The United States Department of Defense has announced approximately $400 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law under which the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection will perform the functions of an authorized body for the protection of critical infrastructure.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense is only aware of the conclusion of contracts between Russia and Iran for the supply of ballistic missiles, but there is no evidence so far that these missiles have already been delivered.
In southern Ukraine, the rocket and artillery units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out 70 fire missions against the positions, areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and equipment of the Russian invaders.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has called on Brazil to help with ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft system to protect grain hubs from Russian attacks.
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has said that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's new government is set to approve Italy’s sixth military aid package for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
In Kherson region, the Russian military continues to shell the frontline and de-occupied settlements of the Beryslav district. Casualties have been reported.
The very fact that Russia resorted to terror against Ukraine's energy sector shows the weakness of the enemy: they cannot defeat Ukraine on the battlefield and therefore they are trying to break the Ukrainians in this way.
Russia must be isolated, otherwise the presence of the Russian president at the G20 summit could mean flirting with the aggressor and legalizing genocide.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, has held a phone call with Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Christopher G. Cavoli, to discuss the situation on the frontlines.