03 July 2023 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Jul 2023
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Reports Small Gains Against Strong Resistance RFE/RL 03 Jul 2023 -- Fighting continues to be intense in parts of eastern and southern Ukraine, with Kyiv reporting small territorial gains as its counteroffensive meets strong resistance from entrenched Russian forces.
Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Touts Ukraine as Asset for NATO VOA 03 Jul 2023 -- In his nightly video address Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touted Ukraine as a significant asset for NATO, stating that his country is an important safeguard in Europe's security against Russian aggression.

Ukraine to Receive Dozens of Leopard Tanks in Coming Weeks - Germany Sputnik 03 Jul 2023 -- Over the past weeks, the much-hyped Ukrainian "counteroffensive" resulted in severe losses for Kiev's forces, with multiple tanks and military vehicles being destroyed - all while Ukraine failed to damage Russian defenses.
President had a phone call with the Chancellor of Germany President of Ukraine 03 Jul 2023
We will do everything possible and impossible to make our air defense system the most powerful - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 03 Jul 2023

Russia's Medvedev warns nuclear war 'quite probable' amid West's support for Ukraine Press TV 03 Jul 2023 -- Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev says confrontation with the West will "last decades," warning against a "quite probable" nuclear conflict.
Russia thwarts Ukrainian terror plot against Crimean head Press TV 03 Jul 2023 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has reportedly foiled a Ukraine-planned assassination attempt on the head of Crimea, insisting that the scheme was organized by the Ukrainian special services.
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Running Out of Time — Russian Ex-General Sputnik 03 Jul 2023 -- Kiev is preparing the second stage of the counteroffensive because the first, despite using huge amounts of Western military equipment and Ukrainian troops, did not bring results, Leonid Reshetnikov, a veteran Russian foreign intelligence official, told Sputnik.
Ukraine's Counteroffensive Failing in All Directions - Shoigu Sputnik 03 Jul 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday that the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive has not reached its goals in any of the directions of the military campaign.
FSB Thwarts Ukrainian Assassination Plot Targeting Crimea Head Sputnik 03 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it had thwarted an assassination attempt on Sergey Aksyonov, the head of the Republic of Crimea, organized by the Ukrainian special services.

Update 169 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 03 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been reconnected to its only available back-up power line four months after it was lost, but the site's power situation remains extremely fragile during the ongoing military conflict and is not sustainable, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
IAEA: Europe's largest nuclear power plant regains back-up electricity feed UN News 03 Jul 2023 -- The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine is now reconnected to its only back-up power line after four months, but the power situation at the site remains "highly vulnerable", warned Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday.

Ukraine: International Centre for the prosecution of Russia's crime of aggression against Ukraine starts operations today European Commission 03 Jul 2023 -- Today, the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA) started its operations in the Hague, hosted by the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust).

Denmark launches support package for the reconstruction of schools and hospitals in Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark 03 Jul 2023 -- With schools in ruins, bombed hospitals, and damaged water supply systems, Ukraine faces an enormous task of reconstruction. Denmark is now providing support through the first civil support package under the Ukraine Fund.

Switzerland increases support for rehabilitation of Ukrainian schools Federal Council - Swiss Government 03 Jul 2023 -- Switzerland continues to provide aid to Ukraine. Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis has approved an additional CHF 5.5 million to renovate and refurbish around 30 schools in Ukraine. The aim is to ensure that nearly 15,000 schoolchildren have access to a decent and safe education.

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