Russia starts air raid – Kyiv attacks Moscow

Location in the Ukraine War: explosions in the southeast of Ukraine

Update, 7:00 p.m.: Explosions have occurred in the city of Pawlohrad in the southeast of Ukraine. The news agency reported that RBK-Ukraine Citing the broadcaster Suspline. Accordingly, the city is attacked with rockets and drones.

Update, 6.30 a.m. According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sergej Sobjanin, the Russian air defense has intercepted a whole series of drones with a course on Moscow. Sobjanin wrote on Telegram that after midnight 13 drones had been shot down or destroyed and specialists have now examined the fragments on site. According to the Ministry of Defense, the air defense shot 87 drones nationwide.

Russia starts new massive air raid in the Ukraine War-a dead man in Odessa

Update from July 19, 6:00 p.m.: A person was killed at night in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. Civil infrastructure was damaged that the rescue workers were in the process of eliminating the debris, wrote The Kyiv Independent Citing the military governor Oleh Kiper. Mayor Hennadij Truchanow also spoke according to the news agency RBK-Ukraine of at least one dead after a drone was hit into a multi -storey high -rise.

Combat drone and Rocket against Ukraine

Update, 10:55 p.m.: The Russian military has started a new massive combined air raid with fight drones and rockets on Ukraine. In the early evening, the Ukrainian flight deflected several drones on a trip to the capital Kiev. Dozens of other Russian drones were still in the Ukrainian airspace. Previously, several ballistic rockets had been fired at destinations at the south -eastern city of Dnipro. According to reports, bombers of the strategic air force of Russia also started. These can fire the marching aircraft over large distances.

Update, 9:15 p.m.: Germany and Romania have announced a deepening of their cooperation in armaments and in other economic sectors, especially with regard to the Russian war against Ukraine. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said after a meeting with Romania’s President Nicusor Dan in Berlin on Friday that the foreign ministers of both countries had signed an “action plan” that “will tie up Romania and Germany even more closely together, security, economic policy and personally”.

Against Russia: Germany and Europe want to expand cooperation

The agreement provides for the expansion of “armaments policy cooperation” and increased coordination in the promotion of investments, Merz continued. “The bilateral trade volume reached the record of over 42 billion euros last year,” he added. “We agree, there is even more. We want to exploit this potential.”

Merz emphasized Romania’s importance in NATO. The country lying on the border to Ukraine already play an important role due to its geographical location. Berlin and Bucharest worked together to “further increase the pressure on Russia and to support Ukraine. One day we will take Moscow to the negotiating table,” said the Chancellor. Both countries also worked together to introduce Moldau to the EU and prevent destabilization by Russia.

Update, 6:55 p.m.: Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) welcomed the EU’s agreement to the 18th sanction package against Russia and emphasized its “significant influence” on Russia. Merz said this after a meeting with Romanian President Nicusor Dan in Berlin after Slovakia gave up her blockade.

The Chancellor thanked the Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico and assured that Slovakia’s economic disadvantages were clearing up: “We are ready to solve this together.” The new sanctions are a reaction to the Russian attack war against Ukraine.

Russia wants to “destabilize” Europe: Great Britain imposes sanctions against Russian spies

Update, 3:41 p.m.: Great Britain imposed sanctions against 18 Russian spies and three units of the military secret service on Friday. Foreign Minister David Lammy accused the GRU to “destabilize Europe, to undermine the sovereignty of Ukraine and to threaten the security of the British citizens”. The Russian President Vladimir Putin will not succeed in “breaking our determination with his hybrid threats and aggression”.

NATO described cyber attacks as an “important instrument in Russia’s strategy” in the Ukraine War.

Russia “Immune” against EU sanctions im Ukraine war

Update, 1:34 p.m.: Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow has calmly responded to the 18th EU sanction package against Russia in the Ukraine War and declared that Moscow “developed a certain immunity towards sanctions”. At the same time, he described the punitive measures as “illegal” and “double -edged sword” with negative effects for the imposed countries, reports the Russian news agency Interfax.

At the same time, Peskow welcomed statements by Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj to more dynamics in the negotiation process as a “positive signal”. “We are also in favor of accelerating the negotiation process,” continued the Kremlin spokesman. The direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev had started again in Istanbul in spring, but has so far produced humanitarian actions such as prison exchanges.

New fighter jets in the Ukraine War? Selenskyj negotiates with France about training from pilots

Update, 1:03 p.m.: Add to the front: Ukraine gives hope for new fighter jets. In a phone call with France President Emmanuel Macron, the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj negotiated a new weapon package. Selenskyj revealed about the pilot training for Mirage-Jets on the short message service X. France was ready to train additional pilots with additional aircraft. New rockets for air defense against Russia’s attacks in the Ukraine War are also conceivable.

Sanctions in the Ukraine War: Selenskyj thanks for the support of the EU

Update, 12.03 p.m.: The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj thanked the EU for the 18th sanction package against Russia in the Ukraine War and called for further punitive measures against Moscow. “This decision is of fundamental importance and comes at the right time, especially now that Russia has strengthened the brutality of the attacks on our cities and villages,” wrote Selenskyj in social networks. New sanctions decisions would also be prepared with the Ukrainian partners and the country itself.

Arms deliveries in the Ukraine War: Great Britain announces support

Update, 10.45 a.m. Great Britain is considering buying American weapons for deliveries to Ukraine. Prime Minister Keir Strander interpreted loudly Bloomberg to. The model is based on Germany, which has already procured US weapons for Ukraine. The negotiations between the UK, the USA and other European countries are still at the beginning, reported an informed person of the news agency. Previously, US President Donald Trump had signaled that he would pick up an arms delivery stop if the European partners paid to supplies.

Putin punishment: EU imposed new Russia sanctions for Ukraine War

Update, 8.08 a.m.: Now everything went quickly: the EU imposed new sanctions due to the continuing Russian attack war against Ukraine. Representatives of the Member States in Brussels agreed in Brussels through the Slovakia to adopt the 18th package with punitive measures, such as several diplomats of the German press agency confirmed. Shortly before, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico had explained his course swing. Specific content of the new sanction package did not yet become known.

Ukraine War: Slovakia gives up blockade against Russia sanctions

Update, 6.06 a.m. U-turn in current Russia policy: Slovakia surprisingly gave up its blockade at the EU sanctions. He had already given the instructions to give their approval of the 18th EU sanctions package this Friday (July 18), said Prime Minister Robert Fico in a Facebook video. It would be “counterproductive” for the interests of Slovakia as an EU member to continue to block the procedure, he said. Previously, Fico had argued with the EU about a regulation that should result in a complete gas import stop from Russia from 2028. Why he was now swinging onto the EU course remained unclear.

Offensive im Ukraine war

First report: Defense against the war: Ukraine has again launched a massive drone attack on Russia. The Ukrainian army apparently also targeted the Moscow region. The Russian air defense destroyed two drones on Friday night on Friday, reported by the Reuters news agency, citing the mayor Sergej Sobjanin. The operation at the airport was then briefly discontinued. A total of 46 Ukrainian drones were destroyed within four hours, it said. Most met the Brjansk region.