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Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov attempted to frame Ukraine as unwilling to negotiate, while demonstrating the Kremlin's own unwillingness to engage in good faith negotiations by reinvigorating Russian information operations falsely portraying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as an "illegitimate" leader of Ukraine. That's according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrinform reports. ISW analysts recalled that Peskov claimed on July 25 that Russia "is open to achieving [its] goals through negotiations" but that there are obstacles to negotiations, including the false assertion that Zelensky is an illegitimate president and that Ukraine imposed a "de facto legislative ban on…

As of now, the Project 636 submarine Improved Kilo is currently in the Black Sea. According to Ukrinform, this was stated by the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, on the air of the national telethon "United News". "The situation in the Black Sea remains unchanged. There is now a submarine in the Black Sea, the Improved Kilo 636 project. It has become a common practice for Russians to operate in this area," Pletenchuk said. According to him, as for the Sea of Azov, no ships have been recorded in it so far. "Apparently, someone gave…

Russian forces have attacked the village of Lezhyne in the Zaporizhzhia region with a drone, injuring three people. Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "The Russians wounded three people in the village of Lezhyne, Zaporizhzhia district," Fedorov said. According to him, the Russians attacked the village with a drone. They hit a residential building and caused a fire in neighboring houses. Two women and a man were injured. Read also: No signs of Russians gathering groups for offensive in Zaporizhzhia - AFU Rescuers promptly put out the fire and provided the necessary…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today heard two reports by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi regarding the situation on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. The head of state announced this during a video address, Ukrinform reports. "Together with the Minister [of Defense Rustem Umerov] and the military command, we are carefully analyzing the situation in the difficult areas; primarily it is the Pokrovsk direction in the Donetsk region. This is the direction that has been and remains the main focus of Russian attacks. There have been two reports today from Commander-in-Chief [Oleksandr] Syrskyi. Everything must…

Everything will be done to strengthen Ukrainian positions and Ukraine's ability to inflict significant losses on Russian invaders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in a video address, Ukrinform reports, citing the head of state's website. Ukrinform provides the full address delivered by the president: "I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians! A few things for today. First – a meeting with the Minister of Defense. About the new defense packages for Ukraine – something we are preparing with our partners. It is important that our warriors receive exactly what they need under these conditions of very intense battles and…

Ukrainian diplomats in the United States are working to increase the extent of F-16 fighter pilot training and training of aircraft maintenance personnel. Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, announced this on Ukrainian television, commenting on what might be transferred to Ukraine shortly from the military aid package announced by the U.S., Ukrinform reports "2024 is the year when we will have this [F-16 jet] capability and it will be used on the battlefield. We are currently working on a rapid increase in the number of training sessions, an increase in the number of training sessions for maintenance…

In the Kherson region, Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone on a civilian's house, and a man was wounded. This was reported by the head of the Kherson CMA Roman Mrochko in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "In Kherson, a victim of a drone explosion was hospitalised. The man was brought from Kindiyka. At the time of the enemy attack, he was in the yard," the statement said. Read also: Five wounded in Russian drone attack on Kherson As Ukrinform reported earlier, on 26 July, five people were injured in Kherson as a result of a Russian drone attack - the…

Russians attacked Nikopol district two dozen times during the day, a 75-year-old man was wounded. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Sergey Lysak in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Almost two dozen attacks on Nikopol district during the day. Settlements were hit by kamikaze drones and artillery. It was noisy in Nikopol, Pokrovsk, Marhanetska, Myrivska, Chervonohryhorivska communities," the statement said. Lysak noted that a 75-year-old man was injured during one of the shelling. He is hospitalised in a serious condition. Read also: Almost 20 Russian artillery, drone strikes target Nikopol district on Monday The infrastructure was…

Russians who have been living in the EU for many years are also helping Russia to obtain banned technologies. Nataliia Nestor, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine, Deputy Director of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise (KSRIFE) of the Ministry of Justice, said this in an exclusive commentary to Ukrinform. "It is worth noting that Russians who have been living in the EU for many years also help Russia obtain prohibited technologies. As a rule, Russians (who have managers/supervisors in Russia) who already have citizenship of a particular country open enterprises, institutions, organisations in the EU to import, export and sell…

The missiles and drones used by Russia for daily attacks on peaceful cities and towns in Ukraine contain components made in more than 20 countries. This was reported by Nataliia Nestor, Deputy Director of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice, in a commentary to Ukrinform. "Our experts find foreign components in the missiles used by Russia to attack Ukraine. The missiles and drones used by Russia to attack peaceful cities and towns in Ukraine on a daily basis contain foreign components manufactured in more than 20 countries. These are China, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands,…