17 July 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Ukraine reports 500,000 Russian troops surrounding the country VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday that 500,000 Russian troops are surrounding Ukraine and Russia is looking to add 200,000 to 300,000 more in the coming months.
Russia Says Prisoner Swap With Ukraine Involving 190 POWs Completed RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Russia and Ukraine said they have completed another prisoner swap, with the latest exchange involving 190 prisoners of war mediated by the United Arab Emirates.
Russia Says 'False Alarm' Behind Massive Power Outage In South RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Russia's nuclear energy operator, Rosenergoatom, says a unit of the Rostov nuclear power plant whose disconnection left some 1 million people in southern Russia and parts of occupied Crimea without electricity was switched off due to "a false alarm."

95 Russian servicemen return from captivity as a result of talks Russia MoD 17 Jul 2024 -- As a result of the negotiation process, 95 Russian servicemen who were in mortal danger in captivity have been returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime. Ninety-five AFU prisoners of war have been transferred in exchange.
Russia Returns 95 Soldiers From Ukrainian Captivity - MoD Sputnik 17 Jul 2024 -- Russia has negotiated the release of 95 of its soldiers taken prisoner in Ukraine-controlled territories, who have already returned home, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Ukraine Loses Up to 650 Soldiers in Clashes With Russia's Western Forces - MoD Sputnik 17 Jul 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 650 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Zapad in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Russian Air Defenses Down 5 Ukrainian UAVs Over Belgorod, Voronezh, Bryansk Regions Sputnik 17 Jul 2024 -- Russian air defenses overnight on Wednesday downed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over Belgorod, Voronezh, and Bryansk regions, the Russian Defense Ministry and the Bryansk governor said.

10th Anniversary of the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024 -- Ten years ago today, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine in territory controlled by Russian and Russia-led forces, taking the lives of 298 innocent people, including 80 children.

Commission paves the way for the release of close to €4.2 billion to Ukraine as first regular payment under the Ukraine Facility European Commission 17 Jul 2024 -- day, the Commission has given a positive assessment for the first regular payment of close to €4.2 billion under the EU's Ukraine Facility, to support Ukraine's macro-financial stability and the functioning of its public administration.

Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs marking 10 years since the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 Canada 17 Jul 2024

China slams NATO as troublemaker at UNSC; 'peace hope for Ukraine crisis remains fragile' Global Times 17 Jul 2024 -- China heavily criticized NATO and certain countries as troublemakers at the UN Security Council open debate on Tuesday local time after the US-led military alliance accused China of being a "decisive enabler" of the Russia-Ukraine conflict earlier this month.

Russia must not be allowed to operate with impunity: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 17 Jul 2024 -- UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia's invasion poses a profound challenge to the international order on which our prosperity and security depends.

10 years since downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 Australia DFAT 17 Jul 2024 -- Today marks 10 years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and the tragic loss of 298 lives, including 38 people who called Australia home.

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