The U.S. Senate has unanimously adopted a nonbinding resolution calling on the U.S. Department of State to designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
The situation on the battlefield with Russian troops, which launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, is already turning significantly in favor of Ukraine.
Over the past day, the Russian invaders launched 22 missile and 10 artillery strikes on Mykolayiv region, destroying a school, warehouses, a yacht club, a church, and injuring one person.
Forty-four Russian strikes on Donetsk region were recorded over the past day. The regional police document the crimes of the Russian troops against the civilian population.
Soldiers of a separate reconnaissance unit of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy armored personnel carrier BTR-82 with a crew.
In Donetsk region, soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine have destroyed a Russian infantry fighting vehicle with its crew using a Skif anti-tank guided missile system.
The U.S. government has allocated a $500 million U.S. contribution to the European Bank for the Reconstruction and Development to support businesses and public services affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as other countries impacted by the war.
Exports of agricultural products through the Danube ports will come to 1.3 million tonnes in July, according to Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov.
In Bakhmut, Donetsk region, rescuers have removed the bodies of two dead people from the rubble of a hotel destroyed by Russian shelling. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
The Russian forces are further attempting to improve their tactical positions in the directions of Kramatorsk and Bakhmut. The Ukrainian Army has repulsed all offensive attempts and eliminated an enemy scout unit.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expects that the IRIS-T air defense systems will be delivered to Ukraine either late August or early September.
In recent years, Ukraine was among the TOP-5 largest suppliers of organic products to the EU. By 2030, it is planned to increase the export of organic foods to $1 billion.