MOSCOW, July 14 Governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit on Friday reported a drone crash in Kurchatov, where the Kursk nuclear power plant is located. There were no casualties, critical facilities were not damaged.
According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, Ukraine does not abandon attempts to strike, but the Russian air defense system is working effectively, appropriate measures are being taken.
The course of the operation and the recognition of Zelensky’s office
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military repelled 16 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction over the past day, as a result of which Ukraine lost up to 280 military personnel, 10 pieces of equipment. Russian air defense systems over the past day shot down 14 Ukrainian drones and 9 HIMARS and Uragan MLRS shells, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The head of Volodymyr Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak, said Ukrainian forces were moving slower than expected during their counteroffensive, Agence France-Presse reported.
Grain deal
Peskov said that new elements regarding the extension of participation Russia in the grain deal, no.
The UN is waiting for an official decision on the Black Sea initiative, at the moment the situation with it has not changed, a source in the organization said.
Two vessels with grain are planned to be sent from Ukraine to Turkey in the days remaining before the end of the grain deal, said Ismini Palla, spokeswoman for the UN coordinator of the deal.