31 July 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Ukraine receives first shipment of F-16 fighter jets VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- Ukraine has received its first shipment of F-16 fighter jets from the West, something Ukraine has been seeking for months to help it beat back the Russian invasion of its territory.
NATO-Provided F-16 Jets Reach Ukraine Amid Uncertainty Over Pilot Readiness Sputnik 31 Jul 2024 -- The first batch of NATO-supplied F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
It Is Crucial to Increase Ukraine's Skies Defense Capabilities, We Are Doing Everything for That — the Address by the President President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2024
Zelenskiy Calls For 'Bold' Decisions By Allies As Kyiv Repels 'Massive' Russian Drone Attack RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- Air-defense systems successfully repelled what officials called "the most massive attack of 2024" on the Ukrainian capital as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Kyiv's Western partners to make "bold decisions" and deliver enough resources that will allow Ukraine to fully protect its skies from Russian attacks.
Zelensky Says Expecting Air Defense Systems to Be Delivered to Ukraine in August-October Sputnik 31 Jul 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects Western air defense systems to be delivered to Ukraine in August-October.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya about comments made by US Assistant Secretary of State Mallory Stewart Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Jul 2024
Russia Open to Peace Initiatives in Ukraine, But No Reciprocity on Kiev's Part Sputnik 31 Jul 2024 -- Moscow is open to any initiative to end the Ukraine conflict through diplomatic means, but there is no reciprocity on the part of Kiev at the moment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Ukraine Loses Over 2,000 Soldiers in Clashes With Russian Army Over Past 24 Hours Sputnik 31 Jul 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 710 personnel in the area of operations of Russia's Yug Battlegroup in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Russia's Wagner implicates West, Ukraine in Mali clashes VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- Separatist fighters and al-Qaida affiliates in Mali reportedly dealt the Russian military regiment Wagner its greatest battlefield defeat in Africa on July 26 and 27.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III On-Camera, On-the-Record Remarks to Traveling Press in Subic Bay, Philippines DoD 31 Jul 2024
U.S. Outlines Plan For Ukraine's Economic Recovery And Increased Investment RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker on July 31 outlined a five-step plan to make Ukraine's economy more attractive to private sector investment.

Iran dismisses West's accusation of involvement in Ukraine conflict IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has categorically rejected as baseless the accusation leveled by the United States, England and France against Tehran about its role in the Ukraine war.
Iran reiterates impartially in Ukraine war Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's UN envoy has rejected allegations leveled by several Western countries that accuse Tehran of military involvement in the Ukraine war.

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