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Sunday, July 17. Day 144. By Dmytro Aksyonov
July 17 marks the eighth anniversary of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) after the plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 283 passengers and 15 team members. Over the years, several independent investigators have concluded that Russian-backed separatist rebels in the Donbass region were to blame for the incident. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recalled the victims of the crash and said “all criminals will be brought to justice. “
More Russian munitions were introduced into the Sumy region on July 16, according to Sumy Regional Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi. So far no casualties have been reported.
Járkov. Al at least one civilian was killed and some others were wounded in a rocket attack in the area, said Vyacheslav Zadorenko, head of the Derhachi territorial network in the Kharkiv region. The Latest Assessment by the War Institute indicates that the Kremlin would possibly have ordered Russian forces to take the Kharkiv region, despite the low probability of Russian success.
Zaporijzhia. La Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration reports that as a result of a Russian rocket attack in the area, several wheat fields were set on fire. Although no casualties were reported, this incident, combined with previous reports of ground fires in other frontline spaces in Ukraine, has led some to worry that Russian forces are employing a planned strategy of reducing Ukraine’s wheat production capacity, exacerbating the global food crisis.
Former Russian President and Acting Vice President of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev responded to recent claims by some Ukrainian officials that the war could eventually lead to the reconquest of Crimea by force, suggesting that Russia would be willing to use nuclear weapons in such cases. a situation. event, saying, “The day of judgment will come in a very temporary and harsh way. It will be very difficult to hide. “
The British Ministry of Defence has warned that Russia’s strengthening of its positions in southern Ukraine, despite ongoing battles in the Donbass region, may mean that Russia takes the risk of a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the region very seriously, and may notably be a reaction to recent attacks by Ukrainian forces on weapons depots and command centres on the parties. Occupied. of southern Ukraine.
Klaus Müller, head of the German Federal Network Agency, said in an interview that the German fuel tank is 65% complete, which would not be enough to spend the winter at full capacity without the resumption of Russian fuel supply. The German government’s existing plans, the risk of running out of fuel would be only the country for up to two winters.
Ukrainian Preaspectnt Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued decrees dismissing Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova and Ivan Bakanov, the head of ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). According to Zelenskyy, the resolution caused widespread cases of treason and desertion on the Russian side through agency personnel overseen through Venediktova and Bakanov.