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From the Ukrainian Pravda, July 20, 2023 (machine translation):
The Ukrainian military in the south is advancing hundreds of meters every day - the National Guard
Every day, the Ukrainian military makes a gradual movement several hundred meters to the south and southeast.
Source: Military Media Center, which cites the words of the director of the department of planning for the use of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine, Colonel Mykola Urshalovych
Direct speech: "In extremely difficult conditions of mined terrain and enemy fire... our assault groups, supported by tanks and artillery, continue their gradual movement to the south and southeast, displacing the invaders from Ukrainian land. Our soldiers and officers are literally gnawing through the enemy's defenses.
Every day we advance several hundred meters."
Prehistory:
Earlier, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said that although the #counteroffensive is taking place more slowly than it would be desirable, the #Defense-Forces are still #advancing daily with battles at a distance of 500 m to 1 km.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive began on June 5, 2023. The (Ukraine friendly) LiveUAmap on that day looked like this:
Forty-five days have passed since the counter-offensive was launched. Today, the map looks like this:
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How much equipment got destroyed?
How many people died?
How much more tax money will flow into that conflict?
Who are benefiting?
Ukrainian troops have changed the tactics of conducting a #counteroffensive, which helped them reduce losses in military equipment but also slowed down the territories’ liberation.
Details: According to The New York Times, up to 20% of the military equipment delivered to the front line, including Western models, was damaged or destroyed in the first two weeks of the counteroffensive.
https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-changes-counteroffensive-tactics-heavy-115511016.html
Cash offered as grants, loans conditional on reform measures
#EU to ask member states for funds for reconstruction plan
The European Union is ready to propose a financial aid package of around €50 billion ($55 billion) to support #Ukraine as the country embarks on a critical #counteroffensive to retake territory lost since #Russia’s invasion more than a year ago.
The proposal from the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will help finance the Ukrainian government’s current expenditures and pay for urgent reconstruction priorities, according to people familiar with the plan.
The package, still subject to changes before it’s made public, will be announced Tuesday ahead of a conference this week in London, where donors will discuss how to rebuild the country and Ukrainian officials will seek private sector involvement.
#Europe #MoneyForWar #UkraineWar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-20/eu-readies-50-billion-ukraine-package-ahead-of-donor-summit#xj4y7vzkg
