‘JDN News’ presents the events of the past day, the 141st day of the Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened minute by minute.
00:13 – Lithuania will allow Russian goods that have been sanctioned to pass through its territory, the country’s foreign ministry has announced.
08:27 – British intelligence: Despite heavy bombing in recent days, the Russians have failed to record real progress in fighting in Donetsk Oblast in the last 72 hours – and risk losing the momentum they gained with the occupation of Lishansk in Lugansk.
08:38 – Russia will resume water supply during the month in the city of Mariupol occupied by them – the Russian news agency TAS reported. According to the report, the port activity in the city will be renewed and it will be connected to the port city of Russia Rostov and other cities in the Black Sea.
11:14 – The German Ministry of Economy announced that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has not weakened the country’s economy recently and declared: “Our economy was strong in the first half of the year, despite the war in Ukraine.”
11:31 – The Russian Foreign Ministry blamed the US and said: “Washington provides Kiev with intelligence to target attacks in the Donbass region.”
11:47 – Following the decision of Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, the unit in charge of international transportation in the Ministry of Defense began an operation to transfer equipment to the Ukrainian rescue forces and civilian organizations in the country. The shipment includes 1,500 helmets, 1,500 protective vests, hundreds of protective suits for mine clearance as well as 1,000 IQ masks and dozens of IQ filtering and purification systems.
12:06 – Russia’s foreign ministry attacked the United States and Britain for helping to train Ukraine’s military forces, calling it part of a “hybrid war” waged by NATO countries against Russia, according to Reuters.
12:26 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zlansky uploaded to his official telegram documentation from Vinnytsia, where an attack on the city center was recorded. According to Zlansky, the attack killed and wounded, including small children.
12:46 – A preliminary agreement was reached in Istanbul between Russia and Ukraine on the partial removal of the siege from 3 ports in Ukraine. Under the agreement, the ships will be able to export goods from Ukraine, but Turkey will inspect the ships and make sure that Ukraine does not export other equipment including ammunition.
12:53 – Russian Foreign Ministry: “Attempts to put a ceiling on our oil, will lead to a significant rise in price around the world.”
13:06 – At least 12 people were killed and another 25 were injured in a Russian army missile attack on the city of Vinnitsa in central Ukraine. Three missiles reportedly hit an office building and residential buildings in the city, causing a huge fire that spread to the parking lot and burned dozens of vehicles.
17:29 – 45 countries pledged to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
18:16 – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a number of new bills, including legislation that expands the definition of the term “foreign agents.” Under the new law, anyone receiving support from abroad, and not just money, can now be declared a “foreign agent.” In addition, Putin has signed legislation that allows for prison sentences for those who work against the country’s national security.
20:00 – The attack on Venice provoked an angry reaction from the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zlansky who posted a video in which he stated: “Russia is a state of terror. Point. This is a country that systematically kills Ukrainian citizens. “Nothing military. This is a terrorist incident for everything.”
22:00 – Another report by the Ukrainian army claims that another general in the Russian army was killed after a successful bombing of a HIMARS battery, which successfully hit the 22nd Russian army headquarters in the city of Kherson. According to the report, Major General Artem Nesbulin, commander of the army, was killed in the bombing.