Ukraine to receive $200 million for energy infrastructure restoration, US says war may drag on: last night's highlights
The World Bank will provide Ukraine with an additional $200 million to restore the energy sector. According to leaked US intelligence data, the Russo—Ukrainian war may last much longer than the end of 2023. Territorial Defense received 25 British armored vehicles from the World Congress of Ukrainians. Here's what you may have missed from the previous night.
Restoration of energy sector
Ukraine will receive an additional $200 million from the World Bank to restore the energy sector. The funds will be used to rebuild the power grid and heating systems in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and towns in Chernihiv Oblast.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that the Ukrainian government and the World Bank are also preparing to implement a project to insure war risks for foreign investment: "This is a key tool to attract these investments now, without waiting for the end of the war."
Leaked intelligence: the war may drag on
According to leaked classified documents, the United States believes that the Russo-Ukrainian war could drag on much longer than the end of 2023, and the battle for Donbas could be deadlocked by the end of this year.
One of the documents, dated February 23, 2023, suggests that Russia is unlikely to be able to capture Donbas in 2023.
British armored vehicles
The Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces received 25 British armored vehicles from the Ukrainian World Congress. The vehicles were purchased with donations from people and organizations around the world.
Spartan FV103 is the most popular armored vehicle among the purchased vehicles, with 12 units purchased.
Ukraine will not receive Finnish Hornets
The Finnish Ministry of Defense said that the discussion about the transfer of Hornet fighters abroad is "currently irrelevant."
Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen explained that the Hornet fighter jets will be used by the Finnish defense forces for the next few years, after which their 30-year "life cycle" will end.
Other news
- Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that even genuine classified information published on social media is no longer relevant.
- After treatment, up to 82% of the wounded and sick soldiers of the Defense Forces return to service. This is evidence of the success of Ukraine's Military Medical Doctrine, says Vitaliy Tsymbalyuk, president of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has proposed to open factories in Poland to produce depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks.
- In Donetsk Oblast, civilians have been killed or injured every day since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Over this time, 1.1 million people have been evacuated from the region, said governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
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