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Lithuania has purchased two units of the NASAMS medium-range anti-aircraft missile system, which will be transferred to Ukraine. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda tweeted about it, according to Ukrinform. “Lithuania has acquired two NASAMS launchers that will be transferred to Ukraine.  Air defense is key in Ukraine's fight against the aggressor,” Nausėda said. He also added that looking forward to more collective decisions on support to Ukraine at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Read also: Zelensky, Støre discuss Ukraine’s defense needs, coordinate positions before NATO Summit According to Radio Svoboda, the contract was signed yesterday between Lithuania, Norway, and Norwegian manufacturer…

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Maria Pejčinović-Burić, called the missile attack on Kramatorsk by Russian troops, which led to civilian casualties, cruel and unjust. She wrote about this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “Once again, Russia’s indiscriminate attacks hit civilians, this time in Kramatorsk: it is brutal, illegal and wrong” she wrote. Read also: Eight killed, 60 injured in Russia’s missile attack on Kramatorsk – Prosecutor General’s Office As reported, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Kramatorsk in the evening of June 27. However, the missile hit a pizzeria in the city center, killing eight people and…

The Russian invaders plan to deport about 300 children from the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region to Russian Chuvashia for "vacation". The press service of the Center for National Resistance reported this, according to Ukrinform. "About 300 children should have been taken to the Chuvashia Republic, but as you know, Russians do not return children after they are taken, using the excuse of martial law in the region," the statement said. Read also: Ombudsman: Ukrainian children held in 57 regions across Russia The Center reminds that the Russian side has blocked the exit to Ukraine. Thus, as the…

Ukraine’s air defense units destroyed six Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions last night. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “On the night of June 28, 2023, the air defense units of the Air Force and other elements of Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed six Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions, which were used by Russian occupiers to attack [Ukraine] from the southeastern direction,” the report states. A reminder that, on June 27, 2023, Russian invaders fired five Kh-22 air-launched cruise missiles and two S-300 guided missiles at Ukraine’s territory. The enemy…

The Russians have demolished two apartment blocks in the temporarily occupied Mariupol. In total, the enemy regime has already destroyed 50% of the city's housing stock. "The occupiers continue demolishing the homes of Mariupol residents. In particular, two houses at 77 and 79 Metalurhiv Avenue were recently demolished. Now there are ruins instead of apartments and life," the Mariupol City Council posted on Telegram. It is noted that the invaders destroyed 50% of the entire housing stock of the city during the blockade and more than 300 buildings were completely demolished already after the occupation. At the same time, many…

The Russian Federation holds 126 women in captivity, most of them civilians. That's according to the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "According to the National Information Bureau, as of the end of June 2023, 126 women are in Russian captivity. Of these, 46 are military, and 80 are civilians," the ministry said. The Ministry of Reintegration drew attention to the fact that 23 prisoners have children: 14 military women have 23 children, and nine civilians have 15 children. Read also: Russia detains over 800 civilians in occupied territories of Ukraine, killing 77 of…

The Russian army struck at the frontline town of Orikhiv. There are killed and wounded. Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "As a result of the artillery shelling, a 70-year-old resident of Orikhiv and women aged 87 and 78 were injured. Three residents of Preobrazhenka - 45, 56 and 87 years old - were seriously injured. Unfortunately, a 77-year-old resident of Orikhiv was killed from his wounds," Malashko said. Read also: Enemy attacks Poltava region’s Kremenchuk district with Kh-22 missiles Earlier it was reported that during the previous day, the Russian…

The Ukrainian military has already recaptured about 300 square kilometers as part of the summer offensive, which is more than Moscow occupied during its winter offensive. That's according to the UK Ministry of Defense on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "As part of their summer campaign to reclaim illegally occupied territory, Ukraine has already recaptured approximately 300 square-km. That’s more territory than Russia seized in its whole winter offensive," UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. Read also: Ukrainian forces continue offensive in three directions – General Staff As reported, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct offensive operations at the Melitopol, Berdiansk…

Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine in February last year, Russia has detained more than 800 civilians in the temporarily occupied territories, executing 77 of them. Ukrinform reports this citing the statement of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The statement said that since the beginning of the armed attack, Russia has begun to detain civilians in the territories it occupies. The UN has documented 864 separate cases of arbitrary detention by the Russian Federation, many of which also amounted to enforced disappearances. As noted, civilians were often detained during the so-called…

The Russian invaders have stepped away from military science and are chaotically mining Ukrainian territory. The spokesman for the Joint Press Center of the Tavria Defense Forces Valerii Shershen said this on the air of the nationwide telethon "United News", Ukrinform reports. " Mining of the territory is a big problem, and this is reflected in the pace of our advance. The enemy has moved away from the classics and is just chaotically throwing mines. According to military science, there should be 5-10 meters between mines, but the Russians are placing mines every two meters, in groups, and combining them.…