Ukraine getting ‘closer and closer’ to becoming Nato member, says secretary general
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Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Sunday morning as air defence systems repelled a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital.
The Ukrainian air force said they shot down 12 Shahed-type drones and one “UAV of unspecified type”, possibly a new form of low-altitude attack drone.
The attack on Kyiv comes as the death toll from a Russian strike on a playground in Mykolaiv rose to four, including the death of one child, the mayor of the southern city said.
On Saturday, Ukrainian officials confirmed that former MP Iryna Farion, a linguist who was well known for her campaigns defending the country’s language, had been shot dead in the city of Lviv.
A manhunt is underway to find the attacker. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was personally across the incident and that such acts of violence must be condemned.
And earlier, Mr Zelensky had a phone call with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who claimed he could “bring peace to the world” and “end the war” if he were to be re-elected in November.
Key PointsShow latest update 1721366076Two wounded by downed drone in Russia, governor says
Debris of a downed Ukrainian drone wounded two people in the Russian city of Kursk on Friday morning, acting regional governor Alexei Smirnov said.
Separately, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying that a total of 19 drones have been destroyed overnight, including 11 over the Kursk region.
Arpan Rai19 July 2024 06:14
1721365423UK defence firms discuss boosting support for Ukraine with Zelensky
Senior executives from British defence firms including BAE and Babcock met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday to discuss the need to boost military support for the country in its conflict with Russia.
The Ukrainian president is in Britain for a summit of the European Political Community (EPC) and the meeting in London also included representatives from Thales, MBDA and KBR as well as British defence minister John Healey and business minister Jonathan Reynolds.
“Meeting with industry leaders today, I emphasised the government will continue to work in partnership with industry and the need to boost industrial production of vital military kit for both Ukraine and our own Armed Forces,” Healey said in a statement.
Babcock will extend its contract with the British defence ministry by six months to provide maintenance and repair of military vehicles, Britain’s defence ministry said.
Arpan Rai19 July 2024 06:03
1721364061Zelensky to brief cabinet as first foreign leader to visit No 10 under Starmer
He is expected to brief ministers about the situation in Ukraine and the need to expand Europe’s industrial defence base, as well as agreeing a £3.5bn defence export finance deal with Sir Keir.
The Labour leader made his first visit to Ukraine in February last year and has been keen to underline Britain’s ongoing support for the embattled country, despite a change of government in the UK.
Arpan Rai19 July 2024 05:41
1721363500 Zelensky says he will have to work with the US
A victory for Donald Trump in the US election in November would be difficult for Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, acknowledging that Ukrainians were prepared.
Mr Trump’s election would be “hard work, but we are hard workers”, he was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Mr Zelensky said “Maybe he really doesn’t care, but we have to work with the United States,” he said while attending the European Political Community meeting in London.
The Republican leader’s choice of Senator JD Vance as his running mate has underscored how Washington’s stand on Ukraine, locked in a 28-month-old war with Russia, could change if he won the election. Vance is on record in an interview as saying “I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other.”
The administration of Joe Biden has provided weapons and supplies throughout the conflict, though the flow of assistance was halted for months by disputes within the US Congress.
Mr Trump has said during the campaign that, once elected, he would bring the conflict to an end even before taking office by securing a deal at the negotiating table. He said there would have been no conflict at all had he been in office when Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
Arpan Rai19 July 2024 05:31
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