News from Ukraine, live coverage: drone strikes in Belgorod. Moscow: “Invaders Defeated”. Moscow: Two US bombers intercepted in the Baltic Sea

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9:52Borrell: “F-16 training has already begun”“The training of Ukrainian pilots for the F-16 has already started in many countries, for example in Poland. This will take time, but the sooner you start the better. In the beginning there are discussions, countries are reluctant to talk about the leopard.” , but in the end we get there. And it is one more measure to ensure that Ukraine can defend itself.” This was stated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell.10:05Ukrainian attacks on BelgorodSeveral drone strikes on Monday night targeted houses and an administrative building in Russia’s Belgorod region after armed militants entered from Ukraine, the region’s governor Vyacheslav Gladkov told Telegram. He stated that the attacks caused no injuries or casualties10:20“Anti-terror operation in Belgorod”The anti-terrorist operation in the Russian region of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine “continues”, announced the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov.10:29Russian attacks on Bakhmut continue but diminish“Enemy offensive activity in the Bakhmut sector decreased slightly yesterday, but the number of attacks remains high.” Writing on her Telegram channel, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar reiterated that Kyiv troops control the southwestern outskirts of the Plane region .10:38Finland: No more gas from GazpromRussian concern Gazprom has lost its first long-term contract with a European company. The Finnish company Gasum has terminated its supply contract with Gazprom as part of arbitration proceedings. According to Kommersant, Gasum is the first European company to have terminated a long-term contract with the Russian gas monopoly. The contract between Gasum and Gazprom was to run until December 31, 2031. In 2021, Gazprom supplied 1.49 billion cubic meters of gas to Finland under this agreement.10:40 a.mRussian attack also in DonetskThe city of Toretsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region (east) was attacked by Russian forces this morning, the region’s governor Pavlo Kyrylenko announced on Twitter.10:56Zelenskyy visits the front in DonetskPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the front positions of the Vugledar Marinka Front in Donetsk on the occasion of Marine Corps Day. This was announced by the Ukrainian presidency, emphasizing that the leader listened to the report of the naval commander and spoke to the soldiers. “Every day, the Marines are proving that they are a powerful fighting force,” and “we need more of that power.” That’s why, starting today, we’re significantly increasing the Marines’ potential and creating a Marine Corps,” he said, adding that new brigades be formed with modern equipment and weapons.11:50Belgorod, civilians evacuated in 9 villagesCivilians from nine Russian villages in the Graivoron district of the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine were evacuated for security reasons in the light of the anti-terrorist operation launched after a “group of saboteurs and reconnaissance forces entered the area”. This was announced by the governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, specifying that the decision affects the residents of Graivoron, Novostroyevka, Gorkovsky, Bezymeno, Mokraya Orlovka, Glotovo, Gora Podol, Zamostye and Spodaryusheno.12:25EU gives the green light for another 1.5 billion aid for UkraineThe EU Commission has given the green light for a new aid tranche of 1.5 billion euros

Ukraine. This is the fourth tranche Brussels has disbursed under the €18 billion macro-financial assistance package to Kiev. “Since the beginning of this year we have disbursed €7.5 billion in macro-financial assistance. These loans make a significant contribution to meeting the immediate financial needs of the population

Ukraine. And more help will come,” stressed EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

1:01 p.mMedvedev: “Belgorod? The prisoners will be destroyed like mice”Those who attacked Russia’s Belgorod region from Ukraine were “scoundrels” who should not be captured but “destroyed like mice.” This was stated by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, currently Deputy Chairman of the National Security Council, quoted by the RIA Novosti agency1:35 p.mMoscow: “The robbers defeated in Belgorod”The “nationalists” who entered Russia’s Belgorod region from Ukraine were “blocked and defeated”. This was announced by the Moscow Ministry of Defense, adding that “more than 70 terrorists were eliminated” and the rest were pushed back into Ukrainian territory.3:05 p.mRussian Deputy Minister Kukerenko has diedDeputy Science Minister Pyotr Kucherenko, 46, died under mysterious circumstances after becoming seriously ill on a flight from Havana on Saturday, and passed away on his return. Cnn reports it. Family members spoke of cardiac arrest. Journalist Roman Super, who fled Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, said on Telegram that he had spoken to Kucherenko “a few days” before fleeing, explaining that the deputy minister – a critic of the war – feared for his safety .4 p.mMedvedev: “The more destructive weapons are supplied to Ukraine, the greater the danger of a nuclear apocalypse”The more destructive weapons Ukraine receives from Western countries, the greater the risk of a “nuclear apocalypse.” This is the warning from former Russian Prime Minister Dmitri

Medvedev, quoted by the Ria news agency. As for Kyiv, which has denied involvement in the raid on the Belgorod border region, for the current deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, these are “lies”.

4.40 p.mThe Russians block the harbors for grain ships

The Russian authorities are banning ships from entering the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi near Odessa on the Black Sea, effectively excluding it from the agreement

achieved for grain exports last July

In Istanbul. This was denounced by the Deputy Minister of Ukraine

Renewal Yuriy Vaskov.

17:43Moscow: One dead and 13 wounded in a raid on BelgorodOne civilian was killed in the raid from Ukrainian territory to Russia’s Belgorod region. This was announced by the governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on his Telegram channel, stating that the civilian died in the border village of Kozinka and his wife was injured. According to the regional authorities, 13 civilians were injured in the operation.17:54Medvedev: “F-16s bring nuclear apocalypse closer”“The more weapons the West supplies to Ukraine, and the more destructive those weapons are, ‘the more likely’ a scenario of a ‘nuclear apocalypse’ becomes.” This was stated by former Russian President and current Deputy Chairman of the National Security Council, Dmitry

Medvedev commented on the possibility of F-16 jets being delivered to Kiev.

20:04Moscow: US bombers interceptedMoscow laments that two American strategic bombers were spotted over the Baltic Sea approaching the Russian border and claims to have flown one of its Su-27 fighters to approach them. Ria Novosti reports about it. “After the foreign warplanes withdrew from the border, the Russian fighter plane returned to its airfield without incident,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram.