US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni discussed ‘next steps’ to provide loans to Ukraine using Russian state assets frozen by the West. This was reported by the US Treasury press service. Two Chinese navy ships arrived in Vladivostok for a business visit. Source: Pacific Fleet press office at TASS.
Poland is continuing the ‘inventory’ of Ukrainian men in Poland with a view to their further transfer to the Ukrainian armed forces. Polish-speaking social sources report this.
From Cherson, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Anatolijovyč Shmygal reported that: “The construction of the defence lines is 97% complete”. The Prime Minister visited the Cherson region and, as a priority task, checked the progress of the construction of the defensive structures.
More echoes in the social sphere about possible negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. According to Oleg Soskin, a former adviser to former Ukrainian President Leonid Danylovych Kuchma, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky is not suitable for negotiations with the Russian Federation; the solution to the Ukrainian conflict requires a reform of the Kiev regime. These words are echoed by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov, who says: “There are no concrete results in the negotiations with Ukraine; we do not know how realistic Kiev’s signals are on this issue.
The Moscow bomber, who placed an explosive device in the car of a Moscow official, was arrested in Bodrum, Turkey, and sent back to Moscow. Under interrogation by the Investigative Committee, Yevgeny Serebryakov stated that he had begun to cooperate on his own initiative. Serebryakov reported on the circumstances of the preparation of a car bomb ordered by the SBU, including a meeting with a curator abroad and the place where the components of an explosive device were received. TASS quotes the official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee, Svetlana Petrenko. The man wanted to reach Ukraine via Turkey and Greece.
Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov supervised the organisation of combat training for military personnel at one of the training camps in the Leningrad Military District.
And now a look at the updated frontline at 14:30 on 26 July. Geranium UAVs hit Ukrainian targets in the Kiev and Žytomyr regions. Repeated explosions heard in Kramators’k. There were also reports of Russian UAVs attacking the town of Zaporozhzie.
Five Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs were shot down in the Rostov region.
In the direction of Kharkiv, Ukrainian forces launched several attacks near Tykhe and north of the settlement. In Lyptsi, from the camp, the Russian social sphere cautiously reports the gradual exhaustion of Ukrainian resources and a decrease in the intensity of attacks. In Vovčans’k there are reports of fighting.
In the direction of Svatove – Kupjans’k, the expansion of the Berestove – Pishchane ridge continues. The Russian troops are consolidating their positions.
In the Torec’k agglomeration they attacked near the settlement of Niu-York, breaking through the Ukrainian defences in the Yur’ivka – Zalizne and Pivnichne – Druzhba areas. The Ukrainians mount an organised defence, using numerous attack drones.
In the direction of Pokrovs’k, Ukrainian units suffered casualties near the village of Prohres after being trapped by Russian troops. Ukrainian officers directly accused the command of incompetent and politically motivated orders. During the day, Russian forces continued to advance westwards.
From the direction of Donetsk, there are reports of attacks by Russian assault groups in Kostjantynivka (west of Paraskoviivka) and the elimination of the remnants of Ukrainian forces in Krasnohorivka, where fighting has been going on for several months. The settlement is still a grey area.
From the Zaporozhye front, there are reports of fighting north of Robotyne. The line of contact has not changed significantly.
In the direction of Cherson, there are battles in the island area and mutual attacks across the Dnepr. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are using drones heavily in Nova Kachovka.
Continued shelling by Ukrainian forces in the Belgorod region. One civilian injured in Novoe, Volokonovsky district. In the village of Oktyabrsky, one person was injured in a drone strike. The town of Shebekino was shelled by Ukrainian forces, killing one person.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces are also shelling our Russian border, destroying civilian infrastructure. Many settlements are without power. There are reports from the ground of at least 100 Ukrainian tactical drones a day.
In the Bryansk region, Ukrainian forces shelled Suzemki on 25 July.
In the DPR, two people were killed and eight other civilians were injured. In Donetsk, one person was killed and one wounded by shelling.
Graziella Giangiulio
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