Road accident in Rivne region and air defence from Estonia: highlights for July 6

Road accident in Rivne region

A minibus and a tanker truck collided in the Rivne region, killing 14 people, including a 6-year-old boy.

According to investigators, the driver of the tanker drove into the oncoming lane and collided with the minibus. Law enforcement is already investigating the case.

Air defence systems from Estonia

Mistral short-range air defence systems have been delivered in Ukraine from Estonia. In total, such systems with a range of up to 6 km have been in service with the Ukrainian army since April 2022.

Ukrainian maritime strategy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the state is working on a new maritime strategy. The strategy is currently being finalised and will soon be approved by the National Security and Defence Council.

“Ukraine will always be a nation capable of defending its maritime interests, transport routes, and the interests of our allies and partners,” the president said.

100-year agreement with the UK

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on the phone with the new British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and said that Kyiv and London were preparing an “unprecedented 100-year agreement”. Details are currently unknown.

Oil depots burned in the Krasnodar region of Russia

Authorities in Russia's Krasnodar Territory reported a Ukrainian drone attack on the night of July 6.

Fuel tanks were on fire in the villages of Pavlovskaya and Leningradskaya, and minor damage to a mobile phone tower was reported in Yeysk.

In Odesa, a military man was barked at in a fitness center

A video from a fitness centre in Odesa, where a man cursed at a serviceman, was shared online. In particular, the man repeatedly cursed the soldier and said that he did not care that he was at war.

Later, the perpetrator of the incident had his nose broken and was then taken away by representatives of the local military enlistment office.

Debris removal completed in Dnipro

Rescuers have completed the rubble removal in a high-rise building in Dnipro that was hit by a Russian missile on June 28. The attack killed 3 people and injured 12 others. Three of the victims are still in hospital.

Le Pen promises to cancel permission to strike Russia with French weapons

The leader of the French far-right National Union party, Marine Le Pen, said that her protégé Jordan Bardella will forbid Ukraine from striking Russia with French weapons if he becomes prime minister.

Other important news

• Biden may meet with Zelenskyy at NATO summit, White House says.
• Zaluzhnyi will start his work as ambassador on 10 July, Suspilne reports.
• Ukrenergo announced the schedule of power outages for 7 July.
• Iran has a new president. A little-known candidate won the election with a “historically low” turnout.
• Two-thirds of the damaged power generation facilities in Kyiv have been restored, according to the Kyiv City State Administration.