Defense Forces hit Russian oil depot, Ukrainian football team eliminated from Olympics: July 30 highlights
The Ukrainian military attacked an oil depot in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. The Ukrainian national football team lost to Argentina and was eliminated from the 2024 Olympics. Hungary simplified entry for Russians and Belarusians, but the EU considers such a decision a threat. We collected the main news for July 30.
Defense Forces hit an oil depot in Kursk Oblast
Overnight on July 29, the Defense Forces successfully hit another Russian strategic object — the "Logistics Center No. 43" oil depot in Kursk Oblast, causing a fire there.
The paratroopers repulsed another Russian assault near Kurakhove
The troops of the 79th Tavria Separate Air Assault Brigade repelled another mass assault of the Russian invasion forces near Kurakhove. For this attack, the enemy engaged 57 units of equipment.
On July 25, the Russians already tried to massively attack the positions of the Tavria paratroopers in this sector.
Results of another day of the Olympics
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk defeated the eighth ranked player in the world, Maria Sakkari, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Olympics. Her next match will take place on July 31 against Croatian Donna Vekic.
Another Ukrainian tennis player, Elina Svitolina, lost to her opponent in the 1/8 finals, and Dayana Yastremska — in the second round of the singles tournament. Yastremska still had the opportunity to play in the doubles tournament with Kostyuk, but the athletes withdrew from the match. So both Svitolina and Yastremska have now left the 2024 Olympics.
Meanwhile, in the third round of the group round of the 2024 Olympics football tournament, Ukraine lost 2-0 to Argentina. This means that Morocco and Argentina advance to the quarterfinals, while Ukraine takes third place and is eliminated from the competition.
Hungary simplified entry for Russians and Belarusians. EU considers this a threat
Hungary simplified entry to the country for people with Russian and Belarusian passports. This happened after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow, where he met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The European People's Party, which is the largest in the bloc, considers Hungary's decision to relax visa restrictions for Russians and Belarusians a risk to "national security," the Financial Times wrote. In particular, the EU talks about threats of spies. They are convinced that the bloc's leaders should take urgent countermeasures.
Media found out how many F-16s Ukraine will be able to use this year and what weapons the planes will have
Ukraine expects to deploy the first F-16 fighter jets this summer, but due to the limited number of trained personnel, only about 10 aircraft, writes the New York Times.
The Wall Street Journal claims that the United States has agreed to arm dozens of F-16s. In particular, the planes will be equipped with modern American-made missiles. At the same time, the United States is considering whether it can expand training for Ukrainian pilots, the WSJ reports. Earlier, Ukrainian officials insisted on this.
Ukrenergo promises fewer outages in the next three months
July 30 was the first day of the month when there were no power outages. If there are no mass attacks during August-October, there will be more such days, or short-term restrictions will apply only in the evening hours.
The commander of the 80th Brigade reacted to the release
Commander of the 80th Halytska Separate Air Assault Brigade, Emil Ishkulov, thanked his subordinates for their service and support amid reports of his dismissal.
According to news outlet Babel, he was fired for a dispute with the command. He was against sending the soldiers who were on recovery to a certain sector. Ishkulov was promised to be appointed to a higher position.
Other news
- A Ukrainian soldier claimed that the Russians entered Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast. The Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC denies this.
- Alexander Lukashenko pardoned a German citizen sentenced to death.
- In Diia, Ukrainians can now generate a military registration document with a QR code.
- Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says Chinese representatives were invited to come to Ukraine. They are interested in the proposal.
- Ukraine is ready to join the EU consultations on the transit of Lukoil oil, reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.