Shelling of Ukrainian cities and grain exports from Ukraine through Croatian ports: highlights of July 31
In the morning, the Russians launched a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, and settlements in Kherson Oblast also came under Russian fire. Croatian ports will be used to export Ukrainian grain. We have collected the key news for July 31.
Shelling
On July 31, at approximately 9 a.m., the Russian military launched a missile attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih. Enemy missiles hit a multi-story building and an educational institution. After the missile hit the building, an apartment on the 4th floor caught fire over an area of approximately 70 square meters.
It is known about 75 injured and 6 dead people. A day of mourning has been declared in the city for August 1.
In the morning, Russians also shelled Kherson Oblast. Kherson suffered the most, where 4 people were killed and 17 others were wounded. The youngest victim is 16 years old and was taken to the hospital in serious condition. Another man was injured as a result of shelling in Beryslav. The occupiers also struck Kozatske, killing a woman.
Export through Croatian ports
Ukraine and Croatia have agreed to use Croatian ports to export Ukrainian grain, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said after a meeting with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlić-Radman.
The parties agreed on the possibility of using Croatian ports on the Danube and in the Adriatic Sea to transport Ukrainian grain. Now Ukraine will work to build the most efficient routes to these ports and make the most of this opportunity.
The main topic of the talks was weapons. Kuleba said that the meeting discussed further support from Croatia.
The case of the helicopter crash in Brovary
In the case of the crash of a helicopter in Brovary with the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on board, there is currently no confirmation of the versions of an attempt on the life of public figures or sabotage. However, investigators should announce their conclusions shortly, Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin said in an interview with Ukrinform.
The investigation is currently ongoing. It is being conducted by specialists from the interagency investigation team consisting of the main investigative departments of the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine. The Prosecutor General's Office is providing procedural guidance.
The case of the explosion in the Kyiv court
Ihor Humeniuk, who exploded in Shevchenkivskyi Court of Kyiv on July 5, had been making explosives for two years to escape from custody, said Tetiana Sapian, a strategic communications adviser to the State Bureau of Investigation.
According to law enforcement, during his stay in the Kyiv pre-trial detention center, Humeniuk was given small portions of substances that became the basis for explosives under the guise of medicines for 2 years.
Sapian says that the substances for the explosives were passed to Humeniuk by his accomplices. After that, he was “artisanally able to make” a “shaheed belt” and several improvised explosive devices.
Other important news
- Ukraine receives $1.25 billion in grants from the United States.
- The “servant of the people”, Andrii Kholodov, who has not attended the Rada since January, has resigned.
- During the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated 37 kilometers of territory in the Bakhmut sector.
- Actor and athlete Yevhen Svitlychnyi was killed in the fighting.
- Russia has destroyed 180 thousand tons of Ukrainian grain after withdrawing from the grain deal, the Foreign Ministry reports.
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