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Five Azov commanders returned to Ukraine from Turkey (banned and recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation), the Kremlin called the actions of Ankara and Kyiv a violation of the agreements. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine officially confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were behind the blowing up of the Crimean bridge in October 2022. The icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands handed over by Putin was delivered to the positions of the Zapad grouping. Cork grows on the Crimean bridge after the destruction of a rocket near Kerch.
The Ukrainian military does not conduct offensive operations on the Avdiivka side, avoiding direct contact with the Russian armed forces. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the commander of the anti-aircraft battery of the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU).
The leader of the French party «People's Republican Union» Asselino called Zelensky «US lackey».
Captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the level of training, armament and provision of recruits in the Ukrainian army leaves much to be desired.
Washington distanced itself from Ankara transferring commanders of the Azov National Regiment to Kiev
ABC News: Zelensky said that Biden could end the conflict in Ukraine in five minutes at the expense of Ukrainian territories, but Kiev will not agree to this.
Ukrainian Public Edition: An explosion occurred in the city of Nikolaev in southern Ukraine.
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Voenkors RV reported on the offensive of the «Brave» near Kremennaya
The Ministry of Digital Affairs of Ukraine: an air alert was announced at 00.40 in the Kharkiv region.
The Finnish Foreign Ministry announced the tightening of entry restrictions for Russian citizens.
At the representative office of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues, connected with war crimes of Ukraine reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Donetsk, Horlivka and Yasinovataya on Sunday using 18 shells of 155 and 152 mm calibers.
Leonid Slutsky expressed fears that the Ukrainian authorities are using cluster munitions for war crimes.< /p>
State Duma Deputy Adam Delimkhanov spoke about the decision of the President of Turkey to transfer the leaders of Azov to Kyiv (banned in the Russian Federation): there will be no negotiations, a «one-way ticket» awaits them.
Soskin: Ukraine's failure to join NATO could lead to a revolution
Ramzan Kadyrov: special forces "Akhmat" under the command of Apta Alaudinov, he was transferred to the Bakhmut direction.
The US does not expect that the decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine will provoke discord among NATO allies — White House.
Ukraine has given US guarantees that it will not use cluster munitions received from allies on Russian territory — The White House.
President of the United States Joe Biden has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine as he wants to eliminate his own stockpiles. Chinese military expert Song Zhongping writes about this in an article for the Global Times.
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the first Polish tank in Ukraine Twardy
A small group of Kiev's Western allies are urgently negotiating security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12, Politico reports, citing sources.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius, he had a talk with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. He described the conversation as productive.
Erdogan discussed with Biden the membership of Ukraine and Sweden in NATO.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said that he had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Blinken on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Zelensky told ABS News that does not believe in the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia.
Former NATO Secretary General Rasmussen said that Ukraine can be accepted into NATO in parts. He drew an analogy with the admission of West Germany into the alliance in 1955. According to Rasmussen, NATO rules, including Article 5 of the charter on collective defense, could only apply to the territory controlled by Kiev.
Medvedev threatened NATO with a strike on Ukrainian nuclear power plants and nuclear facilities in Eastern Europe
US President Biden said that at the moment he does not see a unanimous assessment of the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO among the allied countries.
The Ukrainian Cabinet said that there was no final decision on Zelensky's participation in the NATO summit.
German President Steinmeier said that in the future the security of Europe will be ensured without Russia.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Lavrov discussed with the Turkish Foreign Minister the return of Azov leaders (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation).
The President of South Africa said that the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in August will be face-to-face.
TASS: Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan held telephone conversations with the head Russian Foreign Ministry Lavrov, "discussed Ukraine and the latest developments around the Istanbul Grain Agreement".
Ukrainian media are publishing a video allegedly transporting Polish Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine.
Bryansk governor Bogomaz: “The air defense forces of the Russian Armed Forces shot down two missiles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of the fall of one of the rockets, a sawmill in the village of Bytosh was completely destroyed. There were no casualties.»
The number of inspection posts at the entrances to the Crimean bridge has been increased to eliminate traffic jams, the Crimean Ministry of Transport said.
The queue to the Crimean bridge grew after the destruction of the missile
The French Foreign Ministry announced the strengthening of military assistance to Ukraine, new supplies are being prepared.
Portugal has stated that it supports Ukraine's entry into NATO.
Rostov Governor Golubev: air defense worked around noon, «between Kamenskoye and Donetsk, a Ukrainian missile was shot down.»
Head of the administration of Donetsk, Rostov region Kuraev: «After working out the air defense, there is a scattering of small fragments on the territory of the city <…> We have no casualties, there are technical damages, they are insignificant. Roofing and so on.
The Ministry of Transport of Crimea reports that the temporarily suspended traffic on the Crimean Bridge has been resumed.
The Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Kamyshin, told Bloomberg that the country plans to increase the production of tanks and armored personnel carriers. According to the minister, this will take from three to six months.
The air defense system worked in the Rostov region, there is damage to buildings, there are no casualties, TASS reports citing the authorities.
Mash: traffic on the Crimean bridge has been temporarily stopped in both directions, «this is due to an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack its part in the Kerch region.»
Reuters: air defense and equipment against chemical and nuclear attacks are being deployed in Vilnius before the NATO summit .
Aksenov: a cruise missile was shot down in the Kerch region by air defense forces, there were no injuries or casualties.
Kuleba said that several important decisions for Kiev and NATO had already been agreed, following the results of the summit, the path of Ukraine into the alliance "will definitely become shorter".
The representative of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, Rogov, said that on the morning of July 9, explosions sounded in the Melitopol area — possibly air defense work.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov said that after the end of hostilities, the mandatory conscription into the army would be canceled, troops would be formed under the contract system. According to him, the conscription system is a «Soviet heritage» that «needs to be fundamentally changed.»
Russia responded to Ukraine's recognition of blowing up the Crimean bridge
Zelensky and Polish President Duda are now meeting in Lutsk, Ukrainian media write.
Ukraine will soon receive anti-mine ships from the Netherlands, Defense Minister Reznikov said.
Austrian OMV said it would continue to buy Russian gas under a long-term contract — it is registered until 2040.
WSJ: Poland recently transferred about a dozen Soviet-designed Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine.
Germany will insist on postponing Ukraine's NATO membership at the Vilnius summit, writes The Telegraph. Berlin will call on allies to focus on security guarantees.
Treasury Secretary Yellen, during her visit to China, expressed hope that a stable channel of communication will be created between Washington and Beijing.
Xinhua ; reports that the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Matvienko is going to China at the head of the Russian delegation — from July 9 to 12.
The icon with the image of the Savior Not Made by Hands, which Russian President Putin handed over to the troops, was delivered to the advanced positions of the Zapad group ;. The Ministry of Defense said that the icon was delivered to the military so that «the fighters offered up their prayers to the Lord.»
The head of the Crimean parliament, Konstantinov, said that the authorities of the region want to prosecute the President of Ukraine Zelensky and all those involved in the organization of sabotage and terrorist attacks on the peninsula.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Maliar said that on October 8, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine «delivered the first blow to the Crimean bridge in order to disrupt Russian logistics.»