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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.…

Russian troops have fired the Kh-22 missiles at the Poltava region’s Kremenchuk district. The enemy projectiles hit a cottage cooperative. The relevant statement was made by Poltava Regional Military Administration Head Dmytro Lunin on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The enemy has attacked the Poltava region. Just as a year ago, on that very day, with the Kh-22 missiles. A cottage cooperative was hit in the Kremenchuk district,” Lunin wrote. According to the preliminary data, no casualties were reported. Critical infrastructure objects also remained intact. A reminder that, on June 27, 2022, Russian invaders launched a missile strike on a…

The terrorist attack at the Kakhovka HPP did not stop the offensive of the Defense Forces, and very soon there will be results that will please everyone. Head of the Joint Press Center of the Operational Command "South" Nataliia Humeniuk said this at a press conference at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. "Defense forces have not been affected by this (the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP - ed.) as much as the occupiers expected. Still, there have been some changes in combat operations. However, they fit into the global plan for the advance of the Defense Forces, which scares…

In order to win the war with Russia, 58% of Ukrainians are ready to endure difficulties, while 11% are not ready to endure them at all. Oleksiy Antypovych, the director of the Rating sociological group, said this during the presentation of the study "Resilience during the war and in the post-war period: what Ukrainians rely on", Ukrinform reported. "58% of Ukrainians are ready to endure difficulties due to the war with Russia for a few more years in order to win, 11% - for about a year, 12% - for a few months, 11% - are not ready to endure…

Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk was summoned to the Israeli Foreign Ministry after his recent criticism of the country's policies. This was reported by The Jerusalem Post, according to Ukrinform. Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Kornichuk has been summoned by the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry for a meeting on July 3 over his recent criticism of Israeli policies,  the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday morning. The meeting will be held with Aliza Ben Nun, the Head of the Strategic Affairs Directorate. Read also: Russian fake: Olena Zelenska receives Israeli passport As reported, the Embassy of Ukraine in the…

Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 12 enemy attacks in the Lyman-Kupiansk direction, having eliminated about 100 Russian invaders. The relevant statement was made by Spokesperson for the Eastern Grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhii Cherevatyi during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Twelve enemy attacks were repelled in the Lyman-Kupiansk direction. The enemy opened fire with artillery and multiple launch rocket systems 477 times, and launched 11 air attacks. A total of 99 occupiers were eliminated, 152 injured and two taken prisoner,” Cherevatyi told. Ukrainian warriors destroyed two enemy armored personnel carriers, one infantry fighting vehicle, one Msta-S…

Russians in the occupied part of Kherson region have begun dismantling and removing wind turbines from the Windcraft Ukraine wind park, and the pontoon ferry near the damaged Chongar bridge is operating only for military purposes. Deputy of the Kherson Regional Council Serhii Khlan wrote this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "There is information that the Russians have begun dismantling and removing wind turbines from the Windcraft Ukraine wind park, which is partially owned by Karl Sturen," the post reads. Khlan noted that the pontoon ferry near the damaged Chongar bridge operates only for military needs and that a lot of…

Acting Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has announced the start of training Ukrainian pilots on Western F-16 fighters. That's according to AP, Ukrinform reports. Lund Poulsen said that Denmark "has taken the step of starting a training and further education effort for the Ukrainian pilots." “We will also consider whether we should make a concrete donation to Ukraine of the Danish F-16 fighters, and how many there should be,” he said. The acting minister added that Ukrainian pilots would have to undergo six to eight months of training before a possible donation of Danish F-16s would become a reality. “This…