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On the night of 15 July, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Command announced that it had struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea. Robert ‘Madyar’ Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, also reported on the results of strikes against vessels over the past ten days.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has arrived in Kyiv on a working visit. She said that during her meetings she plans to announce new initiatives on cooperation in the defence industry.
On the night of 15 July, Russian troops launched strikes on several regions of Ukraine. The attacks resulted in fatalities, with dozens injured, and caused damage to residential buildings, infrastructure and businesses.
Members of the Verkhovna Rada supported, at second reading and as a whole, a bill to establish a new state honour — the Order of Europe.
Over the past 24 hours, 244 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian troops carried out the highest number of attacks in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Європейський Союз планує обмежити доступ до соцмереж дітям до 13 років. Їм дозволятимуть використовувати соцмережі впродовж обмеженого періоду, а також під наглядом дорослих.
Following the mass expulsion of Russian intelligence officers from European and North American countries, Moscow has significantly stepped up its espionage activities in Japan. There, the agents’ task has been to establish a supply chain for high-tech components for the Russian military-industrial complex.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a scheme to embezzle funds from state-owned and municipal enterprises during tenders in the energy sector. According to the investigation, the losses amount to 129 million hryvnias.
Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following an incident involving a commercial vessel. In response, US Central Command reported a new series of strikes on Iranian territory.
The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June has risen to 4,490. The number of people injured stands at 16,740.
The European Union is close to reaching an agreement that will allow Ukraine to use a €60 billion EU loan to purchase weapons from British manufacturers. An announcement regarding the agreement could be made as early as next week.
At the ‘Kroscienko-Smilnica’ border crossing, Polish customs officers discovered three gold bars in the possession of a Ukrainian citizen, which she had failed to declare upon entering the country. The total value of the seized gold is approximately 1.5 million zlotys.
