Kuleba's negotiations in China, plan to return Crimea, first ex-prisoner women in Ukrainian army: July 24 highlights

Kuleba talks in China

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during his visit to Guangzhou.

During the visit, Kuleba, in particular, spoke about Ukraine's readiness for the negotiation process with Russia, but "at a certain stage" — when Moscow will be ready to conduct them honestly. At the same time, he noted that there is currently no such readiness on the Russian side.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he is waiting for a detailed report from Kuleba after his return from China, but it is already known that during the meeting, Beijing confirmed that it will not supply weapons to Moscow.

Ukraine has a plan to return Crimea

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi gave an interview to The Guardian.

In it, in particular, he stated that Ukraine has a plan to de-occupy Crimea. This plan is a big military secret, but the intention to de-occupy the peninsula is quite realistic.

The first convicted women joined the army

The first seven women who served prison terms signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

They expressed a desire to undergo military service under a contract in exchange for parole. The women have already successfully passed the military medical commission and received the consent of the commanders of military units to serve in specific units of the Defense Forces.

Czech “Initiative-2025”

The Czech Republic plans to extend the mechanism for the procurement of artillery shells for the Ukrainian army in 2025.

The project, with the working name "Initiative-2025," will be joined by five Czech arms companies that participated in this year's deliveries. The project will be financed mainly by European states; Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany already supported it.

Bombing of serviceman in Moscow

On the morning of July 24, a Toyota Land Cruiser car exploded in Moscow. At first, Russian media sources wrote that Andrey Torgashov, the deputy chief of the radio center of the military satellite communications unit, was in the car.

However, reports later appeared that the car actually belonged to his namesake and an officer of the headquarters of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (known as the GRU). An explosion tore off his feet. Later, a man was detained in Turkey, who was allegedly involved in blowing up the car.

The situation near Prohres in Donetsk Oblast

In the Pokrovsk sector of the front, where Ukrainian troops are defending, in particular near the village of Prohres, the situation is "tense and difficult". Russian units there are under fire from the Defense Forces of Ukraine, the Khortytsia troop grouping reported.

Earlier, analysts of the DeepState project mentioned the threat of encirclement of Ukrainian troops near Prohres. However, the leadership of the brigade that maintains the defense there does not give the order to withdraw. It seems they want the soldiers to "continue to sit in a pocket - until the last soldier."

Other news

• Donald Trump said he is ready for a debate with Kamala Harris.
• Demolition of the Zelenskyi manor: the co-owner of the building was elected a pre-trial restriction.
• The Verkhovna Rada will meet when there is a consensus on the banning of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate.
• Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko accused the prosecutor's office of manipulation due to statements about the flooded subway. He says he will go to court.
• The Odesa Oblast State Administration allocated land to a company whose owner is under sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council.
• Georgian authorities claimed that someone wanted to kill the founder of the ruling party. Former officials who had worked in Ukraine are allegedly associated with this operation.