Continuation of martial law, Hungary's threats, attack on a ferry in Azov Sea: July 23 highlights

A Russian ferry was hit in the Sea of Azov

The Ukrainian military struck the Russian railway ferry Slavyanin in the port of Kavkaz in Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation on the shores of the Sea of Azov.

According to the General Staff, Slavyanin is the third and last Russian railway ferry in that region.

Martial law and mobilization continued

The Verkhovna Rada supported draft laws on the extension of martial law and general mobilization for 90 days. This was already the 12th vote of the Ukrainian parliament regarding the extension of martial law and mobilization. Now the bills must be signed by the president.

FM Kuleba arrived in China

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba arrived in China at the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. He announced that detailed and extensive negotiations are expected, the focus will be on the issue of peace in Ukraine.

Hungary threatens with sanctions against Lukoil

Hungary is threatening to block the payment of 6.5 billion euros to Ukraine from the European Peace Facility if Ukraine does not agree to lift the ban on the transportation of oil by the Russian company Lukoil through its territory.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, once again stated that Ukraine's decision allegedly violates the Association Agreement with the EU.

Sentence to the pensioner who sent explosives to Ukrainian embassies

In Spain, 74-year-old Pompeo Gonzalez Pascual was sentenced, who in 2022 sent letters with explosives to the Embassy of Ukraine and other agencies in Spain.

The court's decision states that the Spaniard acted "with the aim of creating a great commotion in Spain so that it stops supporting Ukraine in the war against Russia."

The government has determined the beginning of the new academic year

This year, the academic year will begin on Monday, September 2, and will end on June 30, 2025. This resolution was adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Earlier, the city authorities of Lviv announced that classes in local schools will begin on August 19, in order to guarantee a full school year amid problems with electricity supply.

The majority of Ukrainians are against territorial concessions

Since May 2023, the number of Ukrainians who are ready to make territorial concessions in order to achieve peace as soon as possible has begun to increase. However, they are still a minority among those surveyed.

The majority of Ukrainians — 55% — oppose any territorial concessions.

Ukraine wants to return men from Moldova

The Ukrainian authorities conduct a "certain dialogue" with Moldova regarding the return of Ukrainian citizens of military age who have been living abroad.

However, according to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Moldova, Mark Shevchenko, this problem is difficult to solve because there is no single verified statistic on how many men have entered the territory of the neighboring country.

The SBU detained an associate of antivaxxer Stakhiv

The Security Service of Ukraine charged former TV journalist Zhan Novoseltsev, who is an associate of Lviv antivaxxer Ostap Stakhiv. He may be involved in discrediting the military commisariats and mobilization.

Ukrainian teenagers were attacked in Warsaw

In Warsaw, a 26-year-old man with a knife in his hands attacked two 15-year-old boys from Ukraine. Teenagers were hospitalized. According to the media, the attacker is from Uzbekistan. An argument broke out between him and a group of teenagers.

Boeing will cooperate with Antonov

The Boeing company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ukrainian company Antonov. This will allow working together on defense projects, including repairing ScanEagle drones.

Harris collected a record $81 million in the first day

Incumbent US Vice President Kamala Harris received a record $81 million from Democratic donors in the first 24 hours after President Joe Biden decided not to run for re-election and endorsed her in this year's election.

In addition, Associated Press and CNN polls showed Harris was backed by more than 1,976 Democratic delegates, enough to become the Democratic presidential nominee in the first round.

The owner of the demolished Zelenskyi manor was indicted

The law enforcement officers pressed charges against the owner of the building, on whose instructions they demolished the Zelenskyi manor house, a historical building of the end of the 19th century, in Kyiv.

At the same time, the Ministry of Culture recognized the Zelenskyi manor as an architectural monument.

Other news

• Ukrainian military shot down another Russian Su-25 in Donetsk Oblast.
• Biden transferred some powers regarding the law on assistance to Ukrainians to the Ministry of Finance and the US State Department.
• The application for the dismissal of judge Litvinova, whom journalists found to hold Russian citizenship, was postponed due to a complaint by the SBU.
• The EU will provide Ukrzaliznytsia with almost 43 million euros for European integration projects.