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Ukraine announces receipt of EU aid and German rocket launchers

The Ukrainian government announced on Monday that it has received the first half of a €1 billion aid provided by the European Union (EU), as well as Mars II rocket launchers supplied by Germany.

Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal stated through his Telegram account that the amount is already in the accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

“We await the arrival of the second tranche tomorrow,” he added, recalling that the aid is part of a larger package, worth 9 billion euros, to support Ukraine with the financial consequences of the war.

“The funds will help finance priority budget needs,” the prime minister added.

On the other hand, the Ukrainian Defense Minister, Oleksei Reznikov, announced that the first MARS II self-propelled multiple rocket launchers, from the manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, have already been delivered to Ukraine.

“The third brother in the long-range family, Germany’s MLRS MARS II, has arrived in Ukraine,” Reznikov wrote on Twitter, thanking his German counterpart, Christine Lambrecht.

The EU transfers to Ukraine a new loan of 500 million euros

The European Commission (EC) today sent to Ukraine the first 500 million euros of the 1,000 million new financial loan package to help the country under the Russian invasion and will complete the transfer tomorrow.

To alleviate kyiv’s financing difficulties, the European Commission borrows money on the markets on behalf of the EU and transfers it to Ukraine, a country that also finances with some community programs.

The announced money is added to the 1,200 million euros that the European Union has contributed to Ukraine in the first half of the year as emergency aid, the Community Executive said in a statement.

Russia plans to finish the first reconstructions of Mariupol in September

The first reconstructed buildings in Mariupol, a port city in southeastern Ukraine devastated by weeks of bombing, will be inaugurated in September, Russia, which currently occupies the town, announced on Monday.

“The first buildings will be ready in September. The first hospitals will be ready,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Jusnulin told Russian television RBK TV broadcast on Monday.

Jusnulin presented President Vladimir Putin on Friday with a plan to rebuild Mariupol in three years, a goal that seems very ambitious considering the extent of the destruction.

Russian forces captured the strategic port of Mariupol in May following weeks of siege that devastated much of the city. Residential buildings, schools, shops and streets were destroyed.

EU asks Russia to respect “the entire agreement” on the export of Ukrainian cereals

The European Union on Monday welcomed the departure from Ukraine of the first ship loaded with cereals and called for the full implementation of the agreement signed in Istanbul for the resumption of Ukrainian exports.

“This is a very important and welcome first step, and we look forward to the full implementation of the agreement and the resumption of Ukrainian exports to customers around the world affected by the food crisis” caused by the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports, he said. Peter Stano, spokesman for the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell.

Russia claims to have destroyed two HIMARS launchers in Ukraine

The Russian Army today destroyed two US HIMARS missile launchers during an attack on a factory in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov, in the east of the country, which would have cost the lives of fifty soldiers, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

“As a result of a high-precision attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, two HIMARS multiple launchers were destroyed at the Ukrainian Power Equipment factory. 53 Ukrainian nationalists and foreign mercenaries were also killed,” Defense spokesman Igor said. Konashenkov.

According to the Russian command, the Russian Aerospace Force also attacked the site of the 92nd motorized brigade of the Ukrainian Army in Kharkiv, an attack that ended with the death of 200 troops and the destruction of 7 armored vehicles.

kyiv describes the unblocking of Ukrainian grain as “relief for the world”

The Ukrainian government described today as “relief for the world” the unlocking of Ukrainian grain, reflected this morning with the departure of the first ship from the commercial port of Odessa.

“It’s a relief, especially for our friends from the Middle East, Asia and Africa,” says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba through his Twitter account.

“Ukraine has always been a reliable partner and will remain so as long as Russia respects its part of the agreement,” the message continued.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure reported today the departure of a first ship with a cargo of 26,000 tons of grain from the commercial port of Odessa, on the Black Sea, as Turkey later confirmed.

The Kremlin celebrates the departure of the first ship with grain from the port of Odessa

The Kremlin described this Monday as “positive” the departure of the first ship with grain from the Ukrainian port of Odessa, in the south of the country.

“As for the departure of the first ship, it is a positive thing,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said at his daily press conference. Peskov added that this is a “good opportunity to test the mechanisms” agreed in Istanbul by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN.

“We hope that all parties comply with the agreements and that the (export) mechanism works effectively,” he said.

Turkey confirms that the grain ship sailed from Odessa to Istanbul

The Turkish Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry officially confirmed that the first ship loaded with Ukrainian grain left the port of Odessa and is sailing to Lebanon and then to Istanbul.

The trip takes place within the framework of the agreement signed on July 22 in Istanbul between Moscow, kyiv, Ankara and the United Nations, to allow the safe export of Ukrainian grain, blocked since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last February.

A coordination center established in Istanbul, with delegates from the three signatory countries and the United Nations, will be in charge of supervising the route of the ships and inspecting the cargo.

According to the Turkish authorities, there is no danger of floating mines in the route of the ships.