Military aid from Britain and attack on ammunition warehouse in Russia's Voronezh Oblast: July 7 highlights
Newly appointed British Defense Secretary John Healey announced additional military aid to Ukraine in Odesa. The SBU caused an explosion at an ammunition warehouse in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast, where the Russians stored missiles. Exit polls show that in France the left-wing coalition New Popular Front is winning in the second round of parliamentary elections. We collected the main news for July 7.
Britain announced military aid
British Defense Secretary John Healey announced an additional package of military aid to Ukraine during his visit to Odesa. In particular, it contains 90 Brimstone anti-tank missiles and 10 AS-90 self-propelled artillery units.
Healey instructed to speed up the delivery of the military aid package promised to Ukraine back in April, providing it in full within the next 100 days.
In addition, the new Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ruben Brekelmans, visited Kyiv on July 7. He also confirmed unwavering support for Ukraine, despite the change of government.
Battles for Toretsk: the military commented on the situation
The defense forces control the situation in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, and there are no Russian troops in the town, said Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesman of the Khortytsia operational and strategic troop grouping. However, the Russians are actively putting pressure on Ukrainian positions. Currently, fighting continues on the approaches to the settlement.
An explosion at an ammunition warehouse in Voronezh Oblast
Drones of the Security Service of Ukraine caused an explosion at an ammunition warehouse in Sergeyevka, Voronezh Oblast. The Russians stored missiles there, as well as shells for tanks and artillery, informed sources told hromadske.
A state of emergency was introduced within the settlement and the evacuation of residents to temporary accommodation centers began.
In addition, the source confirmed that the attack on the oil depot in Krasnodar Krai on July 6 was also the work of the SBU.
Ukrainian intelligence burned down two Russian military facilities
Ukrainian scouts struck two Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast.
In Debaltseve, a logistics center burned down, where the Russians stored equipment for tanks and ammunition. And in Novoluhansk, scouts burned down a valuable Russian R-330Zh Zhitel automated jamming station.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a world record
Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh jumped 2.1 meters high at the Diamond League competition in Paris, which is a new world record among women.
The world record in women's high jump stood for 37 years. The previous best result was set in 1987 by Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova.
The left has unexpectedly overtaken the alliance of Macron and the far-right
Exit polls show that the left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the largest number of seats in the second round of voting in the parliamentary elections in France, ahead of incumbent President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance and the far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen.
The political force did not announce who it would choose for the post of prime minister in case of victory. One of the possible candidates could be the 72-year-old head of the Unconquered France party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. He supported Russia's annexation of Crimea, opposed sanctions against Russia, and was against supplying arms to Ukraine.
A Russian Su-25 was destroyed in Donetsk Oblast
Anti-aircraft soldiers of the 110th Mark Bezruchko Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Donetsk Oblast.
In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed 361 Russian warplanes and 326 military helicopters.
Three African countries created a confederation and turned to Russia
Three West African countries — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — announced the creation of a confederation. It will be called the Confederation of Sahel States (AES). All three countries also expelled French soldiers fighting local Islamist terrorists and turned to Russia for military assistance.
Other news
- In Kharkiv Oblast, four people, including a child, were killed when a car was blown up by a mine.
- A grenade exploded in Lutsk: there are victims; the person involved in the explosion was detained.
- Strike on the airfield in Myrhorod: the ex-spokesman of the Air Force commented on the losses.
- Another country joined Viktor Orban's alliance, which makes it enough to create a faction in the European Parliament.
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