The US has announced it will send $1.7bn in military aid to Ukraine, including various munitions for air defence systems, artillery, mortars, anti-tank, and anti-ship missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the frontline area of Vovchansk near the Russian border, where Russian forces have been trying to break through. Zelenskiy stated that they were already strengthening air defence systems in the Kharkiv region. Additionally, Russian forces have overrun two frontline villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as part of a summer offensive. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency also claimed involvement in an ambush that killed fighters from Russia’s Wagner group in Mali, showing the global dimension of the conflict.
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iran’s new president against its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian athlete Olha Kharlan won Ukraine’s first medal in the Paris Olympics, sending a message that Ukraine will never give up. The US military aid package includes $1.5bn in long-term contracts through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and $200m in immediate military aid from Pentagon stockpiles. The specific systems being sent quickly to Ukraine were not confirmed. Supplies of western anti-aircraft systems have begun flowing faster into Ukraine as the conflict continues. The package also comes as attacks by Ukraine’s Security Service strike substations in Russia’s Kursk region, causing power outages. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues to escalate both in Ukraine and on a global scale.
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