reported fires at the Ilsk oil refinery, petroleum product storage facilities and the seaport area in Taganrog.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki stated that, during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Ankara, the two sides were unable to resolve historical issues. At the same time, the two presidents discussed further Polish-Ukrainian cooperation and the situation regarding Russian aggression.
The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces have stated that, over the course of three days, they struck 19 tankers carrying fuel to occupied Crimea. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that six such vessels had been struck during a night-time operation.
A group of US lawmakers plans to appeal to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to support a bill introducing new sanctions against Russia. The discussion is due to take place during the NATO summit in Ankara.
Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have reported the arrest of two individuals suspected of the murder of Ukrainian national Anastasia Berezovskaya. She had been wanted by the law enforcement authorities of the Principality of Monaco in connection with an attempted murder of a family.
In the Zhytomyr region, law enforcement officers handed over four lorries, which had previously belonged to Russian businesspeople, to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard. The vehicles had been used for commercial activities within Ukraine.
An investigation is underway in the Zhytomyr region into a case of illegal sand extraction, which has caused the state losses of over 2.5 billion hryvnias. Law enforcement officials have notified a further suspect involved in the scheme of the charges against them.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a fraudulent network of cryptocurrency exchanges operating in seven regions of Ukraine. During the searches, they seized cash in various currencies totalling over 20 million hryvnias.
The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, has stated that the majority of parliamentary group leaders support amending the Constitution regarding the deployment of nuclear weapons. According to him, the current provision no longer reflects contemporary geopolitical conditions.
