Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important things in the Ukrainian war on June 30. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the aggressor’s invasion for more than a year.
11:18. Several explosions were heard in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region in Berdyansk on Friday morning, the legitimate city war administration of Berdyansk said.
“There were 11 explosions in Berdyansk. There are fires and detonations in the area of the airport. Ambulances went in this direction,” the administration said in a statement. “We are waiting for official information from the general staff.”
In turn, Vladimir Rogov, a collaborator of the Russian occupiers, claimed that on Friday morning, the Ukrainian army fired with “Storm Shadow” missiles, but the Russian air defense forces repelled the strike while the missiles were still approaching the city. The explosions heard in Berdyansk are the work of anti-aircraft defense systems, Rogov’s version is quoted by the Ukrainian media “Ukrainska Pravda”.
10:20. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 228,340 soldiers by Friday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army.
According to the data of the general staff, 560 invaders were destroyed during the day.
09:26. On the night of Friday, the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down ten of the 13 “Shahed-136/131” attack drones launched by Russia in the south of the country, the Air Force of Ukraine announced on the Telegram platform.
“Made a strike from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov (Primorsko-Kahtarsk) with 13 Iranian-made kamikaze drones “Shahed-136/131″ and four guided anti-aircraft missiles from the S-300 complex. Ten of the 13 strike drones were destroyed,” the statement said.
In addition, as indicated, the Russians have attacked military infrastructure facilities in the Zaporizhzhya region.
08:25. US Republican presidential candidate, former Vice President Mike Pence, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Pence visited Moschun, Buch and Irpin, liberated from the Russian invaders, in the Kyiv region.
“As President Zelenskyi and his team told me, the Ukrainian soldiers are moving confidently forward, and I assured him that we, on our part, will do everything possible to provide the necessary support to the Ukrainian soldiers until they repel the Russian invasion and restore the sovereignty of their country, Pence said.
“I have full confidence that the day will come when Ukraine’s sovereignty will be restored. Their territorial unity will be restored. I believe that it is not only in the interests of the Ukrainian people, but also in the national interests of the United States and the interests of the entire free world that the Ukrainian soldiers achieve victory, ” stated the former vice president.
07:00. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will personally come to the North Atlantic Alliance summit in Vilnius only if the outcome of the summit is expected to be acceptable to Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine and Zelenskyi’s diplomatic adviser Ihor Zhovkva told Reuters.
Asked what the minimum conditions are for Zelensky’s presence at the NATO summit, Zhovkva referred to his speech in parliament, in which the head of state of Ukraine spoke about the importance of courage in the modern world. “The president will not go (..) to the summit if the leaders are in a mood to show off or show a lack of courage while Ukraine is fighting against Russian aggression with all its courage, will and strength and high fighting spirit,” he said.
Zhovkva added that there is “no sense and no time” for the Ukrainian president to go to the summit in Vilnius if “there will be no result”. According to Zelensky’s adviser, Ukraine is now closer to receiving an invitation to join than six months ago.
00:10. Ukraine has received almost 890 million US dollars intended to be used to support the war, reports pravda.com.ua.
2023-06-30 08:18:50
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