British-supplied Ukrainian Challenger-2 tank with additional protection on the sides, but no visible top cage.

Zelensky:

Ukraine has just made an important step toward restoring the freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.

The first civilian vessel has passed through Ukraine’s new humanitarian corridor, departing from the port of Odesa.

It’s currently on its way to the Bosporus.

Crazy footage of inside Ukrainian HMMWV during an assault.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy:

Crimea is historically a Russian territory, its inhabitants consider themselves Russian.

To talk about its return to Ukraine is an illusion.

A referendum under the supervision of the international community is necessary in order to "assert the present state of affairs."

Sarkozy also expressed the idea of holding similar referendums in new regions of Russia in order to "finally and transparently" close the issue of returning these territories to Ukraine if it does not want a "frozen conflict."

Ukrainian FM Kuleba:

Türkiye, China and Saudi Arabia are countries that can force the Russian Federation to end the war.

Ukrainian top General Zaluzhny held a meeting with representatives of the military leadership of the United States and Great Britain.

Zaluzhny reported to his colleagues the current situation at the front, the plans of the Ukrainian command.

They also discussed the supply of weapons, ammunition, air defense and electronic warfare equipment, remote demining equipment.

The priority task of the Ukrainian command was the issue of UAVs - both obtaining more drones by Ukraine, and building up Ukrainian capabilities to combat Russian ones.

Ukrainian Air Force Spokesman Ignat:

Ukraine will not receive F-16 fighter jets either in autumn or winter of this year.

It is already obvious that we will not be able to protect Ukraine with F-16s this fall and winter.

Ukrainian made 155mm 2S22 Bohdana (Bohdana 2.0) Self-Propelled Howitzer spotted on a barge.

Ukraine claims to have shot down 2 x Russian Ka-52 helicopters in Zaporizhzhia region earlier today.

Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Duma Defense Committee:

Russia is preparing its offensive in Ukraine. It is necessary to create the conditions. This process continues.

Russian official Rogov says Ukrainian forces are preparing to throw British Challenger-2 tanks into battle on Zaporizhzhia front.

Muhammad Hamuda, Representative of the Libyan Government of National Accord:

Reports that Khoms (Al-Khums) Port was leased to Türkiye for 99 years for military purposes are not true.

Reported photo of Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter burning, which was shot down today by soldiers of Ukraine’s 47th Brigade in the area of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.

The U.S. approved the sale of the Israeli Arrow 3 exoatmospheric hypersonic anti-ballistic missile to Germany for $3.5 billion.

Germany will receive the system by 2025, and full operational deployment is planned for 2030.

During this time, the price may rise to $4 billion.

Russian military source confirms Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter was shot down today in the area of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.

One crew member died.

The source denies the downing of 2nd helicopter.

Ukrainian Armed Forces adviser Dan Rice proposes to transfer to Ukraine M26 DCIPM rockets that can be launched from HIMARS systems:

If you get 2,000 cluster rockets, I think the war will end. It's just ... (88 submunitions in 1 projectile) increases the combat power and chances of destroying the Russians by 88 times.

Reported footage showing the downing of Russian Ka-52 helicopter today in the area of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.

Germany delivered to Ukraine 2 x launchers of IRIS-T air defense system of the SLS modification.

IRIS-T SLS has (short-range) 12 km range and altitude.

Will likely be used against Russian Ka-52s on the front line.

Ukrainian forces reportedly used Swedish MANPADS RBS-70 to shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopter today.

RBS 70 missile is guided by the operator using a laser beam, which makes the countermeasures of Ka-52’s Vitebsk EW system useless.

NATO chief Stoltenberg:

NATO will support Ukraine until its victory.

The Washington Post:

Russian-Iranian agreement provides for the production of 6,000 kamikaze UAVs (Shahed-136/Geran-2) at an enterprise in Yelabuga, Tatarstan by 2025.

The implementation is behind this schedule "at least a month”.

The total cost of the program is 151 billion rubles ($1.6 billion).

Russian side is experiencing problems with technical documentation and has not yet resolved the issue with the localization of the Iranian Mado MD550 piston engine (copy of the German Limbach Flugmotoren L550E).