03:23
Ukrainian culture minister resigns
Ukrainian Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkatchenko announced his resignation on Telegram “due to a wave of misunderstanding about the importance of culture in times of war”. “During the war, private and budgetary funds for culture are no less important than for drones, because culture is the shield of our identity and our borders,” he added, without giving further details on the reasons for his departure from the government. Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier called for the replacement of the minister, criticizing the use of the state budget for cultural projects to the detriment of defence. “In times of war like this, the maximum attention of the state, and therefore state resources, must be devoted to defence,” said the Ukrainian president. in his daily address.
This Thursday, the online media Ukrayinska Pravda reported that the Ministry of Culture had decided to allocate 448 million hryvnias (nearly 10.5 million francs) to the production of television series. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Oleksandre Tkatchenko has also defended the idea of mobilizing 500 million hryvnias to complete the construction of the national Holodomor genocide museum.
03:21
In pictures: vehicle maintenance near the front
A Reuters photographer visited a military vehicle repair station in the Donetsk region on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Soldiers move around an American-made Humvee. — © STRINGER / REUTERS
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The impact of a bullet on the window of a vehicle. — © STRINGER / REUTERS
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02:48
American cluster munitions are used at the front
U.S.-supplied cluster munitions are deployed on the front lines, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said, as Kiev reported a renewed Russian offensive attempt in the country’s northeast, where Moscow is believed to have massed around 100,000 troops and hundreds of tanks. “We have received initial feedback from the Ukrainians, and they are using them quite effectively,” said John Kirby, adding that these munitions had an impact on Russian defensive formations and maneuvers. Ukraine has pledged to use cluster munitions – banned by many countries – only to dislodge Russian troop concentrations, according to Reuters.
2023-07-21 01:23:51
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