DPR NM servicemen on a street in Mariupol. File photoMOSCOW, Jul 23Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that representatives of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN, a day after the conclusion of an agreement on lifting restrictions on the export of Russian products and on facilitating the export of agricultural products from Ukraine began work in the coordinating center for food in Istanbul. Its task is to ensure the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. UN Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out yesterday that the maximum time for the center to start working is up to two weeks.June 22, 17:18 InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine At the same time, there were reports of a strike on the Ukrainian port of Odessa. The Turkish Defense Minister said that he was in contact with the Russian side in connection with the attack on the port of Odessa. According to him, Moscow declared that it was not involved in the incident. The Russian side has not yet commented on the situation. rocket launcher systems. In particular, Russian forces shot down 11 drones over the past day. In addition, the Russian military hit 12 command posts and four warehouses with missile and artillery weapons and ammunition of Ukrainian troops in the DPR and near Nikolaev in the past day. The agency also reported that during the counter-battery fight, Russian troops suppressed three Ukrainian platoons of Grad MLRS, 24 platoons of D-20 howitzers, 15 platoons of Gvozdika installations in the DPR, in particular in the area of u200bu200bthe settlements of Adamovka, Slavyansk and Seversk. volley fire systems with a range of 300 kilometers, as he seeks to avoid a third world war, his national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. At the same time, the United States provided Ukraine with $ 8.2 billion in military assistance and intend to increase it. In particular, Washington plans to start deliveries to Ukraine in August of a batch of 580 Phoenix Ghost loitering ammunition. In addition, the United States helps with spare parts for Ukraine's fleet, but did not transfer military aircraft to Ukraine: Washington has neither MiG nor Su aircraft, which used by Ukrainian forces. The Pentagon added that the United States is also not training Ukrainian pilots at this stage.
